Vera Mary (Sander) Hoffman, age 88, of Hays, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2024, at Homestead, in Hays.

She was born June 7, 1935, on the family farm north of Walker to Anton and Rosa (Nemechek) Sander.

On May 30, 1964, she married James (Jim) Hoffman in Hays. She was a wife, homemaker, and babysitter for neighbors, friends, and family. She was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Hays. She enjoyed listening to Jim play his piano and playing Bingo at Homestead. Her best years were being with Jim, the love of her life.

She is survived by three sisters; Sister Helen Sander, Fond du Lac, WI; Lillian Nowak, Salina, KS; Rosie Nash, Dallas, TX; and a brother, Lawrence Sander, Salina, KS; sister-in-law, Lillian Pfeifer, Hays, and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters, Evelyn Sander, Mary Schuster Deines, Sophie Zerr, Sister Viola Sander, two brothers, Daniel Sander, and Louis Sander.

Special thanks to her Senior Companion, Connie Smith, the staff at Homestead Assisted Living and HaysMed Hospice.

Services will be held Monday, April 22, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at 10:00 AM. Visitation will be at the church prior to service at 9:00 AM, with rosary at 9:30 AM. &nbsp;Burial will follow at St. Ann Cemetery, Walker, Kansas.

Memorials are suggested to HaysMed Hospice or Homestead Assisted Living of Hays.

Memories and words of comfort may be shared on Vera’s tribute page at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com

Arrangements in care of Keithley Funeral Homes-Brock’s Chapel 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601.

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 </figure>Vera Mary (Sander) Hoffman, age 88, of Hays, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2024, at Homestead, in Hays.She was born June 7, 1935, on the family farm north of Walker to Anton and Rosa (Nemechek) Sander.On May 30, 1964, she married James (Jim) Hoffman in Hays. She was a wife, homemaker, and babysitter for neighbors, friends, and family. She was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Hays. She enjoyed listening to Jim play his piano and playing Bingo at Homestead. Her best years were being with Jim, the love of her life.She is survived by three sisters; Sister Helen Sander, Fond du Lac, WI; Lillian Nowak, Salina, KS; Rosie Nash, Dallas, TX; and a brother, Lawrence Sander, Salina, KS; sister-in-law, Lillian Pfeifer, Hays, and numerous nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters, Evelyn Sander, Mary Schuster Deines, Sophie Zerr, Sister Viola Sander, two brothers, Daniel Sander, and Louis Sander.Special thanks to her Senior Companion, Connie Smith, the staff at Homestead Assisted Living and HaysMed Hospice.Services will be held Monday, April 22, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at 10:00 AM. Visitation will be at the church prior to service at 9:00 AM, with rosary at 9:30 AM. &nbsp;Burial will follow at St. Ann Cemetery, Walker, Kansas.Memorials are suggested to HaysMed Hospice or Homestead Assisted Living of Hays.Memories and words of comfort may be shared on Vera’s tribute page at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.comArrangements in care of Keithley Funeral Homes-Brock’s Chapel 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601.

Vera Mary Hoffman

Adolfo Espitia Jordan, 56, died April 16, 2024 at his home in Garden City, Kansas. He was born September 27, 1967 in Delicias, Mexico the son of Leonardo and Blanca Olga (Jordan) Espitia.

Adolfo attended and graduated from schools in Mexico before moving first to El Paso and later Garden City in the 1980’s. He married Consuelo Centano Arana in Garden City July 20, 2018. She survives He was a gifted mechanic and owned his own shop at one point in his life. He was very social and enjoyed spending time with friends and family. He had mild temperament and good sense of humor even when circumstances were difficult in his life. 

“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18. 

He will be remembered for his giving spirit and willingness to help all who asked.

Other survivors include his Children-Adolfo Espitia Jr. &amp; Pamela Espitia; Step Children- Salvador Alonzo Centeno &amp; Nuckethnna Alonzo Centeno; Siblings-Ivan Espitia, Blanca Olga Espitia &amp; Leonardo Espitia; Special Close Friends considered Family-Alonso Martinez &amp; Johnny Acosta.

No visitation will be held and a Memorial Service will be held at a later date. The family suggest memorials to the Adolfo Espitia Jordan Memorial Fund in care of Garnand Funeral Home 412 N 7th Street, Garden City KS 67846. 620-276-3219<a>Read Less</a>

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 </figure>Adolfo Espitia Jordan, 56, died April 16, 2024 at his home in Garden City, Kansas. He was born September 27, 1967 in Delicias, Mexico the son of Leonardo and Blanca Olga (Jordan) Espitia.Adolfo attended and graduated from schools in Mexico before moving first to El Paso and later Garden City in the 1980’s. He married Consuelo Centano Arana in Garden City July 20, 2018. She survives He was a gifted mechanic and owned his own shop at one point in his life. He was very social and enjoyed spending time with friends and family. He had mild temperament and good sense of humor even when circumstances were difficult in his life. “The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18. He will be remembered for his giving spirit and willingness to help all who asked.Other survivors include his Children-Adolfo Espitia Jr. &amp; Pamela Espitia; Step Children- Salvador Alonzo Centeno &amp; Nuckethnna Alonzo Centeno; Siblings-Ivan Espitia, Blanca Olga Espitia &amp; Leonardo Espitia; Special Close Friends considered Family-Alonso Martinez &amp; Johnny Acosta.No visitation will be held and a Memorial Service will be held at a later date. The family suggest memorials to the Adolfo Espitia Jordan Memorial Fund in care of Garnand Funeral Home 412 N 7th Street, Garden City KS 67846. 620-276-3219<a>Read Less</a>

Adolfo Espitia Jordan

Colleen L. (Hoover) Clark, born on December 19, 1940, in Haigler, Nebraska, peacefully passed away on April 14, 2024, in Garden City, Kansas. She was the daughter of Wade R. and Bertha (Powell) Hoover.

Colleen's life was one of profound impact and unwavering dedication. Her journey was marked by moments of triumph and resilience, shaping her into the remarkable woman she was known to be. She touched the lives of many and left an indelible mark on all who had the privilege of knowing her.

In 1983, Colleen married Donald Clark, in Nebraska. Together, they embarked on a journey that led them to Kansas in 1984. Tragically, Donald passed away in 1985, leaving Colleen to navigate life's challenges with unwavering strength and grace.

Colleen's thirst for knowledge and passion for helping others led her to pursue a career in drug and rehabilitation counseling. She attended school in various places including Grand island, Nebraska, Topeka, Kansas, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Latina Hills, California, Wichita, Kansas, Dodge City, Kansas, and Garden City, Kansas. She was always integrating new information and ideas into her practice, honing her skills and becoming instrumental in the opening of several rehabilitation facilities. Her reputation and impact extended far beyond the borders of Kansas, garnering recognition even on the West Coast. Colleen's dedication to her profession was unrivaled, and she co-founded Unlimited Beginnings in Dodge City and established her own practice, Choices &amp; Beginnings, in Garden City. Her commitment to empowering and assisting those in need was a testament to her compassionate heart.

Beyond her professional endeavors, Colleen found joy in various hobbies and activities. She had a passion for playing the organ, a talent she possessed despite not being able to read music. Her ability to create beautiful melodies by ear was a testament to her innate musical gift. Colleen also found solace in gardening and surrounded herself with the beauty of flowers. Her love for nature was evident in the vibrant blooms that adorned her home. Additionally, she enjoyed attending singles dances in Dodge City, where she found camaraderie and joy in the company of others.

Colleen was characterized by her energetic spirit, go-getter personality, and unwavering strength. Her resilience in the face of adversity was a source of inspiration to all who knew her. She faced life's challenges with a determined resolve, never backing down from obstacles that came her way.

Colleen was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Clark, as well as 2 sisters and 3 brothers. Despite the profound loss she endured, Colleen's spirit remained unbroken, and her legacy continued through those she held dear. She is survived by her sons, David Butler of Garden City, Kansas, Keith Butler and Barb Evans of Russell, Kansas, and Brad Butler of Pierceville, Kansas, step-son Lance Clark and family of Amarillo, Texas. Colleen's love extended to her cherished grandchildren, Cody and Colleen Butler and Amanda and Pablo Palma, and her 4 great-grandchildren Clair, Leo, Parker, and Logon.

A private family service will be held at a later date. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Colleen Clark Memorial Fund in care of Garnand Funeral Home.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>Colleen L. (Hoover) Clark, born on December 19, 1940, in Haigler, Nebraska, peacefully passed away on April 14, 2024, in Garden City, Kansas. She was the daughter of Wade R. and Bertha (Powell) Hoover.Colleen's life was one of profound impact and unwavering dedication. Her journey was marked by moments of triumph and resilience, shaping her into the remarkable woman she was known to be. She touched the lives of many and left an indelible mark on all who had the privilege of knowing her.In 1983, Colleen married Donald Clark, in Nebraska. Together, they embarked on a journey that led them to Kansas in 1984. Tragically, Donald passed away in 1985, leaving Colleen to navigate life's challenges with unwavering strength and grace.Colleen's thirst for knowledge and passion for helping others led her to pursue a career in drug and rehabilitation counseling. She attended school in various places including Grand island, Nebraska, Topeka, Kansas, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Latina Hills, California, Wichita, Kansas, Dodge City, Kansas, and Garden City, Kansas. She was always integrating new information and ideas into her practice, honing her skills and becoming instrumental in the opening of several rehabilitation facilities. Her reputation and impact extended far beyond the borders of Kansas, garnering recognition even on the West Coast. Colleen's dedication to her profession was unrivaled, and she co-founded Unlimited Beginnings in Dodge City and established her own practice, Choices &amp; Beginnings, in Garden City. Her commitment to empowering and assisting those in need was a testament to her compassionate heart.Beyond her professional endeavors, Colleen found joy in various hobbies and activities. She had a passion for playing the organ, a talent she possessed despite not being able to read music. Her ability to create beautiful melodies by ear was a testament to her innate musical gift. Colleen also found solace in gardening and surrounded herself with the beauty of flowers. Her love for nature was evident in the vibrant blooms that adorned her home. Additionally, she enjoyed attending singles dances in Dodge City, where she found camaraderie and joy in the company of others.Colleen was characterized by her energetic spirit, go-getter personality, and unwavering strength. Her resilience in the face of adversity was a source of inspiration to all who knew her. She faced life's challenges with a determined resolve, never backing down from obstacles that came her way.Colleen was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Clark, as well as 2 sisters and 3 brothers. Despite the profound loss she endured, Colleen's spirit remained unbroken, and her legacy continued through those she held dear. She is survived by her sons, David Butler of Garden City, Kansas, Keith Butler and Barb Evans of Russell, Kansas, and Brad Butler of Pierceville, Kansas, step-son Lance Clark and family of Amarillo, Texas. Colleen's love extended to her cherished grandchildren, Cody and Colleen Butler and Amanda and Pablo Palma, and her 4 great-grandchildren Clair, Leo, Parker, and Logon.A private family service will be held at a later date. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Colleen Clark Memorial Fund in care of Garnand Funeral Home.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Colleen L. (Hoover) Clark

Francisco V. Corrales, age 79, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Sunday, April 14, 2024, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born January 29, 1945, in Meoqui, Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Rafael Corrales and Ambrocia Vitolas.

