Obituaries

Nov 23, 2013

Richard Lee Kerns , 79, of Palco, Kansas and formerly of Russell, Kansas died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell. Richard was born November 11, 1934 in Greenwood County, Kansas, the son of Henry and Maizie (Banks) Kerns.  He grew up in El Dorado and Pratt, and at the age of 15...

Nov 22, 2013

John Joseph Mello, Jr. , 77 of Russell, Kansas died Friday evening, November 22, 2013 at Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell.

John was born August 27, 1936 in Stoneham, Massachusetts, the son of John J. and Elizabeth V. (Doherty) Mello.  He grew up in Winthrop, Massachusetts and graduated from Winthrop High School.  He...

Nov 15, 2013

James Bartley Madden , 73, of Bunker Hill, Kansas, died on Friday, November 15, 2013, at his home.

Jim was born on April 04, 1940, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of William and Alice (Lindberg) Madden.  Jim moved to Bunker Hill when he was 5 years old and graduated from Bunker Hill High...

Nov 4, 2013

Milford Francis “Mike” Pelland , 88 of Russell died Monday morning, November 4, 2013 at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas.

Mike was born July 10, 1925 in Clyde, Kansas, the son of Willard and Edna (Roy) Pelland.  He grew up in Clyde and graduated from Clyde High School.  After school, Mike...

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...