Obituary

Steven Randolph Sherman, a lifelong resident of DesPlaines, Il., passed away on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019.  An avid philatelist, Steven was an active member of The Scandinavian Stamp Club, The Glen Ellyn Philatelic Club and the Northwest Stamp Club.  Steve was also a member of the Friends of the Mount Prospect, Arlington Heights and … Read more

Alfred L. “Lynn” Hall, 81, of Russell, Kansas, died on Tuesday, April 09, 2019, surrounded by his family in Russell, Kansas.  Lynn is a native of Russell, Kansas and was born on December 13, 1937, the son of Alfred Bert and Louise (Gosser) Hall.  He grew up in Russell, Kansas and graduated from Gorham High … Read more

Cheryl Ann Voos, 73, of Russell, Kansas, died on Tuesday, April 09, 2019, at the Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell, Kansas. Cheryl was born on March 26, 1946, in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Gail and Wilma (Barker) Campbell.  She grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School.  She met, fell in love … Read more

Roger George Schultze, 83, of Osborne, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the Parkview Care Center in Osborne. Roger was born at home in the Kill Creek Community on January 20, 1936 to Reginald H. and Mildred A. (Bealby) Schultze.  His family later moved to the Covert area and he attended school in … Read more

Walter C. Ehrlich, 90, of Great Bend, Kansas and former resident of Russell, Kansas, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019, at St. John Hospital in Leavenworth, Kansas. Walter was born on September 3, 1928 in rural Russell County, Kansas, the son of Godfred and Regina (Boger) Ehrlich.  He grew up in Russell County and … Read more

Melvin Andrew Flegler, 86, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at the Revask Center of Wichita, Kansas. Melvin was born September 20, 1932, in Hays, Kansas, one of three boys born to Elsie and Andrew Flegler.  He grew up on the family farm south of Russell and graduated from Russell High School. … Read more

Neva Lee (Hoskins) Dodson, 92, of Salina, Kansas, and formerly of Russell, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019 in the loving presence of family and the staff at Dignity Care Home of Salina, where she resided the past four and a half years. Neva was born in Paradise, Kansas, on September 24, 1926 to … Read more

Elizabeth “Betty” Franken Anschutz, of Hoover, Alabama passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. She was born on May 29, 1934 in Cologne, Germany to the late Katharina and Otto Franken into a large family of eight sisters and one brother.  After surviving WWII in Germany, she came to the United States in 1958.  She … Read more

Lynnetta S. Bratton, 67, of Russell, Kansas, died on Sunday, March 17, 2019, at Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell, Kansas.  Lynnetta was born on June 04, 1951, in Union City, Indiana, the daughter of William and Edith (Ebbing) Bratton.  She attended Trinity United Methodist Church in Russell.  She enjoyed puzzles, reading the bible and spending … Read more

Herman J. Gerhardt, Sr., 83, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019, at Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell. Herman was born October 19, 1935 in Victoria, Kansas.  He was one of thirteen children born to Michael and Florence (Brungardt) Gerhardt.  He grew up on a farm near Victoria and graduated from Victoria High … Read more