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Hays USD 489 Kindergarten Round-Up date announced

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USD 489

Hays USD 489 will host the district-wide Kindergarten Round-Up at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 1 in the Hays High School cafeteria.

This meeting is open for parents and guardians only. Parents of students who will have children 5 years old on or before August 31 are encouraged to attend.

Information will be shared with parents and guardians to prepare your incoming student(s) for kindergarten. This will be the only Kindergarten Round-Up hosted by the district.

Parents and guardians will receive a pre-enrollment form to fill out that includes ranking student(s)’ preferential school. Pre-enrollment forms should be returned to the USD 489 Rockwell Administration Center, 323 West 12th St., no later than Friday, March 16 for your first school of choice to be considered.

The district will do its best to place your child at the school of choice; however, there is a chance that students may be placed at another school.  Parents and guardians will be notified of their student(s)’ placement by the end of April.

Parent/guardian questions pertaining to individual schools can be addressed at the following phone numbers:

Lincoln Elementary School: 623-2500                                       O’Loughlin Elementary School: 623-2510                            

Roosevelt Elementary School: 623-2520              

Wilson Elementary School: 623-2550

Call Sarah Wasinger at the Rockwell Administration Center at 785-623-2400, extension 112, to have your student(s)’ name(s) on the district’s kindergarten list. The information collected by the district will be used to send out future correspondence regarding Kindergarten Round-Up.

Hess Services adding new shift, hiring 50 additional workers

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By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post

Hess Services of Hays is in the process of hiring 50 new employees to add a night shift at the company.

Allyssa Kraich, Hess director of human resources, said the company has seen an increase in business and needs the extra shift to meet the demand.

Some of the new positions have already been filled. Hess currently has 285 employees.

Hess Services designs, fabricates, repairs, grit blasts and paints oilfield and industrial equipment. This equipment includes storage tanks, pressure vessels, piping truck mounted service rigs, well servicing rigs and drilling rigs. The company services multiple business segments including: blasting, painting, trucking, crane and rigging service, welding and fabrication, engineering, quality control, sales, fiberglass tank manufacturing and machining.

Hess hopes to have the new night shift up and running by mid-January, Kraich said.

Kraich said two of the most difficult positions to fill at this point have been drivers and welders. A complete list of openings can be found on the Hess Services website. Go to the Career tab. Kraich said applicants can apply using the online application link. Applications can also be dropped off in person at Hess’ south location at 2670 E. Ninth, Hays.

First Responder Recognition Breakfast set for Jan. 10

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The Downtown Hays Development Corporation and the Hays Welcome Center ask first responders to join them as they recognize first responders for all they do for the community of Hays.

There will be a free waffle bar from 6 to 8 a.m. Jan. 10 at The Golden Griddle, 230 W. Ninth St. for first responders. The food will include Belgian waffles with fruit topping and whip cream, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage and fresh coffee.

For first responders only, carry out will be available. Just drive up to the front of the building and let the staff know you need it to go.

The general public is invited too if you would like to say thank you to first responders. Members of the public can eat for $10.69. Wear blue for a 10 percent discount.

New Russell Hospital CEO tackles new clinic, surgery project

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By CRISTINA JANNEY

Rob Nahmensen, the new CEO of the Russell Regional Hospital.

Hays Post

The new CEO of Russel Regional Hospital has been concentrating the first two months in his position on a $3.5 million infrastructure campaign, including the construction of a new physicians clinic.

Rob Nahmensen began as the Russell Regional Hospital CEO Nov. 1. He came from Stanton County Hospital in Johnson, Kan., where he was the COO and CFO.

The new clinic, which will have room for eight physicians and mid-level providers, such as physician assistants or nurse practitioners, is set open in late January or early February.

The new facility will provide more space for the providers and a more central location, Nahmensen said. The clinic is connected to the hospital by a hallway that begins at the main entrance of the hospital.

The old physicians clinic will be renovated as a speciality clinic. The new speciality clinic space should open in March or April. This will allow the hospital to terminate a lease on a downtown building for its speciality clinic and consolidate all its services on one campus. The project also will expand the hospital’s therapy department.

New Russell physicians clinic.

