MaryAnna Anschutz, 91, of Russell, Kansas, died on Saturday, October 19, 2019, at the Redbud Village Court in Plainville, Kansas.

MaryAnna, born on April 09, 1928, was the daughter of Henry and Leona (Boucek) Ward. She grew up in Minneapolis Kansas and graduated from Minneapolis High School. She, then, earned a Bachelor Degree in Education at the University of Kansas.

She taught elementary education with USD 407 in Russell, Kansas for many years, but she also taught in Concordia, Minneapolis and Dorrance, Kansas. Her professional development included a Master’s Degree in Education at Ft. Hays State University. She actively promoted Kansas Special Education as a long-time member a Statewide Committees.

Her community involvement included longtime memberships at St. John Lutheran Church in Russell, Kansas; the First Ladies of Sunflower Bank; and Chapter of Kansas University Alumni. As a student at KU, she was member of the Women’s Rifle Team that placed at a United States National Rifle competition. She married Willis Dean Anschutz and they were blessed with a daughter Lucy Anschutz Miller, who died suddenly on January 7th 2007. Mary Anna’s interests included amateur shooting competitions, gun collection and mineral collection, and player of the piano and trombone. Mary Anna also traveled worldwide with numerous trips to Europe, South Africa, Alaska and Hawaii. She remained an avid fan of University of Kansas sports. But, her biggest delight was time with her grandchildren Amanda Miller and Alex Miller

Surviving family include her grandchildren Amanda and Alexander Miller. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Henry Ward and daughter Lucy Anschutz on January 07, 2007.

A celebration of MaryAnna’s life will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, October 25, 2019, at the Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary in Russell, Kansas, with Pastor Roger Dennis officiating. Burial will follow at the Dorrance City Cemetery. Open visitation will be from 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. Thursday, October 24, 2019, at the mortuary. Memorials may be given to the Red Bud Village of Plainville, Kansas, and can be sent in care of the mortuary. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell, Kansas, is in charge of the funeral service arrangements.

Robert John “Bob” Warhurst was born on April 8, 1947, in Newton, Kansas to Arthur and Freda (Heller) Warhurst. He graduated from Solomon High School in 1965 and Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, KS. He met the love of his life, Donna Jo, in Salina. They were married on January 5, 1969, and would have celebrated their 50th anniversary in January, 2019. She preceded him in death July 11, 2018. Bob retired from the Kansas Department of Transportation and the Army National Guard after serving his country in Vietnam and Desert Storm.

Robert is survived by his daughter Kathy Boeger, husband Chris and granddaughters Ashley Boeger and Devan Savner (Kyle), and daughter Heather Wilson, husband Paul and grandchildren Dodge, Dixie, and Shelby Ellegood and Audrey and Brianna Wilson, brother Frank Warhurst and wife Rhonda, three nieces, and one nephew and one great nephew. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers William, James and Karl.

The family has chosen cremation. Graveside Services with Military Honors will be 10:30am, Thursday, October 24, 2019 at Prairie Mound Cemetery in Solomon. In lieu of flower, the family requests memorials to be made to the Gove County Medical Center or the Hoisington Veterinary Stray Fund in care of the mortuary. Memorials may be dropped off at the Funeral Home or mailed to POB 308, Solomon, Kansas 67480.

Nancy V. Rogers, 85, died Saturday, October 19, 2019 at Country Living of Larned in Larned, Kansas.

She was born February 19, 1934 in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Henry and Naomi (Smith) Hensley. She was a graduate of Golden High School and attended the University of Colorado Denver pursuing a degree in secondary education.

On December 11, 1950 she was united in marriage to Harold Eugene Rogers in Golden, Colorado. They celebrated 47 years of marriage before he preceded her in death on June 16, 1998. She was secretary for the Jefferson County Clerk and Gunnison Junior High School, and librarian at Moore Junior High School in Arvada. In 2000, Nancy moved to Hays to be closer to her family. She was a member of Arvada United Methodist Church and Hays First United Methodist Church.

