All Obituaries

ELLSWORTH   Diana E. Griffith, 69, passed away October 16, 2021, in Wichita. She was born May 3, 1952, in Smith Center, KS to Gladys (Macek) and Osbourne Whitley.   Diana married Harold Griffith in Ellsworth on April 22, 1972. She previously worked as a screen printer for Eschbaugh Advertising in Wilson, KS, and a homemaker.   Diana is survived by her husband, Harold Griffith; sons, Terry Griffith (Careasa) and John Griffith; grandsons, Colin, and Zachary Griffith; sister,...

KANOPOLIS   Debra Lynn Coe, 67, passed away October 6, 2021 in Ellsworth. She was born November 25, 1953 in McPherson to Maxine (Polson) and Don R. Sanborn. She graduated from Salina Central High School in 1971. On March 2, 1974 she was united in marriage to Gary Coe in Salina. Debra worked as a machinist at Cashco, Inc for 40 years. She served on the Kanopolis Volunteer Fire Department for 25 years and was a member of the Kanopolis Sunflower Civic Club for 5 years. She loved her...

ELLSWORTH   Carol Lou Torkelson, 82, passed away October 6, 2021 in Salina. She was born November 8, 1938 in Rural Tama Co, IA to Irma (Harders) and John Storjohann.   Carol married Elger Hansen and later married Tim Leroy Torkelson in Marshalltown, IA on April 18, 1964 and worked as a caregiver at Mosaic for more than 10 years in Ellsworth.   Carol is survived by her daughter, Kari Anderson of St. Louis, MO; son, Kevin Hansen of Lafayette, LA; son, Brian Hansen (Sherry) of...

WICHITA   Angela Gay Mooneyham, 69, passed away October 3, 2021 in Wichita, KS. She was born October 9, 1951 in Ellsworth, KS to Pauline (LaPierre) and Keith Woodmansee.   Angela worked the last 15 years for USD 259 as a special-needs (para) and teacher at Wichita West High school. She enjoyed working with the youth who had special needs and the disabled. Angela was a graduate of Friends University with a bachelor’s degree. She loved education.  She was a member of the...

MUNJOR, KS   Ronald Lewis Blackburn, 57, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021, in Hays, KS. He was born November 25, 1963, in Ellsworth, KS to Robert Blackburn, Sr. and Carlyne Alder.   Ronald is survived by his mother, Carlyne Holt of Coaldale, CO; brother, Robert Blackburn, Jr. of Ellsworth; sisters, DeeAnna Holt of Phoenix, AZ and Michelle Sullivan of Hutchinson, KS; aunts, Heather Barta of Ellsworth and Mary Ann Watts of Eudora, KS; and uncles, Donald Alder of Coaldale and...

ELLSWORTH   Miles Bradford Kennedy, 73, passed away at his home on September 21, 2021, surrounded by his wife, Joann; daughter, Cheryl; and grandson, Cole. He was born March 22, 1948 in Hartford, CT to Donald and Matilda Kennedy.   While attending college, Miles chose to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps. After basic training, he was placed in the 1st Marine division post “sea duty.” After only three weeks, he was sent to Vietnam where he served in-country 1967-1970. He...

KANOPOLIS   Adolph F. Schultz, Jr., known to everyone as Jr., passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Monday, September 6, 2021, at the age of 88 years, 2 months, and 21 days. How appropriate for a hard-working man to have his labors completed on Labor Day.   Jr. was born a twin, on June 16, 1933, to Adolph Schultz, Sr. “Dave” and Augusta (Bohl) Schultz. He was a lifetime resident of Ellsworth County, living the last 58 years in Clear...

HOLYROOD   Betty Louise Koch, 93, passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021, in Hutchinson, KS. She was born June 12, 1928, in Nowata, OK to Hoyt Ray and Maggie Irene (Blanke) Kemmerer.   Betty married Harold E. Koch in Great Bend, KS on February 19, 1950. Shortly after Harold served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, the couple returned to Kansas to work at Harold’s family’s business, The Bushton Telephone Co. Soon after that, they purchased the Holyrood Telephone...

HOLYROOD   Donald K. Nash, 69, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021 in Hays, KS. He was born June 6, 1952 in Philadelphia, PA to Robert A. and Helen (Deutsch) Nash.   Donald married Del Jeane Koch in Holyrood, KS on January 20, 1980. He was a longtime resident of Holyrood where he was vice president of finance and CFO for H&B Communications. He was an active member of the Hutchinson Seventh-Day Adventist Church where he was an elder.   Donald is survived by his...

ELLSWORTH Mary L. (Rich) Garrett, 89, passed on September 1, 2021. She was born, November 14, 1931 in Hartford, KS, the daughter of Mindie B. Rich (Wentworth) and William B. Rich. Mary was a resident of Ellsworth, KS since 1968 after relocating from Emporia, KS with her husband and children. Mary was passionate about sewing, quilting, reupholstering furniture, baking, family, and friends. Especially special were holidays with family and highly competitive bridge with her friends. Mary wed...