Obituaries

Jul 18, 2023

Roy Don Wright, 81, of Luray, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas.

Don was born August 1, 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri. The son of Henry and Edith (Pasmore) Wright.  He grew up in Kansas City until the age of five when his family moved to Shenandoah, Iowa....

Jul 15, 2023

Dean L. Stricker, 87, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2023, at the Azria Health Woodhaven in Great Bend, Kansas.

Dean was born July 4, 1936 in Russell County, Kansas.  The son of Gottfried and Mollie (Niedenthal) Stricker.  He grew up south of Russell in the Milberger area.  He graduated from Russell High School and...

Jul 3, 2023

Robert Allen Grizzle, 65, of Eudora, Kansas, passed away Monday, July 3, 2023, at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas.

Robert was born November 2, 1957, in Enid, Oklahoma.  He was the son of Leon and Ernestine (Butler) Grizzle.  The Grizzle family moved to Russell, Kansas when Robert was young.  He grew up and attended schools...

Jun 30, 2023

Hilda (Bender) Dietz, 96, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Friday, June 30, 2023, at the Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell.

Hilda was born at the family home on September 20, 1926, in Russell County. She was the daughter of David and Mary (Dietz) Bender. She grew up in the Bender Hill area and attended country schools until...

Jun 26, 2023

Teresa Jean Craven, 74, of Larned, Kansas, passed away Monday, June 26, 2023 at Diversicare of Hutchinson, Kansas. Teresa was born July 17, 1948 in Russell, Kansas. She was the eldest of three children born to Arthur “Red” and Frances (Brown) Craven. Teresa graduated from Russell High School in 1966.

After completing her Associate Degree in Nursing...

Jun 25, 2023

Joyce Irene (Anschutz) Cobb-Barker, 87, of McPherson, Kansas and formerly of Russell, Kansas passed away Sunday, June 25, 2023 at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.

Joyce was born March 19, 1936 in Hays, Kansas. She was the daughter of Louis and Vivian (Thielen) Anschutz. She grew up in Dorrance, Kansas and graduated from Dorrance High...

Jun 16, 2023

Vernon Robert “Bob” Waugh, Jr. of Russell, Kansas, died on Friday, June 16, 2023, at the Kansas Soldiers’ Home in Ft. Dodge, Kansas.

Bob was born on May 27, 1953, in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Vernon Robert, Sr. and Mary H. (Glenn) Waugh.  He grew up in Dighton, Kansas, and graduated from Dighton High School...

Jun 16, 2023

Donald Dean Ginther, 86, of Luray, Kansas, died surrounded by his family, on Friday, June 16, 2023, at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas.

Donald was born on February 09, 1937, in Russell, Kansas, the son of Alex S. and Helen Arlene (Schmidt) Ginther.  He grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School in...

Jun 15, 2023

Sandra Kay (Nuss) Brown, 76, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Thursday, June 15, 2023 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Sandra was born February 20, 1947, in Hoisington, Kansas.  She was the daughter of Milton and Edna (Maier) Nuss.  She grew up in the Susank and Hoisington areas.

Sandra was united in marriage...

Jun 13, 2023

Diana Lynn Morris, 72, of Russell, Kansas, died, surrounded by her family, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, after a long battle with cancer.

Diana was born on October 30, 1950, in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Ronald Lester and Dolores Del (Read) Burbridge.  She grew up in Bellevue, Nebraska and...

Jun 7, 2023

Michael Clark Whisler, 67, of Russell, Kansas, died on Wednesday, June 07, 2023, at his home in Russell.

Michael was born on January 05, 1956, in Russell, Kansas, the son of Francis Clark and Patricia Lew (Brockett) Whisler.  He grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School.  After high school he attended Hutchinson Community College...

Jun 5, 2023

Laurel Dinkel of Norman, Oklahoma died June 5th, 2023, at Norman Regional Hospital. Laurel was born on March 7, 1956, in Hays, Kansas, and grew up in Russell. She was the daughter of Loren and Virginia Dinkel who preceded her in death.

Laurel was united to Douglas Cubberley on August 14th, 1982, in Manhattan, Kansas. They moved...

Jun 3, 2023

Rodney Charles Cook, 80, of rural Lucas, Kansas, passed away June 3, 2023, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.

Rodney was born April 2, 1943, in Russell, Kansas, the son of Earl Edwin and Florence Elizabeth (Luerman) Cook of Bunker Hill, Kansas. Rodney attended Cliff Rural School (a one-room school south of Dorrance, Kansas), through his elementary...

Jun 2, 2023

Richard L. Lewis, 80, of Henderson Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, June 2 in Henderson, Nevada. Richard was born in Russell Kansas, to Joseph Victor Lewis and Edna Ruth Lewis on December 10, 1939. Richard completed a Master’s Degree in mathematics from Pittsburg State University. After graduation, he enjoyed teaching college-level mathematics at Pittsburg State University in Kansas and...

May 28, 2023

Wade Ray Dyer, 45, of Dorrance, Kansas, died on Sunday, May 28, 2023, in Dorrance, Kansas, due to an unfortunate auto accident.

Wade was born on April 26, 1978, in Hays, Kansas, the son of Denny Ray and Jan Marie (Ehrlich) Dyer.  He moved to Dorrance, Kansas, at age 5 and made it home for the duration...

May 26, 2023

Vivian Ruth (Garrett) Betts, 90, of Russell, Kansas, and formerly of Dorrance, Kansas, passed away Friday morning, May 26, 2023 at the Russell Regional Hospital.

Vivian was born May 22, 1933 on the family farm north of Dorrance.  She was the daughter of Adam and Chloe (Essig) Garrett.  She grew up on the family farm and attended...

May 25, 2023

Wilma Ella (Luhman) Zeigler, 95, of Natoma, Kansas passed away Thursday, May 25, 2023 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, Kansas.

Wilma was born September 1, 1927 on the family farm north of Natoma.  She grew up on the farm and attended country schools.  She graduated from Natoma High School in the Class of 1946....

May 23, 2023

James William Treadway, 82, of Russell, Kansas, died on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at his home in Russell, Kansas.

James was born on January 02, 1941, in Fayetteville, West Virginia, the son of James and Edith (Thomas) Treadway.  He grew up and attended schools in Fayetteville, West Virginia.  In 1958 at age 17 he enlisted in the...

May 21, 2023

Andrew Wade Boettcher, 16, of Russell, passed away on May 21, 2023 at Wesley Medical Center from injuries sustained in an accident with his family by his side.

Andrew was born January 19, 2007 in Hays, Kansas.  The son of Wade M. Boettcher and Amber M. Oliver.  He was living in Russell and attended. Russell High School....

May 11, 2023

Dr. Gary K. Crnic, DDS, 77, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2023 at the Collins House – Meadowlark Hills in Manhattan, Kansas.

Gary was born December 3, 1945 in Richmond Heights, Missouri.  He was the son of Fred J. and Edith (King) Crnic.  He grew up mainly in Sedalia, Missouri and graduated from Sacred...