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Allan Rolo
Jan 1, 2016
Francis “Allan” Rolo passed away Friday, January 01, 2016 at the Graham County Hospital in Hill City, Kansas at the age of 91. He was born on August 10, 1924 in Coldwater, Kansas to the late Francis Andrew and Mary Catherine (Bowman) Rolo. He grew up on the farm and served in the United States Army during WWII. On...
Paul Younie
Dec 24, 2015
Paul Younie passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 54. He was born on May 6, 1961 in Hays, Kansas to Bill and Treva Younie. He graduated from Thomas More Prep-Marian High School in Hays with the Class of 1979. He went on to receive a degree...
Lois E. Glendening
Dec 20, 2015
Lois Elizabeth (Wilcox) Glendening passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015 at Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 98. She was born on October 14, 1917 in Phillips County, Kansas to the late Charlie and Bessie (Roy) Wilcox. She graduated from Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, Kansas with the Class of 1935 and went on to attend...
Billie R. Root
Dec 18, 2015
Billie Rose (Boston) Root passed away Friday, December 18, 2015 at the Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas at the age of 72. She was born on August 30, 1943 in Alva, Oklahoma to William “Bill” and Rose (Gibson) Boston. She graduated from Mount Healthy High School in Cincinnati, Ohio and went on to attend college for two...
Delaine "Bull" Turnbull
Dec 16, 2015
Earl Delaine “Bull” Turnbull passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 82. He was born on October 26, 1933 in Rooks County, Kansas to the late Earl and Grace (Odle) Turnbull. Growing up in Rooks County, he graduated from Stockton High School with the Class of 1951. On...
Charles R. Vague
Dec 11, 2015
Charles R. Vague, 94, of Wilson, Kansas passed away December 11, 2015 in Salina, Kansas. He was born September 13, 1921 in Wilson to Arthur and Marion (Jellison) Vague. He grew up in Wilson and graduated with the class of 1939. He went on to further his education at Salt City Business College in Hutchinson, Kansas but his plans...
Kathryn B. Whitmer
Dec 2, 2015
Kathryn B. Whitmer, 57, of Wilson, Kansas passed away December 2, 2015 at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas. She was born January 8, 1958, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Ronald and Margaret (Simpson) Hook. She grew up in Kansas City and attended area schools. She was united in marriage to Nelson E. Whitmer in Kansas...
Lewis Solomon Thayer
Dec 1, 2015
Lewis Solomon Thayer passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at the Wilson County Medical Center in Neodesha, Kansas at the age of 35. He was born on November 3, 1980 in Plainville, Kansas to Patrick and Lorna (Hahn) Thayer. He grew up in the Stockton, Kansas area and graduated from Stockton High School with the Class of 1999. Following...
William D. Minium "Bill"
Nov 28, 2015
William “Bill” D. Minium, of Quinter, Kansas, recently of Hoxie, Kansas, was born to Lee and Lucille (Transue) Minium on December 27, 1929, on the family farm in Rural Sheridan County where he spent most of his life. He died Saturday, November 28, 2015, at the Gove County Medical Center surrounded by his family. Bill attended school in Studley...
Viola E. Brown
Nov 27, 2015
Viola Emilie (Baum) Brown passed away Friday, November 27, 2015 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 85. She was born on February 27, 1930 in Susank, Kansas to the late Andrew and Katherine (Schmidt) Baum. She grew up with 13 brothers and sisters and graduated from Russell High School with the Class of 1947....
Pamela Jean Waggener
Nov 24, 2015
Pamela “Pam” Jean Waggener passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at the Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care Unit in Hoxie, Kansas at the age of 46. She was born on August 4, 1969 in Des Moines, Iowa to Loren and Mary (Bredthauer) Babcock. Her early childhood was spent in Wallace, North Loup and Newman Grove (all in...
Eleanora L. Wilson
Nov 20, 2015
Eleanora L. Wilson passed away Friday, November 20, 2015 at Hays medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 86. She was born on April 4, 1929 in Russell, Kansas to the late Howard George and Grace (Yeagy) Meredith. She graduated from Plainville High School in Plainville, Kansas with the Class of 1947, the same year she was...
Gary T. Westhusin
Nov 18, 2015
Gary T. Westhusin passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 80. He was born on June 3, 1935 in Hays, Kansas to the late Thomas J. and Josephine Lucy (Kaba) Westhusin. After graduating from high school, he went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from...
Jill Marie Merritt
Nov 14, 2015
Jill Marie (Johnston) Merritt passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015 at the age of 41. She was born on August 28, 1974 in Emporia, Kansas. She graduated from Evanston High School in Evanston, Wyoming with the Class of 1992 and went on to Vocational Technical School in order to obtain an Associate’s Degree in Business. Jill was a member...
Edith Aileen Mclaughlin
Nov 12, 2015
Edith Aileen (Beckley) McLaughlin passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 89. She was born on March 8, 1926 on the Old Gladys Ranch in Phillips County, Kansas as the only girl of ten siblings, to the late James Robert and Mary Elizabeth (Lawyer) Beckley. On September 20, 1942...
Norma L. Cunningham
Nov 8, 2015
Norma Lee (Berschauer) Cunningham passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 at her home in WaKeeney, Kansas at the age of 79. She was born June 25, 1936 in WaKeeney to the late William and Mollie (Deines) Berschauer. She grew up in WaKeeney and graduated from Trego Community High School. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church where...
Norma L. Cunningham
Nov 8, 2015
Norma Lee (Berschauer) Cunningham passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 at her home in WaKeeney, Kansas at the age of 79. She was born June 25, 1936 in WaKeeney to the late William and Mollie (Deines) Berschauer. She grew up in WaKeeney and graduated from Trego Community High School. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church where...
Glenda A. Post
Oct 23, 2015
Glenda A. Post passed away October 23, 2015 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 81. She was born July 24, 1934 to Oren L. and Lola M. (Westhusin) McCune in Rooks County, Kansas. Glenda attended school in Codell and graduated from Codell Rural High School with the Class of 1952. She was united...
Sylvia S. Dlabal
Oct 22, 2015
Sylvia S. Dlabal, 99, passed away October 22, 2015 at Golden Living Center in Wilson, Kansas. She was born April 21, 1916 to John and Mary (Svoboda) Jiricek on the family farm in Ellsworth County. She spent her childhood there and attended country school until the 8th grade. In 1933, she met and fell in love with Frank A....
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