Duane Edward Fitts, 76, passed away on February 18, 2025, at his home in Stockton.

He was born on May 26, 1948, to Ray Edward and Alberta Mae (Behrend) Fitts in Longmont, Colo.

Duane graduated from Lyons High School in 1965 and spent much of his life working as a stone mason and carpet layer, both in Colorado and for the past 21 years in Stockton. He was passionate about collecting antiques and took great pride in his flower gardens and yard.

Patricia Kay (Atkisson) Johnson, 72, Hays, passed away on February 14, 2025, in Kansas City.

She was born on December 27, 1952, in Stockton to Robert Elmer and Darlene (Cahail) Atkisson and raised by Elmer and Gladys Atkisson.

Pat attended grade school and high school in Stockton, graduating in 1970.

Former Plainville resident Ruth Alma (Ferland) Rempe, 91, of Leoti, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2025. 

She was born on November 9, 1933, in Damar, Kansas, the sixth of eleven children to Euclide and Marie (Benoit) Ferland. Six siblings have departed, and four surviving siblings include Jackie Steckline, Al Ferland, Loretta Zweifel, and Betty Ferland.

When Paddington discovers his beloved aunt has gone missing from the Home of Retired Bears, he and the Brown family head to the jungles of Peru to find her. 
Determined to solve the mystery, they soon stumble across a legendary treasure as they make their way through the rainforests of the Amazon.