Obituaries

Mar 28, 2024

Great Bend – Carolyn Ann Musil, 76, passed away March 28, 2024 at the University of Kansas Health Systems Great Bend Campus. She was born April 21, 1947 in Beloit, KS the daughter of Walter Henry and Wilma Marguerite Hobbie Reich. She was a secretary at Kansas State University and Osborne County Extension Service, and later, a farm wife...

Mar 20, 2024

Larned – Virginia "Ginnie" Antoinette Roop, went home to her Lord and Savior on March 20, 2024, at the age of 63.

She was born December 20, 1960 in Phoenix, Arizona, the daughter of John W. and Mary H. Woodard Patterson. Ginnie grew up in the Arizona desert region, she graduated from high school and began to...

Mar 17, 2024

Larned – Jim A. Mitchell, 71, passed away March 17, 2024 at his home in Larned.

He was born January 29, 1953 in Scott City, the son of John F. and Agnes Schmaltz Mitchell.

As a child, Jim grew up in the farming communities of western Kansas. He was a Project Manager for Sprint in...

Mar 15, 2024

Haysville – Inez Katherine Vohs, 83, passed away March 15, 2024 at Catholic Care Center, Wichita.

She was born November 18, 1940 in Galatia, the daughter of Alfred and Clara Polzin Reif.

A longtime area resident, she was a Funeral Director and Embalmer in various states.

She was currently a member of Saint...

Mar 13, 2024

Elmer F. Bronson, 79, passed away March 13, 2024 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned.

He was born August 1, 1944 in Great Bend, the son of Wilfred and Lucille Breshears Bronson.

A lifetime area resident, he was a welder for Doerr Metal, Larned and Great Bend Industries. He was a member of Sacred Heart...

Mar 13, 2024

Dighton – John A. Kline, 79, passed away March 13, 2024 at Ness County Hospital LTC in Ness City, KS.

He was born September 20, 1944 in Dodge City, KS, the son of Avery W. and Opal Vera Smalley Kline.  A lifetime area resident, he was a truck driver.

He was a member of Bible...

Feb 28, 2024

Jetmore  - Donald E. Rhoades, 92, passed away February 28, 2024 at Fort Dodge.

He was born May 20, 1931 in Macon, Missouri, the son of Harold Wayne and Dora Keister Rhoades.  A longtime area resident, he was a Postal Carrier for the United States Postal Service, retiring after 26 years.

Donald was a member...

Feb 27, 2024

Jeffrey Lynn Williamson, 66, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on February 27, 2024 at Stafford County Hospital.

He was born December 4, 1957 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Jerry and Janice Williamson.

In 1975 Jeff graduated from Macksville High School. He furthered his education at Goodland Vo-Tech and graduated with a degree in plumbing....

Feb 25, 2024

R. Allen Klein, 86, passed away February 25, 2024 at Country Living, Home Plus of Larned.

He was born April 19, 1937 in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Charles Roy and Gertrude Louise (Saxton) Klein.

Allen was raised on the family home place west of Burdett and graduated from Burdett High School in 1956...

Feb 22, 2024

Mary Elizabeth Stinemetz, 95, passed away February 22, 2024 in Inman, Kansas.

She was born February 18, 1929 in Palmer, Kansas; the daughter of Marsh P. and Helen Stine Anderson. She was a farmwife and homemaker.

She was a member of Maranatha Church, Hutchinson and a former member of Hodgeman Community Church and Faith Fellowship...

Feb 19, 2024

Larned – Betty Lou Twitchell, 93, passed away February 19, 2024 in Goddard, Kansas.

She was born May 25, 1930 in Larned, the daughter of Herbert R. and Lauretta Deighton Milhouse.  A lifetime area resident, she was a music teacher in Pawnee Rock and Larned.

She was a member of the First Christian Church and...

Feb 15, 2024

Janice Ellen Fisher, 69, passed away February 15, 2024 after a long battle of cancer at her brother's house in Wichita, Kansas.

She was born January 15th, 1955 in Larned, Kansas to Thaine and Ruby Beamer. She was the baby of the family.

She attended Larned schools graduating in 1973. She attended Hutchinson Juco for...

Feb 14, 2024

Great Bend - Karen Faye Bronson, 65, passed away February 14, 2024 at her home in Great Bend.

She was born May 9, 1958 in Woodward, Oklahoma, the daughter of Byron and Annabell McKenna Kraft.

Moving from Oklahoma in 1970, she was a longtime area resident. She was a cook and food service supervisor at...

Feb 13, 2024

Linda Lou Poyner, 67, passed away February 13, 2024 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.

She was born October 9, 1956 in Larned the daughter of Mantford Edwin and Mary Helena Robbins Dellinger.  A longtime area resident; she was a Cook at the Don Do restaurant in Larned.

Linda was of the Christian faith and...

Feb 7, 2024

Kathryn Sue Murray, 66, passed away February 7, 2024 at Hays Medical Center, Hays.

She was born June 29, 1957 in Fort Polk, Louisiana, the daughter of Virgil A. Murray and Setsu Segawa Rodriguez.

Aside from living  ten years in California, and seven years in Oregon, she was a lifetime Larned resident.  She was graduate...

Feb 5, 2024

Beverly J. Cornelison, 83, passed away February 5, 2024 at Country Place Senior Living, Larned.

She was born March 27, 1940 in Larned, the daughter of C. Kenneth and Luella Maxine Givens Murray.

A lifetime Larned resident, she owned and operated Murray Grain Trucking. She was a member of First Christian Church, Pawnee County Humane...

Feb 3, 2024

Lois Burr Combs born August 23, 1928 to Frank and Jessie Burr, passed away February 3, 2024 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Lois graduated from Bird City High School, Bird City, Kansas in 1946 and attended Ft. Hays State University where she met Lee Combs and married November 26, 1948. They had two daughters Lisa and Laurel and...

Feb 2, 2024

Lorainna Kay Hurde-Holzmeister (63), passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of February 2, 2024, at the University of Colorado Health Center in Denver, Colorado.

Lorainna (Kay) was born on July 24, 1960 to parents Lorenzo and Wanda Hurde Sr., in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado.

After graduating from Larned Senior High School in 1978, Lorainna...

Feb 2, 2024

Maurice Lee Hall, 83, died Feb 2, 2024 at Legacy in Salina.

He was born Nov 17, 1940 in Larned to Earl and Louise (King) Hall.

A lifetime resident, he was the director of EMS before retiring in 2002. He served in the United States Navy.

On June 25, 1962 he married Judy...

Jan 29, 2024

Harlan Ray Vinson, 73, passed away January 28, 2024 at his daughter's home in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

He was born January 22, 1951 in Great Bend, the son of Clyde and Madeline Hall Vinson.

A former area resident, he lived in Wichita where he was a machinist for Boeing; he also drove semi-trucks for many...