Kara Lee Ann Snell McLain, age 19, died October 14, 2016 near Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born on August 21, 1997 in Hays, Kansas the daughter of Dr. Allen L. and Barbara A. Snell McLain.

Funeral service will be Friday, October 21, 2016, 2:00 p.m. at the Western Plains High School, Ransom. Burial in the Ransom Cemetery.

Memorial contributions to the Arnold United Methodist Church and the Southwestern College Music Department.

Words of sympathy and support may be left for the family by writing in the guest book below.

A more detailed obituary will be available in the days to come.

Maxine L. Mills Strickler, age 95, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas. Maxine was born July 17, 1921 on the Ford family homestead in rural Wichita County, Kansas, the daughter of Harley Oliver & Ella ( Eichenberger ) Ford. She was a retired secretary had been a Canon City, Colorado resident, returning to Leoti in 2005.

She was a member of Parks Presbyterian Church in Wichita County and several Retired Military Officers Organizations.

In 1940 she married Joseph Zitnik in Scammon, Kansas. He died in Belgium during World War Two. In 1945 she married Govan Mills in Syracuse, Kansas. Govan passed away on June 22, 1982 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.. In May of 1990 she married Lt. Col. Philip Strickler, Ret. at Canon City, Colorado. He passed away in October of 1990 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Maxine’s surviving family includes-

Four Children-

Charles & Carolyn Mills- Aurora, Colorado

Sheila & Gary Mills Campas- Leoti, Kansas

Rita & Milton Mills Beydler- Wiggins, Colorado

Dana Mills Lieurance – Denver, Colorado

Ten grandchildren and Eleven Great Grandchildren

Her parents, husbands and two sons, Harley (Tuck) Mills & Joe Zitnik precede her in death.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 am (CST) Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Leoti, Kansas with the Reverend Paul McNall officiating.

Burial and graveside services will be held at 1:00 pm (CST) Saturday at Hamilton County Cemetery in Syracuse, Kansas.

Friends may call until 8:00 pm Friday and 9:00 am until service time Saturday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Leoti, Kansas.

Memorials may be given to the Leoti EMS in care of the funeral home.

Vincent, Kansas – Julian R. Huser, age 81, died Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Hays Medical Center Hays, Kansas.
He was born October 25, 1934, at Vincent, Kansas to Henry M. and Catherine (Dechant) Huser.

He married Norma (Gabel) on August 25, 1956, at Munjor, Kansas.

He was a farmer, carpenter and retired from S & W Supply. He was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church Vincent, 3rd degree and 4th degree Assembly Knights of Columbus. He was a graduate of Victoria High School and served in the Kansas National Guard. He enjoyed his motorcycle and car races in his early years, was an avid Chiefs fan and loved traveling.

Survivors include his wife, Norma Huser, of the home; one son, Bryan Huser and wife Cindy, Hays, KS; four daughters, Rebecca Kahler and husband JR, Kansas City, MO; Beverly Brungardt and husband Keith ,Vincent, KS; Bonita Philip and husband Robert, Munjor, KS; Bernadette Fischer and husband Jim, Overland Park, KS; 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren; one brother Leon Huser, Vincent, KS; four sisters, Armella Riedel-Schmidt, Hays, KS; Stella Braun, Hays, KS; Henrietta Herl, Salina, KS; Arlene Wittman and husband Warren, Victoria, KS.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Earl Huser, Gregory Huser and infant brother, Julian Huser; two sisters, Lenora Rajewski-Thomas, Maxiline Kisner and infant sister, Mary Huser; one step-sister, Katherine Mermis; one granddaughter, Jessica Staab.

Services are 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis Victoria, Kansas. Burial in St. Boniface Cemetery Vincent, Kansas.

A Victoria Daughters of Isabella rosary is at 6:30 P.M. Monday, a vigil service is at 7:00 P.M.

Monday, a Knights of Columbus 3rd and 4th degree rosary at 7:30 P.M. Monday all at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601. The 4th Degree Knights of Columbus will stand honor guard from 6:30 to 7:30 P.M. Monday at the mortuary.

Visitation is from 5:00 to 9:00 P.M. Monday, at Clines-Keithley Mortuary of Hays and from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, at the Basilica of St. Fidelis Victoria, Kansas.

