Obituaries

Mar 15, 2007

Jetmore -Leon M. Hill, 89, died March 15, 2007, at Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore. He was born April 20, 1917, in Springview, Nebraska, the son of Milton R. and Mary F. Sanders Hill. A resident of Cheyenne Wyoming since 1943, moving to Jetmore in 2006, he was a Greyhound Bus Driver for 37 years. He was a...

Mar 12, 2007

Kalvesta - Fredrick Chester (Jiggs) Reed, 79 died March 12, 2007 at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. He was born may 31, 1927 at Rural Kalvesta the son of Ralph Roy and Clemmie Ann Stiawalt Reed. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer-stockman. He was a member of the Lane Scott Electric board. He was an active member...

Mar 11, 2007

Hanston – Irene I. Holmes, 89, died March 11, 2007 at her home in Hanston. She was born Sept 21, 1917, the daughter of Charles and Agnes Hertel Bamberger. She was a lifetime area resident, and a homemaker. She belongs to the Hanston United Methodist Church, E.H.U. worked with the 4H, and helped with all church activities. On January 27,...

Mar 8, 2007

Larned – Lucile G. Bauer, 85, died March 8, 2007 at the St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Larned. She was born June 6, 1921, in Hodgeman County, Kansas, the daughter of Neil L. and Mildred G. Crawford Rucker. A lifetime Burdett and Larned resident, she was a homemaker. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, where she was...

Mar 5, 2007

Jetmore – William E. (Bill) Dixon, 91, died March 5, 2007, at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. He was born August 21, 1915, in Eastern Hodgeman County, the son of Abe and Beulah King Dixon. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer and rancher. He belonged to the United Methodist Church, Jetmore. He served in the Navy in WWII....

Mar 1, 2007

Larned – Harold Lloyd Burns, 93, died March 1, 2007 at the Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born December 12, 1913 at San Francisco, California, the son of Harry S. and Nora Schaffer Burns. A lifetime resident of Larned, he was a teacher and principal for USD #495, Larned. He was a U.S. Army Veteran serving...

Feb 23, 2007

Spearville – Jo Mary Schaffer, 65, died February 23, 2007, at her home, near Jetmore. She was born November 21, 1941, in Shallow Water, Ks., the daughter of Jim Graham and Dorothy Blackman. A lifetime are resident, she was a homemaker. She belonged to the United Methodist Church, Jetmore and the Wednesday night Painting Ladies Club. Western Kansas Decorative painting...

Feb 10, 2007

Doyle Cooper Foster died at the age of 91 years on February 10, 2007. He was born in Pawnee Rock, Kansas January 30, 1916 the son of Mel and Ella Cooper Foster. He married Maxine Brannan of Larned on July 16, 1941, in McDonald, Kansas who was his devoted wife for over 65 years. Doyle graduated from Pawnee Rock High...

Feb 10, 2007

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Linda Lyman, 54 of Larned, joined her Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 10, 2007. She was born on September 3, 1952 in Lindsborg, KS, where she graduated from Great Bend High School. Linda enjoyed painting ceramics and spending time with grandchildren and loved ones.

Linda is survived by her husband Neil Lyman,...

Feb 5, 2007

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Larned - Roland O. Dent, 77, died, February 5, 2007 at his home, Larned.

He was born October 15, 1929 in Harper, the son of Floyd Earl and Ruth Irene Evans Dent. A resident of Rozel and Larned since 1970 moving from Harper, he was a custodian for the School District.

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Feb 4, 2007

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Larned - Kenneth Delbert Dreese, 83, died February 4, 2007 at Larned Healthcare Center.

He was born August 21, 1923 in Larned, the son of Delbert E. and Malinda L. Bauemel Dreese. A lifetime resident of Larned he was a farmer.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church,...

Feb 2, 2007

Larned – Robert "Bob" L. McFadden, 77, died February 2, 2007 at St. Joseph Memorials Hospital, Larned. He was born March 16, 1929 in Ness County, the son of William Ray and Alma Idolette Bondurant McFadden. A Larned resident for 50 years moving from Leadville, Colorado, he was a retired owner of Bob's Barber Shop, Larned. He was a member...

Feb 1, 2007

Jetmore - Keitha A. Otti, 94, died February 1, 2007, at Trinity Manor, Dodge City. She was born May 13, 1912, at Jetmore the Daughter Robert E. and Zelma Bain Duncan Shaw. She was retired from Kansas University Extension Unit at Garden City. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Jetmore, Royal Neighbors, and Eastern Star. She married...

Jan 30, 2007

Larned - Kenneth E. McConnell, 81, died January 30, 2007 at the Hutchinson Hospital. He was born April 9, 1925 in Waurika, Oklahoma, the son of Francis Marion and Mary Melissa Fraysher McConnell. A Larned resident since 1945, moving from Hutchinson, he was a Master Plumber and Former Owner of M & F Plumbing. He was a member of the...

Jan 24, 2007

Mrs. Juanita Quimby August 5th- 1913 - January 24, 2007 Mrs. Juanita Quimby, a long-time resident of Larned, passed away on January 24, 2007 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. She was born Mary Juanita Pearl Lowe in Webb City, Missouri on August 5, 1913. She and her husband Delmar Quimby operated a farm north of Larned. Mrs. Quimby was well known...

Jan 21, 2007

Larned- Lois Marie Rehorn, 87, died January 21, 2007 at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Larned, Kansas. She was born April 15, 1919 at Larned, the daughter of Charles and Ethel L. Canaday Williamson. A longtime Larned resident she was a retired Director of Nursing at Larned State Hospital, Larned. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church, Texico,...

Jan 16, 2007

Burdett – Lois G. Bauer, 83, died January 16, 2007 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born March 4, 1923, at Claflin, Kansas, the daughter of Francis "Frank" and Ida Mae Hummel Hoch. A lifetime area resident she was a mother and homemaker. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Altar Society, both...

Jan 10, 2007

Rozel - Kathryn L. Dodson, 81, died January 10, 2007 at the St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Larned. She was born September 19, 1925 in Antonino, Kansas the daughter of Anton and Pauline Rupp Sauer. A resident of Rozel since 1999, moving from Colorado Springs; she was a Sales Department Manager for the Dry Goods Store. On April 18, 1948 she...

Jan 5, 2007

Garfield – Gladys W. Peterson, 85, died January 5, 2007 at Edwards County Hospital, Kinsley. She was born February 26, 1921 at Rozel, Kansas the daughter of Horace and Gertrude Reynolds Wheeler. A longtime area resident, she was a retired secretary at Larned State Hospital. She was a member of Garfield Lutheran Church, Garfield. On March 1, 1941 she married...

Jan 5, 2007

Larned - Clarence (Pat) Patterson Jr., 77, died January 5, 2007 at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Larned. He was born October 11, 1929 at Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Clarence Sr. and Florenc Washington Patterson. He was School Bus mechanic for District 14, Commerce City Colorado, and owner of P. and J. Restaurant. Moving to Larned in 1996 from...