“It will be really great to accommodate our patients,” Nahmensen said of the consolidation. “It will give them one place to come for all of their health-care needs here in the community. We offer a lot of great speciality clinics, and it will be great to have those located here again. It will be great to have a brand new clinic to provide that care to the patients.”

He said he thought the addition of the new clinic should help the hospital with recruiting new providers and specialist services.

“I think when you recruit physicians and mid-level practitioners, they like to see forward-moving facilities,” Nahmensen said, “and I think having that new clinic really shows that we are committed to providing care to the community now and into the future.”

A nursing station of the new physicians clinic.

Also a part of the capital campaign is equipment purchases that will allow the hospital to resurrect its surgery service in January. The hospital has not had a surgery department for about 10 years. The 25-bed hospital will be equipped to do minor surgeries such as gall bladder and tonsil removals.

“I think it will be great to be able to accommodate our patients locally,” he said, “and being able to provide care within our community is something that the residents of Russell really deserve, and it will be nice to have that option available for them here.”

With all the renovations, Nahmensen said he has not had time to set any long-term goals for the hospital. However, he said he wanted to continue to offer high-quality care to the community.

“The hospital is in a wonderful position,” he said. “Rural health care seems like it is struggling, and it seems like Russell is in a very good place financially, and with the providers we have and with our infrastructure, we have a lot of great things coming up on the horizon.”

Rob Nahmensen in the reception area of the new clinic.

The hospital ended its last fiscal year in the black and anticipates that it will end its next fiscal year, which will end July, in the black.

Nahmensen noted, however, federal and state legislation could have an effect on that bottom line. Expansion of Medicaid in Kansas would have a positive effect on the hospital’s finances.

Possible cuts in swing-bed funding for rehabilitation services would have a negative effect. The hospital could also lose funding from a pharmacy drug program titled 340B, a program in which the hospital receives money back from local pharmacies.

Nahmensen,31, also worked as the CEO at Hamilton County Hospital in Syracuse, Kan. He is originally from St. Louis and has also spent time working in nursing homes.

Nahmensen earned a bachelor’s degree in history and theology from Concordia University in Nebraska with the goal of being a pastor and attended seminary in St. Louis for several years. He felt he was being called in another direction and earned an MBA in health care management and a master’s degree in accounting.

Health educator will offer classes on healthy eating, stress reduction in new year

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By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post 

Jessica Moffitt

If you are looking to reduce stress in your life or are trying to make yourself a little healthier in 2018, a new health educator in Hays will offer classes that may be able to help.

Jessica Moffitt is a certified health education specialist who moved to Hays earlier this year.

She will offer a series of classes through the Hays Recreation Commission on techniques for stress reduction beginning in January. She also has a series of four lunch and learn classes set at Professor’s, 521 E 11th St., in January that will look at healthy eating and cooking.

Moffitt has a private service through her and her husband’s business, Prospectively Healthy in Hays, where she offers clients individual help setting goals for better eating and making healthy life changes.

Moffitt has a degree in public health from Portland State University with an emphasis in physical activity and exercise in addition to her 2016 national certification as a health education specialist.

For her lunch and learn classes, Moffitt will discuss the benefits of certain foods, how they can be incorporated into your diet and will provide recipes and samples to participants.

She will offer Nuts & Seeds for Energy on Jan. 4, Chocolate: It’s Good for You on Jan. 11, Health & Lifestyle: Headaches on Jan. 18, and Recipes: Healthier Desserts on Jan. 25. All classes are at 12:05 p.m. and 1:05 p.m. Thursdays. Cost is $15 at the door. There is a $5 discount if you buy lunch at Professor’s. This is a continuing series, check out Professor’s Facebook page for a list of upcoming events.
In the Healthier Desserts class, Moffitt will talk about the benefits of using honey instead of processed sugar as a sweetener. The Jensens, who own Professor’s, process and sell their own raw honey and use it in their dishes.
Honey can be used in much smaller quantities than sugar. Moffitt has a recipe for icing that replaces two cups of powdered sugar with two teaspoons of honey. Honey can reduce inflammatory responses in the body and help people with allergies because of the pollen in the honey.
Moffitt also uses stevia, which is a natural sweetener from a plant, and apple sauce as sweeteners. She recommends against using artificial sweeteners, which are not recognized by the body and may be retained for the body to get rid of latter.
Do you think chocolate may be out of your life as a part of your New Year’s resolution? Moffitt said not necessarily. Dark chocolate has health benefits if you eat it in moderation. She will offer up a dark chocolate truffle recipe made with honey on Jan. 11.
If your emphasis is on maintaining energy through the day, Moffitt suggests adding an afternoon snack of nuts and dried fruit.
“It will provide you with the energy you need and will be a healthy tool you can use through the day,” she said.
Stress is not just something we feel, Moffitt said, it is something that affects our bodies and our hormones. Stress can have effects on weight management, fertility, growth patterns and the health of your hair.  Severe stress can affect blood pressure and cardiac health and even contribute to heart attacks, stroke and death.

