Obituaries

Mary Anne Johnson, age 84, of rural Bogue, Kansas, died June 6, 2022, at Dawson Place in Hill City. She was born January 5, 1938, in Phillipsburg, the only child of Alvena (Sims) and Marion Francis Kinney.

Gary Alan Biles, age 75, passed away June 4, 2022, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born August 19, 1946, in Great Bend, to Orville and Thelma (Cain) Biles. Gary married Julita (Campbell) Howard Aug. 10, 1994, in Russell.

Adolph “Duff” Gerard Laska, age 61, of Salina, was called home Thursday, June 2nd, 2022. He was born December 31st, 1960, in Omaha, Nebraska to Adolph J. and Lucille L. Laska.

Joyce Elaine (Hulse) Harkness, age 81, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at her home with her husband and daughter by her side. She was born August 15, 1940, in Plainville, Kansas. She was one of five children born to Ray and Helen (Martin) Hulse.

Caroline Maxine Manis, age 78, passed away on Monday May 30, 2022, at her home in Woodston. On October 6, 1993, she was united in marriage to Jack Edward Manis, Jr. in Dodge City, Kansas. An obituary is pending with Rentschler Family Mortuaries in Smith Center.

Charles “Charlie” Arthur Meadows, age 84, of Sedan, Kansas passed away Monday, May 30, 2022. He and his wife Jane were owners of Ackarman Hardware & Lumber for over 25 years. Charlie was born in Caney, Kansas to Ernest R. and V. Naomi (Brown) Meadows on March 2, 1938.

Larry “Flash” Samuel Kuhlmann passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at Redbud Village in Plainville at the age of 74. He was born on April 8, 1948, to Clarence Samuel and Geraldine Dorthea (Prosser) Kuhlmann in Athol, Kansas. He married Patricia Garrison on October 30, 1967, in Hill City.

Donald Eugene Bethel passed away on May 21, 2022, in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 83.