Obituaries

Oct 2, 2024

Valarie Jean Dellrocco, 49, passed away October 2, 2024 at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita.

She was born January 27, 1975 in Great Bend, the daughter of Lenard Eugene and Patricia La Dean Elliott Smith.

Growing up in Pawnee Rock, where she enjoyed showing horses in 4-H, she was of the Christian Faith and...

Sep 28, 2024

Jetmore – Lester Walter Wenndt, 95, passed away September 28, 2024 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.

He was born March 20, 1929 at Lowden, Iowa, Cedar County, the son of Walter and Anna Kruckenberg Wenndt. A longtime Jetmore resident, he managed the Jetmore Grain and Feed, was a truck driver and was a chairman for Run...

Sep 28, 2024

Daniel C. Binns, 67, passed away September 28, 2024 at Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita, KS.

He was born March 7, 1957 in Scott City, Kansas; the son of Charles and Betty Estes Binns. Daniel was a longtime Larned area resident and the head custodian at Larned High School.  He was a jack of all trades, working...

Sep 27, 2024

Jack L. Atteberry, 83, passed away September 27, 2024 at his home, Larned.

He was born July 11, 1941 in Larned; the son of Clifford C. and Wanda Artz Atteberry.  A lifetime area resident, he was the retired Undersheriff in Pawnee County.

He was of the Protestant faith, loved shooting, drinking coffee and going to...

Sep 27, 2024

Jetmore  - Mark Augustus Shriwise, 72, passed away September 27, 2024 at his home in Jetmore.

He was born November 23, 1951 in Dodge City; the son of Wayne Agustus and Joyce H. Barlotti Shriwise.

He was a member of the St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Jetmore and Knights of Columbus. He obtained training certificates for...

Sep 23, 2024

Elmer Clyde Kasselman, 79, passed away September 23, 2024 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.

He was born March 30, 1945 in Great Bend, the son of Emmett "Johnnie" and Norma P. Argyle Kasselman.

A lifetime area resident, he was retired from Larned State Hospital. He was of the Methodist Faith and enjoyed farming with his...

Sep 20, 2024

Larned - Terry Dale Rhodes, 69, passed away September 20, 2024 at his home in Larned.

He was born October 16, 1954 in Richmond, Indiana; the son of Earl C. and Charleen Helkier Rhodes.  A longtime Larned resident, moving from Independence, Missouri in 1976.  He worked at the Larned State Hospital for 6 years and then went...

Sep 19, 2024

Mary Ford, 89, passed through the gates of heaven September 19, 2024 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.  She was born October 16, 1934 in Rome, Georgia, the younger daughter of Dan and Elizabeth Johnson.   Mary grew up in Portland, Oregon and spent many summers in the Yakima Valley with her family on her grandparents' farms.

She...

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...