Francisco grew up in Mexico. He married Rosa Corrales on April 21, 1969, in Mexico. They came to Ulysses in 2018 from Andrews, Texas. He loved farming and driving tractors. He enjoyed family gatherings, and he was always looking out for and worrying about his family’s welfare. Francisco and Rosa enjoyed sitting outside their house and visiting with the neighbors.

Francisco is survived by his children, Josefina Flores of Ojinaga, Mexico, José Guadalupe Corrales of Johnson, Francisco Corrales, Jr. of Johnson, and Mayra Pando of Johnson; sister, Margarita Baeaza of Ulysses; and nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Francisco is preceded in death by his parents, Rafael Corrales and Ambrocia Vitolas, and nine siblings.

Rosary will be Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 6:00 PM and Funeral Mass will follow at 6:30 PM at Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Ulysses, Kansas, with Reverend Eric Gyamfi officiating. Memorial contributions may be given to Francisco V. Corrales Memorial Fund in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 405 W. Grant Ave, Ulysses, KS 67880. Condolences may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>Francisco V. Corrales, age 79, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Sunday, April 14, 2024, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born January 29, 1945, in Meoqui, Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Rafael Corrales and Ambrocia Vitolas.Francisco grew up in Mexico. He married Rosa Corrales on April 21, 1969, in Mexico. They came to Ulysses in 2018 from Andrews, Texas. He loved farming and driving tractors. He enjoyed family gatherings, and he was always looking out for and worrying about his family’s welfare. Francisco and Rosa enjoyed sitting outside their house and visiting with the neighbors.Francisco is survived by his children, Josefina Flores of Ojinaga, Mexico, José Guadalupe Corrales of Johnson, Francisco Corrales, Jr. of Johnson, and Mayra Pando of Johnson; sister, Margarita Baeaza of Ulysses; and nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.Francisco is preceded in death by his parents, Rafael Corrales and Ambrocia Vitolas, and nine siblings.Rosary will be Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 6:00 PM and Funeral Mass will follow at 6:30 PM at Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Ulysses, Kansas, with Reverend Eric Gyamfi officiating. Memorial contributions may be given to Francisco V. Corrales Memorial Fund in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 405 W. Grant Ave, Ulysses, KS 67880. Condolences may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Francisco V. Corrales

Joe Cook, 57, of Garden City, Kansas, died on Friday, April 12, 2024, at his home in Garden City. He was born December 14, 1966, in Pecos, Texas to George Cook Jr and Mary Jane Dominguez.

Joe lived in Pecos, Odessa, Pampa, and San Angelo, Tx, and lastly in Garden City, Kansas, and was loved by so many people.

Joe had three daughters Micheale Pless of Fort Worth, TX, Jessica Weaver &amp; fiancé' Kyle Wagner of Kansas City, &amp; Wendy &amp; husband Brian Boles of Kansas City; his chosen daughter Rebecca Delinger of Garden City, KS; several grandchildren Kacey, Bryana, Zane, Dustin, and Travis Vickers. Karrissa, Azahzul, and Rosalie Wagner; and three brothers Gabriel and wife Martha Cook of Odessa, TX, Frank and wife Yolanda Cook of Lubbock, TX, and Eddie and wife Renee Cook of El Paso, TX. Joe is preceded in death by his parents, his grandparents, and a brother and sister-in-law Gilbert &amp; Marcela Cook.

Friends are invited to join the family at 803 E. Laurel Street in Garden City at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday,April 20th, to honor and celebrate Joe’s life.

Memorial contributions may be given directly to the family to help with expenses.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>Joe Cook, 57, of Garden City, Kansas, died on Friday, April 12, 2024, at his home in Garden City. He was born December 14, 1966, in Pecos, Texas to George Cook Jr and Mary Jane Dominguez.Joe lived in Pecos, Odessa, Pampa, and San Angelo, Tx, and lastly in Garden City, Kansas, and was loved by so many people.Joe had three daughters Micheale Pless of Fort Worth, TX, Jessica Weaver &amp; fiancé' Kyle Wagner of Kansas City, &amp; Wendy &amp; husband Brian Boles of Kansas City; his chosen daughter Rebecca Delinger of Garden City, KS; several grandchildren Kacey, Bryana, Zane, Dustin, and Travis Vickers. Karrissa, Azahzul, and Rosalie Wagner; and three brothers Gabriel and wife Martha Cook of Odessa, TX, Frank and wife Yolanda Cook of Lubbock, TX, and Eddie and wife Renee Cook of El Paso, TX. Joe is preceded in death by his parents, his grandparents, and a brother and sister-in-law Gilbert &amp; Marcela Cook.Friends are invited to join the family at 803 E. Laurel Street in Garden City at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday,April 20th, to honor and celebrate Joe’s life.Memorial contributions may be given directly to the family to help with expenses.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Joe Cook

Memorials may be made to the Sherman County Community Foundation and may be left at the services or mailed to Koons-Russell Funeral Home, 211 N. Main Ave., Goodland, KS 67735.

<h2>Debra Jean Fixsen</h2><h2>December 6, 1952 — April 15, 2024</h2><h2>Goodland, Kansas</h2>Memorials may be made to the Sherman County Community Foundation and may be left at the services or mailed to Koons-Russell Funeral Home, 211 N. Main Ave., Goodland, KS 67735.

Debra Jean Fixsen

Betty Ann Haselhorst(nee Honas) past peacefully on April 13th. She was born on April 18th 1940 in Hays Kansas. 

 She is preceded in death by her husband of 64 years Rolland Haselhorst , her father and mother Rudy and Lioba (nee Befort) Honas. 

 She is survived by her brother Marvin Honas, three sons Joseph James and Jeffrey (Lisa), her ten treasured grandchildren Christine, Leah, Sarah, Lauren, Michael. Mark (Lucy), Andrew (Haley),Christopher (Hannah), Jacob, and Sara, her six great-grandchildren Ephraim, Eleanor, Nolan, Claire, Sammy, and Oliver, her niece Robin(Wayne) Bongartz ,(nee Honas) and Nephew Bradley (Anathea) Honas.




A memorial service will be held in Ellis Kansas at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church on June 1st at 10:00 a.m. 

 Flowers and cards can be brought or sent to Marvin Honas at 2025 Metro Lane, Hays KS. 67601. 

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 </figure>Betty Ann Haselhorst(nee Honas) past peacefully on April 13th. She was born on April 18th 1940 in Hays Kansas. She is preceded in death by her husband of 64 years Rolland Haselhorst , her father and mother Rudy and Lioba (nee Befort) Honas. She is survived by her brother Marvin Honas, three sons Joseph James and Jeffrey (Lisa), her ten treasured grandchildren Christine, Leah, Sarah, Lauren, Michael. Mark (Lucy), Andrew (Haley),Christopher (Hannah), Jacob, and Sara, her six great-grandchildren Ephraim, Eleanor, Nolan, Claire, Sammy, and Oliver, her niece Robin(Wayne) Bongartz ,(nee Honas) and Nephew Bradley (Anathea) Honas.


A memorial service will be held in Ellis Kansas at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church on June 1st at 10:00 a.m. Flowers and cards can be brought or sent to Marvin Honas at 2025 Metro Lane, Hays KS. 67601. Mom loved flowers.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Betty Ann Haselhorst(nee Honas)

Wilma Marie Carr, age 81, died on April 16, 2024, at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City, Kansas. She was born on April 8, 1943, in Ransom, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Dana (Douglass) Ummel.

On October 13, 1969, while living in Neodesha, Kansas she married George Dale Carr in Miami, Oklahoma. They later moved to Alexander, Kansas and then Bazine, later moving to Ness City. Dale preceded Wilma in death on July 8, 2006.

Wilma was a hard worker throughout her life. She was a Certified Nurse’s Assistant and a Certified Medical Assistant. After she retired from hospital work, she worked at Butterfields Convenience Store past her 80th birthday.

She is survived by her son, Jarrod Carr and his wife, Tiffany, of Ellinwood and daughter, Maria Carr of Great Bend; two brothers, Edward and Lester Ummel; two sisters, Barbara Kisslinger and JoAnn Walker; grandson, Brandon Carr; step-grandchildren, Tiara Lawson (Collan) and Nick Espinosa; and step-great granddaughter, Elliana Lawson, along with her many furry grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and a son, Frank Carr.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Golden Belt Humane Society in Great Bend or the Ellinwood EMS.

Words of comfort and support may be left for the family by writing in the guestbook.

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 </figure>Wilma Marie Carr, age 81, died on April 16, 2024, at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City, Kansas. She was born on April 8, 1943, in Ransom, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Dana (Douglass) Ummel.On October 13, 1969, while living in Neodesha, Kansas she married George Dale Carr in Miami, Oklahoma. They later moved to Alexander, Kansas and then Bazine, later moving to Ness City. Dale preceded Wilma in death on July 8, 2006.Wilma was a hard worker throughout her life. She was a Certified Nurse’s Assistant and a Certified Medical Assistant. After she retired from hospital work, she worked at Butterfields Convenience Store past her 80th birthday.She is survived by her son, Jarrod Carr and his wife, Tiffany, of Ellinwood and daughter, Maria Carr of Great Bend; two brothers, Edward and Lester Ummel; two sisters, Barbara Kisslinger and JoAnn Walker; grandson, Brandon Carr; step-grandchildren, Tiara Lawson (Collan) and Nick Espinosa; and step-great granddaughter, Elliana Lawson, along with her many furry grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and a son, Frank Carr.A memorial service will be held at a later date.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Golden Belt Humane Society in Great Bend or the Ellinwood EMS.Words of comfort and support may be left for the family by writing in the guestbook.

