Obituaries

Marilyn Wilkens was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, surrounded by her loved ones, at the age of 83.Marilyn was born at home in central Kansas on Sept. 5, 1938. She was the second of six children born to Merrill and Marceline Behnke.

Douglas Eugene ’Doug’ Riggs, 67, of Bushton, Kan., passed away Dec. 19, 2021, at his home. He was born Dec. 5, 1954, in Lyons, Kan., the son of Lawrence and Helen Osgood Riggs.Doug was a lifetime Bushton resident.

Monty Ray Payne, 57, of Geneseo, Kan., passed away Dec. 16, 2021, at his home. He was born July 25, 1964, in Junction City, Kan., the son of Jerry and Lesa Sheridan Payne.Monty had resided in Holyrood for the past eight years, formerly of Lorraine, Ellsworth, Chetopa, and Humboldt, Kan.

 Richard Tobias Doubrava, 66, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021.Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 20 at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Burial will be at a later date at Palacky Cemetery in Ellsworth County, Kan.

LaDonna Mae Griffis, 90, of Lyons, Kan., passed away Dec. 1, 2021, at Sterling Village, Sterling, Kan. She was born Oct. 25, 1931 in Brookville, Kan., the daughter of Paige and Lola Shute Shuttleworth.LaDonna has resided in Lyons since 1980, formerly of Holyrood, Kan.

Carole J. Boor, 81, passed away Dec. 8, 2021, at Almost Home, Great Bend, Kan. She was born June 7, 1940 in Ellsworth, Kan., to Stephen and Blanche Jiricek.She grew up in the Black Wolf, Kan. area, attended South Exselsior country grade school and graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1958.On Oct.

Murphy Russel Woodmansee passed away Dec. 7, 2021, in Barton County. He was born March 15, 2006 in Hutchinson, to Michael & Marissa (Grow) Woodmansee.A lifetime Great Bend resident, Murphy was a sophomore at Hoisington High School, where he was active in golf and band.

Roger Kent Kvasnicka, 76, passed away Dec. 4, 2021, at his home in Lucas, Kan.He was born March 6, 1945, in Ellsworth, Kan. to Dell and Joyce (Chard) Kvasnicka.A 1963 graduate of Lucas High School, he was a proud Lucas Demon, and evidently, from stories told, was pretty decent at kicking a football.

William Joanis was called home by our Lord and Savior Dec. 3, 2021, at the age of 72.  Memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 13, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Copperas Cove, Texas. Inurnment will be at a later date at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery,  Ellsworth,  Kan.  He was born Aug.

Gail Lee Vance, 67, of Salina, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021.She was born Sept. 4, 1954 in Ellsworth, Kan., to Kenneth Sr. and Helen (Walker) Pflughoeft.