Nancy enjoyed sewing, listening to Frank Sinatra music, was a good housekeeper, hostess, and the ultimate homemaker. She was a great cook, always having food prepared for family, friends, and guests, and enjoyed cooking Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for her family. She loved attending her son and grandson’s football games, parent’s weekend at the Air Force Academy, and traveling to her granddaughters’ dance competitions. Her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren brought her great joy.
Survivors include a son; Hal Rogers and wife Jane of Hays, two daughters; Lynnette Laughlin and husband John of Tucson, AZ, and Becky Wasinger and husband Bob of Hays, a sister; Louella Maxine Hueston-Patterson of Denver, CO, eight grandchildren; Brian Laughlin, Megan Laughlin, Nate Rogers and wife Jill, Angie Rogers, Lexie Wasinger, Gracie Wasinger, Annie Wasinger, and Joel Wolcott, and two great-grandchildren; Max Rogers and Lily Rogers.

She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers; Warren, Cliff, Leon, and Al, and a sister; Lillian.

Funeral Services will be at 11:00 am on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine Street, Hays, Kansas, with Rev. Mike Rose officiating. Burial will be at 1:30 PM MST on Friday, October 25, 2019 at Arvada Cemetery, Arvada, Colorado. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 7:00 on Wednesday, and from 10:00 am until service time on Thursday, all at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the family’s wishes. Condolences and memories of Nancy may be shared with the family at www.haysmemorial.com

Esther Elaine Likes, 94, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 20th, 2019.

Esther was born in Emporia, Kansas on July 4, 1925, a daughter of the late Olive (Weeks) and John Lehnherr.

Esther married Thomas Likes on October 15, 1944 in Emporia, Kansas.

She retired from Salina Orthopedic as the Office Manager.

Survivors include sons, Thomas Dee Likes (Terry) of Larkspur, Colorado, George Alan Likes (Debbie) of El Dorado, Kansas; daughter, Luanne Smith (John) of Brookville, Kansas; five granddaughters, Staci Biskie of Hays, Kansas, Melissa Wescott (Mark) of Topeka, Kansas, Hayley Wildy (Matt) of Kailua, Hawaii, Stacy Polzar (John) of Topeka, Kansas, Karody Robbins (Brett) of Brookville, Kansas; three grandsons, T.J. Likes of Austin, Texas, Grady Likes (Kelly) of Marysville, Indiana, Kirby Smith (Joni) of Goessel, Kansas; 16 great grandchildren; 1 great great grandchild.

She is preceded in death by her husband, and granddaughter, Mandy Likes.

Visitation will be Wednesday, October 23rd from 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm at Carlson – Geisendorf Funeral Home with family present from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 am, Thursday, October 24th at the funeral home, with Pastor Lori Persigehl officiating. Burial will follow at Brookville City Cemetery Brookville, Kansas.

Donations may be made to Hospice of Salina or the Brookville United Methodist Church, in care of Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home, 500 S. Ohio, Salina, Kansas 67401.

Jo Ann Burnett, born December 18, 1946, to Paul and Philomena (Leiker) Pfannenstiel at Hays, Kansas. Went to be with her Lord and Savior October 19, 2019 after a long illness. Her husband Bill was by her side.

She married Larry Cabbage in August, 1969. He passed away in 1982. July 3, 1987 she married Bill Burnett and a city girl became a farm girl helping run tractors and keeping care of livestock.

Jo Ann was an avid quilter and made many quilts for her nieces and nephews. She quilted for First Christian Church and Beeler Methodist Church. She also made several quilts for St. Theresa’s October Fest while she was able to do it. She loved to go dancing. She also loved playing cards with friends at the Beeler and Pawnee Acres Card Clubs.

She is survived by her husband- Bill Burnett and son- Mike Cabbage of Dighton, Ks; brother- Linus (Debbie) Pfannenstiel of Demare, Ks, sister-in-law- Janet Pfannenstiel of Littleton, Co. and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother Gerald Pfannenstiel.

Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday October 23, 2019 at St. Theresa Catholic Church with Father Warren Stecklein as Celebrant. Burial will be in Dighton Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call from Noon to 8:00 P.M. Tuesday October 22, 2019. Memorial contributions are suggested to the organization of the donor’s choice in care of Boomhower Funeral Home. Condolences may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com

Karen Lee Ganoung (Dickinson) died peacefully on October 18, 2019 in Salina, KS, surrounded by her children.

Karen was born October 27, 1936 in Russell, KS to Robert Leland and Shirley Margaret (Beller) Dickinson of Gorham, KS. She attended Natoma High School and graduated from Park College, Parkville, MO with a BA in Music. She married Raymond Larry Ganoung of Plainville, KS on November 9, 1958. They lived in California and Indiana before settling in Hoisington, where she was a housewife and Ray was a Veterinarian.

