🔹🔹🔹ATTENTION ALL BIKE RIDERS🔹🔹🔹 It’s that time of year again! June 1st, starting at 10 a.m. the Trego County courthouse square in WaKeeney will be painted and ready for all your little bike riders!
BBQ’s will be smoking for a free lunch for all and make plans to stick around for the HUGE bike give-away!
We have more great stuff in the works to make it one fun-filled Saturday! We can’t wait to see you all there!
ELLIS — A business in Ellis reported receiving counterfeit currency this weekend.
According to the Ellis Police Department, the fake $100 bill had Chinese writing on the back.
The EPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the suspect, who also reportedly passed counterfeit currency in Hays. See below for more.
John Kenneth Kruse, 99, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Chateau Girardeau Health Center.
He was born January 8, 1920 in Nash, Oklahoma to Frank and Helen (Hutcheson) Kruse.
John was a veteran of World War II serving in the Southwest Pacific area.
He married Ora Mae Ditamore December 31, 1942 in Monterey, California. She passed away in Hutchinson, Kansas on January 15, 1968.
John then married Margaret Gillilan June 28, 1969 in Hutchinson, Kansas where they made their home until moving to Hays, Kansas in 1989. In August 2011 they moved to Jackson, Missouri to be near family.
He is survived by one sister, Kathleen Wayman of Nash, Oklahoma; daughter, Kim (Randy) Webster of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; two granddaughters, Mollie (Bryan) Austin of Jackson, Missouri and Megan (Seth) Fortenberry of Waco, Texas; five great-grandchildren; two nephews of Nash, Oklahoma.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Ora Mae and second wife, Margaret, December 12, 2016.
John’s great joy was fishing and cheering for his granddaughters as they participated in sports. He was an active church member wherever they made their home.
There will be no services at this time.
ELLIS – Lane Fischer, a senior at Ellis High School, has been accepted to Yale University, one of the most competitive American universities, which accepted only 5.91 percent of first-round of applicants for the Class of 2023.
Yale, located in New Haven, Connecticut, is one of eight Ivy League colleges in the United States and is the third oldest college in the nation, established in 1701.
To current knowledge, Fischer will also be the first student from Ellis High School to attend Yale College.
Fischer took a chance on applying to this top college that seemed to fit his style and submitted his application under restricted early-action on October 2018 and received word on December 14th that he was just one of 794 students who were offered admissions into Yale during the first-round. In all, between the restricted early-action and regular decision rounds, a total of 36,843 students from the U.S. and around the world applied for admission to Yale’s class of 2023. Out of this record-breaking pool, the college has offered admissions to just 2,178 students.
Lane is the son of Brian and Melanie Fischer of rural Ellis. Fischer’s roots run deep in Ellis as both of his parents grew up there, whose own families go back more than five generations of settling and raising families in and around town.
At this time, Fischer’s educational interests include history, English, and political science. He will begin his collegiate studies this fall and will be in the graduating Yale Class of 2023.
Yale College is home to many notable and influential alumni, including both George H.W. and George W. Bush, Ben Carson, John Kerry, and more. Through the years, Yale has educated five presidents and eleven Supreme Court Justices, including four of the nine sitting Justices today – Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kavanaugh.
Walking on campus, students and visitors alike get the opportunity to experience Yale’s rich history. The campus’s Gothic architecture houses undergraduate students, distinguished arts programs and research facilities, and some of the largest and most comprehensive libraries in the world.
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Charles Raymond “Chuck” Yowell, Delphos, died Thursday, April 25, 2019, his 62nd birthday, at his home. He was born April 25, 1957, in Hoxie to Raymond Miles Yowell Jr. and Billye J. Clark Yowell.
Farming was his passion and we worked in the oilfield in western Kansas.
