Obituaries

Jul 2, 2024

Frank Gabe Terry, 61, passed away July 2, 2024 at Country Living in Larned.

He was born October 6, 1962 in Larned, the son of Ralph and Tanya Simmons Terry.

A Larned resident since 2018, coming from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, he was in the oil and gas business. He was of the Catholic faith.  Gabe...

Jun 27, 2024

Pawnee Rock – Darla S. Belt, 71, passed away June 27, 2024 at University of Kansas Health Systems - Great Bend Campus.

She was born February 6, 1953 in Nashville, Kansas, the daughter of Carl August and Florence Evelyn Stillwell Johnson.

A lifetime area resident she worked at Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility for thirty-two years.  ...

Jun 26, 2024

Marshall R. Rouse, 65 passed away June 26, 2024 at Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita.

He was born October 25, 1958 in Vinita, Oklahoma; the son of Walter Benjamin and Wilma Roof Rouse.  A longtime area resident, he was a concrete and construction worker.

He was of the Christian Faith and a member of Faith...

Jun 25, 2024

Carol Gene Hunter passed away June 25, 2024 at Country Living in Larned, KS having moved there from Omaha, NE in 2022.

She was born on February 15, 1943 to her parents, Eugene (Bud) and Esther Nastri Chewning. She always considered herself a "California Girl" having been born and raised in West Covina, California and graduating with...

Jun 24, 2024

Rozel  - Kenneth Darrell (Buddy) Roberts Jr., 75, passed away June 24, 2024 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.

Buddy was born October 24, 1948 in Lockhart, Texas; the son of Kenneth D. Roberts, Sr. and Selma Harris Roberts.  An area resident since March of 2003, moving from Keys, Oklahoma.  He was a Cattleman and  Feed Yard...

Jun 23, 2024

Darlene M. Rucker, 90, passed away June 23, 2024 at Country Living of Larned.

She was born December 10, 1933 in Dodge City, the daughter of Carl William and Elsie M. Dovel Danford.

A lifetime area resident she was a bank teller at Burdett State Bank and owner and bookkeeper at Rucker Brothers Flying Service....

Jun 14, 2024

Larned – William G. Woods, 78, passed away June 14, 2024 at Integris Health Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

He was born December 22, 1945 in Dallas, Texas, the son of William O. and Lorraine Ann Ebertowski Woods.

Moving from Blossom, Texas in 1974, he was a longtime area resident. He was of the...

Jun 9, 2024

Hays – DeVila Ann Meier, 83, passed away June 9, 2024 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.

She was born October 24, 1940 in Larned, the daughter of Foster Fox and Essa Mae Sohl Cochran.

A lifetime area resident, she was a food service supervisor at Larned State Hospital and past member of the Church...

Jun 8, 2024

Larned – Victor E. Kreutzer, 92, passed away June 8, 2024 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.

He was born February 26, 1932 in La Crosse, the son of Leo and Albertine (Legleiter) Kreutzer.

He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Larned. He was a welder and fabricator for O'Neill Tank, and...

Jun 7, 2024

Henry O. Winter, 96, passed away June 7, 2024 at Locust Grove Village in La Crosse.

He was born December 30, 1927 in rural Barton County, Kansas, the son of Ora L. and Dorothy Southard Winter.

A lifetime area resident he was a farmer and cattleman.

On May 21, 1949 he married Velma...

Jun 7, 2024

Walter Jay Shaver, better known to all as "Ike." At the age of 91, Ike passed away peacefully, with his wife by his side on June 7th, 2024, in Larned Kansas.

He was born on July 12th, 1932, in Belpre Kansas, to David and Clara Shaver. Out of all his 11 siblings and other family members, Ike...

Jun 5, 2024

Elvin Lee Towery, 73, passed away June 5, 2024 at Salina Regional Hospital, Salina, Kansas.

He was born July 10, 1950 in Norton, the son of Loren Lee and Clara Bardwell Towery.  A longtime area resident, he was a MHDDT at Larned State Hospital, where he retired from after 26 ½ years.

Elvin was a...

May 30, 2024

Joe Allen Zink, 75, passed away May 30, 2024 in Larned in the same home he grew up in.

He was born July 2, 1948 in Great Bend, the son of F. Lloyd and Eleanor Berglund Zink.  A lifetime area resident, he was a retired MHDD from Larned State Hospital.

He was of the Christian...

May 24, 2024

Larned – Darold Lee Bussard, 77, passed away May 24, 2024 at Diversicare of Larned.  He was born November 24, 1946 in Mulhall, OK, the son of Thomas Vincent and Charlottie Verlen Dick Bussard.  A lifetime area resident, he was retired from Dillons and the Pawnee County Courthouse.

He was of the Catholic faith and was a...

May 18, 2024

Terrell Joseph Racette passed away on May 18, 2024, in his home.

Born on April 26, 1954, in Oakley, KS, he was the son of George Racette and Verlene (Brungardt) Racette. Terrell retired from the USPS after 33 years of dedicated service.

Terrell enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing cards, and visiting with his family. He was...

May 13, 2024

Martha Ann Scranton, 79, passed away May 13, 2024 at Diversicare of Larned.

She was born April 26, 1945 in Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of James Nelson and C. Lucile Myers Deason.

A longtime area resident, she graduated from Great Bend High School in 1963 and earned degrees from Kansas University and Kansas State...

May 13, 2024

John Lucien Giroux, 55, passed away May 13, 2024 at Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita.

He was born June 4, 1968 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, the son of Armand Lucien and Gloria Diane MacGilligan Giroux.

An area resident since 2022, he moved from Lenexa and was a songwriter. He was a member of the Church of...

May 3, 2024

Betty Ruth McJunkin, 95, passed away May 3, 2024 at Country Living of Larned.

She was born October 15, 1928 in Hartville, Ohio, the daughter of Emanuel and Barbara Hochstetler Miller.

Moving from Sheridan, Oregon in 1960, she was a longtime area resident and a homemaker. She was a member of Faith Fellowship, Hanston, Extension...

May 3, 2024

Larned – John Dwight Moore, 68, of Larned, passed away on May 3, 2024 in Larned.

He was born July 29, 1955 in Larned, the son of Alfred Raymond and Laura Belle Ullom Moore.

A lifetime area resident, he was a Power Plant Operator for Sunflower Electric Power Corporation. He was a member of Grace...

Apr 27, 2024

Connie Lou Chance Ratliff (née Dickey), 93, of Larned, KS, passed away on April 27, 2024, at Country Living in Larned. She was born to Dr. William O. Dickey and Alice Lucile (Lynch) Dickey on June 3, 1930, in Garden City, KS.

Connie attended Larned schools and in 1948 married Paul V. Chance. They had six children...