Ruth Mae (Carstens) Bainter
Feb 22, 2018
Ruth Mae (Carstens) Bainter was born November 28, 1928 to Henry and Lottie (Benda) Carstens northwest of Jennings, Kansas, the second of 5 children, and passed away on February 22, 2018 at the age of 89. She graduated from Jennings High School in 1946. After that she attended a cosmetology school in Topeka, KS. On January 1, 1947 she...
Twilla M. Hashenberger
Feb 19, 2018
Twilla Mae Hashenberger passed away Monday, February 19, 2018 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 72. She was born in Plainville on April 6, 1945 to William and Luella (Griswould) McDaneld. On February 7, 1964 she was married to Orie Hashenberger. For most of her working years Twilla helped many people in...
Mary Barta
Feb 18, 2018
Mary T. Barta passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018 at the Great Bend Regional Hospital in Great Bend, Kansas at the age of 83. She was born on August 19, 1934, on the family farm in Ellsworth County, Kansas near Wilson, to the late Emil and Rose (Mattas) Podlena. She lived in numerous Kansas towns, but spent most of...
Dr. A.M. "Doc Pete" Pederson
Feb 17, 2018
Dr. A.M. “Doc Pete” Pederson passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, after suffering a fall on Wednesday, February 14, at the age of 95. He was born on October 22, 1922 on the family farm in Teton County, Montana to the late Mathias and Marie (Holt) Pederson. At age six he...
Howard L. Cass
Feb 17, 2018
Remembering ~ Howard Lee Cass passed away at the Sheridan County Health Complex, Saturday, February 17, 2018 at the age of 72. On October 10, 1945, he was born on the family farm in rural Sheridan County to Clyde Aden and Circea Arlene (Hite) Cass. He grew up on the family farm in Sheridan County and attended Tasco Grade...
Carol Eugene Griffey
Feb 17, 2018
Carol E. Griffey, son of Bert and Inza (Huffman) Griffey, was born July 22, 1933, and passed away at his home in Norton, Kansas February 17, 2018 at the age of 84. Carol was born and grew up on a farm located on Bow Creek in rural Graham County, Kansas south of Edmond. When he was two years old...
Larry "Joe" Lynn Johnson
Feb 16, 2018
Larry “Joe” Johnson, 69, passed away Friday, February16, 2018, at his home in Hill City. He was born September 28, 1948, in Hays to Carl Francis and Myrtle Amelia (Adams) Johnson. He married Pat Atkisson on January 8, 1971, in Stockton. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in Viet Nam. Survivors: his wife, of Hill City;...
Louis G. Hynes
Feb 16, 2018
Louis George Hynes, 90, peacefully left us on February 16, 2018, five days before celebrating his 91st birthday. He was born February 21, 1927, in his farm home south of Sylvan Grove, to John and Anna (Kulich) Hynes. He was the youngest of eight brothers, and attended Orbitello country schoolhouse through the eighth grade. He was united in marriage...
Robert "Bob" Bice
Feb 15, 2018
Robert Lynn “Bob” Bice was taken to Heaven on February 15, 2018 near Plainville, Kansas at the age of 59. He was born on March 6, 1958 in Plainville to the late Auldin and Rose (Shaw) Bice. He is now united in Heaven with the love of his life Lynn Bice. They were united in marriage on September 15,...
Betty Marie Riggs
Feb 14, 2018
Betty Marie Critchfield, 91, of the Penokee-Morland-Hill City area was born June 5, 1926, in Rural Penokee to Charles and Maye (Loof) Critchfield. She was the second child born to the family with her brother Dale being the oldest. Betty passed away February 14, 2018 at the Graham County Hospital surrounded by her family. Betty grew up in the...
Daren George Whisman
Feb 11, 2018
Daren George Whisman passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 58. He was born on August 28, 1959 in Hays, Kansas to George and Berdena (Veatch) Whisman. He grew up in rural Rooks County, Kansas and graduated from Palco High School with the Class of 1977. On...
Gail D. Lynch
Feb 10, 2018
Gail Dee Lynch, 79, died February 10, 2018 at Redbud Village, Plainville. He was born January, 22, 1939, the first son of Victor LeRoy Lynch and Hazel LaVelle (Tyler) Lynch, in the home of his grandmother Bertha (Lynch) Lamb, rural Codell. Gail graduated with the Class of 1957, Plainville Rural High School. He attended Fort Hays Kansas State College...
George Warren Kee
Feb 8, 2018
George Warren Kee passed away on February 18, 2018 at his residence in Brownwood, Texas at the age of 54. He was born on January 17, 1964 in Hays, Kansas to James Warren and Evelyn Irene Kee. He lived in Alton, Kansas briefly and spent the majority of his childhood on the family ranch in Woodston, Kansas. George attended...
Louis "Uncle Don" Bowman
Feb 7, 2018
Louis Donald “Uncle Don” Bowman passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 81. He was born on May 7, 1936 in Uncas, Oklahoma to the late Lewis and Winona Jeanette (Anson) Bowman. He grew up in the Codell, Kansas area and graduated from Codell Rural High School with...
Kathryn Ann (Wessel) Schieferecke
Jan 26, 2018
Kathryn Ann (Wessel) Schieferecke passed away at her home surrounded by loving family, on January 26, 2018. Kathy was born to Libory and Elsie (Schwarz) Wessel at their farm near Selden, KS on May 31, 1937. She would become the oldest of 9 children, quickly assuming her role as caregiver and supporter. Kathy attended Cresco Country School up to...
Orilla "Rose" Webb
Jan 24, 2018
Orilla “Rose” (Gibson) Webb, formerly of Wilson, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at Diversicare of Haysville in Haysville, Kansas at the age of 94. She was born on April 17, 1923 in Cherokee, Oklahoma to the late David and Mary (Nagy) Gibson. She grew up in Oklahoma and graduated from Cherokee High School. She was united...
Warren Junior Ficken
Jan 21, 2018
Warren Junior Ficken, 94, passed away January 21, 2018, in Hill City, Kansas. Warren was the oldest son of Elmer and Marie (Seuser) Ficken, born August 30, 1923 in Bison, Kansas. He attended Lonestar Country School District #64, Bison High School and two semesters at Fort Hays State College. When Warren was 21, he entered the military. Infantry training...
Larry G. Herber
Jan 17, 2018
Larry G. Herber passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at his home near Dorrance, Kansas at the age of 79. He was born on the family farm in Russell County, near Dorrance, on June 11, 1938 to the late Chester and Ethel (Washburn) Herber. He grew up in Russell County and graduated from Dorrance High School with the...
Norma Lee Brown
Jan 16, 2018
Norma Lee (Holmes) Brown, 92, died January 16, 2018 in Hill City, Kansas. She was born prematurely November 9, 1925 in Norton, Kansas to Lee and Louise (Gauthier) Holmes. She was so small that her father’s ring fit over her wrist. Since there were no facilities in hospitals to help premature babies, she was sent home to survive or...
