Cecil L. Overlease
Sep 15, 2020
Funeral services for Cecil L. Overlease, age 89, of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 24, 2020 at the Kansas Veterans Cemetery near Manhattan, Kansas with Reverend Dale Engle officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Ft. Riley Honor Guard. Cecil passed away Tuesday, September 15, at his home in T or C....
Gerald Lee Steinle
Sep 14, 2020
Gerald Lee Steinle, 82, passed away Monday, September 14, 2020 at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, KS. He was born north of Dorrance, KS on November 26, 1937 to Daniel and Edna (Schuber) Steinle. Gerald graduated from Dorrance High School in 1955. After meeting Shirley Gunter while she was a beautician and he was a barber in downtown...
Patricia "Pat" Louise Weidenhaft
Sep 12, 2020
Patricia “Pat” Louise (Blass) Weidenhaft, 66, passed away on September 12, 2020, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS, from a courageous battle with cancer. Pat was born on September 26, 1953 in Beloit, KS, the daughter of James Donald and Lois Ann (Claycamp) Blass. She grew up in the Beloit area and attended school in Beloit where...
Gerald F. "Jerry" Ruder
Sep 11, 2020
Gerald F. “Jerry” Ruder was called to his heavenly home on Friday, September 11, 2020 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, at the age of 83. Jerry was born to Leo and Bridget (Bieker) Ruder on December 6, 1936 in Rural Rooks County. He was united in marriage to Sonja (Grieve) Ruder on December 28, 1960 and...
Darrell Keith Houston
Sep 8, 2020
Darrell Keith Houston, 82, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at his home in Dorrance, KS. He was born on September 30, 1937 in Hays, KS to Ernest W. and Edith (Cerrow) Houston. Darrell graduated from Plainville High School with the class of 1956. He was united in marriage to Virginia Glaze on September 3, 1960 in Plainville, KS....
Laverne Merklein
Sep 7, 2020
Laverne Mae Merklein, age 80, passed away on September 7, 2020, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS. She was born on December 4, 1939, in Norton, KS, to Ernest H. and Mathilda (Tillie) M. (Vogel) Grau. Laverne was baptized in infancy and confirmed in the faith on June 28, 1953, at Zion Lutheran Church, Phillipsburg, KS. She graduated...
Kathleen D. " Kathy" Stice
Sep 6, 2020
Kathleen “Kathy” Diane Stice passed away on September 6, 2020 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas, at the age of 64. She was born on February 7, 1956 to Franklin and Ruby (Allene) Smith in El Dorado, Kansas. Kathy was united in marriage to James “Jim” Stice on February 14, 1976. They were blessed with three children: Jared,...
Alec Paul "Putts" Hrabe
Sep 3, 2020
Alec Paul “Putts” Hrabe passed away suddenly on Thursday, September 3, 2020 in Rooks County, at the age of 57. Alec was born to Doyle and Dorothy (Thyfault) Hrabe on April 23, 1963 at the Hays Hospital in Hays, Kansas. He was united in marriage to Vicky (Rockford) Hrabe on June 11, 2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alec had...
Melvin V. Fox
Sep 1, 2020
Melvin V. Fox, 89, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at Ellsworth Village in Ellsworth, KS. He was born on May 31, 1931 in Kinsley, KS to Michael M. and Mary A. (Smith) Fox. He attended District 8 Country School in Kinsley. In 1952 he was enlisted into the United States Marine Corps. Melvin was united in marriage to...
Joseph "Joe" Karlton Swaney
Aug 30, 2020
Joseph “Joe” Karlton Swaney passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2020 at the Mercy One Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, at the age of 57. He was born on August 23, 1963 to James and Shirley (Ward) Swaney in Phillipsburg, Kansas. In September of 1990, he married Kayla (Doty) Swaney and together they had four children, Dalton, Sheyenne,...
