Obituaries

Beulah “Aloha” (Ashley) Odle, age 94, of Stockton, passed away on April 5, 2022, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas. She was born on November 11, 1927, to Ralph and Martha (Hicks) Ashley in Logan, Kansas.  She married Ernest Lee Odle on July 13, 1946.

Metta “Nadine” (Jones) Bair passed away on April 5, 2022, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 90. She was born on September 26, 1931, to James and Ione (Yohe) Jones in Plainville.

Douglas Frank Budig passed away Friday, April 1, 2022, at the age of 62, in Plainville, Kansas.

Dale Lynn McCall passed away at the age of 73 on March 4, 2022, at his home in Federal Heights, Colo.  He was born in Stockton, Kansas on September 7, 1948 to Dale and Loeta (Thayer) McCall. He was raised in Woodston, Kansas until moving to Arvada, Colo. in 1963.

Harold E. Dennett, Palco, passed away on March 25, 2022, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 99.

Robert “Bob” Edward Beiker, Plainville, passed away on March 23, 2022, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas, at the age of 61. He was born on October 23, 1960, in Plainville, Kansas to Joseph and Elvera (Holzhauer) Beiker.

Former Stockton resident, Vida M. (Hadley) Nyp, age 90, passed away March 21, 2022, at the Midland Care Hospice House in Topeka. She was born March 21, 1932.

Elaine (Markley) Dopita, age 90, Hays, passed away peacefully in her home on March 19, 2022 after a long and brave battle with cancer. She was born February 26, 1932 in Plainville to Earl and Agnes (Cobb) Markley.

Jean Berland, age 93, Hays, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022, at Homestead of Hays.

Michael “Mike” Dean Simon, age 71, of Plainville, passed away on March 17, 2022, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas surrounded by his life long best friends and loved ones. He was born on December 27, 1950, to James and Lola (Nichols) Simon in Wichita, Kansas.