Memorials to St. Boniface Catholic Church or Capuchin Province of Mid-America.

Eulah F. (Chatham) Robbins, 96 of Paradise, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at the Parkview Care Center in Osborne.

Eulah was born December 21, 1919 on the family farm north of Waldo, Kansas. She was one of nine children born to Roy, Sr. and Edith (Lane) Chatham. She grew up and attended school north of Luray, Kansas. She then attended Ft. Hays Teacher College for 2 years. She taught at a country school south of Osborne and later she taught at Paradise School until it was closed.

Eulah was united in marriage to Bobbie Mac Robbins on August 21, 1944 in Kansas City, Missouri. This union was blessed with four children; Harold, Cleta, Diana and William. They made their home on the farm where Bobbie was born.

Eulah was a devoted wife and farmer’s wife. She took great pride in their farm and in their children. She was a member of the Nazarene Church of Paradise, where she taught Sunday school and was past President of the Nazarene Missions. The last few years with her son, she attended the Westview Church in Hays, Kansas.

Surviving family include her two daughters, Cleta Johnson (Al) of Kenai, Alaska and Diane Blosser (Darrell) of Hays, Kansas; two sons, Harold Robbins (Mary) of Yakutat, Alaska and William Robbins of Paradise, Kansas; brother, Roy Chatham, Jr. of Osborne, Kansas; two sisters, Naomi Copeland of Topeka, Kansas and Virginia True of Kearney, Missouri; eight grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Randall Chatham, six sisters Lepha, Velma, Stella, Nadene, Izora and Wilma and adopted son, Merlin “Mac” Chesney.

Celebration of Eulah’s Life will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at the Paradise United Methodist Church in Paradise, Kansas. Burial will follow at the Mt. Herman Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell with the family present to greet friends from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. A Memorial has been established with the Nazarene Missions. Contributions and condolences may be sent to Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary, who is in charge of these arrangements.

Robert O. “Bob” Ream was born July 10, 1939, in Smith County, Kansas, to Chas. H. and Lona E. (Allen) Ream. He passed away October 10, 2016, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska, at the age of 77.

Bob was raised in Lebanon, Kansas, along with his sister, Charlene, and brother, Glenn. He graduated from Lebanon High School in 1957.

On August 24, 1958, Bob married his high school sweetheart, Sharon Myers, at the Womer Country Church in Smith County. They just celebrated their 58th Wedding Anniversary. Bob and Sharon were blessed with three children, Pam, Debbie and Terry, in addition to nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Bob deeply loved his family and felt the greatest legacy he could leave behind was his children and grandchildren.

Bob and Sharon lived their first six months together in Kimball, Nebraska, where he worked in the oilfields. After being burned in an oilfield accident, they moved back to Lebanon, where Bob worked as an automobile mechanic at the local Ford dealership. He was a talented and skilled mechanic who later worked in Atwood, Kansas, and Oberlin, Kansas, eventually owning his own repair shop, R & S Repair. They were members of Faith Lutheran Church in Oberlin.

Bob had a passion for doing things the right way, and a lot of that fueled the desire to make things go fast. His racing passion started while helping one of his best friends during a rough time. That propelled him into a lifetime of working on many types of racing cars, helping anyone that needed or wanted to get better. Bob and Sharon owned many cars in that time with sprint cars the priority. That lead them to three IMCA National Sprint Car Owner Championships and many numerous other awards covering many years. But most importantly, were the relationships he developed from all he touched, from drivers, to crews, to competitors, to sponsors and to all the fans.

He is survived by his wife, Sharon; three children, Pam and Brian Simonsson of Oberlin, Debbie Leitner and Doug Wilson of Gem, and Terry and Peggy Ream of Oberlin; brother, Glenn Ream of Alabama; brother-in-law, Dean Myers and wife Donna of Smith Center; nine grandchildren: Travis Castle (Brad Dixon), Krista Gutchewsky (Brian), Breck Simonsson (Bre), Nathan Simonsson, Haley Kingery (Drew), Kaydee Helus (Brandon), Andy Leitner (Kyle Huntley), Abby Ream (Jason Black), and Lacey Tally (Jebb); 10 great-grandchildren: Gavin, Jena and Jillian Gutchewsky; Braden, Harper, and John Clayton Kingery; Haydin, Joslyn and Gunner Helus; and Tenley Tally.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents; sister and brother-in-law, Charlene and James Barrett; grandson, Jason Leitner; and father and mother-in-law, Everett and Ila Myers.

