Obituaries

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...

Apr 2, 2022

Carrie Lyn Caplinger, 47, passed away April 2, 2022 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.

She was born September 1, 1974 in Larned the daughter of Donna Sue Caplinger.

She was a lifetime Larned resident; moving to Ellsworth in 1999.  She attended the First United Methodist Church in Ellsworth; was a member of the Aktion Club,...

Mar 25, 2022

Hanston – Kathleen D. (Brown) Frusher, 73, passed away March 25, 2022 at Hays Medical Center from a stroke after a tough battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

She was born February 12, 1949 in Oklahoma City to Thomas W. and Roberta (Hammond) Brown of Hastings, Oklahoma.

Kathy graduated from Temple High School in Temple, Oklahoma...

Mar 24, 2022

Betty M. (Perrin) Lee, 79, passed away March 24, 2022 in St. James, Missouri.

She was born May 21, 1942 the daughter of Clarence and Bernice (Edgell) Perrin at the farm home in Allison Township in Decatur County, Kansas.  She attended the Allison 3D & S rural school district.  Then she attended Jennings Rural High School, graduating...

Mar 22, 2022

Jetmore – Louis R. Beil, 81, passed away March 22, 2022 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home, Dodge City, KS.

He was born October 7, 1940 in Redding, CA, the son of Louis A. and Imogene Evans Beil.  A longtime area resident, he was a supervisor at Crustbuster for 42 years and was a lifelong farmer/rancher.

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Mar 22, 2022

Brent Lynn Boese, 65, passed away March 22, 2022 at Hays Medical Center, Hays.

He was born January 10, 1957 in Larned, the son of Vernon G. and Ella M. Eilts Boese.

A lifetime area resident, he was a Juvenile Corrections Officer at Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility in Larned. He loved his grandchildren and was...

Mar 20, 2022

Opal Marlene Eichman Sonday, 80, passed away March 20, 2022 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington.

She was born June 24, 1941 in Hodgeman County, the daughter of Wallie O. and Grace Lilly Demoret.

A lifetime area resident, she was an X-Ray Technician and an EMT. After retiring as an X-Ray Technician in 2006, she continued...

Mar 18, 2022

Larned  - Evangeline R. "Angy" Parker, 75, passed away March 18, 2022 at her home, Larned.

She was born November 23, 1946 in Larned, the daughter of Adolph and Eva Boese Hiebert.  A lifetime area resident; she worked at Alco.

She was of the Christian faith and attended church services regularly.  She enjoyed gardening, taking...

Mar 18, 2022

Larned- Karen M. Lewis,77, passed away March 18, 2022 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS.

She was born March 27, 1944 in Great Bend, KS. the daughter of W.M. Leroy (Roy) and Dorothy Rose Salmans Mead. A lifetime area resident she was a Paraprofessional at Fort Larned USD 495.

She was a member of the...

Mar 16, 2022

Ralph Willard Terry, 86, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2022 at Country Living of Larned with Tanya, his wife of 60 years by his side.

He was born January 9, 1936 in Big Cabin, Oklahoma the son of Frank and Erma Adams Terry Dawes.

A longtime area resident, he was of the Christian faith....