Victoria, Kansas – Edna E. (Schulte) Dreiling, age 94, died Sunday, December 3, 2017, at The Good Samaritan Society of Hays.

Services are pending at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601.

The Janousek Funeral Home of La Crosse, Kansas, has announced visitation for John W. Kirk Sr., 63, La Crosse will be 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, December 4, 2017, at Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse, Kansas.

Mary Ann Rohleder, 86, Hays, died Thursday, November 30, 2017 at the Hospice House in Hutchinson, Kansas.

Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home.

Linda Kay Novotny, 68, of Russell, Kansas, died on Thursday, November 30, 2017, at the Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.

Services are pending at this time.

Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell, Kansas, is in charge of the funeral service arrangements.

(July 30, 1933 – November 26, 2017)

Virginia Mae Spratling was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. She lived a life of tremendous strength, love, and grace. She showed her unconditional love for others by taking care of them and supporting them anyway she could.

Her life was filled with moments of joy, smiles, friendships, family, laughter, and sometimes tears. She poured love into her gardening and harvesting the vegetables, so she could share that love with others. She loved canning, baking and cooking. We are all going to miss her famous “chili mix” made with tomatoes, peppers, onions and love. Virginia looked forward to the apple harvest every year because she needed them for her pie baking. We all looked forward to so many things she cooked including dinner rolls, cakes, party mix, fudge, and all those amazing pies. She loved being in the kitchen but she also loved the outdoors. She loved hunting and fishing with the people she loved and being in the Black Hills of South Dakota eating salt water taffy. Any time with family and friends was her happy place.

Virginia took so much pride in her home and looked forward to having visitors. If she didn’t have a visitor, as many as you know she was most likely on the telephone. She loved being at home but she would not pass up an opportunity to go shopping.

Virginia lived and passed down a legacy of love for her family and friends that our grateful hearts will always treasure. We are all blessed to have Virginia in our lives. She is now in heaven, looking down on us smiling with her husband, family, and friends where they were all waiting for her to bake them an apple pie. We love and miss you.

Memorial Service: Monday, December 4th at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home in Oberlin with Pastor Lewis VanDerWege officiating

Burial: Norton Cemetery in Norton, Kansas

Memorial Fund: Virginia Spratling Memorial Fund, in care of the family or funeral home

Misty Dawn (Rohleder) Billinger passed away Friday, November 24, 2017 at her home in Hays, Kansas at the age of 40. She was born March 19, 1977 in Osborne, Kansas to Thomas Oren and Glenda (Gilmore) Rohleder. She graduated from Osborne High School with the class of 1995 and later graduated from Fort Hays State University. She was united in marriage to Michael Billinger in 2008.

She is survived by her daughter Journey Lyn Rohleder; mother and step-father Glenda and Sam Green of Woodston; father and step-mother Tom and Sandy Rohleder of Mills, WY; ex-husband Michael Billinger of Hays; brother Chuck Ekey of Hays; Journey’s father Kenny Geyger of Hays; step-sister Sarabeth Dorr of Alburquerque, NM; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and many friends.

Misty was preceded in death by her grandparents Bessie and Garnet Gilmore and Grandma and Grandpa Rohleder.

Graveside Services are planned for 1:00 p.m. Thursday, November 30, 2017 at Woodston Cemetery, near Woodston, Kansas. Memorials are suggested to her daughter Journey in care of the funeral home, 723 N. First, Stockton, Kansas 67669.

Gus H. Wolters was born October 11, 1929, in Ludell, Kansas, the youngest child of Gustav J. and Bertha (Castens) Wolters. He passed away November 29, 2017, at Decatur Health Systems in Oberlin, Kansas, at the age of 88.

Gus was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Ludell. He attended parochial school at Trinity Lutheran School. Gus had many happy memories growing up on the family farm near Ludell with his four siblings. He joined the Army in 1951 and was stationed in Japan and Korea while serving during the Korean War. Gus was honorably discharged in 1954.

On February 14, 1955, Gus married Elsie L. Roberts at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Oberlin. They made their home in Atwood the first 27 years of their marriage and were blessed with three children: Timothy, Teresa and Rebekah. In 1982 Gus and Elsie moved to their home in Oberlin.

Gus was a dedicated farmer and electrician. He was founder and operator of Wolters Electric and worked many years in Atwood, Oberlin and surrounding areas. Gus was proud to receive a Banker’s Award in 1975 and serve on the Atwood Co-op board. He was a member of the American Legion and V.F.W.

