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Eldon "Duane" Steinshouer

Eldon "Duane" Steinshouer

Nov 6, 2017

Duane Steinshouer died on Monday, November 6, 2017 at the Sheridan County Health Complex at the age of 79. He was born in Hays, Kansas July 31, 1938 to Eldon and Hazel (Suffecool) Steinshouer . He attended Hoxie Grade School and graduated from Sheridan Community High School with the class of 1956. He continued his education by attending college...

Rosilee J. Folsom

Rosilee J. Folsom

Oct 31, 2017

Rosilee June (Glodfelty) Folsom passed away on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 82. She was born on March 25, 1935 on the family farm, in Rooks County, Kansas, just south of Woodston, to the late Irving C. and Blanche (Cook) Glodfelty. After graduating from Woodston High School with the Class...

Jo Eva Mcclellan

Jo Eva Mcclellan

Oct 25, 2017

Jo Eva (Hinkhouse) McClellan passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 86. She was born on April 10, 1931 in Hoxie, Kansas to the late Earl and Myrtle (Noah) Hinkhouse. She grew up in Palco, Kansas and graduated from Palco High School with the Class of 1948. She went...

L. Jeannene Powers

L. Jeannene Powers

Oct 19, 2017

Lilas “Jeannene” Powers 83, passed away October 19, 2017 in Hill City, Kansas. She was born to Ralph and Marjorie (Pierson) Hahn November 28, 1933 in Morganville, Kansas. Her sister Pat was born a few years later. The Hahn family moved to Norton, Kansas in 1946 and Jeannene graduated from Norton High School in 1951. First meeting on a...

Wyman Elroy Stuchlik

Wyman Elroy Stuchlik

Oct 19, 2017

Wyman Elroy Stuchlik, also known as Jim, was the only son of Ancil and Veila (Smith) Stuchlik, born March 3, 1933 in a soddie on the family homestead near Bogue, Kansas. Attending Hill City High School, he was a rising star in athletics. His true passion and love of sports allowed him to letter in football, basketball, baseball, and...

Kenton W. Miller

Kenton W. Miller

Oct 17, 2017

Kenton Wayne Miller passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 69. He was born on September 30, 1948 in Stockton, Kansas to the late Orland and Clara Barbara (Russ) Miller. He grew up in the Stockton area and graduated from Stockton High School with the Class of 1967....

Alvin D. Lawrence

Alvin D. Lawrence

Oct 15, 2017

Alvin Dean Lawrence passed away Sunday, October 15, 2017 at Wilson care and Rehabilitation Center in Wilson, Kansas at the age of 57. He was born on August 23, 1960 in Lucas, Kansas to John and Lillian (Bricker) Lawrence. As a young boy, he was baptized at the First Baptist Church in Wilson. Alvin worked in the oilfield and...

Adolph Billinger

Adolph Billinger

Oct 15, 2017

Adolph Billinger passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at Rooks County Medical Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 92. He was born on February 21, 1925 in Graham County, Kansas, on the farm near St. Peter, to the late Michael and Barbara (Richmeier) Billinger. He grew up in St. Peter and attended St. Anthony Catholic School...

Katherine "Kate" Brown

Katherine "Kate" Brown

Oct 12, 2017

Katherine “Kate” Brown passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2017 at Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington, Kansas at the age of 71. She was born on November 2, 1945 on the family farm in Russell County, Kansas to the late Henry and Isabelle (Peil) Galliart. She grew up in the Dorrance, Kansas area, graduating from Dorrance High School with...

Velma Mae Siefers

Velma Mae Siefers

Oct 7, 2017

Velma Mae (Kaufman) Siefers passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2017 in Manhattan, Kansas at the age of 90. She was born on July 5, 1927 in rural Russell County, Kansas to the late George and Eva (Whitmer) Kaufman. She grew up in the Dorrance, Kansas area and graduated from Dorrance High School with the Class of 1945, then...