Wilma Marie Carr

Hoffman, Charles (Bud) E., 91, retired school administrator and minister passed away April 11, 2024. 

Memorial service 10:30 am, April 20, 2024. Graveside service immediately following. 

Monitor Community Church of the Brethren and Monitor Cemetery, 601-619 Frontier Rd., McPherson, KS 67460.

 Preceded in death by parents Martha A. (Jahn) Hoffman, Ernest G. Hoffman, brother, Robert E. Hoffman, infant daughter Kathleen Angelea Hoffman. Survivors include niece, Theresa Coor (representative); sister, Marlene Campbell. 

Survivors also include the four siblings of Bud's former wife, Jeanie Hoffman Geiger (deceased), who were considered by Bud as his first family. Mike (Sonya) Bressie; Karen Bressie (Danny) Hoad; Deborah Bressie (Mark) Coski; Keith (Sandy) Bressie. Survivors identified as Bud's second family were his children Leah (David) Dunkak and Paul Hoffman. 

Bud is also survived by six grandchildren, several great grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. 

Additional survivors include Steve (Teri) Bressie. Memorials to Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church, Hays KS. 

Share condolences and memories at www.cozine.com.

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 </figure>Hoffman, Charles (Bud) E., 91, retired school administrator and minister passed away April 11, 2024. Memorial service 10:30 am, April 20, 2024. Graveside service immediately following. Monitor Community Church of the Brethren and Monitor Cemetery, 601-619 Frontier Rd., McPherson, KS 67460. Preceded in death by parents Martha A. (Jahn) Hoffman, Ernest G. Hoffman, brother, Robert E. Hoffman, infant daughter Kathleen Angelea Hoffman. Survivors include niece, Theresa Coor (representative); sister, Marlene Campbell. Survivors also include the four siblings of Bud's former wife, Jeanie Hoffman Geiger (deceased), who were considered by Bud as his first family. Mike (Sonya) Bressie; Karen Bressie (Danny) Hoad; Deborah Bressie (Mark) Coski; Keith (Sandy) Bressie. Survivors identified as Bud's second family were his children Leah (David) Dunkak and Paul Hoffman. Bud is also survived by six grandchildren, several great grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. Additional survivors include Steve (Teri) Bressie. Memorials to Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church, Hays KS. Share condolences and memories at www.cozine.com.

Charles (Bud) E. Hoffman

As of October 1, 2024, Hays Post will begin charging $55 per obituary for posting obituaries. This cost will include an unlimited word count and posting of a photo of the deceased.&nbsp;

We understand that obituaries are an important way to honor the memory of loved ones and share their life stories with the community. We remain committed to providing this service. The fees collected will help us continue to offer high-quality obituaries while maintaining the overall sustainability of the Hays Post.&nbsp;

Funeral homes will be able to establish billing with a credit card with Eagle Media, the parent company of the Hays Post.&nbsp;

Please return a credit card form so we can set up billing. Please email the form to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:haysobits@eaglemedia.com" target="_blank">haysobits@eaglemedia.com</a>, send it by mail to Eagle Media, 2300 Hall, Hays, KS 67601. You can also call Scarlett Deutscher at 785-301-2211.

A summary of your charges will be sent to you monthly.&nbsp;

Individuals will still be able to submit obituaries to the Hays Post. They will need to prepay by credit card.&nbsp;

Both the photo and copy of the obituary need to be submitted in digital form to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:haysobits@eaglemedia.com" target="_blank">haysobits@eaglemedia.com</a>&nbsp;in the body of an email or as a MicrosoftWord file. Photos should be emailed in a separate attachment as .jpg files if possible.&nbsp;

PLEASE NOTE: We will no longer go directly to funeral home websites to obtain obituaries They MUST be emailed to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:haysobits@eaglemedia.com" target="_blank">haysobits@eaglemedia.com</a>&nbsp;to be published.&nbsp;

Please allow up to 24 hours from the submission of the obituary for it to be posted on the Hays Post.&nbsp;

If you have questions, please contact Scarlett Deutscher at 785-301-2211.&nbsp;

If you have an issue outside of business hours or your obit has not been published within 24 hours, please email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:hayspost@eaglemedia.com" target="_blank">hayspost@eaglemedia.com</a>&nbsp;or call Cristina Janney, Hays Post editor, at 785-301-2077.&nbsp;

As of October 1, 2024, Hays Post will begin charging $55 per obituary for posting obituaries. This cost will include an unlimited word count and posting of a photo of the deceased.&nbsp;We understand that obituaries are an important way to honor the memory of loved ones and share their life stories with the community. We remain committed to providing this service. The fees collected will help us continue to offer high-quality obituaries while maintaining the overall sustainability of the Hays Post.&nbsp;Funeral homes will be able to establish billing with a credit card with Eagle Media, the parent company of the Hays Post.&nbsp;Please return a credit card form so we can set up billing. Please email the form to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:haysobits@eaglemedia.com" target="_blank">haysobits@eaglemedia.com</a>, send it by mail to Eagle Media, 2300 Hall, Hays, KS 67601. You can also call Scarlett Deutscher at 785-301-2211.A summary of your charges will be sent to you monthly.&nbsp;Individuals will still be able to submit obituaries to the Hays Post. They will need to prepay by credit card.&nbsp;Both the photo and copy of the obituary need to be submitted in digital form to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:haysobits@eaglemedia.com" target="_blank">haysobits@eaglemedia.com</a>&nbsp;in the body of an email or as a MicrosoftWord file. Photos should be emailed in a separate attachment as .jpg files if possible.&nbsp;PLEASE NOTE: We will no longer go directly to funeral home websites to obtain obituaries They MUST be emailed to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:haysobits@eaglemedia.com" target="_blank">haysobits@eaglemedia.com</a>&nbsp;to be published.&nbsp;Please allow up to 24 hours from the submission of the obituary for it to be posted on the Hays Post.&nbsp;If you have questions, please contact Scarlett Deutscher at 785-301-2211.&nbsp;If you have an issue outside of business hours or your obit has not been published within 24 hours, please email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:hayspost@eaglemedia.com" target="_blank">hayspost@eaglemedia.com</a>&nbsp;or call Cristina Janney, Hays Post editor, at 785-301-2077.&nbsp;

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Betty Lou Rodie was born February 14, 1929, on the family farm to Cleo and Louise (Buchholz) Nowlin. She was raised on the farm until the family moved to town. When she was 22 years old, she married Chester (Chet) Klitzke, of Ransom, KS. Two children resulted from the marriage. Louella Klitzke and Lila Kay Klitzke. The couple divorced in 1954.

In 1955 she married Dale Allen Thomas of Dighton, KS. The couple had 5 children. Mark Allen Thomas, who passed away in infancy at 6 months old; son, Kenneth Thomas; daughter, Linda Thomas; son, Richard Thomas; and daughter, Rita Hansen. The couple moved around a lot and settled in Indianola, NE where Betty lost her husband, Dale Thomas, in 1987.

In 1999, Betty married Robert (Bob) Rodie. No children were brought into this marriage. Bob passed away in 2004.

Betty was preceded in death by her; children who died in infancy, Mark Thomas and Lila Kay Klitzke; parents, Cleo and Louise Nowlin; brother, Robert Nowlin; sister, Vera McQueen; and brother, Charlie Nowlin.

Betty is survived by her; brother, David Nowlin, of WaKeeney, KS; children, Louella (John) Slater, of Amarillo, TX, Kenneth (Gail) Thomas, of Tampa, FL, Linda Thomas, of Wauneta, NE, Richard (Penny) Thomas, of Indianola, NE, and Rita (Craig) Hansen, of Oberlin, KS, 13 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Betty loved fishing, sewing, family time, playing Bingo, and traveling when she could.

Graveside services will be held at WaKeeney City Cemetery in WaKeeney, KS, on June 7 at 2:00 p.m. And a Celebration of life to follow at the Western Coop Electric in WaKeeney, KS.

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 </figure>Betty Lou Rodie was born February 14, 1929, on the family farm to Cleo and Louise (Buchholz) Nowlin. She was raised on the farm until the family moved to town. When she was 22 years old, she married Chester (Chet) Klitzke, of Ransom, KS. Two children resulted from the marriage. Louella Klitzke and Lila Kay Klitzke. The couple divorced in 1954.In 1955 she married Dale Allen Thomas of Dighton, KS. The couple had 5 children. Mark Allen Thomas, who passed away in infancy at 6 months old; son, Kenneth Thomas; daughter, Linda Thomas; son, Richard Thomas; and daughter, Rita Hansen. The couple moved around a lot and settled in Indianola, NE where Betty lost her husband, Dale Thomas, in 1987.In 1999, Betty married Robert (Bob) Rodie. No children were brought into this marriage. Bob passed away in 2004.Betty was preceded in death by her; children who died in infancy, Mark Thomas and Lila Kay Klitzke; parents, Cleo and Louise Nowlin; brother, Robert Nowlin; sister, Vera McQueen; and brother, Charlie Nowlin.Betty is survived by her; brother, David Nowlin, of WaKeeney, KS; children, Louella (John) Slater, of Amarillo, TX, Kenneth (Gail) Thomas, of Tampa, FL, Linda Thomas, of Wauneta, NE, Richard (Penny) Thomas, of Indianola, NE, and Rita (Craig) Hansen, of Oberlin, KS, 13 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Betty loved fishing, sewing, family time, playing Bingo, and traveling when she could.Graveside services will be held at WaKeeney City Cemetery in WaKeeney, KS, on June 7 at 2:00 p.m. And a Celebration of life to follow at the Western Coop Electric in WaKeeney, KS.

Betty Lou Rodie

Ty Layne Koon, 55, of Colby, died April 13, 2024. He was born July 9, 1968. Ty worked as an auto body painter for Butch’s Body Shop and Lyle’s Body Shop, in Colby. He loved cars, especially classic muscle cars and enjoyed watching NASCAR and local car races. He was a self-taught musician and played the guitar in a band. He also enjoyed playing pool and was fond of participating in tournaments.

