Theresa M. Kreutzer
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...
Michael Ray Best
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...
William Sigurd Olsen
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. Â He was born on November 6, 1937 in Flagler, Colorado to Sigurd and Evelyn (Benson) Olsen. Â He was the first baby in the family born in a hospital (which at the time was the most modern...
Virginia "Ginny" Mae Sallee
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....
Mary Lou Smith
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...
James Douglas Soden
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...
Wanda Mae Berger
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...
James William Beer
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...
Clifton Wade Rodriguez
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...
Michael Eugene Estes
Aug 17, 2022
Great Bend - Michael Eugene Estes, 77, passed away August 17, 2022 at Stafford County Hospital, Stafford.
He was born March 10, 1945 in Hominy, Oklahoma, the son of Arlie Calvin "Buck" and Dolores Irene Jaynes Estes.
A longtime area resident, he was a member of the First Christian Church in Great Bend, International Brotherhood...
Jadene Eva Colglazier
Aug 15, 2022
Jadene Eva Stickler Colglazier left her earthly life August 15, 2022. She was 96 years old and was of the Methodist faith. She was born 7/7/1926 to Frank Russell and Ines Mae Quinn Stickler in Alva, OK.
Jadene met Harlan Dean Colglazier at the University of Kansas in 1945 and married him on 5/18/1947 in Burlington, KS....
Amy E. Yeager
Aug 12, 2022
Amy E. Yeager, 48, passed away August 12, 2022 in Manhattan.
She was born March 31, 1974 in Hutchinson, the daughter of Michael Yeager and Ann Shackelford.
She was a homemaker and a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Larned.
Survivors include: her parents, Mike (Jill) Yeager, Larned, Ann (D.J.) Chance, Claremore, Oklahoma;...
Dr. Terry D. Smith
Aug 9, 2022
Dr. Terry D. Smith, 81, passed away August 9, 2022 at Diversicare of Larned, Larned, Kansas.
He was born June 2, 1941 in Argonia, KS, the son of T. Dale Smith and Faye Weist Smith. He graduated from Larned High School in 1959. He attended Pratt Community College from 1959-1961. He became the National Junior College Singles'...
Janice G Dunavan
Aug 6, 2022
Pawnee Rock – Janice G. Dunavan, 79, passed away August 6, 2022 at University of Kansas Health Systems, Great Bend, KS.
She was born July 31, 1943 in Denver, CO, the daughter of Evertt and Lula Mae Stevens Hallagin. As an Army wife she was a teacher and homemaker, and in 1990 she retired to farm life....
Wayne Harold Hagerman
Aug 6, 2022
Larned – Wayne Harold Hagerman, 74, passed away August 6, 2022 in Larned, KS.
He was born May 17, 1948 at Great Bend, KS, the son of Harold E. and Julia E. Brady Hagerman. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer/stockman and served as State Representative 114 th District for a two-year term.
He...
James Mcginness Jr.
Aug 1, 2022
Larned – James McGinness, Jr. 80, entered his eternal rest on August 1, 2022 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. He was born on October 9, 1941 at Ava, MO to James and Bessie (Phillips) McGinness. He married Sharon Lloyd-May, on December 25, 1975 at Tribune, KS.
A Larned resident since 1981, coming from Great Bend,...
Mildred J. Walters
Jul 28, 2022
Jetmore – Mildred J. Walters, 88, passed away July 28, 2022 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.
She was born November 11, 1933 in McLouth, KS, the daughter of Manuel Pedro and Mildred Irene Grant Sousa. A longtime area resident, she worked in housekeeping at Hodgeman County Health Center in Jetmore.
Mildred enjoyed crocheting, camping...
Jeffery J Abel
Jul 28, 2022
Jetmore – Jeffery J. Abel, 60, passed away July 28, 2022 at Trinity Manor, Dodge City, KS.
He was born November 12, 1961 in Jetmore, the son of Burton Ray and June D. Fakes Abel. A lifetime area resident, he was owner and operator of Jeff's Auto Repair in Jetmore.
He was of the Christian...
Marsha L. Morrill
Jul 22, 2022
Marsha L. Morrill, 75, passed away July 22, 2022 at her home in Seymour, Wisconsin.
She was born March 1, 1947 in Great Bend, Kansas; the daughter of Ernest and Jane S. Heaton Morrill.
Marsha enjoyed a career in nursing caring for others and was a lover of animals.
Survivors include; her sister-in-law,...
Agnes Finger
Jul 20, 2022
Larned - Agnes Finger, 94, Passed away July 20, 2022 at Country Living Senior Plus, Larned.
Agnes Vondracek was born October 24, 1927, at Timken, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph A. and Ludmila Pechanec Vondracek. She attended the Timken Grade School, Bison High School, graduating with the class of 1945. She also attended Fort Hays State College. ...
