Obituaries

Sep 25, 2015

Mark Anthony Alton Moore , 28, of Russell, Kansas passed away Friday, September 25, 2015 at the Russell Regional Hospital where he lost his battle with addiction.

Mark was born May 5, 1987 in Overland Park, Kansas, the son of Michael W. Moore and Julia  L. Witt.  He grew up in the Overland...

Sep 24, 2015

Hugo O. Luhman , 91 of Natoma, Kansas, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015 at the Via Christi Village in Hays, Kansas.

Hugo was born October 25, 1923 in Natoma, Kansas, the son of Carl A. and Emilie (Ahrens) Luhman.  He grew up in Natoma and attended school there.

Hugo...

Sep 17, 2015

Dean Wilbur Voos , 85, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Dean was born September 7, 1930 in Russell, the son of John O. and Ophelia A. (Dumler) Voos.  He grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School.

Sep 11, 2015

Pauline LaVada Smythe , 88, of Tacoma, Washington, and former Codell and Plainville, Kansas resident, died on Friday, September 11, 2015, at the Heartwood Extended Healthcare in Tacoma.

Pauline was born on September 22, 1926, in Codell, Kansas, the daughter of Forrest and Lois (Hockett) Richmond.  She grew up on the family farm...

Sep 11, 2015

John Franklin Luding , 79, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Friday, September 11, 2015 at the Papillion Manor Rehabilitation Center in Papillion, Nebraska.

John was born August 12, 1936 in Florence, Kansas, the son of Harold F. and Dorothy D. (Rosiere) Luding.  He grew up and attended schools in Augusta, Kansas.  He graduated...

Sep 9, 2015

Linda Ann (Boswell) Hendrich , 66, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.

Linda was born January 26, 1949 in Pittsburg, Kansas, the daughter of Leo and Maxine (Adcock) Boswell.  She grew up in Pittsburg and graduated from Pittsburg High School.

Aug 30, 2015

Sharlet E. (Fisk) Ginther , 67, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas.

Sharlet was born October 26, 1947 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, the daughter of Lee R. and Mural (Stubblefield) Fisk.  In 1949, Sharlet and her...

Aug 29, 2015

Debra Carolyn Bobbitt Elliott Sidey , 63, of Bunker Hill, Kansas, died on Saturday, August 29, 2015, while working at the Post Office in Bunker Hill.

Debra was born in Stockton, Ks. on May 25, 1952 to Alvy P. Bobbitt, Sr. & Bettie Mae (DeBey) Bobbitt.  She was raised in Stockton, graduated with...

Aug 25, 2015

Melvin Joseph Scheck , 85, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at his home.

Melvin was born February 8, 1930 in Victoria, Kansas, the seventh child of thirteen children to Joseph and Magdalena (Windholz) Scheck.  He grew up in the Victoria and Walker area and graduated from Victoria High School...

Aug 25, 2015

Patty L. Balloun , 88, of Russell Kansas, died on Tuesday, August 25, at the Gove County Medical Center facility in Quinter, Kansas.

She was born in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Herbert Oral and Katheryn (Schmitt) Black.  She grew up and attended school in Russell.

She met, fell in...

Aug 22, 2015

Cael Scott Evans , 13 of Russell, Kansas passed away Saturday, August 22, 2015 from an accident south of Russell.

Cael was born May 2, 2002 in Hays, Kansas, the son of Shawn and Sara (Honas) Evans. He was a student as Ruppenthal Middle School of Russell where he was active in football...

Aug 20, 2015

James H. Piland , 91, of Waldo, Kansas, died on August 20, 2015, at the Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center in Great Bend, Kansas.

James was born in Waldo, Kansas on September 12, 1923, the son of Elmer and Bessie (Burgar) Piland.  He graduated from Waldo High School in 1941 and moved...

Aug 7, 2015

Heath Reh Erbert , 38, of Lucas, Kansas, passed away from an accident in Stratton, Nebraska on Friday, August 7, 2015.

Heath was born April 3, 1977 in Lincoln, Kansas.  He was the son of Jeff L. and Teresa (Wenthe) Erbert.  He grew up in the Lucas area and graduated from Lucas/Luray High...

Jul 25, 2015

William Keith Elliott , 86, of Natoma, Kansas passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society in Hays, Kansas. Keith was born on the family farm north of Paradise, Kansas on February 10, 1929, the youngest of seven children of Gilbert and Grace (Winder) Elliott.  He grew up on the farm and...

Jul 18, 2015

Vance Robinson Paschal , age 99, of Bullhead City Arizona, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Western Arizona Regional Medical Center.

He was born on February 20, 1916 in Luray, Kansas the son of Clyde and Blanche Paschal.  Raised on a farm, Vance graduated in 1934 from Luray High School.  Vance...

Jul 16, 2015

Hubertina R. Herbel , 87, of Hays, Kansas, and former Russell resident, died on Thursday, July 16, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Society in Hays, Kansas.

She was born January 23, 1928, in Emmeram, Kansas, the daughter of Fred, Sr. and Ludwina (Sander) Weigel.  She grew up in Emmeram and Victoria, Kansas and...

Jul 15, 2015

Rischel “Rikki” Mary Kay Betts , 59, of Antonino, Kansas, died on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at the Trego County-Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas.

Rikki was born on January 08, 1956, in Colby, Kansas, the daughter of Richard James Stevenson and Carolyn Louise Chaffin.  She grew up in the Colby area and...

Jul 9, 2015

Dwane Leroy McClain , 79, of Russell, Kansas, died on Thursday, July 09, 2015, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.

Dwane was born on May 21, 1936, in Waldo, Kansas, the son of James Leroy "Roy" and Edna (Cook) McClain.  He grew up in the Waldo area and...

Jul 8, 2015

Bryan L. Brungardt , 44, of Russell, Kansas, died on Wednesday, July 08, 2015, at his home in Russell.

Bryan was born on June 11, 1971, in Hays, Kansas, the son of Gary L. Brungardt and Jennifer (Dumler) Parish.  He grew up in the Russell and Gorham area and graduated from Gorham High...

Jun 29, 2015

Leona Lillian Raymer , 85, of Russell, Kansas, died on Monday , June 29, 2015, at her home.

Leona was born on April 11, 1930, in Cunningham, Kansas, the daughter of Orcen V. and Jenny (Oyler) Markhart.  She grew up in the Cunningham and Pratt, Kansas, area and attended local schools.  She met,...