Obituaries

Rosella May Hoch, 95, of Wilson, passed away April 14, 2019 in Ellsworth. She was born Oct. 27, 1923 in Hays to George Edward and Clara (McIntosh) Balls. She married Ernest Hoch Oct. 21,1947 in Hays.

Bobby B. ‘Shorty’ Boulineau, 86, passed away Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, at his home in Wrens, Ga. He was born June 15, 1932 to William S. and Mozelle (Humphrey) Boulineau. A native of Jefferson County, Ga., Bobby was a 1949 graduate of Louisville Academy.

Merrill ‘Mert’ J. Sauvain, 88, passed away April 7, 2019 in Ellsworth. He was born Aug. 21, 1930 in Morganville, Kan. to John and Georgia (Ostrander) Sauvain. Merrill married Phyllis Linquist in Clay Center on July 11, 1955. He was a welder for Northern Natural Gas for over 30 years.

Father Marvin William Reif, 55, passed away in Protection. He was born Aug. 19, 1963, in Hoisington, to Albert and Dorothy (Frenzl) Reif. Father Marvin Reif took his seminary studies at Conception Seminary, Conception, Mo.

Sharron Lee Raney, 81, died March 24, 2019, at St. Joseph Place in Overland Park. She was born May 5, 1937 in El Dorado, the daughter of Donald Raymond and Oleta Irene (Blackmore) Hall. Sharron spent her childhood in Lorraine, Kan. She graduated from Lorraine High School in May of 1955. On Jan.

Ruth Ann Jones (née Fry) 88, of Wichita, Kan., passed away peacefully surrounded by her children March 29, 2019. She was born Aug. 22, 1930 in Ellsworth, Kan. to William Thomas and Leona Sophia (nee Doubrava) Fry. Throughout her life she resided in Kansas, Chicago, Ill. and Medina, Ohio.