Kevin Stanley Morin, 61, passed away on January 11, 2024, at his home in Wichita.
He was born on December 19, 1962, in Plainville, Kansas. Kevin was a loving husband, father, grandfather, big brother, and son.
Barbara (Taylor) Mullen, affectionately known as Barb, age 73, of Dodge City, Kansas, passed away on January 6, 2024, after a brief illness.
Lois B. (Johnson) Abbott, 87, of Ellis, passed away on December 19, 2023, at HaysMed.
Born on January 25, 1936, in Hollis, Arkansas, she came to Wichita in 1953 and married Clarence H. Abbott in 1962.
Allan Joseph LeRock, of Plainville, passed away on January 6, 2024, at his home, at the age of 73.
He was born on March 7, 1950, to Garth William and Clara Agnes (Hrabe) LeRock in Stockton, Kansas.
Allan grew up in Plainville and graduated from Plainville High School in 1968. In 1968, he met Sheryl at the Rooks County Fair. Together, they attended Fort Hays State University and were married on June 6, 1971, in Alton, Kansas. He worked part-time at C.O. Mammels and later worked for Gary’s Western Auto for many years.
Paul F. Urban, age 95, of Victoria, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at Hays Medical Center in Hays.
He was born February 22, 1928, in Loretto, Kansas, to Alois G. and Anna (Schlitter) Urban. He married Juliana (Braun) in Victoria on August 13, 1951.
Paul was a farmer most of his life, a jack of all trades. He retired from farming in 2001. In his early years, he worked for several drilling companies and also was a pumper. He was a member of The Basilica of St. Fidelis and a 1946 St. Joseph Military Academy graduate.
Roger Eugene Lee of Russell passed away on December 30, 2023, at the Redbud Village in Plainville at the age of 64.
He was born on December 16, 1959, to Kenneth Lee and Helen (Tremblay) Lee Smith in Phillipsburg, Kansas. Roger grew up between the Logan and Damar areas.
He worked in the oil field most of his life and was smart about it. For many years, he worked for Monty Karst.
He loved gardening and outside work. Roger was a great cook and will be remembered for his mashed potato recipe.
Betty Joy (Zweifel) Pruter, 87, of Natoma, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at her home.
She was born June 26, 1936, on the family farm near Waldo, Kansas. She was one of four children born to Robert and Bernice (Clow) Zweifel. She grew up in the Waldo area and graduated from Waldo High School. She then attended Ft. Hays State University and graduated with a degree in Education.
Donald Dean Keirns, 87, of Loveland, Colorado, passed peacefully on Thursday, December 21, 2023.
He was born to Willis Keirns and Maude Banks on September 22, 1936, in Woodston, Kansas. He graduated from Woodston High School in 1954, and after high school, he started working in residential construction.
In 1957, when work began to slow in Kansas, he moved to Loveland, Colorado. Don liked to frequent the local A&W; it was there where he met a carhop named Wanda Foss. Wanda and Don were married on June 21, 1959, and they raised six children.
Richard 'Rich' Hilgers, 66, passed away Dec. 20, 2023, at his home.
He was born Oct. 13, 1957, in Salina, to James Richard Hilgers and Elizabeth Anne (DeMurry) Hilgers.
Rich was a 1976 graduate of Trego Community High School in WaKeeney. On Feb. 20, 1982, he married Janet Siegrist at the Salem Community Church in rural Nickerson. They shared over 41 years of marriage.
David Leroy Griffin, 88, of Natoma, passed away at Hays Medical Center on December 20, 2023.
He was married to Barbara (Koehler) for 68 years.
He was born on June 4, 1935, at the Laton Family Farm in Rooks County, Kansas, to Melvin and Berniece (Manley) Griffin. He was one of six children.
