Obituaries

March 28, 1950 – September 15, 2025Charles "Charlie" Richard Hansen was born on March 28, 1950, in Smith Center, Kansas, to William and Evelyn Marice (Lamont) Hansen. He was raised in Plainville, where he proudly graduated from Plainville High School with the Class of 1968.

William Martin “Bill” Delaney passed from this realm to the next in Anchorage, Alaska on August 27, 2025.Bill was born on May 12, 1957, the youngest of three children born to Robert L. and Betty Ellen (Earl) Delaney.Bill grew up in Woodston, Kansas, and graduated from Stockton High School in 1975.

Teresa Clementine' Clemmie' (Robben) Montoia, 97, of Norton, passed away September 8, 2025, in Norton.She was born December 18, 1927, in Norton, to Clemens and Katherine (Wieland) Robben.Clemmie grew up in Norton and graduated from Norton Community High School in 1947.

Lorraine Kay (Hance) Newell, 81, of Webster, Kansas, departed this life on May 3, 2025, at Rooks County Health Center.She was born at home on the family farm in Webster on April 24, 1944, to Raymond and Christine Hance, and graduated from Webster High School in 1962.

Devota “Dee” Irene (Byfield) Nunn, 83, of Park City, passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at the Westview of Derby Nursing Home in Derby.    Dee was born on October 28, 1941, in the Old Rock House in rural Webster, Kansas, to Freeman and Violet (Walker) Byfield.

JoAnn Loree Roy, 89, of Salina, formerly of Stockton, passed away on September 1, 2025, at Pinnacle Park in Salina.She was born on September 20, 1935, in a two-story farmhouse north of Plainville, to Ellis and Ada Louise (Sites) Wolcott.

Jerry Lee Ledbetter, 78, passed away on August 30, 2025, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville. Jerry was a resident at Redbud Village in Plainville. He was born on November 21, 1946, to James and C. Ruby (Bullock) Denniston in Hays. He married Phyllis Reeder on December 22, 1971.