Chuck is survived by his mother and step-father, Billye and Donald Yowell; sisters, Deb and Don Summers, Rhonda and Brian Newell; brother, Brad Yowell; step-brother, Glenn and Nancy Yowell; step-sisters, Ann Ballinger and Doni and Fred Michels; nephews, Derick and Dayna Summers, Kyle Summers, Brock and Stormy Newell, Jayce Newell, and Kolt Newell, and niece, Kali Newell; great-nephew, Braxton; great-nieces, Kinsley and Adley Summers; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his father; and grandparents, Ray and Evelyn Yowell and John and Margaret Clark.
Cremation was chosen and no services will be held. Inurnment will be in the Hoxie Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be given to the donor’s choice and left in care of Wilson Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 166, Minneapolis, KS 67467.
Rose Mary (Rosie) Unruh, 76, passed away April 27, 2019 at Medicalodges Great Bend, Great Bend, KS.
She was born August 26, 1942 in Larned, KS, the daughter of Lawrence Searcy and Mary Margaret Zecha Salmans. A lifetime area resident, she was a homemaker.
She was a member of First Christian Church, Christian Women’s Fellowship and Tops, all of Pawnee Rock, KS.
On April 28, 1962, she married James R. Unruh in the First Christian Church, Larned, KS. He died June 16, 2018.
Survivors include: five children, Thomas, Great Bend, KS, Teresa (Blair) McPherson, Hays, KS, Larry, Great Bend, KS, Gary (Adria), Great Bend, KS, and Katie (John) Kessler, Peyton, CO; three brothers, Leonard Salmans, Olathe, KS, James Salmans, Elkhorn, NE, Raymond Salmans, Claremore, OK; two sisters, Elizabeth Winkler, Tempe, AZ,, Beverly Rosso, Palm Springs, CA; nine grandchildren, Hope, Calvin, Emily, Tanisha, Regan, Kaylee, Sydney, Conner and Chase and two great grandchildren, Lawson and Hannah.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Joseph Salmans and a daughter-in-law, Heather Unruh.
Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Beckwith Mortuary, Larned, with Pastor Wade Russell presiding. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the mortuary with family present from 6-8 p.m. Burial will be in the Pawnee Rock Cemetery, Pawnee Rock, KS.
Memorials may be given to the Rosie Unruh Garden Fund or Kans for Kids in care of Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550.
Dorothy Viola Sekavec, age 93, passed away on April 26, 2019 at Cedar Village in Ness City, Kansas. She was born on May 5, 1925 in Bazine, Kansas the daughter of Alex and Elizabeth Stieben Ehrlich.
On July 10, 1943 she married Harvey Sekavec in Bazine. To this union, four sons were born. Dorothy was a faithful and lifelong member of St. Paul’s Congregational Church of Bazine, where she sang in the choir and worked with the Ladies Aid. Dorothy was a homemaker and always ready to lend a helping hand and she enjoyed doing things for her family and others.
Her parents preceded her in death as did her husband, Harvey on June 6, 2002. She is survived by her sons, Dale and his wife, Brenda, of Garden City, Ron and his wife, Linda, of Ness City, Marvin and his wife, Twylia, of Brownell, and Gerald and his wife, Judy, of Hays; six grandsons, Matthew, Daniel, Caleb, Michael, Jeremy, and Christopher and 13 great grandchildren, Kaden, Macon, Onna, Valerie, Brendon, Christian, Taylor, Riley, Ellie, Brynlie, Jace, Noah, and Aubrey.
Funeral service will be on Friday, May 3, 2019, 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Congregational Church, Bazine. Burial in the Bazine Cemetery. Viewing will be held at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City on Thursday, May 2, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. with the family present from 6-8 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be given to St. Paul’s Congregational Church, Bazine.
Sharon Opal (Fox) Leiker, daughter of Elwyn and Opal (Applegate) Fox, was born March 20, 1940, in Hill City, Kansas, and passed away in Norton, Kansas, on April 27, 2019, at the age of 79.
