Stories from Thursday, December 21, 2017

Jeffrey Michael Lotterer, most recently of Salina, Kan., passed away Monday afternoon Dec. 11, 2017 at the Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. He was born Nov. 4, 1959 to George and Ernestine Lotterer at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott. Jeff attended Fort Scott public schools. Before Jeff’s illness he had worked as the dairy barn foreman on a farm just outside of McPherson, Kan., and also worked construction for several years...

Robert, "Bobby" Aguilera Ruiz, age 62, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017 at his home in Pleasanton. Funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to service time at the chapel. The family suggests contributions to Crossroads Hospice. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Russell Eugene Johnson, age 90, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kan. He was born Aug. 1, 1927, in Fulton, Kan., the son of Andrew Webb Johnson and Flora Gump Johnson. While in high school, Russell began working for the railroad. ...

Mikayla Lynn Norris, age 18, a resident of Fort Scott, died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, in Kansas City, Mo. She was born Dec. 22, 1998, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Mike Norris and Jyandy Wulz Santhuff. She was a 2017 graduate of Fort Scott High School and a member of the cheerleading team. Mikayla had a beautiful smile and was so full of life, she loved spending time with her friends en to music and singing. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her brother and sister...