April 25, 1924 – Dec. 23, 2025 H.J. “Jim” Sharp, beloved father, grandfather, World War II veteran, and proud Kansas State University alumnus, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2025, at Good Shepherd’s Hospice House in Manhattan, Kansas. He was 101 years old.
Jack C. Edwards, 82, of Council Grove, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at a Topeka hospital. He was born December 15, 1943 in Dwight, Kansas, the son of Willlis Sanford and Etta Grace (Baker) Edwards.
Robert “Rob” Benzer, II, 61, died December 28, 2025, at Newman Regional Medical Center, Emporia. He was born May 3, 1964, in Milwaukee Wisconsin to Robert B Benzer Sr. and Babette Moliter Benzer.
Jimmy Dean Hawthorne, 70, died Friday, November 28, 2025, at his home in Allen, Kansas.
Hazel Zimmerman, 94, passed away December 31, 2025, at her home, rural Alta Vista. She was born September 14, 1931 to John E. Olson and Jessie Shaw Olson in rural Morris County.
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