Obituaries

Rodney Fuller, 84, passed away Monday, May 20, 2024 at his home in Ellsworth, Kan. He was born May 23, 1939, in Waterville, Minn., to Lowell and Katherine (Kletska) Fuller.

On April 23, 2024, Ferrill D. Standage, age 88, moved from his home in Kingsland, Texas, to his heavenly home with his Lord and Savior, Jesus.Ferrill Standage was born Aug. 1, 1935, in Russell County, Kan., to John and Virginia (Rolfs) Standage.He has two children from a prior marriage to Sundra...

Vernon “Plug” Carl Pflughoeft, 70, passed away peacefully May 11, 2024, at Rice County Hospital, Lyons, Kan.

Madeline Marie (Schwerdtfeger) Tatro, 93, of Ellsworth, passed away Friday, May 10, 2024.To read a full obituary online, please visit www.DoveTopeka.com.Madeline Marie (Schwerdtfeger) Tatro, 93, of Ellsworth, passed away Friday, May 10, 2024.To read a full obituary online, please visit...

Elsie Amelia Hunter, 95, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Ellsworth, Kan. She was born Oct. 5, 1928 in Ellsworth to Reinhold and Anna (Lange) Bruning. She was a lifetime resident of Ellsworth, where she was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, and married Errol Hunter on Jan. 18, 1948.

Willis Lee Becker was born Dec. 31, 1931. He attended the Parochial Grade School at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church and graduated from Sylvan Grove High School, Sylvan Grove, Kan., in 1950. He joined the Navy Reserve, as did his two brothers, Kenneth, and a year later, Loren.

Eleanor G. Bach, 94, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in Manhattan, Kan.

Longtime Homer, Alaska, resident Darlene L. Sheldon, 84, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2024, at South Peninsula Hospital, Homer.Services will be held at the Homer American Legion with the time and date to be announced.Darlene was born May 4, 1939, in Ellsworth, Kan.

Wayne W. Schultz, 74, passed away Friday, April 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. He was born Aug. 11, 1949, in Ellsworth, Kan., to Alfred and Madonna (Lyne) Schultz.

Dolores Jacqueline “Peachie” Schmidt, Wilson, Kan., passed away Dec. 21, 2023, in Hays, Kan., at the age of 99. A funeral service will be held Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Damar, Kan. Online condolences and full obituary at www.plumeroverlease.com.