Obituaries

Leona Delphine Haase, 104, passed away on January 28, 2024, at Medicalodges of Great Bend, Kansas. She was born on November 25, 1919, in Zurich, Kansas, the daughter of Jeremiah and Rosalie (Ducharme) Forgue. She graduated from Palco High School in 1936.

Eunice A. Dinkel, 84, Garden City, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2024, at St Catherine Hospital in Garden City. She was born on April 18, 1939, in Graham County, Kansas, the daughter of George & Anna Mae (Eichman) Martell. She married Melvin J. Dinkel at St. Peter on June 3, 1961.

Martha V. Nuckolls, 92, Burdett, passed away on January 27, 2024, at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital in Larned. She was born July 22, 1931, in Burdett, the daughter of Kenneth and Lena Blackwell Friend. A lifetime area resident, she was a secretary and farmwife.

Ada L. (Dougherty) Glick-Wanamaker, 102, of Winfield, Kansas, and formerly of the Russell and Plainville, Kansas, area, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2024, at the Cumbernauld Village in Winfield. Ada was born on January 26, 1922, in the Codell, Kansas area.

Michael Leo Murphy, age 88, of Zurich, passed away on January 27, 2024, at Redbud Village in Plainville.

Rodger Dee "Rod" Taylor passed away on January 24, 2024. Rod was born on January 6, 1947, in Hays, Kansas, to Florence (Blauer) Taylor and Bert Taylor. He attended elementary and high school in Plainville, graduating in 1965. Rod was active in sports, student council, and other activities.

Merrell Dewayne Jones, age 82, of Hot Springs, Ark., passed away January 11, 2024, at CHI St. Vincent Hospital following complications from a severe stroke. He was born August 9, 1941, in Dunklin County, Mo. (Allen's Island).

Willa M. Hair, 93, passed away on January 19, 2024, at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas.   She was born on June 14, 1930, in Ransom, Kansas, the daughter of William and Ruth (Stull) Snodgrass. Willa was a homemaker and farmwife.

Mark Edward Thummel, of Plainville, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2024, at Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, at the age of 70. Mark, better known as “Thummel," was born on October 14, 1953, to John and Ruth (Hoff) Thummel in Hays, Kansas.

Donald L. “Don” Leikam, 81, Russell, formerly of Hays, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2024, at HaysMed. He was born on February 25, 1942, in Hays. He was the son of Joseph “Joe” and Kathleen (Marquardt) Leikam.