Obituaries

Walter Wayne McCallister, 81, passed away on April 24, 2024, in Kearney, Neb. He was born on September 9, 1942, to Walter Roscoe and Mildred (Snell) McCallister in Norton.

A Celebration of Life Service for Maxine Bates, a long-time Stockton resident and co-owner of Bates of Stockton clothing store, will be on Saturday, June 1, 2024, in the sanctuary of the Stockton Methodist Church of Restoration at 204 N Elm Street, in Stockton, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Following the...

Harriet Louise (Casper) Honderick, 68, LaCrosse, joined her parents in heaven on Sunday, May 5, 2024.

Linda (Dibble) Nicholas, Valley Center, passed away peacefully on May 2nd, 2024, at the age of 77. She was born September 8, 1946, in Stockton to Dale D. and Maxine Dibble. Linda spent her life taking care of others.

Ralph R. “Bob” Lambert, of Stockton, passed away on May 3, 2024, at HaysMed in Hays, at the age of 82. He was born on July 23, 1941, to Elton and Mildred (Opdyke) Lambert in Stockton. He married Pansy Holliday on February 15, 1962, in Stockton. They were blessed with two children: Robbie and Fay.

Ned Dee Colburn of Plainville passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton at the age of 92. He was born on September 17, 1931, to Gerald Stanford Joseph Colburn and Marguerite (Hilgers) Colburn in Plainville. He married Michelle Antoine on November 28, 1976.

Former Stockton resident Robert “Bob” L. Brungardt, 84, of Seward, Neb., passed away on November 8, 2022, in Lincoln, Nebr., at the age of 84 years. He was born on June 27, 1938, to Mike and Mary (Kaberlein) Brungardt in Russell, Kansas.

Lois E. Cooper, 90, of Lucas, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at the Hospice House of Reno County in Hutchinson. She was born on November 20, 1933, in rural Osborne County, Kansas, the daughter of Ray and Mildred (Smith) Robinson.

Therean L. Towns, of Palco, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024, at Redbud Village in Plainville. He was born August 24, 1936, in Palco to Russell and Edna (Thyfault) Towns.

Lawrence Gene “Larry” Desbien, 69, of Damar, passed away Monday, April 22, 2024, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays. He was born February 13, 1955, to Phillip E. and Verna O. (Simoneau) Desbien in Hays. He grew up with his six siblings in and around the Damar area.