Gene Charles Jaco passed away on October 15, 2024, in Hays, Kansas at the age of 92.
He was born on September 27, 1932, to Harry Morris and Inez Marie (Brown) Jaco in Nowata, Oklahoma. He was united in marriage to Phyllis Maureen Mock on June 17, 1951, at the First Christian Church in Plainville, and the couple was blessed with three children: Jana, Michael, and Jill.
Transformers One is the untold original story of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON, better known as sworn enemies, but once friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. In this first-ever fully CG-animated movie, Transformers One features a star-studded voice cast of Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi with Laurence Fishburne and Jon Hamm.
Diana Appelhans, 59, Wichita, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 12, 2024, surrounded by family and friends.
Born November 16, 1964, to Harold and Marilyn Copper, Diana was a devoted mother, daughter, sister, “Nanny,” and friend to many.
