Harold Arthur Dick, 83, of Russell, Kansas, died on Sunday, February 11, 2018, at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas.

Harold was born on April 08, 1934, in Lucas, Kansas, the son of Arthur Michael and Edith Mae (Thacker) Dick. He grew up in Lucas and graduated from Lucas High School in 1952. He worked for RC Williams as a truck driver. He also formerly worked for Koch Industries and worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was a member of St. Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Russell. He was also a 3rd degree member of the Knights of Columbus and a 4th degree Past Faithful Navigator. He enjoyed traveling and riding his motorcycle.

Surviving family include his daughter Jeanine Innes (John) of Kansas City, Kansas; sons Michael Dick (Kathy) and Kevin Dick all of Russell, Kansas; daughters Tina Langerman (Larry) of Wilson, Kansas and Mary Sauerwinnie (Dennis) of Arizona and many grandchildren.

Services will be held at a later date and cremation has been selected by the family. Memorials can be given to St. Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church or Toys For Tots and sent in care of the mortuary. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell, Kansas, is in charge of the memorial service arrangements.

Norma Eileen Seibel, age 98, of Oakley, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at the Logan County Hospital, Oakley. She was born February 15, 1920 in WaKeeney to Guy G. and Edna (Mummert) Blakely. Norma married Carl H. Seibel on February 22, 1941 at Collyer. She was a homemaker.

Norma was preceded in death by her husband, Carl, (1997); 3 brothers: John Blakely, Ed Blakely, and Beverly Blakely; and 2 sisters: Dorothea Dreiling and Patricia Beeby.

Survivors include her three sons: Doug (Jane) Seibel of Ft. Worth, TX, Randy (Colleen) Seibel of Stockton, CA, and Rory (Pat) Seibel of Bakersfield, CA: two daughters: Patricia (John) Lysinger and Samantha (Dale) Smith, all of Oakley; 12 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren; brother-in-laws, Al Dreiling of Hays and Patrick Beeby of Plano, TX; and a special friend, Les Crusch of Oakley.

Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Oakley, with Fr. Donald F. Pfannenstiel officiating. Interment will follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Visitation: Monday, April 2, from 5 – 9 p.m. at Kennedy-Koster Funeral Home, Oakley, with rosary/wake service at 7:00 p.m. Memorials to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and Oakley Public Library may be sent in care of Kennedy-Koster Funeral Home, P.O. Box 221, Oakley 67748.

Online guestbook: www.kennedykosterfh.com

Kathleen (McKune) Newton, 61, of Russell, Kansas, left us peacefully and joined her husband and lifelong love, Ramon “Ray”, on Monday, March 26, 2018, at her daughter’s home in Piedmont, Oklahoma. She was surrounded by her loving family.

Kathleen was born on January 13, 1957 in Hutchinson, Kansas, to Robert M and Gladys (Hicks) McKune Hatfield. As a young girl and throughout her life, Kathleen’s deep and abiding family values were always present. She was often the one who provided the bond that kept the family rooted together. Her siblings described her as “always there, always present in life”. If you were down, she brought you up; whatever you needed, she would fill the void.

After graduating from Russell High School, Kathleen met Ray. It didn’t take long to discover they were soul mates and destined for everlasting love. They shared a joy for music and community involvement. After Ray passed away, Kathleen’s generous spirit continued.

Kathleen was a loving wife and proud mother of three wonderful children – Christopher, Joshua, and Sarah. For most of their children’s lives Kathleen was a stay-at-home mom. She was an incredible seamstress and home cook, and seized every opportunity to instill her love and family values into her children. With her children growing into adulthood, Kathleen started volunteering at the Assembly of God church and then hired on as a part-time secretary. She transitioned to a full-time position at the Lutheran Church for the following 8 years. For the last 15 years Kathleen was employed at Southwind Bank as a loan processor, and was recently promoted to Assistant Vice President.

Grandma Kat, as she liked to be called, was blessed with six beloved and adoring grandchildren – Landen, Avery, Kylie, Paxton, Braedyn, and Caylee. Her love for her grandkids was present in all that she did. Her favorite time of year was Summer when she would host the grandkids for an entire week. She was always engaged with them, playing with them, being with them – making sure that each one of them knew they were deeply loved and a special part of her life.

