Obituaries

Mar 29, 2018

Freda Rose (Queen) Hunt passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida at the age of 77. She was born on March 22, 1941 on a farm in Thomas County, Kansas to the late Herbert A. and Lillian M. (Kleymann) Queen. She grew up in the Grainfield, Kansas area graduating from Grainfield High School...

Mar 28, 2018

Angela Janice (Krob) McNeal passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 75. She was born on September 24, 1942 in Plainville to the late Charles and Donavene (Benedick) Krob. Her early childhood days were spent growing up on the farm near Fairport, Kansas. Later the family moved...

Mar 26, 2018

Mary Ann (Prester) Steinle passed away on Monday, March 26, 2018 at Hillside Village of De Soto, Kansas at the age of 80. She was born on April 7, 1937 in Russell, Kansas to the late Fred and Elizabeth (Milberger) Prester. She grew up in the Dorrance, Kansas area and was united in marriage to Leo David Steinle. They...

Mar 23, 2018

Kimberly Ann (LaDuke) Dopita passed away Friday, March 23, 2018 at her home in Hays, Kansas at the age of 60. She was born on February 14, 1958 in Atwood, Kansas to Eugene and Marianne (Heble) LaDuke. She grew up in Plainville, Kansas and graduated from Plainville High School with the Class of 1976. In 1977 she married Robert...

Mar 18, 2018

Larry E. Baldwin passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 71. He was born on March 16, 1947 in Hays, Kansas to the late Ora O. and Lila M. (Eichman) Baldwin. He grew up in Zurich, Kansas and graduated from Palco High School with the Class of 1965....

Mar 17, 2018

Donald J. Hunter passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at Wilson Care and Rehabilitation Center in Wilson, Kansas at the age of 86. He was born on April 22, 1931 in Ellsworth County, Kansas to the late Harold and Harriete (Krupp) Hunter. He grew up in the Wilson area and graduated from Wilson High School with the Class...

Mar 16, 2018

Margaret (Spies) Billinger passed away on Friday, March 16, 2018 at Via Christi Village in Hays, Kansas at the age of 87. She was born on July 24, 1930 in Hays to the late August Spies, Sr. and Anna (Braun) Spies. On October 3, 1949 she was united in marriage to Adolph Billinger in St. Peter, Kansas. They were...

Mar 16, 2018

Donald E. Balthazor passed away, surrounded by loved ones, on Friday, March 16, 2018 at his home in Anthony, Kansas at the age of 64. He was born on October 19, 1953 in Hays, Kanas to Jerome J. and Illa Jean (Cokeley) Balthazor. After graduating high school he went on to attend North Central Kansas Technical College in Beloit,...

Mar 15, 2018

Esther “Elizabeth” (Auchard) McReynolds passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, Kansas at the age of 95. She was born on February 21, 1923 in Riley County, Kansas near the town of May Day, the middle child of five, to the late Francis Edward and Elizabeth Jane (Dwyer) Auchard. Her siblings were Edward D.,...

Mar 14, 2018

Mar 11, 2018

Justin Joseph “J.J.” Deges, 39, passed away March 11, 2018, in rural Chapman, Kansas. He was born July 18, 1978, in Atwood, Kansas, the son of Virgil and Gertrude “Trudy” (Thyfault) Deges. J.J. graduated from Palco High School in 1996 and from Fort Hays State University in 2000 with a degree in Elementary Education and an emphasis in Leadership....

Mar 9, 2018

Gayle Clifford Bainter was born to Roy C and Bessie Jane (Randall) Bainter on the family farm northeast of Hoxie, Kansas on March 30, 1920 the first of 7 children. He passed away on March 9, 2018 at the age of 97 . He attended the McGraw country school through 8th grade, and graduated from high school in Dresden,...

Mar 9, 2018

Gerald Reed “G.R.” Burkhead, Sr. passed away on Friday, March 9, 2018 at his home in Wilson, Kansas at the age of 62. He was born on December 19, 1955 in Salina, Kansas to the late Cleveland and Ethel (Stillwell) Burkhead. On December 16, 1995 he was united in marriage to Juanita West in Oakley, Kansas. He worked for...

Mar 9, 2018

Clarence R. Barta passed away Friday, March 9, 2018 at Almost Home in Great Bend, Kansas at the age of 89. He was born on September 2, 1928, on the family farm in Ellsworth County, Kansas near Wilson, to the late Oda and Eleanor (Svaty) Barta. Before finishing high school he enlisted in the United States Coast Guard and...

Mar 7, 2018

Robert “Bob” Hinca of Plainville, KS went to meet his Savior Jesus face-to-face on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. He was born on June 11, 1933 in Buffalo, New York to Leo and Rose (Maciejewski) Hinca. He was united in marriage to Loretta Garvert on April 25, 1959 in Plainville, Kansas. Bob will ever be known as a loving husband,...

Mar 6, 2018

Marvin Dean Taylor was born on September 7, 1934 near Tasco, in Sheridan County, Kansas, to Orval and Bernice (Haynes) Taylor. He passed away on March 6, 2018 at the Sheridan County Long Term Care in Hoxie. He grew up on a farm, and began doing chores and running the tractor at an early age. Whenever they weren’t working,...

Mar 3, 2018

Bonnie " Jean "Adams Vickers was born to George "Bud" and Ardith Adams on June 1, 1930. She and her younger twin brothers, Floyd and Lloyd grew up on a farm in southwest Sheridan Co. She married Clarence (Bill) Vickers on January 18, 1948. Bill and Jean welcomed four daughters and one son. The family lived on their farm...

Feb 24, 2018

Harold David Bieker passed away at the Hays Medical Center, Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the age of 67. He was born to Louie and Ludwina (Munsch) Bieker on August 13, 1950 in Quinter, Kansas. Harold was the youngest of thirteen children. He grew up in Hoxie, Kansas and attended Hoxie Grade School and the Hoxie High School graduating...

Feb 24, 2018

Margaret Janet (Gilchrist) Thurlow, 96, passed away on February 24, 2018 at the Dawson Place Nursing Home in Hill City, Kansas. She was born September 10, 1921 in Hoxie, Kansas to David and Blanche (Menefee) Gilchrist. She grew up with her older siblings: Lucille, Kenny and Velda. On June 4, 1941 Margaret married Ray Thurlow in Oberlin, Kansas. Ray...

Feb 22, 2018

Virginia Sue “Ginger” Fabrizius passed away Thursday, February 22, 2018 at the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas at the age of 81. She was born on the family farm in Trego County, Kansas on November 28, 1936 to Rudolph and Martha (Kerth) Nelson. On October 19, 1957 she was united in marriage to Leon Fabrizius. They...