Obituaries

Dec 30, 2010

Ruth E. Willis , 64 of Russell died Thursday, December 30, 2010 at the Salina Regional Hospital in Salina, Kansas

Ruth was born October 18, 1946 in Beloit, Kansas the daughter of Lester D. and Ida F. (Baker) Terrell.  She grew up in the Downs, Tipton, and Russell areas.  She graduated from the...

Dec 27, 2010

Gerald E. “Jerry” Boomhower , 76 of rural Russell died Monday, December 27, 2010 at the Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington, Kansas

Jerry was born April 21, 1934 in Hoisington, Kansas the son of Glenn and Florence (Goodheart) Boomhower.  He grew up on the family farm in south Russell County and graduated from...

Dec 17, 2010

Thomas Corwin, 63 of Russell died Friday, December 17, 2010 at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas.

Thomas was born November 30, 1947 in Racine, Wisconsin, the son of James and Valeria (Hazen) Corwin.  He served his country in the U.S. Marines.

Surviving family include his daughter, Terrie Graham of Burlington, Wisconsin; sisters, Dolores...

Dec 15, 2010

Capdolia M. “Cappy” Detrixhe , 87, of Russell, died on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at her home in Russell.

Capdolia was born on July 31, 1923 in Ames, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Anna (Steinhauer) Goernandt.  She grew up in the Ames and Cloud County area and graduated from Ames High School. ...

Dec 14, 2010

Walter W. Wegele, 86, died Tuesday December 14, 2010 at Newton Medical Center in Newton, Kansas. He was born June 26, 1924 in Russell County, Kansas to Solomon and Lydia (Bitter) Wegele. On  October 14, 1945 he married Georgina Rein at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Milberger, KS  and she survives of the home.  Walter was a...

Dec 13, 2010

Elizabeth “Liz” Ann Chaney , 77, of Natoma, died on Monday, December 13, 2010 at the Stoneybrook Retirement Community in Manhattan, Kansas.

Liz was born March 31, 1933 in Galva, Kansas the daughter of Murice and Genevieve (Ramsey) Arnold.  She lived in Galva until the age of twelve when her family moved to...

Dec 10, 2010

Ronald Ernest Lumpkins , 56, of Russell died on Friday, December 10, 2010 at the Salina Regional Hospital in Salina, Kansas

Ron was born on March 13, 1954 in Plainville, Kansas, the son of Delwin and Ramona (Gates) Lumpkins.  He grew up in Central, Kansas area and graduated from Holyrood High School in...

Dec 7, 2010

Azalea June Hachmeister was born June 18, 1920, the fourth child of George Franklin and Celesta (Adams) Glendening on the family farm home in Rooks County, Kansas.   June attended the Hoskins Country School and graduated from Codell High School in 1938.  On July 27, 1939, June was united in marriage to Laurence C. Hachmeister in the...

Dec 4, 2010

Dean E. Wineland , 93, of Natoma, Kansas died on Saturday, December 4, 2010 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas.

Dean was born on August 25, 1917 in Natoma, Kansas, the son of Eugene and Louise (Miller) Wineland.   He grew up, attended school and spent most of his life in...

Dec 4, 2010

Leonard H. Major , 84, of Dorrance, Kansas, died on Saturday, December 4, 2010 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Leonard was born on April 12, 1926 on the family farm in Dorrance, the son of Henry J. and Marie (Schultz) Major.  Leonard grew up and spent all of his life...

Nov 25, 2010

James Everett “Jim” Post , 93, of Great Bend and formerly of Rooks County, Kansas, died on Thursday, November 25, 2010 at the Cherry Village Nursing Center in Great Bend, Kansas.

James was born on July 13, 1917, in rural Rooks County, Kansas, the son of James O. and Malenna A. (Gregory) Post. ...

Nov 7, 2010

Martha Eichman , 91, of Russell, died on Sunday, November 7, 2010 at the Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell.

She was born on July 6, 1919 in rural Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Peter Sr. and Lydia (Bender) Schneider.  She grew up in the Hoisington area and attended country schools.  She met, fell...

Nov 6, 2010

Karen Sue Carlson , 70, of Salina, Kansas and former Rooks County resident, died on Saturday, November 6, 2010 at her home in Salina.

She was born on December 4, 1939 in Osborne County, Kansas, the daughter of J. Harlan and Helen J. (Chapel) Miller.  After graduating high school she attended Stephens College...

Nov 6, 2010

Margaret J. Cox , 83, of Russell, passed away November 6, 2010.  She was born December 6, 1926 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Horace G. and Charlotte (Walker) Lansdon.

She grew up in the Kansas City where she attended school and graduated high school in 1939.  After high school she earned...

Nov 2, 2010

Theodore Clark “Ted” Luebbers , 64 of Russell died Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at the Russell Regional Hospital.

Ted was born July 3, 1946 in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Elmer “Fritz” and Bernice (Straub) Luebbers.  He grew up in Claflin, Kansas and graduated from Claflin High School in 1964.

Oct 31, 2010

Lee “Bob” Popp, 76 of Russell passed away unexpectedly on October 31, 2010 in Kansas City.

Bob was born March 11, 1934 in Hoisington, Kansas the son of Ben and Marie (Ehrlich) Popp.  He grew up in Hoisington and Russell, graduating from Russell High School in 1952.    He attended Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina then went into...

Oct 25, 2010

Troy Jay Thaemert , 48, Manhattan, died Monday October 25, 2010 at Stoneybrook Nursing Home in Manhattan, Ks. He was born the first of five children to Allan and Mary Ann Thaemert on Jan.23, 1962 in Manhattan.   He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Natoma, Ks.  He was confirmed in the Lutheran faith and attended...

Oct 25, 2010

Herman Hammerschmidt, 98, of Russell, died on Monday, October 25, 2010 at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas.

Herman was born on June 23, 1912 in Walker, Kansas, the son of Jacob and Anna (Geist) Hammerschmidt.  He grew up and attended public schools in Walker, Kansas and lived all his life in the Walker,...

Oct 25, 2010

Keith Terryl Wagner , 57, of Gorham, died on Monday, October 25, 2010 at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell.

Keith was born on June 2, 1953 in Phillipsburg, Kansas, the son of Fred H. and Bonnie E. (Myers) Wagner.  He grew up and attended school in Prairie View, Kansas and graduated from...

Oct 25, 2010

Emma Lillian Smith , age 98 years, died October 25, 2010 at Main Street Manor, Russell, Kansas, where she had been a resident since October, 2005. She was born October 14, 1912, in Dardanelle, Arkansas, daughter of Joseph and Dora (Larch) Balloun.

She attended school in Dardanelle, Arkansas and Gorham, Kansas. At a...