“I think the goal of all of the courses is first and foremost to understand biologically what causes stress,” she said. “We need to know what stressors are and the reaction in our body. If we are unfamiliar with the reactions, we don’t know how address it.”

In her Hays Rec classes, Moffitt  will focus on natural ways to address stress. She will have classes that address sleep, the use of essential oils, deep breathing, using teas and drinks to relax and reducing stress in the work place. See the Hays Recreation website for a complete list of class dates and to sign up online. Her first class of the quarter will be De-Stress Your Sleep on Tuesday, Jan. 9.

“My classes are meant to be informational. Attendees can either use the information or save it for later. The information provided will help each individual make one better choice at a time. Each better choice provides fuel for the next, creating a cascade of health effects, ultimately leading to a stronger version of you,” she said.

For more information on Moffitt’s private cooking classes and goal setting sessions, see the Prospectively Healthy website at https://prospectivelyhealthy.com/. Check out the Prosepctively Healthy Facebook page for recipes and a reminder of upcoming events.
Corrected 9:24 a.m. 1-2-18: Her first class of the quarter will be De-Stress Your Sleep on Tuesday, Jan. 9. … All Professor’s classes are at 12:05 p.m. and 1:05 p.m. Thursdays. … Moffitt has a private service through her and her husband’s business, Prospectively Healthy in Hays …

Beula Bretton Hubbell Wilson

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Beula Bretton Hubbell Wilson passed away on Dec. 26, 2017.  Beula was born on Dec. 10, 1926, in Rural Gove County.   She was the daughter of Earl Sr. and Hazel (Hannaford) Bretton.

She attended Pleasant Valley School District, southeast of Orion in Gove County. In 1945 she graduated from Vona High School, Vona, Colo.

On Dec. 13, 1945, she was united in marriage to Harold Hubbell. Harold was in the service and was deployed to Tacoma, Wash.  Their first daughter, Velva L. Hubbell, was born in Tacoma.  After his deployment, they moved back to Vona, where their other two daughters Pamela and Lois Barbara Hubbell were born. As a family, they moved to Coffeeville, Kan., and then in 1959 moved back to Gove, Kan.

In 1962, Beula married Max Wilson of Gove, where they called home with their three daughters. In 1970, granddaughters Michelle and Marsha Maurath came to live with them.   Beula lived in Gove until 2016 where she moved to Salina, Kan., and resided at Presbyterian Manor until her death.

She worked and lived in the city of Gove. She was employed at the Courthouse in Gove, then ran the Gove Café.  Beula went on to work at the Gove County Extension Office and then retired from the ASCS office in 1989.

Her favorite pastimes were spending time at the lake with family and friends. She loved to garden and grow peonies.  Beula was a Girl Scout leader while in Coffeeville, Kan. She was very involved with the NCHA, having held many offices. Beula and Max enjoyed traveling to different events for their children, grandkids and great-grandkids. They enjoyed going to many dances.

Beula was a wonderful daughter, sister, aunt, mom and grandma. She will be dearly missed by many friends and family.  Until we meet again. Love always.

