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Emil J. Choitz, Jr., 87, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, surrounded by family at his home in Ellsworth, Kan. He was born Nov. 1, 1937, in Ellsworth County to Emil and Dorothea Choitz. He married Arlene Meier Choitz in Ellsworth on Aug.
Read moreArthur Jon “Art” Panzer, 77, passed away July 29, 2025, at his home in Ellsworth, Kan. He was born Jan. 2, 1948, in Ellsworth to Arthur Louis Panzer and Selma F. (Hildebrandt) Panzer.
Read moreJack Bishop Holloway, 83, of Wilson, Kan., peacefully passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at his home. Born on Oct. 20, 1941, in Athens, Texas, to Bill and Opal Holloway, Jack was a hardworking and devoted family man.
Read moreIda Mae Dlabal, 104, passed on to her eternal resting place, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025, in Ellsworth, Kan. She was born on Dec. 29, 1920, to Edward and Josephine (Svoboda) Vlcek in Ellsworth, Kan. She graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1938.
Read moreJudith “Judy” Ann Brown Gebhardt, 81, of Kanopolis, Kan., passed away July 27, 2025, in Salina, Kan. She was born Sept. 21, 1943, in Wichita, Kan., to James K. Brown and Clara A. (Rogers) Brown.
Read moreIt is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Dwight A. Fruechting, 89, of Clarksville, Tenn., at his home, surrounded by family on July 19, 2025, following a long battle with vascular dementia.
Read moreBeverly Jean Stroede of Kanopolis, Kan., passed away peacefully July 3, 2025, in Overland Park, Kan., at the age of 71. Beverly was born on March 27, 1954, in Ellsworth, Kan., to Virginia (Forrest) and Jack D. Avis.
Read moreDavid W. Siemsen, 57, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Salina, Kan. He was born Aug. 10, 1967, in Ellsworth, Kan., to Helmer and Verona (Peterman) Siemsen. He was a graduate of Ellsworth High School in 1985.
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