Obituaries

May 30, 2017

James Rudolph Herman Bates was born April 6, 1927 to Pearl and Versella (Napue) Bates, at the old Alexander homestead two miles north and one west of Nicodemus. His twin died shortly after birth, and James was left to ‘be kept comfortable’, as he too wasn’t expected to live long. However, living long is just what he did. He...

May 29, 2017

Jean Louise (Oelke) Aumiller, originally of Hoxie, Kansas, passed away on May 29, 2017 at the Hays Medical Center ICU in Hays, Kansas. Jean was born on December 6, 1948, the third child of George Ludwig and Ferma Jean (Fox) Oelke on the W.A. Oelke Farm. She was baptized when she was born and became a child of God,...

May 25, 2017

Laverna Margaret (Brown) Schulte, age 88, passed away May 25, 2017, at the Graham County Hospital in Hill City, Kansas. She was born August 6, 1928, on a farm south of Victoria, Kansas, the daughter of Nicholas J. and Mariann (Dreiling) Brown. Her family later moved north of Gorham, Kansas where she spent the majority of her early years....

May 24, 2017

Don E. Scott was born September 25, 1946, in Norton, Kansas, to Frank and Opal (Kelley) Scott. He died May 24, 2017, after a five month battle with AML (acute myeloid leukemia). Don was the youngest of five children. His father died after being struck by lightning, three months prior to his birth. Don grew up in Hill City...

May 20, 2017

Geraldine (Sims) Anderson passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 86. She was born on August 16, 1930 in Osage County, Oklahoma to the late Walter Jackson and Margaret Lena (Barry) Sims. On a road trip to Colorado, while passing through New Mexico, she was united in marriage...

May 20, 2017

Duane Victor “Shorty” Normandin passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 87. He was born on December 23, 1929 in Bogue, Kansas to the late Norman and Irene (Benoit) Normandin. He grew up in Damar and graduated from Damar High School with the Class of 1948. In December of...

May 15, 2017

May 13, 2017

Benjamin Francis Hunsicker (“Francis”) passed away May 13, 2017 in Hill City, Kansas. He was the son of Loren and Bonnie (Blankenbaker) Hunsicker, born on December 17, 1924 on the family farm one mile east of Morland, Kansas. His brother Dale died in an accident as a toddler; his brothers Allen and Russell were raised with Francis and lived...

May 13, 2017

“Near perfect is good enough.” Dad liked to say with his dry wit, but a more perfect man would be hard to find. Allan Leroy Anderson, age 83, passed away May 13, 2017 at his rural Morland farmstead. He was born April 5, 1934 at the same rural homestead where he died, his favorite place on earth. His deep...

May 11, 2017

Leon was born on a farm eight miles north of Bogue, KS to Lyle Lone and Mary Alice (Kenyon) Stephen on September 1, 1933. He attended his first couple years of school with his sister, Betty, at the little country school across the creek. School teacher, Delena (Conyac) Kenyon lived with the Stephens. He didn’t much like school in...

May 9, 2017

Stephanie Elaine (Grauer) Barta passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at the Ellsworth County Medical Center in Ellsworth, Kansas at the age of 50. She was born on January 10, 1967 in Alva, Oklahoma. She grew up in Wilson, Kansas and graduated from Wilson High School with the Class of 1985. She went on to earn a license in...

May 4, 2017

Kenneth Eugene “Ken” Tucker passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 89. He was born on February 12, 1928 in Courtland, Kansas to the late Lee Edger and Ada Christine (Fritizinger) Tucker. He grew up in the Courtland area and graduated from Courtland High School with the Class of...

May 2, 2017

Diane Elizabeth (Geist) DeYoung passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at her home in Damar, Kansas at the age of 56. She was born on March 21, 1961 in Hays, Kansas to the late Eugene and Lucida (Giebler) Geist. She grew up in Hays, graduating from Marian High School with the Class of 1979, and went on to...

Apr 29, 2017

Dorothy Arlene Jamison was born to Vernon E. Kysar and Edith M. (Allen) Kysar in Quinter, Kansas on November 20, 1931. She passed away on April 29, 2017 at the Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care in Quinter where she spent the last two months of her life. She had lived in Lawrence, Kansas for the three previous...

Apr 26, 2017

Alice Catherine (Conway) Wilkenson passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis in Wichita at the age of 99. She was born on January 24, 1918 in Blue Hill, Nebraska to the late Leo and Maude (Arterburn) Conway, after her mother traveled about 100 miles from Plainville, Kansas by wagon, so she could be...

Apr 24, 2017

Mike J. Schamberger passed away, Monday, April 24, 2017 at the Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care at the age of 97. He was born on October 28, 1919 on a farm east of St. Peter, Kansas to the late Raymond and Barbara (Riedel) Schamberger. He grew up in Graham County, Kansas and attended the St. Anthony Catholic...

Apr 21, 2017

Ronald Dean Nickelson 83, of Rural Penokee, Kansas, died April 21, 2017, in Hays, Kansas, surrounded by his family. Ronnie was born to Eldon Ray and Alta Pearl (Garrison) Nickelson at Elm Creek, Nebraska, February 7, 1934. Ronnie never knew his older brother Myron who died before he was born. Growing up in Graham County, he attended Glendale School...

Apr 15, 2017

Travis Jon Scott passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at his home in Stockton, Kansas at the age of 47. He was born on December 9, 1969 in Colby, Kansas to John David and Phyllis (Keenan) Scott. He grew up in Bird City, Kansas and graduated from Cheylin High School with the Class of 1988. He went on...

Apr 15, 2017

John William Van Dyke passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017 in his shop near Plainville, Kansas at the age of 58. He was born on August 11, 1958 in Plainville to Paul and Yvonne (Veverka) Van Dyke. He graduated from Plainville High School with the Class of 1976 and went on to attend Fort Hays State University for...

Apr 14, 2017

Lyman Lee Adams passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017 at the Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care at the age of 91. He was born April 16, 1925 in Rural Sheridan County to the late Claude Herbert and Veva (Horner) Adams. He grew up in Sheridan County on a farm southwest of Hoxie. He attended a one...