Obituaries

Patrick David Paske, 72, of Augusta, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Kansas Medical Center in Andover. Visitation was 1-3:30 p.m. Sunday, December 12 at Headley Funeral Chapel and memorial service were held 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 13, 2021, at Augusta United Methodist Church, Augusta. Burial followed at 3 p.m. at Toronto Cemetery in Toronto. Patrick was born in Chanute, Kansas on February 18, 1949, to the late Lavonne (Daniel) and William Paske. He retired after 30 years of military service as a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. He taught, coached and served as an administrator at several Kansas high schools and middle schools over 51 years. Since 2004, he was a science teacher at Derby High School and spent several earlier years in Augusta and Eureka schools. Patrick coached basketball, football, golf and track during his career. On July 14, 1968, he married Bonnie (Ferguson) in Toronto, Kansas. She survives. He is also survived by sons, Scott and wife Susan of Wichita, and Drew and wife Kaysie of Andover; sister, Lisa Stockebrand of Halstead; brothers in law Rick Ferguson and wife Nanette, and Bob Swartz and wife Lola; sisters in law Mae Oxford, Connie Vance, and Cindy Ostrosky; grandchildren Trent, Mallory, Jillian and Josie; and numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Derby Community Foundation, P. O. Box 372, Derby, KS 67037 - c/o the Pat Paske Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Virginia “Sue” Jones of Saint Joseph, Missouri, died on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at Mosaic Medical Center, in Saint Joseph, at the age of 77.

Betty Elmira Titus died Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at her home in Virgil, KS, at the age of 80.