Kathleen was preceded in death by her husband Ray Newton, her father Robert M. McKune, and her brother Michael McKune. She is greatly missed by her mother Gladys (Hicks) McKune Hatfield; her three beloved children Christopher, Joshua (Kristan), and Sarah (D.J.) Gregory; and her grandchildren Landen Newton, Avery Newton, Kylie Newton, Paxton Newton, Braedyn Gregory, and Caylee Gregory. She is also dearly missed by her siblings David (Kathleen) McKune, Deborah McKune, Kevin (Rose) McKune, and Steven McKune; Nephews Austin, Zachary, Alex, and Jeffrey; Nieces Carolyn and Jaqueline.

Celebration of Kathleen’s life will be held at ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­11 A.M. on Monday, April 02, 2018, at Trinity United Methodist Church, Russell, KS. A private family inurnment will be at Russell City Cemetery. Lunch will be served at the Trinity Church Fellowship Hall immediately following the church funeral services. Memorial donations may be made to Kansas City Hospice or Integris Hospice of Oklahoma. Contributions and condolences may be sent to Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary, who is in charge of these arrangements.

Allen P. Dreiling, age 80, of Victoria, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.

He was born June 25, 1937, in Hays, Kansas, to Alphonse D. and Melosina (Sander) Dreiling. He married Connie (Brungardt) on June 1, 1957, at Victoria, Kansas.

He graduated from Victoria High School, Class of 1955, and Hutchison Business College as a Public Accountant. After college he worked for Burtscher Accounting in Hays and in the 1970’s he started his own business, Dreiling Accounting until his retirement in 2016.

He served on the Victoria Volunteer Fire Department, USD 432 School Board as member and President; Little League coach; Victoria City Council Member and a past Victoria City Mayor; St Fidelis Church committee and past President; St Fidelis Finance Council, the Victoria Knights of Columbus 3rd Degree, the 4th Degree Assembly Knights of Columbus and The Victoria High School Endowment. He was one of the founding members of the Cathedral of the Plains Charitable Fund. He loved golfing, spending time with family, and attending all his grandchildren’s and great-grandchildren’s events.

Survivors include his wife, Connie Dreiling, of the home; one son, Cletus Dreiling and wife, Rose Ann, Victoria, KS; two daughters, Wanda Karlin and husband, Tony, Victoria, KS; Sandra Dreiling, Victoria, KS; five grandchildren, Shaun Karlin and wife, Jodi; Brett Karlin and wife, Hannah; Tyler Dreiling and wife, Tricia; Aubrey Jones and husband, John; and Chelsey Dreiling; eight great grandchildren, Mason and Avery Karlin; Brooklyn and Beckham Karlin; Hayden and Tanner Dreiling; Cooper and Georgia Jones.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Robert and wife, Thelma; two sisters, Heraldine Kreutzer and husband, Al; Agnes Karlin and husband Erv and one nephew Jimmy Kreutzer.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, March 31, 2018, at the Basilica of St. Fidelis, Victoria, Kansas. Burial in St. Fidelis Cemetery, Victoria, Kansas.

A Knights of Columbus 3rd and 4th degree rosary will be at 7:30 P.M. Friday, followed by a vigil services at 8:00 P.M. Friday, both at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, 412 Main Street, Victoria, Kansas. The Knights of Columbus will stand honor guard from 7:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday at the mortuary.

Visitation is from 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. Friday and from 8:30 to 9:45 A.M. Saturday, all at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, Victoria, Kansas.

The family suggests memorials to The Cathedral of the Plains Charitable Fund.

Condolences can be left by guestbook at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or can be sent via e-mail to [email protected]

Bonnie (Mallory) Reid, 88, of Brewster/Goodland, died March 26, 2018. Bonnie was born in 1929, in Brewster, Kansas to Lloyd and Lina (Andregg) Mallory, the fourth of four children. Bonnie attended Brewster Grade School and Brewster High School, graduating in the class of 1947. She attended Kansas State for two years.

Bonnie married Warren Reid on August 10, 1949 and resided on a farm north of Brewster. Three children; Lance, Nathan, and Laurie were born while the family lived on the farm. Bonnie and Warren lived on the same block in Brewster as children and in 1964, moved into a home in Brewster on that same block. They lived in that home for more than 53 years before moving to Goodland’s Wheat Ridge Center five months ago.

Bonnie was baptized in the Methodist Church and was a member of the Brewster United Methodist Church. She held offices in the United Methodist Women, taught Sunday School, and worked practically every church function. Bonnie began each day with a devotional time and many benefitted from her encouragement and comfort as she tried to live her life as a servant of God.

As co-editor of the biannual Brewster High School alumni newsletter, Bonnie helped alumni maintain their connections to classmates and to Brewster for more than 25 years.

