Obituaries

May 28, 2018

Clara “Evelyn” (Burkepile) Walden, 90, died Monday, May 28, 2018. She was born in Burlingame, Kansas on September 17, 1927 to Dewey and Ruth (Moats) Burkepile. Evelyn was a graduate of Sheridan Community High School and attended Colorado Women’s College, Denver. On June 16, 1946, Evelyn Burkepile and Jewell N. Walden were married in the Hoxie Presbyterian Church. Together...

May 27, 2018

Ferdinand Richard Gansel was born October 2, 1928, in Hays, Kansas, to Ferdinand (Ferd) and Virginia (Sproul) Gansel. He lived in Graham County with his parents and siblings, where he grew to manhood. He was one of six children. On September 18, 1949, he and June Maurine Radcliffe eloped to Colorado to the home of his Grandmother Hutton, where...

May 27, 2018

Lodeska Marlene Lovin, 72, died peacefully on Sunday, May 27, 2018; at the Bonner Springs Nursing Center in Bonner Springs, KS. She had resided in the Kansas City area for several years to be near her sons Mikel and Kevin. Lodeska was born on April 30, 1946; and was the oldest child of the late Wilber and Lodeska (Darnell)...

May 25, 2018

Harriette M. Cronn, 89 passed away May 25, 2018. She was born in Hays, Kansas on January 27, 1929 to Harry Gottlieb and Alma Pearl (Robinson) Klenk. Harriette attended elementary school through eighth grade at Happy Hollow School in southern Graham County. She graduated from Trego Community High School in 1946. Harriette graduated from Fort Hays State College in...

May 24, 2018

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May 23, 2018

Patricia “Pat” Jane Richter, 83, of Stockton, KS, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at Arbor House Assisted Living in Midwest City, OK. Born November 14, 1934, in Follett, TX, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Vera Laubhan. Pat attended Woodward High School and completed one year at Oklahoma State University. She married Earl G....

May 20, 2018

May 19, 2018

Iola Faye (McGuire) Liester passed away Saturday, May 19, 2018, at the Sheridan County Health Complex in Hoxie, Kansas. Iola was born March 16, 1933 at the family home in rural Osborne County to Kenneth and Beatrice (Brozek) McGuire. Beatrice later married Beryl Farber. Iola attended school in Osborne and graduated with the High School class of 1951. On...

May 18, 2018

Naomi Marie Eilers passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018 at Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 17. She was born on January 13, 2001 in Hays, Kansas to Jay Allen Eilers and Liza Faye Burgess. She grew up in Plainville and was a junior at Plainville High School. Naomi was a hardworking young...

May 18, 2018

Loyd Eugene Frazey, the oldest son of Bruce G. and Irene (Bomgardner) Frazey was born July 28, 1923 near Bogue, Kansas. He graduated from Bogue High School in 1946. After graduation he moved to Denver, Colorado where we worked until returning to Hill City, Kansas. He managed the Hill City Locker plant until he enlisted in the Air Force...

May 15, 2018

Gary B. Cunningham passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 74. He was born on August 31, 1943 in Ellsworth, Kansas to the late Bernard F. “Dutch” and Blanche (Kunkel) Cunningham. He grew up in Wilson, Kansas and graduated from Wilson High School. On June 17,...

May 13, 2018

Vera Lynn Kruse passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018, at Hays Medical Center at the age of 72. She was born in Plainville, Kansas on April 11, 1946 to John T. and Ruth (Hoff) Thummel. Vera attended school in Plainville and graduated from Plainville Rural High School in 1964. On July 3, 1965 she married Domenico “Mimi” Kruse in...

May 7, 2018

Donald Ferdinand “Don” Hachmeister, 88, of Hill City, Kansas died May 7, 2018 in Plainville, Kansas. He was born August 25, 1929, in Natoma, Kansas to Ferdinand William and Bonita (Richards) Hachmeister. He married Cora Lea “Cork” Cafferty January 20, 1951, in Hill City, Kansas. Don was the Facilities Manager for the Graham County Hospital. Survivors include his children:...

May 2, 2018

June A. Dolezal passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society in Ellsworth, Kansas at the age of 89. She was born on June 30, 1928 in Dorrance, Kansas to the late Andrew and Lea (Heinze) Feil. She grew up in the Wilson area and graduated from Wilson High School with the Class of 1946....

Apr 30, 2018

Bernard John Carsten, 93, went to be with his Lord April 30, 2018, at his daughter’s home in Raymore, MO. He was born June 22, 1924, to Harvey and Mildred Carsten in Stockton, Kansas. Bernard graduated from Stockton High School, served in the Navy during WWII, and graduated from Ft. Hays State College. He married Dorothy Davey August 10,...

Apr 30, 2018

Rita Hartman, age 93, passed away April 30, 2018, at the Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care, in Hoxie, Kansas. Rita was born June 28, 1924 on the family farm east of Palco, Kansas to Emile A. and Alma L. (Balthazor) Bachand. After the death of her mother in 1926, she was raised by Leo and Martha (Knipp)...

Apr 21, 2018

Charlotte Diane (Chronister) Hake passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas at the age of 64. She was born on December 17, 1953 in Pasadena, Texas to Elvis and Mildred Chronister. She graduated from high school and was united in marriage to Bill Hake. They were blessed with...

Apr 20, 2018

Remembering… Mary Doreen (Fickel) Towns of Palco, Kansas passed away Friday, April 20, 2018 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. She was born July 18, 1935 in Chanute, Kansas to the late Leo F. and Ella Beth (Nichols) Fickel. Mary grew up in Chanute, Kansas and attended the Chanute Schools. She went on to attend Kansas State...

Apr 18, 2018

Marlene Joan Newman came into this world on September 30, 1952 to Ben and Sophie Hatfield in Brainard, Minnesota. She graduated from Truman High School in Truman, Minnesota with the Class of 1972. On July 31, 1987 she married Paul Newman. This sweet angel left this earth from Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas on April 18, 2018. She...

Apr 16, 2018

Helen Shirley (Ptacek) Reeves passed away Monday, April 16, 2018 at Via Christi Hospital St, Francis in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 81. She was born on December 14, 1936 in Dorrance, Kansas to the late Frank C. and Anna M. (Kepka) Ptacek. After graduating from Dorrance High School with the Class of 1954 she went on to...