Laura May Klein
Apr 21, 2020
Laura May Klein passed away on April 21, 2020 at her home in Plainville, KS, at the age of 92. She was born on August 3, 1927 to Otto and H. Katie (Grauerholz) Wachs in Phillips County, KS. Laura married Ralph “Pete” Klein on April 23, 1950 in Kensington, KS. They were blessed with five children: Suzanne, Mike, Mitch,...
Eula Rathbun
Apr 20, 2020
Eula L. Rathbun passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020 at the Redbud Village in Plainville at the age of 105. Eula was born in Palco, Kansas to Lewis and May Marcotte (Morton) on December 3, 1914. Eula was united in marriage to Hubert Rathbun on July 14, 1934 in Stockton, Kansas. They were blessed with four children: James,...
Terry Williams
Apr 13, 2020
Terry L. Williams passed away on Monday, April 13, 2020 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 73. He was born on November 13, 1946 in Plainville, Kansas to Eldon and Gola (Brokaw) Williams. Terry graduated from Emporia State University and worked in management at Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. Terry is survived by his children, Kyle, Kim, Kristina,...
Ruthann Tullis
Apr 13, 2020
Ruthann Tullis, of Plainville, Kansas, passed away on April 13, 2020 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas, at the age of 53. She was born on October 5, 1966 to James and Jacqueline (Liston) Tullis in Pontiac, Illinois. Ruthann grew up in Illinois until her family moved to Palco, Kansas where she graduated from Palco High school with...
Vivian Delores Bickerstaff
Apr 13, 2020
Vivian Delores (Maffitt) Bickerstaff of Wilson, formerly of Savannah, MO, went to be in the arms of the Lord on April 13, 2020, at the age of 78. She was born on July 7, 1941 to Donald and Marietta Irene (Mitchell) Maffitt in Graham, MO. Vivian received her nursing degree in 1962 from Methodist Hospital and Medical Center School...
Sherry S. Ford
Apr 12, 2020
Sherry Sue Ford of Wilson, Kansas passed away on April 12, 2020 in Hutchinson, Kansas, at the age of 68. She was born on July 31, 1951 to Eldon and Helen (Small) Lingo in Ellsworth, Kansas. Sherry was united in marriage to Steve Ford on December 31, 1970 in Loomis, Nebraska. They were blessed with three children: Stacy, Sasha...
Charity Pearl Brown
Apr 9, 2020
Charity Pearl Brown passed away in Woodston, Kansas on April 9, 2020, at the age of 36. She was born in Colby, Kansas to Richard Drullinger, Sr. and Leona (Blair) Drullinger on July 30, 1983. Charity grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska until high school when the family moved to McCook, Nebraska. She finished her GED while in McCook and...
Morris Edward Galliart
Apr 6, 2020
Morris Edward Galliart passed away on Monday, April 6, 2020 at the Ellsworth County Medical Center in Ellsworth, Kansas, at the age of 87. Morris was born on March 25, 1933 to David and Lydia (Mikulecky) Galliart in Wilson, Kansas. Morris grew up in Wilson where he attended Wilson schools. He then pursued a career in the oil field...
Robert Dean Cullens
Apr 5, 2020
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Ruth Marie Borell
Apr 3, 2020
Ruth M. Borell passed away on April 4, 2020 at Wilson Care & Rehabilitation in Wilson, KS at the age of 81. She was born on December 3, 1938 in Ellsworth, KS to Clyde and Mollie (Heinze) Frimmel. Ruth married Loren Borell on December 9, 1956 at the First Lutheran Church in Dorrance, KS. Ruth is survived by her...
Franklin "Frank" R. Smith
Mar 30, 2020
Franklin Ray Smith passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas, at the age of 92. He was born to Clyde and Georgia (Copeland) Smith in El Dorado, Kansas on June 1, 1927. Frank grew up in El Dorado and attended El Dorado High School until he went into the United States...
Ann Currie
Mar 16, 2020
Ann Elaine Currie, age 92 of Stockton, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville. Ann was born on May 25, 1927 in Concordia, Kansas, grew up in Washington and Manhattan, KS and graduated from Manhattan High School in 1945. Following high school, she attended Kansas State University and earned a bachelor’s...
Joseph "Van Earl" Charvat
Mar 13, 2020
Joseph “Van Earl” Charvat, age 87 of Ellsworth, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Village in Ellsworth. Van was born on January 5, 1933 to Joseph and Josephine (Lilak) Charvat in Dorrance, Kansas. He grew up in the Russell County area but attended Dorrance High School, graduating with the class of 1951. Following High...
Dale William Mcconchie
Mar 12, 2020
Dale William McConchie, 85 of Plainville, was called to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 12, 2020, where he was surrounded by family at the Wagoner Care Center in Wagoner, Oklahoma. Dale was born May 1, 1934, on the Saline in Ellis County to and Stella (Carmichael) McConchie. He was a graduate of Plainville , and...
Ida Mae Casper
Mar 12, 2020
Ida Mae Casper passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at the Wheatland Nursing Home in Russell at the age of 88. She was born on October 12, 1931 to David and Lydia (Mikulecky) Galliart in Wilson, Kansas. She was raised in Wilson and graduated from Wilson High School with the class of 1949. Following her graduation she was...
Duane Rolland Miller
Mar 11, 2020
Duane Rolland Miller, age 99 of Stockton, Kansas passed away on March 11, 2020 at the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton. He was born on July 18, 1920 on the homestead at Bow Creek to Harley and Florence (Cunningham) Miller. Duane was a lifetime resident of Rooks County. He attended country grade school at Mt. Lebanon and graduated from...
Roy Lee Smith
Mar 10, 2020
Roy Lee Smith passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 72. He was born on August 17, 1947 in Leavenworth, KS to the late Bertram E. and Lora (Eskridge) Smith. He was a graduate of Andrews (TX) High School, and Toledo Butcher School. He married Patricia Burghart in Las Vegas, NV on...
Gail Mongeau
Mar 9, 2020
Gail L. Mongeau, age 63 of Plainville, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2020 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville. Gail was born on December 5, 1956 in Hays, Kansas to Levi and Grace (Meyers) Mongeau. He grew up around Zurich and attended and graduated from Palco High School. Following his graduation he attended the K-State Vocational...
Bertha Louise Brown
Mar 5, 2020
Bertha Louise Holzhauer was born on February 23,1924 to Paul and Emma (Keller) Holzhauer in Palco, Kansas in the home she lived in until she was married. Bertha married her high school (Palco, KS) sweetheart, Dwite Brown, on June 10,1943. She gave birth to five children and was the matriarch to 77 family members when she went to be...
Wilma M. Welch
Feb 26, 2020
Wilma M. (Holcombe) Welch, age 65 of Stockton, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 in Hays, Kansas. Wilma was born on May 19, 1954 at St. Joseph Hospital in Wichita, Kansas to Doyle and Neva (McCormick) Holcombe. She grew up in the Sedgwick and Rooks County area. She met and married Charles Welch on October 3, 1998 at...