Ty is survived by his children, Troy (Sandra) Koon and Jessica (Mauricio) Soto; grandchildren, Kash Koon, Paisley and Adaley Soto; mother Kathy Grover and brother Van Koon.

Graveside service will take place in the future in Rexford Cemetery, Rexford, KS.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Ty Layne Koon, 55, of Colby, died April 13, 2024. He was born July 9, 1968. Ty worked as an auto body painter for Butch’s Body Shop and Lyle’s Body Shop, in Colby. He loved cars, especially classic muscle cars and enjoyed watching NASCAR and local car races. He was a self-taught musician and played the guitar in a band. He also enjoyed playing pool and was fond of participating in tournaments.Ty is survived by his children, Troy (Sandra) Koon and Jessica (Mauricio) Soto; grandchildren, Kash Koon, Paisley and Adaley Soto; mother Kathy Grover and brother Van Koon.Graveside service will take place in the future in Rexford Cemetery, Rexford, KS.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Ty Layne Koon

Irene Hazen, 100, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the Logan County Senior Living, in Oakley, KS. She was born on July 12, 1923, to Nick and Anna (Albers) Roths in Ransom, KS.

Irene married Bill Hazen on November 12, 1946, in Ransom, KS. He died on March 29, 2009.

Irene was a homemaker and provided childcare for many families in Grinnell. She never missed the opportunity to play Bingo and she enjoyed playing card games and putting together jigsaw puzzles.

Irene was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church, of Grinnell, the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and Daughters of Isabella.

Survivors include her four sons, Jim, of Grinnell, Bob (Marla) of Lampe, MO, Dick (Dee), of Salina, KS and Ron (Deb), of Cheyenne, WY; three daughters, Ginger Seibel, of Salina, KS, Marie Schmidt (Virgil), of Golden, CO, and Karen Boys, of Logan, KS; 23 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Bill and son-in-law Brett Boys.

Visitation is 5-7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 18, 2024, at Baalmann Mortuary, Oakley. Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 19, 2024, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, in Grinnell, with burial in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Grinnell Senior Center or the VFW Auxiliary and sent in care of Baalmann Mortuary, PO Box 391, Colby, KS 67701. For information or condolences visit baalmannmortuary.com&nbsp;&nbsp;

Irene Hazen, 100, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the Logan County Senior Living, in Oakley, KS. She was born on July 12, 1923, to Nick and Anna (Albers) Roths in Ransom, KS.Irene married Bill Hazen on November 12, 1946, in Ransom, KS. He died on March 29, 2009.Irene was a homemaker and provided childcare for many families in Grinnell. She never missed the opportunity to play Bingo and she enjoyed playing card games and putting together jigsaw puzzles.Irene was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church, of Grinnell, the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and Daughters of Isabella.Survivors include her four sons, Jim, of Grinnell, Bob (Marla) of Lampe, MO, Dick (Dee), of Salina, KS and Ron (Deb), of Cheyenne, WY; three daughters, Ginger Seibel, of Salina, KS, Marie Schmidt (Virgil), of Golden, CO, and Karen Boys, of Logan, KS; 23 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Bill and son-in-law Brett Boys.Visitation is 5-7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 18, 2024, at Baalmann Mortuary, Oakley. Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 19, 2024, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, in Grinnell, with burial in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Grinnell Senior Center or the VFW Auxiliary and sent in care of Baalmann Mortuary, PO Box 391, Colby, KS 67701. For information or condolences visit baalmannmortuary.com&nbsp;&nbsp;

Irene Hazen

&nbsp;John Vergil “J.V.” Morgan, 88, retired school psychologist and former wheat farmer, died Thursday at The Gardens at Columbine Retirement Community in Littleton, Colorado, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.

John is survived by his wife Dana, who, until recently, when she required extensive physical therapy, also had been living at the Gardens at Columbine.

The two moved to Colorado from Western Kansas in the early 1970s to work as school psychologists. They were drawn to Denver by the skiing, the views, and all that the city of Denver and the mountains had to offer. They were together in Colorado for 51 years.

John started his career in the schools, he once explained, at a time when schools were only beginning to add psychologists to their staffs. He said that at this early stage, those coming into the profession had a bit more room to shape policy than any would have later. He would continue to work with students in schools across the Denver area for years. Over time, he noted changes in what troubled those students and how schools dealt with them. Early surprises—like walking into schools where some classrooms were carpeted, and students flicked their cigarette ashes onto that carpet—faded and new challenges appeared. He never, however, lost interest in young people’s behavior and why they made the sometimes inexplicable, sometimes sad or hilarious decisions they made.He had grown up, the oldest of four, on a wheat farm near Atwood, Kansas. He remembered a childhood that included a lot of helping on the farm; his mother, reminiscing decades later could sharply recall the dangerous play she would hear about at the end of each day. She remembered asking J.V. to read to his younger brothers for some quiet time one afternoon, only to have him come down the stairs a short time later and shake his head. “They’re just too young,” he told her.

The town had a small lake with a bridge which he once claimed, while driving over it with his children, that his high school peers called “the James Dean bridge,” although, of course, this very likely could have been impromptu invention to keep the Atwood tour lively.

At 21, he enlisted in the Army during the Korean War, and was stationed at Fort Knox and later Fort Carson in Colorado Springs. He took the line that required soldiers to train as paratroopers because the sign above that table promised they would make $50 more a month. But the actual jumping from a plane part that followed? He promised that it never got easier with practice and that in fact, with each jump came more terror. And finally, he suggested it might not have been worth the extra $50. The war ended before he could test his skills from Korea skies.

He returned home. His parents convinced him to study at least one year at the extremely conservative Bob Jones University in Greeneville, SC. (The university even regulated dress codes and dating protocol of its students. Young men were expected to ask women on dates by sending notes rather than phoning them.) For reasons unknown to their parents, John and his cousin Cadette, also attending the school, sawed off the top of a red Chevrolet, leaving them with what they saw as a slick-looking convertible. The cousins never explained to their mothers’ satisfaction doing that, or why they had introduced themselves to classmates as cousins from the King Ranch of Texas. John, or J.V. as he was called growing up, never returned to Bob Jones; instead, he found Fort Hays State College a more comfortable fit.

There he met Priscilla Taylor from Kinsley, KS. He married her and moved to Kinsley and began farming there. The two had two children, Elizabeth and Barry. After finishing at Fort Hays, he farmed wheat in Kinsley; he also worked at schools in Pratt and then in Dodge City, KS, on teams working to get Head Start off the ground. Head Start is a government program that had its beginnings in the mid-60s as a practical intervention during the summers for economically disadvantaged children under six to assure they would arrive at school as prepared as other children. (The program is now going strong, and their website studies show that even as adults, those who participated as children tend to have better health, higher levels of education, and higher incomes.)

He had been an early (from his college days at least), loyal and feisty defender of conservative political theory. Way back when, he was a fan of Barry Goldwater, a reader of Ayn Rand, and a consistent viewer of William F. Buckley on Sunday mornings. He viciously criticized left-wing local and national politicians' shenanigans—and occasionally even those on the right.

So, yes—he remained a true conservative believer, a Republican while helping to build a new government education program to help fight poverty during the Vietnam War.

(In his last years, however, after standing steadfast by conservatives through the Reagan years and Bush years, his previously unshakable faith in the US voters to eventually prove they did not suffer fools or worse, conmen, gladly, wavered.)

He divorced Priscilla and moved to Colorado to complete his MA in psychology at the University of Colorado at Greeley.

He and Dana Snook Pyle, who moved to Colorado from Dodge City, took positions as psychologists in Denver schools. In their off-time, the two loved skiing, and fiercely competing against each other in lightning-speed games of backgammon and tennis; they engaged in always-heated political arguments, weekends in the mountains, and family gatherings (some planned, others that were every bit as crowded might be spontaneous).

The two thrived on dining out and going to the movies. John and Dana almost always chose to have meals out rather than at home, and often with family and friends. He kept up with the ever-changing local scene of small, out-of-the-way places in Denver as well as restaurants joining the city’s top places. Once, they read an article describing the actual number of restaurants serving dinner in Denver and realized, with great disappointment, there would be hundreds of local restaurants they’d never have the time to try.

Over time, golf emerged as the pastime he wanted to perfect and knew he couldn’t.

He was asked to babysit his three-year-old grandson one afternoon and brought along a golf club and plastic ball to teach him how to swing. He watched, knowing the kid was swinging just right but with a plastic toy ball it would never go anywhere. He brought over a real golf ball and had his grandson have a go at it. Sure enough, the first time and then again and again, the ball sailed over the fence. Granddad was apparently too elated to consider what yard the balls were landing in. Later, his son would have to talk nicely to his neighbor, to calm him down, a football coach not impressed at all with John’s pride in his grandson.

Another grandson, eight or nine and knowing he was going to see his granddad at a reunion, practiced his golf game until he felt pretty good about it. (This was a granddad, after all, who had tracked down one of the last X Boxes one Christmas in Denver.) And then that day his swing fell apart. He tried so hard to recover that it only made things worse, as did Granddad trying to explain that this is just what happens in golf. Some days are like that.

Dinner with John, at whatever restaurant, was unlike dinner with most anyone else: someone contributing an opinion to a conversation might assume he wasn’t paying attention but would learn quickly enough. He had a commanding way of reentering a discussion, even when almost muttering his pronouncements, but he might have been surprised to know how often people considered him wise.

Often his telling of a story was hilarious because of the way he was overcome with amusement. Or his overreaction to his own retelling was so obviously a sign of his lack of concern for how uniquely he viewed others. Was he serious? Did he really believe his personal intervention in one person’s business choices or an angle on world affairs was the world’s only hope?

He talked about this once. He claimed to be baffled that some people at a recent party he’d gone to found him funny. Two nuns who he’d met had told him they thought he was so funny. “But” he said, “all they had to go on was that I had laughed at them the whole evening.”He often—at least, maybe usually--came across as a curmudgeon, or as a constant critic—someone quite sure there was a better way to wash the dishes than you just had.

About a decade ago, a five-year-old was having dinner with the family for the first time and sat across from him. It seemed only fair—just in case she had gotten the wrong idea and thought he had a problem with her—an adult told her later not to worry if he had seemed grumpy at dinner.

