Richard Werner, 92, passed away on August 9, 2024, at Via Christi in Hays.

He was born May 25, 1932, in Plainville, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Nettie (Larson) Werner.

He was united in marriage to Rosella (Garvert) Werner on December 29, 1952, and to the union, seven children were born: Doug, Dave, Rick, Kenneth, Debbie, Jeff, and Rusty. She preceded his death on January 31, 1997. He later married Judy Meitler on February 14, 1998, in Colorado.

Steven Ray Tholen, 59, of Grinnell, passed away Friday, August 9, 2024, at Hays Medical Center, Hays.

He was born in Oakley, Kansas on January 23, 1965, to Lawrence and Agnes (Schumacher) Tholen. Steve grew up in Grinnell and graduated from Grinnell High School in 1983. Steve did construction with his dad and brother Greg and worked at Western Plains Energy.

Sidonie Chiaye, 60, Yukon, Okla., passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Okla., after a brave eight-month battle with ovarian cancer.

She was born October 23, 1963, in Agboville, a village in the Ivory Coast of Africa.

On October 6, 2018, she was united in marriage to Bob Hamilton in Los Angeles, Calif. The couple resided in Atlanta, Ga. before moving to Yukon, Okla., in 2019.