Helen Blanche Hanks Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Helen Blanche Hanks of Dighton, Kansas, who passed away on February 18, 2022, at the age of 86, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was loved and cherished by many people including : her parents, Frank Clarence Prose and Nola V. Prose (Meek); her sister Ava Adele Hack (Bob) of Springfield Oregon; her daughter Rebecca Metzker-Hansen (Brian) of Boulder, Colorado; her daughter-in-law Donna Metzker of Ness City, Kansas; her grandchildren, Erica Prose Hansen (Alex) of Victor, Idaho, Frank Hansen (Erin) of Littleton, Colorado, Gunnar Hansen of Victor, Idaho, Derek Hembree of Long Beach, California, Jennifer Howard (Nathan) of Ellis, Kansas and Ryan Hembree (Andrea) of Blanchard, Oklahoma; her husband E. Joe Hanks; her son Robert C. Metzker; her former life partner Robert F. Metzker of Coldwater, Kansas.; and also Bert Prose (Frank). She was also cherished by four great grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Prairie, Dodge City, Kansas; Sacred Heart Church, Ness City, Kansas; and Buda Cemetery, Ness County, Kansas.