Sharon lived in Denver, Colorado, most of her life where she graduated from the Littleton High School. On December 28, 1958, Sharon married Alfred Leiker in Evergreen, Colorado. She made her home in California for several years and later came to Norton to retire. While in Norton, she taught a course, “Reaching Out From Within” at the Norton Correctional Facility, receiving “Kansas Volunteer of the Year” in 2009.
Sharon was a member of the First Church of God in Norton. She enjoyed her volunteer work and was a soldier for the Lord with the Salvation Army for over 20 years, representing the organization on the Norton County Ministerial Alliance.
Survivors include: three sons, Daniel Lee (Diane) Leiker, Thornton, Colorado; Troy Lance Leiker, Colby, Kansas; Christopher John (Heather) Leiker, Kent, Washington; one sister, Carolyn (Stan) Applegate, Norton; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
Sharon was preceded in death by her parents, her son, Scott Alan Leiker, and one grandson, Wesley Alan Leiker.
FUNERAL SERVICE – Friday, May 3, 2019 – 2:00 p.m.
PLACE – Enfield Funeral Home – 215 W. Main – Norton, KS
INTERMENT – Hill City Cemetery – Hill City, KS
MEMORIAL – Norton County Salvation Army and Sharon Leiker Memorial Fund
VISITATION – Friday, May 3, 2019 – 11:00 a.m. until service time
Summer Diane Hoft, daughter of Max and Deanna (Jacobs) Georgeson, was born August 23, 1977, in Norton, Kansas, and passed away at the Norton County Hospital in Norton, on April 28, 2019, at the age of 41.
Summer grew up in Norton, attending the Norton schools and receiving her GED. She married Ian Hoft who precedes her. She enjoyed being on the farm riding horses and working cattle but her greatest joy was spending time with her family.
Survivors include: her parents, Max and Deanna Georgeson, Norton; two children, Cole Tyrrell and Lillian Hoft, both of Norton; one brother, Scott Georgeson, Norton; other relatives and friends.
Summer was preceded in death by her husband, one brother, Tom Georgeson, her maternal grandparents, Buck and Zilla Jacobs and her paternal grandparents, Albert and Opal Georgeson.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE AND INTERMENT – Wednesday, May 1, 2019 – 2:00 p.m.
PLACE – Norton Cemetery – Norton, KS
MEMORIAL – Summer Hoft Memorial Fund
Myrna Faye Campbell, 87, passed away April 24, 2019 at her home in Great Bend. She was born November 11, 1931, in Rural Smith Center to Melvin & Velma (Staley) Yenne. She married Donald Gene Sheets on February 7, 1950 and they later divorced. She then married Eldon Spike Campbell on October 6, 1978. He died July 2, 1987.
Coming from Smith Center in 1962, Myrna was employed as a bookkeeper for Doonan Truck for 6 ½ years, the Great Bend Tribune for 23 ½ years and then retired in March 1994. She worked part time then for Lou’s Printing, Dairy Queen, Dollar Tree, and Satellite Pros. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Great Bend. She graduated from Smith Center High School and was a volunteer for Compeer & Hospice. She enjoyed going to Branson, MO and playing Black Jack, golf and going to baseball and basketball games and spending time with her family.
Survivors include, one daughter, Donna Marbut; one son, John Sheets and wife Vicki of Great Bend; two step daughters, Cathy Winters of Phillipsburg and Sheila Stocker and husband Randy of Shelton, NE; one brother, Robert Yenne of Arvada, CO; three step sisters, Carolene Stutterheim, Lorraine Wells and husband Roger of Phillipsburg, Shirley Stutterheim of Almena; step brother-in-law, Dick Van Der Wege of Lindsborg; a host of nieces and nephews; 5 grandchildren, Jason Marbut and wife Mandi, Jennifer Keener and husband Jarrod, Trevor Marbut and wife Samantha, Rachelle Sheets and Joshua Sheets; step grandchildren, Talatha Reese and husband Jay and Jason Winters, all of Phillipsburg; 7 great grandchildren, Tyler Marbut and wife Taylor, Kelsie Brown and husband Trent, Kameron Keener, Kaleigh, Addilie and Waylon Sheets, and Blake Sheets, all of Great Bend; 4 step great grandchildren, Hannah, Abbigal, and Jacob Winters, Kaleigh and Makenzie Marbut; three great great grandchildren, Brantlie Mae Marbut, Kayson Brown and Carter Marbut. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Eldon; her step father William DeBoer, two son-in-laws, Dale Marbut and Leon Winters; two step sisters, Helen DeBoer, Elnor Van Der Wege; and brother-in-law Roger Stutterheim.
