All Obituaries

SALINA   Stephen J. Long, 62, of Salina, KS passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, March 2, 2026. He was born March 9, 1963, in Ellsworth, KS, the son of Donald and Margaret Long and Joan Bunch.   Steve grew up in Ellsworth and attended Ellsworth High School, where he excelled in athletics. He later attended Dodge City Community College on a football scholarship. As a member of the Ash Creek 4-H Club, Steve excelled in his livestock projects and became a mentor and ...

NEWTON   Ron Cheyney passed away Saturday, February 14th, 2026 at his home in Newton, KS. He was born on March 6th,1956 to Ray and Arlene Cheyney. Growing up, Ron excelled at many things, but his towering frame led him to play basketball. As God would have it, this would take him to Sterling, KS where he attended Sterling College to play basketball. While looking at a Campus Life Magazine, he saw an ad for Sterling College featuring a cute girl and said, “I’m going to marry ...

ELLSWORTH   Warren Gail Campbell, 86, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2026 in Ellsworth. He was born November 25, 1939 in Ellsworth County to Robert “Pete” and Marie (Irvine) Campbell. He married Lena Tummons in Lawrence, KS on November 3, 1963. Warren was a lifelong cowboy, farmer, and most of all a shorthorn cattle breeder. He passed this love of land and animal stewardship on to his daughters, granddaughters, his grandson, and other young people in his life. He was ...

KANOPOLIS   Waldo “Wayne” Webb, 80, passed away Friday, February 6, 2026 in Salina, KS. He was born March 25, 1945 in San Diego, CA to Waldo Gloyd and Mildred Marie (Bezemek) Webb. Wayne was a longtime resident of Kanopolis, KS where he was a farmer. He married Christena Yoder in Frederick, KS on June 28, 1974. She survives him.   Funeral services were held on Thursday, February 12, 2026 with burial taking place at Buckeye Cemetery.

MIDLAND, TX   Georgia Frances Keaton, 90 years old of Midland, Texas, passed away peacefully on Thursday January 29, 2026. She was born August 4, 1935 to Frances and George Adamek in Ellsworth, Kansas.   After graduating from Ellsworth High School, Georgia attended Newman Hospital School of Nursing in Emporia, Kansas graduating in September 1956 as a Registered Nurse and graduated from the College of Emporia with a B.A. Teaching certification Secondary Education in biology. She ...

KANOPOLIS   Caroline Patricia Nowlin, 78, passed away peacefully in Marquette, KS on January 26, 2026. She was born in Ellsworth, KS to Geroge and Joan Shaw on February 14, 1947. Caroline, a devoted mother and lifelong nurse, known for her kind heart and selfless spirit, spent her life in service to others, providing comfort and care to her patients and her family alike. Caroline’s nurturing nature extended to her love for gardening and her pets, but her greatest joy was her ...

ELLSWORTH   Joe Rodriguez, Jr., 88, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2026, surrounded by family, in Hutchinson, KS. He was born March 20, 1937 in Ellsworth, KS to Joe and Jessie (Uribe) Rodriguez. Joe served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1956 to 1960. He married Mary C. Martinez in Ellsworth in 1967. Joe worked for Independent Salt Company in Kanopolis, KS as a sacker and forklift operator for 32 years before retiring and going to work for Homolka Grain in Ellsworth. He was a ...

ABILENE   Fern Elaine (Anspaugh) Dolezal, 89, passed away on January 8, 2026 in Abilene. She was born on July 30, 1936, the first born of Lyle and Daisy (Essig) Anspaugh.   Fern attended high school at Lucas, KS. She graduated from Dodge City Community College and Barton County Community College. She enjoyed a long career of nursing for more than 50 years as a Registered Nurse, a Certified Gerontological Nurse, and an instructor of nurse aide classes. After working in hospitals ...

KANOPOLIS   Randy W. Soukup, 66, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2026 in Wichita, KS surrounded by his family. He was born January 14, 1959 in Ellsworth, KS to Edward, Jr. and Ann (Schulz) Soukup. Randy was a longtime resident of Ellsworth and Kanopolis where he was the bridge foreman for the Ellsworth County Road and Bridge Department. After retiring, he later went to work at the Ellsworth County Landfill, a fitting job as he always had an eye for turning junk into beautiful works of ...

KANOPOLIS   Diana Lee Magaña, 94, passed away January 5, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Village in Ellsworth, KS.  She was born on a farm outside of Ellsworth to Frank and Bertha Schwerdtfeger.      Diana lived her entire life in Ellsworth County. With an 8th Grade education, Diana left home at the age of 16 to live in Ellsworth and to work at the laundromat. She would be recruited for a job at the old Ellsworth Memorial Hospital to work in their laundry room. ...