John P. Witman
Oct 1, 2006
Jetmore – John P. Witman, 93, died October 1 2006 at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. He was born June 24, 1913 at Marienthal, the son of Pete and Elizabeth Schaffer Witman. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer and Dairyman. He was a member of the American Dairy Association, Kansas Farm Bureau, and a 4-H leader, Jetmore....
Mary Irene Voran
Sep 22, 2006
Belpre – Mary I. Voran, 92, died September 22, 2006 at Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas. She was born May 29, 1914 in Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of John and Clara Kazmaier Welch. She spent her younger years on the family farm in rural Barton County. The last four years of her life, she lived in Overland Park...
Mildred L. Litzenberger
Sep 19, 2006
Jetmore – Mildred L. Litzenberger, 90, died September 19, 2006 at the Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. She was born May 23, 1916 at Kingsdown, Kansas. The daughter of Lawson & Nelle Lee Buckley Clevenger. She got her teaching degree from Emporia State Teacher College. She taught English in the Jetmore and Bucklin Schools. She was a member of...
Ella F. Van Meter
Sep 18, 2006
Burdett - Ella F. Van Meter, 83, died September 18, 2006 at Larned Healthcare Center, Larned, Kansas. She was born May 6, 1923, to Charles Dewey and Elizabeth A. Browne Fagen, in the J.C. Browne family home, a stone house, on the Pawnee River, north of Burdett, Kansas. A longtime Burdett resident moving to Larned Health Care Center in February...
Eunice Bruntzel
Sep 17, 2006
Larned -Eunice M. Bruntzel, (Missy) completed her temporary earthly assignment and went to her eternal home at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Larned, Kansas, September 17, 2006. Born October 16, 1912 in Morrilton, Arkansas she was the daughter of A.D. (Jack) and Addie Etta (Williams) Gordon. She moved to Kansas with her parents as a small child, living first in Northern...
Thelma Anna Bruntzel
Sep 13, 2006
Thelma Anna Fern Tryon Bruntzel, 98, died September 13, 2006 at the Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born August 21, 1908, in Rozel, Kansas the daughter of Earl and Jessie Luella Maude Pruett Tryon. A lifetime Pawnee County resident, she was a homemaker and farmer. She was a founding member of the Best in...
Rudolph (Rudy) C. Nuss
Aug 27, 2006
Jetmore – Rudolph (Rudy) C. Nuss, 96, died August 27, 2006 at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, Kansas. He was born December 30, 1909 in Hoisington, the son of Fred and Charlotta Maier Nuss. A lifetime area resident. He was a realtor, broker and farmer. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Jetmore, where he served on many...
Theresa Merlyn Hallock
Aug 19, 2006
Theresa Merlyn Hallock, 93, died, August 19, 2006 at the St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Larned. She was born January 27, 1913 at Great Bend, the daughter of Grover and Fern McCracken Lampe. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Larned. She married John Melvin Hallock. Survivors include; a son, John Hallock, Larned. Cremation has...
C. Verdell Oliverson
Aug 17, 2006
C. Verdell Oliverson, 75, died, August 17, 2006 at St. Francis Health Center, Topeka, Kansas. She was born October 5, 1930, in St. Rose Hospital, Great Bend, KS, the daughter of Velda Foster Pfister and the late Cecis A. Pfister. Verdell taught school for eight years. After marrying Jim she devoted her time to her family. Throughout the course of...
Stella A. Lee
Aug 15, 2006
Hanston – Stella A. Lee, 89, died August 15, 2006 at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, Kansas. She was born October 3, 1916 in Russell County, the daughter of Irvin and Millie Zelenka Miller. She was a long time resident of the Hanston area. She was a homemaker and an Oliver Farm Equipment Business Owner with her husband Ray, and...
Freda V. Yust
Aug 13, 2006
Larned - Freda V. Yust, 92, died August 13, 2006 at her home, Larned. She was born October 23, 1913 in Hanston, Kansas, the daughter of Albert John and Elizabeth Sadie Hubin Halling. A longtime Larned resident since 1953 moving from Sylvia and Burdett. She was a Homemaker. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene, Larned. On...
Steven M. King
Aug 10, 2006
Steven M. King, 33, of Jetmore, KS completed his final sprint car race on Wednesday, August 9, 2006. King died from injuries sustained during a sprint car accident at the Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. King died doing what he loved best - sprint car racing. King was born May 17, 1973 in Dodge City, KS. King, who was also...
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....
