All Obituaries

LINCOLN   Hanna Elizabeth (Casad) Townley was born June 24, 1982 in Hays KS. She passed away at the age of 40 on Friday, January 27, 2023 in Lincoln KS. She was the daughter of Cheryl (Iwanski) Casad and Andrew Casad. Hanna was a graduate of Stockton High School, Stockton KS, class of 2001 and furthered her education at Fort Hays State University where she received an Associate’s Degree in Office Technology. Hanna met Chad Townley her sophomore year in college, 2002, and they...

LINCOLN   Charles “Chris” Morgan, 43, passed away Friday, January 13, 2023 at his home in Lincoln, KS. He was born Charles Chris Carpenter on November 30, 1979 in Dade City, FL. Chris married Sherry Morgan on August 24, 2019 in Cedar Key, FL. Chris most recently worked for the Lincoln schools as head of maintenance. He is survived by his wife Sherry of Lincoln; son Johnathan of Lincoln; mother Cheryl Carpenter of Florida; and sisters, Leighann, Holly, and Katlyn.  ...

LINCOLN Elwyn LeRoy Bell went to be with his Lord in Heaven January 13, 2023 in Salina, KS. He was born the sixth child of Donald and Ava (Edinborough) Bell of Beverly, KS on June 21, 1955. He was raised on the farm and loved country life. Elwyn married Tammy Smith on August 27, 1976 and was married 46 years. They quickly added three children: Conrad, Elisha, and Tess. Several years later they added to their family four more children: Tiffanie, Alex, Deric and Jess. Then came the...

Verlin Wayne "Gil" Chitty 82, passed away on December 27, 2022, at Lincoln Park Manor in Lincoln, KS.  He was born on August 16, 1940, in Concordia, KS to George Verlin and Susan Lorraine (Morton) Chitty. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. Gil grew up in Jamestown, KS and attended Jamestown Elementary and High School, graduating in 1959.  The first class to graduate in the new high school. As a young man still in high...

LINCOLN   Erna Helena Feldkamp, 95, passed away Monday, December 19, 2022, in Wichita, KS. She was born November 23, 1927, in Lincoln County, KS to Ferdinand and Helena (Michael) Wacker.   Erna is survived by her sons, Gary Feldkamp (Susan) of Winchester, KS and Gordon “Joe” Feldkamp (Trish) of St. Augustine, FL; daughter Ann Kocher (Bruce) of Onaga, KS; grandchildren, Branson Kocher (Sarah), Keyanna Kocher, Bryan Feldkamp (Evrim), Mitchel Feldkamp (Rachelle),...

LINCOLN   Dawn Suzanne Meier, 72, passed away December 4, 2022 in Pratt, KS. She was born June 2, 1950. No services are planned at this time.

O’FALLON, MO   Gerald Lee Jensen, age 83, of O’Fallon, Missouri, went to be with his Lord and Saviour on Thursday, December 1, 2022 in his home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Lincoln, Kansas on June 2, 1939 to Leslie and Bernita Jensen (nee Wilbeck).   Gerald graduated from Kansas State University in Manhattan KS where he obtained a bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. During school, he married his high school sweetheart Marilyn Tanner. During his...

LINCOLN   Brenda Renee Peterson, 82, passed away on November 7, 2022, at her home in Lincoln, KS following a year-long battle with cancer. She was born April 16, 1940, in Linn, KS to William and Leota (Boda) Karstensen.   Brenda married Dean Arthur Dohe in Denmark, KS on February 11, 1962. The couple had three children, Brian, David, and Roland, and later divorced. On November 30, 2000, she married Richard Walter Peterson in Denmark, KS and enjoyed nearly 22 years together until...

LINCOLN   Lois Arlene Kuchera, 86, passed away Monday, September 26, 2022, in Topeka, KS. She was born October 5, 1935, in Scandia, KS, to Vernon and Vivian (Thomas) Erickson. After graduating from Scandia High School, Lois earned a teaching certificate from Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina then went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in education from Kansas State Teachers College (now Emporia State University.) Lois then taught elementary education in many small towns in north...

BEVERLY   Rosalee Judd, 94, Beverly, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at Lincoln Park Manor, Lincoln, Kansas.   She was born on May 4, 1928 to Henry L. and May E. (Wild) Mastellar. She graduated from Barnard High School, Barnard, Kansas, in May 1946. After graduation, she attended summer school for teaching at Hays, Kansas. After summer school, she came back to Barnard to teach at the King School one year and the next year at Bashan School, south of...