Obituaries

John Allen Vohs, of Plainville, passed away on February 2, 2025, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 66. He was born on October 9, 1958, to Donald G. and Florence "Flossie" Ann (Ruhaak) Vohs in Plainville.

Charles Donald Casey, 82, passed away on February 2, 2025, at Kansas Christian Home in Newton. He was born on January 16, 1943, in Newton, Kansas, the youngest of seven children to Frank and Bertha (Squier) Casey. He married Pauline Jean (Bright) on July 4, 1963.

Robert "Bob" Eugene Williams, 76, of Stockton, passed away on February 3, 2025, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born on July 17, 1948, to Karl and Quetona (Bird) Williams in Stockton, where he lived his entire life.

Gloria Ann (Van Patten) Nelson, daughter of Loren E. Van Patten and Mildred Standish Van Patten, was born July 28, 1937, at Norton County Hospital, Norton.

Thomas "Tom" Menzies, age 78, of Raymore, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly on January 17, 2025, at his vacation home in Hilton Head, South Carolina.He was born on October 6, 1946, to John and Louise Menzies.

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.

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.

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.

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. He was a member of the Cattleman’s Association and NRA.

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.