Mary Lynn Cole
Jul 4, 2021
Medicine Lodge - Mary Lynn Cole, 84, passed away July 4, 2021 in Burdett.
She was born April 29, 1937 in Rio Grande Valley, Texas, the daughter of Jeahne Franklin and Minnie Mae Doss Oldham.
A longtime resident of Medicine Lodge, she was of the Southern Baptist faith. She worked with her husband, Fred, as...
Donna L Hanken
Jun 15, 2021
Donna L. Hanken, 79, passed away June 15, 2021 at Diversicare of Larned.
She was born May 9, 1942 in Great Bend to William and Nora Wing Mog.
A lifetime area resident, she was a food service director for both USD 495 and Larned State Hospital. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church,...
Deanna L. Law
Jun 12, 2021
Jetmore- Deanna Lee Law, 57, passed away June 12, 2021 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore surrounded with family by her side.
She was born November, 22, 1963 in Jetmore, the daughter of David and Victoria Bradford Law. An area resident, she was a Transport Dispatcher for Evecon and later a Bookkeeper for Big A supply.
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Shannon Louise Milch
Jun 5, 2021
Shannon Louise Milch, 31, passed away June 5, 2021 in Hays, KS.
She was born November 18, 1989 in Arlington, TX, the daughter of Kevin and Lori Josefiak Milch. A lifetime area resident, she was a service representative for AnswerNet where she wasn't just a Lead Agent, she was a leader. She helped on special projects for...
Sharon L. Fleske
Jun 5, 2021
Larned – Sharon L. Fleske passed away June 5, 2021 at Hays Medical Center, Hays.
She was born January 27, 1950, on her dad's birthday, in Pratt, Kansas to Harold Donald and Myrtillia Olive (Colclazier) Horner. A longtime area resident, she graduated from Greensburg High School in 1968 and then attended Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri...
Nadine Suzette Unzicker
Jun 2, 2021
Nadine Suzette Unzicker was born on September 21, 1957 in Larned, KS. to Earl and Florine Unzicker. Nadine was proceeded in death by her parents and one brother Jerry.
Nadine grew up in Belpre, KS. and graduated from Macksville High School in 1976. Nadine then attended Hutchinson Community Junior College and received an Associate in Arts Degree...
Dorothea (Dotty) Kathryne Moore
May 30, 2021
Jetmore – Dorothea "Dotty" Kathryne Moore, 79, passed away May 30, 2021 at Cedar Village Long Term Care Center, Ness City.
She was born November 11, 1941 in Alamosa, CO, the daughter of Cecil and Lucy Whitman Mount. Moving from LaJara, CO, she was a longtime area resident of Jetmore and had a Masters in Special Education...
Jesse R. Medina
May 30, 2021
Larned - Jesse Rocha Medina, 89, passed away May 30, 2021 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Jesse was born January 11, 1932 in Offerle, Kansas to Sebastian and Julia Rocha Medina and raised in Kinsley, Kansas by his grandfather, Santiago Rocha and great aunt Lupe Rocha. Jesse was active in high school sports lettering in track, basketball and...
Rodney Dean Befort
May 28, 2021
Larned – Rodney Dean Befort, 59, passed away May 28, 2021 in Larned.
He was born May 11, 1962 in Goodland, KS, the son of Donald Lee and Darlene Heinrich Befort. A longtime area resident, moving to Larned from Granbury, TX in 1993, he was a professional sheet rocker and all-around handy man.
He was...
Jerry Leroy Unzicker
May 23, 2021
Jerry Leroy Unzicker, was born on July 20, 1946 in Great Bend, KS to Earl and Florine Unzicker. He was proceeded in death by his parents and was survived by one sister Nadine.
Jerry grew up in Belpre, Kansas and graduated from high school in 1964. He attended Kansas State University and graduated in 1969 with a...
Marvin Duane Barker
May 22, 2021
Marvin Duane Barker, 72, passed away May 22, 2021 at Diversicare of Larned.
He was born August 3, 1948 in Larned, the son of Fred H. and Norma L. Turpen Barker.
A lifetime area resident, he was of the Christian faith. He was a 1966 graduate of Larned High School and following graduation he attended...
Allan C. Smith
May 17, 2021
Larned – Allan Chase Smith, 74, passed away May 17, 2021 at Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph Hospital- Wichita, KS.
He was born July 31, 1946 in Phillipsburg, KS. the son of Virgil T. Smith and Twila Luster Smith; and step son of Lucille "Skippy" (Spacil) Smith. Â A Larned area resident since 1973, moving from Manhattan, KS....
Craig C. Knobbe
May 15, 2021
Jetmore – Craig C. Knobbe, 75, passed away May 15, 2021 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.
He was born January 22, 1946 in Dodge City, the son of John and Leah Gibbs Knobbe. Craig was a graduate of Spearville High School, Dodge City Community College, and Saint Mary of the Plains College. A longtime area resident,...
Craig Allen Miller
May 8, 2021
Craig Allen Miller, 81, passed away May 8, 2021 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.
He was born February 23, 1940 in Great Bend, the son of Orville Clarence and Hazel Erlain Fulton Miller.
A lifetime area resident he was a car dealer at C & O Miller Used Cars, Larned....
Gracie L Perez
May 6, 2021
Gracie L. Perez, 88, passed away May 6, 2021 at the Center at Waterfront, Wichita.
She was born March 13, 1933 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, the daughter of James Henry and Addie Clutch Henderson.
Moving from Arkansas, she has been a Larned resident since she was 18. She worked as an LPN at St Joseph...
Philip T Kyle
May 3, 2021
Philip T. Kyle, 80, passed away May 3, 2021 at Cedar Village Long Term Care Unit in Ness City, KS.
He was born January 7, 1941 in Wichita, the son of Boyde (Tug) and Grace R. Ryan Kyle. A longtime area resident, he was a Magistrate Judge in Hodgeman County for 24 years and prior to being...
Bonnie Lee Loughrige
May 3, 2021
Bonnie Lee Loughrige, 91, passed away May 3, 2021 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned.
She was born July 15, 1929 in Dodge City, the daughter of Myrl Lador and Gladys Pearl Ackley James.
Moving from McPherson, she was a Larned resident for 64 years. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Larned,...
Thomas Louis Stejskal
May 2, 2021
Thomas Louis Stejskal, 72, passed away May 2, 2021 at Diversicare of Larned.
He was born February 17, 1949 in Great Bend, the son of Leonard Ralph and Anna Mae Cramer Stejskal.
A lifetime Pawnee and Edwards County area resident, he was a farmer/rancher; a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Sacred Heart Endowment...
Wesley Gene Linder Jr.
Apr 28, 2021
Wesley Gene Linder Jr, 51, passed away April 28, 2021 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned.
He was born August 27, 1969 in Fresno, California; the son of Wesley Gene Sr. and Barbara Hermes Linder. A longtime area resident; he was a MHDD Tech at Larned State Hospital.
He was a member of the First...
Barbara J. Whipple
Apr 27, 2021
Jetmore – Barbara J. Whipple, 84, passed away April 27, 2021 at Park Lane Nursing Home, Scott City, KS.
She was born April 17, 1937 in Ashland, the daughter of William Chester and Alice Louise Betschart Bailey. A longtime area resident, she was a homemaker, mother and caregiver to many children and was a retired secretary for...