Beula is survived daughters Pamela Reves (Rich) of Greensburg, Lois Barbara Werner of Gove, Michelle Carey (Steve) of Salina, Marsha Berg (Danny) of Salina, five grandchildren, Denita Weber, Rodney Weber, Jay Werner, Chris Werner, and James Reves; 14 great-grandchildren, Ashley Carey, Kory Ochs, Pierce Carey, Madison Werner, Storm Werner, Lindsay Berg, Koby Werner, McKayla Berg, Dylan Werner, Derek Berg, Marley Green, Zackary Green, Shaun Weber and Brandon Carr.

She was proceeded in death by her parents; husband Max Wilson; brother Earl Bretton Jr.; sister Earlene Steerman; daughter Velva Matlack; son-in-law Stan Matlack; grandson Stephen Werner; step-granddaughter Angela Matlack Benton; step-grandson Troy Matlack; great-grandaughter Allyson Berg.

Funeral service will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, at Gove Community Bible Church, Gove. Burial will be in the Gove Cemetery, Gove. There will be no public visitation.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Gove Community Bible Church and Salina Presbyterian Manor. Donations to the church may be sent to Schmitt Funeral Home, 901 S. Main, Quinter, KS  67752.

Sylvester M. “Bud” Ritter

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Sylvester M. “Bud” Ritter was born Dec. 31, 1926, the son of Bernard “Ben” and Philomena “Minnie” (Kruse) Ritter.  He passed away Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, four days short of his 91st birthday.

Sylvester was the fifth of 11 children in his family and grew up on a farm west of Dresden.  He attended school in Leoville and farmed with his father and brothers while growing up.  Sylvester spent time in military from Oct. 3, 1950 to Aug. 26, 1952, and was stationed at 807 Station Hospital at Camp Carson, Colo., and Elmendorf Air Force Base at Anchorage, Alaska.

On Oct. 28, 1952, Sylvester married Margaret Alice Reitcheck at Seguin, Kansas.  They made their home on a farm one and one-half miles north of his birthplace where he was engaged in farming and ranching.  Five children blessed their union, in addition to nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, who were his pride and joy.

Sylvester was a lifelong member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Leoville and had served on the Parish Council, Finance Committee, Maintenance Committee, and as a Eucharistic Minister. He and Margaret enjoyed traveling and spending time with their family.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret of the home; two sons, Steven Ritter of Dresden and Greg Ritter and wife, Stephanie, of Dresden; three daughters, Janice Thummel and husband, Jon, of Hoxie, Paula Gooder and husband, Doug, of Seward, Neb., and Elaine Ritter and fiancé, Craig Gasper, of Tipton; one brother, Victor Ritter of Jennings; four sisters, Florence Thompson of Hoxie, Sr. Dolores Ritter of New York, N.Y., Alfreda Colling of McCook, Neb., and Bernadine Spresser of Leoville; nine grandchildren:  Daniel Thummel (Betha), Chris Thummel, Michelle Wise (Skyler), Natalie Gooder (Mike Steffens), Austin Gooder (Kelsey Pralle), Brittany Jeffery (Neal), Melissa Ritter (Tim Thornton), Angela Ritter (Ryan Kuhlman), and Jacob Ritter; six great-grandchildren:  Eric, Jon Oliver and Ellie Thummel; Cohen and Morgan Wise; and Meadow Thornton; many nephews and nieces, other relatives and friends.

Sylvester was preceded in death by his parents and five brothers, Dennis, S. J., Cletus, Raymond and Francis Ritter.

Jerry Allen Miller

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Jerry Allen Miller was born May 4, 1942, in Oberlin, Kan., the son of Henry and Lillian (Lemman) Miller.

He passed away Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017, at the Grand Island VA Medical Center in Grand Island, Neb., at the age of 75.

Jerry was raised on a farm southwest of Oberlin in Decatur County and attended a country school near his home.  He then went to high school in Stockton, Kan. From May 6, 1959 until May 7, 1962, Jerry served in the United States Army.

On Oct. 14, 1963, Jerry was united in marriage to Cheryl Schrock at Stockton, where they first made their home. They later lived in Dighton, Gove County and other communities in Northwest Kansas while Jerry worked as a farm laborer and in the oil fields.

Jerry was a member of the United Methodist Church and American Legion. He enjoyed being outdoors and his hobbies included fishing, hunting, bow hunting, camping, building stock cars and racing them, and reading.

