Patrick Dennis Waggoner of Plainville passed away on December 4, 2025, at his home.
He was born on September 12, 1953, to Loren “Sam” and Glenadine (Wells) Waggoner in Russell, Kansas. He married Barbara Becker on December 29, 1973, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Plainville.
Roger Lynn Corwin, 66, of Russell, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025, in Stockton.
He was born on September 1, 1959, in Plainville, Kansas, to Albert “Bud” and Mary (Dougherty) Corwin.
Services are at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, with Reverend Troy Miller officiating. A Graveside Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, at the Winterset Cemetery south of Gorham.
Dan J. Crawford, formerly of Plainville, passed away on November 26, 2025, at his home in Richardson, Texas, at the age of 50.
He was born on December 1, 1974, in Plainville to William Cecil and Brenda D. (Kern) Crawford.
Dan grew up in Plainville and graduated from Plainville High School in 1993. He built a career in information technology. He most recently worked for Dust Free in Royse City, Texas, where he thrived in a field that suited his curiosity and problem-solving nature.
Marvin Duane Schindler, 84, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2025, in Wichita, Kansas.
He was born the 7th of 12 children on April 27, 1941, in Greenfield Township, Rooks County, to Ray and Vera (Arrington) Schindler.
John Wallace Breckenridge, 97, passed away on November 8, 2025, at Newport House in Omaha, Neb.
He was born on October 12, 1928, to Harold and Esther Breckenridge and grew up in Woodston, Kansas, with his brothers, Donald, Leon, and David.
John served in the US Air Force from 1950 to 1954 and witnessed the explosion of the first Hydrogen nuclear fusion bomb on Eniwetok Atoll. After his service, John earned a B.A. and M.A. from Colorado State College in Greeley, Colo.
Scot A. Murchie, 73, of Stockton, passed away Thursday, November 27, 2025, at HaysMed in Hays, Kansas.
He was born on February 3, 1952, in Devil’s Lake, North Dakota, to John J. and Ruth (Brooks) Murchie.
On August 1, 1986, Scot was united in marriage to Denise Reed at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Stockton. Together, they were blessed with two children, Heather and Adam.
Lewis Leroy (Roy) Drullinger, 88, passed away on November 24, 2025, at the Redbud Village in Plainville.
He was born on April 19, 1937, in Chadron, Nebraska, to Lawrence Leroy and Lucile Demaris (Sanford) Drullinger. Lewis’s sister, Jean Marie, and brother, Gary Dean, were born next, completing their family.
Lewis proudly served his country, joining the U.S. Army in 1953 and serving in Germany until 1956. During his time in the military, he earned his GED and later returned home to graduate from Chadron State Prep School alongside his sister in 1957.
Mary Ann Thaemert, 86, of Manhattan, Kansas, and a former Natoma resident, passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2025, at the Via Christi Village in Manhattan.
Mary Ann, the daughter of Rudolph and Marie (Luhman) Reese, was born August 06, 1939, on the Reese family farm in rural Rooks County, Kansas. She was a country girl and animal lover through and through, and was never without an animal by her side, whether it be a cat, dog, horse, or cow. She attended Laton Country School through 8th grade, then graduated from Natoma High School in 1957.
Andrea Lynn Klaus passed away Sunday, November 16, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Ellis at the age of 72 after a several-year battle with cancer.
She was born May 14, 1953, in Hays, Kansas, the third child of Andrew and Alfreda (Stadelman) Klaus. She grew up in Plainville and attended Sacred Heart Catholic Grade School, graduating from Plainville Rural High School in 1971. She went on to attend Brown Mackie School of Business, earning a degree in Fashion Merchandising.
