Obituaries

Darlene Worcester, 89, of Americus, Kansas passed away July 15, 2020 at Flint Hills Care Center. She was born April 16, 1931, the daughter of Henry and Mary (Clark) Belt.

A memorial service for Jack Gieswein will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, July 17, at Wilsey Methodist Church. Mr. Gieswein died April 10, at Council Grove assisted Living.

Karen J. Crichton, 84, died June 27, 2020, at her daughter’s home in Cottonwood Falls. She was born December 24, 1935, in Wagner, SD, to John and Dorothy (Nolan) Finwall. Karen attended school in Ravinia, SD, until 1951, when her family moved to Nebraska. She graduated from Ravenna, NE, High School in 1953. She returned to South Dakota in 1954 and was employed by Southwestern Bell Phone Company.