The two had carried on a conversation between watching the divers sail into the waters at the restaurant. But she did not need some expert adult to comfort her or explain John Morgan to her.

She was not troubled at all by what—as John would have called it, her assessment—of the situation.

She said, “No. I’m a kid, so he liked me.”Likely she was right: Humans are interesting creatures, but children’s unpredictable thinking, funny, illogical or even super-logical, long after he retired, to him was pretty close to priceless.

Other survivors include grandchildren, Clinton of Scottsdale, Sarah of Denver; Caleb Rosencutter of Wichita; four great-grandchildren; two brothers, Stan of Wichita and Kent of Wichita, and a sister, Janelle Rominger of Oklahoma. He is also survived by sisters-in-law April Snook, Jana Lewis, Robyn Schoonover, Barbara Snook, Sally Snook, and brothers-in-law Jim Snook, all of Colorado, and Charlie Snook of Newton, KS, and nephews and nieces.

A graveside memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Chardon Cemetery, Chardon, Kansas. A to celebrate his life will be held at the home of Barbara Snook of Denver, CO, contact the family for more details.

A memorial has been setup for a tree to be planted at Wellshire Golf Course in Denver, CO. Donations accepted at: https://everloved.com/life-of/john-vergil-morgan/&nbsp;&nbsp;

&nbsp;John Vergil “J.V.” Morgan, 88, retired school psychologist and former wheat farmer, died Thursday at The Gardens at Columbine Retirement Community in Littleton, Colorado, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.John is survived by his wife Dana, who, until recently, when she required extensive physical therapy, also had been living at the Gardens at Columbine.The two moved to Colorado from Western Kansas in the early 1970s to work as school psychologists. They were drawn to Denver by the skiing, the views, and all that the city of Denver and the mountains had to offer. They were together in Colorado for 51 years.John started his career in the schools, he once explained, at a time when schools were only beginning to add psychologists to their staffs. He said that at this early stage, those coming into the profession had a bit more room to shape policy than any would have later. He would continue to work with students in schools across the Denver area for years. Over time, he noted changes in what troubled those students and how schools dealt with them. Early surprises—like walking into schools where some classrooms were carpeted, and students flicked their cigarette ashes onto that carpet—faded and new challenges appeared. He never, however, lost interest in young people’s behavior and why they made the sometimes inexplicable, sometimes sad or hilarious decisions they made.He had grown up, the oldest of four, on a wheat farm near Atwood, Kansas. He remembered a childhood that included a lot of helping on the farm; his mother, reminiscing decades later could sharply recall the dangerous play she would hear about at the end of each day. She remembered asking J.V. to read to his younger brothers for some quiet time one afternoon, only to have him come down the stairs a short time later and shake his head. “They’re just too young,” he told her.The town had a small lake with a bridge which he once claimed, while driving over it with his children, that his high school peers called “the James Dean bridge,” although, of course, this very likely could have been impromptu invention to keep the Atwood tour lively.At 21, he enlisted in the Army during the Korean War, and was stationed at Fort Knox and later Fort Carson in Colorado Springs. He took the line that required soldiers to train as paratroopers because the sign above that table promised they would make $50 more a month. But the actual jumping from a plane part that followed? He promised that it never got easier with practice and that in fact, with each jump came more terror. And finally, he suggested it might not have been worth the extra $50. The war ended before he could test his skills from Korea skies.He returned home. His parents convinced him to study at least one year at the extremely conservative Bob Jones University in Greeneville, SC. (The university even regulated dress codes and dating protocol of its students. Young men were expected to ask women on dates by sending notes rather than phoning them.) For reasons unknown to their parents, John and his cousin Cadette, also attending the school, sawed off the top of a red Chevrolet, leaving them with what they saw as a slick-looking convertible. The cousins never explained to their mothers’ satisfaction doing that, or why they had introduced themselves to classmates as cousins from the King Ranch of Texas. John, or J.V. as he was called growing up, never returned to Bob Jones; instead, he found Fort Hays State College a more comfortable fit.There he met Priscilla Taylor from Kinsley, KS. He married her and moved to Kinsley and began farming there. The two had two children, Elizabeth and Barry. After finishing at Fort Hays, he farmed wheat in Kinsley; he also worked at schools in Pratt and then in Dodge City, KS, on teams working to get Head Start off the ground. Head Start is a government program that had its beginnings in the mid-60s as a practical intervention during the summers for economically disadvantaged children under six to assure they would arrive at school as prepared as other children. (The program is now going strong, and their website studies show that even as adults, those who participated as children tend to have better health, higher levels of education, and higher incomes.)He had been an early (from his college days at least), loyal and feisty defender of conservative political theory. Way back when, he was a fan of Barry Goldwater, a reader of Ayn Rand, and a consistent viewer of William F. Buckley on Sunday mornings. He viciously criticized left-wing local and national politicians' shenanigans—and occasionally even those on the right.So, yes—he remained a true conservative believer, a Republican while helping to build a new government education program to help fight poverty during the Vietnam War.(In his last years, however, after standing steadfast by conservatives through the Reagan years and Bush years, his previously unshakable faith in the US voters to eventually prove they did not suffer fools or worse, conmen, gladly, wavered.)He divorced Priscilla and moved to Colorado to complete his MA in psychology at the University of Colorado at Greeley.He and Dana Snook Pyle, who moved to Colorado from Dodge City, took positions as psychologists in Denver schools. In their off-time, the two loved skiing, and fiercely competing against each other in lightning-speed games of backgammon and tennis; they engaged in always-heated political arguments, weekends in the mountains, and family gatherings (some planned, others that were every bit as crowded might be spontaneous).The two thrived on dining out and going to the movies. John and Dana almost always chose to have meals out rather than at home, and often with family and friends. He kept up with the ever-changing local scene of small, out-of-the-way places in Denver as well as restaurants joining the city’s top places. Once, they read an article describing the actual number of restaurants serving dinner in Denver and realized, with great disappointment, there would be hundreds of local restaurants they’d never have the time to try.Over time, golf emerged as the pastime he wanted to perfect and knew he couldn’t.He was asked to babysit his three-year-old grandson one afternoon and brought along a golf club and plastic ball to teach him how to swing. He watched, knowing the kid was swinging just right but with a plastic toy ball it would never go anywhere. He brought over a real golf ball and had his grandson have a go at it. Sure enough, the first time and then again and again, the ball sailed over the fence. Granddad was apparently too elated to consider what yard the balls were landing in. Later, his son would have to talk nicely to his neighbor, to calm him down, a football coach not impressed at all with John’s pride in his grandson.Another grandson, eight or nine and knowing he was going to see his granddad at a reunion, practiced his golf game until he felt pretty good about it. (This was a granddad, after all, who had tracked down one of the last X Boxes one Christmas in Denver.) And then that day his swing fell apart. He tried so hard to recover that it only made things worse, as did Granddad trying to explain that this is just what happens in golf. Some days are like that.Dinner with John, at whatever restaurant, was unlike dinner with most anyone else: someone contributing an opinion to a conversation might assume he wasn’t paying attention but would learn quickly enough. He had a commanding way of reentering a discussion, even when almost muttering his pronouncements, but he might have been surprised to know how often people considered him wise.Often his telling of a story was hilarious because of the way he was overcome with amusement. Or his overreaction to his own retelling was so obviously a sign of his lack of concern for how uniquely he viewed others. Was he serious? Did he really believe his personal intervention in one person’s business choices or an angle on world affairs was the world’s only hope?He talked about this once. He claimed to be baffled that some people at a recent party he’d gone to found him funny. Two nuns who he’d met had told him they thought he was so funny. “But” he said, “all they had to go on was that I had laughed at them the whole evening.”He often—at least, maybe usually--came across as a curmudgeon, or as a constant critic—someone quite sure there was a better way to wash the dishes than you just had.About a decade ago, a five-year-old was having dinner with the family for the first time and sat across from him. It seemed only fair—just in case she had gotten the wrong idea and thought he had a problem with her—an adult told her later not to worry if he had seemed grumpy at dinner.The two had carried on a conversation between watching the divers sail into the waters at the restaurant. But she did not need some expert adult to comfort her or explain John Morgan to her.She was not troubled at all by what—as John would have called it, her assessment—of the situation.She said, “No. I’m a kid, so he liked me.”Likely she was right: Humans are interesting creatures, but children’s unpredictable thinking, funny, illogical or even super-logical, long after he retired, to him was pretty close to priceless.Other survivors include grandchildren, Clinton of Scottsdale, Sarah of Denver; Caleb Rosencutter of Wichita; four great-grandchildren; two brothers, Stan of Wichita and Kent of Wichita, and a sister, Janelle Rominger of Oklahoma. He is also survived by sisters-in-law April Snook, Jana Lewis, Robyn Schoonover, Barbara Snook, Sally Snook, and brothers-in-law Jim Snook, all of Colorado, and Charlie Snook of Newton, KS, and nephews and nieces.A graveside memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Chardon Cemetery, Chardon, Kansas. A to celebrate his life will be held at the home of Barbara Snook of Denver, CO, contact the family for more details.A memorial has been setup for a tree to be planted at Wellshire Golf Course in Denver, CO. Donations accepted at: https://everloved.com/life-of/john-vergil-morgan/&nbsp;&nbsp;

John Vergil “J.V.” Morgan

Jeffrey Douglas Pratt&nbsp;was born in Hays, KS to Steve and Claudia (Parker) Pratt on September 24, 1966. He was the second of three children. Jeff attended Hays Public Schools through the 10th&nbsp;grade, and then attended Thomas More Prep, graduating in 1985. After high school graduation, he attended the University of Kansas, graduating in 1990 with a degree in accounting. While at the University, he met the love of his life, Patricia Janssen (hometown – Salina). They were married on April 6, 1991, and moved to Bellevue, Washington that summer. Jeff immediately found work in the world of accounting and landed a role at Microsoft where he worked for 26 years. In 2019, Jeff joined Core Scientific based in Austin, TX, which had him traveling all around the world.&nbsp;

