Randy Dee Cline, 70, of Luray, Kansas, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 7, 2026, at his home.
Randy was born May 18, 1955, in Ransom, Kansas. He was one of four children born to John, Jr. and Emma Arlene (Coker) Cline. He grew up in Beeler, Kansas, and Ness City, Kansas, and then, when he was in the eighth grade, his family moved to WaKeeney, Kansas. He was a Class of 1973 graduate of Trego Community High School.
Janice D. (Newell) Napell, age 77, of Hays, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, surrounded by family and a wonderful medical team.
She was born on January 9, 1949, in Stockton, Kansas, to Oliver and Velma (Manny) Newell and was one of seven children.
On October 26, 1974, she was united in marriage to Donald (Nipple) Napell in Damar, Kansas. He preceded her in death on November 19, 2020.
Verlin F. Pfannenstiel, age 84, of Munjor, peacefully passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at Hays Medical Center, surrounded by his wife and children.
He was born August 21, 1941, in Hays, Kansas, to Edward and Oliva (Lang) Pfannenstiel. He married Elaine A. Zimmerman on October 21, 1961, in Schoenchen.
David John “Big D” Koehler, of Plainville, passed away on February 5, 2026, from Hodgkin's Lymphoma, peacefully surrounded by family and friends at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, just 6 days before his 79th birthday.
He was born on February 11, 1947, to Anthony and Ruth (Anich) Koehler in Sterling, Colorado.
Mary Evalyn (Towns) Eaton was born January 8, 1932, near Palco, Kansas, to Abiram Brooks Towns and Myrtle Caroline (Truesdell) Towns. She grew up in western Kansas and attended Palco High School, forming the roots of a life that would remain closely tied to family, faith, and home.
Anita Walker Cordill, 82, of Stockton, Kansas, left this earth on February 13, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Society – St. John’s in Kearney, Nebraska, and is now face-to-face with God, through the perfected work and grace of Jesus Christ.
She was born on September 3, 1943, to Loyal Walker and Dora (Hoar) Walker on a farm in Rooks County, Kansas, where she attended a small country school until 1954, when her family moved to Stockton.
Dena Joy Beck, of Stockton, passed away on February 7, 2026, in Plainville, Kansas, at the age of 84.
She was born on September 10, 1941, in Akron, Colorado, to Richard and Velma (Bueholz) Elliott.
Dena grew up in Akron, where she met Alva Beck, and they were married on December 20, 1958, in Akron, Colorado. Alva preceded her in death in 2011.
