Obituaries

Jan 31, 2017

Agnes Marie (Schwarzenberger) Berens passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at the Sheridan County Health Complex in Hoxie, Kansas at the age of 89. She was born on October 12, 1927 to the late Alex and Walburga (Ziegler) Schwarzenberger, Sr. on the family farm south of Quinter, Kansas. She graduated from Quinter High School and went on to...

Jan 25, 2017

Rozella Marie (Wright) Trapp passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at Rush County Memorial Hospital in La Crosse, Kansas at the age of 74. She was born in Morris County, Kansas on the Maple Ranch, to the late Leroy and Vivian (Van Middleworth) Wright. She grew up in Neodesha, Kansas and graduated from Neodesha High School with the Class...

Jan 22, 2017

Born: March 3, 1928 on the family farm in Perry, Kansas to Leon James "Leo" and Daisy Bryant. She graduated from Colby Community College and Los Angeles City College retiring from the Los Angeles City School District. She then graduated from Liberty University, an ordained minister and was appointed pastor of Saint Paul Methodist Church by Bishop Henry W....

Jan 21, 2017

Stanley Eugene Simpson died Saturday, January 21, 2017 in the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton at the age of 91. Stanley was born January 24, 1925 in Hays, Kansas to Clarence E. and Emma A. (Riesen) Simpson. At the age of ten his mother Emma died and step-mother Verda helped his father raise him. He grew up on the...

Jan 20, 2017

Curtis Jake James of Selden, Kansas, passed away at his home on January 20, 2017 at the age of 62. He was born in Hoxie, Kansas, November 4, 1954, to Jake Junior and Betty Nadine (Staubus) James. Curt attended Hoxie Grade School and graduated from Hoxie High School with the class of 1973. After high school, he attended Missouri...

Jan 19, 2017

Dean Leroy Wanker passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 62. He was born on March 24, 1954 in Hays, Kansas to the late Roy and Georgia (Ondrasek) Wanker. After graduating high school, he earned a diploma from Vocational Technical School. On July 19, 1981 he married Bonnie...

Jan 17, 2017

Benjamin “Ben” Decker Mosier, 96, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at the Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care. Ben was born in Hoxie, November 5, 1920 the oldest of a family of eleven children born to Decker and Lela (Mowry) Mosier. He was named after his grandfather, Benjamin Cheever Decker. Prior to the birth of his sister,...

Jan 15, 2017

Mary E. Schmidtberger, 82, passed away suddenly, Sunday, January 15, 2017. She was born in Victoria, Kansas, November 17, 1934. She was one of twelve children born to Pius and Anna (Sander) Leiker. Mary attended school in Victoria, Kansas, where she was a cheerleader and won awards for debate. She told the debate teacher that she would take the...

Jan 14, 2017

Cora E. (Gamble) Hobaugh passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 96. She was born on July 7, 1920, in Hunnewell, Kansas to the late Charles E. and Ollie (Bridges) Gamble. She graduated from South Haven High School in South Haven, Kansas and on December 24, 1942,...

Jan 13, 2017

Helen Edith (Steinle) Wilhelm passed away on Friday, January 13, 2017 at Holiday Resort Health & Rehab in Salina, Kansas at the age of 94. She was born on November 2, 1922 on the family farm in Russell County, Kansas to the late George and Mollie (Keller) Steinle. She grew up attending country school and on October 1, 1941...

Jan 12, 2017

Jeanette Elizabeth (Skolout) Hartnett passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at Holiday Resort Health and Rehab in Salina, Kansas at the age of 60. She was born on May 11, 1956 in Colby, Kansas to Frank and Mary Ann (Nelson) Skolout. She graduated from Colby High School with the Class of 1975, and was united in marriage to...

Jan 11, 2017

Jan 9, 2017

Gilbert Carl Stadelman passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 at Lindsborg Community Hospital in Lindsborg, Kansas at the age of 83. He was born on December 18, 1933 in Hays, Kansas to the late Joseph and Sarah (Orth) Stadelman. He grew up in Hays and graduated from Hays High School with the Class of 1951. He went on to...

Jan 9, 2017

Remembering… Nicholas “Nick” Dee Cox passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 at his home in Hays, Kansas. He was born on November 5, 1980 in Plainville, Kansas to Randy Dee Cox and Ann Marie Vohs. Nick grew up in Plainville. He was an Eagle Scout, volunteer firefighter, and loved welding and riding motorcycles. He worked for the City Water...

Jan 8, 2017

Jan 7, 2017

John Leroy Collins passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017 on the farm south of Plainville, Kansas at the age of 50. He was born in Plainville on January 4, 1967 to Dan A. and Linda A. (Hillegeist) Collins. He grew up in Plainville graduating from Plainville High School with the Class of 1985. Following high school he served his...

Jan 7, 2017

Kevin Heikes, son of Donald and Gloria (Personett) Heikes, was born on May, 28 1959 in Norton, Kansas and passed away from cancer January 7, 2017 at the good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska at the age of 57. Kevin grew up in Lenora and graduated from the Lenora High School with the class of 1977. He went on...

Jan 4, 2017

Michael C. Musick of Wakeeney, KS passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at his home after a short illness at the age of 63. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa, June 15, 1953 to Clifford and Gwyneth (Miller) Musick. On July 17, 1992 He married Madeline Dreiling (formerly of Hoxie, KS) in Conifer, Colorado. Mike was a talented...

Jan 2, 2017

Wayne “Shep” Shepard passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 at the Sheridan County Health Complex in Hoxie, Kansas at the age of 78. He was born on December 24, 1938 on the family farm near Edmond, Kansas in Norton County, to the late Jack and Alice (Schmidt) Shepard. One of five siblings, three boys and two girls, their mother...

Jan 1, 2017

Patrick “Pat” Lee Balthazor passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 64. He was born on December 23, 1952 in Plainville, Kansas to the late Philip Paul and Dorothy Ellen (Warren) Balthazor. He graduated from Palco High School in Palco, Kansas with the Class of 1970. He went on...