Obituaries

Nov 2, 2013

Nina M. (Beisner) Reese , 94, of Plainville, Kansas and formerly of Natoma, Kansas died Saturday, November 2, 2013 at the Redbud Village in Plainville.

Nina was born January 6, 1919 in Round Mound Township, Natoma, Kansas.  She was the fourth of five children born to George and Elizabeth (Schneider) Beisner.  She grew...

Nov 2, 2013

Dallas Jane Hutchison , 57, of Hays, Kansas, and former Paradise, Kansas resident, died on Saturday, November 02, 2013, at the Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell, Kansas.

Dallas Jane was born on March 15, 1956 in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Jack L. and Ruth Jean (Caprez) Hutchison.  She grew up in the...

Oct 28, 2013

Ruby Daldeen (Fortner) Blazer , 76 of Natoma, Kansas died Monday, October 28, 2013 at Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas.

Ruby was born March 28, 1937 in Gossell, Kansas the daughter of James Kendall and Belva (Joiner) Fortner.  She grew up in Kingman, Kansas and graduated from Kingman High School.  She then attended...

Oct 28, 2013

Frances M. (Terry) Matheson , 97 of Russell, Kansas and formerly of Natoma, Kansas died Monday, October 28, 2013 at Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell, Kansas.

Frances was born April 23, 1916 in Waldo, Kansas the daughter of Lester W. and Anna Marie (Bodmer) Terry.  She grew up in Waldo and graduated from...

Oct 25, 2013

Nenah Belle (Stephens) Bachar Hummel , 93 of Russell, Kansas died Friday, October 25, 2013 at the Russell Regional Hospital.

Nenah was born November 6, 1919 in the Hornview area north of Russell, the daughter of John T. and Grace Belle (McAllister) Stephens.  She grew up in the Hornview area and attended country...

Oct 18, 2013

Gilbert “Jack” Coffeen , 88, of Russell, Kansas, died on October 18, 2013, at the Russell Regional Hospital.

Jack was born on May 11, 1925, in Dorrance, Kansas, the son of Frank and Adelia (Weaver) Coffeen.  He grew up in the Dorrance area and graduated from Dorrance High School in the class of...

Oct 17, 2013

Jackie Lee “Buck” Keener , 78 of Russell, Kansas died Thursday, October 17, 2013 at the Hays Medical Center. He was born November 9, 1934 to Louise and Nathan (Hotshot) Keener in Russell, Kansas. He was preceded in death by both his parents and a sister, Jeannete Staley. He is survived by a sister, Mary Lou...

Oct 15, 2013

Gracia Lee Rassette , 75, of Russell, Kansas, died on Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at her home.

Gracia was born on January 08, 1938, in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Gordon and Dorothy Mae (Ferguson) Ostrom.  She grew up in the Russell County area and graduated from Russell High School in 1956.  She...

Oct 5, 2013

Reinhold Julius Wegele , 84 of Russell, Kansas died Saturday, October 5, 2013 at the Ellsworth County Medical Center in Ellsworth, Kansas.

Reinhold was born July 10, 1929 in Russell, Kansas the son of Henry and Marie Katherine (Mai) Wegele.  He grew up and attended school in the Milberger area.

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Oct 4, 2013

Kathleen D. Williams , 92 of Russell, Kansas died Friday, October 04, 2013 at the Russell Regional Hospital.

Kathleen was born November 29, 1920 in Jewell County, Kansas the daughter of William J. and Mary Agnes (Doyle) Grennan.  She grew up in Jewell County north of Beloit, Kansas and in Cloud County west...

Oct 4, 2013

Dorothy Lee Bear , 87, a former resident of Dorrance, Kansas and the Russell County area, died on Friday, October 04, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Society in Ellsworth, Kansas.

Dorothy was born September 15, 1926, in rural Dorrance, Kansas, the daughter of Oliver and Leah (Herbel) Cooper.  She grew up in the...

Oct 4, 2013

Paul A. Mai , 89, of Russell, Kansas, died on Friday, October 04, 2013, at the Hays Medical Center. Paul was born on August 03, 1924 in Russell, the son of Reinhardt F. and Maria (Mary) Katherina (Ehrlich) Mai.  He grew up and lived in Russell all his life and graduated from Russell High School in...

Oct 3, 2013

Hubert W. Steinert , 93, of Longmont, CO passed away on October 3, 2013 at his home.  He was born March 16, 1920 in Milberger, KS to Jonathan and Eugenie (Morgenstern) Steinert.

Living through the 1935 Kansas Dust Bowl, supporting his family during WWII while his brother was in the service, he continued...

Sep 16, 2013

Joseph Dean Huxman , 87 of Russell, Kansas died Monday, September 16, 2013 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Joe was born December 24, 1925 in Pretty Prairie, Kansas, the son of John Walter and Mryl (Bixler) Huxman.  He grew up in Pretty Prairie, Kansas, Kingman, Kansas, Turan, Kansas and Alva,...

Sep 13, 2013

Neva Jean (Parsons) Haberer , of Luray, Kansas, passed away surrounded by family on September 13, 2013 at Russell, Kansas, at the age of 85 years.  She was born April 7, 1928 on the family farm in Osborne County, Kansas.  Jean was the daughter of Archie and Jessie Marie (Van Amburg) Parsons.

Jean...

Sep 6, 2013

Kane Alan Reddig , 25, of Gorham, Kansas, died on Friday, September 06, 2013 at the Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell, Kansas.

Kane was born on December 02, 1987 in Hays, Kansas, the son of Brian “Doc” and Lea (Householter) Reddig.  Kane grew up in the Gorham and Russell areas and graduated from...

Aug 18, 2013

Billy Dean Brown , 82, passed away August 18, 2013 at his residence in Russell.

He was born February 1, 1931 in Snomac, Oklahoma to Jessie and Sarah (Easley) Brown. He grew up in Russell, Kansas.  He was a 1949 graduate of Russell High School.

Billy served in the United...

Aug 18, 2013

Floyd Edward Thayer , 92, of Bunker Hill, Kansas died Sunday, August 18, 2013 at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kansas.

Floyd was born October 10, 1920 in Maywood, Nebraska, the son of Lawrence and Alta Pearl (Smith) Thayer.  He grew up in Maywood and graduated from Maywood High School.

Jul 30, 2013

Marie Sophia (Feil) Rogg , 105, of Russell, Kansas died Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at Main Street Manor in Russell.

Marie was born November 1, 1907 on the family farm southwest of Bunker Hill, Kansas.  She grew up in the Bunker Hill area and attended Pioneer Country School.  She graduated from Bunker Hill...

Jul 29, 2013

Earlin Arnold Mai , 85 of Rural Russell, Kansas died Monday, July 29, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in Wilson, Kansas.

Earlin was born August 22, 1927 in Russell, the son of John J. and Katherine E. (Maier) Mai.  He grew up and attended school in the Bender Hill area.  He graduated...