Homewood, Kay – Born October 20, 1937, to Harry P. Brehm & Elva Rosa Bender in Hoisington, KS, passed away in Wichita, KS surrounded by her loving family on January 4th, 2023. Kay’s father traveled and worked for the Santa Fe railroad during many of her younger years. Kay attended numerous grade schools, her most memorable were at Hoisington and Kinsley. She moved to Luray to finish high school where she lived and worked with her aunt Elsie Harbaugh and family. She graduated from Luray High school in 1956. Kay Brehm married Earl Homewood on August 20th, 1956. Together they

Irene Helen (Galardi) Jepsen, 91, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Irene was born November 8, 1931, in Jackson, Michigan.  One of six children born to Frank and Costanza (LeDonne) Galardi, Irene grew up in Jackson until her senior year when her family moved to Huntington, West Virginia.  She graduated from St. Joseph High School. Irene was united in marriage to Delbert Dale Jepsen on January 14, 1959, in Topeka, Kansas.  This union was blessed with three daughters, Diane, Julie, and Dena.  They made their home in Lincoln

Donald Alan Dawson, 81, of Russell, Kansas died on Monday, January 2, 2023 at Russell Regional Hospital after a severe illness.  Don was born on July 20th, 1941 in Russell, Kansas the son of Arthur and Anna (Kost) Dawson.  He grew up in Russell and graduated Russell High School in 1959.  He attended Fort Hays State University where he got his degree in Psychology before transferring to the University of Kansas and graduating as a Pharmacist in 1966.  After graduating from pharmacy school, Don returned to Russell where he worked as staff pharmacist with his family at Dawson Drugstore.  This

Glenn E. Crawford, 82, of Natoma, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. Glenn was born November 26, 1940 on the family farm in Osborne County, Kansas.  He was the son of Lloyd and Lucy (Robertson) Crawford.  He grew up on the farm northeast of Natoma and graduated from Natoma High School in 1958. Glenn was united in marriage to Jean Marie Polcyn on September 10, 1966 in Russell.  They made their home in Natoma for a few years before moving out to Glenn’s family farm.  This union was blessed with five

Duane Lee Thacker, 79, of Russell, Kansas, died on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at the Hospice and Homecare of Reno, County in Hutchinson, Kansas. Duane was born on August 21, 1943, in Russell, Kansas, the son of Percy E. and Ruby (Corwin) Thacker.  He grew up in Paradise, Kansas and graduated from Paradise High School.  He was married to Janet Schmitz and later was married to Janet Burghardt.  He also lived in Stockton and Luray and worked as owner and operator of I-70 Used Cars.  He enjoyed old cars, working on cars, old westerns on TV, riding horses when he

Angela Christina Chavez, 42, of Hays, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. Angela was born November 17, 1980 in Buffalo, Oklahoma.  She was the daughter of Don and Grace Ann (Lynn) Foutch.  She grew up in Buffalo, Shattuck, Follett Texas, and Laverne, Oklahoma and many others.  She graduated from Laverne High School. Angela was united in marriage to Jonathan “JB” Burris on June 16, 2020.  They made their home in Hays where she was a homemaker.  When living in Oklahoma she was a member of the Woodward Church of Christ.  She

Jeannine Irene Vaupel, 83, of Russell, Kansas, died on Saturday, December 24, 2022, at the Russell Regional Hospital. Cremation was selected by the family and no services are scheduled at this time. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell, Kansas, is in charge of the arrangements.

Captain Cory R. Applebee, United States Navy, Retired, 50, of Jacksonville, Florida, and former Russell, Kansas resident, died on Sunday, December 18, 2022, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. Cory was born on September 30, 1972, in Creve Coeur, Missouri, the son of Monty D. Applebee and Linda L. (Prochaska) Applebee.  He grew up in Russell, Kansas, and graduated from Russell High School in 1991. After high school he attended and graduated from the University of Kansas, in Lawrence, Kansas. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy and served his country faithfully

Barbara Lenora Koelling, 87, of Paradise, Kansas, died on Friday, December 02, 2022, at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell. Barbara was born on August 27, 1935, in rural Osborne, Kansas, the daughter of George and Gladys (Cadorett) Conway.  She grew up in the Osborne County area and graduated from Osborne High School.  She met, fell in love and was united in marriage to Lawrence H. Koelling on May 05, 1957, in Osborne, Kansas.  From this union, Barbara and Lawrence were blessed with 3 sons Keith, Kirk and Kyle.  She worked hard as a homemaker and a farm wife working

Ernest Alvin “Sonny” Stoppel, 75, of Russell, Kansas, died peacefully on Thursday, December 01, 2022, at the Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell, after a long battle with cancer. Earnest was known as Sonny by his family and was born on March 10, 1947, in Wilson, Kansas, the son of Carl Alvin and Pearl Mae (Bushell) Stoppel.  His family lived in several small towns around western Kansas, including Wilson, Lucas, Gorham and then moved to Russell.  He graduated from Russell High School and attended vo-tech studies in the electrician field.  He married Alice Kilian in 1971, but later was divorced.  He