Virginia Lee Eklund, 96, of Hutchinson, Kansas, and former Natoma, Kansas, resident, died on Saturday, November 09, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Village in Hutchinson, Kansas.  Virginia was born on February 28, 1923, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Francis Marion and Louise (Meade) Gookins.  She grew up in Hutchinson and attended local schools in Hutchinson.  She met, fell in love and was united in marriage to Robert Grant Eklund on September 16, 1939, in Hutchinson, Kansas.  From this union, Robert and Virginia were blessed with two sons Ken and Bill.  Robert passed away on September 06, 2003.  Virginia was

Ramona Hutchinson, 78, of Russell, Kansas, died on Monday, November 04, 2019, at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas. Ramona was born on January 27, 1941, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Phillip and Ruth (Schooling) Lopez.  She grew up in Waldo, Kansas, and graduated from Waldo High School in the class of 1959.  After high school, she attended the University of Kansas and graduated in 1963, with a bachelor’s degree in Latin American Studies and Spanish.  She was united in marriage to Ralph Bauman in June of 1963, and from this union Ramona and Ralph were blessed

Herman Joseph Bricker, 79,  passed away Sunday Nov 03, 2019,  at 1pm, from natural causes at the Drumright Nursing Home in Drumright Oklahoma.  He was born March 31st, 1940 to Paul Bricker and Christine (Berens) Bricker in Gorham Ks. He was the oldest of 4 boys.  In Herman’s early years he worked at the Gorham Co-Op. And later in life he was a hard worker in the Oilfield of Russell Ks, where he worked at a few different companies as a Roustabout hand.  On October 14th, 1972 he was united in marriage to Patricia Ann (Karst) Bricker. With this union

Darrell Henry “Hank” Hays, Jr., 66, of Alton, KS died on October 29, 2019 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. Hank was born on September 5, 1953 in Osborne, KS, the son of Darrell H., Sr., & Shirley (Campbell) Hays. He grew up in the rural Natoma, KS area and graduated from Natoma High School in 1971. Hank worked for area farmers during high school and was a member of Belleview 4-H Club and FFA. For a brief time after high school, he worked as a custom cutter and at a gas station only to return to his Dad’s

MaryAnna Anschutz, 91, of Russell, Kansas, died on Saturday, October 19, 2019, at the Redbud Village Court in Plainville, Kansas. MaryAnna, born on April 09, 1928, was the daughter of Henry and Leona (Boucek) Ward.  She grew up in Minneapolis Kansas and graduated from Minneapolis High School.  She, then, earned a Bachelor Degree in Education at the University of Kansas.  She taught elementary education with USD 407 in Russell, Kansas for many years, but she also taught in Concordia, Minneapolis and Dorrance, Kansas. Her professional development included a Master’s Degree in Education at Ft. Hays State University.  She actively promoted

Bonnie Faye Louder, 81, of Russell, Kansas, passed away on Friday, October 18, 2019, at the Russell Regional Hospital. Bonnie was born on March 03, 1938, in Peru, Kansas, the daughter of Harold S. and Etta W. (Kibler) Clark-Sampson.  She grew up in Douglas and Rock, Kansas. Later the family moved to Russell, Kansas, where she graduated from Russell High School in 1957. She met, fell in love and was united in marriage to Seth Scott Louder on June 20, 1957, in Ord, Nebraska.  She worked as an Activity Director with Alafern Nursing Home, was a nurse’s aid in the

Karl Albert Newacheck, 87, of Russell went to be with the Lord on October 14, 2019, while surrounded by his family. He was born to Karl Clarence Newacheck and Amalia (Mollie) Strecker Newacheck on November 17, 1931, in Russell, Kansas.  Karl was born and raised in Russell, Ks. He graduated from Russell High School in 1949 and then attended Bethany College two years.  Karl is a US Veteran. In January 1952, he enlisted in the Air Force. He went to Korea in January 1954 and spent a year there at Kimpo K-14 and Oson K-55, as well as two weeks

Robert LeRoy “Bob” Balloun, 91, Russell, Kansas, passed away Monday, October 14, 2019 at his home.  Bob was born December 10, 1927 in Hays, Kansas.  He was one of five children born to Rudolph George and Mabelle (Britt) Balloun.  He grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School in the Class of ’46. Bob served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII as a combat engineer.  His 2-year tour  was spent serving in Japan as part of the occupation.  After his discharge, he returned to the Russell area.  Bob was united in marriage to Nancy Jane Edwards

David Jacob Reisig, 71, of Russell, died October 10, 2019. He was born December 24, 1947 in Russell, Kansas, to Jacob D. Reisig and Olga Marie Steponick. David graduated from Russell High School in 1965. While achieving his bachelor’s degree in Agronomy from Kansas State University, he met and fell in love with Pamela Kaye Weckman, of Oskaloosa, Kansas. They were married January 26, 1969 and enjoyed 50 years of marriage with three vow renewals over the years. In the early 1970s, David served as an officer in the United States Air Force Pararescue, providing long distance ocean recovery rescue

Pauline Lucy Bender, 88, of Russell, Kansas died on Saturday, October 05, 2019, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas Pauline was born on November 22, 1930, in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas and Catherine (Cheesman ) Barker.  She grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School.  She met, fell in love and was united in marriage to Clarence Bender on March 18, 1951, in Russell, Kansas.  From this union Pauline and Clarence were blessed with 5 children Carol, Alvin, Elton Daniel and Roy.  Clarence preceded her in death on May 28, 2012, in Russell, Kansas.