Obituaries

Apr 5, 2011

Marshall F. Harrison , 87 of Wilson and formerly of Russell died Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Wilson, Kansas.

Marshall was born August 12, 1923 in El Dorado, Kansas the son of Bernard Parke and Della Evangaline (Marshall)...

Apr 2, 2011

Jonathan “John” Ray Friesen , 21, died on Saturday, April 2, 2011, due to a tragic car accident. He was born on January 30, 1990, in Shattuck, Oklahoma, to Gordon Friesen and Cherish Mahaffey. He grew up in Balko, Edmond, and Yukon, Oklahoma, and graduated from Yukon High School in 2009....

Apr 1, 2011

Theresa O. Chung , 72, of New Windsor, New York, died on April 1, 2011 at her son’s home in Russell, Kansas.

Theresa was born on October 13, 1938 in Seoul, South Korea, the daughter of Chung Kichae and Kim Jumyae.  She grew up and attended school in Seoul and received her Bachelor’s...

Apr 1, 2011

Lawrence Louis Propp , Sr., 94, of Columbia, Missouri and a former resident of Russell died on April 1, 2011 at the Veteran’s Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

Lawrence was born on May 24, 1916 in Russell, Kansas; the son of John Fredrick and Eva (Rein) Propp.  He grew up in the Russell area...

Mar 30, 2011

Vicki Lynn Norwood , 62, of Russell, Kansas died Wednesday, March 30, 20ll at Kindred Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri

Vicki was born January 5, l949 in Russell, Kansas to George H. and Ivy C.(Rhyne) Norwood. She graduated from Russell High School in l967 and Emporia State Teachers College in l97l. She taught...

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...