Obituaries

Aug 5, 2014

Connie Lee Knudsen , 81, of Russell, Kansas, died on Tuesday, August 05, 2014, at the Russell Regional Hospital.

Connie was born on February 19, 1933, in Lincoln, Kansas the daughter of Lee and Esther (Cromwell) Smith.  She grew up in Vesper, Kansas and graduated from Vesper High School in the class of...

Aug 3, 2014

Marlene Edna (Karst) Becker – Steinle , 88 of Russell, Kansas died Sunday, August 3, 2014 at the Russell Regional Hospital.

Marlene was born January 5, 1926 in Galatia, Kansas, the daughter of Oscar and Amelia (Dumler) Karst.  She grew up on the family farm north of Galatia and attended grade school at...

Aug 2, 2014

Neita L. (Luhman) Hofstetter , 85, died August 2, 2014 at Rooks County Hospital, Plainville, Kansas.

She was born April 10, 1929 in rural Rooks County near Laton Kansas, to Fred and  Lydia (Hachmeister) Luhman.

She married Edwin Hofstetter August 28, 1948 at Immanuel Lutheran Church North of Natoma, Kansas....

Jul 26, 2014

Elmina R. (Wood) Machin , 99 of Russell, Kansas, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Main Street Manor in Russell.

Elmina was born March 17, 1915 in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Benjamin S. and Kathryn (Milberger) Wood.  She grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School.

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Jul 13, 2014

Catherine “Cathy” Lee Reich , age 60 of Buffalo, MN passed away at her home on July 13, 2014.  Funeral service on Friday, July 18, 2014 at 11 AM at Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Greenfield, MN.  Visitation from 3-7 pm on Thursday with a prayer service at 7 PM & one hour prior to service, ALL...

Jul 9, 2014

Donald E. Barth , of Natoma, died on Wednesday, July 09, 2014, at the Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas.

Don was born on January 26, 1932, in Russell County, Kansas, the son of Henry Carl, Jr. and Grace (Matheson) Barth.  Donald grew up in Paradise, Kansas, and graduated from Paradise High School in...

Jul 6, 2014

Wayne K. Wickham , 82, of Plainville, Kansas, died on Sunday, July 06, 2014, at the Parkview Care Center in Osborne, Kansas.

Wayne was born on January 28, 1932, in Natoma, Kansas, the son of Raymond A. and Clio G. (Hoskins) Wickham.  He grew up in the Natoma area and attended Natoma Public...

Jul 4, 2014

Marilee Jo Schuler , 83, of Russell, Kansas, and former Waldo, Kansas, resident died on Friday, July 04, 2014, at Vintage Place in Russell. Marilee was born on March 15, 1931, in Salina, Kansas, the daughter of William M. and Winifred (Elder) Austin.  She grew up in the Waldo area and graduated from Waldo High School...

Jun 28, 2014

Cynthia C. (Meyer) Futrelle , age 54, joined her loving father in heaven on Saturday, June 28, 2014.

Born in a blizzard on St. Patrick's Day (yes, she was a life-long, clover-leaf wearing, Irish-loving gal!) in Russell, KS to Richard and Wanda (Finnesy) Meyer, Cynthia attended elementary school in Natoma and Lawrence, KS,...

Jun 21, 2014

Kevin Lee White , 47, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2014 at the Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion of University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado.

Kevin was born September 18, 1966 at the McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Robert Charles and Diane Marie (Kraus) White.  He...

Jun 20, 2014

Lloyd R. Schneider , 88, of Coffeyville, Kansas, and former Russell resident, died on Friday, June 20, 2014, at the Windsor Place Nursing Center of Coffeyville, Kansas.

Lloyd was born on December 14, 1925, in Bazine, Kansas, the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Strecker) Schneider. He grew up and attended school in Paradise,...

Jun 16, 2014

Elson Eugene Cook , 85, of Russell, Kansas, died Monday, June 16, 2014 at Main Street Manor in Russell.

Elson was born January 31, 1929 in Clay Center, Nebraska, the son of Cecil Eugene and Margaret Catherine (Urbach) Cook.  He grew up in Clay Center and graduated from Clay Center High School in...

Jun 16, 2014

Vernon Krug , 66 of Russell, Kansas, died on Monday, June 16, 2014, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Vernon was born on May 10, 1948 in Russell, the son of Rudolph C. and Lorraine (Muth) Krug.  He grew up and attended school in Russell.  His first job was washing and...

Jun 14, 2014

Marjorie Belle (Keller) Palmer Green , 95 of Waldo, Kansas, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2014 at her home.

Marjorie was born March 29, 1919, at the family farm in Osborne County, Kansas, the daughter of Roy E. and Jessie Rose “Dolly” (Luder) Keller.  She grew up in the Waldo area and graduated...

Jun 7, 2014

Amy JoAnn Kvasnicka , 45 of Lawrence, Kansas and formerly of Lucas, Kansas died after a courageous battle with metastatic melanoma on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at the Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.

Amy was born May 20, 1969 in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Roger and Virginia (Cochran) Kvasnicka. ...

Jun 3, 2014

Wilma June (Hanlon) Michel , 83 of Russell died Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at Main Street Manor in Russell, Kansas.

Wilma was born July 30, 1930 in McPherson, Kansas the daughter of James and Lillian (Wickham) Hanlon.  Her family moved to Russell in 1936 where she grew up and graduated from Russell High...

May 31, 2014

Mary Katherine Greenwood , 98, passed away May 31, 2014, at Beatrice Hover Assisted Living in Longmont, Colorado.

She was born September 1, 1915, at Piper, Kansas, to George Elbert Rexroad and Marie Edith Riggenbach Rexroad.

She graduated from high school at Madison, Kansas and married Thomas Jefferson Greenwood on...

May 26, 2014

Delbert Lee Cochran , 92 of Waldo, Kansas died Monday, May 26, 2014 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Delbert was born April 9, 1922 in Waldo, the son of Commodore Perry and Bertha Alice (Crawford) Cochrun.

Delbert served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII.  He...

May 24, 2014

Vernon Edward Morgenstern , 89 of Russell died Saturday morning, May 24, 2014, at Deseret Heath Care in Kensington, Kansas.

Vernon was born June 12, 1924, in Barton County, Kansas, the son of Edward and Minnie (Boxberger) Morgenstern.  He grew up in the Galatia area and graduated from Russell High School in 1942. ...

May 19, 2014

David Martin Mai, Jr. , 84, of Russell, Kansas, died on Monday, May 19, 2014, at the Russell Regional Hospital.

David was born on March 20, 1930, in Hays, Kansas, the son of David, Sr. and Christine (Kerbs) Mai.  He grew up in Gorham, Kansas, and attended school at the Center School District...