Obituaries

Father William J. Surmeier, 85, passed away on April 3, 2025.He was born in Hays, Kansas, on January 7, 1940, the second son of Anton and Gertrude (Fellhoelter) Surmeier.He attended St. Paul's Catholic School in Angelus, Kansas, Thomas County Grade School in Oakley, and St.

Crystal Ann "Chris" Trauer, age 86, of Hays, passed away on March 31, 2025.She was born August 7, 1938, in Pueblo, Colorado, to Lyle and Evelyn (Weight) Scott.She married Robert Dennis in Pueblo, Colo., and had three children: Lauree, Steve, and Mike. She grew up in Pueblo, Colo.

Elda Mae (Widener) Lyon, 84, passed away Friday, March 21, 2025, at Sunporch of Smith County, Smith Center.She was born on September 4, 1940, in rural Phillips County, the daughter of Esbon and Gertrude (Wehrli) Widener. Elda grew up on a farm north of Gretna, KS.

Dorothy Mae Sutton, 95, Hays, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at Brookdale Senior Living.She was born May 12, 1929, on the family farm near Zurich, the daughter of Albert and Daisy Mae (Sparks) Lowry. Dorothy graduated from Webster High School.She was united in marriage to Cleo D.

Sandi Nix passed away on March 24, 2025, at the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton at the age of 75.She was born on July 27, 1949. She was 75 years old and would have turned 76 later this year.

Erma Alberta (Stithem) Graham-Sander passed away at the age of 82 on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at the Logan Manor Community Services assisted living facility.She was born on February 15, 1943, to Albert C. “Bud” and Frances L. (Knouf) Stithem in Hays.

Michelle “Missy” Marie Bedore, 50, of Stockton, Kansas, passed away on March 19, 2025, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was born on June 19, 1974, to Mike Hollern and Pam Axelson in Plainville, Kansas.

Lucy L. (Bates) Bischoff, 95, of Stockton, Kansas, passed away on March 14, 2025, at the Solomon Valley Manor, where she had been a resident for the past year.

Jared Malin, 67, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2025.Jed was born to Joe and Rita (Hogan) Malin on September 23, 1957, in Plainville, Kansas as the third of nine children. If he were to tell you the story, it would have been either the hottest or coldest day in the history of Kansas.

Former Woodston resident Sheldon Dudley Nelson, 83, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, March 16th, 2025.A Memorial Service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, March 21st, at Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home in Salina, Kansas.A complete obituary will be printed once it becomes available.