Obituaries

Jun 23, 2019

Mary Alice (Fleming) Craven, 87, of Hays, Kansas, and formerly of Russell, Kansas, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2019 at the Hays Medical Center.

Mary Alice was born March 7, 1932, in Ellsworth County, Kansas.  She was one of five children born to Hazen and Edith (Bailey) Fleming.  She grew up in Ellsworth and graduated from Ellsworth...

Jun 23, 2019

Mary Alice (Fleming) Craven , 87, of Hays, Kansas, and formerly of Russell, Kansas, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2019 at the Hays Medical Center.

Mary Alice was born March 7, 1932, in Ellsworth County, Kansas.  She was one of five children born to Hazen and Edith (Bailey) Fleming.  She grew up in...

Jun 15, 2019

Phyllis Irene (Harbaugh) Bodine , 94, passed away peacefully on Saturday the 15th of June 2019 in Russell, KS.

Phyllis was born March 27, 1925 on her parent’s farm on Big Creek southwest of Russell.  She spent her early years on the farm, until moving to Great Bend in the 7th grade.  She...

Jun 15, 2019

Phyllis Irene (Harbaugh) Bodine, 94, passed away peacefully on Saturday the 15th of June 2019 in Russell, KS.

Phyllis was born March 27, 1925 on her parent’s farm on Big Creek southwest of Russell.  She spent her early years on the farm, until moving to Great Bend in the 7th grade.  She married Bob Bodine in 1946,...

Jun 11, 2019

Janette Ann (Dutchuk) Bachar , 75, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at Russell Regional Hospital in Russell.

Janette was born July 26, 1943 in Dickenson, North Dakota.  She was one of three children born to Nicholas and Katherine (Cerkoney) Dutchuk.  She grew up and attended schools in Dickenson.  While...

Jun 11, 2019

Janette Ann (Dutchuk) Bachar, 75, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at Russell Regional Hospital in Russell.

Janette was born July 26, 1943 in Dickenson, North Dakota.  She was one of three children born to Nicholas and Katherine (Cerkoney) Dutchuk.  She grew up and attended schools in Dickenson.  While in school she enjoyed playing...

Jun 10, 2019

Mary Amanda Herman , 100, of Overbrook, Kansas and former Russell resident, died on Monday, June 10, 2019, at the Brookside Retirement Community in Overbrook, Kansas.

Mary was born on December 29, 1918, in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph and Gertrude May (Poggenpohl) Boarts.  She grew up and attended school in...

Jun 10, 2019

Mary Amanda Herman, 100, of Overbrook, Kansas and former Russell resident, died on Monday, June 10, 2019, at the Brookside Retirement Community in Overbrook, Kansas.

Mary was born on December 29, 1918, in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph and Gertrude May (Poggenpohl) Boarts.  She grew up and attended school in Iowa City Public Schools.  She...

Jun 5, 2019

Catherine Holland, 76, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell.

Catherine was born January 14, 1943, in Russell.  She was one of three children born to Herbert N. and Helen M. (Shaffer) Holland.  She grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School.  She then graduated from...

Jun 5, 2019

Catherine Holland , 76, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell.

Catherine was born January 14, 1943, in Russell.  She was one of three children born to Herbert N. and Helen M. (Shaffer) Holland.  She grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High...

Jun 4, 2019

Loretta May McCall , 52, of Russell, Kansas, died on Tuesday, June 04, 2019 at her home in Russell.

Loretta was born on July 12, 1966, to Buford and LuCretia Croslin.  She moved to Kansas in 1976.  She enjoyed outdoors, spending time with her family and friends.  Loretta was a very good friend...

Jun 4, 2019

Loretta May McCall, 52, of Russell, Kansas, died on Tuesday, June 04, 2019 at her home in Russell.

Loretta was born on July 12, 1966, to Buford and LuCretia Croslin.  She moved to Kansas in 1976.

She enjoyed outdoors, spending time with her family and friends.  Loretta was a very good friend and proud mother. ...

Jun 1, 2019

Betty Jane (Morehead) Huxman, 86, of Russell, Kansas passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Main Street Manor in Russell.

Jane was born May 21, 1933 in a sod house on the Morehead homestead in rural Alamota, KS to Ward and Rose (Norton) Morehead. Jane’s family moved from Kansas to western Colorado during the Dirty 30’s. In...

Jun 1, 2019

Betty Jane (Morehead) Huxman , 86, of Russell, Kansas passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Main Street Manor in Russell. Jane was born May 21, 1933 in a sod house on the Morehead homestead in rural Alamota, KS to Ward and Rose (Norton) Morehead. Jane’s family moved from Kansas to western Colorado during the Dirty...

May 31, 2019

Lewis Wayne “Bud” Eulert, 87, of Hays and Paradise, Kansas, died on Friday, May 31, 2019, at the family farm in Paradise, Kansas.

Bud was born on October 18, 1931, in Rural Paradise, Kansas, the son of Otto C. and Elsie (Reich) Eulert.  He grew up in Paradise and graduated from Paradise High School.  After high school...

May 31, 2019

Lewis Wayne "Bud" Eulert , 87, of Hays and Paradise, Kansas, died on Friday, May 31, 2019, at the family farm in Paradise, Kansas.

Bud was born on October 18, 1931, in Rural Paradise, Kansas, the son of Otto C. and Elsie (Reich) Eulert.  He grew up in Paradise and graduated from Paradise...

May 27, 2019

Cynthia “June” Carroll passed away peacefully at the Texas County Memorial Hospital on May 27, 2019 with many family members present, one day after her 99th birthday.  She was born on May 26, 1920 in Pendennis, KS during a snowstorm, the daughter of Samuel David and Lolita Pearl (Reaser) Leighton.

June was united...

May 19, 2019

Rita Mae (Wallace) Maupin , 86, of Paradise, Kansas, died on Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS.

She was born on October 09, 1932 to Richard Theodore and Edria Mae (Gile) Wallace in Waldo, KS. Rita attended Waldo Public Schools. She had a love for the game of basketball...

May 19, 2019

Rita Mae (Wallace) Maupin, 86, of Paradise, Kansas, died on Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS.

She was born on October 09, 1932 to Richard Theodore and Edria Mae (Gile) Wallace in Waldo, KS. Rita attended Waldo Public Schools. She had a love for the game of basketball and was the main rival...

May 17, 2019

Robert John "Bob" Olsen , 82, of Russell, Kansas, died on Friday, May 17, 2019, at the Russell Regional Hospital.

Bob was born on April 29, 1937, in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of John D. and Dorothy (Butler) Olsen.  He grew up in Jersey City and attended local schools in Jersey...