Obituaries

Andrew Keith Pfannenstiel, 48, went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 17, 2025. He was born on June 9, 1976, to Duane (Whitey) Pfannenstiel and Sally Jo (Mapes) Hanhardt.

Duane Eber Dunning, 90, of Plainville, passed away peacefully on June 9, 2025, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville.He was born on February 18, 1935, in Webster, Kansas, to Ray and Lula (Folsom) Dunning. He graduated from Webster High School in the Class of 1953.

Carmella L. Thyfault, 92, Hays, died Sunday, June 8, 2025, at Harry Hynes Hospice Center in Wichita.She was born on December 19, 1932, in Hoxie, Kansas, the daughter of Fremond and Lucilla (DesMarteau) Comeau.Carmella attended school in Damar and Fort Hays State University and worked at USD 269 as...

Andrew Lee Engling, 55, of Natoma, passed away Friday, May 16, 2025, at the Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, surrounded by his children and family.

Peggy Lynn Benedick, 76, of Plainville, passed away on June 6, 2025, at Hays Medical Center in Hays.She was born on March 17, 1949, in Missoula, Montana, to Alvin and Eileen (Butler) Benedick.She spent most of her life in Plainville, where she was raised, and later graduated from Plainville High...

Peggy Lynn Benedick, 76, of Plainville, passed away on June 6, 2025, at Hays Medical Center in Hays.She was born on March 17, 1949, in Missoula, Montana, to Alvin and Eileen (Butler) Benedick.She spent most of her life in Plainville, where she was raised, and later graduated from Plainville High...

Judith “Judy” Marie Munsell, 82, of Natoma, passed away on June 5, 2025, at her home in Natoma.She was born on October 24, 1942, to Jess and Eleanor (Starlin) Thompson in Winfield, Kansas. She married Donald Wayne Munsell on August 1, 1969, in Winfield, Kansas.

Ida Mae (Hamel) LeSage, age 95, of Hays, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2025, at Pinnacle Park Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Salina, Kansas.She was born on January 26, 1930, on the family farm four miles north of Damar, Kansas, to Alex and Elsie (Thibault) Hamel and was the youngest of 16...

Alma Jean Keller, 97, of Denver, Colorado, and a former Russell, Kansas, resident, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2024, at the Woodland Estates Assisted Living in Denver.She was born on January 22, 1927, in Hays, Kansas, the daughter of Paul and Clara (Koehler) Rostocil.

Lucille Marjorie Prater, of Plainville, passed away on June 1, 2025, in Hays, at the age of 98.She was born on February 4, 1927, to Carl and Barbara (Schauer) Pfannkuch in the family farmhouse in Phillips County, Kansas.Raised during the Great Depression, Lucille learned the value of hard work at a...