LYONS | STERLING

Lois Alma Johannsen, 97, of Lyons, Kansas, passed away April 13, 2024, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. She was born February 2, 1927, in Frederick, Kansas, the daughter of James Hans and Lola Emma (Speer) Christensen. Lois was a near lifelong Lyons resident. She graduated from Frederick High School. Lois was a farm wife, candy striper and nurse aide at the Sterling Hospital, and was a dietary cook for Hospital District #1 of Rice County for over thirty years. She was a lifelong member of the...

Arinetta Marie Bolton, passed away on April 12, 2024. Her long-time goal was to live to the century mark but the Lord decided he needed her at age 91. She was born on November 19, 1932, in Mitchell, Kansas, and grew up on the family farm with her parents, Mary and Virgil Bolton and her younger sister, Virgie Ione. She was the boy that they didn’t have and worked the farm alongside her Dad as she was growing up. She graduated from Lyons High School and attended K-State and Emporia State...

Dewey Dean Breese, 90, of Hutchinson, Kansas, passed away April 10, 2024, at Reflection Living, Hutchinson. He was born May 26, 1933, in Norton, Kansas, the son of Dewey H. and Mary Rosetta (Fisk) Breese. Dewey graduated from Logan High School, Logan, Kansas. He resided in Hutchinson for the past eight years, formerly of Lyons and Wichita, Kansas. Dewey served in the United States Army as a staff sergeant during the Korean War. He worked as a machinist at Lyons Manufacturing and later as...

Marian Kay (Finch) Ankerholz, passed away in Larned, Kansas, on April 3, 2024, at the age of 88. She was born August 3, 1935, in Lyons, Kansas, the daughter of Lawrence R. and Isabella M. (German) Finch. Marian lived most of her life in Lyons, where she attended Park Elementary School, Lyons Junior High, and graduated from Lyons High School in 1953. In 1955, Marian married Richard L. Ankerholz, and they moved to Los Angeles, California, where he was employed by the FBI. In 1956, the...

Simon Hawley Root, 87, of Lyons, Kansas, passed away March 29, 2024, at Hospital District #1 of Rice County, Lyons. He was born July 28, 1936, in Ellsworth, Kansas, the son of Edwin and Nell (Keck) Root. Simon has resided in Lyons since 1962, formerly of Radium, Kansas. He graduated from Radium High School with the class of 1954. Simon was employed at Northern Natural Gas and Enron in Bushton, Kansas for over 25 years, before he retired in 1992. He enjoyed many summer vacations traveling to...

Roy Gale Elstun, 68, of Sterling, Kansas, passed away March 29, 2024, at the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born July 9, 1955, in Rice County, Kansas, the son of Henry Howard “Hank” and Marcia Alice (Jones) Elstun. Roy was a lifelong Sterling resident, having lived at Jefferson Plaza for over 20 years. He graduated from Sterling High School with the class of 1974 and graduated from Central Kansas Area Vocational Technical School in 1988 with a certificate in...

Freda Imogene Scheikofsky, 87, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away March 27, 2024, with her family by her side. She was born May 29, 1936, in Woodward, Oklahoma, the daughter of Edd and Mary “Anna” (Kornele) Brumley. Imogene graduated from Woodward High School with the class of 1954. She lived in Wichita, Kansas, prior to moving to Johnson, Kansas and Newton, Kansas; prior to returning to Wichita for the last fifteen years of her life. Imogene worked as a “Medication Nurse” at a rest...

Virginia Elizabeth “Ginger” Speaks, 75, of Sterling, Kansas, passed away March 26, 2024, at Hospice House, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born April 23, 1948, in Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Lawrence and Geneva (Lynch) Speaks. Ginger was a longtime Sterling resident. She graduated from Sterling High School with the class of 1966 and received her LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) Degree in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Ginger was an LPN for fifteen years at Pleasant View Home in Inman,...

Joseph Loren Horton, 73, of Lyons, Kansas, passed away March 21, 2024, at Meridian Rehabilitation and Health Center, Wichita. He was born June 28, 1950, in Phoenix, Arizona, the son of James Luther and Willie (Jackson) Horton. Joseph was a near lifelong Rice County resident. He was a self-employed independent contractor. Joseph served in the United States Army during the Vietnam conflict. He enjoyed building wood projects, fishing, being outdoors, playing his guitar, listening to Golden...

Linda Ruth (Burgess) Eades, 76, of Lyons, Kansas, passed away March 17, 2024, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. She was born June 1, 1947, in Lyons, the daughter of Jack and Ruth (Brubaker) Burgess. Linda was a near lifelong Lyons resident. She graduated from Chase High School with the class of 1965. She later received her secretary certificate from Brown Mackie College in Salina, and later her LPN degree from Barton County Community College. She was an (LPN) Licensed Practical...