Obituary

Patricia Lucille (Kurtz) Peck, 90, of Bunker Hill, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 12, 2021 at the Hays Medical Center in Hay, Kansas. Patricia was born January 18, 1931 in Burlington, Colorado.  She was one of four children born to Frank and Alma (Kerr) Kurtz.  She grew up and attended schools in Alton, Kansas until … Read more

Norma Jean (Gagna) Anderson, 92, of Russell, Kansas, died on Thursday, February 11, 2021, at theRussell Regional Hospital. Norma Jean was born on February 10, 1929, on the family farm near Rice, Kansas, the daughter of Elzear H. and Ida Maude (Hanna) Gagna.  Her family attended St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Aurora where she was … Read more

Donna Kay (Schmidtberger) Albrecht, age 75, of  Russell, Kansas, died Thursday, February 11, 2021 at Hays Medical Center. Donna was born March 22, 1945, in Russell, Kansas to Luetta May (Turner) and Herman Francis Schmidtberger. Donna grew up in the Fairport and Paradise area. Her family moved to Gorham, Kansas her Junior year where she … Read more

Paul Ellsworth David, 79, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Tuesday morning, February 2, 2021 at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell. Paul was born April 7, 1941 in Holdrege, Nebraska.  He was one of thirteen children born to Everett and Retha B. (Geer) David.  He grew up in Holdrege and Phelps County, Nebraska and graduated … Read more

Ruby Mae Atkinson, 75, of Russell, Kansas, died on Friday, January 29, 2021, at her home in Russell. Ruby was born on November 19, 1945, to Mrs Wanda (Bean) Pickering in Polk County, Missouri. She is survived by her children son Robert Atkinson of Russell, Kansas; daughters Barbara Ortiz of Oxnard, California and  Rita Cordova … Read more

Jaclyn Louise (Lewis) Burton, 91, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at Russell Regional Hospital. Jaclyn was born July 9, 1929 at her parent’s home in Hominy, Oklahoma, the daughter of Harold M. and Juanita S. (Winters) Lewis.  Jaclyn’s family moved from Oklahoma to Madison, Kansas in her early years.  Her parents … Read more

Steven Bradley Reed, 54, of Russell, Kansas, died on Sunday, January 24, 2021, at his home. Steven was born on October 12, 1966, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Thomas Milton and Keitha Ann (Morgan) Reed.  He grew up in central Kansas, where he went on to work primarily in the oil and manufacturing industries. … Read more

Chester Lee (Chet) Goodheart, 80, met Jesus on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, in his home.  He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Norma Jean Goodheart, and their two daughters and their families – Teresa and Mike Gates of Fairplay CO and Colleen Jensen of Loveland CO, four grandchildren, Jennifer Jensen of Westminster, CO, … Read more

Raymond Curtis Mader, 55, of Russell, Kansas passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. Curtis was born June 15, 1965 in Emporia, Kansas, one of four children born to Marvin Eugene and Vicky Sue (Landis) Mader.  He grew up in Emporia until 1981 when his family moved to … Read more

Janet Sue McAdoo, 69, of Russell, Kansas, died on Friday, January 15, 2021, at the Wilson Rehabilitation and Care Center in Wilson, Kansas. Janet was born on August 28, 1951, in Hays, Kansas, the daughter of Wilford E. and Henrietta (Eberle) Ross.  She grew up in Hays and graduated from Marian High School in the … Read more