Anthony Domenico Kruse, Wichita, passed away on December 6, 2022 at the age of 48.
He was born in Plainville, Kansas on February 27, 1974. He graduated from Plainville High School as Co-Valedictorian in 1992. He attended K-State University and graduated in 1996 with honors with a Bachelor of Science Business Administration degree. He started working for Grant Thornton in 1997 as an accountant, then later earned his CPA in 2004.
Nancy Ann (Pantlik) Davis of Plainville earned her angel wings at the age of 87 on December 13, 2022, surrounded by her loving family.
Nancy Ann (Spears) Earl, age 62, of Stockton, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2022, at her home, with her husband and daughters by her side.
She was born on April 6, 1960, to Charles Sr. and Bernice (Burba) Spears in Springfield, Ohio. She was married to Douglas Earl on July 15, 2000, in Pine, Colo.
Harold Marion Jordan, age 89, of Hays, Kansas passed away Friday, December 2, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi, Hays.
Robert Edward Struckhoff, age 80, of Athol, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2022, at Smith Center Health and Rehabilitation.
He was born in Denver, Colorado, on November 25, 1942, to Eddie and Geneva Struckhoff. Bob was the first of six children.
Bob graduated from Kensington High School in 1960. He married Barbara Norton on June 24, 1962, in the United Methodist Church of Franklin, Nebraska. To this union, two boys were born, John Edward Struckhoff and James Jay Struckhoff.
Eugene “Gene” Bernard Hamel was born January 16, 1938, in Chewelah, Washington. He was the third child born to Albert and Rosa (Desaire) Hamel. He died November 29, 2022, in Stockton, Kansas. He lived a full life, 84 years of memories filled with family, faith, military, farming, and teaching. His family had moved to Washington to help Gene’s uncle in the forestry business. But after a short time, they returned to their Damar, Kansas roots and settled on a farm a few miles north of Damar nestled on the banks of the South Solomon River.
Janet Jean (Barnett) Koster was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Edward J. and Pearl Gay (Elliott) Barnett on April 18, 1934. She died on November 10, 2022, at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas, at the age of 88.
When she was four years old, her family moved to Concordia, Kansas, and lived several places as her dad worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. She attended schools in Concordia, Lenora, Stockton, Downs, and Cawker City, and graduated from Cawker City High School in 1952. Following graduation, she worked at the Barnett Company as a bookkeeper.
Joseph Andrew “Joe” Strutt passed away peacefully at his home in Hays with family at his side on November 30, 2022, at the age of 86.
He was born on December 19, 1935, to Theodore and Sarah (Cadoret) Strutt in Osborne County, Kansas. He married Ada Barry on May 20, 1959, in Stockton, Kansas. They were blessed with two children: Dale and Donna.
Quintin Hue “Q” Silsby, of Plainville, passed away on November 30, 2022, at his home in Plainville, at the age 26.
He was born on February 21, 1996, to Robert “Bob” and Lisa (Nobert) Silsby in Beloit, Kansas. He was married to Samantha “Sam” VonHeeder on March 20, 2021, in Ainsworth, Neb.
Brooke Renee Desbien, age 31, Hays, passed away Monday, November 28, 2022, at HaysMed.
She was born July 19, 1991, in Hays, the daughter of Kris A. and Michelle Renee (Dreiling) Desbien. In 2009, she graduated from Hays High School then attended Fort Hays State University and Kansas State University, pursuing a kinesiology degree. Brooke was a loving caregiver and stay at home mom who put others’ needs ahead of her own. Brooke loved animals and children, was a talented crafter, phenomenal artist, and expressed herself and her love for others through her writing.
