Barbara A. Ryals, age 84, died Friday, July 19, 2019 at Cloud County Health Center, Concordia, Kansas. She was born on July 4, 1935 in Norway, Kansas to Robert L. & Carrie B. (Dear) Robbins. She graduated from Scandia High School. She married Tommy P. Ryals on Sept. 29, 1957 in Fairbury, NE. He preceded her in death on Oct. 1, 1996. She was a homemaker. Barbara was a faithful lifetime me...

Novella M. (Flewelling) Trude, age 94, of Jamestown, Kansas, left this earthly life on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Mt. Joseph Senior Village, Concordia, Kansas. She was born on April 12, 1925 in rural Glasco, Kansas to Rexford and Neva (Amspacker) Flewelling. She graduated from Randall Rural High School in 1943 and married Carl R. Trude on September 28, 1947 at Randall, Kansas. He preceded her i...

Ida Mae Schoenecker-Hanna, 93, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 11:11 a.m., Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 while in the company of family members, at her daughters and son-in-law house. Ida was born in rural Kingman, Kansas on May 8, 1926, a daughter of Marcus L. and Cressie C. (Frye) Gerber. Ida Mae attended St. Leo Grade School, Waterloo, Kansas and graduated from Sacred Heart High School, W...

Cory Gale Lucht, 37, of Newton Kansas passed away unexpectedly Sunday, July 14th at 5:57 p.m. His life was cut short by a heart attack. Cory was born in Nashville, Tennessee on April 22, 1982, a son of Tamra Dee (Mackey) and William Dean Lucht. He graduated from Fort Collins High School, Fort Collins, Colorado in 2001. He worked as a skilled machinist in a variety of jobs in the McPherson area....

Rita Leona Rott, 90, of McPherson, KS, passed away at 12:06 AM, Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 while in the company of family members, at McPherson Hospital. Rita was born at her parents farm in Clay County, Kansas on February 14, 1929, a daughter of Leona (Charbonneau) and Eddie Chaput. Rita attended her first years of schooling in one-room schoolhouses in Cloud County. She graduated from the eig...

Joan Ruth Sanger, 86, Fremont NE, passed away July 11, 2019. She was born December 23, 1932 in Salina, KS. She worked for USPS for 17 years. She was preceded in death by her parents Leo and Edith (Olsen) Warnow; husband Robert Sanger; brothers William Warnow and Donald Warnow; sister Patricia; daughter in-law Catherine Sanger. Survivors include her children, Janet Kanstrup, Robert Sanger,...

Rose Marie (Razey) Dubbs, 85, of Salina, Kansas, went home to her Savior on Thursday, July 11th, 2019. Rose was the daughter of the late Loman Lee Razey and Corine (Davis) Razey. She was born April 5, 1934 in Carmen, Oklahoma. Rose had 4 siblings of which 2 are living, Donald Razey (Nancy) of Colorado and James Razey (Betty) of Kansas. Two siblings are deceased, Helen Coffey, and Charles Raz...

Julia “Julie” Rae Ottley, 81, Salina, died Saturday, July 13, 2019. Julie was born Jan. 7, 1938 in Salina to Julia (Swanson) and J. Raymond Snead and remained a lifelong Salina resident. Julie loved her family and especially family gatherings. She was a devoted member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church and was a regular volunteer at many charities in the area. She enjoyed volunteering at Presbyt...

James "Jim" Barton Copple, 76, of Lindsborg, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, July 10th. He was born in Fullerton, Nebraska on November 28, 1942, a son of the late Ruby Evelyn (Ward) and LeRoy Barton Copple. Jim was a dedicated Pharmacist and owner of Apotek Pharmacy in Lindsborg for many years. He was an avid golfer and a diehard Nebrasa Cornhuskers fan. He was a very caring and generous husb...

Kendall Lilly, 93, Mentor, died July 10, 2019. He was born July 2, 1926, in Roxbury, KS. the son of Charles and Margaret Lilly. Kendall moved with his family to Mentor when he was 8 years old. He was united in marriage with Virginia Bengtson on August 25, 1946. They made their home in Mentor, Kansas, where they lived the rest of their lives. To this union were born 3 children: Richard (Mary Jane),...