Obituaries

Ann Fitzgerald, age 92, passed away on Nov. 11, 2025, at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City, Kan. She was born on March 27, 1933, in Caldwell, Kan., the daughter of Clyde T. and Hettye M. (Cox) McCracken.She started grade school in Great Bend, Kan.

Stephen S. Dlabal, Jr. passed on to eternal life Nov. 11, 2025, in Salina, Kan., at the age of 74. He was born to Stephen S. Dlabal, Sr. and Ida (Vlcek) Dlabal on June 12, 1951.  Steve attended North Black Wolf School and later graduated from Wilson High School in 1969.

Phyllis Rae Winckler, of Wilson, Kan., passed away on Nov. 7, 2025, at Good Samaritan Society in Ellsworth, Kan. She was born on Aug. 27, 1937, to James and Ruth (Borman) Peterka in Rural Lincoln County, Kan. She was married to Paul G. Winckler on Sept.

Gary Jesse Thille, 80, of Sterling, Kan., passed away Nov. 2, 2025, at Sterling Village. He was born Sept. 6, 1945, in Beloit, Kan., the son of Murray Maxwell and Anna Lolita (Anderson) Thille. Gary resided in Sterling the past three years, formerly of Ellsworth, Kan.

Doris Evonne Oller, 85, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Salina, Kan.Born on May 23, 1940, in Ransom, Kan., Doris was the fourth child of Margaret (Jarvis) and Leroy Ruff. She grew up in Wilson, Kan., and attended Salt City Business College in Hutchinson, Kan.

Ailene (Mickey) Bowie was born Dec. 14, 1934, in Arkansas City, Kan., and exited earth Nov. 6, 2025, in Lindsborg, Kan., at the age of 90. She was a retired business teacher at Wichita East High School. Mickey married Howard Bowie on Dec. 21, 1957. He died Dec. 22, 2015.

James Dean Patry, 82, of Salina, Kan., passed away Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. He was born on Dec. 11, 1942, in Hillsboro, Kan., to Edmund and Mary (Wegerer) Patry.James was an agriculture education teacher and FFA adviser at Wilson High School for 32 years.

Daniel Oscar Carr, Jr., 91, died on Oct. 13, 2025. He was born May 1, 1934, to Daniel Oscar Carr, Sr. and Florence (Burris) Carr at Kansas City, Kan. He graduated from Argentine High School in Kansas City, Kan.

Through every memory and heartfelt moments, we remember our father, Roland Wayne Anschutz, 81, who passed away on Oct. 6, 2025. He was a dedicated husband to Elberta Rose Anschutz, deceased, and a loving father to Martin Anschutz (Sandy), Salina; Kan.; Richard Anschutz, Bushton, Kan.

Kenneth Ray McHenry, 83, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Ellsworth, Kan. He was born Dec. 18, 1941, in Beloit, Kan., to Ralph and Thelma (Schmidt) McHenry.Kenneth is survived by his wife Dixie, Ellsworth; son Bryon McHenry, Wichita, Kan.; sisters-in-law Judy McHenry, Downs, Kan.