Obituaries

May 7, 2021

Stewart Edwards McAdoo, 69, of Russell, Kansas, died on Friday, May 07, 2021 at his home in Russell, Kansas.

Stewart was born on October 04, 1951, in Russell, Kansas, the son of Stewart Leslie and Josie Edna (VanHouten) McAdoo.  He grew up in Russell, Kansas, and graduated from Russell High School in the class of 1969.  After...

May 7, 2021

Cathern Lee (Thouvenelle) Trapp, 82, of Russell, Kansas, died on Friday, May 07, 2021, at her family’s home in the Flint Hills outside of Manhattan KS

Cathern was born on September 19, 1938, in Lucas, Kansas, the daughter of George Gerald (G.G) and Bertie Orene (Pitchford) Thouvenelle.  As a young girl she grew up in Lucas but...

Apr 23, 2021

Edna Isabella (Deines) Mai, 99, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Friday, April 23, 2021 at the Homestead Assisted Living in Russell.

Edna was born on November 21, 1921 on the family farm.  She was one of five children born to Ferdinand and Amalia “Mollie” (Mai) Deines.  She grew up on the farm south of Russell near the...

Apr 11, 2021

****Attention: Due to weather concerns, the funeral service for Jane will be moved and held at the Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary in Russell, Kansas at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, April 20th.*****

Mary Jane Bender, 65, of Russell, Kansas, died on Sunday, April 11, 2021, at the Russell Regional Hospital Emergency Room in Russell, Kansas

Jane...

Apr 10, 2021

Richard Stanley Cross, 88, of Russell, Kansas, went to his new home April 10, 2021, while living at the Anthology of the Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri.

Richard was born August 1, 1932 to Lewis and Gloria Cross in Tonakaw, Oklahoma.  Gloria went to be with the Lord in 1934.  Lewis remarried.  His new bride Maude Cross...

Apr 2, 2021

Wayne Charles Zweifel, 89, of Waldo, Kansas, died on Friday, April 02, 2021, at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas.

Wayne Charles Zweifel was born on June 1, 1931, one of seven children born to Earl and Alice (Fletch) Zweifel. He died in the hospital surrounded by his family on Friday, April 2, 2021. He grew...

Mar 23, 2021

Dee Richard Holecek, 91, of Russell, Kansas, and formerly of Ellsworth, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at the Homestead Assisted Living in Russell.

Richard was born January 19, 1930 in Ellsworth, the son of Joe, Jr. and Bertha Eunice (Mead) Holecek.  He grew up in Ellsworth and graduated from Ellsworth High School.

Richard...

Mar 19, 2021

Richard “Rick” Kent Dougherty, 69, of Eudora, Kansas and formerly of Russell, Kansas, passed away Friday, March 19, 2021 at his home.

Rick was born October 4, 1951 in Lucas, Kansas. He was one of five sons born to William B. and MariAnnette (Chard) Dougherty. He grew up in Lucas and graduated from Lucas High School in...

Mar 4, 2021

Rowan Edward Camp, 81, of Russell, Kansas, died on Thursday, March 04, 2021, at the Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas.

Rowan was born May 5, 1939 in Natoma, Kansas.  He was one of three children born to Elmer Martin and Maggie Gladys (Rubble) Camp.  He grew up in Natoma and graduated from Natoma High School...

Mar 2, 2021

Mary Ellen (Bogart) Thacker, 94, of Russell, Kansas, and formerly of Luray, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Main Street Manor in Russell.

Mary Ellen was born August 6, 1926 in Oakley, Kansas, the daughter of Milbis Lawrence and Lola Alice (Anspach) Bogart.  In September, 1929, Mary Ellen’s family moved to a farm that her...

Feb 28, 2021

Elizabeth Ann “Libby” Bartley Erwin, 86, of Russell, Kansas, died on Sunday, February 28, 2021, at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas.

Libby was born on July 10, 1934, in Larned, Kansas, the daughter of Edward and Valentine (Thorpe) Bartley. In 1940, the family moved to Great Bend, Kansas where she graduated from High School in...

Feb 26, 2021

David Earl Bray, 77, of Natoma, Kansas, passed away of Covid complications on Friday, February 26, 2021, at the Hays Medical Center, surrounded by his wife and children.

Dave was born on May 04, 1943, in Kanopolis, Kansas, the son of William and Kathryn (Canaday) Bray.  As a child, his family lived in Colorado and Wyoming where...

Feb 25, 2021

Janice Rae (Stewart) Marshall, 82, of Russell, Kansas passed away on Thursday, Feb. 25th, 2021 at the Russell Regional Hospital, Russell, KS.

Janice was born on May 1, 1938 in Hays, KS to Margaret (Boxberger) and Louis Kenneth Stewart. Janice lived her entire life in Russell and graduated from Russell High School with the class of 1956....

Feb 20, 2021

Jeannine C. Truan, 84, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021 at the Wilson Nursing Center in Wilson, Kansas.

Jeannine was born December 26, 1936 in Hays, Kansas.  She was one of five children born to Gilbert and Elizabeth (Kippes) Truan.  She grew up a short time in Hays before her family moved to the...

Feb 12, 2021

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 her senior...

Feb 11, 2021

Norma Jean (Gagna) Anderson, 92, of Russell, Kansas, died on Thursday, February 11, 2021, at the Russell 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 baptized. ...

Feb 11, 2021

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 graduated from...

Feb 2, 2021

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 from Loomis...

Jan 29, 2021

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...

Jan 26, 2021

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 bought a...