Obituaries

Evelyn Irene Kee, 96, of Natoma, Kansas, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024, at the Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas. She was born on May 13, 1927, in Pasadena, California, the daughter of Melvin and Berniece (Manley) Griffin.

Shirlee Hazen Muir, Stockton, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at Via Christi Senior Home in Hays, at the age of 89. Shirlee was born to Duane and Fauna (Harwood) Hazen on January 7, 1935, on a farm south of Stockton.

Ada Mae Bruna, of Plainville, passed away on April 14, 2024, at the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, at the age of 91. She was born on April 17, 1932, in Phillips County, Kansas to Floyd Melborn and Ruth Norma (Rosenberg) Christoffersen.

Doris Marie Larsen, 83, of Plainville, Kansas, passed away Monday, April 15, 2024, at Eldon Nursing and Rehab in Eldon, Missouri. She was born April 20, 1940, in Hays, Kansas, the daughter of the late Harry and Laura (Gager) Larsen.

Christopher Keith Hrabe, 65, Salina, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2024, at KU Medical Center. He was born November 14, 1958, in Ellis County to Dorothy Ann (Thyfault) and Doyal Keith Hrabe. He married Jeannie (Keiter) on November 26, 1983, in Hartington, Nebraska.

Michael Allan Toelkes, 72, Olathe, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at his home. He was born in Hays, Kansas, on August 7, 1951, to Robert J. and Norah M. (Glass) Toelkes. He grew up in Plainville, Kansas, graduating from Plainville High School in 1969.

Timothy Scott Marcotte (Big Tim) of Palco passed away on March 24, 2024, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas, at the age of 67. He was born on February 25, 1957, to Orren Henry and Marjorie (Purkey) Marcotte in WaKeeney.

Willard Dale Atwill, Stockton, passed away on March 23, 2024, at the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton at the age of 91. He was born on April 6, 1932, the youngest of eleven children to Arthur James and Nellie May (Carpenter) Atwill in Lebanon. He married Jean Silsby on July 30, 1951.

Danny Dwight Lamb, 68, of Plainville, passed away on March 16, 2024, at Redbud Village Nursing Home in Plainville.  He was born on March 27, 1955, in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Elwin "Pete" Dwight and Bessie (Nowak) Lamb.