Visitation will be held from Noon to 9:00 p.m., Monday, April 29, 2019, at Bryant Funeral Home, with family present from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at Bryant Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Johnson presiding. Interment will be in the Great Bend Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the First Christian Church or Kindred Hospice, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.
Nelda Gayle (Heinz) Prewo, age 66 of Hays, Kansas died April 15, 2019, at her home in Hays, Kansas. She was born September 29, 1952, at Scott City, Kansas to Lyle and Mildred (Lewis) Heinz. She married Michael E. Prewo on November 29, 1980 at Hays, Kansas. He preceded her in death on December 13, 2002.
She worked at Stanion Wholesale Electric in Hays for 28 years and retired in 2000.Nelda grew up in Dighton, Kansas and attended Dighton Elementary School. She was a 1970 graduate of Dighton High School and attended two years at Salt City Business School in Hutchinson, Kansas receiving her degree in accounting and computer programing. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays, Kansas. She enjoyed sewing, doing crafts, gardening, sports activities including KU, Kansas State, Fort Hays State University and tailgating.
Survivors include one brother, Bryce Heinz and wife, Marilyn, Park City, KS; one sister-in-law, Kathy (Neill) Heinz, Bella Vista, AR; seven nephews and nieces; 14 great nephews and great nieces; and a host of friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, two brothers, Roger Heinz and Gary Heinz.
Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 4, 2019 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 215 West 13th Street, Hays, Kansas. Burial was held at Grainfield Cemetery, Grainfield, Kansas.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. Saturday, at St, Joseph Catholic Church, Hays, Kansas.
Memorial to the Hays Big Brothers and Big Sisters Youth Organization.
Services are entrusted to Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas.
Condolences can be sent via e-mail to [email protected] or left at guestbook at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com
Morris Brack, age 84, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019 at the Edwards County Hospital in Kinsley, Kansas.
Arrangements are pending with Keithley Funeral Chapel, 400 E. 17th, Ellis, KS 67637.
LOGAN – The Hansen Museum Continuing Education Program is pleased to welcome certified Bob Ross instructors, T.R. Mathews and Sandy Seamone, as they travel from Arriba, Colorado to teach two Joy of Painting classes on June 8th and 9th.
On Saturday, June 8th, the class will paint “Whispering Aspens,” and on Sunday, June 9th, “Prairie Windmill.” Class will run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with an hour-long lunch break each day.
Join T.R. and Sandy as they reveal how fun and simple it is to paint using the Bob Ross method. Their tag-team approach to teaching keeps the classroom atmosphere light and entertaining. All painting supplies are provided, and no previous experience is necessary. Young and old alike will enjoy the camaraderie of these classes. Students need only bring paper towels.
Register by May 31st and pay $70.00 per day; after May 31st, pay $75.00 per day. Discounts are available for Patron and Sustaining Hansen Museum Members.
This wonderful learning opportunity is brought to you through the Hansen Museum Continuing Education Program. For more information, please call 785-689-4846.
The Dane G. Hansen Museum is open Monday through Friday 9-12 & 1-4; Saturdays 9-12 & 1-5; Sundays & Holidays 1-5. We are closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. The Museum is handicapped accessible and admission is always free thanks to the generous support of the Dane G. Hansen Foundation.
For more information or if you have questions, please contact us at 785-689-4846.
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