Orval "Henry" "Hank" Burris
Oct 7, 2014
Orval “Henry” Burris, 83, of Hoxie, died Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care Unit in Hoxie, Kansas. He was born May 27, 1931, in Grainfield, Kansas to William Burris and Pearl (Dwinell) Burris. Henry married Frances Schoenberger on January 12, 1961, in Oakley, Kansas. Henry was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist...
Charles F. "Freddie" Reed
Oct 7, 2014
Charles F. “Freddie” Reed passed away Monday, October 7, 2014 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 87. He was born May 20, 1927 to Charles Frederic “Fred” and Mary Adolphene “Addie” (Griebel) Reed in rural Rooks County, Kansas. Freddie grew up in Rooks County and graduated from Webster High School with the Class of...
Katherine M. Pasek
Oct 2, 2014
Katherine Margaret (Bohnen) Pasek passed away peacefully on October 2, 2014 at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas at the age of 90. She was born in Dorrance, Kansas on June 18, 1924 to Mathias and Veronica (Degas) Bohnen. Katherine graduated from Bunker Hill High School with the Class of 1942. She went on to get her Teaching...
Carol Sue Baalman
Oct 2, 2014
Carol Sue Baalman, 77, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2014, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. She was born May 28, 1937 to Leland and Celeste (Schwebauch) McIlnay in Dorchester, Nebraska. Carol attended school in Colby, Kansas and graduated from Colby High School with the Class of 1955. She then moved to Denver, graduated from Barnes Business School...
Anna Mary Leiker
Sep 29, 2014
Anna M. Leiker passed away Monday, September 29, 2014 at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado at the age of 88. She was born April 28, 1926 to Henry and Anna (Haffner) Ochs on the family farm in Sheridan County, Kansas. She was united in marriage to Julius A. Leiker at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Park,...
Karl Joseph Alsheimer
Sep 18, 2014
Karl Joseph Alsheimer, 61, of Fredericksburg, VA passed away Thursday, September 18, 2014, at Mary Washington Hospital. A native of Bethesda, MD, he studied Electrical Engineering at Kansas State University before enlisting in the U.S. Army. He served nine years of active duty in the U.S. and overseas, before his discharge in 1980 as a Staff Sergeant. In Germany...
Norma Jean Rupp
Sep 13, 2014
Norma Jean (Zigler) Rupp passed away Saturday, September 13, 2014 at her home in Wilson, Kansas at the age of 74. She was born November 21, 1939 to Harold and Dorothy (Goulding) Zigler on an oil lease in Russell County, Kansas. She attended school in Russell and graduated from Russell High School with the class of 1958. She was...
Ray Edward Fitts
Sep 7, 2014
Ray Edward Fitts passed away Sunday, September 7, 2014 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 82. He was born October 16, 1931 in Lyons, Colorado to James Edward and Beatrice (Morgan) Fitts. Ray enjoyed his work and enjoyed his fun as well. Shooting pool, especially a good game of 9-Ball, was always...
Terry Tim Adams
Sep 5, 2014
Terry Adams, 58, passed away Friday, September 05, 2014, at his home in Tasco, Kansas. He was born April 10, 1956, to Floyd and Patricia “Pat” (Storer) Adams, in Hoxie, Kansas. Terry and his family moved to Lee’s Summit, Missouri when he was eleven years old. Terry attended school in Lee’s Summit and graduated from Lee’s Summit Senior High...
Gilbert Francis Dinkel
Aug 31, 2014
Gilbert Francis Dinkel passed away Sunday, August 31, 2014 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 87. He was born December 23, 1926 in Victoria, Kansas to Bonavent and Margaret (Kuhn) Dinkel. On April 13, 1953 he was united in marriage to Cleota Mae Boucher. To this union were born eight children. Gilbert...
Dean Meitler
Aug 22, 2014
Dean Lee Meitler passed away Friday, August 22, 2014, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 58. One of fifteen siblings, he was born April 11, 1956 in Lincoln, Kansas to Clarence “Jack” and Bonnie (Zachgo) Meitler. Dean graduated from Sylvan Grove High School with the Class of 1974. From there he went...
Gary Clark Anderson
Aug 22, 2014
Remembering… Gary Clark Anderson of rural Plainville, Kansas passed away Friday, August 22, 2014 at the Hays Medical Center from pancreatic cancer at the age of 72. He was born January 5, 1942, in Denver, Colorado to Paige O. Anderson, originally from Holdrege, Nebraska and Mildred (Hedstrom) Anderson, originally from Funk, Nebraska. Gary grew up in Kansas and Nebraska...
Eugene M. "Gene" Axelson
Aug 17, 2014
Eugene Max “Gene” Axelson passed away August 17, 2014 at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 82. He was born October 28, 1931 in Hays, Kansas to Arthur and Edna May (Johnson) Axelson. Although his formal education only extended to the eighth grade, Gene was a successful farmer, community leader, and father. He married...
Marlyn D. Steinle
Aug 16, 2014
Marlyn D. “Chief” Steinle passed away August 16, 2014 at the Golden Living Center of Wilson in Wilson, Kansas at the age of 78. He was born August 23, 1935 in Russell County, Kansas to Daniel W. and Marie (Heinze) Steinle. Chief was a veteran of the United States Army. On May 29, 1965 he married the love of...
Lafern L. Prediger
Aug 16, 2014
LaFern Louise (Kaufman) Prediger, or as family and friends called her, “Fernnie”, passed away Saturday, August 16, 2014 in Salina, Kansas at the age of 90. She was born January 3, 1924 on the family farm south of Dorrance in Russell County, Kansas to Carl and Carrie (Cook) Kaufman. She was the third of seven children. LaFern married LeRoy...
Kenton Watts Casad
Aug 10, 2014
Kenton Watts Casad passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014 at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, KS at the age of 92. He was born July 17, 1922 in Rooks County, KS to Russell and Ethal (Watts) Casad. He graduated from Woodston High School with the Class of 1940 and Fort Hays State College in 1944....
Agnes "Peggy" Tucker
Aug 10, 2014
Agnes “Peggy” (Mayhew) Tucker passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014, at the Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 104. She was born November 4, 1909 on the family farm in the West Plainville area to Ira and Sadie (Solenberger) Mayhew. Peggy attended West Plainville Grade School traveling by horse and wagon or walking the 2 ?...
David P. Neuenschwander
Aug 6, 2014
David Paul Neuenschwander passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at Sheridan County Health Complex in Hoxie, Kansas at the age of 86. He was born January 17, 1928 in Melbourne, Iowa to Rev. John and Marie (Rapp) Neuenschwander. After graduating high school and attending college, David joined the United States Navy in 1945 and served during World War II....
David Coleman Fant
Jul 27, 2014
David Coleman Fant passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014 at his home in Plainville Kanas at the age of 78. He was born February 12, 1936 in Coleman, Texas to Homer and Velma (Cohea) Fant. He spent most of his childhood in Coleman County. He was baptized in a river around 1950 near Gould Busk, Texas. As a young...
