Donald “Don” Wayne McLaughlin
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1946 - 2025 Donald “Don” Wayne McLaughlin, age 79, of Stockton, Kansas, peacefully passed away on April 28, 2025, at Smith County Memorial Hospital in Smith Center, Kansas.
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Lonnie Keith
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1947 - 2025 Former Plainville resident Lonnie Keith Wise of Russell passed away on February 8, 2025, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville at the age of 77. He was born on June 15, 1947, to Norman Keith and Ietta Mae (Hrabe) Wise in Hays, Kansas.
Larry L. Chambers
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1938 - 2025 Larry L. Chambers, age 86, of Rexford, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
Larry L. Chambers
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Larry L. Chambers, age 86, of Rexford, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.He was born on June 12, 1938, in Colby, Kansas, to Herman Chambers and Lily Owens Chambers (later Plummer).
Donald “Don” Wayne McLaughlin
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Donald “Don” Wayne McLaughlin, age 79, of Stockton, Kansas, peacefully passed away on April 28, 2025, at Smith County Memorial Hospital in Smith Center, Kansas. He was born on April 22, 1946, in Concordia, Kansas, to Elmer Wayne and Thelma Evelyn (Donaldson) McLaughlin.
Lonnie Keith Wise
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Former Plainville resident Lonnie Keith Wise of Russell passed away on February 8, 2025, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville at the age of 77.He was born on June 15, 1947, to Norman Keith and Ietta Mae (Hrabe) Wise in Hays, Kansas. He married Kathy M.
Helen Mary Smith
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Helen Mary Smith, formerly of Plainville, passed away on April 26, 2025, at the Locust Grove Village Nursing Home in LaCrosse at the age of 81.She was born on November 7, 1943, to Aldemore M. and MaryRose B. (Plante) Tremblay.
Coleen Elaine (Ratliff) Gale
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Coleen Elaine (Ratliff) Gale, 88, passed away at Mennonite Friendship Communities, South Hutchinson, Kansas, on Sunday, April 13, 2025.She was born on March 13, 1937, right before her twin brother Kenneth, to Wayne Ratliff and Pearl (Gutzman) Ratliff, in rural Kensington, Kansas.
Kathleen O. Fischer
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Kathleen O. Fischer, of Plainville, passed away on April 23, 2025, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville at the age of 80.She was born on December 31, 1944, to Timothy and Mildred (Write) Fischer in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was married to Timothy S. Boyd.
Elvera Holzhauer Beiker
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Former Plainville resident Elvera Holzhauer Beiker passed away on April 25, 2025, in Salina, where she resided since 2023. She was 105 years old.She was born on April 14, 1920, on the family homestead in Rooks County, Kansas, to Paul and Emma (Keller) Holzhauer.
