Obituaries

Oct 7, 2022

David F.L. Graner, age 53, passed away on October 7, 2022 at Hamburg, New York.

David was born on February 28, 1969, at Montgomery, Alabama, the son of Father James and Anne LoBianco Graner.

David graduated from Larned High School in 1987, attended Kansas State University for two years, then enlisting in the U.S. Army,...

Oct 4, 2022

Deklan Ray Foos, born sleeping into the arms of Jesus at 2:19 a.m. on October 4, 2022 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska. Son of Chance and Stephanie Foos, formerly of Burdett.

Deklan is survived by sisters Brinleigh and Jordyn, and brothers Tatum and Cooper. He is also survived by maternal grandparents Scott and Beverly Burd, and...

Sep 27, 2022

Wamego – Stefanie Linn Turner, 44, passed away September 27, 2022 in Wamego.

She was born July 4, 1978 in Larned, the daughter of Philip Alan and Ann Vratil Schreiber.

A Larned resident until 2001, she moved to Wamego where she was the head of the billing department at Manhattan Dermatology. She was a member...

Sep 26, 2022

Glenn Richard Ford, 88, died September 26, 2022 at his home in Jetmore. He was born January 22, 1934 in Dodge City, the son of Leonard and Rose Pizinger Ford. He attended country school south of Jetmore and graduated from Jetmore High School in 1951. He was a graduate of Kansas State University, Garden City Community College, St. Mary...

Sep 26, 2022

Pawnee Rock – Howard Myron Hayward Jr., 74, passed away September 26, 2022 at Azria Health Woodhaven, Great Bend.

He was born October 26, 1947 in San Diego, California, the son of Howard Myron and Laura Jean Rogers Hayward Sr.

Moving from El Cajon, California, he was a longtime area resident. He was a member...

Sep 25, 2022

Larned – James "Corky" Lyle Stout Jr, 62, passed away September 25, 2022 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita.

He was born March 23, 1960 in Valentine, Nebraska, the son of James Lyle Stout Sr. and Rosella Marie Paxton Sydow.

Moving from Nebraska, he was a Larned resident since 1986. He was a plumber...

Sep 25, 2022

Betty Jean Perez, 96, passed away September 25, 2022 at Diversicare of Larned.

She was born October 31, 1925 in Northview, Missouri, the daughter of Thomas Vernon and Eva Louvernia Stogsdill Young.

A Larned resident since 1938, she was a homemaker and bookkeeper at Perez Body Shop. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic...

Sep 21, 2022

Philip Alan Schreiber, 71, passed away September 21, 2022 at his home in Larned.

He was born February 13, 1951 in Great Bend, the son of Elmer Leon and Mildred L. Fairchild Schreiber.

A lifetime area resident, raised on a farm south of Larned, he was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Larned.  He...

Sep 21, 2022

Ryan M. Wilson, 38, passed away September 21, 2022 in Dodge City, Kansas.

He was born January 12, 1984 in Dodge city, KS, the son of Ronald N. Wilson and Debbie Pfaff Wright.  A lifetime area resident, he was an engineer.

He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, Jetmore, KS.  Ryan attended Bethany...

Sep 19, 2022

Janet Lynn "Jan" Selfridge, 68, passed away September 19, 2022 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.

Janet was born September 17, 1954 in Larned, Kansas, the daughter of Claude and Cristina Carter Selfridge. She enjoyed growing up on the family farm northwest of Hanston where she attended school and graduated from Hanston High School in 1973.

Sep 18, 2022

Tressa Lee (Morehead) Neumann, 91, of Hanston, Kansas passed away Sunday, September 18th, 2022 at Hodgeman County Intermediate Swing Bed in Jetmore, KS peacefully in the presence of her family.

Tressa was born May 6, 1931 in a sod house on the Morehead homestead in rural Alamota, KS to Ward and Rose (Norton) Morehead. Tressa's family moved...

Sep 15, 2022

Theresa M. Kreutzer, 90, died September 15, 2022 at her home in Larned.

She was born May 18, 1932 at Chase, Kansas, the daughter of Anton and Matilda Zorn Wondra.

She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Altar Society of Larned, member of the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital Auxiliary, and past member...

Sep 13, 2022

Lawrence - Michael Ray Best, 65, passed away September 13, 2022 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

He was born April 20, 1957 in Larned, Kansas, the son of Robert Lee Best and Virginia Marie (Belcher) Best.

Mike graduated from Larned High School in 1975. He attended the University of Kansas...

Sep 12, 2022

William Sigurd "Willie" Olsen, 84, of La Junta passed away on September 12, 2022 at the Pioneer Heath Care Center in Rocky Ford.  He was born on November 6, 1937 in Flagler, Colorado to Sigurd and Evelyn (Benson) Olsen.  He was the first baby in the family born in a hospital (which at the time was the most modern...

Sep 7, 2022

Virginia "Ginny" Mae Sallee, 94, passed away September 7, 2022, at Hospice House Hutchinson, KS.

She was born April 14, 1928, in rural Pawnee County, the daughter of Eli and Celia Weber Skelton.

She was raised in Larned where she graduated high school. Upon graduation she worked for the telephone company as a switchboard operator....

Sep 2, 2022

Mary Lou Smith, 96, passed away Friday, September 2, 2022 at Country Living in Larned.

She was born November 7, 1925 to Walter B and Maud Romig Rumsey.

On December 1, 1944 she married Virgil John Smith. Virgil died May 27, 1977.

Mary Lou was a lifelong area resident, a farm wife and...

Sep 1, 2022

St. John – James Douglas Soden, 78, of rural St. John, Kansas ceased living on September 1, 2022 at his home in rural Stafford County.  He lived that life in St. John graduating from St. John High School in 1961.  He attended Drury College in Springfield, Missouri and Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia, Kansas.  James returned to Stafford...

Aug 26, 2022

Jetmore – Wanda Mae Berger, 92, passed away August 26, 2022 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS.

She was born December 12, 1929 in Hodgeman County, the daughter of Thomas A. and Alice Lillian Schechter Dunn.  A lifetime area resident, she was a school teacher for forty-three years.

She was a member of the United...

Aug 18, 2022

James William Beer, 70, passed away August 18, 2022 at his home in Larned.

He was born July 10, 1952 in Larned, the son of Wayne Eugene and Esther Alice Conard Beer.

A lifetime area resident, he was of the Methodist faith. He was a fabricator for Doerr Metal and worked in the power plant...

Aug 18, 2022

Clifton Wade Rodriguez, 35, passed away August 18, 2022 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.

He was born July 16, 1987 in Elkhart, the son of Larry Eduardo Rodriguez and Laura Kay Ash.

A longtime area resident, he was a tire shop technician at Sebes Tire in Larned. He enjoyed hunting, shooting, fishing, camping, and...