Obituaries

Troy Joe Anderson, 62, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2024, in Agra, Kansas. Troy was born on November 26, 1961, in Red Cloud, Nebraska, the son of Billy J. Anderson and Patricia A. (Hill) Novotny. He was a self-employed certified welder and painter.

Brett David Gartrell, of Stockton, passed away on September 15, 2024, at his home in rural Rooks County at the age of 40. He was born on February 3, 1984, in Phillipsburg, Kansas, to Gregg and Susan Gartrell, the second of their three children.

Roy LeVern Acheson, 72, of Palco, passed away at his home on September 11, 2024. Roy was born on January 13, 1952, in Quinter, Kansas, the fourth of five children to LeVern and Loree (Wilds) Acheson. He was raised on the family farm south of Palco.

Joshua Vincent Hrabe passed away on September 12, 2024, at his home in Plainville, at the age of 38. He was born on September 8, 1986, to Ronald and Raina (Mongeau) Hrabe in Plainville. He married Terri Kenney on September 17, 2011, in Plainville.

Glade resident Dee Mongeau passed away on Monday, September 9, 2024, at the Kearney Good Samaritan Hospital at the age of 67. She was born October 28, 1956, the daughter of Kenneth and Elizabeth (Bredemeier) Brobst. Dee was united in marriage to Bert Mongeau on January 30, 1988, in Phillipsburg.

Erma Jean Price, 92, of Springfield, Mo., passed away at her home on July 26, 2024.           Jeanie, as she was known to many, was born October 1, 1931, to Verne and Myra (McColl) Melton in Woodston, Kansas.

Joyce Elaine Fiskin, 85, of Fairway, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 25, 2024, at  Anthology of Olathe, Kansas under the care of Crossroads Hospice. She was born in Norton, Kansas on March 27, 1939. She graduated from high school in Stockton, Kansas.

Phyllis Cecilia (Gottschalk) Murphy, age 83, formerly of Zurich, passed away on August 29, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Center in Ellis.

Sheryl Kay Gaines, 60, of Clay Center, passed away on August 26, 2024, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was born on October 5, 1963, in Plainville, Kansas, to Max Keith and Melva Lorraine (Smith) Gaines.

Ruby Belle Hageman Mosher, 96, passed away Monday, August 26, 2024 at Redbud Village in Plainville. She was born July 20, 1928, in Stockton, Kansas to Edward C. VI and Jesse Rae Maris Hageman.