Obituaries

Emery LaVerne Hart, 77, of Grinnell, passed away Friday, March 19, 2021, at Hays Medical Center. He was born October 21, 1943, in Solomon, Kan., to Solomon and Minnie (Seward) Hart.

Marjorie Mae (Workman) Jones of Plainville passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at the Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kan. at the age of 89. She was born on March 17, 1932 in Plainville to Harry and Viola Ruth (Henrie) Workman. Marjorie lived her entire life in the Plainville area.

Betsy “Betty” Jane (Sell) Cunningham, age 85, entered into her eternal home on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021.

Judy Kaye Schindler, 73, passed away March 6, 2021, at her home in Great Bend. She was born on November 18, 1947, at St. Elmo City, Ill., to Emerson and Mildred (Koberlein) Campbell.

Gerald Wayne Doerfler, age 81, Codell, passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at Rooks County Health Center.

Leo J. “Jay” Russell passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at his home in Natoma at the age of 85. He was born on December 24, 1935 to James and Ruth (Selbe) Russell in Ellis. He was united to Vesta (Hrabe) Shannon on November 10, 1968. The couple was blessed with a son, Chris.

Ralph Gerard Thummel, age 62, of Hays, passed away Thursday, March 4, 2021, at his home.  He was born April 28, 1958, in Plainville, Kansas to John and Ruth (Hoff) Thummel. He married Wanda (Deges) Thyfault on June 5, 1987, at Hays, Kansas.

Helen Marie Breckenridge, age 93, of Independence, Mo., peacefully left this earthly life on March 1, 2021, surrounded by family. Helen was born October 21, 1927, in Kansas City, Missouri to Vena and Lester Jones.

A Memorial Service for former Woodston and Norton resident, Velma Mae Grimes, age 89, Westmoreland, has been set for Saturday, March 20th, 2021, at the Woodston United Methodist Church beginning at 1:00 p.m. She passed away Monday, December 21, 2020, at the Onaga Community Hospital in Onaga.