Randy Lee Schmidt
Nov 22, 2019
Randy Lee Schmidt, 67, of Wilson, Kansas passed away on Friday, November 22, 2019 at Ellsworth County Medical Center, as the result of his long fight and battle with cancer for 19 years. Randy was born in Ellsworth, Kansas to Alvin and Ilene Schmidt on August 3, 1952. On March 18, 1983 he was united in marriage to Delores...
George Colburn
Nov 18, 2019
George William Colburn, age 88 of Stockton, died November 18, 2019 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas with his family at his side. He was born on July 24, 1931, in Rooks County, Kansas to George W. Colburn and Emma (Sander) Colburn. He was a lifetime resident of Rooks County and was committed to his community...
Leonard "Leroy" Janssen
Nov 10, 2019
Leonard “Leroy” Janssen, age 75 of Lucas, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019 in Ashland, Kansas. Leroy was born on September 15, 1944 in Lincoln, Kansas to Herman and Beulah (Kindlesparger) Janssen. Leroy grew up in Sylvan Grove where he graduated from high school with the Class of 1963. Out of high school he went to work...
Frances P. Veatch
Nov 1, 2019
Frances Pauline (Mayhew) Veatch passed away on Friday, November 1, 2019, at the Red Bud Village in Plainville, KS, at the age of 101. She was born on January 16, 1918 at the Mayhew farm in rural Rooks County to Ira and Sadie (Sollenberger) Mayhew. Frances was the 6th child and 4th daughter of Ira and Sadie. She attended...
Eulalie "Tiny" Hargrave
Oct 25, 2019
Eulalie “Tiny” Hargrave passed away Friday, October 25, 2019 at Brookdale Hays in Hays, Kansas, at the age of 97. Tiny was born on May 16, 1922 in Norton, Kansas to Carl and Minnie (Gay) Moorman. She graduated from Norton High School in 1939 and graduated Cum Laude from Kansas Wesleyan University in 1946 with her Bachelors of Arts...
Terry W. Eggers
Oct 20, 2019
Terry W. Eggers, age 67 of Plainville, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at his home in Plainville. Terry was born on August 4, 1952 in Phillipsburg, Kansas to Edmond and Betty (Palmer) Eggers. Terry grew up in Stockton and graduated from Stockton High School with the class of 1972. On October 27, 1984, he was united in...
Betty J. Vanderlip
Oct 19, 2019
Betty J. Vanderlip passed away on October 19, 2019 at Via Christi Village in Hays, at the age of 86. She was born in January of 1933 near Palco in Graham County, Kansas to James “Roscoe” and Edith Mae (Marsell) Williams. Betty graduated from Woodston High School with the class of 1951. She was united in marriage to Orville...
Laurin "Stub" Herl
Oct 15, 2019
Laurin “Stub” Herl, age 85 of Plainville, passed away Tuesday morning, October 15, 2019 at his home in Plainville. He was born in Hays, Kansas on July 15, 1934, to Bernard “Barney” and Ida (Ruder) Herl. Stub grew up in Hays where he graduated from St. Joseph Military Academy. He was united in marriage to the love of his...
Janet Lemon
Oct 14, 2019
Janet B. Lemon, age 78 of Plainville, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville. She was born in Athol, Kansas on May 23, 1941 to Arnold and Hilda (Nonamaker) Mueller. She grew up in Athol and attended and graduated from Kensington High School. She was united in marriage to Richard Lemon...
Edward J. Olejniczak
Oct 13, 2019
Edward Jack Olejniczak was born July 17, 1935 on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation in Gowanda, New York. The son of Edith Miller, Ed was the eldest of a large family. He joined the United States Air Force and served as a Firefighter at Schilling Air Force Base in Salina, Kansas. During his service, Ed studied and took the GED...
Darlene Bedore
Oct 9, 2019
Darlene J. Bedore passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at the Solomon Valley Manor at the age of 85. She was born on November 8, 1933 on a farm in Smith County, Kansas to Ebon and Irene (St. Clair) Strain. She attended school at Harlan High School and graduated with the class of 1951. She was united in...
Keith Leroy Roush
Sep 29, 2019
Keith Leroy Roush passed away Sunday, September 29, 2019 at his home in Wilson, Kansas at the age of 79. He was born on October 21, 1939 to Harvey Lee Roush, Sr. and Elma Marie (Killian) Roush in Lincoln, Kansas. Keith was a graduate of Vesper High School. He was united in marriage to Rose Mary Ahlquist on June...
Waltraud "Susie" Butler
Sep 28, 2019
Waltraud “Susie” Butler, age 77 of Plainville, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at the Hays Medical Center, in Hays, Kansas. Susie was born to Friedrich and Adelheid (Jockschat) Stuttfeld in Essen, Germany on March 19, 1942. She attended school in Germany and graduated from high school before moving to Zurich in 1968 and later making her permanent...
Leonard J. Folsom
Sep 26, 2019
Leonard J. Folsom passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019 at the Hilltop Lodge Nursing Home in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 81. He was born on July 3, 1938 in Webster, Kansas to Lyle and Lucille (Hodson) Folsom. Leonard grew up in Webster and graduated with the Class of 1956. After graduating, he worked for the Record Office...
Don Mattson
Sep 20, 2019
Don Lawrence Mattson, age 67 of Palco, passed away on Friday, September 20, 2019, at his home in Palco. Don was born to Lawrence and Irene “Luciel” (Cloninger) Mattson on July 6, 1952, in Bozeman, Montana. He spent the majority of his life in Montana, attending grade school and high school in Manhattan, Montana. He attended Montana State University...
Berneice Ann Greenwood
Sep 18, 2019
Berneice Ann Greenwood 1943-2019 Berneice Ann Greenwood died from her second bout with cancer at 8:19 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. While just having lost her husband of 54 years to cancer in February, Berneice was learning to live on her own. She exhibited the strength that so many of us knew of her and was hoping to...
Frank Marcum
Sep 17, 2019
Frank Marcum, 86, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton. He was born September 15, 1933 in Turon, Kansas to Otto and Mildred (Riggs) Marcum. Frank graduated from Hutchinson Junior College with an Associate’s Degree in Geology. He served his country in the Navy from 1950-1953 and the Army from 1953-1955. On July 25,...
Brad A. Hrabe
Sep 11, 2019
Brad A. Hrabe, age 62 of Downs, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 near Osborne. He was born on November 19, 1956 in Hays, Kansas to Doyal and Dorothy (Thyfault) Hrabe. Brad grew up in Stockton and graduated with the class of 1974. He was married to Carol Denio and was blessed with three children: Kelse, Jackie,...
Mark E. Reif
Sep 9, 2019
Mark E. Reif, age 56 of Plainville, passed away on Monday, September 9, 2019 at his home in Plainville. Mark was born on August 21, 1963 in Great Bend, Kansas to Charles and Lucille (Pierce) Reif. Mark spent his life in Rooks County, graduating from Plainville High School with the class of 1981. He furthered his education at Northwestern...
Patricia Meyers
Sep 7, 2019
Patricia “Pat” Meyers, age 68 of Plainville, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. Pat was born on August 15, 1951 to William and Mildred (Kammerer) Hutchcraft in Hays, Kansas. She spent her life in Plainville and graduated from Plainville High School with the class of 1969. She then went off...
