Jessica Renee Chapman
Apr 19, 2021
Pawnee Rock – Jessica Renee Chapman, 35, passed away April 19, 2021 at Topeka, KS.
She was born July 15, 1985 in Sacramento, CA, the daughter of Duffie Roland and Wendy Eileen Forrest Chapman. She was a lifetime area resident.
She was of the Pentecostal faith. She enjoyed music and dancing and was always cooking....
Hector Aaron Marrufo
Apr 18, 2021
Hector Aaron Marrufo II, 26, passed away April 18, 2021 at his home in Larned, KS.
He was born September 23, 1994 in Dodge City, the son of Eric and Liliana Marrufo Houser.
A lifetime area resident he was a painter and welding Student. He was a friendly person who enjoyed driving, time with family,...
Jason Scott Clapham
Apr 16, 2021
Jason Scott Clapham, 41, passed away April 16, 2021 at his home in Burdett.
He was born June 27, 1979 in Great Bend, the son of David E. and Cathreen "Cathi" A. Rainbolt Clapham.
Growing up in Larned, he was a graduate of the Pawnee Heights High School class of 1998. He later moved to...
Norbert L Burkhart
Apr 15, 2021
Hanston – Norbert L. Burkhart, 88, passed away April 15, 2021 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.
He was born May 28, 1932 in Spearville, the son of Jerome Fred and Agnes Marie Stegman Burkhart. A lifetime area resident, he was a Farmer/Rancher.
He was a member of Faith Fellowship Church in Hanston where he...
Charles "Ed" Edward Arnold
Apr 10, 2021
Charles Edward "Ed" Arnold died April 10, 2021 at Hillside Village in DeSoto, Kansas. He was born May 22, 1931 in Garfield, the son of Charles and Mary (Gum) Arnold. He grew up in Pawnee County and attended Rozel Schools, graduating in 1949. On February 12, 1950, he married Eloyce Franz in Rozel, Kansas.
He was a...
Norma J. Blake
Apr 9, 2021
Larned - Norma J. Blake, 86, passed away April 9, 2021 at The University of Kansas Health Systems, Pawnee Valley Campus, Larned.
She was born December 8, 1934 in Larned; the daughter of Harold and Lois Balman Arnold. A lifetime area resident; she was a farm wife.
She was a member of the First Baptist...
Morgan Lee Cavanaugh
Apr 7, 2021
Morgan Lee Cavanaugh of Jetmore, Kansas, died April 7, 2021, in Wichita, Kansas.
She was born in The Bronx, New York, August 13, 1947, to Bernard and Jean (Covati) Cavanna. She was an only child who grew up in The Bronx spending time with her Italian relatives and friends, going to school and church, and enjoying time...
Kay Ruth Bowie
Apr 5, 2021
Hanston – Kay Ruth Bowie, 72, passed away April 5, 2021 at Manor of the Plains, Dodge City, KS
She was born November 4, 1948 in Spearville, the daughter of Thomas Carl and Naomi Helen Woodworth Bowie Sr. A lifetime are resident, she helped at Arrowhead West.
She was a member of the United Methodist...
Deborah Mangen
Mar 28, 2021
Deborah Jolene Snodgrass Mangen, 70, of Cedar Vale, Kansas, passed away Sunday afternoon, March 28, 2021 on the family ranch.
Born November 12, 1950 in Great Bend, Kansas, she was the daughter of Paul Estel and Ramona Jean (Lewis) Snodgrass. She was raised and received her education in Rozel, Kansas graduating from Rozel High School in 1967. ...
Rose George
Mar 25, 2021
Rose Marie George, 79, passed away March 25, 2021 at Hutchinson Health and Rehab.
She was born April 24, 1941 in Great Bend, the daughter of Albert and Olivia Jenisch Debes. A longtime area resident she was a Pharmacist Assistant at Ritzman's.
She was a member of Peace Lutheran Church, Albert, the Larned Garden Club...
Shirley May Pfaff
Mar 17, 2021
Jetmore – Shirley May Pfaff, 81, passed away March 17, 2021 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.
She was born September 5, 1939 in Jetmore, the daughter of Raleigh and Nola Gladys Burdue Scothorn. A lifetime area resident, she was a farm wife/homemaker and enjoyed playing bingo.
She was a member of the United Methodist...
Mercedes Ramon Saenz
Mar 17, 2021
Mercedes Ramon Saenz, 72, passed away March 17, 2021 at Edwards County Hospital, Kinsley, Kansas.
He was born August 31, 1948 in San Luis, Mexico; the son of Francisco and Balderas Fausta Saenz. A resident of the area for 1 year, moving here from Mexico; he was a truck driver.
He was of the Catholic...
Lorene Fay Schartz
Mar 17, 2021
Lorene Fay Schartz, 89, passed away March 17, 2021 at her home, near Rozel.
She was born October 6, 1931 in Sterling, the daughter of Lynn E. and Blanche Rose Rose. A Rozel area resident since 1949, she was a farm wife and a homemaker, loved quilting, gardening, and crafting.
She was a member of...
Betty Jane Schartz
Mar 12, 2021
Betty Jane Schartz, 72, passed away March 12, 2021 at Diversicare of Larned.
She was born December 24, 1948 in Wichita, the daughter of Cliff E. and Margaret Pauline "Polly" Simpson Bright.
A Larned resident since 1968, moving from Wichita, she was of the Christian faith. She was a detention officer and enjoyed sewing, playing...
Leon E Steffen
Mar 8, 2021
Leon E. Steffen passed away March 8, 2021 at Country Place Senior Living of Larned.
He was born November 27, 1930 in Larned, the son of Elmer R. and Gladys M. Shockey Steffen and he grew up north of Burdett on the family farmstead.
A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer-stockman and loved his...
Donald Dean Seachris
Mar 7, 2021
Donald Dean Seachris, 64, passed away March 7, 2021 at Diversicare of Larned.
He was born May 30, 1956 in Kinsley, the son of Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt and Florine Maxine Rhodes Seachris.
A lifetime area resident he was a welder at Doerr Metal Products and was later an elevator operator. He was of the Pentecostal...
Barbara Ann Bland
Mar 4, 2021
Barbara Ann Bland, 86, passed away March 4, 2021 at the University of Kansas Health Systems Pawnee Valley Campus.
She was born March 23, 1934 in Larned, the daughter of Charles and Elsie Evans Buckman.
A lifetime area resident she was a secretary for Larned State Hospital and later for Ft Larned School District. She...
Kathleen "Kathy" Ann Appel
Mar 3, 2021
Jetmore – Kathleen "Kathy" Ann Appel, 80, passed away March 3, 2021 at The University of Kansas Health System HaysMed Campus, Hays, KS.
She was born January 15, 1941 in Dodge City, the daughter of Lawrence G. and Louise Peterson Grumbein. A longtime area resident, she was a homemaker.
She was a member of United...
William "Billy" E. Romo
Feb 27, 2021
William "Billy" E. Romo, 60, passed away February 27, 2021 at The University of Kansas Health Systems, Hays Medical Campus, Hays, Kansas.
He was born May 6, 1960 in Great Bend; the son of Tranquilino and Ruth Dringman Romo. A resident of Burdett since 2006 moving from Spokane, Washington; he was an Independent Truck Driver.
...
Eleanor K Jarrett
Feb 27, 2021
Eleanor K. Jarrett, 85 passed away February 27, 2021 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson.
She was born February 6, 1936 in Sutton, NE, the daughter of Ruben and Rose Ackermann Sell. A long time area resident, she was a cook for the Hanston School district, Hanston, KS.
She was a member of the Hanston...
