Obituaries
Lee Curtis
Aug 8, 2022
Lee Eldean Curtis, age 91, passed away Monday, Aug. 8, 2022 at the Kansas Soldier’s Home in Fort Dodge, KS. He was born on Nov. 17, 1930 in Hutchinson, KS., the son of Randall Lee and Augusta Julia (Dorrschuck) Curtis. Lee served in the U.S. Army 24th Division from 1954 to 1956. He graduated from Kansas State University with...
LeRoy Schad
Aug 7, 2022
Died 08/07/2022 in Holyoke, CO at the age of 86 from Congestive Heart Failure. Born in Omaha, NE 09/05/1935 to Joseph Schad and Viola Webb. Married Joyce Menges Aug. 13, 1960 in Wichita, KS. Joyce died 12/28/2004. LeRoy worked many jobs over the years including sheet metal work for the airline industry, TV and appliance repair for Gibson,...
Helen Milburn
Aug 3, 2022
Helen Gertrude (Kachelman) Milburn, age 94, passed August 3, 2022 in Winter Park, Florida. She was born March 26, 1928 to John Theodore and Kathleen Birdie (Schroder) Kachelman in St John, Kansas. She lived in Winter Park, Florida since the 1960's. She was a graduate of St John High School and attended Kansas State University. Survivors include a...
Michael Lee
Aug 1, 2022
Michael Paul Lee, age 41, passed away on Aug. 1, 2022 at his home in Macksville, KS. He was born on Mar. 25, 1981 in Gordon, NE, and was a resident of Macksvlle since 2007. Michael worked for the city of Macksville as a maintenance worker and part time police officer. He graduated from Larned High School in...
Donald Wornkey
Jul 20, 2022
St. John, KS Dateline:
Donald D. Wornkey, age 86, passed away on July 20, 2022 at Kenwood Plaza, St. John, KS. He was born on Jan. 10, 1936 in Caney, KS., the son of Roy D. and Maxine (Kilgore) Wornkey. He had previously farmed and worked at St. John National Bank. He was a retired maintenance...
Cynthia "Cindy" Knapp
Jun 18, 2022
Cynthia “Cindy” Ann (Priess) Knapp, of Houston, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022 in Houston, Texas. She was born on October 7, 1965 in Youngstown, Ohio to Jarrell and Janet Priess. She moved to Wichita, Kansas as a toddler, then the family relocated to Clear Lake in 1969 to join the growing space industry. Cindy graduated from...
Lauren "Lonnie" Hayes
May 29, 2022
Viola, KS Dateline:
Lauren "Lonnie” A. Hayes, age 57, passed away on May 29, 2022 at his home in Viola, KS. He was born on Apr. 27, 1965 in Elkhart, KS., the son of Norman and Vera R. (Webb) Hayes. He was a 1983 St. John High School Graduate. He worked as a shipping...
Erin Evans
May 20, 2022
Erin E. Evans, age 64, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2022 at his home in Macksville, KS. He was born on December 3, 1957 in Larned, KS., the son of Richard and Peggy (Brown) Evans. Erin was the National Little Britches Champion in the high school rodeo. Making it to the National Little Britches Finals in 1976,...
Juanita Alpers
May 19, 2022
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Hudson, KS Dateline:
Juanita Faye (Paden) Alpers, age 90, passed away on May 19, 2022 at Kenwood Plaza, St. John, KS. She was born on July 28, 1931 in Rural Macksville, KS., the daughter of John W. and Linda (Suiter)...
Kade Schnoebelen
May 5, 2022
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Kade Orion Schnoebelen, age 30, passed away on May 5, 2022 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS. He was born on May 20, 1991 in Greensburg, KS., the son of Mica and Sherrie...
Twylla Suiter
May 4, 2022
Twylla L. (Locke) Suiter, age 87, passed away on May 4, 2022 at Parkwood Village, Pratt, KS. She was born on Mar. 19, 1935 at Liberal, KS., the daughter of Clifford and Goldie E. (James) Locke. She was a homemaker and life-long resident of Macksville, KS. She attended the Brown-Mackey School of Business at Hutchinson, KS. On Aug....
Kenneth Wood
Apr 2, 2022
Macksville, KS Dateline:
Kenneth Brian Wood, age 64, passed away on April 2, 2022 at Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt, KS. He was born on Mar. 27, 1958 at Larned, KS., the son of Norman E. and Betty (Giebler Wood. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Arts from Fort Hays State University and...
Pauline Thompson
Mar 7, 2022
Pauline June (Ring) Thompson, age 88, passed away on March 7, 2021, at Kenwood Plaza in St. John, KS. She was born on September 17, 1933, in Hyannis, NE, the daughter of George and Cleo (Rentfro) Ring. June grew up on the 7-L Angus Ranch, south of Ashby, NE. She attended a rural elementary school and then Garden...
Oscar Miller
Mar 4, 2022
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It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to Oscar Darius Miller, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend, and neighbor. Darius passed away on Friday March 4 th , 2022, in Silver Cliff, CO. Darius’ family is beyond grateful for his life and his devotion to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. His wittiness, art...
Jerry Steinman
Mar 1, 2022
Stafford - Jerry W. Steinman, 77, passed away on March 1, 2022, at Salina Regional Health Center, after an undaunted five-year battle with kidney disease. He was born September 16, 1944, in Great Bend, Kansas, the oldest child of Richard and Dorothy (Wesley) Steinman. He graduated from St. John High School in 1962. His love of planes and...
J. Hager, Jr.
Feb 24, 2022
J.D. Hager, Jr., age 84, passed away with his daughter by his side on Feb. 24, 2022 at Hilltop Manor, Cunningham, KS. He was born on Aug. 18, 1937 at St. John, KS., the son of J.D. and Mary (Delker) Hager, Sr. A life-long resident of St. John, he was a 1955 graduate of St. John High School...
Garland Mansel
Feb 19, 2022
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Lewis Garland Mansel was born on February 6, 1931 in Vernon, Texas to Walter Lewis and Berniece Mansel. He went home to be with his heavenly father on February 19, 2022, surrounded by his family. He was a young 91.
He is survived by his wife...
Karen Daily
Feb 17, 2022
Karen S. (Kirkham) Daily, age 61, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS. She was born on April 4, 1960 in Oak Harbor, WA., the daughter of Jim and Jeanette (Bassett) Kirkham. Karen married Ray (Pete) Daily on Sept. 4, 1983 in St. John, KS. She had a love...
James Lakey
Feb 12, 2022
James Walter Lakey (Jim) was born on July 6th, 1936, to Kenneth and Esther (Dean) Lakey in Middleborough, Massachusetts. In his school days, Jim excelled as a student and Boy Scout, achieving the rank of Eagle before his high school graduation in 1953. Jim was accepted to Brown University to study physics, and was the pride and joy...
Markley "Mark" Zwink
Jan 25, 2022
Markley Harold “Mark” Zwink, age 68, passed away on January 25, 2022, in Boulder, CO. Born on May 9, 1953, at Newton, KS, he was the son of Robert A. and Vivian M. (Barsell) Zwink.
Mark graduated from Macksville High School in 1971 and later joined the US Navy. After completing his military service,...