Linus F. Scheck, age 85, passed away May 20, 2019 at Leisure Homestead, Stafford, KS.

He was born on Oct. 23, 1933 at Victoria, KS, the son of Joseph P. and Magdalena (Windholz) Scheck.

Linus was a resident of Macksville since 1961 and owner of A & S Repair automotive shop until 1995, later working for Walker Bros Mfg. He was in the U.S. Army from 1956-58.

On Nov. 28, 1959 he married Patricia S. (Martin) at Pratt, KS. She survives of the home. His memberships include, St. Bernard’s Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus, Belpre, KS; fire chief for the Macksville Fire Department for 20 years. He was an avid fan of Kansas Jayhawks basketball, Dallas Cowboys, KC Royals and loved playing cards, building model cars and was an all-around general tinkerer.

Other survivors include three sons, John L. Scheck, Wichita, KS, Jeffery J. Scheck (Angela), Macksville, KS, Jay A. Scheck, Great Bend, KS; a daughter, Julie K. Scheck (Bernadette Romero), Wichita, KS; a brother, Edwin Scheck, Russell, KS; a sister, Lena Meder, Victoria, KS; two grandchildren, Andrew Scheck (Kate) and Cody Rosenhamer.

He was preceded in death by five brothers, Peter, Seraphine, Victor, Melvin, and Gilbert and five sisters, Bertha Denning, Mary Weigel, Rubina Dinkel, Katie Scheck, and Leona Scheck.

Visitation will be on Thursday, May 23, 2019 from 1-7 PM in the Minnis Chapel, Macksville, KS with the family present from 5-7 PM. Rosary/Vigil service will be 11:00 AM Friday, May 24, 2019 in the St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, Belpre, KS. Funeral Mass will be 2:00 PM Friday, May 24, 2019 in the St. Bernard’s Catholic Church with Father Don Bedore. Burial with military honors, will follow in the Farmington Cemetery, Macksville, KS.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Stafford County Hospital in care of Minnis Chapel, P.O. Box 34, St. John, KS 67576.

Dolly Rose Reese, 91, was born to Henry and Carrie Kaehn on January 26, 1928, in Ringwood, Oklahoma. She passed away May 22, 2019 at Diversicare of Larned.

She grew up among extended family who ventured on regular travels between Oklahoma and Florida.

In her teens, with the onset of World War II, she moved to Hutchinson, Kansas where her brother had joined the Navy to become a pilot. She worked her way through Salt City Business College and became a secretary and stenographer. On her 20th birthday in 1948, she married Vernon (Bud) Reese, who was a registered nurse and administrator at the Kansas State Reformatory. Dolly and Bud raised three children and were founding members of the Hutchinson Kennel Club and the 4-H club in Hutchinson. They moved to Larned in 1966 where they were active in the community for many years.

She is survived by her three children, Benji Reese of Larned, Mindy Ploeckelmann and husband Jerry of Bel Aire, and Jill Garza of San Antonio, Texas. She is also survived by five grandchildren, Abby Hannaford and husband Bryan of Wichita, Evie Marcotte and husband Kurtis of Wichita, Ryan Walker of Seattle, Washington, Aaron Walker and wife Lorelei of Seattle, Washington and Jason Walker and wife Lidia of Fort Washington, Maryland. Dolly had nine great grandchildren.

Dolly was preceded by her husband, parents, three sisters; Margaret Posey, Alice Crapson and Flora Belle Sutton, and a brother, Lewis Kaehn.

Funeral will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Jack Singer presiding. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. Graveside service will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday at Poheta Cemetery, Salina, Kansas.

Memorials may be given to the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital Foundation or Diversicare of Larned, both in care of Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550. Personal condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.

Randy Paul Bane, age 71, died Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at Morton County Senior Living Community in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born December 17, 1947, in Liberal, Kansas, the son of Gilbert R. and June (Johnson) Bane.

Randy grew up in Rolla and graduated from Rolla High School. He then attended Fort Hays State University and majored in English and Physical Education. He received his Master’s Degree in Guidance Counseling. While in college he was the President of Student Council. Randy’s first job was in Hoxie, Kansas. He taught junior high English and coached basketball.

In 1971, he moved to Fowler, Kansas. He taught high school English, coached high school boys’ basketball and was the Guidance Counselor. Randy moved to Rolla in 1975 and taught high school English, coached girls’ volleyball, track and was the sponsor for National Honor Society. He was also the Rolla Librarian for a number of years. He was a member of the Rolla United Methodist Church where he was a sponsor for Sonshine Singers and MYF. He was one of the founders of Kansas Scholars’ Bowl and was inducted into the KSHSAA Hall of Fame where he served in the Leadership Group. Randy had a stroke in 2004 and retired from teaching. He continued to coach Scholars’ Bowl and tutored students until 2014. Randy served on the Morton County Fair Board and was a 4-H sheep leader for a number of years. He served as a Morton County Commissioner and was awarded the Morton County Pioneer Man of the Year Award in 2018. He was also a tissue donor.

Randy married Sandra L. Little on September 2, 1967 in Rolla, Kansas; she survives.

Other survivors include his son, Andy Bane and wife Shara of Elkhart; daughter, Jenny Faimon and husband Aaron of Olathe; sister-in-law, Jean Bane of Elkhart; and three grandchildren, Noah Bane, Evan Faimon and Abi Faimon.

Randy is preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Gary Bane.

