Lynette Marie Callahan, 48, former Munjor, Kansas, resident, died Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at her home in Frisco, Texas.

She was born August 29, 1969, in Hays, Kansas, to Leslie E. and Linda (Weigel) Gross. She married Thomas L. Callahan on October 27, 1995, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

She was a production Manager for PrimeLending in Dallas, Texas. She was a 1988 graduate of Thomas More Prep-Marian High School and attended Fort Hays State University. She was a member of The St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Frisco, Texas. She lived in Amarillo, Carrollton and moved to Frisco, Texas in 2006.

Survivors include her husband, Thomas L. Callahan, Frisco, TX; one son, Sean Callahan, Frisco, TX; one daughter, Hannah Callahan, Frisco, TX; her parents, Leslie and Linda Gross, Munjor, KS; one brother, Len Gross and wife, Patricia, Dumas, TX; two sisters, LaNae Lang and husband, Greg, Hays, KS; LaShana Hunt and husband, Troy, Lawrence, KS; her mother-in-law, Shirley Callahan, Warwick, Rhode Island; numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Joe and Rose (Pfannenstiel) Gross; and Albinus and Velma (VonLintel) Weigel.

Services are 10:00 A.M. Monday, October 2, 2017, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Munjor, Kansas. Burial in St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery, Munjor, Kansas.

A Vigil service / rosary will be at 7:00 P.M. Sunday, at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas.

Visitation is from 1:00 to 3:00 P.M. Sunday, and from 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. Sunday, at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas.

Memorials are suggested to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church or TMP-Marian High School.

Condolences can be left by guestbook at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or can be sent e-mail to
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Goodland, Kansas, resident Julie Lee Schlick, 78, died Sunday, September 24, 2017, at the Medical Center of Aurora, in Aurora, Colorado.

She was born March 29, 1939, in Drumright, Oklahoma, the daughter of Bonnie Lee (Hawkins) and Ferris Pete Saffa. She attended elementary and secondary schools in Drumright and later completed a one year accounting vocational training program in Salina, KS, before establishing residence in Hays, Kansas.

There she eventually met and married her husband, Ralph George Schlick on November 22, 1962. During the first six years of their lives together they welcomed into their lives their three daughters, Mary, Betty, and Suzie and lived for a time in the Kansas communities of Hays, Salina, and Pratt and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Eventually, they settled in Hays in 1968 and lived for nearly 45 years before moving to assisted living at Wheat Ridge Acres in Goodland, Kansas, starting in 2014. Altogether, Julie and Ralph enjoyed 53 years of marriage before his departing a year and a half ago.

Besides raising her three daughters, Julie worked various part-time secretarial and restaurant service jobs until 1973 when she and Ralph became mobile home park managers of Countryside Estates and Countryside West in Hays and did so for almost ten years. During her leisure time she enjoyed tending to her flowers, playing cards with friends, engaging in various craft projects, and reading.

Throughout her life, people described Julie as a one of a kind lady who often surprised people by her directness and attention to detail. Not everyone appreciated her outspoken nature, but if someone were wise enough to look past her sometimes “sparky” exterior, he/she recognized in Julie a person who experienced a lot of early life pain who was doing her best to move beyond it. She was a very caring, loving person for whom family, loyalty, responsibility and justice mattered deeply. More than probably anything else, she was most proud of her loving husband, daughters and grandchildren.

Preceding her in death were her parents, siblings Joseph Michael and an infant brother, son-in-law, Tom Rohr, and husband, Ralph.

Surviving family includes daughters Mary Warren and her husband Craig of Salina; Betty Rohr of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Suzie Reichert and her husband, Keith of Denver, Colorado; five grandchildren Anthony Warren, Jessica Warren, Anthony Rohr, Katrina Rohr, Sheldon Nelson; and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral service will be Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 2:00pm MT, at the Koons-Russell Funeral Home in Goodland, with Pastor Doug Amend presiding. Burial will follow in the Goodland Cemetery.

Family and friends may share their respects on Wednesday, 5:00pm-7:00pm at the funeral home, or Thursday before the funeral, 1:00pm-2:00pm.

Memorials may be designated to the Julie Schlick Memorial and may be left at the service or mailed to Koons-Russell Funeral Home, 211 North Main, Goodland, KS. 67735-1555.

Online condolences: www.koonsrussellfuneralhome.com.

Funeral services were entrusted to Koons-Russell Funeral Home in Goodland, KS.

Elaine Ann Johnson, age 70, died on Monday, September 25, 2017 at Locust Grove Village Care Center, LaCrosse, Kansas. She was born on November 20, 1946 in Great Bend, Kansas the daughter of Wesley and Ruth Miller Hagelgantz.

