Obituaries

Body Gregory "Chad" Burger, 54, of Kensington, Kansas, passed away on January 23, 2025.Born on July 21, 1970, in Salina to Shelley and Greg Burger, Chad attended Lucas Luray High School, graduated from Rexford High School, and later pursued studies at Colby County Community College.

Body Thomas “Richard” Yohon, 80, passed away on January 21, 2025, at his home in Stockton.He was born on September 21, 1944, to Lawrence G. and Margaret (Reedy) Yohon in Iola, Kansas. He married Linda L. Butcher on November 1, 1968, in Iola.

Body Sonja M. Ruder, formerly of Plainville, passed away on January 20, 2025, at the Via Christi Village in Hays at the age of 84.She was born in a car on January 6, 1941, in Stockton, Kansas, to Donald and Marion Florene (Hindman) Grieve.

Body George Warren Riffel, 63, passed away on January 17, 2025, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.He was born on October 25, 1961, in Plainville, Kansas, the son of Warren and Darlene (Naiman) Riffel.George was a stockman and oil pumper.

Body Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, Carolyn passed away peacefully at home after a brief illness. Carolyn was born into a large family in Kansas and moved to Tucson from Nebraska with her husband and two children in 1973, settling into what is now Oro Valley.

Body Bradyn Lee McDowell, of Plainville, passed away on January 12, 2025, in Plainville at the age of 17.He was born on January 15, 2007, in Hays, Kansas, to Bryce McDowell and Tory (Fisher) Benedick.

Body Zachary “Zack” Martin Moos, 35, passed away on January 14, 2025, in Plainville, Kansas.He was born on February 28, 1989, in Hays, Kansas, to Brian and Lisa (Pywell) Moos.

Body Charles William “Chuck” Dick, 49, of Zurich, passed away on January 14, 2025, at his home.He was born on February 19, 1975, to Dennis and Peggy (Gibson) Dick in Smith Center. He married Stephanie Stephenson on April 19, 2004.