Funeral Service: Friday, October 14th at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home in Oberlin with Pastor Shelly Holle officiating

Visitation: Thursday 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. and Friday after 8:00 a.m. at the funeral home

Memorial Fund: Robert Ream Memorial Fund

Burial: Oberlin Cemetery

Peggy Jo Pfannenstiel, 54, died October 11, 2016 surrounded by family at her home in Lawrence after a brief but bitter battle with cancer.

She was born February 14, 1962 in Scott City, Kan., to Todd and Donita Steele. The youngest of four children and the only girl, Peggy was doted upon by her father and mother. She was simultaneously cherished by her older brothers and terrorized by their antics. She loved and admired them each dearly.

Peggy graduated from Scott County High School and later moved to Hays where she went to college and fell in love. Within six months of meeting Pat L. Pfannenstiel, the two were engaged. They married July 21, 1984. Through all of life’s challenges and blessings, they loved each other fiercely and without reservation.

In 1988, Peggy gave birth to their first child, Brianne. Jake followed in 1991.

Peggy was the kind of wife and mother who, in many ways, knew her husband and kids better than they knew themselves. She had a way of understanding each of them, building bridges and ladders for them so they could safely navigate through life.

Peggy was also a thoughtful and selfless friend, and she made friends everywhere she went: through her work at Sallie Mae and the KU Endowment Association, through her church choir, at KU gameday tailgates, and at countless piano lessons, soccer games and band concerts.

Peggy was special. And she was loved beyond measure.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Todd and Donita Steele. Survivors include Pat Pfannenstiel, her husband of 32 years; one daughter, Brianne Pfannenstiel and Joe Preiner of Des Moines, Iowa; one son, Jake Pfannenstiel and Jessie Davidson, of Lawrence; three brothers, Mike and Sharri Steele of Scott City, Kan., Pat and Joanne Steele of Lowell, Mich., Keith and Linda Steele of Ulysses, Kan.; six nieces; seven nephews; and four grandpuppies.
A rosary recitation will be held at noon with a visitation to follow until 4 p.m. Sunday, October 16th at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 6001 Bob Billings Parkway. A memorial mass will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, October 17th at the church.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to support the Corpus Christi Catholic Church Choir, for which Peggy loved to sing, or to support neuro intensive care nursing at The University of Kansas Hospital and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary.

Online condolences may be sent to warrenmcelwain.com.

Ronald Dean Headley, 87, of Russell, Kansas and formerly of Ellsworth, Kansas, passed away on October 09, 2016, at his home in Russell.

Ron was born in Carneiro, Kansas on November 24, 1928, the son of Lowell and Mary (Sneath) Headley. He grew up in Ellsworth county and attended local schools. He enlisted in the United States Army on December 06, 1946, in Ft. Riley, Kansas. He recived the WWII victory medal and Army of occupation medal. After serving his country he came back to Ellsworth, Kansas, and worked most of his adult life farming and ranching. He met, fell in love and was united in marriage to Mary Ann Evans in 1976. He loved being on the farm and in the fields and enjoyed spending most of his time outdoors doing chores around the farm and tending his crops and cattle. Most of all he enjoyed spending time with his wife and family.

Surviving family include his sisters Shirley Kempke of Ellsworth, Kansas and Dolores Headley of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma; step daughters Billie Beck and husband Rodger of Russell, Kansas and Deborah Proseus and husband James of Salina, Kansas and step son Dennis Zimmerman and wife Myrlene of Bella Vista, Arkansas; step grandchildren Tamara Harris of Russell, Joel Cleavenger and wife Marcia of Salina and Janet Daniels of Columbus, Georgia and Michael Clark of Salina and many nieces and nephews and great grandchildren and close friend Art Miska of Russell.

Ron was preceded in death by his wife on March 15, 2012, parents, brother Rance Headley, brother-in-law and friend Floyd Kempke.

A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation has been selected by the family and there will be no public ceremony or visitation. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell, Kansas, is in charge of the arrangements.

Julia Katherine Davenport Zeller, 95, died Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at the LTC of the Rush County Memorial Hospital. She was born December 18, 1920 in rural McCracken to Herbert and Ida (Darkes) Davenport.

