Obituaries

Jan 8, 2019

Betty Lou (Goetz) Wagner, 84, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Betty was born March 21, 1934 in Victoria, Kansas.  She was one of five children born to William and Helen (Herman) Goetz.  At age 8, the family moved from Victoria to Russell.  She grew up...

Jan 8, 2019

Betty Lou (Goetz) Wagner , 84, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Betty was born March 21, 1934 in Victoria, Kansas.  She was one of five children born to William and Helen (Herman) Goetz.  At age 8, the family moved from Victoria...

Jan 4, 2019

Joyce Ellen (Rounkles) Mello , 79, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Joyce was born April 7, 1939 in Russell.  She was one of five children born to Chester L. and Elsie V. (Killian) Rounkles.  She grew up in Paradise, Kansas and...

Jan 4, 2019

Joyce Ellen (Rounkles) Mello, 79, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Joyce was born April 7, 1939 in Russell.  She was one of five children born to Chester L. and Elsie V. (Killian) Rounkles.  She grew up in Paradise, Kansas and graduated from Paradise High School...

Dec 30, 2018

Ruth Alverda Mai , 94, of Russell, Kansas, died on Sunday, December 30, 2018, at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas.

Ruth was born on October 12, 1924, in Russell County, Kansas, the daughter of Edward and Amelia (Karst) Nuss.  She grew up in the Russell area and attended local schools.  She...

Dec 28, 2018

Judy C. Chance , 77, of Russell, Kansas, died on Friday, December 28, 2018, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Judy was born on November 14, 1941, in Lathrop, Missouri, the daughter of William and Marjorie June (Rice) Goff.  She grew up in the Lathrop and Kansas City area and attended...

Dec 28, 2018

Judy C. Chance , 77, of Russell, Kansas, died on Friday, December 28, 2018, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Judy was born on November 14, 1941, in Lathrop, Missouri, the daughter of William and Marjorie June (Rice) Goff.  She grew up in the Lathrop and Kansas City area and attended...

Dec 24, 2018

Jenna Marie Schafer , 31, of Junction City, Kansas and formerly of Salina, Kansas passed away December 24, 2018 in Junction City.

Jenna was born August 26, 1987 in Ellsworth, Kansas. She was the daughter of Jeff Cullen and Tonya Schafer....

Dec 19, 2018

Valerie Allene Cook , 88, of Russell, Kansas, died on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at the Main Street Manor in Russell, Kansas.

Valerie was born on May 28, 1930, in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Bert William and Aimee Grace (Wood) Vanderbur.  She grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School...

Dec 18, 2018

Gary L. “Bear” Prester , 72, of Russell, Kansas passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at the Russell Regional Hospital.

Gary was born August 17, 1946 at his parent’s home in Fairview Township near Lucas, Kansas.  He was one of seven children born to Alex and Lilly (Heinze) Prester.  At the age of...

Dec 15, 2018

Nancy Jane (Edwards) Balloun , 90, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018 at the Russell Regional Hospital.

Nancy was born October 8, 1928, in Borger, Texas.  She was one of five children born to Thomas and Euphamia (Brace) Edwards.  They moved to Russell when she was seven years old.  She...

Dec 8, 2018

James Edward “Jim” LeBlanc , 82 of Waldo, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Minneapolis Health Care & Rehab in Minneapolis, Kansas.

Jim was born on August 1, 1936 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.  He was one of four children born to Ralph and Helen Marie (Vachon) LeBlanc.  He grew up in...

Dec 4, 2018

Larry E. Driscoll , 93, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2018, peacefully at his home.

The son of James J. and Elizabeth (Miller) Driscoll, Larry was born on July 25, 1925, in Wilson, Kansas. He grew up in the Wilson and Dubuque area. After attending Russell High School he moved...

Dec 4, 2018

Leo K. “Kent” Swords , 73, of Russell, Kansas, died on December 4, 2018, in Russell, Kansas. Leo was born on April 1, 1945, in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Leo H. “ Henry” and Ellen Jean (Hart) Swords.  He lived in many cities in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska as a child as his family worked...

Nov 9, 2018

Joseph Charles “Joe” Bloomer , 83, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Friday, November 9, 2018 at Russell Regional Hospital in Russell.

Joe was born December 9, 1934, on the family farm in Smith County, Kansas.  He was the middle child of three boys born to James Charles and Nettie Alice (Baker) Bloomer.  He...

Nov 6, 2018

Larry LeRoy Thompson , 80, of Russell, Kansas, died on Tuesday, November 06, 2018, at the Wheatland Nursing Center ins Russell, Kansas.

Larry was born on October 28, 1938, in Edwardsville, Illinois, the son of Leanis LeRoy and Isal G. (Powers) Thompson.  He grew up in Edwardsville and graduated from Edwardsville High School. ...

Nov 2, 2018

Frankie A. Gooch , 87, of Russell, Kansas, died on Friday, November 02, 2018, at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas.

Frankie was born on November 09, 1930, in Quanah, Texas, the daughter of James Frank and Ethel Belle (Young) Stepp.  She grew up in Borger Texas and graduated from Borger High...

Oct 28, 2018

Jane D. (Trent) Brumley , 97, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018 at the Wilson Care and Rehabilitation Center.

Jane was born May 31, 1921 in Keifer Creek, Oklahoma.  She was the daughter of D.E. and Iva (Brown) Trent.  She grew up in Fairfax and Ralston, Oklahoma area.  She was...

Oct 27, 2018

Diana Lee (Smith) Nuss , 72, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2018 at the Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington, Kansas.

Diana was born February 26, 1946 in Shreveport, Louisiana, the daughter of Dannie W. and Leona (Messick) Smith.  At the age of 3, Diana and her family moved to Holyrood,...

Oct 18, 2018

Lorraine Irene Krug , 96, of Russell, Kansas, died on Thursday, October 18, 2018, at Homestead Assisted Living in Russell.

Lorraine was born on October 31, 1921, in Otis, Kansas the daughter of Theophil and Letha (Siegfried) Muth.  She grew up on the family farm in Otis and graduated from Otis High School. ...