Obituaries

Apr 14, 2025

Plainville resident J.D. Brunnemer passed away on Monday, April 14, 2025, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, KS at the age of 90.

J.D. Brunnemer was born July 27, 1934, in Cawker City, KS, the son of Lester Brunnemer and Evelyn (Haines) Brunnemer.

J.D. grew up in Cawker City where he...

Apr 13, 2025

JoAnn Louise (Mayfield) Richards, 81, of Hays, Kansas, passed away on April 13, 2025, at Via Christi Village in Hays. She was born on October 2, 1943, to Melvin “Bud” and Leona (Werth) Mayfield in Wichita, Kansas. JoAnn married Darrell Karlin on June 17, 1961, and together they were blessed with two sons: Kevin and Keith. They later divorced....

Apr 3, 2025

Donald Wayne Munsell, 86, of Natoma, Kansas, passed away on April 3, 2025, at Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas. He was born on February 13, 1939, to Chesley Charles and Mary Ellen (Brown) Munsell in Russell, Kansas. He married Judith Marie (Thompson) on August 1, 1969, in Winfield, Kansas.

Donald grew up in Natoma and...

Mar 24, 2025

Ann Marie Minson, 54, of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away on March 24, 2025, at the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. She was born on August 24, 1970, to Gerald and Elma Marie (Hoyt) Means in Belleville, Kansas. She married Scott Boomer on May 6, 1995, in Jewell, Kansas, and he passed away in 2020. On January 11,...

Mar 19, 2025

Michelle “Missy” Marie Bedore, 50, of Stockton, Kansas, passed away on March 19, 2025, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Missy was born on June 19, 1974, to Mike Hollern and Pam Axelson in Plainville, Kansas. Throughout her life, she was a loving mother, wife, nana, daughter, sister, and friend, leaving a profound mark on everyone who knew...

Mar 16, 2025

Delsia Dee (Damewood) Grover, 82, passed away peacefully in her home in Stockton, Kansas, surrounded by her children on March 16, 2025. She was born on July 15, 1942, at the family homestead in Densmore, Kansas, to Ivory and Ida (Griffin) Damewood.

Delsia grew up in the Densmore and Logan areas, graduating from Logan High...

Mar 16, 2025

Ruth Ann Roy, 91, of Erie, Colorado, formerly of Stockton and WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Erie, Colorado, at the home of her daughter, Joyce and son-in-law, Richard. She was born on February 6, 1934, to Alfred “Jack” and Mary Rosena (Hunter) Jackson in Phillipsburg, Kansas. She married her high school sweetheart, Kenneth Roy,...

Mar 14, 2025

Lucy L. (Bates) Bischoff, 95, of Stockton, KS, passed away on March 14, 2025, at the Solomon Valley Manor where she had been a resident for the past year. Lucy was born on June 26, 1929, the youngest daughter of Walter and Elva (Eaton) Bates, on the family farm northwest of Alton, KS, which her grandfather, Robert H. Bates,...

Mar 10, 2025

Richard Pywell, of rural Palco, Kansas, passed away on March 10, 2025, at his home, at the age of 85. He was born on January 24, 1940, to Percy and Effie (Ouderkirk) Pywell in Zurich, Kansas. He was married on June 23, 1962, to Carol June Mayhew in Plainville.

Richard grew up in Rooks County....

Mar 8, 2025

Patricia Elizabeth McCammack, of Plainville, Kansas, passed away on March 8, 2025, at Hays Medical Center at the age of 59. She was born on April 15, 1965, to James A. and Eleanor R. (Kaczorowski) Figner in El Paso, Texas. Patricia married the love of her life, Mark McCammack 27 years ago on April 19, 1997, in Tombstone, Arizona....

Feb 27, 2025

Pastor Luke William Wise, of Plainville, Kansas passed away on February 27, 2025, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, at the age of 41. He was born on March 10, 1983, to Ronald “Ron” Duane and Mary Beth (Hargrave) Wise in Hays, Kansas. He was married on June 1, 2013, to Amanda Nicole Fronce in Plainville, Kansas...

Feb 26, 2025

Lewis “Glenn” Hartnett, 72, of North Platte, Nebraska, formerly of Palco, Kansas, passed away on February 26, 2025, at Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdredge, Nebraska. Glenn was born on April 29, 1952, in Plainville, Kansas to Bluford II and Naomi (McClay) Hartnett. He married Jeanette Skolout on June 7, 1975, in Colby, Kansas and together they were blessed...

Feb 18, 2025

Duane Edward Fitts, 76, passed away on February 18, 2025, at his home in Stockton, Kansas. Duane was born on May 26, 1948, to Ray Edward and Alberta Mae (Behrend) Fitts in Longmont, Colorado.

Duane graduated from Lyons High School in 1965 and spent much of his life working as a stone mason and carpet...

Feb 17, 2025

Ruth Alma (Ferland) Rempe, 91, of Leoti, Kansas, formerly of Plainville, Kansas went peacefully to be with our Lord on February 17, 2025. Ruth was born on November 9, 1933, in Damar, Kansas, the sixth of eleven children, to Euclide and Marie (Benoit) Ferland. Six siblings have departed, and four surviving siblings include Jackie Steckline, Al Ferland, Loretta Zweifel,...

Feb 15, 2025

Sharon Sue McLaughlin, 69, of Zurich, Kansas, passed away on February 15, 2025, at HaysMed in Hays, Kansas. She was born on July 13, 1955, to Delwin and Velma (Meitler) Mendenhall at Plainville Rural Hospital in Plainville, Kansas. She married Rick McLaughlin on October 21, 1978, at the United Methodist Church in Plainville.

Sharon grew...

Feb 14, 2025

Angela Marie Leikam, of Plainville, Kansas, passed away on February 14, 2025, at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney, Nebraska, at the age of 66. She was born on December 16, 1958, to Edward T. and Josephine T. (Tuzicka) Pozalek in LaCrosse, Kansas. She married Joseph Leikam on October 13, 1990, at the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Hays,...

Feb 11, 2025

Charline (Padlasek) Stoppel, 94, of Wilson, KS, passed away on February 11, 2025, at the Ellsworth County Medical Center in Ellsworth, KS.

Born on October 8, 1930, to Charles and Irma (Pecival) Padlasek in Ellsworth County, Charline’s life was defined by love, hard work, and a deep commitment to family and community. On May 20,...

Feb 11, 2025

Jimmie “Jim” Lee Ehrlich, 85, of Wilson, KS, passed away on February 11, 2025, at the Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, KS. He was born on May 14, 1939, in Susank, KS to Julius and Eunice (Steinle) Ehrlich. He married LaNita Thompson on March 11, 1965, in Salina, and together they were blessed with four sons: Rob, Monty,...

Feb 8, 2025

Lonnie Keith Wise, of Russell, Kansas, and formerly of Plainville, Kansas, passed away on February 8, 2025, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, at the age of 77. He was born on June 15, 1947, to Norman Keith and Ietta Mae (Hrabe) Wise in Hays, Kansas. He married Kathy M. (Berens) Wise on September 29, 2018, in...

Feb 3, 2025

Robert “Bob” Eugene Williams, 76, of Stockton, Kansas, passed away on February 3, 2025, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born on July 17, 1948, to Karl and Quetona (Bird) Williams in Stockton, where he lived his entire life.

Bob married the love of his life, Nancy Atwill, on April 3, 1976, at...