Ralph Pfannenstiel Passes Away

  

      Silver Lake—Ralph Pfannenstiel, 92, of Silver Lake, passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021.  Ralph was a resident at Oakley Place in Rossville.  He was born on a farm on March 21, 1929, in Munjor, Kansas, the son of Peter and Mary Korbe Pfannenstiel.  Ralph was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville.

     On May 11, 1948, Ralph was united in marriage to Mary Anne Schuster.  Mary Anne passed away on January 11, 2009.  Ralph was employed in law enforcement for forty-four years.  He leaves behind six children, Terry (Marcia) Pfannenstiel, Nancy (Richard) Heideman, Gary (Vicki) Pfannenstiel, Larry (Rita) Pfannenstiel, Cindy (Scott) Hawkins, and Bob (Nancy) Pfannenstiel; two sisters, Therese Schimm and Marilyn (Al) Blevins; 29 grandchildren and 58 great-grandchildren.

     Ralph was preceded in death by his brothers, Felix and Alvin, and a sister, Agatha Lang.

     Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, April 24, 2021, at St Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville.  Inurnment will be in the Silver Lake Cemetery.  A Rosary will be recited at 9:00 A.M. Saturday at the church.  Memorial contributions may be made to St. Stanislaus Catholic Church for Mass Intentions and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536.  To leave online condolences, go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

RHS In Clay Target League

       The Rossville Jr/Sr. High School is among 120 high school teams across the state participating in the Kansas State High School Clay Target League (KSSHSCTL) this spring.

Arlene (Thompson) ( 48) Looker Passes Away

      Topeka—Arlene Thompson Looker passed away on April 13, 2021, at the University of Kansas Hospital, St. Francis Campus in Topeka.  She was born October 22, 1930, in Delia to Eleanor (Simecka) Thompson and Curtis Thompson.  She graduated from Delia High School in 1948. She spent two years teaching in a rural one-room schoolhouse.

     Arlene was a member of West Side Christian Church.  She held several positions: Chairperson for Delia Alumni High School Reunion, supervisor judge for Shawnee County elections, member of ABWA, served Stonecraft Ministry for years.  She enjoyed Civic Theater as a hostess for fund-raising events.  Arlene was a member of the YWCA therapeutic exercise group for 20 years.  Her greatest joy was serving the Lord as a caregiver for relatives and church shut-ins.  Arlene was Mrs. Santa Claus at Christmas for 30 years in Colorado and later for nursing homes in Rossville and St. Marys and the Presbyterian Manor.

     The name “General” was given to Arlene by volunteering for community service in Denver.  She had over 80 men and women in her group volunteering in charity events in Denver and Boulder. Cancer drives, Kops & Kids. Cherry Creek Sneak, autism, and the Denver Symphony for over 10 years are a few of the charities she helped with.  Before retiring from Colorado Blue Cross & Blue Shield with 25 years of perfect attendance, she received a special large salad bowl engraved with “Outstanding Community Service,” 1989-1990 from the Colorado Lt. Governor.

     She married Otis Holcomb on April 19, 1950, they divorced.  She married Clayton Pusch on November 27, 1971, they divorced.  She married Jim Looker in 1977, they divorced.

     Arlene was preceded in death by her parents, brother Marvin Thompson, a sister, Neysa Porter, her son, Dennis Holcomb, in March of 1996, and a daughter-in-law, Linda Holcomb.

     Survivors include two sons, Don (Barbara) Holcomb, Topeka, and Dan Holcomb, Denver, CO; one sister, Vivian Bartello, Morro Bay, CA; a brother, Nels (Shari) Thompson, Topeka; grandchildren, Eric Holcomb, Lawrence, Mark (Hillary) Holcomb, Phoenix, AZ., and Kristie, Adam, Pennsylvania; great-grandchildren, Graham, Bryce, Ellie, Katlin, and Jacob.

     A Celebration Of Life Visitation will be at a later date.  Inurnment is private at Adrian Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Topeka-Shawnee County Library and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.