Bonnie enjoyed many social activities including her morning aerobics group, the “What’s Trump” bridge club, and the Prairie Gem 4-H club. She grew up in a card-playing family and shared her love of card games, especially cribbage, with friends, her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Watching sports was also a passion. Bonnie often kept her own scoresheet for baseball and basketball games, her favorite sports. She travelled the state to support her children and grandchildren in their grade school, high school, and college competitions in basketball, baseball, track, volleyball, and football. In her final days in the hospital her purse carried a Final Four bracket so she wouldn’t miss a state school’s game.

Baking was something that Bonnie enjoyed and shared with family and the Brewster community. Her cinnamon rolls and bread won awards at the county fair and “Grandma Reid’s bread was the best ever”. Neighbors eagerly borrowed her sourdough starter and new families were welcomed to the Brewster community with a loaf of freshly baked bread. Roses of various colors bloomed in Bonnie’s backyard with pink roses her favorite.

Family and friends will miss the flower arrangements, the baked goods, the encouraging cards, and the phone calls on their birthdays and other special occasions. Bonnie’s kitchen was where kids could color Easter eggs, decorate Christmas cookies, or make homemade ice cream.

Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents Lloyd and Lina Mallory, and her older siblings Alma Louise, Bill, and Nadine Kammer.

Those left to remember Bonnie include her husband Warren of Goodland, sons Lance of Andale KS and Nathan (Judy) of Topeka KS, and daughter Laurie Jones of Kismet KS. Grandchildren include Josh (Brit) Reid of Atlanta GA, Jordan (Amanda) Reid of Brewster, Jay (Brianna) Reid of Atlanta GA, Jalyn (Heath) Baird of Atlanta GA, Jeff (Stevi) Reid of Edwardsville KS, Jayde Reid of Atlanta GA, Eric (Angela) Jones of Meade KS, Amanda (Ryan) Kisner of Kismet KS, Mallory Jones of Oklahoma City OK, and Julie (Braydon) Robinson of Turpin, OK. There are also 27 great grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 1:30 PM CT at the Brewster United Methodist Church with Pastor Mike Baughn officiating, followed by a graveside service at the Brewster Cemetery. A visitation time will be held one hour prior to the funeral service at the church.

Memorials may are designated to the Brewster Methodist Church and may be left at the services or mailed to Koons-Russell Funeral Home, 211 N. Main Ave., Goodland, KS 67735-1555.

Online condolences for the family may be left at www.koonsrussellfuneralhome.com.

Funeral services are entrusted to Koons-Russell Funeral Home in Goodland.

Irene Vonfeldt, age 96, former Walker, Kansas resident died Sunday, March 25, 2018, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield, Iowa.

She was born March 25, 1922, on the farm at Walker, Kansas, to John and Agnes (Schumacher) Gerstner. She married Acquiline “Ack” Vonfeldt on May 29, 1945, at Walker, Kansas. He preceded her in death on April 13, 1954.

Irene was postmaster at Walker, Kansas for 30 years. She then moved to Salina, Kansas and worked at the Holiday Inn and Kline’s Department Store. After her retirement, she moved to Iowa to live with her daughter, Carol and husband, Don. She was a member of the St. Ann’s Catholic Church and St. Ann’s Christian Mothers both of Walker, Kansas, the St. Fidelis Daughters of Isabell and the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary Post #1751 both of Victoria, Kansas. She enjoyed playing bingo, the Kansas City Royals and always willing to help anyone in the Walker area. But most of all she loved her family and spending time with them.

Survivors include her daughter, Carol Sander and husband, Don, Richland, Iowa; two grandchildren, Clayton Sander, Richland, Iowa; Renee Eberhart and husband, Jason, Topeka, KS; three great grandchildren, Ashley Johnson, Corey Kindlestrarger and Thomas Armstrong; and five great great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, a daughter, Elizabeth “Betty” Moore; four brothers, Henry, Edward, Alfred and Richard Gerstner; and two sisters, Albina Kippes and Regina Solomon; and one infant sister, Katherine Gerstner.

Her body will be cremated per her request. A mass in her honor will be read on April 13, 2018, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Fairfield, Iowa. A private inurnment will be at a later date at St. Ann’s Cemetery, Walker, Kansas.

In-lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the family and mailed to: PO Box 323, Richland, Iowa 52585 or to St. Ann’s Cemetery, Walker, Kansas, in care of Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 E. 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601.

Condolences can be left by guestbook at www.keithleyfuneralchaples.com or can be sent via e-mail to [email protected]