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Charlotte Ackerman

Charlotte Ackerman

Oct 1, 2015

Charlotte Ackerman, 80, of Hoxie, died October 1, 2015, at Logan County Manor. She was born August 7, 1935, to Jacob Earl (Jake) and Melvina (Goff) James on the family farm south of Studley, where she lived until the age of seven when they moved to the family farm two miles west of Hoxie. Charlotte attended the Hoxie School...

Melvin B. Munk

Melvin B. Munk

Sep 30, 2015

Melvin B. Munk passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at the Minneola Long Term Care Unit in Minneola, Kansas at the age of 82. He was born on October 31, 1932 in Ellis County, the first of ten children, to the late Ted and Rosemary (Kippis) Munk. The family later moved to Sheridan County, Kansas where Melvin grew...

Willard F. Morgan

Willard F. Morgan

Sep 29, 2015

Willard Franklin Morgan was born May 25, 1919 near Tasco, Kansas. He died at Citizen’s Medical Center, Colby, Kansas September 29, 2015 at the age of 96. Willard was the eighth of ten children born to John Franklin and Elsie Genial (Quakenbush) Morgan. He spent his childhood herding cattle along Sand Creek, which he said was quite a lonely...

Pastor Duane B. Johnson

Pastor Duane B. Johnson

Sep 24, 2015

Duane B. Johnson was born Jan. 7, 1940 in Des Moines, IA to Allen and Thelma Johnson. He went to be with his Lord on Sept. 24, 2015, in Ellsworth, KS after a very courageous 3 year battle with cancer. Duane accepted Christ as his personal Savior at the age of 17. The impact of Christ in his life...

Verlie Mcgough

Verlie Mcgough

Sep 17, 2015

Verlie Marlene (Friesen) McGough passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 79. She was born on August 26, 1936 in Halstead, Kansas to the late Ike and Hilda (Dick) Friesen. She graduated Valedictorian from Plainville High School with the Class of 1954. On December 10, 1955...

Connie Lee Entz

Connie Lee Entz

Sep 17, 2015

Connie Lee Entz (McGee) went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 17th 2015 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville KS while surrounded by her family. Connie was born 7-28-1943 in Farmington, New Mexico and was adopted at birth by her loving parents, Rodney and Emily McGee. She married Dave Entz and later divorced. She...

Donna Elaine Stanton Stewart

Donna Elaine Stanton Stewart

Sep 13, 2015

Donna Elaine (Stice) Stewart Stanton died September 13, 2015 at her home in Hays, Kansas. She was born on April 4, 1933 to Loyd and Mary (Veverka) Stice. She was the youngest child. She had two brothers, Gerald Stice and Harold “Shorty” Stice, and a sister, Gayle Stice Wasinger. She was born and raised on the family farm, 11...

Harvey A. Woodmansee

Harvey A. Woodmansee

Sep 4, 2015

Harvey A. Woodmansee, 95, of Wilson, Kansas passed away September 4, 2015 at the Ellsworth County Medical Center in Ellsworth, Kansas. Harvey was born August 9, 1920, in Kanopolis, Kansas, the son of Russell and Viola (Barton) Woodmansee. He grew up in the Kanopolis area and graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1938. After graduation he served his county...

Charles F. Stallings

Charles F. Stallings

Sep 4, 2015

Charles F. Stallings passed away Friday, September 4, 2015, at the Sheridan County Health Complex in Hoxie, Kansas at the age of 77. He was born January 8, 1938 to the late James R. and Ellaphair (Wall) Stallings in Pine Level, North Carolina. He attended Pine Level Elementary School and graduated from Pine Level High School with the Class...

Dorrine "Dolly" Dix

Dorrine "Dolly" Dix

Sep 3, 2015

Dorrine “Dolly” Stell (Hrabe) Dix passed away Thursday morning, September 3, 2015 at the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, Kansas at the age of 81. She was born on April 20, 1934 to the late Frank and Laura (Koupsa) Hrabe on the family farm in Twin Mounds Township of Rooks County, Kansas. Dolly attended rural school and graduated from...

