Obituaries
Gerald L. “Gary” Meis
Jan 19, 2025
Gerald Lee “Gary” Meis, 89, of Russell Kansas, died Sunday, January 19, 2025, at the Russell Regional Hospital.
Gerald was born on August 4, 1935, in Catherine, Kansas and was the son of Aegedius
Gerald Lee "Gary" Meis, 89, of Russell Kansas, died Sunday, January 19, 2025, at the Russell Regional Hospital.
Gerald was born on August 4, 1935, in Catherine, Kansas and...
Delmar Lavern Hampl
Sep 3, 2025
Delmar Lavern Hampl, 95, of Russell, Kansas, and formerly of Luray, Kansas, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
Delmar was born September 12, 1929 on the family farm near Luray. He was one of two children born to Philip J. and Matilda K. (Bachman) Hampl. He attended school in Luray and graduated from Luray High School....
Vicki Louise McDowell
Aug 18, 2025
Vicki Louise McDowell, 77, of Lucas, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 18, 2025. She was born December 4, 1947, in Osborne, Kansas, the daughter of Arvis and Christina ‘Louise’ (Corwin) Elliott.
Vicki grew up on a farm near Paradise, Kansas, and graduated from Paradise Rural High School. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Fort Hays...
Larry Elvin Mravinec
Aug 17, 2025
Larry Elvin Mravinec, 94, of Russell, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 17, 2025 at the Wilson Care Center in Wilson, Kansas.
Larry was born in Osborne County, Kansas, the son of Frank P. and Ruby V. (Boyd) Mravinec. Larry proudly served his country in the U.S. Army for many years. A dedicated veteran, he was a lifelong member of...
Robert Aaron Thacker
Aug 15, 2025
Robert Aaron Thacker, (Bob) 73, of Russell, Kansas, died on Friday, August 15, 2025, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.
Robert was born on January 30, 1952, in Russell, Kansas, the son of Elmer and Ethel (Reichard) Thacker. He grew up in Paradise, Kansas, and graduated from Luray High School in the class of 1970. He was united in marriage...
Karen Rose Strachan
Aug 12, 2025
Karen Rose Strachan, 76, of Russell, Kansas, died on Tuesday August 12, 2025, at the University of Kansas Health Systems - Great Bend Campus in Great Bend, Kansas.
Karen was born on October 06, 1948, in Hays, Kansas, the daughter of Virgil Martin and Adelinde Marie (Leikam) Bollig. She grew up in Hays, Kansas, and graduated from Marian High School. She...
Carol Rose Shaffer
Aug 12, 2025
Carol Rose Shaffer, 93, of Waldo, Kansas, died on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at the Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg, Ohio.
Carol was born on May 21, 1932, in Rural Russell County, Kansas, the daughter of Earl O. and Alice F. (Fluetsch) Zweifel. She grew up in Waldo and graduated from Waldo High School. She was united in marriage to...
Franklin Dean Peirano
Aug 11, 2025
Franklin Dean Peirano, 91, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Monday morning, August 11, 2025, at the Russell Regional Hospital.
Frank was born February 17, 1934, in Wilson, Kansas. He was one of nine children born to Augustine and Pearl (Gustus) Peirano. He grew up in Wilson and graduated from Wilson High School in the class of 1952.
Frank was united in marriage...
Clayton Wayne Seaman
Aug 1, 2025
Clayton Wayne Seaman, 61, of Natoma, Kansas, passed away Friday, August 1, 2025 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas.
Clayton was born February 14, 1964 at the hospital in Osborne, Kansas. He was one of two children born to Clayton William “Bill” and Nyla May (Kreft) Seaman. He grew up in Natoma and was a Natoma High School...
Emmett G. Robinson
Jul 30, 2025
Emmett G. Robinson, 62, of Russell, Kansas and former Denver, Colorado resident, died on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas.
Emmett was born on November 08, 1962, in Denver, Colorado, the son of Emmett G. and Rosalie Theresa (Frolio) Robinson. He grew up and graduated from high school in Denver. For many years he worked...
