Obituary

Dean Vernon Keil, age 82, of Russell, Kansas, passed away, surrounded by his family, on Monday, January 15, 2024, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Dean was born on October 20, 1941, in Great Bend, Kansas to the late John and Anna (Krug) Keil. The fifth of five children, Dean grew up on a … Read more

John M. Strobel, 69, of Great Bend, Kansas, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2024 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. John was born December 19, 1954 in St. John, Kansas.  One of three sons and a daughter to Jerome C. and Norma Lee (Schmidt) Strobel.  He grew up in Radium, Kansas … Read more

Kristen Faye (Kuhn) Windscheffel, 39, of Russell, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2024 at Russell Regional Hospital, with the same courage and grace she fought her 30 month battle with Cancer. Kristen was born September 26, 1984, in Pratt, Kansas, the youngest daughter born to Tim and Faye (Thompson) Kuhn. Driven to excel … Read more

John E. Simmons, Jr., 78, of Russell, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 04, 2024, at the Russell Regional Hospital. John “Truck” Simmons was born on August 01, 1945, in Russell, Kansas, the son of John E., Sr. and Helen S. (Simacek) Simmons.  He grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School where … Read more

Betty Joy (Zweifel) Pruter, 87, of Natoma, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at her home. Betty was born June 26, 1936 on the family farm near Waldo, Kansas.  She was one of four children born to Robert and Bernice (Clow) Zweifel.  She grew up in the Waldo area and graduated from Waldo High … Read more

Wanda Jeannine Brown, 80, of Russell, Kansas, died on Monday, January 01, 2024, at her home in Russell. Wanda was born on October 09, 1943, in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Herman and Mary K. (Ginther) Deines.  She grew up and spent her entire life in Russell and graduated from Russell High School in the … Read more

Viron Joseph Earl, 75, of WaKeeney, Kansas, and former Russell, Kansas, resident, died on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. Viron was born on June 05, 1948, in Grafton, Nebraska, the son of Lester Monroe and MeDora Elizabeth (Viney) Earl.  He grew up in Grafton and attended local schools.  … Read more

Skyler Logan Warren, 23, of Great Bend, Kansas, passed away from injuries from an automotive accident on Sunday, December 24, 2023 near Sterling, Kansas. Skyler was born March 29, 2000 in Hays, Kansas.  He was the son of Brandon M. Warren and Jennifer Rosenberg..  He grew up mainly in the Goodland, Kansas, and Ellis, Kansas, … Read more

Thomas R. Werner, 83, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2023 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. Tom was born on June 13, 1940 on the family farm near Sabetha, Kansas.  He was one of eight children born to Martin Joseph and Mary K. (Grewing) Werner.  In approximately 1943 the family … Read more

Ronald Eugene Blau, 68, of Russell, Kansas, died on Saturday, December 23, 2023, at his home in Russell. Ronald was born on June 01, 1955, in Scott City, Kansas, the son of John L. and Joyce E. (Bennett) Blau.  He grew up in Scott City, Kansas, and graduated from Scott City High School.  After high … Read more