Obituaries

Body It is with very heavy hearts that we share the loss of Gene Leon Theleman. Our Lord called him home on April 21, 2023, doing what he loved. Born to Fred and Leona Theleman of Natoma, on August 29, 1955, in Hays, Kansas, Gene remained a resident of Natoma throughout his life.

Body Barbara Ellen (Brown) West, 73, of Plainville, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2023, after a courageous fight with pancreatic cancer. She was born on December 27, 1949, in Natoma, Kansas, to Kenneth and Viola (Baum) Brown. She graduated from Plainville High School in 1968.

Body Earl Ray “Benny” Benedick, Plainville, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, at the age of 72. He was born on July 21, 1950, to Earl P. and Emma I. (Hrabe) Benedick at the Harwood Home in Stockton. He married Janice K.

Body Robert Milton “Bob” Foster, of Plainville, Kansas, passed away on April 16, 2023, at the Ascension Via Christi Village in Hays, Kansas, at 91. He was born on August 19, 1931, the third oldest of 15 children to Clarence Alfred and Lea Elda (Allen) Foster in Hoxie, Kansas.

Body Janice Lucille (Kroeger) Hadley, age 83, of rural Ellis, passed away Friday, April 14, 2023, at Trego Lemke Memorial Long Term Care in WaKeeney, Kansas, where she had been a resident the past year.

Body William Frederick Schick, age 67, Phillipsburg, passed away April 10, 2023, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays. He was born August 10, 1955, at the Phillips County Hospital, on August 10, 1955.

Body Gregory “Greg” Edward Mott, of Stockton, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 10, 2023, at the age of 52 after a brief illness. He was born on April 27, 1970, in Rockford, Ill., to Thomas and Judy (Olson) Mott.

Body Joyce Kay Larsen, 69, passed away on March 6, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Home in Ellsworth. She was born May 3, 1953, in Plainville to Lavonn and Darlene Larsen. She was a lifelong road construction worker traveling all over Kansas.

Body Thomas A. “Tom” Frederking, of Plainville, passed away on April 12, 2023, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville. He was born on May 8, 1960, in Ellsworth, to Theodore C. and Saundra (McGee) Frederking. He married Lori J. Panzer on October 17, 1981, in Hays.