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Agnes M. Burkhart
Aug 13, 2007
Hanston – Agnes Marie Burkhart, 97, died August 13, 2007, at the Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore. She was born August 4, 1910, at Offerle, the daughter of Adam and Katie Urban Stegman. A lifetime area resident, she was a homemaker and a school cook. She was a member of the St. Anthony Catholic Church, Altar Society, Senior...
Russell Parker
Aug 12, 2007
Trousdale - Russell Parker, 55, died August 12, 2007 at Southwind Hospice House, Pratt. He was born June 6, 1952 in Larned, the son of Welton R. and Gladys Marie Sibley Parker. A lifetime resident of Trousdale, he was a laborer for Pratt Livestock and Carr Auction. He was a member of the Trousdale United Methodist Church. Survivors include: his...
Marie F. Hays
Aug 11, 2007
Jetmore – Marie F. Hays, 94, died August 11, 2007, at Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore. She was born August 10, 1913, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Helena Riedl. A lifetime area resident, she was a homemaker, farmer, horsewoman and worked in restaurants. She was a member of the St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Altar Society, Grandmas...
N. James Rittenhouse
Aug 10, 2007
Hanston - Nehemiah James Rittenhouse, 90, died August 10, 2007 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, following a short illness. He was born September 26, 1916 in Northeast Hodgeman County, the son of Nehemiah (Butch) and Mable Lillian Eakin Rittenhouse. James was not only a lifetime resident of Hodgeman County, but he lived all but a couple of his...
Opal Elizabeth Battin
Aug 6, 2007
Larned - Opal E. Battin 92, died, August 6, 2007 at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Long Term Care. She was born September 17, 1914 at Larned, the daughter of Austin R. and Bertha Mae Malone Kennedy. A long time Larned resident, she was a retired Secretary of Medical Records for Gleason Hospital, and also was a secretary in the banking...
Charlotte Ruth Miller
Aug 4, 2007
Burdett - Charlotte Ruth Miller, 89, Our very beloved Charlotte Miller went home to be with her Lord, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, August 4, 2007. Daughter to Robert S. and Ethel Evins Bowie, Charlotte was born on the family homestead in Hanston, Kansas on August 19, 1917. Charlotte was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Sydney. She...
Elma E. Sinclair
Aug 2, 2007
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Jetmore-Elma Esther Sinclair, 91, died August 2, 2007, at Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore.
She was born October 1, 1915, in Barton County, Kansas, the daughter of Jacob and Hannah Maier Ehrlich. A longtime Jetmore area resident, she was a past sheriff of Hodgeman County, worked for McCellans...
Christie R. Bamberger
Aug 1, 2007
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Jetmore – Christie R. Bamberger, 94, died August 1, 2007, at the Hodgeman County Long term Care Center, Jetmore.
He was born September 30, 1912 in Hodgeman County, the son of Charles and Agnes Hertel Bamberger, he was a farmer, stockman and a lifetime area resident. He was a...
Neil Leroy Lyman
Jul 31, 2007
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Larned – Neil LeRoy Lyman, 63, has joined his beloved wife, Linda, parents and brother in the arms of the Lord July 31st, 2007.
He was born December 28, 1943 in Lane County, Kansas the son of Sidney Joseph and Pauline Keuhn Lyman. A Larned resident since 1992 moving from Great Bend, he was...
Fred Burleigh Chapman
Jul 22, 2007
Pawnee Rock - Fred Burleigh Chapman, 66, died July 22, 2007 at CKMC St. Rose Campus, Great Bend. He was born October 22, 1940 in Sacramento, California, the son of Rollin Merle and Louise Maretta Pratt Chapman. A resident of Pawnee Rock, he was a carpenter. On January 31, 1964 he married Sandra Mullins at Winter Haven, California. She survives....
William Dean Newman
Jul 21, 2007
Larned - William D. Newman, 78, died July 21, 2007 at CKMC St. Rose Campus, Great Bend. He was born March 30, 1929. Graveside Service will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday at the Larned Cemetery with Chaplain Marva Kaye presiding.
Ernest E. Reece
Jul 20, 2007
Burdett - Ernest Eugene Reece, 80, died July 20, 2007 at CKMC St. Rose Campus, Great Bend. He was born February 11, 1927, the son of Charley A. and Viola R. Zahn Reece. He was a Farmer and Stockman, and a lifetime resident of the area. He was a member of the Burdett United Methodist Church, Served on COOP Board,...
Esther Mildred Clapham
Jul 11, 2007
Larned - Esther Mildred Clapham, 82, died, July 11, 2007 at CKMC St. Rose Campus, Great Bend. She was born July 26, 1924, near Laverne, Oklahoma, the daughter of James Walter and Edith M. Yoho Rolf. A resident of Larned since 1947, she was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Larned, and was very...
Elsie Valeria Klinge
Jul 9, 2007
Larned – Elsie Valeria Klinge, 89, died July 9, 2007 at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Larned. She was born March 1, 1918 at Fullerton, Nebraska, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Roman Podraza. A Larned resident since 1998 moving from Wichita, she was a homemaker. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Larned. On October 2, 1940...
Jerol R. (Jerry) Maddox
Jul 9, 2007
Jetmore – Jerol R.(Jerry) Maddox, 79, died July 9, 2007 at the Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore. She was born October 8, 1927 in Kirwin, the daughter of Edward V. and Daisy Mae Hoffman McQueen. She was a resident of Hodgeman County since 1997, moving from Lyons. She was a Nurse. She belonged to the Methodist Church. Survivors...
James Ward Law Sr.
Jul 3, 2007
Fort Dodge – James Ward Law Sr., 90, died July 3, 2007, at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born October 4, 1916, in Hodgeman County, the son of Orval Ray and Jennie Housman Law. A painter for Fort Dodge and, he lived their for 54 years. He was of the Baptist Faith, and was a member of...
Matilda Tillie Dorothy Brown
Jul 2, 2007
Larned - Matilda (Tillie) Dorothy Brown, 84, went home to be with the Lord July 2, 2007 at the Hays Medical Center, Intensive Care Unit. She was born February 12, 1923 on the home farm north of Ellsworth, Kansas. The daughter of Frank A. and Lena Korzuskiewcz Zorn, she was the owner and operator of Waxy's Café in Ellinwood for...
Patricia Shoup
Jun 30, 2007
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Larned - Patricia "Tresa" D. Shoup, 52, died June 30, 2007 at Larned Health Care Center, Larned.
She was born April 17, 1955 at Great Bend, Kansas the daughter of Clarence Lee and Venita May Clayton Zink. A Larned resident moving from Wichita in 2004, she was a homemaker.
Survivors include: her mother,...
Calvin Roscoe Smith
Jun 25, 2007
Burdett - Calvin Roscoe Smith, 81, died June 25, 2007 at the Penrose Main Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was born November 2, 1925, at Burdett, Kansas the son of John and Bessie Ruff Smith. He was owner and operator of a farm in Burdett, Kansas for 35 years. He was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church. On March...
Calvin R. Smith
Jun 25, 2007
Burdett - Calvin Roscoe Smith, 81, died June 25, 2007 at the Penrose Main Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was born November 2, 1925, at Burdett, Kansas the son of John and Bessie Ruff Smith. He was owner and operator of a farm in Burdett, Kansas for 35 years. He was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church. On March...
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