In the summer of 2016 Jeff learned that his uncle, Don H. Pratt had decided to sell the real estate and self-storage business in Hays that he had owned for many years. &nbsp;Jeff and his family purchased the business from Don on 1-2-2017. They expanded it by purchasing the Havco location on W. 28th&nbsp;Street in 2018, and just a few weeks ago opened a third self-storage facility on Canterbury Rd. Even though Jeff had lived in the Seattle area for 25 years, he still had Hays in his heart and was very happy to purchase an entity that had been originated by his grandfather, Don E. Pratt, and Pete Felten in 1958, keeping it in the family.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Jeff and Tricia were blessed with two children, Henry in 1998 and Stella in 2000.&nbsp;During his life,&nbsp;Jeff&nbsp;had many passions including Henry &amp; Stella’s youth sports,&nbsp;Mariners baseball,&nbsp;skiing,&nbsp;collecting baseball cards,&nbsp;and golf. Most of all,&nbsp;Jeff&nbsp;loved spending time with his family.&nbsp;Devotion to his family was Jeff’s highest priority in life.&nbsp;

He&nbsp;is survived by his wife, Tricia,&nbsp;his son, Henry,&nbsp;and daughter, Stella. Both Henry and Stella are graduates of the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington, Seattle, with degrees in&nbsp;accounting,&nbsp;following in&nbsp;their father's footsteps.&nbsp;He is also survived by his parents, (Hays, KS), and his brother, Joe Pratt (Renton, WA), and his sister, Larisa Eichacker (Santa Monica, CA), and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.&nbsp;

A&nbsp;funeral Mass is scheduled for April 27, 2024 at 12PM noon&nbsp;at the Comeau Catholic Campus Center, 506 West 6th&nbsp;St., Hays, KS. An inurnment ceremony at the Hays Columbarium, for the family only, will follow the Mass.

&nbsp;A luncheon in memory of Jeff will be held at The Venue at Thirsty’s Restaurant from 2-4PM. Friends and family are all invited.&nbsp;

The family suggests memorial contributions be addressed to the Comeau Catholic Campus Center.&nbsp;

Memories and words of comfort may be shared on Jeff’s tribute page at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.comArrangements in care of Keithley Funeral Homes-Brock’s Chapel 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601.&nbsp;



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 </figure>Jeffrey Douglas Pratt&nbsp;was born in Hays, KS to Steve and Claudia (Parker) Pratt on September 24, 1966. He was the second of three children. Jeff attended Hays Public Schools through the 10th&nbsp;grade, and then attended Thomas More Prep, graduating in 1985. After high school graduation, he attended the University of Kansas, graduating in 1990 with a degree in accounting. While at the University, he met the love of his life, Patricia Janssen (hometown – Salina). They were married on April 6, 1991, and moved to Bellevue, Washington that summer. Jeff immediately found work in the world of accounting and landed a role at Microsoft where he worked for 26 years. In 2019, Jeff joined Core Scientific based in Austin, TX, which had him traveling all around the world.&nbsp;In the summer of 2016 Jeff learned that his uncle, Don H. Pratt had decided to sell the real estate and self-storage business in Hays that he had owned for many years. &nbsp;Jeff and his family purchased the business from Don on 1-2-2017. They expanded it by purchasing the Havco location on W. 28th&nbsp;Street in 2018, and just a few weeks ago opened a third self-storage facility on Canterbury Rd. Even though Jeff had lived in the Seattle area for 25 years, he still had Hays in his heart and was very happy to purchase an entity that had been originated by his grandfather, Don E. Pratt, and Pete Felten in 1958, keeping it in the family.&nbsp;&nbsp;Jeff and Tricia were blessed with two children, Henry in 1998 and Stella in 2000.&nbsp;During his life,&nbsp;Jeff&nbsp;had many passions including Henry &amp; Stella’s youth sports,&nbsp;Mariners baseball,&nbsp;skiing,&nbsp;collecting baseball cards,&nbsp;and golf. Most of all,&nbsp;Jeff&nbsp;loved spending time with his family.&nbsp;Devotion to his family was Jeff’s highest priority in life.&nbsp;He&nbsp;is survived by his wife, Tricia,&nbsp;his son, Henry,&nbsp;and daughter, Stella. Both Henry and Stella are graduates of the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington, Seattle, with degrees in&nbsp;accounting,&nbsp;following in&nbsp;their father's footsteps.&nbsp;He is also survived by his parents, (Hays, KS), and his brother, Joe Pratt (Renton, WA), and his sister, Larisa Eichacker (Santa Monica, CA), and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.&nbsp;A&nbsp;funeral Mass is scheduled for April 27, 2024 at 12PM noon&nbsp;at the Comeau Catholic Campus Center, 506 West 6th&nbsp;St., Hays, KS. An inurnment ceremony at the Hays Columbarium, for the family only, will follow the Mass.&nbsp;A luncheon in memory of Jeff will be held at The Venue at Thirsty’s Restaurant from 2-4PM. Friends and family are all invited.&nbsp;The family suggests memorial contributions be addressed to the Comeau Catholic Campus Center.&nbsp;Memories and words of comfort may be shared on Jeff’s tribute page at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.comArrangements in care of Keithley Funeral Homes-Brock’s Chapel 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601.&nbsp;

Jeffrey Douglas Pratt 

Former Logan resident, Mary Lou Donahey, passed away November 7, 2023 in Coffeyville, KS at the age of 94.

Survivors include her sons, Terry &amp; wife Jan of Coffeyville, Robin &amp; wife Nancy of Lawrence; 4 grandchildren &amp; 7 great grandchildren; her sisters, Lorrie Archer of Tahlequah, OK &amp; Linda Morgan of Hastings, NE.

Cremation was chosen. A Celebration of Life will be held from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2024 at the Logan Christian Church, Logan.

Memorial contributions may be made to Logan Christian Church or the Kansas Dept. for Aging &amp; Disability Services.

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 </figure>Former Logan resident, Mary Lou Donahey, passed away November 7, 2023 in Coffeyville, KS at the age of 94.Survivors include her sons, Terry &amp; wife Jan of Coffeyville, Robin &amp; wife Nancy of Lawrence; 4 grandchildren &amp; 7 great grandchildren; her sisters, Lorrie Archer of Tahlequah, OK &amp; Linda Morgan of Hastings, NE.Cremation was chosen. A Celebration of Life will be held from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2024 at the Logan Christian Church, Logan.Memorial contributions may be made to Logan Christian Church or the Kansas Dept. for Aging &amp; Disability Services.

Mary Lou Donahey

Mark Edward Isaac, our beloved brother, was born on February 26, 1955, to Edward and Evelyn Smith Isaac in La Junta, Colorado. He passed away in Wichita, Kansas, on April 11, 2024, reaching the age of 69 years. He was the youngest of five children.

His early childhood years were spent on a farm near Manzanola, Colorado. Mark moved with his parents and four siblings to Ulysses, Kansas, when he was six years old. For a few years he attended the Pleasant Valley Country School and Hickok Grade School then completed his education at Ulysses High School.

When Mark was twelve, he realized his need of a savior. Upon faith in the saving grace of Jesus Christ, he surrendered his will and yielded his life to God. He was baptized into the Church of God in Christ Mennonite, Ulysses, Kansas, by his father on February 4, 1968.

Mark was multi-talented consequently, he accomplished about everything he set out to do. He was a farmer at heart and agriculture became his occupational focus.

In the fall of 1982, Mark married Melissa Schwein. They were blessed with two children, Miranda and David.

Mark’s life was not without its difficulties. But his outgoing personality enabled him to win many friends and he has left us with a wealth of happy memories. We will recall these often because they are dear to our hearts.

His survivors include his children, Miranda and husband, Will Lewis, Hutchinson, Kansas, and David and wife, Amanda, Kansas City, Kansas; five grandchildren; brother, Harold and Lavauna Isaac, Ulysses, Kansas, sisters, Mary Beth and Dale Koehn, Vanceboro, North Carolina, Ruth Ann and Rodney Koehn, Ulysses, Kansas, and Saundra and Weldon Nightingale, Eakly, Oklahoma, and many nieces and nephews who loved him.

Funeral service will be Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 10:30 AM at Grant Mennonite Church in rural Grant County with Minister Denton Koehn, Minister Stuart Jantzen, Minister Karlan Koehn, and Minister Sheldon Nightingale officiating. Visitation will be Friday, April 19, 2024, from 2;00 PM until 8:00 PM at Garnand Funeral Home in Ulysses, Kansas. Interment will follow at the Grant Mennonite Cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of Garnand Funeral Home, 405 W. Grant Ave, Ulysses, KS 67880. Condolences may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Mark Edward Isaac, our beloved brother, was born on February 26, 1955, to Edward and Evelyn Smith Isaac in La Junta, Colorado. He passed away in Wichita, Kansas, on April 11, 2024, reaching the age of 69 years. He was the youngest of five children.His early childhood years were spent on a farm near Manzanola, Colorado. Mark moved with his parents and four siblings to Ulysses, Kansas, when he was six years old. For a few years he attended the Pleasant Valley Country School and Hickok Grade School then completed his education at Ulysses High School.When Mark was twelve, he realized his need of a savior. Upon faith in the saving grace of Jesus Christ, he surrendered his will and yielded his life to God. He was baptized into the Church of God in Christ Mennonite, Ulysses, Kansas, by his father on February 4, 1968.Mark was multi-talented consequently, he accomplished about everything he set out to do. He was a farmer at heart and agriculture became his occupational focus.In the fall of 1982, Mark married Melissa Schwein. They were blessed with two children, Miranda and David.Mark’s life was not without its difficulties. But his outgoing personality enabled him to win many friends and he has left us with a wealth of happy memories. We will recall these often because they are dear to our hearts.His survivors include his children, Miranda and husband, Will Lewis, Hutchinson, Kansas, and David and wife, Amanda, Kansas City, Kansas; five grandchildren; brother, Harold and Lavauna Isaac, Ulysses, Kansas, sisters, Mary Beth and Dale Koehn, Vanceboro, North Carolina, Ruth Ann and Rodney Koehn, Ulysses, Kansas, and Saundra and Weldon Nightingale, Eakly, Oklahoma, and many nieces and nephews who loved him.He was preceded in death by his parents.Funeral service will be Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 10:30 AM at Grant Mennonite Church in rural Grant County with Minister Denton Koehn, Minister Stuart Jantzen, Minister Karlan Koehn, and Minister Sheldon Nightingale officiating. Visitation will be Friday, April 19, 2024, from 2;00 PM until 8:00 PM at Garnand Funeral Home in Ulysses, Kansas. Interment will follow at the Grant Mennonite Cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of Garnand Funeral Home, 405 W. Grant Ave, Ulysses, KS 67880. Condolences may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Mark Edward Isaac

Jetmore – Evelyn Louise (Blackburn) Nusser, 67, passed away April 12, 2024 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.

