Jackie Irvin Turnbull
Aug 14, 2021
Jackie Irvin Turnbull passed away on August 14, 2021, at Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas, at the age of 89. He was born on November 17, 1931, to Irvin and Montie (Atteberry) Turnbull in Coldwater, Kansas. Jack married Nola Nadine Bane on May 7, 1951, in Phillipsburg, Kansas. They were blessed with four children: Tony, Brenda, Jeff, and Tracy....
Eloene Lois "Ellen" Cunningham
Aug 4, 2021
Eloene Lois “Ellen” Cunningham passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, Kansas at the age of 92. She was born on June 14, 1929, at the family farm in Rooks County to James and Caroline (Smith) Albright. Ellen was a lifelong resident to Rooks County and attended Stockton High School. After school...
Mark Eber Kollman
Jul 30, 2021
Mark Eber Kollman peacefully passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 68. Mark was born on November 24, 1952, in Hays to Henry Adolf and Laura Irene (Stultz) Kollman. Mark was a lifelong resident of Woodston, Kansas and attended school in Woodston until the school closed. He then...
Fern Ruth Steinle
Jul 28, 2021
Fern Ruth (Wire) Steinle, 90, of Dorrance, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at the Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell, Kansas. She was born on June 18, 1931 in Dorrance, the daughter of Freda Anna (Janne) Wire and Claude Leo Wire. She grew up on the family farm south of Dorrance and graduated from Dorrance High School....
Norma "Jean" Deyoung
Jul 23, 2021
Norma Jean DeYoung, 92, passed away on July 23, 2021 at the Redbud Village in Plainville. She was born to Frank and Neva (Reese) Noah on March 1, 1929 in Center, Colorado. Jean was a lifetime Graham County resident. She attended Palco High School and graduated salutatorian with the class of 1947. She was united in marriage to Milfred...
William T. "Bill" Francis
Jul 22, 2021
William Theodore “Bill” Francis passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021, at the Ellsworth County Medical Center at the age of 87. Bill was born on June 8, 1934 in Lucas, KS to Theo “Red” and Ethel (Searle) Francis. Bill graduated from Lucas High School with the class of 1952. Shortly after graduation he was united in marriage to...
Gayle Richmond
Jul 21, 2021
On Wednesday, July 21, 2021, Ormas “Gayle” Richmond slipped on his favorite cowboy boots, boarded his old red Massey Ferguson tractor, and set off for a final ride across a lush Kansas wheat field to join a much deserved homecoming with loved ones eagerly awaiting him on the other side. A gentle breeze was at his back with a...
Barbara "Bobbi" Ann Norton
Jul 15, 2021
Barbara Ann “Bobbi” Norton passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at her home in Plainville at the age of 65. She was born in Plainville on October 9, 1955 to William and Esther “Ruth” (Larsen) Brickley. Bobbi was united in marriage to Don Norton, the couple was blessed with two children: Kim and Thomas, the couple later divorced....
Lila A. Dietz
Jul 15, 2021
Lila Ann (Bell) Dietz passed away on July 15, 2021 at the Trego County - Lemke Memorial Hospital Long Term Care in WaKeeney, KS at the age of 86. She was born on July 13, 1935 to Forrest and Mary Louise (Manis) Bell in El Dorado, KS. Lila married Donald “Don” Dietz on June 2, 1957 in Claflin, KS....
Mavis Ellen Kaufman
Jul 7, 2021
Mavis Ellen (Cooper) Kaufman passed away on July 7, 2021 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS at the age of 84. She was born on the Cooper family farm, which is now Wilson Lake, on February 14, 1937 in Russell County, KS to Ralph and Elva (Weinhold) Cooper. She married her high school sweetheart, Marlyn “Sonny” Kaufman,...
Rylan Alexander Gier
Jul 3, 2021
Rylan Alexander Gier entered into the arms of his savior on Saturday, July 3,2021 at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri at the young age of 14. He was born to Ryan and Sara (Fisher) Gier on June 22, 2007 in Hays, Kansas. Rylan was an amazing and inspirational young man and lived his life to the fullest....
Rosa Lee Whitmer
Jul 3, 2021
Rosa Lee (Hirt) Whitmer passed away on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at the Hospice House in Hutchinson, Kansas at the age of 82. She was born to Bethold Joseph and Evelyn Rosalyn (Bouska) Hirt on October 31, 1938, in Ellsworth, Kansas. Rosa Lee lived a life full of love, faith, and music. She grew up attending Dorrance High School...
Marlin Gene "Mark" Foster
Jun 29, 2021
Marlin Gene “Mark” Foster passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 84. He was born to Ivan and Emma (Ziems) Foster on March 19, 1937, in Seward, Nebraska. Mark was blessed with four children: Rick, Randy, Rhonda, and Rebecca. Mark grew up in Nebraska and attended school...
Lewis Marcell Stephen
Jun 21, 2021
Lewis Marcell Stephen of Hays, Kansas was born on January 3, 1950, in Stockton, Kansas to Lewis Harold Stephen and Glennys Faye (Reed) Stephen. They lived on the family farm along Bow Creek in Rooks County. He had seven other siblings: Lawrence, Loretta, Lorene, Lucille, LeRoy, Lana and Leonard. Lewis attended schools in Stockton, Hoxie, and Colby. He graduated...
John "J.R." Henry Russ, Jr.
Jun 18, 2021
John “J.R.” Henry Russ, Jr. passed away on June 18, 2021, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS at the age of 80. He was born on April 10, 1941 in Leavenworth, Kansas and was adopted by John Henry, Sr. and Florence (Steerman) Russ. J.R. married Judith K. Olson on May 28, 1961. They were blessed with three children:...
Braden "Bubba" Ford Higdon
Jun 16, 2021
Braden “Bubba” Ford Higdon passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2021 in rural Rooks County, Kansas at the age of 23. He was born in Hays, Kansas to Misty (Jenkins) and Brad Higdon on September 22, 1997. Braden grew up in Stockton and attended Plainville High School where he graduated with the Class of 2016. He then attended Pratt...
Bill Van Schuyver
Jun 10, 2021
Bill Van Schuyver passed away on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at his home in Omaha, Nebraska. Bill was born on June 26, 1961 to Aud and Betty (Mason) Van Schuyver in Perryton, Texas. Bill grew up in Plainville, Kansas where he attended Plainville High School and graduated with the class of 1979. He furthered his education at Fort Hays...
Helen Marie Koel
Jun 2, 2021
Helen Marie Koel passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at the Redbud Village in Plainville at the age of 99. She was born in Norton County, Kansas to Edward and Lizzie (Bartel) Paugh on May 2, 1922. She was united in marriage to her first husband Edwin Kent on October 17, 1942. They were blessed with a son,...
Donald Lee Fisher
May 30, 2021
Donald Lee Fisher passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2021 at Hays Medical Center at the age of 84. Donald was born in Coweta, Oklahoma on February 6, 1937 to Boyd and Amy (Bryan) Fisher. He was united in marriage to Mary Ann (Moeder) Fisher on June 11, 1960 in Hoisington, Kansas at the St. John’s Catholic Church. The...
Gerald "Dean" Strutt
May 29, 2021
Gerald “Dean” Strutt passed away on May 29, 2021, at his home in Stockton, KS, at the age of 87. He was born to Theodore and Sarah (Cadoret) Strutt on March 5, 1934 in Rural Osborne County. He was united in marriage to Clara Lee Livingston on May 1, 1956 at Gretna, KS. They were married 65 years and...
