Obituaries

Jul 13, 2011

Marie Martha (Rein) Ford , 91, a former long time resident of Russell, passed July 13, 2011 in Grapevine Texas, where she resided in Autumn Leaves memory care facility; she was born on September 18, 1919, in Russell county to George Jr., and Beatrice (Keil) Rein.

Prior to living in Russell, she lived...

Jul 8, 2011

Joyce Marie Shumaker , 81, of Russell, Kansas, died on Friday morning, July 8, 2011 at her son's home in Russell. Joyce was born on February 9, 1930 in Gorham, Kansas the daughter of John A. and Helen Mae (Benso) Maronde.  She grew up in the Russell County area and graduated from Russell High School in...

Jun 30, 2011

Alice Lorraine Cotten , 88 of Russell, Kansas died Thursday morning, June 30, 2011 at Main Street Manor in Russell.

Alice was born June 8, 1923 on the family farm in Russell County near the Milberger area.  She was the daughter of J. Benjamin and Lydia (Miller) Boxberger.  She grew up in the...

Jun 19, 2011

Robert Waldean “Bob” Krug , 71 of Russell died Sunday, June 19, 2011 at his home in Russell, Kansas.

Bob was born May 4, 1940 in Hays, Kansas the son of Albert Wesley and Mollie (Reisig) Krug.  He grew up south of Russell and graduated from Russell High School in 1958.  After graduation...

Jun 8, 2011

John Fred Mai , 97 of Russell died Wednesday evening, June 8, 2011 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Fred was born October 16, 1913 in Holcomb, Kansas the son of George Adam and Sophie (Kerbs) Mai.  He grew up in Wakeeney and graduated from Treco County High School in 1931....

Jun 8, 2011

Harry Monroe Thomas , 81 of Russell died Wednesday evening, June 8, 2011 at his home with his family by his side.

Harry was born February 8, 1930 on the family farm near Mountain Grove, Missouri, the son of Leonard Monroe and Dora (Hart) Thomas.  He grew up in Mountain Grove and graduated...

Jun 7, 2011

Loretta Margaret Ross , 89, of Russell, died on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at the Main Street Manor of Russell.

Loretta was born on December 2, 1921, in Dubuque, Kansas, the daughter of J. Henry and Philomena (Eckart) Casey.  As a child, up until the 8th grade, Loretta grew up and attended school...

May 26, 2011

Helen Marie Koksal , 92, of Wilson, Kansas and former Russell resident died on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Wilson.

Helen was born on June 11, 1918 in rural Lucas, Kansas, the daughter of Reinhold and Anna (Keller) Bay.  As a child she grew up in the Lucas...

May 24, 2011

Caesar Hubert Nuss , 94, of Russell, Kansas died on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at the Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell.

Caesar was born December 26, 1916, the son of Adam and Mary (Steinert) Nuss.  He was united in marriage to Josephine (Wenger) on April 6, 1950 in Russell, Kansas.  She preceded him...

May 15, 2011

Gunnar Alksnis passed away May 15, 2011 in Woodland, CA.  He was born July 1, 1931 to John Edward and Elza Alksnis in Riga, Latvia.  The family came to the United States in 1949.  Gunnar is survived by his wife of 54 years, Pauline (Krug) Alksnis, daughter and son-in-law, Maria and Michael Grimes and grandson, Nicholas...

May 14, 2011

Esther Burris , 89, of Russell, Kansas died on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at the Main Street Manor Nursing Center in Russell.

Esther was born on June 14, 1921 in Winterset Township, Kansas the daughter of David and Emma (Steinert) Kraft.  She attended country school in the Cromwell School system.  She met, fell...

May 13, 2011

Evelyn Rose (Aksamit) Steinle , 95 of Russell died Friday, May 13, 2011 at Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas. Evelyn was born December 20, 1915 on the family farm south of Lucas, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Anna Anselma (Novak) Aksamit.  Evelyn grew up south of Lucas in Russell County and attended country school...

May 11, 2011

Hester Lorraine (Milberger) Peck , 89, of Bunker Hill, Kansas died on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at the Main Street Manor in Russell.

Hester was born November 21, 1921 in Russell County to Jacob E. Milberger and Carrie (Strecker) Milberger. She...

May 8, 2011

Harvey John Miller , 95, of Russell, Kansas died on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at the Russell Regional Hospital Emergency Room.

Harvey was born on September 2, 1915 in Bushton, Kansas the son of George B. and Anna L. (Miller) Miller.  During his childhood he grew up in Bushton and graduated from Bushton...

May 2, 2011

Melba Jean Boxberger , 86 of Beloit and formerly of Russell died Monday, May 02, 2011 at the Hill Top Lodge Nursing Home in Beloit.

Melba Jean was born August 17, 1924 in Hamilton, Kansas the daughter of Raymond A. and Ethel Hazel (Kern) Ott.  She grew up in Russell and graduated from...

May 2, 2011

Martha Helen Ulrich , 90 of Russell died Monday, May 2, 2011 at Main Street Manor in Russell, Kansas.

Martha was born January 20, 1921 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of Julius and Bertha (Beeschke) Tews.  She grew up and attended schools in Milwaukee and Kenosha areas.

Martha was united...

Apr 28, 2011

Vera Leona (Brack) Weimaster , 90 years of age, was born on February 21, 1921 and passed away to be with the lord on April 28th, 2011 at Rose Arber Home in Flagstaff, AZ.    She was the daughter of David O. Brack and Amelia (Wagner) Brack from Otis, Kansas.

Apr 16, 2011

Elton August Teppe, 91, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2011, at the Golden Living Center in Wilson, Kansas, with his wife of 68 years by his side. Elton was born to William and Amelia (Woelk) Teppe in Dorrance, Kansas on March 27th 1920. He grew up on the family farm west of Dorrance, attended Dorrance...

Apr 10, 2011

Matilda Hoch, 88, of Dorrance, Kansas died on Sunday, April 10, 2011 at the Ellsworth Medical Center in Ellsworth, Kansas.

A celebration of the funeral mass will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, April 15, 2011 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dorrance with Father James Hoover officiating.  Burial will follow...

Apr 5, 2011

Ronald J. Wasinger , 66, of Overland Park, Kansas, and former longtime resident of Russell, Kansas, died on April 5, 2011 at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Ron was born on February 1, 1945, to Andrew and Miriam Wasinger and grew up in Victoria, Kansas. He was a graduate of Victoria High School, played football...