She was born May 19, 1956 in Dodge City, the daughter of William Woodrow and Myrtle Evelyn (Cox) Blackburn. &nbsp;A lifetime area resident, she was a co-owner in Nusser Oil, Nusser Chevrolet, Inc. and Nusser Motors, Inc., Jetmore.&nbsp;

Evelyn was a founding member of Sunny Sunflowers Extension FCE Unit in 1985. &nbsp;She was involved in setting up the free book give away at Hodgeman County Fair for the community. &nbsp;She was a member of Jetmore Methodist Church and a Sunday School Teacher, Hodgeman County Extension Unit President, and the Extension Council. She was a great supporter of Hodgeman County 4-H, Hodgeman County Love Tree and Jetmore Senior Center. &nbsp;She served as an EMT for over twenty years, also as a Library Board Member, Cub Scout Leader and was in Walk Across Kansas. &nbsp;She loved to help others, traveling, getting together with family and classmates, displaying her Santa collection and spending time with her beloved granddaughters.

On August 16, 1975, she married Terry L. Nusser in Dodge City. &nbsp;He preceded her in death on August 31, 2015.

Survivors include: two sons, Jeremy (Amanda) Nusser, Seattle, WA and James (Tracy) Nusser, Jetmore, KS; daughter, Jacie (Blake) Loder, Newton, KS; two brothers, Richard (Bernadine) Blackburn, Dodge City and Daniel Blackburn, Kearney, NE; two sisters, Judy Muns. Dodge city and Sandra (Alex) Garza, Dodge City; two granddaughters, Sarah and Kate Nusser, both of Jetmore; sister-in-law’s, Janice Thoben, Jetmore, Patsy Blackburn and Gail Blackburn, both of Dodge City and several nieces and nephews including John (Lindsay) Thoben, Josephine and Georgia, St. Louis, MO. and her special cat, Misty Dawn.

She was preceded in death by her parents; five brothers, William, George, Donald, Steven and Darrel Blackburn; nephew, Joe Thoben; sister-in-law, Beverly Blackburn; brother-in-law, Fredrick Muns and mother-in-law, Rachel Nusser

Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 18, 2024 at the Jetmore Methodist Church, Jetmore, with Pastor Rod McMillan, Ronnie Ruff and Harmon Bliss presiding. &nbsp;Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Beckwith Funeral Home, Jetmore. &nbsp;Burial will be in the Fairmount Cemetery, Jetmore.

Memorials may be given to Jetmore Methodist Women, Jetmore Senior Center, Hodgeman County 4-H Horse Project, Jetmore Rec. Commission or 4-H Ribbon Fund in care of Beckwith Funeral Home, Box 663 Jetmore, KS 67854.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>Jetmore – Evelyn Louise (Blackburn) Nusser, 67, passed away April 12, 2024 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.She was born May 19, 1956 in Dodge City, the daughter of William Woodrow and Myrtle Evelyn (Cox) Blackburn. &nbsp;A lifetime area resident, she was a co-owner in Nusser Oil, Nusser Chevrolet, Inc. and Nusser Motors, Inc., Jetmore.&nbsp;Evelyn was a founding member of Sunny Sunflowers Extension FCE Unit in 1985. &nbsp;She was involved in setting up the free book give away at Hodgeman County Fair for the community. &nbsp;She was a member of Jetmore Methodist Church and a Sunday School Teacher, Hodgeman County Extension Unit President, and the Extension Council. She was a great supporter of Hodgeman County 4-H, Hodgeman County Love Tree and Jetmore Senior Center. &nbsp;She served as an EMT for over twenty years, also as a Library Board Member, Cub Scout Leader and was in Walk Across Kansas. &nbsp;She loved to help others, traveling, getting together with family and classmates, displaying her Santa collection and spending time with her beloved granddaughters.On August 16, 1975, she married Terry L. Nusser in Dodge City. &nbsp;He preceded her in death on August 31, 2015.Survivors include: two sons, Jeremy (Amanda) Nusser, Seattle, WA and James (Tracy) Nusser, Jetmore, KS; daughter, Jacie (Blake) Loder, Newton, KS; two brothers, Richard (Bernadine) Blackburn, Dodge City and Daniel Blackburn, Kearney, NE; two sisters, Judy Muns. Dodge city and Sandra (Alex) Garza, Dodge City; two granddaughters, Sarah and Kate Nusser, both of Jetmore; sister-in-law’s, Janice Thoben, Jetmore, Patsy Blackburn and Gail Blackburn, both of Dodge City and several nieces and nephews including John (Lindsay) Thoben, Josephine and Georgia, St. Louis, MO. and her special cat, Misty Dawn.She was preceded in death by her parents; five brothers, William, George, Donald, Steven and Darrel Blackburn; nephew, Joe Thoben; sister-in-law, Beverly Blackburn; brother-in-law, Fredrick Muns and mother-in-law, Rachel NusserFuneral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 18, 2024 at the Jetmore Methodist Church, Jetmore, with Pastor Rod McMillan, Ronnie Ruff and Harmon Bliss presiding. &nbsp;Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Beckwith Funeral Home, Jetmore. &nbsp;Burial will be in the Fairmount Cemetery, Jetmore.Memorials may be given to Jetmore Methodist Women, Jetmore Senior Center, Hodgeman County 4-H Horse Project, Jetmore Rec. Commission or 4-H Ribbon Fund in care of Beckwith Funeral Home, Box 663 Jetmore, KS 67854.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Evelyn Louise (Blackburn) Nusser

Jessica R. (Young) Turner passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning on April 12,2024, at Via Christi Village, Manhattan Kansas. She was born on August 22,1926 in Hattiesburg, MS to James Cully Ratcliff and Etta (Poole) Ratcliff.

Jessica was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers and 2 sisters. She was next to the youngest in a family of 8 children.

She met her future husband, A. Finley Young while he was working for Coleman’s in Hattiesburg, MS. They were united in marriage on August 25, 1946. To this union were born 3 daughters, Patricia Ann, Diana Lynn and Marsha Kay, and one son Keith Wayne who preceded her in death in 1978.They were married for 24 years when Finley died in 1970.

Jessica and Finley raised their children on a farm in Larned KS. She was a busy farmer’s wife feeding harvest crews, planting gardens, helping repair farm equipment when Finley needed assistance. She was a wonderful seamstress, sewing clothes for the daughters, prom dresses and a suit for Keith when he requested, because he felt left out. She competed in the county extension sewing contests; and won top prize.

Jessica decided to go back to work in 1963 part-time at JC Penney in Larned after the children were in school; and continued with that job until 1971. She went to work as &nbsp; bookkeeper in the Pawnee County Treasurers Office and continued that job until her retirement in 1987.

Jessica saw to it that Diana, Marsha and Keith all attended college, and they all graduated from K-State University.

Jessica married Alvah L. Turner on July 23,1982 at Glen Eyrie Castle in Colorado Springs with their children and spouses in attendance.

In 1987 Alvah and Jessica moved to Memphis, TN so he could attend seminary, with the hopes of teaching in a small Christian college. While, he was attending seminary Jessica &nbsp;re-decorated the entire townhouse; and landscaped the courtyard. An undertaking she really enjoyed, even taking a class to learn the particulars of landscape architecture. Jessica enjoyed the city living; and she lived close enough to her siblings in Mississippi to travel to see them often during the 5 years they were in Memphis.

Jessica and Alvah returned to Kansas in 1992 choosing to make their home in Hutchinson, KS. They were active in the Baptist and Methodist churches in Hutchinson as they had a blended faith marriage. This afforded them the opportunity to meet many new friends in Memphis and Hutchinson.

Jessica became a widow for the second time in 2004 when Alvah passed away. She stayed in Hutchinson until she moved to Manhattan KS in 2014, where Patricia and she built townhouses next door to each other.

She is survived by three daughters, Patricia Griffin, Manhattan, Kansas, Diana(Paul) Nickel, Manhattan, Kansas, Marsha K. Young, Greer, South Carolina. Her grandchildren Jason(Felicia) Nickel, Brian(Melissa)Nickel, Juliana(Travis)Myers, Tara(Spencer)Metcalf, and Trent Beaver. She has 10 great-grandchildren.

She is a member of the Blue Hills Baptist Church in Manhattan; was active in the American Baptist Women’s group at the church.

The Celebration of Life will be held at Beckwith Mortuary, 916 Main, Larned, Kansas on Saturday, April 20,2024 at 1:00pm, with Paul Nickel presiding, burial will be in Larned Cemetery following the service.

The family would like to invite, anyone who wishes, to join us at Edward’s Street Brew &amp; Bite,603 Edwards St, Larned, Kansas for the celebration of her life.

