James Edmond Dunegan passed away on December 10, 2023 at the age of 82. Beloved husband, father, son and big brother to his five siblings.

Marlin L Shenk, 88, retired local architectural engineer, passed away on December 5, 2023.

Roland Royce Brees, age 93, passed away peacefully at the Pines Hiawatha Tuesday December 5th, 2023. Roland was born November 19th, 1930 in Clay Center, Kansas to Dudley and Florence Brees.

Darlene Oltmanns, Council Grove, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2023 at the age of 89, three weeks shy of her 90th birthday.

Elwood Malcolm Strom passed away on December 2, 2023 in Council Grove, Kansas. He was born March 24, 1918, to Albena and Elwood Strom on their farm near Dwight, Kansas. It was during the same month, only 20 miles away, that the great pandemic of 1918 began. Malcolm attended Hurino country school and Dwight High School, graduating in 1935. In 1939 Malcolm graduated from Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science (now Kansas State University) with a degree in agronomy.

Gerald “Jerry” Thomas, 87, passed away Friday, December 1, 2023, at his home. Jerry was born on March 4, 1936, in El Dorado, Kansas, he moved to a Morris County farm when he was 5 years old. Jerry was the son of Fredrick Thomas and Ruby Whitaker and brother of Ralph Thomas.

Dr. Richard James Bowers aka “Daddy Bowers” was born on March 28, 1946, in Herington, KS and left this world November 22, 2023, in Chattanooga, TN.

Lila Harris, 96, of Goessel, Kansas passed away November 16, 2023 at Schowalter Villa.

Rex Dale Miller, 80, of Manhattan, KS passed away peacefully on Wednesday November 15, 2023 at home surrounded by family.

Jacqueline Rae (Edsall) Skinner passed away at her residence on November 1, 2023. She was born August 27, 1933, in Coffeyville, Kansas. She married Marvin E. Skinner on February 23, 1949. He preceded her in death on September 6, 2023.