Obituaries

May 13, 2011

Evelyn Rose (Aksamit) Steinle , 95 of Russell died Friday, May 13, 2011 at Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas. Evelyn was born December 20, 1915 on the family farm south of Lucas, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Anna Anselma (Novak) Aksamit.  Evelyn grew up south of Lucas in Russell County and attended country school...

May 11, 2011

Hester Lorraine (Milberger) Peck , 89, of Bunker Hill, Kansas died on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at the Main Street Manor in Russell.

Hester was born November 21, 1921 in Russell County to Jacob E. Milberger and Carrie (Strecker) Milberger. She...

May 8, 2011

Harvey John Miller , 95, of Russell, Kansas died on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at the Russell Regional Hospital Emergency Room.

Harvey was born on September 2, 1915 in Bushton, Kansas the son of George B. and Anna L. (Miller) Miller.  During his childhood he grew up in Bushton and graduated from Bushton...

May 2, 2011

Martha Helen Ulrich , 90 of Russell died Monday, May 2, 2011 at Main Street Manor in Russell, Kansas.

Martha was born January 20, 1921 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of Julius and Bertha (Beeschke) Tews.  She grew up and attended schools in Milwaukee and Kenosha areas.

Martha was united...

May 2, 2011

Melba Jean Boxberger , 86 of Beloit and formerly of Russell died Monday, May 02, 2011 at the Hill Top Lodge Nursing Home in Beloit.

Melba Jean was born August 17, 1924 in Hamilton, Kansas the daughter of Raymond A. and Ethel Hazel (Kern) Ott.  She grew up in Russell and graduated from...

Apr 28, 2011

Vera Leona (Brack) Weimaster , 90 years of age, was born on February 21, 1921 and passed away to be with the lord on April 28th, 2011 at Rose Arber Home in Flagstaff, AZ.    She was the daughter of David O. Brack and Amelia (Wagner) Brack from Otis, Kansas.

Apr 16, 2011

Elton August Teppe, 91, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2011, at the Golden Living Center in Wilson, Kansas, with his wife of 68 years by his side. Elton was born to William and Amelia (Woelk) Teppe in Dorrance, Kansas on March 27th 1920. He grew up on the family farm west of Dorrance, attended Dorrance...

Apr 10, 2011

Matilda Hoch, 88, of Dorrance, Kansas died on Sunday, April 10, 2011 at the Ellsworth Medical Center in Ellsworth, Kansas.

A celebration of the funeral mass will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, April 15, 2011 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dorrance with Father James Hoover officiating.  Burial will follow...

Apr 5, 2011

Marshall F. Harrison , 87 of Wilson and formerly of Russell died Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Wilson, Kansas.

Marshall was born August 12, 1923 in El Dorado, Kansas the son of Bernard Parke and Della Evangaline (Marshall)...

Apr 5, 2011

Ronald J. Wasinger , 66, of Overland Park, Kansas, and former longtime resident of Russell, Kansas, died on April 5, 2011 at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Ron was born on February 1, 1945, to Andrew and Miriam Wasinger and grew up in Victoria, Kansas. He was a graduate of Victoria High School, played football...

Apr 2, 2011

Jonathan “John” Ray Friesen , 21, died on Saturday, April 2, 2011, due to a tragic car accident. He was born on January 30, 1990, in Shattuck, Oklahoma, to Gordon Friesen and Cherish Mahaffey. He grew up in Balko, Edmond, and Yukon, Oklahoma, and graduated from Yukon High School in 2009....

Apr 1, 2011

Lawrence Louis Propp , Sr., 94, of Columbia, Missouri and a former resident of Russell died on April 1, 2011 at the Veteran’s Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

Lawrence was born on May 24, 1916 in Russell, Kansas; the son of John Fredrick and Eva (Rein) Propp.  He grew up in the Russell area...

Apr 1, 2011

Theresa O. Chung , 72, of New Windsor, New York, died on April 1, 2011 at her son’s home in Russell, Kansas.

Theresa was born on October 13, 1938 in Seoul, South Korea, the daughter of Chung Kichae and Kim Jumyae.  She grew up and attended school in Seoul and received her Bachelor’s...

Mar 30, 2011

Vicki Lynn Norwood , 62, of Russell, Kansas died Wednesday, March 30, 20ll at Kindred Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri

Vicki was born January 5, l949 in Russell, Kansas to George H. and Ivy C.(Rhyne) Norwood. She graduated from Russell High School in l967 and Emporia State Teachers College in l97l. She taught...

Mar 27, 2011

James Lacey Brown , 86 of Russell died Sunday, March 27, 2011 at the Russell Regional Hospital.

James was born December 28, 1924 on the family farm outside of Russell, one of three children born to John A. and Dorothy Ruth (Lacey) Brown.  He grew up in Russell County and graduated from Russell...

Mar 26, 2011

Henry Howard Scott, passed away peacefully and with dignity on March 26, 2011 after a brief illness.  Howard was born in Russell County, Kansas on February 8, 1924 to Jessie (Herron) Scott and Allen Ray Scott.  He graduated from Russell High School in 1942.

Howard was a WW II veteran, a member of...

Mar 22, 2011

Marilyn Louise (Krueger) Chesney , 74 of Hays, Kansas died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at  St. John's Health Care Center in Hays.

Marilyn was born May 15, 1936 in Natoma, Kansas, the daughter of Harold Roy and Yvonne (Paschal) Krueger.  She grew up in Natoma and graduated from Natoma High School in 1954. ...

Mar 14, 2011

DeVante' Breanna (Woods) Sampil , age 14, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and former Russell resident, died on Monday, March 14, 2011 at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital. DeVante' was born on August 16, 1996 in Russell, Kansas.

She is survived by her parents, Amy and Ousmane Sampil, sister Brijhae (Woods) Sampil, and brother Zidane Sampil all...

Mar 10, 2011

Bobbie Mac Robbins , 88 of Paradise, Kansas died Thursday evening, March 10, 2011 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Bobbie was born January 30, 1923 on the family farm north of Paradise.  He was the only child of William J. and Maude (Perkins) Robbins.  He grew up and attended country...

Mar 7, 2011

Wilma (Kerbs) Hauser was born on October 1, 1924 in Russell County, Kansas to Jacob and Martha Templing.  She died in Scottsdale, Arizona on March 7, 2011 at the Desert Flower care facility where she was comforted by family members.

She was the youngest of three children having two sisters, Edna and Irene. ...