Obituaries

Sep 19, 2024

Larned – Carol Ann Gingrich, 80, passed away September 19, 2024 at Country Living of Larned Home Plus, Larned, KS.

She was born October 20, 1943 in Stafford County, the daughter of Roy Allen and Cornelia Emily Allen McBride. A lifetime area resident, she was a Bank Teller for Farmers and Merchants Bank for 24 years.

Sep 16, 2024

Larned – Rae Rae Munden, 59, passed away September 16, 2024 at Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt, KS.

She was born May 6, 1965 in Great Bend, KS, the daughter of Elmer Leroy and Emma Jo Lyons Munden.  A lifetime area resident, she was the owner of D & M Marketing.

She was of the...

Sep 13, 2024

Glen Arnold Huddleston, 76, passed away September 13, 2024 at Diversicare of Larned.

He was born November 30, 1947 the son of Urban Iru and Clara Anna Boese Huddleston. A lifetime area resident he was a Kansas Department of Transportation Supervisor and a reserve police officer.  He served in the United States Army Reserve and was Honorably...

Sep 12, 2024

Amy Ann Derley was born on August 3,1979 in Larned, Kansas, the daughter of Dale and Beth Zook.  She passed away at her parents' home on September 12, 2024, at the age of 45 surrounded by her family.  Pause for a moment and think back on a memory of Amy, see her smiling face. Remember the love she had...

Sep 12, 2024

Mary R. Sherman, 89, passed away September 12, 2024 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned, KS.

She was born October 11, 1934 in West Palm Beach, Florida the daughter of John A. and Faye Stewart Menoher. An area resident of Larned since 2019 moving from Coldwater. She was a Bookkeeper at Kiowa CO. Engineer office, Clerked in...

Sep 10, 2024

Kale Allen Rainbolt, 62, passed away September 10, 2024 in Macksville, KS.

He was born July 28, 1962 in Larned, the son of James R. and Joan R. Flick Rainbolt. A lifetime area resident; he was an equipment operator, owner of Rainbolt Construction and co-owner of Larned Sand & Gravel for 29 years.

He was...

Sep 3, 2024

Robert Jay Barker, 77, passed away September 3, 2024 in Larned.

He was born April 12, 1947 in Larned, the son of Fred H. and Norma L. Turpen Barker.  A lifetime area resident; he worked for Halliburton for 20 ½ years and then worked for City of Larned for 22 ½ years in the water department, retiring...

Sep 2, 2024

Ronald D. Connery, 85, passed away September 2, 2024.

He was born November 26, 1938 in Little River, Kansas, the son of David and Elva Buchanan Connery. Moving from Lyons, Kansas, he was a resident of Larned for forty-four years where he was the Pawnee County Deputy Appraiser.

He attended the First Christian Church in...

Sep 1, 2024

Sammie Lea Perkins, 85, passed away September 1, 2024 in Wichita.

She was born May 28, 1939 in Larned, the daughter of Samuel Lytle and Thelma Rose Caro Shepherd.

A lifetime area resident, she was a bakery supervisor in the production unit at Larned State Hospital. She was an active member of Escue Chapel CME...

Sep 1, 2024

William "Bill" Martin Walker, 89, passed away September 1, 2024 at his home in Larned.

He was born July 29, 1935 in Larned, the son of Robert H. Walker Sr. and Ruth G. (Row) Walker.  A lifetime area resident, he was a mechanic.

He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Larned.  He enjoyed...

Sep 1, 2024

Larned – Wesley Joe Johnson, 56, passed away September 1, 2024 at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita.

He was born July 4, 1968 in Larned, the son of Marvin Dean and Linda L. Belt Johnson.

A lifetime area resident he was a federal engineer for the United States Army and served two tours...

Aug 30, 2024

Larned – Jack D. Smades, 89, went to his heavenly home August 30, 2024 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned.

He was born December 22, 1934, in Tribune, Kansas, the son of Bob and Helen Kean Smades. Jack grew up in rural Leoti, KS, and for a short time in Wichita, KS, during the war. Jack became...

Aug 24, 2024

Ida Mary Smrcka, 93, passed away August 24, 2024 at Diversicare of Larned.

She was born March 28, 1931 in La Crosse, the daughter of Clarence and Anna Irish Morrison.

A lifetime Rush County resident, she was a homemaker. She loved cooking, sewing, gardening, and working alongside her husband on the farm. Her greatest joy...

Aug 23, 2024

David J. Moore, 69, passed away August 23, 2024 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas.

He was born June 3, 1955 in Pratt, the son of Gerald and Barbara Chase Moore.  A longtime area resident; he worked at Doerr Metal and later worked at Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility as a Corrections Officer.

He...

Aug 22, 2024

Kelly Scott Hendrickson, 69, formerly from Hanston, Kansas, passed away on August 22, 2024, at the Hays Medical Center. He was born on September 15, 1954, in Larned, Kansas to Lawrence and JoAnn (Law) Hendrickson.

Kelly is survived by his brother Rick (Leanna) Hendrickson, Hays, KS; sisters Roxann (Ralph) Fuchs, Wellington, KS; Shawn (Roger) Hoff, Scranton, KS;...

Aug 18, 2024

Hanston – Dean Alan Hoagland, 75, passed away August 18, 2024 at his home in Hanston.

He was born February 17, 1949 in Broken Bow, NE, the son of Darrell Wayne and Elsie Marie Wilson Hoagland. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer and laborer.

He was a member of the Hanston United Methodist...

Aug 13, 2024

Shirley Ann Patterson, 86, passed away August 13, 2024 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned.

She was born April 25, 1938 in Larned, the daughter of John Albert and Lucille Kathryn Young Franz.

A lifetime area resident, she was of the Baptist faith and a past member of the First Baptist Church of Rozel.  She...

Aug 13, 2024

Jetmore - Chester "Larry" Berger, affectionally known as Coach B, 81, passed away August 13, 2024 at Hodgeman County Health Center ISB, Jetmore, Kansas.

He was born January 4, 1943 in Spearville, Kansas as the only child of Chester M. and Opal M. (Spreier) Berger. As a youth, Larry lived in four different homes, all near the...

Aug 7, 2024

Julee Ann Buckman, 63, passed away August 7, 2024 at Lifecare Center of Grandview, Grandview, Missouri.

She was born July 21, 1961 in Larned, the daughter of Harold and Alma "Amy" Ringeisen Bauer.

Growing up in Larned and later moving to Conway Springs, she was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Conway Springs and...

Aug 7, 2024

Jetmore – Jeffrey Kenneth "Jeff" Cole, 60, passed away August 7, 2024 at Hutchinson Regional Hospital, Hutchinson.

He was born May 7, 1964 in Hays, Kansas, the son of Kenneth R. "Ken" and Phyllis Jean Naylor Cole.  A lifetime area resident, he was a Professor of Diesel Technology for Dodge City Community College.

He was...