John Foster Lance III
Jul 21, 2025
John Foster Lance, III, 74, died on Monday, July 21, 2025, at the Russell Regional Hospital Emergency Room in Russell, Kansas.
John was born on November 25, 1950, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of John Foster, Jr. and Ruth C. (Hinkle) Lance. He grew up in Wichita and graduated from East High School in Wichita. Later he attended Wichita State University...
Mickey Lynn Teel
Jun 29, 2025
Mickey Lynn Teel, 68, of Russell, Kansas, passed away on June 29, 2025, after a long and courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her family at her home in Russell.
Mickey was born on April 06, 1957, in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond H. and Gloria (Goetz) Teel. She grew up and lived her whole life in Russell, Kansas, and...
Sherlyn Jean Tatkenhorst
Jun 27, 2025
Sherlyn Jean (Stull) Tatkenhorst, 77, of Natoma, Kansas, passed away Friday, June 27, 2025 at her home.
Jean was born April 10, 1948, in Hays, Kansas. She is the daughter of Max and Alberta (Jennings) Stull. She grew up in the Codell and Natoma area. Her parents divorced and Max remarried to Goldie Stull.
She graduated from Natoma High School in the...
LaVern Everett Steinle
Jun 26, 2025
LaVern Everett Steinle, 93, of Bunker Hill, Kansas, died on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at the Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell, Kansas.
LaVern was born on November 19, 1931, south of Bunker Hill, Kansas, the son of David W. and Emma (Luerman) Steinle. He grew up in the Bunker Hill area. He joined the United States Army, serving his country in...
Melva Jo Dortland
Jun 16, 2025
Melva Jo Dortland, 94, of Gorham, Kansas, died on Monday, June 16, 2025, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.
Melva was born on November 03, 1930, in Luray, Kansas, the daughter of Melvin and Josephine (Shiroky) Schurr. As a young girl she lived in Luray and graduated from Luray High School before moving to Russell, Kansas. She was united...
Geraldine "Jerry" D. Wheeler
Jun 13, 2025
Geraldine “Jerry” D. Wheeler died on Friday, June 13, 2025.
Jerry was born in Hays, KS on February 26, 1936, to Gerald and Lucy Dortland. Jerry and her brother Everett grew up on the farm in Gorham, KS. Jerry was a seamstress in Denver specializing in draperies for several years. She then went to work for Kaiser for 20 years. She...
Brian R. "Doc" Reddig
Jun 13, 2025
Brian Richard “Doc” Reddig, 61, died on Friday June 13, 2025, at his home in Gorham, Kansas, surrounded by his family.
Doc was born on August 25, 1963, in Russell, Kansas, the son of James Richard and Dianae Lynn (Karst) Reddig. He grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School in the class of 1981. He met, fell in...
Annette C. Sullivan
Jun 3, 2025
Annette C. Sullivan, 60, a lifelong resident of Russell, Kansas, passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 3, 2025, in Salina, Kansas, following a health battle resulting from an accident in March 2024. Born on September 26, 1964, Annette lived a life defined by kindness, warmth, and a deep love for her community.
A proud graduate of Russell High School,...
Joanna Marie Copeland
Jun 2, 2025
Joanna Copeland, 83, of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2025. She was born on October 9, 1941, in Great Bend, Kansas, to Howard and Florence Metheny.
She was united in marriage to Jimmy on February 21st, 1960, in Russell, Kansas. Joanna was a woman of many talents and an unwavering devotion to her family. After graduating high school,...
Roy Clark Miller
May 29, 2025
Roy Clark Miller, 95 of Grand Island, Nebraska, and former Russell, Kansas resident died on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at Country House Residence in Grand Island.
Roy was born on June 11, 1929, in Gove County, Kansas, the son of Fay Clark and Hazel Inus (Benson) Miller. He grew up in the Quinter and Gove, Kansas areas and graduated from Gove...
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