Obituaries

Nov 9, 2023

Burdett – Eleanor Josephine Bauer, 91, passed away November 9, 2023 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned.

She was born September 15, 1932 in Ellinwood, Kansas, the daughter of David Frederick and Frances Josephine Sprinker Hammeke.  She was raised in Ellinwood and graduated from Ellinwood High School. She moved to Burdett in 1952. She was a homemaker,...

Nov 4, 2023

Garfield - Evelyn T. Youngers, 93, passed away Saturday, November 4, 2023 at home.  She was born June 9, 1930 in Ost, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Helen (Schauf) Marx.  She was a supportive farmer's wife and a loving mother of twelve children.

On May 18, 1949 she married George E. Youngers in Ost, Kansas, he...

Nov 4, 2023

Pawnee Rock  - Timothy Mark Parret, 63, passed away November 4, 2023 at his home, Pawnee Rock.

He was born June 3, 1960 the son of Jack and Betty Schell Parret.  A lifetime area resident; he was owner and operator of Tim Parret Pipe Company, where he was a truck driver hauling used oilfield structural pipe.

Nov 4, 2023

Miltonvale - Richard Gary Hatfield, 69, passed away November 4, 2023 in Wichita.

He was born January 14, 1954, in Laxeu, France, the son of Richard Terry and Ruby Lorraine Fleming Hatfield. He grew up in Herington, Kansas. He lived and taught in White City, Bazine, Larned for thirteen years and Miltonvale for fifteen years.

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Oct 26, 2023

Larned – Viola "Vi" (Moeder) Prosser, 90, loving wife, mother, grandmother and faithfully devoted to her Lord and Savior, was welcomed to her Heavenly home on Thursday, October 26, 2023.  Viola was born December 23, 1932 and was one of ten siblings.  Vi married Francis Prosser on June 2, 1956 in Odin and they raised five children. They were...

Oct 24, 2023

Jetmore – Ronnie D. Cole, 68, passed away October 24, 2023 at the family farm with his two sons and wife by his side.

He was born November 25, 1954 in Dodge City, KS; the son of Ralph Ora and Dorothy Elverda Rankin Cole.  A lifetime area resident, he was a member of the Jetmore Methodist Church....

Oct 22, 2023

Larned – Eugene Ernest Nusser Sr., 70, passed away October 22, 2023, at Country Living Memory Care, Larned, Kansas.

Eugene was born March 16, 1953, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the son of Arthur and Joyce Brocius Nusser. He grew up in Plevna, Kansas graduating from Fairfield High School before becoming a resident of Hutchinson.

He graduated...

Oct 22, 2023

Larned – Tony Martinez, 63, passed away October 22, 2023 in Wichita, KS.

He was born October 13, 1960 in San Antonio, TX, the son of Rodolfo Martinez, Sr. and Marylou Mendez. He was a longtime resident of Larned, KS, meeting Tracy in 2000 and the couple married on December 31, 2005.

They spent more...

Oct 18, 2023

Larned – Tess Viola Couch, 40, passed away October 18, 2023.

She was born August 19, 1983 in Larned, the daughter of Gerald Raymond and Lee Anne Stueckemann Williams.  A lifetime area resident, she was a longtime employee for Larned State Hospital.

She was of the Christian faith.  Tess enjoyed watching movies, listening to music,...

Oct 15, 2023

Larned – William Michael "Mike" Walker, 60, passed away October 15, 2023 in Salina, KS.

He was born April 11, 1963 in Larned, KS, the son of William "Bill" M. and Helen M. Callahan Walker.  He was a lifetime area resident and employed by the State of Kansas working at Larned State Hospital and Larned Correctional Mental...

Oct 11, 2023

Roberta V. Hairfield, 92, of Larned, Kansas, died on October 11, 2023 at Diversicare of Larned.

Roberta (Bobbie) was born December 20, 1930 in Zurich, Kansas, the daughter of Rudy and Violet Novotny of Hoisington, Kansas.

Roberta graduated from Hoisington High School in 1948 and was employed with Southwestern Bell in Plainville and Hoisington, Kansas....

Oct 11, 2023

Jetmore – Lelia Mae Ward, 98, passed away October 11, 2023 at Main Street Villa, Cheney, KS.

She was born April 26, 1925 in Hanston, the daughter of Elmer Ray and Elva Laura Fakes Housman.  A lifetime area resident of Dodge City and Jetmore, she was a homemaker.

She was a member of Northside Church...

Oct 5, 2023

Larned - Scott Taylor Keast, 73, passed away peacefully at his home in Larned, KS on October 5, 2023 from complication brought on by multiple sclerosis.  He was born July 28, 1950 in Great Bend, Kansas; first of 8 children born to Donald and Virgina Keast.

Scott was a graduate of Larned High School and attended Ft....

Oct 3, 2023

Herbert (Herb) Benton Bowman, 92, passed away October 3, 2023 at Credo Living Center, Hoisington, Kansas.

He was born June 11, 1931 in Larned, Kansas the son of Hugh Benton and Velma Myrtle Rice Bowman.

A lifetime area resident, he owned Bo-lan Holstein Farm for 51 years. After graduating from Zook High School and attending...

Sep 30, 2023

Jetmore – David A. Law, 82, passed away September 30, 2023 at his home in Jetmore with his family by his side.

He was born May 26, 1941 in Jetmore, the son of George A. and Mildred E. Pittaway Law.  A lifetime area resident, he was a truck driver.

He attended the Jetmore Methodist Church...

Sep 30, 2023

Donald B Zook, age 93, passed away September 30, 2023 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita with his children Tamara and Bob at his side.

He was born November 20, 1929 at the family farm near Zook, Kansas the son of Abner Jesse and Ida (White) Zook - born in the same room as his father and his...

Sep 26, 2023

Jetmore – Edna J. Stairrett, 89, passed away September 26, 2023 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.

She was born December 6, 1933 in Knoxville, Tennessee, the daughter of Jay Hugh and Emma Greene Green. She was a farm wife.

She was of the Presbyterian faith.  She was a member of CASA, Democratic party committee...

Sep 26, 2023

Lewis Duane Mills, peacefully passed to be with his Lord on September 26, 2023 at the age of 86.

Duane was born on February 26, 1937, in Hutchinson, KS. He lived with his parents, John and Eunice Mills and his eight siblings: Donna, MaryAnn, John, Dorothy, Judy, Marty, Jim and Mark.

Duane graduated from high...

Sep 20, 2023

Marjorie I. McKinney, 88, passed away September 20, 2023 at Cedar Village, Ness City, Kansas.

She was born August 5, 1935 in Longdale, Oklahoma the daughter of Avery G. and Edna Knoop Hall.

A lifetime area resident; she was a teacher. She was a member of New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene of Larned, Kansas....

Sep 18, 2023

Ricardo San Miguel, 68, passed away September 18, 2023 at Larned, Kansas.

He was born July 13, 1955 in Dumas, Texas, the son of Juan and Andrea Santana San Miguel. He was an independent contractor for construction. He was a wonderful father. He will be sadly missed and will always hold a place in our hearts.