Rita Mae Younker, age 84, Plainville, passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021, at the Redbud Village in Plainville.
She was born on September 15, 1936, to George and Genevieve (Meis) Merklinger in Park. Rita was united in marriage to Clarence Younker on May 21, 1955, and they were blessed with three children: Doug, Jenny, and Mindi.
Smith Center resident, Paul Nix, passed away February 26, 2021 at the age of 64.
He was born August 23, 1956 in Meridian, TX.
Survivors include his wife Margaret of the home; a son, Nicholas of Smith Center; his daughter, LaDonna Stice of Stockton; 9 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held Friday, March 5 at 2:00 p.m., in the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel with Pastor Jay Brandon officiating. Burial will follow in the West Cedar Cemetery, Phillips County.
Dennis Tucker passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Mount Joseph Care Center in Concordia, Kansas at the age of 74.
Former Woodston resident, Betty Ellen Delaney, age 90, passed away February 11, 2021, in Hill City, Kansas.
Edward J. Brummer, Stockton, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021, at the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, at the age of 88.
He was born to John and Katherine (Simeon) Brummer on January 7, 1933, in Osborne County, Kansas. Edward married Bertha Hays on October 26, 1963 in Osborne, Kansas, and they were blessed with six children: Jill, Edward “Eddie”, Jennifer, Connie, Jeanette, and Elizabeth.
Raymond “Ray” William Kriley passed away on February 8, 2021 at his home in Stockton at the age of 77.
Margie Marie LeSage, age 95, passed away Saturday, January 30th, 2021, at Good Samaritan Society in Hays, Kansas.
She was born July 20, 1925, in rural Graham County, Kansas to Elery and Blanche Fitch. She was the youngest of three children.
Chester Lee (Chet) Goodheart, age 80, passed away on January 20, 2021 at his home in Loveland, Colo.
He was born in Hays, Kan. on February 24, 1940 to Floyd and Maxine (Sellens) Goodheart. He was the second born of four boys and was raised on a farm in Russell County, Kansas. He attended a two-room school at Sellens Creek District #58 in grades 1-8 and then graduated from Russell High School in 1958. This is where he met Norma Jean Brandenburg and after a courtship, married in May of 1960.
Diane Marie (Dettmer) Winkenwader, age 74, of Blue Rapids, Kan. passed away at her home on Thursday, November 26, 2020.
She was born in Manhattan, Kan. at St. Mary’s Hospital on August 4, 1946 to Everett Dettmer and Cleo (Johnson) Dettmer. She and her older brother, Dr. Dennis (Denny) Dettmer spent the early part of their childhood in Randolph, Kan. She attended grade school in Randolph until sixth grade when the family relocated to Waterville, Kan., due to the building of the Tuttle Creek Dam.
Freda (Hiser) Lambert, Palco, passed away on Jan. 30th, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville at the age of 77.
She was born on Oct. 3, 1943 in Hominy, Okla. to the late Grady and Bessie (Smith) Hiser. Her family moved to Palco when she was a baby. She married Ted L. Lambert on Feb. 27, 1960 in Plainville. They were blessed with four children: Becky, Chris, Mark, and Donna.