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 </figure>Jessica R. (Young) Turner passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning on April 12,2024, at Via Christi Village, Manhattan Kansas. She was born on August 22,1926 in Hattiesburg, MS to James Cully Ratcliff and Etta (Poole) Ratcliff.Jessica was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers and 2 sisters. She was next to the youngest in a family of 8 children.She met her future husband, A. Finley Young while he was working for Coleman’s in Hattiesburg, MS. They were united in marriage on August 25, 1946. To this union were born 3 daughters, Patricia Ann, Diana Lynn and Marsha Kay, and one son Keith Wayne who preceded her in death in 1978.They were married for 24 years when Finley died in 1970.Jessica and Finley raised their children on a farm in Larned KS. She was a busy farmer’s wife feeding harvest crews, planting gardens, helping repair farm equipment when Finley needed assistance. She was a wonderful seamstress, sewing clothes for the daughters, prom dresses and a suit for Keith when he requested, because he felt left out. She competed in the county extension sewing contests; and won top prize.Jessica decided to go back to work in 1963 part-time at JC Penney in Larned after the children were in school; and continued with that job until 1971. She went to work as &nbsp; bookkeeper in the Pawnee County Treasurers Office and continued that job until her retirement in 1987.Jessica saw to it that Diana, Marsha and Keith all attended college, and they all graduated from K-State University.Jessica married Alvah L. Turner on July 23,1982 at Glen Eyrie Castle in Colorado Springs with their children and spouses in attendance.In 1987 Alvah and Jessica moved to Memphis, TN so he could attend seminary, with the hopes of teaching in a small Christian college. While, he was attending seminary Jessica &nbsp;re-decorated the entire townhouse; and landscaped the courtyard. An undertaking she really enjoyed, even taking a class to learn the particulars of landscape architecture. Jessica enjoyed the city living; and she lived close enough to her siblings in Mississippi to travel to see them often during the 5 years they were in Memphis.Jessica and Alvah returned to Kansas in 1992 choosing to make their home in Hutchinson, KS. They were active in the Baptist and Methodist churches in Hutchinson as they had a blended faith marriage. This afforded them the opportunity to meet many new friends in Memphis and Hutchinson.Jessica became a widow for the second time in 2004 when Alvah passed away. She stayed in Hutchinson until she moved to Manhattan KS in 2014, where Patricia and she built townhouses next door to each other.She is survived by three daughters, Patricia Griffin, Manhattan, Kansas, Diana(Paul) Nickel, Manhattan, Kansas, Marsha K. Young, Greer, South Carolina. Her grandchildren Jason(Felicia) Nickel, Brian(Melissa)Nickel, Juliana(Travis)Myers, Tara(Spencer)Metcalf, and Trent Beaver. She has 10 great-grandchildren.She is a member of the Blue Hills Baptist Church in Manhattan; was active in the American Baptist Women’s group at the church.The Celebration of Life will be held at Beckwith Mortuary, 916 Main, Larned, Kansas on Saturday, April 20,2024 at 1:00pm, with Paul Nickel presiding, burial will be in Larned Cemetery following the service.The family would like to invite, anyone who wishes, to join us at Edward’s Street Brew &amp; Bite,603 Edwards St, Larned, Kansas for the celebration of her life.

Jessica R. (Young) Turner

Janet Frances Fisher, 69, Larned, died Sunday, April 14, 2024 at Diversicare of Larned.

She was born September 22, 1954 in Colby, the fifth of eleven children to George J. and Frances M. (Moellering) Schwarz. In 1973, she graduated from Grinnell High School. Janet was united in marriage to Ronnie Dean Rowlison on June 16, 1973. He preceded her in death on September 10, 1977. On June 3, 1994 she was united in marriage to Thomas A. “Tom” Fisher in Hays, and he preceded her in death on May 26, 2019. She was a lifelong Catholic who possessed a strong devotion to the rosary. Janet loved Christian music, singing in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church Choir, tuned in every Sunday morning to Message at the Top, and also enjoyed watching Hallmark Channel movies and EWTN. She was a talented artist, crocheted, knitted and loved making baby afghans.

Survivors include her son, Chris Rowlison of Hays, three daughters, Linda (Rowlison) Montgomery and husband Drew of Manhattan, Lisa (Schwarz) Dinkel and husband Matt, and Janell Schwarz, all of Topeka, four brothers, Ron Schwarz of Great Bend, Ken Schwarz and wife Debra of Topeka, Dennis Schwarz and wife Jane of Oakley, and Bernie Schwarz of Olathe, five sisters, Judith Zerr-Schamberger of Hays, Jeanne Peter of Las Vegas, NV, Marilyn Munk of Russell, Carol Baalman and husband Roger of North Las Vegas, NV, and Angie Feldt and husband Larry of Hays, six grandchildren, Makayla Schwarz, Abbigail Smith, Kinsley Vaughn, Chanse Schwarz, Kennedi Dinkel and Kasen Dinkel, and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her two husbands, Ronnie and Tom, and her brother, Terrence Francis Schwarz.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 am on Monday, April 22, 2024 at St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church with Fr. Damian Richards officiating. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 7:00 on Sunday and from 9:00 am until 9:45 on Monday, all at Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home. A vigil service and rosary will be at 6:00 pm on Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Catholic Charities or Diversicare of Larned. Condolences and memories of Janet may be shared with her family at www.haysmemorial.com

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 </figure>Janet Frances Fisher, 69, Larned, died Sunday, April 14, 2024 at Diversicare of Larned.She was born September 22, 1954 in Colby, the fifth of eleven children to George J. and Frances M. (Moellering) Schwarz. In 1973, she graduated from Grinnell High School. Janet was united in marriage to Ronnie Dean Rowlison on June 16, 1973. He preceded her in death on September 10, 1977. On June 3, 1994 she was united in marriage to Thomas A. “Tom” Fisher in Hays, and he preceded her in death on May 26, 2019. She was a lifelong Catholic who possessed a strong devotion to the rosary. Janet loved Christian music, singing in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church Choir, tuned in every Sunday morning to Message at the Top, and also enjoyed watching Hallmark Channel movies and EWTN. She was a talented artist, crocheted, knitted and loved making baby afghans.Survivors include her son, Chris Rowlison of Hays, three daughters, Linda (Rowlison) Montgomery and husband Drew of Manhattan, Lisa (Schwarz) Dinkel and husband Matt, and Janell Schwarz, all of Topeka, four brothers, Ron Schwarz of Great Bend, Ken Schwarz and wife Debra of Topeka, Dennis Schwarz and wife Jane of Oakley, and Bernie Schwarz of Olathe, five sisters, Judith Zerr-Schamberger of Hays, Jeanne Peter of Las Vegas, NV, Marilyn Munk of Russell, Carol Baalman and husband Roger of North Las Vegas, NV, and Angie Feldt and husband Larry of Hays, six grandchildren, Makayla Schwarz, Abbigail Smith, Kinsley Vaughn, Chanse Schwarz, Kennedi Dinkel and Kasen Dinkel, and numerous nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her parents, her two husbands, Ronnie and Tom, and her brother, Terrence Francis Schwarz.Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 am on Monday, April 22, 2024 at St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church with Fr. Damian Richards officiating. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 7:00 on Sunday and from 9:00 am until 9:45 on Monday, all at Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home. A vigil service and rosary will be at 6:00 pm on Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Catholic Charities or Diversicare of Larned. Condolences and memories of Janet may be shared with her family at www.haysmemorial.com

Janet Frances Fisher

Donald L. Goscha “Don”, son of Leo M. and Teresa E. (Schorer) Goscha was born in Rural Decatur County, Kansas June 9, 1936, and passed away April 14, 2024, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska.

At the age of 12, the family moved to Norton County, Kansas where he attended country school through the 8th grade and graduated from Lenora High School in 1956. He served in the United States Army from 1956 to 1960. Don married Alice Peterson at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Norton, Kansas May 28, 1960. To that union four children were born: James Patrick “Pat”, Teresa, Craig, and Ann. They had five grandchildren; granddaughters: Courtney Flores, Erin Sullivan, Maddie Goscha, and Aubrey Goscha; and grandson: Blake Sullivan.

Don worked most of his life and retired from KN Energy as a service technician. As a practicing Catholic, his faith was very important to him, and he remained active in the church, attending St. Francis of Assisi in Norton, Kansas. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Lions Club.

Survivors include children: Pat Goscha of Atwood, Kansas, Teresa (Alan) Flores of St. Joseph, Missouri, Craig Goscha and Mona Heasty of Lawrence, Kansas, and Annie (John) Sullivan of Great Bend, Kansas; siblings: Imogene Hahn of Denver, Colorado, Jean Riemann (Ronald) of Beloit, Kansas, Evelyn (Chris) McDiffett of Norton, Kansas, Marilyn (Bill) Schrum of Phillipsburg, Kansas, Karen (Max) Parsons of Ness City, Kansas, and Bob (Sandy) Goscha of Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

He was preceded in death by his wife Alice Goscha; his siblings: Jerry Goscha, Bill Goscha, Joan Riemann, and Jeanine Augustine; and his Grandson Blake Sullivan.

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 </figure>Donald L. Goscha “Don”, son of Leo M. and Teresa E. (Schorer) Goscha was born in Rural Decatur County, Kansas June 9, 1936, and passed away April 14, 2024, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska.At the age of 12, the family moved to Norton County, Kansas where he attended country school through the 8th grade and graduated from Lenora High School in 1956. He served in the United States Army from 1956 to 1960. Don married Alice Peterson at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Norton, Kansas May 28, 1960. To that union four children were born: James Patrick “Pat”, Teresa, Craig, and Ann. They had five grandchildren; granddaughters: Courtney Flores, Erin Sullivan, Maddie Goscha, and Aubrey Goscha; and grandson: Blake Sullivan.Don worked most of his life and retired from KN Energy as a service technician. As a practicing Catholic, his faith was very important to him, and he remained active in the church, attending St. Francis of Assisi in Norton, Kansas. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Lions Club.Survivors include children: Pat Goscha of Atwood, Kansas, Teresa (Alan) Flores of St. Joseph, Missouri, Craig Goscha and Mona Heasty of Lawrence, Kansas, and Annie (John) Sullivan of Great Bend, Kansas; siblings: Imogene Hahn of Denver, Colorado, Jean Riemann (Ronald) of Beloit, Kansas, Evelyn (Chris) McDiffett of Norton, Kansas, Marilyn (Bill) Schrum of Phillipsburg, Kansas, Karen (Max) Parsons of Ness City, Kansas, and Bob (Sandy) Goscha of Bartlesville, Oklahoma.He was preceded in death by his wife Alice Goscha; his siblings: Jerry Goscha, Bill Goscha, Joan Riemann, and Jeanine Augustine; and his Grandson Blake Sullivan.Rosary and Vigil Service on Wednesday April 17, 2024, 6:00 p.m., St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Norton, Kansas with visitation following at 6:30 p.m. at Boho Dance Studio, 110 South 1st Street, Norton. Mass of Christian Burial Thursday, April 18, 2014, 10:00 a.m., St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Norton, with military honors and interment at Norton City Cemetery.Memorials may be made to Stinemetz Funeral Home 522 North Pomeroy Ave. Hill City, Kansas 67642 and will benefit Sully’s Foundation (epilepsy awareness) and Prairie Developmental Services in Atwood, Kansas, or Masses.Arrangements by Stinemetz Funeral Home, Hill City, Kansas.

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