Survivors include his wife, Cheryl of the home; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Tony and Elizabeth Miller of Oberlin and Patrick Miller of Beaver City, Neb.; one daughter and son-in-law, Dawn and Norman Sharp of Cedar; half-brother, Bill Mosier of Oakley; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Waunita and Jerry Stoney of Oberlin, Fern Mosier of Oberlin and Patsy Gustus of Geneseo; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Jerry was preceded in death by his parents; stepfather, Walt Mosier; infant brother; and three sisters, Luella Kersenbrock, Irene Dye and Peggy North.

Geraldine (Gerry) Irene Whisnant Livers

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Geraldine (Gerry) Irene Whisnant Livers, 91, passed away at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Dec. 18, 2017. She was born April 19, 1926 in Portis, Kan., daughter of Carrol James and Alda Conrow Whisnant.

She attended schools in Fostoria, St. George, and Emmet, Kan., graduating from Emmet High School in 1943. She attended Kansas State University for two years, and then married Ronald Wilson Livers in November 1946.

Over the years, Gerry and Ron lived in Manhattan, Kan.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Clovis, N.M.; and on the Fort Hays Experiment Station at Hays until he passed away in November 1979. Gerry continued to live and work in Hays and in 1989 married John Launchbaugh (deceased). In May of 1997 she moved to Lawrence, Kan., and in July of 1999 she moved into the Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence, where she lived until her death.

In addition to being a mother and homemaker, Gerry taught school in Pottawatomie County, Kan., in 1943-44. She worked at the Sunflower Ordinance Plant in DeSoto during World War II, and from 1959 until 1989 worked in various secretarial positions at the Plains Agricultural Sub-Station in Clovis, the First Presbyterian Church in Hays, and at the Fort Hays Experiment Station, KSU.

In 1989 she was a finalist for the Kansas State University “Classified Employee of the Year” Award. She was an Elder in the First Presbyterian Church in Hays, and also was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Lawrence from 1998 on.

Gerry kept up with technology, actively emailing friends and relatives on a daily basis. She also pursued many other interests in her long life, including genealogy, sewing/needlecraft, and travel. She was an active member and one-time regent of the Betty Washington Chapter of DAR in Lawrence and served on many resident committees at the Presbyterian Manor.

Gerry was a sister to Carrol James Whisnant, Jr. (Jim) of Liberty Mo., and a loving mother of four children: Susan Carol Fitts (spouse, Robert Fitts) of Pleasant Grove, Utah, Barbara Louise Erin of Bonner Springs, Kan., Martha Gail Barnhill (spouse, Curtis Barnhill) of Lawrence, and Curtis Alan Livers (spouse, Molly Livers) of Bonner Springs. She also loved and was loved by seven grandchildren: Scott Garvin, Wendy Garvin, Jessica Briggs, James Erin, Jennifer Lucas, David Barnhill, and Jaci Livers, plus five great-grandchildren: Kaeli Thomas, Nathan Erin, Micah Erin, Kaitlin Erin, and Liberty Lucas. Gerry inspired her children and grandchildren with her strength in the face of diversity, her sense of duty and character, her respect for the truth and her dry sense of humor. She will be missed by her many friends and relatives.

A memorial service and inurnment will be in the spring at a date and place to be announced.

Memorials are suggested to the National Osteoporosis Foundation and may be sent in care of Barnett Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 602, Oskaloosa, KS 66066. www.barnettfamilyfh.com

Burnt food leads to brief evacuation of Hays apartment building

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By CRISTINA JANNEY 
Hays Post

Part of the Centennial Towers apartments in the 2500 block of Sherman in Hays was evacuated today just before noon for a food fire.

Burnt food in an apartment on the fourth floor caused thick smoke in the building, according to scanner traffic.

Those people who were evacuated were allowed to quickly reenter the building and allowed to wait in the cafeteria while the firefighters ventilated the upstairs apartment.

One person refused transport to the hospital.

 

Catholic diocese seeks to sell 27th St. land, develop new cemetery south of Hays

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The Salina Catholic Diocese plans to sell a piece of property on 27th and Main Street and instead develop a new Catholic cemetery about a mile and a half south of Hays.

