John A. Benish
Aug 3, 2006
Spearville- John A. Benish, 76, died August 3, 2006 at Hutchinson Hospital, Hutchinson. He was born January 28, 1930 at Dodge City, the son of Albert and Cecilia Hattrup Benish, he was a farmer and rancher. He was a member of the St. John Baptist Catholic Church and the Farmers Union, Spearville, V.F.W., Dodge City. On August 26, 1957 he...
Robert G. (Bob) Pfaff
Aug 3, 2006
Jetmore – Robert G. (Bob) Pfaff, 69, died August 3, 2006 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. He was born November 7, 1936 in Ransom, the son of Orville H. and Harriet C. Cofer Pfaff. He was a farmer and rancher. He enjoyed restoring model A and model T cars, collecting antiques and any mechanical challenges. On June 16, 1956...
Leroy J. Sonday
Jul 25, 2006
Jetmore - LeRoy Joe Sonday, 60, died July 25, 2006, at Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore, after a long battle with cancer. He was born February 23, 1946, at Hays, the son of Roy Edward and Vera Blanche Butler Sonday. He moved with his parents to Dodge City as a young boy. He graduated from Ford High School,...
Judith Rose Cross
Jul 23, 2006
Lewis - Judith Rose (Herrmann) Cross, 49 died, July 23, 2006 at the SouthWind Hospice House, Pratt, after bravely battling breast cancer since September 2005. She was born September 7, 1956, in Kinsley, Kansas, the daughter of Joe H. and Rosemary E. Miller Herrmann. A resident of Lewis for 14 years she was a homemaker and Ranch Manager. She was...
Sharon Kay Contrerez
Jul 20, 2006
Larned - Sharon Kay Contrerez, 57, died, July 20, 2006 at the Hutchinson Hospital, Hutchinson. She was born November 12, 1948, in Salida, Colorado, the daughter of Donald Edwin and Ruby Helen Martin Hollister. A longtime resident of Larned, Kinsley and Great Bend, she was a cashier at Wal-Mart of Great Bend. She was an avid bingo player. On October...
Diego (Dick) A. Sandoval
Jul 11, 2006
Diego A. (Dick) Sandoval, 88, died, July 11, 2006 at the Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore. He was born November 1, 1917 in Wattenburg, Colorado, the son of Theodora A. and Elasie Mase Sandoval. A Jetmore Resident since 2004 moving from Colorado Springs, Colorado, he was a retired Assembler. On May 12, 1952 he married Bernita L. Anderson...
Gilbert A. Bazzoon
Jun 28, 2006
Burdett – Gilbert A. Bazzoon, 79, died June 28, 2006 at the Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt. He was born December 23, 1926 at Electra, Texas the son of Gilbert A. Sr. and Marry Frances Bazzoon. A long time resident of Burdett he was a retired Railroad Agent. He attended grade school in Vernon, Texas and high school in Denton,...
Mary E. Koontz
Jun 15, 2006
Jetmore- Mary E. Koontz, 90, died June 15, 2006 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore, Kansas. She was born May 13, 1916 at McPherson, Kansas the daughter of Hiram H. and Bessie H. Bomberger Colburn. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, United Presbyterian Women, Eastern Star, E.H.U., Jetmore Country Club, all of Jetmore....
Helen C. Mcwhirt
Jun 9, 2006
Jetmore-Helen C. McWhirt, 72, died June 9, 2006 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born October 12, 1933 at Dodge City, the daughter of Willis A. and Evalyn M. Mazey Curry. A lifetime area resident, she was a retired School Teacher. She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, Jetmore. On August 14, 1955 she married...
Virginia K. Shearrer
Jun 5, 2006
Larned - Virginia K. Shearrer, 63, died June 5, 2006 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita. She was born January 11, 1943 in Larned, the daughter of Raymond and Margaret Wagaman Swartz. A resident of Larned for 45 years, moving from Macksville, she was the EMS Director for the city of Larned. She was a member...
C. Linzie Williams
May 28, 2006
Larned – C. Linzie Williams, 80, died May 28, 2006 at the Larned Heath Care Center, Larned. He was born October 20, 1925 at Larned, the son of John Norman and Lora V. Roberts Williams. A longtime Larned resident, he was a Power Plant Manager for the City of Larned. He graduated from Larned High School and spent three years...
Isadora Tillie Lappin
May 19, 2006
Jetmore - Isadora Tillie Lappin passed away on May 19, 2006 at the Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center at the age of 103. She was the loving wife of the late John C. Lappin, and the mother of Betty Bollinger, Dodge City, Virginia Roszel, Hutchinson and Katheryn Bradford, Jetmore. Isadora Tillie Ray was born in Graham County, Ks. to...
John Edward Hester
May 18, 2006
Larned – John "Jack" Edward Hester, 95, died May 18, 2006 at his home in Larned. He was born January 1, 1911 in Hosington, Kansas the son of Edward and Lunda Lane Coburn Hester. A longtime Larned resident he was with the Federal Land Bank of Wichita for 37 years, making and servicing farm and ranch loans. He retired from...
Martha A. Wilcox
May 18, 2006
Larned – Martha A. Wilcox, 89, died May 18, 2006 at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital Long Term Care, Larned. She was born July 7, 1916 in Pawnee County, the daughter of Abraham and Katie Unruh Siebert. A lifetime Pawnee County resident, she was a homemaker. She was a member of the New Jerusalem Church, Pawnee Rock, Kansas. Survivors include: two...
Eunice Laverne Haberman
May 14, 2006
Larned - Eunice LaVerne Haberman, 93, died May 14, 2006 at Larned Healthcare Center. She was born March 12, 1913, in Portorico, Missouri the daughter of Claude and Mable Haley Jefferson. A longtime area resident she was a Homemaker. On May 23, 1956 she married Henry Haberman at Larned. He died April 29, 2000. She was a member of the...
Harold E. Erway
May 11, 2006
Larned - Harold E. Erway, 79, died May 11, 2006 at Hutchinson Hospital, Hutchinson, Kansas He was born September 29, 1926 in Pawnee County, the son of Edgar Earl and Hermenia Bruntzel Erway. A lifetime Pawnee County resident, he was an Insurance Agent for State Farm Insurance for 35 years, Stockman, and a Real Estate Developer. He was a member...
Warren (Dutch) Pitts
May 9, 2006
Jetmore – Warren (Dutch) Pitts, 85, died May 9, 2006 at the Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore. He was born August 31, 1920 in Hodgeman County, the son of Oren and Elizabeth Love Pitts. A resident of Jetmore for the last few years. He was a Utility Repairman for the Northern Natural Gas Company. He was a member...
Louella Carlile
May 8, 2006
Jetmore - Louella Newell Carlile, 93, died May 8, 2006 at St. Memorial Hospital Bellingham, Washington. She was born June 11, 1912 at Topeka, Ks. the daughter of Joseph and Luella Duree Newell. She was a teacher of Languages and English for several Kansas school. She married Sene Carlile at Jetmore and he died in Jan 1990. She was a...
Brodie D. Leonard
May 1, 2006
Stafford – Brodie D. Leonard, 79, died May 1st, 2006 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born January 8, 1927 in Oklahoma, the son of Gus and Reva Webb Leonard. A Stafford County resident for the last 6 years moving from Ardmore, Oklahoma, he was a over the road truck diver for 26 years, retired, and...