She was a 1938 graduate of McCracken High School and received her two-year teaching certificate from Fort Hays University. She taught two years in a one room township school. She later decided to move to Kansas City, MO to work at the North American Aviation Plant building B25’s at the Fairfax Industrial District.

She married Francis Zeller in Kansas City, MO on February 1, 1944 after a four-year courtship. They moved to Eagle Pass, Texas where Francis was stationed in the Air Force. After he was discharged from the service, they made their home on a farm by Brownell, KS for two years. They moved to Northwest McCracken on a farm for 8 years before moving to town in McCracken. While they made their living farming, Francis drove a mail route and Julia was a homemaker.

Francis and Julia became interested in square dancing. Francis became a caller and they both taught lessons. They traveled all over the United States and Europe while Francis called dances. Julia enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, cats and most of all, Francis.

Survivors include two sons, William and John and wife Melanie, McCracken; grandchildren, Dan Zeller, McCracken, William and wife Jana, LaCrosse, Sarah Emerson and husband Kiel, Hays, Rachel Legleiter and husband Lance, Olathe, KS; great-grandchildren, Jacob and Abigail Zeller, Amelia Emerson, Haydn, Tessa, and Lexi Legleiter.

Julia was preceded in death by her parents, husband and her son Martin Zeller.

Funeral service will be on Monday, October 17, 2016, 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Heritage Church, McCracken. Rosary will be at the church on Sunday, October 16, 7:00 p.m. Friends may call at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.; visitation will be at the church on Sunday from 5:30 p.m. until service time.

Memorial contributions may be given to the McCracken Library.

Longtime Brewster, Kansas, resident Frances L. Jones, 94, passed away at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas on October 10, 2016.

Frances was born on September 13, 1922 in Talmage, Kansas to Andrew K. and Sara Ellen (Greenough) Stoner.  She was one of 6 children.  She grew up in the Edson area and attended Edson Consolidated School.  She graduated in 1940 and was the Valedictorian of her class.

On October 24, 1943, Frances married Floyd Irl Jones in Goodland, and to this union four children; Tamara, Paula, Anita and Sheila were born.

Frances spent her life helping her husband out around the home as a housewife and was a dealer of Stanley and Fuller Products.  She was a member of the Pleasant Home Church north of Edson.

She was a 4-H leader for quite a few years.  She loved to do crafts and still was doing them up until she died.  She was an avid gardener delighting family and friends with corn, tomatoes, and other vegetables.  She continued to delight friends and family with homemade gifts.

Preceding Frances in death were her parents Andrew and Sara Stoner, her Husband Floyd Irl Jones, two brothers Melvin and James Stoner, two sisters Irene Phillips and Gertrude Carroll, and a son-in-law Jerry Shirley.

She is survived by her children Tamara (Tom) Mapes of Topeka, KS, Paula (Charlie) Webb of Wichita, KS, Anita (Charlie) McKee of Wetmore, KS and Sheila Shirley of Pflugerville, TX.  She is also survived by one sister Eva (Verne) Quevli of Sun Lakes, AZ; 6 grandchildren; Carl (Donna) Albers of Commerce City, CO, Kevin (Debra) Mapes of Topeka, KS, Mark (Jessica) Webb of Rushville, MO, Lenora (Chris) Biggs of Wichita, KS, Marta (Nathan) McClung of Independence, MO and Tessa (Brian) Chipman of Olathe, KS; 9 great grandchildren; Alex and Allie Mapes, Aidan Webb, Makenna and Brynlee Biggs, Molly and Miles McClung, and Caleb and Hannah Chipman.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 14, 2016 at 10:30 AM MT, at the Pleasant Home Church north of Edson with Pastor Perry Baird officiating.  Burial will follow in the Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, KS.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 13, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM MT, at the Koons-Russell Funeral Home in Goodland.

Memorials may be designated to the Pleasant Home Church and may be left at the service or sent to Koons-Russell Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St., Goodland, Kansas 67735-1555.

A Memorial Service will also be held in Topeka, Kansas, at Lexington Park Independent Living Center at 1011 SW Cottonwood Ct. on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at 1:30 PM.

Online condolences may be left at koonsfuneralhome.com.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Koons-Russell Funeral Home, Goodland, Kansas.