Obituaries

Jan 28, 2006

Larned – Dorothy R. Schmidt, 86, died January 28, 2006 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born October 5, 1919 in Pawnee County. The daughter of Thomas and Erma Searcy Salmans. She was a lifetime resident of Edwards and Pawnee county, she was a retired secretary in the purchasing office at Larned State Hospital. She was a member of...

Jan 28, 2006

Larned - Carina Valeda Robbins, 94, died January 28, 2006 at her home, Larned. She was born December 24, 1911, in Lorton, Nebraska the daughter of Arendt A. and Ida L. Seba Ekhoff. A longtime area resident, she was a retired Laundress for the Ideal Laundry, The Hammond Home and the Larned State Hospital. She was a member of the...

Jan 23, 2006

Larned - Marjorie L. Unruh, 74, died, January 23, 2006 at her home, Larned. She was born December 26, 1932 in Rozel, the daughter of Russell and Theodora Eddy Hall. A longtime area resident she was a Homemaker. She was a member of the First Christian Church, D.A.R and the Eddy Homestead Association all of Larned. Survivors include; a son,...

Jan 18, 2006

Glen D. Lynn, 44, died January 18, 2006 at his home, Hoisington. He was born May 22, 1961, in Dodge City, the son of LeRoy and Ada Mae Johnson Lynn. A Hoisington resident since 1996 moving from Enid, Oklahoma, he was a Laborer for General Contractors. On December 31, 2001 he married Jonni Lynn Thompson Lynn at Hoisington. She survives....

Jan 13, 2006

Larned – LaDonna M. Kiewert, 72, died January 13, 2006 at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Larned. She was born May 16, 1933, in Anthony, Kansas the daughter of Ernest H. & Carrie Doris Mumford Hedges. She was a retired caregiver for the Larned State Hospital and the St. Joseph – Respiratory Therapy. She was a member of the Heritage Baptist...

Jan 12, 2006

Larned - Irene V. Alexander, 97, died, January 12, 2006 at the Larned Healthcare Center. She was born January 3, 1909 in Overton, Nebraska, the daughter of Fred and Lula Lunsford Norall. A Larned resident since: 1983 moving from Kearney, Nebraska. She was a Homemaker. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Larned and was a Craft Lady....

Jan 10, 2006

Pawnee Rock - James (Tom) Thomas Maxwell, 78, died January 10, 2006 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation, Great Bend. He was born November 25, 1927, in Plant, Arkansas, the son of William Samuel and Joanna Cates Maxwell. A Larned resident moving to Pawnee Rock in 1970, he was a Foreman for Road Construction for Broce and Smith and Venture...

Jan 10, 2006

Larned - Laurel H. George, 80, died January 10, 2006 at his home, Larned. He was born November 24, 1925 in Great Bend, the son of Herman Henry Dick and Hilda Anna Christena Tammen George. A Larned resident since 1959 moving from rural Albert, he was a retired carpenter. He was a member of the Peace Lutheran Church, Albert. On...

Jan 7, 2006

Larned - Oral A. Wilson, 97, died January 7, 2006 at St. Joseph Long Term Care, Larned, Kansas. She was born October 7, 1908, in Windom, the daughter of Fred L and Nellie A. Young Sherman. A Larned resident moving here from Little River, in 1961, she was a homemaker. She was a member of the Friendly Neighbors Club, Little...

Jan 5, 2006

Jetmore – Wilbert J. Schwartz, 77, died Jan. 5, 2006, at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. He was born February 6, 1928, at Ness City, Kansas, the son of Alex Schwartz Jr. and Marie Adelia Block Schwartz. He was a resident of Jetmore since 1953, moving from Healey. He was a Heavy Equipment operator, retired from the Kansas Department Of...

Dec 27, 2005

Rozel – Norma Cook Zook, 89, died December 27, 2005 at Country Place Senior Living, Larned. She was born March 8, 1916 at Ash Valley, Kansas the daughter of Clyde C. and Rebecca Francis Cook. A lifetime Pawnee County resident she was a homemaker and business entrepreneur. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, and...

Dec 25, 2005

Larned - Lorene S. Ratliff, 91, died December 25, 2005 at the CKMC, Great Bend. She was born September 23, 1914, in Newburg, Arkansas, the daughter of James Fred and Ora Faye Simmon Adams. A former Larned resident, later moving to Washoe City, Nevada and then moving back to Kansas ten years ago, she was a CNA for the Larned...

Dec 18, 2005

Venita Carpenter Fitch, passed away on December 18, 2005. Venita was born on November 17, 1908 in Garfield, Kansas to Anna Korte Carpenter and Ben Carpenter. She graduated from Garfield High School in 1927 and went on to Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas and became a music (violin) teacher. She married Carl Delbert Fitch of Bushong, Kansas on January 28,...

Dec 14, 2005

Yuma, AZ, - D'Odus John Rynerson, 79, died December 14, 2005 at Yuma Regional Medical Center, Yuma, AZ. He was born September 6, 1926 at Jetmore, the son of D.O. and Harreitt Barker Rynerson. He was retired US Navy, and he was later a Sky Marshal, and then a Custom Agent with US government. He was a member of V.F.W....

Sep 18, 2005

Sedalia, Mo. - Colleen Reed, 73, died September, 18, 2005 at her home in Sedalia, Mo. She was born Sept. 2, 1932, in Jetmore, the daughter of Albert & Nellie Love Sinclair. On May 19, 1956 she married Anthony Dale Reed, in Jetmore. He survives. Other survivors include: one son Michael Reed, and wife Janice, Louisville, Ks.; two daughters, Melinda...

Nov 20, 1943

Larned  - Jack Harvey Krieger, born August 19, 1915 in Kansas and passed November 20, 1943 in Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands. Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 28, 2018, Larned Cemetery with full Military Honors provided by The United States Marines and the  Veterans of Foreign Wars Jack Krieger Post #7271.  Arrangements are with Beckwith Mortuary, Inc.,...

Dec 7, 1941

Larned- Harold Eugene Bates, 27, passed away December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

He was born November 5, 1914 in Rush Center, KS the son of Edward C and Alice N Davidson Bates.

Graveside Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday May 29, 2021 at the Larned Cemetery with Full Military Honors provided by the...