Obituaries

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...

Apr 12, 2017

Apr 10, 2017

Leon F. Fabrizius passed away on Monday, April 10, 2017 in his home south of Ogallah, Kansas at the age of 82. He was born on August 28, 1934 in WaKeeney, Kansas to the late Solomon and Pauline (Deines) Fabrizius. He grew up in Trego County, Kansas and graduated from Trego Community High School with the Class of 1952....

Apr 7, 2017

Robert Alexander “Bob” Boyd, of Hill City, Kansas, passed away peacefully at home on April 7, 2017, at the age of 81. Bob was born in Topeka, Kansas, on July 19, 1935, the oldest of Mary (Dexter) Boyd and Francis “Bus” Boyd’s four children. He graduated from Mankato High School in 1953 and continued on to Kansas State College...

Apr 4, 2017

Born on April 6, 1925, to Leo and Emily (Roberts) Knipp, Vera would never imagined the amount of time she would spend here on Earth. Vera’s childhood was spent living on the family’s rural Graham County farm surrounded by the love of her parents and her brother, Wilfred and sister, Margaret. The family of five lived through the Dust...

Apr 4, 2017

Gary Wayne Henson passed away Tuesday, April 04, 2017 at his home near Stockton, Kansas at the age of 69. He was born on July 29, 1947 in Pratt, Kansas to the late Carl and Gladys (Trotter) Henson. Raised in Woodston, Kansas, he grew up in the Methodist Church, and graduated from Woodston High School with the Class of...

Apr 2, 2017

Eula Mae (Hedge) Clary, 89, of Hill City, Kansas left this world to be with her Lord and Savior and her beloved husband Eugene, April 2, 2017. Eula was born on November 15, 1927 in rural Graham County, Kansas. She was the youngest child and the only daughter of Leo Ivan and Flora Matilda (Miller) Hedge. Her father passed...

Mar 31, 2017

Mar 30, 2017

Ronald Calvin Franklin passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 67. He was born on February 26, 1950 in Knox County, Texas to the late Calvin M. and Bertie E. (Meeks) Franklin. After school, Ron went on to enjoy welding for Longhorn Metal in Fort Worth, Texas. Ron was...

Mar 29, 2017

Carol Grace Jones passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Graham County Hospital in Hill City, Kansas at the age of 79. She was born on May 4, 1937 in Waldo, Kansas to John and Hazel (Wheeler) Bronson. After graduating from Waldo High School in Waldo, Kansas, she went on to attend a secretarial class at the Hill City...

Mar 25, 2017

Donna Nadine (Miller) McComb passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Parkview Care Center in Osborne, Kansas at the age of 81. She was born on January 2, 1936 in Alton, Kansas to the late Clarence Sylvester and Laura Areta (Sparks) Miller. Her father was 48 and her mother was 46 years of age when she was born. Her...

Mar 25, 2017

Norah May (Glass) Toelkes passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 at her home in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 94. She was born on February 17, 1923 in Ellis, Kansas to the late George and Dollie (Germann) Glass. Growing up, she was valedictorian of both her eighth grade and Trego Community High School classes, graduating with the Class...

Mar 23, 2017

Thelma Mary (Workman) Conway passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 101. She was born on October 17, 1915 in Plainville to the late Harry and Ruth (Henrie) Workman. After graduating from Plainville High School, she went on to attend beauty school in Wichita, Kansas. On November 24, 1937 she...