Funeral service will be Saturday, May 25, 2019, at 1:00 PM at the United Methodist Church in Rolla, Kansas, with Pastor Mary Courtney officiating. Interment will follow at the Rolla Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, May 24, 2019, from 2:00 PM until 8:00 PM with family present from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Garnand Funeral Home in Elkhart. Please bring your stories of Randy to share.

Memorials may be given to Rolla Library or Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation in care of Garnand Funeral Home, PO Box 854, Elkhart, KS 67950. Condolences may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com.

Sandra Kay Dayton, 71, of Great Bend, KS, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at Hays Med Center in Hays, KS, with family and friends by her side. She was born Jan. 27, 1948, in Liberal, KS to Roy and Eunice (Hutson) Broadfoot. She married Steve Dayton on Sept. 9, 1966 in Fargo, OK. He survives.

Coming from Alva, OK in 1969, Sandy worked for the Great Bend Public Library for 25 years as the children’s librarian. This was a big part of her life as she loved working with children. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Great Bend. Sandra loved spending time with her family and especially spoiling her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She touched the hearts of many and was a true blessing to all who knew her. Her favorite thing to say to her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren was “Love you Big!” and that she truly did.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Eunice Broadfoot; sisters, Margaret Ann Broadfoot and Maybelle Mitchell: brothers, Karl Broadfoot and Benny Broadfoot. She is survived by her husband, Steve Dayton of the home; sons, Matt Dayton (Lara) of Overland Park, KS and Mark Dayton (Shane) of Derby, KS; daughter, Melissa McNeill (Scott) of Overland Park, KS; brothers, Danny Broadfoot (Jacque) Beaver, OK, Ronnie Broadfoot (Kareen) of Smithton, IL, and Troy Broadfoot of Coweta, OK; and sister, Nancy Elliott of TX; plus 7 grandchildren, Grace Whitson (Scott), Emilie Dayton, Camden Dayton, Elise Dayton, Caleb Dayton, Kaylee McNeill, and Braden McNeill; and 2 great-grandchildren, Malachi Whitson and Eden Whitson. All of these she loved and touched deeply.

Family will be receiving friends, from 5 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 30, 2019, at Bryant Funeral Home. Please join us in celebrating her life, at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 31, 2019, at Trinity United Methodist Church, Great Bend, with Pastor Seong Lee officiating. Private Family Inurnment will be in Great Bend Cemetery North.

Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.

Dan A. Keener, 74, Hutchinson, Kansas, formerly of Rush County, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at Wesley Towers Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson, Kansas.

Dan was born December 9, 1944, in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of John and Della (Folkerts) Keener. A 1962 graduate of La Crosse High School, La Crosse, Kansas, and a graduate of Barton County Community College, Great Bend, Kansas, he was a businessman, volunteer firefighter, EMS educator, and the Rush County EMS Director for 17 years before his retirement.

He was a lifelong member of Hope Lutheran Church, Rush Center, Kansas; a 40 year member of Walnut City Masonic Lodge #215, Rush Center, Kansas; a 37 year member of the ISIS Shrine, Salina, Kansas; and a member of the Fort Hays Shrine Club, Hays, Kanas.

On July 13, 1968, he married Ann Baalmann. They later divorced. On December 9, 2006, he married Pat Edwards.

Survivors include: his wife, Pat Keener, Hutchinson, Kansas; one son, Don Keener, Shawnee, Kansas; two daughers, Anjeanette “Angie” Roth (Jamey), Victoria, Kansas, and Anamarie “Amie” Keener (John Dollus), Dallas, Texas; three grandchildren, Joseph Roth (Emily), Hays, Kansas, Jacob Roth, Victoria, Kansas, and Adella “Addie” Roth, Victoria, Kansas; two foster grandsons, Ryan Downing, Victoria, Kansas, and Kevin Malek, Victoria, Kansas; two step sons, Rick Storm, Wilmington, Delaware, and Mark Storm (Wendy), Topeka, Kansas; three step daughters, Lori Hall (LaBan), Hutchinson, Kansas, Toni Landon (Terry), Hutchinson, Kansas, and Tracy Jenkins (Randy), Hutchinson, Kansas; 10 step grandchildren, Hilary Holtz, Roni Galimore (Ethan), Carl Bengston (Callie), Devin Storm, Rachel Storm, Sophia Storm, Jessica Woodyard (Greg), Turner Landon (McKenzie), Joshua Jenkins, and Courtney Jenkins (fiancé, Tyler); five step great grandchildren, Layla Holtz, Katilynn Holtz, Hudson Holtz, Jovie Harrison, and Jhett Woodyard; two sisters, Donna Schmidt (Galen), and Dena Irvin (Don), many cousins, nephews, nieces, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant son, Dan Keener, Jr.; and his foster grandson, Stephen Paul Reed.

Visitation will be Friday, May 24, 2019, from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse, Kansas, with the family receiving friends from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.

Church visitation will be Saturday, May 25, 2019, from 12:00 Noon to 12:50 P.M. at Hope Lutheran Church, Rush Center, Kansas.

Funeral service will be Saturday, May 25, 2019, at 1:00 P.M. at Hope Lutheran Church, Rush Center, Kansas, with Pastor Wayne Baldyga officiating. Interment will be in Locust Hill Cemetery, Rush Center, Kansas.

In lieu of flowers or plants, the family requests memorials to the Dan A. Keener Memorial Fund to be used for local community needs.

Condolences or remembrances may be left for the family at www.charterfunerals.com/locations/janousek-lacrosse.php.

Arrangements were by Janousek Funeral Home, 719 Pine Street, P O Box 550, La Crosse, Kansas 67548, 785/222-2517.