 

Christian Roduner (18) at Emporia State

Christian Roduner, son of Suzanne and Ronnie Tull, is a senior at Emporia State U. and is an infielder on their baseball team.    His bio can be read at:     https://esuhornets.com/sports/baseball/roster/christian-roduner/4420

Softball Team Bats Take Care Of Business

     The Rossville softball team showed good power against the St. Marys bears on April 15, winning by 7-1 and 14-2,  The Lady Dawgs are 6-2 in the MEL and 9-3 overall.

Baeball Team Overpowers Bears

 The Rossville baseball team has found new life.   After losing the first four games, the Dawgs have come back to win 5 of the last 6.  On April 15 they destroyed the St. Marys Bears 10-0 and 14-0 and are now 5-5 overall.

Royal Valley Inv. Track Meet

The girls team finished 7th of the nine teams competing.  The best performances are below.

400 M          Amelia Foster        1st
800 M          Amelia Foster        1st
1600 M        Julia Streit             3rd
                     Audrie Davis         6th
4 x 800 Relay  RHSTeam          2nd 
Shot Put       Briar Gillum          1st
Discus          Briat Gillum          2nd

The Boys team finished 9th of the 9 teams competing.  Best performances were:

100 M           Woodrow Rezac   1st
200 M           Woodrow Rezac   1st
Javelin          Hunter Broce        3rd 

Baseball Team Splits W/Silver Lake

Rossville and Silver Lake played a double header on April 11.  The Dawgs lost the first 11-5 but won the second game 14-11.   The Dawgs are 3-3 in the MEL. 

Silver Lake Girls Win Two

The RHS softball team lost two games to the Silver Lake girls, each loss by ONE point.   Silve Lake had wins of 8-7 and 4-3.   Rossville is not 4-2 in the MEL. 

Softball Team Gets Two Wins

     The Lady Dawgs showed that they will be a contender for the MEL crown by picking up two more wins at Wabaunsee on April 9.  They won by scores of  6-3  and 17-8 and their record now stands at 7-1 overall and 4-9 in MEL play.

Baseball Team Get Two Wins

 The Dawgs picked up two convincing wins against Wabaunsee on Friday, April 9 by scores of 13-3 and 10-0.    The Dawgs are 2-2 in MEL play.

Rossville Placers at League Art 2021

Jordan Quinones "Lion" Scratch off paper 2D alternative surfaces (1st place)
Jenna Thompson "Boats" Acrylic on wood (3rd Place)
Shawna Gay "untitled" Scratch off of a bird  2D alternative surfaces (Honorable Mention)
Emma Tamms "Circles  Digital art (Honorable Mention)

Forensics Results/Great Bend Tournament

Reagan Wonnell-  1st in Oration
Kaylee Verschelden-6th in Poetry
Keera Lacock and Lillian Miller-4th in IDA

Mens Track at Wabaunsee Inv.

 April 9, 2021 at Wabausee High School

1	Perry-Lecompton	PERR	123
2	Olpe	OLPE	92
3	Cornerstone Family	CFS	76
4	St Marys	SAMA	69
5	Rock Creek Senior	RCS	59.5
6	Wabaunsee	WABA	52
7	Rossville	ROSS	22
8	Northern Heights	NOHE	15
9	Northeast Kansas Saints	NEK	0.5

100 M       Woodrow Rezac            2nd
                  Hunter Broce               13th

                  Tucker Eustice             19th
1600 M      Hayden Sanders           10th

400 M        Braiden Hensley            6th 
200 M        Woodrow Rezac            3rd
                   Braiden Hensley           6th
                   Tuker Eustice              12th    
Long Jump Hunter Broce                6th
                   Christian Mattia            8th
                   Aryon Klesath             10th
Shot Put     Abe Stillion                 21st
Discus        Abe Stillion                 20th
Javelin       Hunter Broce                 3rd

                  Aryon Klesath              11th                    
                  Abe Stillion                  19th