She was a member of the Bazine Seventh Day Adventist Church. Elaine taught Home Economics for many years in Chicago, Colorado, Florida, Washington state and Bazine. She also worked as a social worker for SRS family welfare.

She married Daniel Johnson on May 21, 1978 in Peaceful Valley, Colorado. He preceded her in death on November 16, 2016.

Other survivors include one brother, Robert and his wife Loa Hagelgantz of Bazine; sister-in-law, Linda Hagelgantz of Topeka; and numerous nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and brother, Calvin Hagelgantz.

Funeral Service will be on Sunday, October 1, 2017, 2:00 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, LaCrosse with burial in the Bazine Cemetery. Viewing will be at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City on Friday, September 29 from 1:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. with the family present from 5-7 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be given to the Adventist Development and Relief Agency or KZBA 100.1 FM Bazine Christian Radio Association.

Lynette Marie Callahan, age 48, formerly of Munjor, Kansas died Tuesday, September 26, 2107, at her home in Frisco, Texas.

Services will be 10 AM on Monday, October 2, 2017 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Munjor, Kansas.

Visitation will be Sunday 1 PM – 3 PM and 6 PM – 9 PM with a parish vigil service at 7 pm all at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas. Monday visitation will be at the church 9 AM until service time.

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Errol Lynn Conn, 75, passed away September 22, 2017, in Hill City, Kansas. Errol was born September 19, 1942 at home in Bogue, Kansas to Virgil and Genevieve (Fitch) Conn. Errol grew up in Bogue and graduated from Bogue High School in 1960.

August 19, 1961 he married Cindy Desbien in Hill City. To this union were born four children: Rhonda, Jennifer, Lori, and Greg. Errol and Cindy were married 56 years. Errol farmed, operated a dairy, worked at Central Kansas Power and finished his career with Mobil Pipeline. While living in Bogue many lasting memories were made with the Carroll and Deanna Kenyon family. They spent many evenings playing cards and lots of summer weekends found them enjoying camping at Lake Webster.

Errol retired 25 years ago and was able to spend a great deal of time with his children and grandchildren. The family played many fun rounds of golf together. During retirement Errol also spent many hours on improvements at the Prairie Trails Golf Course. The cement cart paths were an important project to him. He also spent a great deal of time on wood working projects in his workshop. Each child and grandchild has at least one special piece Grandpa Errol made them.

In 1979, Errol, his father-in-law Gene Desbien, friends and family built their home at 2 Eastgate Drive where they lived for 37 years. In September of 2017 they moved to Graham Estates. Errol and Cindy enjoyed many years traveling in their motorhome with traveling buddies Dan and Mary Schmidtberger and John and Sandra Veh. Errol became ill in 2014 with lung cancer. They were blessed to have a cherished cousin Karen Ginther and husband Gary help them spend the last three winters in Arizona.

Errol was a member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church and became a Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus over 20 years ago. Errol was preceded in death by his parents. Left to cherish his memory are his wife Cindy; daughter Rhonda Appelhans (Gil) of Perryton, Texas; daughter Jennifer Hauschild (Jeff Sykes) of Blue Springs, Missouri; daughter Lori Denney of Blue Springs, Missouri; and son Greg Conn, Pearland, Texas; nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren, Brent Appelhans (wife Kami, daughters Brya, Kambry and Brystol); Matt Appelhans (wife Ashtan, daughters Jaelan and Hestyn); Janell Campbell (husband Blake, daughters Gabrielle and Isabella); Lindsey Tremblay (children Rocky and Ramsey); Oaklee Hauschild; Taylor Denney; Madison Denney; Nichole Hernandez (husband Andrew, daughter Avery) and Nolan Conn. Also surviving are: one sister Virgie LaRue and husband Donnie; one brother-in-law Stan Desbien and wife Anita; two nieces and two nephews.

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Glenda Jean Newell, of Salina, died Friday, Sept. 22, at Salina Regional Health Center. Glenda Jean was born to Harold and Wanda (Stout) Thompson on Dec. 4, 1943. When she was four years old, she met the mother who raised and loved her, Mina Thompson.

She was preceded in death by her daddy, Harold Thompson; Wanda Biehler; baby brother, Dennis Biehler; and husband, Dan Holterman.

She is survived by her mother, Mina Thompson; her daughters, Klonda Newell (Donny Francey), Darcy Campbell (Collin Campbell) and Rhendi Strella; her stepchildren, Greg and Debbie Graham, Terry Holterman and Lana Winters; her grandchildren, Jordan and Kiersten Dykes, Derek and Kelsey Dinkel, Jade Dinkel, Jorrie Dykes, Danialle Strella, DJ Francey and Allie Francey; her great-grandchildren, Kaydence, Noah and Gracie; and her siblings, Linda Duran, Denise Thompson and Gary and Toni Thompson.

Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, at First Covenant Church, Salina.