Obituaries

May 24, 2022

Craig Allen Helzer, 65, passed away May 24, 2022 at his home in Larned.

He was born January 14, 1957 in Larned, KS, the son of Wiley Dean Helzer and Marcialee Lawrence.  A longtime area resident, he was a truck driver.

He was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church and the Bob's Bikes...

May 24, 2022

Larned – Charles Harlan "Ske" Skelton, 90, passed away May 24, 2022 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS.

He was born August 24, 1931 in Larned, KS, the son of Nelse N. and Mary Ruth Hazel Combs Skelton. A lifetime Larned resident, he was a retired Electrician for the City of Larned, where he worked for 25...

May 21, 2022

James LeRoy Whipple, 88 passed away May 21, 2022 at Hodgeman County Intermediate Swing Bed, Jetmore, Kansas.

He was born March 29, 1934 in Powers County, Colorado, the son of James Bowie and Winnifred Burk Whipple. A longtime area resident; he was the Owner/Operator of the Jim Whipple Service Station.

He was a member of...

May 17, 2022

Lee Etta Elmore, 78, passed away May 17, 2022 in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

She was born September 26, 1943 in Lyons, the daughter of Denzil and Marion Stroud Frantz.

A Larned resident for 32 years, she was a Mental Health Technician at Larned State Hospital. She was of the Christian faith. She enjoyed doing needlework: sewing,...

May 13, 2022

Jetmore – Harold W. Johnson, 81, passed away May 13, 2022 at St. Catherine Hospital, Dodge City.

He was born December 9, 1940 in El Dorado, Ks, the son of Roy Harold and Viola Mae Jones Johnson.  A longtime area resident, he worked for Crop Production Services.

He attended the United Presbyterian Church in Jetmore. ...

May 13, 2022

Mary Lou Rex, 81, passed away Friday May 13, 2022, at here home in Larned, Kansas.

She was born December 2, 1940, in Naples, New York, the daughter of Kenneth and Genevieve Hennessey Hall.

Moving from Naples, New York, she was an area resident since 2002. She was of the Catholic faith and enjoyed playing...

May 10, 2022

Betty Lou Ashley, 79, passed away May 10, 2022 at Azria Health Woodhaven in Great Bend.

She was born September 3, 1942 in Yuma, AZ, the daughter of Lester Ervin and Rose Lee Pebsworth Patton.

Moving from Texas and later Great Bend, she was a Larned resident since 1964. She was co-owner of Dairy Queen...

May 7, 2022

Randy L. Miller, 68, passed away May 7, 2022 at Hays Medical Center, Hays.

He was born November 26, 1953 in Denver, Colorado, the son of Donald Richard Miller and Beatrice "Pat" Drill Stonebreaker.

A longtime area resident he was an electrician at Larned State Hospital. He was in the United States Navy where he...

May 6, 2022

Rowena Arlene Sheraden, 90, passed away May 6, 2022 at County Living Memory Care in Larned.

She was born September 17, 1931 in Larned, the daughter of Charles and Lillian Clark Dipman.

Returning to the area from Wichita in 2015, she was of the Christian Faith. She worked as a secretary for Midland Supply.

May 6, 2022

Spearville  - Helen June MacBride, 87, passed away May 6, 2022 at SunPorch, Dodge City.

She was born September 11, 1934 in Spearville, Kansas; the daughter of Austin and Katherine Stramel Kropp.  A longtime area resident she moved from Spearville to Denver in 1959, moved to Idaho, then later moved back to Spearville, she was a Bookkeeper....

May 5, 2022

Jetmore- David Patrick Danaher, 56, passed away May 5, 2022 at his home in Jetmore. He was born January 20, 1966 in Kansas City, Missouri; the son of Rodger Daniel Danaher and Betty Colburn.  A long time area resident he worked at Hodgeman County Landfill.

He loved Nascar, mowing yards, fireworks and playing the drums and was...

May 2, 2022

Jetmore – Loretta S. Freeman, 67, passed away May 2, 2022 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS.

She was born August 17, 1954 in Leadville, CO, the daughter of Cliff and Barbara Allen Hutchison Herrin.  She was a longtime Colorado resident, where she owned her own cleaning business, than moved to Jetmore three and half years ago....

Apr 27, 2022

Laura Augusta Kirkwood, 67, passed away April 27, 2022 at her home in Larned.

She was born August 21, 1954 in Larned, the daughter of Adolph and Patricia Howe Stueckemann.

A lifetime area resident of Larned and Garfield, she was a school bus driver for USD 495, a cook at Larned High School, and later...

Apr 17, 2022

Jetmore- James Louis Kellenberger, born August 23, 1940 in Cherryvale, KS. passed away on April 17, 2022. He is survived by his loving wife of nearly 60 years, Dee Kellenberger of Jetmore, KS; One daughter Brenda Ringle of Jetmore, KS and her daughter Jade; three sons, Scott Kellenberger, (Sheri) of Minneola, KS and their three children, Mirranda, Marriah, and...

Apr 15, 2022

Jetmore – Katherine M. Sinclair Hayes, 103, passed away Friday, April 15, 2022 at Ascension Living Via Christi Village, Wichita, KS.

She was born April 12, 1919, the fourth of eight children, to John Alexander and Katherine Louise Deatz Sinclair in western Hodgeman County Kansas.

Early education was at the Laurel School; she graduated Jetmore...

Apr 15, 2022

Cirila Vallesviuda-De Flores, de 99 años, falleció el 15 de Abril de 2022 en su casa, Garfield.

Nació 2 de de Marco, 1923 en Guanacebi, Durango, Mexico; la hija de Joaquin y Juana Romero Valles. Residente de Garfield, Kansas durante los ultimós catorce meses se mudó Great Bend, Kansas había sido residente durante 10 años. Ella era...

Apr 13, 2022

María Guadalupe Gamboa-Peña, de 73 años, falleció el 13 de Abril de 2022 en su casa, Garfield.

Nació 11 de Noviembre de 1948 en Valle de Zragoza, Chihuahua, México; la hija de Luis y Estefana Peña Gamboa. Fue ama de casa y residente vitalicia de Chihuahua, México; ella vivió en Chicago y Garfild los últimos 5 años....

Apr 12, 2022

Donna Marie Stejskal, 73, passed away April 12, 2022 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City.

She was born February 7, 1949 in Smith Center, Kansas, the daughter of Darrell LaRue and Marjorie Nadine Williams Morgan.

Donna grew up in Smith County, Kansas, after graduating in Smith Center she attended Fort Hays State...

Apr 4, 2022

Jerald Allen Cubbage, 82, passed away April 4, 2022 at his home, Wichita, Kansas.

He was born December 18, 1939 in Macksville, the son of Ralph and Beulah Park Cubbage.

Jerald was a retired truck driver, jack of all trades and well-respected rancher in Texas for many years.  For a short time after retirement, Jerald...

Apr 4, 2022

Aaron Lee Boese, 38, passed away April 4, 2022 in Garden City.

He was born March 25, 1984 in Larned, the son of Brent Lynn Boese and Janice Leann Helzer Perez.

A lifetime area resident, he was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and the Radium Bridge Club. He enjoyed...