Karen & Ray had four children: Dr. Regan Nichols (Quaife) of Oklahoma City, OK; Kevin Ganoung (Linda) of Gypsum, KS; Joyce Boykin (Dennis) of Leesburg, VA and Kris Ganoung (Kristin) of Halsey, NE. She has seven grandchildren Erica, Jozette, Casey, Erin, Isaac, Alex and Miriam, 6 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She is survived by sisters, Margaret Beyer and Janet Nordlund; sister-in-law Jan Dickinson; and brother-in-law Don Ganoung & wife Earlene.

She was preceded in death by her husband Ray, her parents, brother, Robert Dickinson, and brothers-in-law, George Beyer and Don Nordlund.

She was a long-standing member of the First United Methodist Church of Hoisington, serving as organist and Sunday School teacher. She was a 4-H member and leader, competing in and judging at the State Fair in bread baking. She gave piano lessons to her children and other local students. She was a bird watcher, kept annual bird lists, participated in the annual bird count and was a life member of the Audubon Society. She loved to look for birds wherever she traveled and Cheyenne Bottoms was a favorite place to go throughout the year.

Karen and Ray enjoyed Square Dancing for many years, traveling throughout the state of Kansas. She loved to quilt and blessed her family with many quilts over the years. She had flower and vegetable gardens for many years and canned much of the produce for the family to enjoy. She faithfully followed Kansas City Royals baseball for many years and kept game stats by hand. Her family all knew not to call during Royals games as she wouldn’t answer the phone. Karen and Ray enjoyed playing cards, including Pinochle, Canasta, Cribbage and many board games. Her cousin Peggy would stop by and they would play games late into the night. She loved her many black cats: Uno, Duet, Tertia, Suburb (kitten of Tertia), Quartet, Funf, Koosi and her last cat Seven who now lives with her great-niece Emily. The Ganoung family hosted many foreign exchange students and veterinary interns over the years.

A memorial service will be held 2 p.m., Friday, October 25, 2019, at the First United Methodist Church, Hoisington, KS with burial at the Hoisington Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Friends of Cheyenne Bottoms, First United Methodist Church, or Hospice of Salina, in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, PO Box 146, Hoisington, KS 67544.

Lori Dinkel, age 62, of Collyer, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at Gove County Medical Center, Quinter Kansas.

Arrangements are pending with Schmitt Funeral Home, Quinter.

Viola Heronemus, age 96, of  WaKeeney, died Saturday, October 19, 2019, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital Long Term Care.

Florence Martha Marie Elliott was born on June 2, 1921, to Henry and Rena (Steinmann) Hofts, and she passed away on October 17, 2019, at her daughter’s home in Hays, Kansas, at the age of 98 years, 4 months and 15 days.

Florence grew up on her parents farm, and enjoyed spending time doing chores and working around the farm. She attended Morehead Country School, then Republic High School, graduating in 1940. Following high school, Florence attended Kansas Normal Teachers training, and taught school near Republic.

Florence married Howard Clinton Elliott in Salina, Kansas, on October 25, 1941, and to this union, five children were born; James Clinton, John Glenn, Steven, Howard James, and Jody.

Florence and Howard raised their children on the farm, and Florence was an excellent homemaker. She was always making improvements to the family home, either wall papering, or painting, or new carpeting. Florence also enjoyed cooking large meals for her family and hired farm help. Sewing was also a hobby that Florence was known for, and she enjoyed sewing clothes for her family.

Outside of the farm, Florence worked for the Depot Market for over 20 years, and she participated in Missionary Work in New Mexico. She was also a member of the HDU, Methodist Church ladies, and was involved in 4-H. Florence also enjoyed birds and bird watching, and spending time with her family and attending family events.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Howard, twin infant sons James Clinton and John Glenn; brother Glenn Hofts, sisters Lena Banks, Minnie Sankey and Josephine Simms, and great-granddaughter Emma Drew Shearer.

Left to cherish her memories are sons, Steve Elliott and his wife Geri of Gibbon, Nebraska, and Jim Elliott of Republic, and her daughter Jody Hoffman and her husband Bill of Hays, Kansas. Florence is also survived by her grandchildren: Brenda Smith and her husband Kent, Scott Elliott, Chad Shearer, Laura Gatza and her husband Brent, Lanae Davis and her husband Jason, Andrew Shearer and his wife Amiee, Chase Elliott and his wife Natalie, Jana Hoffman, Jenny Orr and her husband Roy, Shannon Funk and her husband Heath, Natausha Dreher and her husband Ryan, and Conrad Hoffman.  She is also survived by 18 great grandchildren, and 4 great-great grandchildren.

