Obituaries

Marlin Leon Sittner, 88, of Bushton, Kan., passed away Feb. 17, 2024, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kan. He was born Jan. 4, 1936, in rural Bushton, the son of Max and Myrtle (Weinhold) Sittner.Marlin was a lifelong Bushton resident.

Edgar Leo Jacobs, 74, passed away Jan. 23, 2024, at Clara Barton Hospital ER, Hoisington, Kan. He was born on Jan. 4, 1950, in Great Bend, Kan, to Fred and Rose (Klug) Jacobs. In 1968, Edgar graduated from Claflin High School, then attended Hutchinson Community College.

Carol Sue Hicks, 78, passed away Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, at her home, surrounded by family, in Ellsworth. She was born July 29, 1945, in Arkansas City, Kan., and adopted by Ernie and Aileen (Choitz) Mehl. She married Dale Robert “Bob” Hicks in Holyrood on Aug. 11, 1963.

Eleanora “Ellie” M. Douglass, 85, of Ellsworth, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. She was born in Hoxie, Kan., on Jan. 29, 1938, to Ludwig “Louis” C. Bieker and Ludwina (Munsch) Bieker. She married William “Bill” R. Douglass in Hoxie on Nov. 7, 1955.

Robert Clayton “Bob” Sommers, 89, of Topeka, passed away Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, at Grace Episcopal Cathedral.

Don Redding, 87, passed away Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, in Claflin, Kan., after a brief, but brave, battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born Sept. 6, 1936, in Madison, Kan., to Glen and Waneta Redding. He graduated from Bushton High School then pursued a career at Northern Natural Gas.

Beverly Jean Connally, 86, passed away Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024, in Ellsworth, Kan. She was born Dec. 4, 1937, in WaKeeney, Kan., to Fred Schwien Sr. and Dolly (Mai) Schwien. She married the love of her life, Richard Connally, in Collyer, Kan., on Aug. 29, 1959.

Susan Sebesta Clough of Ellsworth, Kan., shed her earthly prison on Jan. 1, 2024, in Louisville, Ky., at Norton’s Hosparus Health Inpatient Care Center with her daughter Carol by her side. She was 78 years old.Susan was born March 11, 1945, in Ft. Jackson, S.C., to Col. Arthur J.

Rosemary E. Rathbun, 82, passed away Jan. 10, 2024, in Ellsworth, Kan. This wonderful woman came into the world on Aug. 17, 1941, to Benjamin and Margaret (Schroeder) Urbanek. Being the firstborn, she learned a lot of life skills wrangling five brothers and two little sisters.

Ruth Arlene Krizek was called home to her Lord Jesus Christ and peacefully passed away at age 89 on Jan. 3, 2024, in Salina, Kan. We, her sons and family, celebrate a life rich in love, laughter and enduring connections.