JoAnn Helen Martin, 87, of Zurich, passed away May 9, 2024, at Sheridan County Long Term Unit in Hoxie.
She was born December 1, 1936, to John Ploeger and Amelia (Wasinger) Ploeger at the family farm outside Studley, Kansas. She spent her childhood with her twin sister, Leona, and four other sisters.
On June 13, 1953, she married Robert “Bob” Martin in Studley. To this union, five children were born: Roberta, John, Trela, Robert, and Stephanie.
Delora Verlee Teasley, of Stockton, passed away on May 9, 2024, at Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, at the age of 96.
She was born on April 21, 1928, to Forrest J. and Zeta (Desbien) Stull. She married Paul Iven Nyp on August 18, 1947, in Palco, Kansas. He passed away in 1950. She later married Harold “Dwight" Teasley on November 20, 1952, in Palco, Kansas. He passed away in 1991.
Delora grew up in Palco. She graduated from Palco High School. She later graduated from Emporia Beauty School.
She worked at the Plainville Hospital for 26 years.
David Levi Weltmer, of Plainville, passed away on May 10, 2024, at the age of 72.
He was born on July 3, 1951, to Robert and Eunice (Lewis) Weltmer in Stockton, Kansas. He married Deb Hugley on February 4, 1978, in Plainville.
David grew up in Smith Center and graduated from Stockton High School in 1969. He then attended and graduated from Mid-America Nazarene University and became a minister. He spent the next 12 years of his life as a minister for the Nazarene church at various locations. He worked a few other jobs and retired at the age of 52.
Walter Wayne McCallister, 81, passed away on April 24, 2024, in Kearney, Neb.
He was born on September 9, 1942, to Walter Roscoe and Mildred (Snell) McCallister in Norton.
A Celebration of Life Service for Maxine Bates, a long-time Stockton resident and co-owner of Bates of Stockton clothing store, will be on Saturday, June 1, 2024, in the sanctuary of the Stockton Methodist Church of Restoration at 204 N Elm Street, in Stockton, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Following the service, the family asks you to join them for a light meal and a time to share memories.
Maxine passed away on November 17, 2023, at Amelia Senior Living in Council Bluffs, Iowa, where she had lived for two years after moving there from Stockton.
Harriet Louise (Casper) Honderick, 68, LaCrosse, joined her parents in heaven on Sunday, May 5, 2024.
Linda (Dibble) Nicholas, Valley Center, passed away peacefully on May 2nd, 2024, at the age of 77.
She was born September 8, 1946, in Stockton to Dale D. and Maxine Dibble.
Linda spent her life taking care of others. She was a highly skilled nurse for 52 years, a loving mother to four, a grandmother to 10, a great-grandmother to five, and a friend to many. She will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her.
Ralph R. “Bob” Lambert, of Stockton, passed away on May 3, 2024, at HaysMed in Hays, at the age of 82.
He was born on July 23, 1941, to Elton and Mildred (Opdyke) Lambert in Stockton. He married Pansy Holliday on February 15, 1962, in Stockton. They were blessed with two children: Robbie and Fay.
Ned Dee Colburn of Plainville passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton at the age of 92.
He was born on September 17, 1931, to Gerald Stanford Joseph Colburn and Marguerite (Hilgers) Colburn in Plainville. He married Michelle Antoine on November 28, 1976.
Former Stockton resident Robert “Bob” L. Brungardt, 84, of Seward, Neb., passed away on November 8, 2022, in Lincoln, Nebr., at the age of 84 years.
He was born on June 27, 1938, to Mike and Mary (Kaberlein) Brungardt in Russell, Kansas.
He graduated from Gorham High School in Gorham, Kansas in 1956. He served in the United States Army from July 17, 1957, to May 6, 1958.