William Eugene "Bill" Bryan
Aug 24, 2020
William Eugene "Bill" Bryan, of Plainville, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2020 at the age of 55 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS. He was born on August 15, 1965 to James and Leanna (Black) Bryan in Oberlin, Kansas. He was blessed with a son, Dustin, and later took in his grandchild to raise when she was...
Barbara F. Fox
Aug 14, 2020
Barbara F. Fox, 86, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 at Wilson Care and Rehabilitation in Wilson, KS. She was born on September 12, 1933 in Larned, KS to CG and Leora (Nulf) Hammond. She was a 1950 graduate of Larned High School. Barbara was united in marriage to Melvin V. Fox on January 5, 1952 in Larned. They...
Gerald (Jerry, Birdman) Eugene Bird
Aug 10, 2020
Gerald Eugene (Jerry, Birdman) Bird of Plainville, Kansas, died August 10, 2020 at his sister’s home in Hoxie, Kansas. Jerry was born in Hays, Kansas, May 16, 1953 to John E. and Norma Jean (Hornbeck) Bird. He was raised in Plainville and graduated from Plainville High School in 1971. From there, he went to Hutchinson Community College. After college,...
Gladys Marcum
Aug 5, 2020
Gladys Marcum, 83, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at Wilson Care and Rehabilitation in Wilson, KS. She was born on January 26, 1937 in Hoisington, KS to Harold and Alice (Crawford) Stevenson. On July 25, 1957 she was united in marriage to Frank Marcum in Alva, OK. They were blessed with 3 children: Terry, Susan, and Patricia. Gladys...
Erma Maxine Carmicheal
Aug 4, 2020
Erma Maxine Carmicheal passed peacefully at her home surrounded by her children on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. She was born on July 9, 1929 to Cecile and Murel Pettijohn near Madison, Kansas. Erma graduated from Ellinwood High School in 1947 and attended the Kansas City Secretarial School in Kansas City, MO. She married Charles Robert Carmicheal on October 2,...
David Allen John Rogers
Jul 31, 2020
David Allen John Rogers, age 40 of Stockton, Kansas, passed away on July 31, 2020 from a tragic, small craft mid-air collision in Soldotna, Alaska. He was born on January 10, 1980, in Denver, Colorado. He was raised by his mother Renee (Hollingsworth) Rogers and husband Nick. On February 14, 2002, he was united in marriage to his high...
Wayne D. Trapp
Jul 30, 2020
Wayne D. Trapp passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at the Hays Medical Center at the age of 67. He was born on August 19, 1952 to Weldon and Lois (Rathbun) Trapp in Ellsworth, Kansas. He was united in marriage on December 15, 1978 to Rozella Marie Wright in Sylvan Grove and they were blessed with four children;...
Eldon Anthony Kriley
Jul 21, 2020
Eldon A. Kriley passed away at his home in Stockton, Kansas on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at the age of 69. He was born in Hays, Kansas to Everett and Leona (Kohn) Kriley on December 9, 1950. He was united in marriage to Constance “Connie” Laska on April 20, 1974 in Stockton. They were blessed with 10 children:, Anthony,...
Sharon K. Wells
Jul 18, 2020
Sharon “Sherri” K. Wells of Norton, passed away on July 18, 2020 at the Logan Manor in Logan, Kansas. Sherri was born on March 8, 1949 to Killian and Regina (Ruder) Gerber in Plainville, Kansas. Sherri was united in marriage to Emery Wells Jr. in November of 1985 at the Plainville Courthouse. She was blessed with two children, Andrew...
Paul G. Winckler
Jul 10, 2020
Paul G. Winckler, 84, passed away Friday, July 10, 2020 at the Ellsworth County Medical Center in Ellsworth, KS. He was born on January 13, 1936 to Rev. Albert V. and Ruth (Heidemann) Winckler in rural Tampa, KS. Paul graduated high school from St. Johns Academy in Winfield, KS. He was united in marriage to Phyllis Rae Peterka on...