By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post

The Salina Catholic Diocese plans to sell a piece of property on 27th and Main Street and instead develop a new Catholic cemetery about a mile and a half south of Hays.

The 4.8 acres at 27th Street is being listed for $1.1 million. It is bordered on the south and west by residential housing, on the north by commercial zoning and the east by the current St. Joseph Cemetery.

“The current St. Joseph Cemetery along 27th and Main Streets has served the funeral and burial needs of the Hays Catholic community since the 1870’s. While the cemetery is not yet full, St. Joseph Parish saw the need to look ahead to the day when more land would be needed to see to the needs of future generations,” St. Joseph said in a news release.

“Thanks to the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Ed and Donna Stehno, 30 acres of land have been procured for just such future needs. The land is located on 230th Avenue, one-half mile south of Spring Hill Road, which is about a four-mile drive from St. Joseph Church. As the City of Hays now has responsibility for the Fort Hays Memorial Gardens Cemetery out west on Noose Road, in the not-too-distant future most burials for Hays funerals will be taking place three to four miles outside of town,” the new release continued.

“In the coming years, St. Joseph Parish will begin developing 10 of the 30 acres with fences, roads, a tool shed and preparations for traditional burials of caskets as well as columbaria for the interment of ashes. These 10 acres should see to the needs of the Hays Catholic community for at least the next 50 years. As cremations are becoming more common in Ellis County, this will figure significantly into planning for the cemetery. A columbarium is also being considered for the current St. Joseph Cemetery,” the news release said.

The proceeds from the sale of this land will be used exclusively for developing the new cemetery and for the perpetual care of both the new and old cemeteries, the new release from St. Joseph said.

“After consulting with various parishioners who specialize in finance, banking and real estate, it was decided that selling the land in town and looking elsewhere for more cemetery space would be a wiser use of this resource as we plan for the future,” the St. Joseph new release said.

The land is zoned P-I Public Institutional, which is land set aside for uses such as cemeteries and schools.

Jesse Rohr, city of Hays public works director, said the land was listed in the city’s comprehensive plan in 2012 as P-I, because it was the church’s intent at that time to use the land to expand the cemetery.

Sadeghi, the diocese’s real estate agent in Hays, said the high-traffic area would be a prime spot for commercial development. A 2015 traffic study indicated that area sees about 20,000 vehicles per day, she said.

Rohr said the city would likely entertain a request by the new owner for rezoning the property.

“It will be interesting to see how the new owner’s vision fits into our new plan,” Rohr added.

In terms of the traffic, Rohr said city regulations allow staff to request a traffic study from an owner during the rezoning process if that looks like it will be a concern.

John C. Thompson Jr.

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COLBY — John C. Thompson Jr., 62, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017 at

his residence in Colby, Kan. Services are pending with Kersenbrock Funeral Chapel in

Colby.

Roberta Reh

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Roberta Reh, 94, and former Natoma, Kansas, resident, died Dec. 25 at Hilltop Manor in Cunningham, Kansas.

Roberta was born

on Sept. 26, 1923 in Natoma the daughter of Arthur and Elise (Larsen) Hoskins. She was united in marriage to Marion Reh on June 30, 1940; they were married 52 years.

She was a former member of the First Baptist Church in Plainville, Kan. She loved gardening, sewing, reading, painting and teaching her art. She continued painting into her 90s.

Roberta is survived by a sister, Neva Dodson of Salina, two sons Marion Reh of Rose Hill, Gary Reh (Robin) of Pratt, Kan., eight grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren, other family and many friends.

Roberta was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two brothers, three sisters and one son.

A celebration of Roberta’s life will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, at the Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary in Russell, Kan., with Pastor Roger Dennis officiating.

Burial will follow at the Natoma City Cemetery in Natoma. Family and friends are invited for food and fellowship at the Natoma Community Center after the graveside service.

Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. the day of the service at the mortuary.

Memorial may be given to the Natoma Community Center and can be sent in care of the mortuary at 610 N. Maple St., Russell, KS  67665. 

Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell and Natoma is in charge of the funeral service arrangements.
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