Evelyn Agnes Hindman

Evelyn Agnes Hindman

Sep 1, 2015

Evelyn Agnes (Graczyk) Hindman passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 90. She was born on April 19, 1925 in Brady, Nebraska to the late Stanley and Antonio (Kosmiski) Graczyk. She was united in marriage to Lee Hindman on October 15, 1946 in Denver, Colorado. They were blessed...

Robert D. Basgall

Robert D. Basgall

Aug 29, 2015

Robert D. (Bobby) Basgall, 74, owner of Knotheads Bait Shop of Wilson Lake, lost his long battle with cancer on Saturday, August 29, 2015. He was born April 19, 1941 in LaCrosse, Kansas, the son of George “Everett” and Euphrosena (Hartman) Basgall. He married Sylvia Hoover in May of 1963. To this union two daughters, LaDonna and Pamela, were...

Alvy P. Sr. Bobbitt

Alvy P. Sr. Bobbitt

Aug 27, 2015

Alvy Prentice Bobbitt, Sr. passed away Thursday, August 27, 2015 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 87. He was born on July 31, 1928 in Port Neches, Texas to the late Alfonzo Iza “Fonzie” and Mary Esper (Robbins) Bobbitt, and grew up in San Augustine County, Texas. At the age of 8, Alvy’s formal...

Martha Emergene "Jean" Kincaid

Martha Emergene "Jean" Kincaid

Aug 15, 2015

Remembering… Martha Emergene “Jean” (Stroup) Kincaid passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015 at the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, Kansas at the age of 90. She was born on December 28, 1924 in Phillips County, Kansas to the late George Amos and Faye (Gaines) Stroup. Jean graduated from Kirwin High School with the Class of 1943. Later that same...

Gerald Duane "Rusty" Russell

Gerald Duane "Rusty" Russell

Aug 15, 2015

Gerald Duane “Rusty” Russell passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015 at his home in Natoma, Kansas at the age of 79. He was born on August 11, 1936 in Gove County, Kansas to the late Dorothy Russell. He was united in marriage to Darlene Tesmer on November 21, 1966 in Sharon Springs, Kansas. They later divorced. Together they had...

Kenneth "Ken" Forssberg

Kenneth "Ken" Forssberg

Aug 13, 2015

Kenneth “Ken” Forssberg passed away at Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, Kansas on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at the age of 81. He was born on July 28, 1934 in Rooks County, Kansas to the late Edwin and Emilie (Vogel) Forssberg. Ken was baptized and confirmed at the Zion Lutheran Church in Stuttgart, KS. He attended and graduated from...

Raymond Kenneth King

Raymond Kenneth King

Aug 10, 2015

Raymond Kenneth King passed away peacefully at his home in Stockton, Kansas on Monday, August 10, 2015 at the age of 90. He was born on June 15, 1925 to the late George and Floe (Koontz) Richards. In 1945 Raymond enlisted in the United States Army where he served in Germany during World War II as a prison guard...

Rex Leon Storer

Rex Leon Storer

Aug 8, 2015

Rex L. Storer passed away Saturday, August 8, 2015, at the Sheridan County Health Complex in Hoxie, Kansas at the age of 68. He was born to Olin “Buzz” Storer and Opal (Shepard) Storer on December 30, 1946 in rural Sheridan County. Rex attended Tasco Elementary School and graduated from Sheridan County High School with the class of 1964....

Letha L. Oller

Letha L. Oller

Aug 8, 2015

Letha Leota Applegate Oller (Lee), 88, of Lucas, Kansas, passed away peacefully on August 8, 2015. Lee was known for her boundless energy, great storytelling ability, and quirky sense of humor. She loved reading, crossword puzzles, playing bingo, and crocheting. Lee had an extensive rock collection, which she began while traveling each year as her family harvested wheat and...

Leonard A. Mattas

Leonard A. Mattas

Aug 6, 2015

Leonard A. Mattas, 86, passed away August 6, 2015 at Golden Living Center in Wilson, Kansas. He was born September 7, 1928 on the family farm in Ellsworth County, the son of Anton and Matilda (Soukup) Mattas. A lifetime resident of Wilson, Leonard was a farmer and rancher. He served in the United States Army from 1952 to 1954...

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