Gus is survived by his wife of 62 years, Elsie Wolters; two children and their spouses, Tim and Barbara Wolters of Ludell and Rebekah and Fernando Peña of Wichita; six grandchildren: Lacy Wolters (Sergio Ramirez), April Dunker (Jordan), Ashley Taylor (Tracy), Levi (fiancée Chelsie), Ian Peña and Ella Peña; and five great-grandchildren: Kendall and Kamryn Taylor, Reece and Grayson Dunker, and Maria Ramirez; in addition to his nephews, nieces, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Teresa Lorraine Wolters in 1976; his parents; two brothers, Henry and Herman “Pete” Wolters; and two sisters, Marge Mishler and Dorothy Wolters.

Funeral Service: Friday, December 1st at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home in Oberlin with Pastor Shelly Holle officiating

Burial: Fairview Cemetery in Atwood

Memorial Fund: Gus Wolters Memorial Fund

Visitation: Thursday 8 a.m.-8 p.m. and Friday after 8 a.m.

In Loving Memory
Funeral Service: Friday, December 1st at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home in Oberlin with Pastor Shelly Holle officiating

Burial: Fairview Cemetery in Atwood with military committal rites by Atwood American Legion Post #46

Memorial Fund: Gus Wolters Memorial Fund, in care of the family or funeral home

Visitation: Thursday from 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. and Friday after 8:00 a.m.

Jody Edward Sneath, age 35, of Quinter, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017 at his home. He was the son of Virgil and Joyce (Sprick) Sneath; born on October 27, 1982 in Hill City, Kansas. The family moved to Almena, Kansas, where Jody attended Northern Valley Grade School. Then they moved to Quinter.

Jody received his GED from Colby Community College, then completed the Technical Engineering program in Goodland. After he completed his education, Jody was employed at Sneath Enterprises. He was there for six years before going into the dietary industry, as he loved cooking. He later worked as manager in the kitchen at the senior center in Dodge City. He really enjoyed the company of the senior citizens, even playing bingo and other games with them. He will be missed by many family and friends.

Jody leaves to mourn his passing, his parents of Quinter; grandmother, Shirley Weilert; brothers, Justin (Kelli) Burris of Colby, Kansas, and Gene Sneath of Plainville, Kansas; sister, Sherry (Dan) Colpine of Springfield, Missouri; and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a nephew, Maverick Thomas Burris; and sisters, Jenny Sneath and Debbie Dofer.

Funeral service will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Gove Community Bible Church, Gove, Kansas. Burial will be in the Baker Township Cemetery, Quinter. There will be no visitation.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Gove Community Bible Church. Donations to the church may be sent to Schmitt Funeral Home, 901 South Main, Quinter, KS 67752.

Condolences may be left for the family at www.schmittfuneral.com.

Wesley Scott Hunt passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 41. He was born on March 30, 1976 in Hill City, Kansas to Kay (Hunt) Rogers. He grew up in the Palco, Kansas and Holyoke, Colorado where he graduated from Holyoke High School. On August 23, 1997 he was united in marriage to Tracy Klippert at the Red Line Church of God near Palco. They were blessed with one daughter, Willow.

Wesley was an avid outdoorsman. He was a self-employed farmer and rancher, volunteered time with the Rooks County Free Fair and the Fair Board, and liked hunting and fishing whenever he had the opportunity. But the time he enjoyed the most, was when he could spend it with his daughter Willow, supporting her in all of her school and other activities.

Wesley is survived by his daughter Willow Hunt of Plainville; former spouse Tracy Hunt of Plainville; mother Kay Hunt Rogers and husband David of Newton; and sisters Elizabeth Arnold and husband John of Sapulpa, OK, and Rachel Henson and husband Jessie of Sapulpa, OK.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents Jesse Hunt, Charles Rogers, and Emma Rogers; uncles James Hunt and Don Lawver; and aunts Dorothy Lawver and Ruby Brungardt.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00am on Friday, December 1, 2017 at the United Methodist Church in Plainville. Burial will follow in the Morlan Township Cemetery near Palco. Visitation will from 1:00-8:00pm on Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Willow Hunt Educational Fund and may be sent in care of Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, 320 SW 2nd Street, Plainville, KS 67663.