Lester Louis Burton, a devoted family man and outdoors enthusiast, passed away on October 23, 2024, at the age of 84.

He was born on September 19, 1940. Lester and Verlee Brin celebrated an incredible 65 years of marriage, having wed on September 19, 1959. To this union, six children were born: Alice Brown (Kevin Brown), Leslie Burton (Debra Billinger), Michelle Burton, Brenda Castelli (deceased) (Kevin Tremblay) (Jim Castelli), Dennis Burton (Jeanice Bloom), and Kindra Burton.

Paul Leroy Lowry, age 94, passed away on October 25, 2024, at his home in Palco.

He was born on December 14, 1929, in Webster to Roy and Goldie (Bray) Lowry. He married Ann Post on February 23, 1951, in Logan. They were blessed with seven children: Don, Pat, Kristie, John, Ginger, Angela, and Carol.

Delmer Henry Thibault, a former Hutchinson resident, passed away on October 19, 2024, at Locust Grove Village in Lacrosse, at the age of 89.

He was born July 15, 1935, in Graham County, Kansas, to Leo and Lola (Benoit) Thibault, the oldest of twelve siblings. Delmer began his life in Bogue and Damar until the Dust Bowl, the drought, and hopes of a better job moved his family to California in August 1943, during the midst of WWII. The Thibaults spent the next few years in California until they moved back to Osborne, Kansas, to farm in 1946.

LeRock (LeRoch) Joseph Brin, 91, of Salina, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at Brookdale Senior Living Home.

He was born October 13, 1933, in Damar, Kansas, the son of Adrian and Emma (Lanoue) Brin.

LeRock graduated from Damar High School in 1952. During his high school years, he played baseball, loved dancing, and enjoyed driving his hot rods.

As a teenager, he bought his first Model T for $25 and drove it 131 miles with his grandmother from Aurora, Kansas, to Damar.