Visitation will be on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home in Belleville, with family greeting friends from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at 11:00 am, at the United Methodist Church in Republic, Kansas, with Pastor Lance Rundus officiating. Burial will follow at Lake Cemetery, rural Republic.

Memorials are requested to the Republic United Methodist Church, and may be sent in care of the funeral home. Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home of Belleville assisted the Elliott family with these arrangements.

Gerald Lee Steckline Sr., 81, Tonganoxie, KS, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at his home.

Funeral mass will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Hays Kansas. The family will receive friends for 1 hour prior to the funeral mass. Burial will follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Hays.

Gerald was born December 19, 1937 in Ellis, KS, the son of Joe and Helen (Walters) Steckline. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a supply specialist. He was a manager for Dillons Grocery Stores working for them for 25 years. He also worked as a Realtor. In his retirement, he enjoyed working for Meals on Wheels in Dodge City, KS. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Tonganoxie, KS, as well as the Knights of Columbus at Sacred Heart.

Survivors include; his wife, June (Davis) Steckline, of the home; four sons, Gerald (Jerry) Steckline Jr., Overland Park, KS, Kevin Steckline, Wichita, KS, Shawn Steckline, Goodyear, AZ, Michael Steckline, Olathe, KS; two step-sons, Edward Lamb, Des Moines, IA, Paul Lamb, Tonganoxie, KS; one brother, Terry Steckline, Flower Mound, TX; four sisters, Arlene Rome, Hays, Carol Einsel, Hays, Sharon Sterling, Salina, KS, Kathy Ostrom, Hays; 7 grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

Melvin Joseph “Mep” Polzin, 71, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2019 at his home. He was born December 16, 1947, in Dubuque, Kansas, to Joseph and Dorothy (Schremmer) Polzin. Melvin married Barbara Newhall on May 18, 1974 in Hoisington.

A resident of Hoisington since 1971, moving from Dubuque. He was a member of the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus Council # 2630 of Odin, American Legion Post #286 of Hoisington, and the VFW #6240 of Russell. Melvin was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Vietnam, where he earned both a Purple Heart for being wounded in action and the Army Commendation Medal for Merit.

Melvin was best known for his great sense of humor, willingness to help family and friends, and most of all being one tough hombre. His favorite pastimes were spending time with his family and friends, bowling, fishing, playing cards, and rooting for his favorite team, the Kansas City Chiefs.

Survivors include his wife Barbara Polzin; two sons, Kurt Polzin and wife Amy, Lee’s Summit, MO and Kelly Polzin, Hutchinson; two grandaughters, Isabel and Tessa Polzin, Lee’s Summit, MO; four brothers, Thomas, Duane and wife Patricia, and Randy Polzin all of Hoisington and Kevin Polzin of Galatia; three sisters, Delphine Hickey and husband Bill of Hoisington, Nancy Mater and husband Kenny of Olathe, and Charlotte Hahn and husband Joe of Hanston; and mother Dorothy Polzin, Hoisington.

Friends may call from 12:00 noon until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 22, 2019. With Vigil and Knights of Columbus Rosary to begin at 7 p.m., all at the funeral home.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, celebrated by Father Don Bedore. Burial with military honors will follow in St. John Catholic Cemetery, Hoisington.

Memorials may be made to the American Legion Post #180, or Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, PO Box 146, Hoisington, KS 67544.

Debbie Spratlen, 52, Phoenix AZ, died Friday October 11, 2019, in Joplin, MO from seizure complications. She was born in Dodge City, November 11, 1966, to Wesley Dean and Betty (Garner) Daubert.

She attended Hays schools and graduated from Hays High in 1985. She married “Roy” James Royce Spratlen II in 1999 and recently divorced.

Debbie enjoyed reading, playing the piano, biking, and spending time in lakes, rivers, and the ocean. She was passionate about animal welfare and especially loved cats of all kinds.

She is survived by her mother, Betty Mize (Lamar, MO); her brother and sister-in-law, Wes and Tami Daubert (Peyton, CO) and extended family members in WaKeeney, KS. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, her stepfather Leonard Mize Sr., and her father, Dean Daubert. There will be a private family memorial at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to either the ASCPA or to a Victims of Domestic Violence shelter in her memory.