Obituaries

Sep 14, 2022

Mary Catherine Malek was born on November 6, 1925 to Marguerite (Carl) and Valentine Malek at Cawker City, Kansas. She left this life peacefully in Russell, KS on September 14, 2022 at the age of 96.  Mary grew up in the Malek bakery run by her parents along with her siblings, sister Louise and brothers Carl, Leo and Ted. ...

Sep 5, 2022

Wayne E. Funk, 78, of Milberger, Kansas, died on Monday, September 05, 2022, at Main Street Manor in Russell, Kansas.

Wayne was born on July 31, 1944, in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Emanuel and Elsie (Wilhelm) Funk.  He grew up on the family farm in the southwest corner of Russell County and graduated from Otis...

Aug 31, 2022

Gary Richard Bilbrey, 78, of Russell, Kansas, died on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at the Wheat State Manor of Whitewater, Kansas.

Gary was born on June 07, 1944, in Stafford, Kansas, the son of Fern R. and Mildred L. (Morelan) Bilbrey.  He grew up in Russell, Kansas and graduated from Russell High School in the class of...

Aug 30, 2022

Elzina E. Scott, 90, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at Wheatland Nursing Home in Russell.

Elzina was born November 29, 1931 in Russell County.  She was the daughter of John and Lydia (Lohmann) Maier.  She grew up and attended Cromwell Country School south of Gorham, Kansas. She was baptized and confirmed at Bender...

Aug 25, 2022

Malcolm Lee Marshall, 94, lifetime resident of Russell, Kansas, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2022 at his home with his family by his side.

Malcolm was born April 29, 1928 in Russell, the son of Martin “Cleve” and Myrtle (Mitchell) Marshall.  He was a 1948 graduate of Russell High School.  He served his country during the Korean...

Aug 23, 2022

Iris Emma Schafer, 69, of Gorham, Kansas, died on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at the Russell Regional Hospital E.R. in Russell, Kansas.

Iris was born on July 29, 1953, in Mesa, Arizona, the daughter of Louis A. and Emma (Hardt) Schroeder.  She lived in Mesa at an early age and spent most of her childhood living in...

Aug 17, 2022

Larry Laverne Bernard was called to his Heavenly Home on August 17 th , 2022 with family by his side.  He was born on August 15, 1953, in Imperial, NE to Marlin & Pat Bernard.

Larry was a lifelong educator who enjoyed his roles as a teacher, coach, and principal.  He graduated from Osborne High School and...

Aug 6, 2022

Constance Lucille “Connie” Eulert, 81, of Russell, Kansas, and former Paradise, Kansas resident, died on Saturday, August 06, 2022, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Connie was born on July 11, 1941, in Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Donald and Nova (Alderson) Stamey.  She grew up in and attended school in Great Bend, Kansas. ...

Jul 31, 2022

Larry Dean Kilian passed away July 31, 2022, at 85 years of age at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas.

Larry was born February 21, 1937, in Ellsworth, Kansas. Larry competed in shot put in Junior High track and field and was on the 440 relay team, posting a new school record with a 51.4 run....

Jul 28, 2022

Marie Carmella Rall, 66, of Russell, Kansas, died on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at her home in Russell, Kansas.

Marie was born on December 10, 1955, in Bayshore Long Island, New York.  The family moved to Russell, Kansas for several years before Marie moved back to New York when she was 13 years old.  In 1971, she...

Jul 26, 2022

Donald H. Burton, 97, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at Main Street Manor of Russell.

Donald was born June 2, 1925 in Hays, Kansas.  He was the son of Harold N. and Helen M. (Truan) Burton.  They lived in Hays and moved to Russell when he started school.  He graduated from Russell High...

Jul 23, 2022

James Lee “Jimmy” Bosch, 65, of Hays, Kansas, died on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Jimmy was born on November 15, 1956, in Russell, Kansas, the son of John Edward, Sr. and Gwendolyn LaRue (Briley) Bosch.  He grew up in Gorham, Kansas, and graduated from Gorham High School.  He was...

Jul 18, 2022

Betty Ann (Schwien) Radke was born August 19, 1932 in Russell County, Kansas, the daughter of Sigmund and Lydia (Bender) Schwien. Betty passed away July 18, 2022 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 89 years and 11 months.

Betty was baptized September 18, 1932 and confirmed April 14, 1946 in the...

Jul 9, 2022

John Henry Becker, 78, of Russell, Kansas, died on Saturday, July 09, 2022, at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas.

John was born on August 07, 1943, in Osborne, Kansas, the son of Matt and Luise (Meier) Becker.  He grew up on the family farm in Osborne County, Kansas and attended Mt. Hope country schools in...

Jul 7, 2022

Dona Marie (Fowler) Bender, 72, of Russell, Kansas passed away Thursday, July 7, 2022 at the Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.

Dona was born July 6, 1950 in Wichita, Kansas.  She was the daughter of Donald and Lyla (Bruner) Fowler.  She grew up in Wichita and graduated from North High School.

Dona...

Jul 3, 2022

Thomas Lloyd Beatty, 74, of Luray, Kansas, went to Heaven with the Lord, on Sunday, July 03, 2022, at the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center in Hutchinson, Kansas after a valiant battle with numerous health issues.

Thomas was born on May 25, 1948, in Salina, Kansas, the son of Lloyd R. and Bertha Maude (Reiss) Beatty.  He grew...

Jun 30, 2022

Elaine Savilla Holmes, 87, of Russell, Kansas, died on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Elaine was born on February 19, 1935, in Flint, Michigan, the daughter of Harvey and Doris (Bennett) Covington.  She grew up in Phillips, Texas and graduated from Phillips High School.  She met, fell in love and...

Jun 20, 2022

Bonnie Jean (Coleman) Kelly, 90, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Monday, June 20, 2022, at Main Street Manor in Russell.

She was born September 27, 1931 in Omaha, Nebraska, to Allen and Irma (Callahan) Coleman.  Bonnie grew up in Omaha, graduating from Technical High School and continuing on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Omaha...

Jun 18, 2022

Barbara J. (Gregwire) Scheck, 71, of Russell, Kansas passed away Saturday evening, June 18, 2022 at her home.

Barbara was born October 1, 1950 in Russell, the daughter of Gordon and Marilyn (Flohr) Gregwire. She grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School in the Class of 68. She then attended Emporia State University for...

Jun 10, 2022

Sadie Jo Louise Arnet, 27, of Russell, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Friday, June 10, 2022.

Sadie was born March 30, 1995 in Hays, Kansas, the daughter of Fred and Angie (Kaufman) Arnet. She grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School in the Class of 2013. She graduated from Ft. Hays...