Obituaries

Aug 23, 2024

George Duane Harris passed away on August 23, 2024, at his home in Stockton, KS. He was born on August 28, 1943, in Stafford, Kansas to George William and Edna Pearl (Flanders) Harris.

Duane joined the U.S. Air Force in 1965. He served as a Staff-Sergeant in Thailand during the Vietnam War. After his discharge,...

Aug 18, 2024

Patrick Alan “Pat” Thayer, Stockton, KS, passed away on August 18, 2024, at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO, at the age of 67. He was born on November 12, 1956, to Austin R. and Imogene P. (Bird) Thayer in Omaha, NE. He married Lorna Hahn on March 16, 1980, in Stockton. They were blessed with four children:...

Aug 11, 2024

Marianne Werner, of Codell, Kansas passed away on August 11, 2024, at the Olathe Hospice House in Olathe, Kansas, at the age of 54. She was born on May 9, 1970, to David and Ann (Weis) Miller in Salina, Kansas.

Marianne grew up in Salina, Kansas. She attended Salina South High School, later receiving her...

Aug 9, 2024

Richard Werner, 92, died August 9, 2024, at Via Christi in Hays, Kansas. He was born May 25, 1932, in Plainville, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Nettie (Larson) Werner.

Richard was united in marriage to Rosella (Garvert) Werner on December 29, 1952, and to the union seven children were born: Doug, Dave, Rick, Kenneth,...

Aug 4, 2024

Mark Richard Hammerschmidt, of Plainville Kansas, passed away on August 4, 2024, at his home after a brief illness, at the age of 44. He was born on September 29, 1979, to Leo and Barbara (Finnesy) Hammerschmidt in Hays, Kansas. He was married on August 21, 2010, to Deanna (Schultz).

Mark grew up in Plainville...

Jul 29, 2024

Larry L. Criswell, 84, passed away Monday, July 29, 2024, in Wichita, Kan. Larry was born the

youngest of 8 children on August 1, 1939, to James Oscar and Cora (Boren) Criswell in Selden,

Kansas. He graduated from Wilson High School in 1959. He married Geraldine (Gerry) A.

(Anschutz) in 1961 in Wilson,...

Jul 25, 2024

David Wayne Riley, of Plainville, Kansas, passed away on July 25, 2024, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, at the age of 64. He was born on April 11, 1960, to Lloyd Riley and Ima Kaye (Sutherland) Shaffer in Wichita, Kansas.

Dave was a devoted family man and a true...

Jul 24, 2024

Charles Ryan Mackey, of Holyrood, KS, passed away on July 24, 2024, in Roenoke, VA, at the age of 46. He was born on January 17, 1978, to Robert and Thelma (Davis) Mackey in Independence, KS. He married Caroline Waymaster on December 12, 2002, in Ellsworth, KS.

A beloved trucker and cherished friend, Charles was...

Jul 23, 2024

William “Bill” Thompson, 88, of Salina, KS, passed away on July 23, 2024, at the Salina Regional Hospital in Salina, KS. He was born on January 14, 1936, in Pleasant Hope, MO. Bill married Gretchen Eschbaugh on May 11, 1991.

Bill’s favorite hobbies were watching St. Louis Cardinals baseball, fishing and gardening. He cherished his...

Jul 19, 2024

Donna Mae (Novotny) Hicks, 63, Stockton, Kansas, passed away surrounded by loved ones on July 19, 2024, in Kearney, Nebraska. Donna was born at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Hutchinson, Kansas on May 2, 1961, to William J. Novotny and Dorothy M. (Irsik) Novotny. On February 8, 1980, Donna married Gary E. Hicks in Hutchinson, Kansas. Together they had two...

Jul 17, 2024

With heavy hearts, we bid farewell to Aiden Ray Sherraden, a beloved son, cherished brother, uncle, cousin, and a young soul who touched the lives of all who knew him. Aiden left this world at the tender age of 11, on July 17, 2024, in Plainville, KS, leaving behind a legacy of love, kindness, and a passion for life...

Jul 9, 2024

Richard Claire Rupp, a lifelong resident of the Dorrance and Wilson, KS area passed away on July 9, 2024, at Village Manor in Abilene, at the age of 86.

Richard was born on a farm in Phillips County KS on July 22, 1937, to Henry and Ruth Mary (Clason) Rupp, until his family moved to...

Jul 8, 2024

Patricia (Riley) McCue, of Grand Island, NE passed away on July 8, 2024, at Tabitha at Prairie Commons in Grand Island, Nebraska, at the age of 80. She was born on March 5,1944, in Wilmington, Delaware to Michael Jr. and Patricia (Smith) Riley. She was united in marriage to Robert McCue on August 9,1974, at the United Methodist Church...

Jul 8, 2024

Dale Gene Eaton, 67, passed away suddenly but peacefully at home on July 8, 2024, in rural Palco, Kansas.

A Celebration of Life will be held Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at 11:00 AM with visitation starting at 10:00 AM prior to the service at Red Line Church of God 3804 H Road in Palco, KS....

Jul 2, 2024

Helen Ivetta DeGarmo passed away in her home at Primrose Retirement Community in Wasilla, Alaska on July 2, 2024, just one week shy of her 96th birthday. Helen was born July 9, 1928, to Earl Thomas Darnell and Ava Bernice Irwin Darnell on their family farm outside of Bogue, Kansas. She graduated from Palco High School in 1946 and...

Jul 1, 2024

Donald “Don” Victor Peterka, of Wilson, KS, passed away on July 1, 2024, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS, at the age of 83. He was born at his childhood home on September 3, 1940, to Victor and Theresa (Farney) Peterka in Lincoln County, KS. He married Alice Schmidtberger on June 4, 1966, at St. Fidelis Catholic Church...

Jun 25, 2024

Rylan John Whitmer, of Wilson, KS, passed away on June 29, 2024, in Salina, KS, at the age of 22. He was born in Hays, KS on October 11, 2001, and adopted at age four to Terry and Debbie (Florian) Whitmer in Ellsworth, KS.

After graduating from Sowers Alternative School in Wichita in 2020, Rylan...

Jun 24, 2024

Vera Aleen Niermeier passed away on June 24, 2024, at Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, KS, at the age of 93. She was born on August 30, 1930, to John and Anna (Schoen) Schoen on the family farm north of Downs, KS. She married Bernardt “Ben” Niermeier on June 11, 1950, at Zion Lutheran Church in Downs, KS....

Jun 21, 2024

The active mind and busy hands of Philisene Probasco were stilled on Friday, June 21, 2024, at the age of 105 years, 8 months, and 23 days.

Philisene was born in a farmhouse in Belmont Township in Rooks County, Kansas, on September 28, 1918. She lived most of her life in and near Stockton, Kansas,...

Jun 18, 2024

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Charles L. Hein also known as “Country Chuck”, of Stockton, KS, passed away on June 18, 2024, at the University of Colorado Health Center in Aurora, CO, at the age of 84. He was born on June 8, 1940, to Lawrence and Florence (Mitsch) Hein in Gary,...