Diane Marie (Dettmer) Winkenwader, age 74, of Blue Rapids, Kan. passed away at her home on Thursday, November 26, 2020.

She was born in Manhattan, Kan. at St. Mary’s Hospital on August 4, 1946 to Everett Dettmer and Cleo (Johnson) Dettmer. She and her older brother, Dr. Dennis (Denny) Dettmer spent the early part of their childhood in Randolph, Kan. She attended grade school in Randolph until sixth grade when the family relocated to Waterville, Kan., due to the building of the Tuttle Creek Dam.

Freda (Hiser) Lambert, Palco, passed away on Jan. 30th, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville at the age of 77.

She was born on Oct. 3, 1943 in Hominy, Okla. to the late Grady and Bessie (Smith) Hiser. Her family moved to Palco when she was a baby. She married Ted L. Lambert on Feb. 27, 1960 in Plainville. They were blessed with four children: Becky, Chris, Mark, and Donna.

If you are considering purchasing fruit trees this spring, there are certain factors that should be considered for some fruit tree species. Spring in Kansas is often unsettled with apricot and peach tree flowers being very vulnerable to late frosts that can kill fruit buds. Of course, the tree itself will be fine but there will be no to little fruit for that year. Other species of trees can also be affected but apricots and peaches are by far the most sensitive. Also, the closer a tree is to full bloom, the more sensitive it becomes to frost.  

It is our family’s most sorrowful responsibility to inform the community of the passing of a truly wonderful angel among us, Mrs. Deborah Suzanne Williams, age 69, of Stockton. She went home to spend eternity with our Lord on the morning of Monday, January 25, 2021, after a brief battle with COVID-19.

Deborah Suzanne Hopkins was born April 19th, 1951, in Fort Scott, Kansas.