Obituaries

Mar 27, 2011

James Lacey Brown , 86 of Russell died Sunday, March 27, 2011 at the Russell Regional Hospital.

James was born December 28, 1924 on the family farm outside of Russell, one of three children born to John A. and Dorothy Ruth (Lacey) Brown.  He grew up in Russell County and graduated from Russell...

Mar 26, 2011

Henry Howard Scott, passed away peacefully and with dignity on March 26, 2011 after a brief illness.  Howard was born in Russell County, Kansas on February 8, 1924 to Jessie (Herron) Scott and Allen Ray Scott.  He graduated from Russell High School in 1942.

Howard was a WW II veteran, a member of...

Mar 22, 2011

Marilyn Louise (Krueger) Chesney , 74 of Hays, Kansas died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at  St. John's Health Care Center in Hays.

Marilyn was born May 15, 1936 in Natoma, Kansas, the daughter of Harold Roy and Yvonne (Paschal) Krueger.  She grew up in Natoma and graduated from Natoma High School in 1954. ...

Mar 14, 2011

DeVante' Breanna (Woods) Sampil , age 14, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and former Russell resident, died on Monday, March 14, 2011 at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital. DeVante' was born on August 16, 1996 in Russell, Kansas.

She is survived by her parents, Amy and Ousmane Sampil, sister Brijhae (Woods) Sampil, and brother Zidane Sampil all...

Mar 10, 2011

Bobbie Mac Robbins , 88 of Paradise, Kansas died Thursday evening, March 10, 2011 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Bobbie was born January 30, 1923 on the family farm north of Paradise.  He was the only child of William J. and Maude (Perkins) Robbins.  He grew up and attended country...

Mar 7, 2011

Eva (Milberger) Michaelis , 93, of Russell died Monday, March 7, 2011, at the Trego County Hospital in Wakeeney, Kansas.

Eva was born October 30, 1917, on the family farm southwest of Russell, the daughter of Henry B. and Mollie (Rein) Milberger.  She grew up and attended school in Russell County.

Mar 7, 2011

Wilma (Kerbs) Hauser was born on October 1, 1924 in Russell County, Kansas to Jacob and Martha Templing.  She died in Scottsdale, Arizona on March 7, 2011 at the Desert Flower care facility where she was comforted by family members.

She was the youngest of three children having two sisters, Edna and Irene. ...

Mar 1, 2011

Richard Neal Bourn , 84 of Gorham died Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas.

Richard was born May 21, 1926 in Paradise, Kansas the son of Elbert W. and Jenny May (Robins) Bourn.  He grew up and attended schools in the Paradise area.

Richard...

Feb 24, 2011

Jeffrey Carl Searles, 43 of Russell died Thursday, February 24, 2011 at the Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.

Jeffrey was born November 14, 1967 in Biddeford, Maine, the son of Raymond O. and Dorothy (Nadeau) Searles.  He grew up and attended schools in Waterboro, Maine until his teen years when he moved...

Feb 17, 2011

Julia Coady Mermis , 95, of Russell and former Gorham, Kansas resident, died Thursday, February 17, 2011 at the Russell Regional Hospital.

Julia was born on December 21, 1915 in Russell County, Kansas the daughter of Patrick and Sylvia (Fink) Coady.  She grew up and attended school in Russell and graduated from Russell...

Feb 13, 2011

Richard Randall “Randy” Powell , 50 of Russell died Sunday, February 13, 2011 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Randy was born February 9, 1961 in Winfield, Kansas the son of Richard and Barbara (Meier) Powell.  He grew up and attended school in Winfield and Russell.  He graduated from Russell High...

Feb 6, 2011

Blandine (Sander) Giebler , 88 of Russell died Sunday, February 6, 2011 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.

Blandine was born September 11, 1922 in Walker, Kansas the daughter of Michael and Anna (Geist) Sander.  She grew up on the family farm north of Walker and graduated from Walker High...

Feb 5, 2011

Thomas Allen “Tom” Maier , 61 of Russell was called home to be with his father in Heaven on February 5, 2011 after a long battle with cancer at the Russell Regional Hospital.

Tom was born July 1, 1949 in Russell, Kansas the son of Ruben and Doris (Keil).  His family moved to...

Feb 4, 2011

Floyd Leroy Bear , 81 of Russell, died on Friday, February 4, 2011 at the Salina Regional Hospital in Salina, Kansas.

Floyd was born on October 13, 1929 in rural Russell County, Kansas the son of Chester and Anna Fay (Newcomer) Bear.  He was raised on the family farm, grew up in the...

Feb 1, 2011

Mary Lee Rose , 84, of Russell, died on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at the Russell Regional Hospital.

Mary was born on April 28, 1926 in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of John D. and Lydia (Dietz) Bender. She grew...

Jan 29, 2011

Pauline Taggart , 88 of Phillipsburg and formerly of Waldo, Kansas died Saturday, January 29, 2011 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, Kansas.

Pauline and her twin brother were born June 18, 1922 in Kenwood, Oklahoma.  One of fifteen children, including five sets of twins, born to Bill and Nancy (Ketcher)...

Jan 26, 2011

Fern A. Crane , 83, of Wichita, Kansas and former Russell resident died on Tuesday, January 26, 2011 at the Sandpiper Bay Nursing Center of Wichita.

Fern was born on November 22, 1927 in Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Harry P. and Amanda Pearl Lena (Tuberville) Huston.  She grew up and attended...

Jan 24, 2011

Chester Eli “Chet” Maranville , 91 of Russell died Monday, January 24, 2011 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Chet was born November 3, 1919 in Holyoke, Colorado.  He grew up in Eastern Kansas and graduated from high school.

Chet served his country in the U.S. Navy as...

Jan 23, 2011

Dennis Eugene Roberts , 63 of Russell died Sunday, January 23, 2011 at the Pratt Hospice House in Pratt, Kansas.

Dennis was born October 4, 1947 in Quinter, Kansas the son of Dale A. and Elsie (Albin) Roberts.  He grew up in Quinter and graduated from Quinter High School.  He also attended and...

Jan 21, 2011

Edith Viola (Paxton) Dwinelle died Friday, January 21, 2011, at Pinnacle Park.  She was 99-1/2 years old.  Edith, formerly of Paradise, Kansas was born to Alfred Crumley and Julia Lucretia (Andrews) Paxton at Natoma on July 24, 1911. She married Ray Max Dwinelle on September 13, 1935 at Girard, Kansas.  The couple celebrated their 62nd wedding...