Obituaries

Apr 5, 2024

Ruby Mae (Staab) Nowak, 86, of Russell, Kansas, died peacefully on Friday, April 05, 2024, at the Hays Medical center in Hays, Kansas.  After 43 years, Ruby was joyfully reunited with the love of her life, Dale.

Ruby was born on March 31, 1938, in Severin, Kansas, the daughter of Alexius and Celestina (Weigel) Staab.  She grew...

Apr 5, 2024

Margaret Lou “Barney” (Barnhill) Roberts, 98, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Friday, April 5, 2024, at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell.

Barney was born January 22, 1926, in Tonkawa, Oklahoma.  She was one of five children born to George and Anna (Bidwell) Barnhill.  Her family resided in Tonkawa a few years before moving to Great Bend,...

Mar 24, 2024

Ferninand “Fred” Weigel, Jr., 94, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2024 at the Russell Regional Hospital with his family by his side.

Fred was born February 11, 1930 in Emmeram, Kansas.  He was one of four children born to Ferninand, Sr. and Lidwina (Sander) Weigel.  He grew up in Emmeram and graduated from Victoria...

Mar 21, 2024

Terence Anthony “Terry” Foster, 70, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2024 at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell.

Terry was born April 1, 1953, in San Diego, California.  He was the son of Orville Wayne and Margaret Rita (Murphy) Foster.  Terry grew up in Minneapolis, Kansas and graduated from Minneapolis High School in the...

Mar 17, 2024

Dennis Deon Donovan, 78, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2024 at his residence.

Dennis was born April 20, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri.  He was the son of Carl and LeNora (Shara) Donovan.  He grew up on a farm near Lewis, Kansas.  He was a 1963 graduate of Lewis High School.  He also was...

Mar 14, 2024

Jack Marston passed away on March 14, 2024 at the Homestead of Russell in Russell Kansas at the age of 94.

Jack was born on January 25, 1930 in Plainville Kansas and was the youngest of four children born to Charles and Anna Marston. He graduated in 1948 from Plainville High School and married his high school...

Mar 13, 2024

Edmo Jean “E.J.” Novotny, 97, of Russell, Kansas, died on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at his home in Russell.

E.J. was born on August 21, 1926, in Zurich, Kansas the son of Rudolph Robert and Violet (Kaba) Novotny.  He was their first-born child and raised in Zurich around his loving grandparents.  He attended schools in Zurich &...

Mar 6, 2024

Paula Jean (Miles) Haggard left the earthly confines of her body on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at the Parkview Nursing Home, in Osborne Kansas.

Paula was born December 18, 1955, the oldest of William and Emma Jean (Dyer) Miles in Hamilton, Ohio. She grew up and attended schools in Fort Wayne, Indiana, graduating in 1974, from South...

Mar 3, 2024

Christopher James Garland I, 53, of Russell, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, March 03, 2024, at his home in Russell.

Chris was born on July 22, 1970, in Miami, Florida to Candace Rollins. His mother married Philip Wilsher when he was a small child.  The military family, which included five sisters, settled in Atlantic Beach, FL. Chris...

Feb 18, 2024

Maxine Elizabeth Scheck, 86, of Russell, Kansas, died on Sunday, February 18, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society in Ellsworth, Kansas.

Maxine was born on November 13, 1937, in Arma, Kansas, the daughter of John and Eulett (Nahon) Wyant.  She grew up in the Russell and Gorham areas most all her life and graduated from Gorham High...

Feb 12, 2024

Clara Constance “Connie” Tuzicka, 94, of Russell, Kansas, died on Monday, February 12, 2024, at the Russell Regional Hospital.

Connie was born on December 28, 1929, in New York City, New York, the daughter of William John and Irma Grace (Miller) Hewitt.  She grew up in Ocean Side Long Island, New York and attended local schools.  She...

Feb 5, 2024

Eunice Elizabeth (Schempp) Prediger, 91, of Russell, Kansas and formerly of Dorrance, Kansas, passed away Monday, February 5, 2024 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Eunice was born June 14, 1932, in Brunsville, Iowa.  She was one of three children born to Rev. Andrew and Ida (Henne) Schempp.  In 1948 the family moved to Dorrance....

Feb 2, 2024

Lindsay Homeier, a radiant soul whose life was a symphony of love, laughter, and dance, left our world too soon, but her spirit and legacy continue to inspire and uplift all who knew her. Born on May 14, 1988, in Hays, Kansas.  Lindsay was the cherished daughter of Jim and Jaci Feil. From the very beginning, she captivated her...

Jan 27, 2024

Ada L. (Dougherty) Glick-Wanamaker, 102, of Winfield, Kansas and formerly of the Russell and Plainville, Kansas area, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2024 at the Cumbernauld Village in Winfield.

Ada was born on January 26, 1922 in the Codell, Kansas area.  She was the youngest of nine children to Arthur Louis and Bertha (Camp) Dougherty.  She grew...

Jan 25, 2024

Ruth Ann (Brown) Betts, 80, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2024 at Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell.

Ruth Ann was born December 5, 1943 in Russell, Kansas.  She was one of two children born to George W. and Clarissa L. (Miller) Brown.  She grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School in...

Jan 21, 2024

Jason Anthony Liederbach, 51, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2024 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Jason was born December 28, 1972 in Hayward, California.  He was one of two sons born to Gary K. and Delores A. (Crow) Liederbach.  At the age of five, the family moved to Russell.  He grew...

Jan 15, 2024

Dean Vernon Keil , age 82, of Russell, Kansas, passed away, surrounded by his family, on Monday, January 15, 2024, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.

Dean was born on October 20, 1941, in Great Bend, Kansas to the late John and Anna (Krug) Keil. The fifth of five children, Dean grew up on...

Jan 13, 2024

John M. Strobel, 69, of Great Bend, Kansas, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2024 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri.

John was born December 19, 1954 in St. John, Kansas.  One of three sons and a daughter to Jerome C. and Norma Lee (Schmidt) Strobel.  He grew up in Radium, Kansas until the...

Jan 12, 2024

Betty Ann Driscoll, 77, of Russell, Kansas, died on Friday, January 12, 2024, at her home in Russell.

Betty was born on April 30, 1946, in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Elton A. and Winifred E. (Benton) Teppe.  She grew up in the Russell and Dorrance, Kansas, areas and graduated from Dorrance High School.  After high school...

Jan 6, 2024

Kristen Faye (Kuhn) Windscheffel, 39, of Russell, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2024 at Russell Regional Hospital, with the same courage and grace she fought her 30 month battle with Cancer.

Kristen was born September 26, 1984, in Pratt, Kansas, the youngest daughter born to Tim and Faye (Thompson) Kuhn. Driven to excel from her...