Obituaries

Donna Lynn Pelton, 71, passed away January 2, 2025 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned.

Elizabeth (Betty) M. Sanders passed away on December 29, 2024, at the Life Care Center in Burlington, Kansas.

Melvin “Mel” L. Chesbro, age 71 passed away on Dec. 31, 2024 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. He was born on Dec. 26, 1953 at Ottawa, KS., the son of Damon R. and Virginia L. (Jamison) Chesbro.

Larry Lee Schugart, 85, went to his heavenly home, passing peacefully in his sleep on December 29, 2024, at Parkwood Village, in Pratt, Kansas. He was born August 5, 1939, in Great Bend to Ervin and Anna (Hlavaty) Schugart.

Carolyn W. Conrad, 85, died December 28, 2024, at her daughter’s home. She was born November 17, 1939, in Creston, NE, to Clinton E. and Neva L. (Henry) Polark.

Eric Wade Harbaček, 57, of Hutchinson died December 26, 2024, at his home. He was born March 25, 1967, in Hutchinson, Kansas to Max and Bonnie (Purvis) Harbaček.

Steven Dwayne Hinkle, age 50 of Howard, KS, passed away December 28, 2024 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS.

Margaret "Greta" Mary Hester (née Mullan) was born on June 29th, 1936, at the Maternity Home in Coleraine Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, to Elizabeth McFaul.

Aline M. (Young) Bachman was born November 2, 1929 in McPherson, KS to Harry and Anna (Reimer) Young. She passed away on December 30, 2024 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, KS. Mom worked for Anderson Food Store in Moundridge and Sterling Drug in McPherson.

Thelma Elaine Lais, 90, of Hesston, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2024 at the Schowalter Villa. She was born on November 6, 1934 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to Joseph Benjamin and Grace Helen (Plank) Brenneman.

Larry Lee Bornholdt, 87, of Hutchinson, Kansas, passed away December 31, 2024, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.

Mario Nicolas Martinez-Garcia, 32, passed away December 27, 2024, in Stafford County, Kansas. He was born on May 26, 1992, in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Nicolas Martinez and Angela Garcia. On February 15, 2012, he married Esmeralda Torres-Lopez.