Doyle Leon Post
Oct 2, 2020
Doyle Leon Post passed away on October 2, 2020 at the Redbud Village in Plainville, KS, at the age of 94. He was born on July 3, 1926 in Woodston, KS to James Owen and Malena Afi (Gregory) Post. Doyle married Lauretta Weldon on June 30, 1946 in Natoma, KS. They were blessed with three children: Cecelia, Linda, and...
Alvin Joseph Schrandt
Oct 1, 2020
Alvin Joseph Schrandt passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020 in his home at the age of 91, surrounded by his family. He was born on March 11, 1929 to William and Catherine (Adam) Schrandt in Plainville, Kansas. He was united in marriage to Betty (Camerer) Schrandt on May 5, 1956 at the Sacred Heart Church in Plainville. They...
Duane Leo Steeples
Sep 29, 2020
Duane Leo Steeples passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at the Rooks County Health Center, Plainville, KS, at the age of 92. He was born on January 15, 1928 to Chester and Olive (Kobler) Steeples in Hays, Kansas. Duane was united in marriage to Carol Ann (Fell) Steeples on July 26, 1950 in Stafford, Kansas. To this union,...
Robyn Clifford
Sep 27, 2020
Robyn Clifford passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at the Redbud Village nursing home in Plainville, Kansas, at the age of 76. She was born on October 4, 1943 to Robert and Vivian (Freeman) Keiser in Glendale, California. Robyn spent her early years moving around the world due to her father’s affiliation with the United States Military. She...
Robert Harlan Gilbert
Sep 27, 2020
Robert “Bob” Harlan Gilbert passed away on September 27, 2020, at the Redbud Village Nursing Home in Plainville, KS, at the age of 84. He was born on March 12, 1936 in Plainville to Harlan and Doris (Phillips) Gilbert. He married Joan “Jody” Maxine Waterman on February 15, 1958 in Plainville. They were blessed with 3 children: Brad, Melane,...
Linda L. Fry
Sep 25, 2020
Linda Lulubell Fry passed away on September 25, 2020 at the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, KS, at the age of 73. She was born on July 10, 1947 at the family farm in rural Natoma, KS to Erle Edmond and Leona Martha (Chrisler) Beck. She was married to Harvey Fry on November 26, 1968 in the State of...
Gladys Marie Allen
Sep 24, 2020
Gladys Marie Allen, 107, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, at Redbud Village in Plainville, KS. She was born on September 12, 1913, in Plainville, to Wallace and Mae Anna (Cronin) Phillips. On April 23, 1938, in Plainville she married her dance partner and best friend Thomas C. Allen, a printer and linotype operator at The Plainville Times....
Jean Lavon Hunt
Sep 17, 2020
Jean LaVon Hunt passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas, at the age of 93. She was born on October 8, 1926 to William and Myrtle (Sines) Lafferty in Otis, Colorado. She grew up in Marion, Nebraska and attended Danbury High School where she graduated with the class of 1945....
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...
