Edward Seaton, 79, chairman of the board of Seaton Publications, former publisher of The Manhattan Mercury and champion of press freedom throughout the Americas, has died.

Kirk Randolph Waters, age 63, of Council Grove, Kansas, passed away December 21, 2022, at the University of Kansas Health System. He was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the son of John and Patricia (Hensley) Waters.

Wayne E. Hanson of Burdick passed away on December 13, 2022, at Diversacare of Council Grove. He was 92.

Juanita A. (Parnell) Roberts, age 87, Clearwater, ret. Mize’s/IGA Sales Clerk, passed away Monday, December 12, 2022.

Maurice J. “Buck” Gehrt, age 94, of Manhattan, died December 8, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi Village in Manhattan.

Tommy (Tom) James Poston

Jerry Lee Cade, 81, of Wichita, KS passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 15, 2022.

Cynthia Engle of Council Grove died peacefully at her home on November 21, 2022 following a brief bout with cancer.

Robert Gieswein, 90, rural Wilsey, passed away at home with family around him on November 18, 2022.

Evelyn Y. Richardson, age 91, died November 23, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi Village in Manhattan.