Obituaries

George Enoch Dolezal, 92, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019.  He was born June 9, 1927 in Ellsworth, Kan. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Corrine (Streddar) Dolezal; wife, Ruth E.

Jerome Anthony Wondra, 76, died July 20, 2019 at Country Place Senior Living, Hoisington. He was born May 11, 1943 on the family farm in rural Odin, Kan., the son of Alfred and Regina (Kirmer) Wondra. He graduated from Odin High School in 1961. Jerome served in the National Guard.

Kevin W. Foran, 81, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at the Wilson Care and Rehabilitation Center in Wilson, Kan.   He was born Jan. 12, 1938 to Bill and Mary (Vopat) Foran in Wilson. Kevin was a 1955 graduate of Wilson High School. He later got his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Accounting.

Kenneth Neil Allen, 72, of Hillsboro, Texas, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at Central Texas Veterans Health Care in Waco, Texas. Kenneth was born Oct. 29, 1946 in Ransom, Kan. with a sister twin, (Kay, Kay) Karen Kayn Allen, the son of Hillard Grant and Ruth (Wallace) Allen.

Dwaine George Grubb, 72, of Holyrood, Kan., died Thursday, July 4, 2019, at the Ellsworth County Medical Center in Ellsworth, Kan. Dwaine was born April 26, 1947 in Wilson, Kan. the son of Arthur and Edna (Malir) Grubb.

Nina Marie Borgstadter, 80, passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2019 in Manhattan. She was born Oct. 2, 1938 in Lincoln County to Reinhold and Selma (Schultz) Kohls. Nina was a longtime resident of Ellsworth, where she worked for USD 327 in food service and as a bus driver.

Alex Weston Sheridan was born Aug. 29, 1920 to Lee M. and Edith L. (Allen) Sheridan and died July 1, 2019 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kan. He was a retired farmer, machinist and W.W. II veteran. Alex was born on a farm near Carneiro, Ellsworth County, Kan.

Claudette Sandra (Smith) Kraus, 77, of Wilson, Kan. passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019 surrounded by her family. Sandra was born Dec. 19, 1941 in Waverly, La. to James R. Smith and E. Louise (Eubanks) Davis. She graduated from Tallulah High School in Tallulah, La.

Richard J. Gutierrez, 79, former Ellsworth resident, passed away June 29, 2019. Funeral service was held at 1 p.m. Monday, July 8 at DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary, Wichita.  

Janie Mae Burmeister, 71, passed away Friday, July 5, 2019 at her home in rural Ellsworth. She was born Nov. 11, 1947 in Beloit to Raymond E. and Marjorie E. (Miller) Burger. Janie married Leonard Burmeister in Beloit on June 12, 1965.