Edgar "Bob'" Bobby Cheek

Edgar "Bob'" Bobby Cheek

Oct 7, 2017

Edgar Bobby “Bob” Cheek passed away Saturday, October 7, 2017 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 77. He was born on July 2, 1940 at the family home in Ewing, Virginia to the late Lee Roy and Hazel (Hatfield) Cheek. He grew up in the Ewing area and was a graduate of Thomas Walker...

Terry Maddox

Terry Maddox

Oct 4, 2017

Terrance “Terry” Nova Maddox passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at his home in Stockton, Kansas at the age of 70. He was born on April 27, 1947 in Stockton to the late Nova and Jerol (McQueen) Maddox. He grew up in the Stockton area and in 1968 joined the United States Army. After serving the Army he...

Juanita H. Spore

Juanita H. Spore

Oct 4, 2017

Juanita Helen (Pittman) Spore passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 90. She was born on January 17, 1927 in Toombs County, Georgia to the late William Leonard and Eva Mae (Driggers) Pittman. She grew up in the Toombs County area and attended country school. On July 23, 1966...

Betty Jean Elliott

Betty Jean Elliott

Sep 29, 2017

Betty Jean (Parker) Eliott, age 86, passed away September 29, 2017, at Dawson Place in Hill City, Kansas. She was born October 25, 1930, in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Bryan B. and Rubey (Price) Parker. The family later returned to Hill City where they spent the majority of her early years. She had many happy memories spending time...

Edis "Pat" Arlene (Marcotte) Weeks

Edis "Pat" Arlene (Marcotte) Weeks

Sep 28, 2017

Edis “Pat” Arlene (Marcotte) Weeks of Hoxie, Kansas passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017 at the Salina Regional Health Center, at the age of 80. She was born on April 20, 1937 in Rural Gove County on a farm south of Winona, Kansas, to the late Benjamin T. and Edna (Meyer) Marcotte. Pat attended school in Winona graduating from...

Errol Lynn Conn

Errol Lynn Conn

Sep 22, 2017

Errol Lynn Conn, 75, passed away September 22, 2017, in Hill City, Kansas. Errol was born September 19, 1942 at home in Bogue, Kansas to Virgil and Genevieve (Fitch) Conn. Errol grew up in Bogue and graduated from Bogue High School in 1960. August 19, 1961 he married Cindy Desbien in Hill City. To this union were born four...

Doris Crippen

Doris Crippen

Sep 17, 2017

Doris Crippen, long-time resident of Hill City, Kansas, passed away peacefully September 17, 2017, at Evergreen Care Center in Owasso, Oklahoma, at the age of 87. She was born January 27, 1930, in Hays, Kansas, to the late Jess and Theresa (Feit) Binder. Doris grew up in Hays and later married Donald E. Crippen, July 15, 1951. They were...

Ietta Mae (Hrabe) Wise

Ietta Mae (Hrabe) Wise

Sep 9, 2017

Ietta Mae (Hrabe) Wise passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Graham County Hospital in Hill City, Kansas at the age of 89. She was born on September 29, 1927 in Twin Mounds area, rural Rooks County, Kansas to the late James and Goldie (Ives) Hrabe. She grew up in Rooks County and graduated from Plainville High...

Alonzo Gillan Alexander Iii

Alonzo Gillan Alexander Iii

Sep 8, 2017

Alonzo Gillan Alexander III, 60, of Nicodemus died September 8, 2017 at the Salina Regional Medical Center in Salina, Kansas. Alonzo was born April 26, 1957 in Hill City to Alonzo Gillan and Lois Ruth (Moman) Alexander II. He was never married. Alonzo was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his sister Sharyn Dowdell, Nicodemus,...

Violet Irene Walker

Violet Irene Walker

Sep 7, 2017

Surrounded by her family, Violet Irene Walker, 92, passed away September 7, 2017, at the Golden Age Living Home in Cheney, Kansas. Violet, although she was known as Irene, was born to William and Essie (Spidle) Lively March 17, 1925, on the family farm in Rural Graham County, Kansas. She was raised on that farm with six brothers: William...

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