Obituaries
John "Rocky" R Hett
Jul 21, 2025
Rocky’s astonishingly full life began on February 8, 1944, in Newton, KS. He was the son of Thomas B. and Geraldine (Manuel) Hett, and the oldest of their six children.
He attended both Aulne and Peabody schools as a young boy, and was a graduating member of the Marion High School class of 1962. He attended K-State briefly, saying he “graduated”...
Marlin "Pete" Ray Siegrist
Jul 20, 2025
Pete’s life began on July 10, 1935, near Delavan, Kansas. He was the son of Harold and Alma (Putnam) Siegrist. Pete graduated from Wilsey High School and worked in railroad construction most of his working life and Neosho Construction before retirement. He enjoyed working and traveled all over the country, notoriously bringing home an armadillo from the Southwest.
Though his professional...
Darren Robert Makovec
Jul 17, 2025
Darren Robert Makovec’s life began on October 29th, 1964, in Marion, KS. He was the first son of Robert and Carol Makovec. Growing up near Ramona, he attended St. John’s Catholic Church in Pilsen through his younger years and graduated from Centre High School in 1983. Darren married Vicki Alvarez in 1984, and they had two boys, Justin and Ryan....
Denny (Lawrence) Hill
Jul 9, 2025
Denny was born on September 19, 1940, to Frank and Elizabeth Hill. Denny spent his life dedicated to his family, his land, and his community. He married the love of his life, Carolyn Brainerd, on December 4, 1960, at the Federated Church in Whitewater. Together, they built a life of hard work, laughter, love, and deep-rooted faith. A lifelong farmer...
Bettie Batt
Jul 7, 2025
Bettie Batt, daughter of Harry and Margareth (Tiemann) Geis, was born
October 5, 1926 in Okeene, Oklahoma. She accepted Jesus Christ as her
personal Lord and Savior and was baptized at the age of 12 at Zion Baptist
Church, Okeene, OK.
Bettie attended school and graduated as Salutatorian from Okeene High
School in 1944. Upon graduation from high school, she attended Baylor
University, Waco, Texas, for...
Randall Floyd Brown
Jul 3, 2025
Randall’s life began on November 26, 1948, in Sikeston, MO. He was the son of Acil F. and Wanda M. (Coleman) Brown. Randall was a 1968 graduate of Illmo-Scott City High School. He then attended Semo Trade Technical Institute for power mechanics. That year he also began his career at Cotton Belt Railroad, which was later consolidated with Southern Pacific...
Rose Marie Lee
Jul 3, 2025
Rose’s life began on June 4, 1945, in Hillsboro, KS. She was the daughter of Fred Henry and Rosamund Francis (Mouttet) Mau. Rose was a 1963 graduate of Herington High School. Rose lived overseas in Germany in the towns of Butzbach and Aschaffenburg, Germany and moved back to the states living in Kileen, TX and St. Joseph, LA before coming...
Jason V Schlesener
Jun 29, 2025
Jason’s life began on March 12, 1964, in Topeka, KS. He was the son of Milton and Catheryn (Weber) Schlesener. Jason attended school at Herington High School. While in Kansas, Jason worked for Donahue Industries in Durham, KS, making El Dorado campers. He also worked in various areas of construction. When he moved to Kentucky, he worked for Tyson Foods....
Jerid Schafers
Jun 27, 2025
Jerid’s life began on June 13, 1998 in Fort Polk, LA. As an Army “brat”, he spent his childhood in 5 states and 2 countries. He graduated from Marion High School in 2016 and decided there was a lot more of the world he wanted to see. He began working in the carnival business and spent 7 years travelling all...
Mabel Lillian Masten
Jun 21, 2025
Mabel Lillian Masten, 103, peacefully passed away on June 21, 2025. She was born on December 2, 1921, on the family homestead in Dillon, Kansas to Christian and Ernestine (Pjesky) Pschigoda. She grew into adulthood during the Great Depression and was very proud to be the first in her family to graduate from Hope High School in 1941. On November...
Merlin Dale Staatz
Jun 19, 2025
Merlin Dale Staatz was born in Woodbine, Kansas, on June 14, 1926, flag day. He grew up on a farm along Lyons Creek in the Lyona valley where he enjoyed trapping, hunting, and fishing. He attended Woodbine High School. There he became interested in industrial arts. He played trombone in the school band.
Merlin placed his faith in Jesus as his...
Jean Schneider
Jun 19, 2025
Jean Ann (Jeanie) Schneider, age 79, left this earth on June 19, 2025. She was born on August 6, 1945 and soon after was adopted by Bob and Mary Ellen Roberts. Jeanie was a lifelong resident of Herington, Kansas.
She married the love of her life, Lonnie Schneider on April 15, 1961. Lonnie “LL” was her person. Throughout their more than...
Otis and Ethel Ward
Jun 14, 2025
In memory of Otis (Otie) G Ward and Ethel (“Don’t Look Ethel”) I Ward
Ethel passed away on June 3, 2002, and Otis passed away on December 30, 2023. Otis was born on July 31, 1936, to David and Anna (Wise) Ward in Newton, KS. Ethel was born on November 13, 1939, to Leonard and Nellie (Dimick) Donaldson in Eureka, KS....
Louis William Voelker
Jun 11, 2025
Lou’s life began on January 10, 1940, in St. Louis, MO, as the son of Robert V. and Marian E. (Schilling) Voelker. He attended high school in East St. Louis and started working at his father’s metal plating shop at the age of 14. Lou continued with the family business and later founded his own metal finishing company, L. Voelker...
Glenn F Gordon
Jun 10, 2025
Glenn was born in Ipswich MA and graduated from Aldine High School in Houston TX. He moved to Florida where he was a long haul truck driver for Swift Trucking Co. Glenn while in florida was involved in a debilitating motorcycle crash. Though somewhat disabled after that, he never was held back from it. Winning several awards, trophies and recognition...
