Obituaries

Mar 6, 2019

Edna Eileen (Logan) Str aub, 74, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at her home with her family by her side.

Eileen was born July 3, 1944 in Great Bend, Kansas.  She was one of three children born to Harold DeLos and Edna I. (Craig) Logan.  Eileen grew up and...

Mar 6, 2019

Edna Eileen (Logan) Straub, 74, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at her home with her family by her side.

Eileen was born July 3, 1944 in Great Bend, Kansas.  She was one of three children born to Harold DeLos and Edna I. (Craig) Logan.  Eileen grew up and attended schools in Claflin, Kansas....

Mar 3, 2019

LoRee G. (Popp) Dietz , 90, of Hays, Kansas and formerly of Russell, Kansas, passed Sunday, March 3, 2019 at Via Christi Village in Hays.

LoRee was born March 24, 1928, in Barton County, Kansas, the daughter of William and Olinda (Schwartzkopf) Popp.  She was Baptized and Confirmed in the Reformed Lutheran Church.  ...

Mar 3, 2019

LoRee G. (Popp) Dietz, 90, of Hays, Kansas and formerly of Russell, Kansas, passed Sunday, March 3, 2019 at Via Christi Village in Hays.

LoRee was born March 24, 1928, in Barton County, Kansas, the daughter of William and Olinda (Schwartzkopf) Popp.  She was Baptized and Confirmed in the Reformed Lutheran Church.   She grew up in the...

Mar 2, 2019

Nancy Marie (Dole) Poche’-Stoppel, 70, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell.

Nancy was born December 21, 1948 in Russell, Kansas.  She was the daughter of Kenneth D. and Dorothy M. (Brown) Dole.  She grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School in ’67.  She then...

Mar 2, 2019

Nancy Marie (Dole) Poche’-Stoppel , 70, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell.

Nancy was born December 21, 1948 in Russell, Kansas.  She was the daughter of Kenneth D. and Dorothy M. (Brown) Dole.  She grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High...

Feb 23, 2019

Laddie E. Merryfield , 87, formerly of Russell, Kansas, died on Saturday, February 23, 2019, in Lenexa, Kansas.

Laddie was born to Clyde E. & Virginia C. (Emery) Merryfield on October 20, 1931 in Minneapolis, Kansas.  He graduated from Minneapolis High School in 1949.  Laddie married Lola Mae Rasmussen on June 1, 1950...

Feb 23, 2019

Laddie E. Merryfield, 87, formerly of Russell, Kansas, died on Saturday, February 23, 2019, in Lenexa, Kansas.

Laddie was born to Clyde E. & Virginia C. (Emery) Merryfield on October 20, 1931 in Minneapolis, Kansas.  He graduated from Minneapolis High School in 1949.  Laddie married Lola Mae Rasmussen on June 1, 1950 and together they enjoyed a...

Feb 21, 2019

Billy Jean Wahl, 78, of Russell, Kansas passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Hays Medical Center.

Billy was born on on November 7th, 1940 in Denver, Colorado. She spent most of her childhood and all of her adult life in Kansas. For the last 29 years, Billy lived in Russell, served by Developmental Services of...

Feb 21, 2019

Billy Jean Wahl , 78, of Russell, Kansas passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Hays Medical Center.

Billy was born on on November 7th, 1940 in Denver, Colorado. She spent most of her childhood and all of her adult life in Kansas. For the last 29 years, Billy lived in Russell,...

Feb 12, 2019

Donald Eugene Chegwidden , 82, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.

Don was born May 31, 1936, in Hays, Kansas, the son of Harley and Charlotte (Marsh) Chegwidden.  He grew up in Bunker Hill, Kansas, and graduated from Bunker Hill High School.  He...

Feb 11, 2019

Jerry Lee Langhofer, age 76, passed away on February 11, 2019, of natural causes in his home in North Platte, Nebraska.

Jerry was born at home in Bunker Hill, Kansas on February 21, 1942, to Elmo and Ella (Feil) Langhofer. He graduated from Bunker Hill High School and attended Fort Hays University.

Jerry worked for...

Feb 9, 2019

Geneva Ann (Schmidt) Schumacher, 75, of Great Bend, Kansas, and formerly of Russell, Kansas, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the Medical Lodge of Great Bend.

Geneva was born May 24, 1943 in Grinnell, Kansas.  She was one of four children born to Raymond Joseph and Anna Martha (Wolf) Schmidt.  She grew up in Grinnell and...

Feb 9, 2019

Geneva Ann (Schmidt) Schumacher , 75, of Great Bend, Kansas, and formerly of Russell, Kansas, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the Medical Lodge of Great Bend.

Geneva was born May 24, 1943 in Grinnell, Kansas.  She was one of four children born to Raymond Joseph and Anna Martha (Wolf) Schmidt.  She...

Feb 8, 2019

Marjorie Marie Graham , 80, of Russell, Kansas, died on Friday, February 08, 2019, at Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell, Kansas.

Marjorie was born on December 03, 1938, in Rural Paradise, Kansas, the daughter of James and Helen (Naylor) Pooley.  She grew up in the Paradise, Bunker Hill and North Wilson Lake area...

Feb 8, 2019

Marjorie Marie Graham, 80, of Russell, Kansas, died on Friday, February 08, 2019, at Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell, Kansas.

Marjorie was born on December 03, 1938, in Rural Paradise, Kansas, the daughter of James and Helen (Naylor) Pooley.  She grew up in the Paradise, Bunker Hill and North Wilson Lake area and lived in the Russell...

Feb 6, 2019

Anna Martha (Scholz) Klema , 102, of Russell, Kansas, died on Wednesday, February 06, 2019, at the Homestead Assisted Living Center in Russell, Kansas.

Anna was born on April 19, 1916, in Huron, Kansas, the daughter of George F. and Anna Dorathea (Buttron) Scholz.  She grew up in Huron, Kansas, and graduated from...

Feb 6, 2019

Anna Martha (Scholz) Klema, 102, of Russell, Kansas, died on Wednesday, February 06, 2019, at the Homestead Assisted Living Center in Russell, Kansas.

Anna was born on April 19, 1916, in Huron, Kansas, the daughter of George F. and Anna Dorathea (Buttron) Scholz.  She grew up in Huron, Kansas, and graduated from Huron High School in 1933. ...

Feb 2, 2019

Francis J. “Frank” Ptacek, 85, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the Kansas Soldiers’ Home in Dodge City, Kansas, surrounded by family.

Frank was born June 25, 1933 in Dorrance, Kansas.  He was one of ten children born to Frank C. and Anna (Kepka) Ptacek.  He grew up on a farm near Dorrance...

Feb 2, 2019

Francis J. “Frank” Ptacek , 85, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the Kansas Soldiers’ Home in Dodge City, Kansas, surrounded by family.

Frank was born June 25, 1933 in Dorrance, Kansas.  He was one of ten children born to Frank C. and Anna (Kepka) Ptacek.  He grew up...