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Yvonne Scheuerman

Yvonne Scheuerman

Dec 28, 2020

Larned  - M. Yvonne Scheuerman, 72, passed away December 28, 2020 at Diversicare of Larned.

She was born February 8, 1948 in Midwest City, Oklahoma; the daughter of Gerald and Zelma Gibbs Adkins.  An area resident since 1988, moving from Texas.

She was of the Christian faith.  She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary...

Joseph E. Snyder

Joseph E. Snyder

Dec 28, 2020

Joseph Edward Michael Snyder, of Great Bend, Kansas passed away of a non-COVID illness on December 28, 2020 at the age of 67. He was known as Joe, Pops, Papa Joe, and Snyd by family, friends, and community.

Joseph was born in Quebec, Canada in 1953. After spending two and a half years in an orphanage, he...

Paul B. Hines

Paul B. Hines

Dec 27, 2020

Larned  - Paul B. Hines, 78, passed away December 27, 2020 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned,

He was born October 7, 1942 in Brookville; the son of Bernard and Emma Bealby Hines.  A longtime area resident, he was a diesel mechanic for Gibson-Titus-Stafford, which later became Doonan Peterbilt of Great Bend.  They moved to Nebraska, then...

Janice (Jan) Colleen Williamson

Janice (Jan) Colleen Williamson

Dec 24, 2020

St. John - Janice (Jan) Colleen Williamson, 84, passed away December 24, 2020 at Kenwood Plaza, St. John, Kansas.

She was born July 26, 1936 in Emporia, Kansas; the daughter of W.W. and Mildred Johnston Osborn.  A longtime Stafford County resident; she was a homemaker.

She was a member of the Free Methodist Church, Macksville,...

Mary Louise Shottenkirk

Mary Louise Shottenkirk

Dec 23, 2020

Larned – Mary Louise Shottenkirk, 95, died December 23, 2020 at Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri.

She was born May 31, 1925 to Daniel Ward and Eva Blanche (Hallett) Andrews at the Larned, Kansas home. She married Gerald Jay Shottenkirk August 8, 1943 and they lived in Pawnee County for 59 years. He died September...

Manuel M. Perez

Manuel M. Perez

Dec 20, 2020

Manuel M. Perez, 75, passed away December 20, 2020 at Salina Regional Hospital, Salina.

He was born March 4, 1945 in Kinsley, the son of Clemente Rincon and Lucille Mariche Perez.

Prior to moving to Salina in 2008, he was a lifetime area resident and worked as an equipment operator specialist for the Kansas Department...

Robert "Bob" C. Pivonka

Robert "Bob" C. Pivonka

Dec 18, 2020

Robert C. "Bob" Pivonka, 90, passed away December 18, 2020 at his home in Larned.

He was born May 16, 1930 in Rozel, the son of John Jacob and Bessie Mabel Blackburn Pivonka.

He was a lifetime resident of Larned and worked for Everett Avery Accounting Firm for several years, then joined First National Bank...

Steven Lynn Sinclair

Steven Lynn Sinclair

Dec 17, 2020

Jetmore – Steven Lynn Sinclair, 68, passed away December 17, 2020 in Jetmore.

He was born May 12, 1952 in Dodge City, the son of Harry Lavern and Mary Lou Rumford Sinclair.  A lifetime area resident, he was a natural gas engineer for Williams Field Service.

He was a member of the Sons of American...

Darrell Dean Tanner

Darrell Dean Tanner

Dec 16, 2020

Larned  - Darrell Dean Tanner, 86, passed away December 16, 2020 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.

He was born January 17, 1934 in Wamego, the son of Clarence A. and Clara McKowen Tanner.  A longtime area resident.  He worked for Cooper feed, Ark Valley Implement, Pawnee Beef Builders, Delaney Implement and retired from USD#495 School District....

Marylee M. Phinney

Marylee M. Phinney

Dec 15, 2020

Marylee M. Phinney, 90, passed away December 15, 2020 at Goodall Witcher Nursing Facility, Clifton, Texas.

She was born May 23, 1930 in Larned, the daughter of Monta and Fairy Millhouse Meals.

A longtime area resident she was the office manager for a Marie Callender's restaurant. She was a member and elder of the First...

Owen Harold Dixon

Owen Harold Dixon

Dec 13, 2020

Owen Harold Dixon, 76, passed away December 13, 2020 at Diversicare of Larned.

He was born June 17, 1944 in Hoisington, the son of Owen Henry and Rilla Sawyer Dixon.

A longtime area resident he was of the Christian faith. He was a psychologist and worked for Larned State Hospital for 34 years and Larned...

Patricia Ann Mcmillan

Patricia Ann Mcmillan

Dec 13, 2020

Larned – Patricia Ann McMillan, 71, passed away December 13, 2020 at her home in Larned.

She was born May 8, 1949 in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Harold and Margaret Dodge Hogan.

Moving from Massachusetts, she was an area resident for a year and a half. She was an LPN and was of...

David B. Welch

David B. Welch

Dec 13, 2020

Larned – David B. Welch, 80, passed away December 13, 2020 at University of Kansas Health System Pawnee Valley Campus.

He was born February 5, 1940 in Great Bend, the son of John and Essie Baugher Welch.

A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer/rancher his entire life as well as a contract pumper in...

Terril Dee Mcbride

Terril Dee Mcbride

Dec 12, 2020

Chickasha, Oklahoma- Terril Dee McBride, 75, went to meet his Lord and Savior, December 12, 2020, at Mercy Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

He was Born February 10, 1945, in Dodge City, Kansas, and grew up in an old farm house between Fellsburg and Centerview, Kansas. He was the son of M. Earl McBride and Fern (Myers) McBride....

Steven Dale Zink

Steven Dale Zink

Dec 12, 2020

Larned – Steven Dale Zink, 62 passed away December 12, 2020 at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, KS.

He was born April 15, 1958 in Larned, the son of Clarence Lee and Venita May Clayton Zink.  A lifetime area resident, he was a machinist and enjoyed tinkering with things and researching.

Survivors include: three sons,...

Ronald Ray Pfenninger

Ronald Ray Pfenninger

Dec 11, 2020

Rozel – Ronald Ray Pfenninger, 71, passed away December 11, 2020 at KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

He was born July 18, 1949 in Great Bend; the son of Chester H. and Ella M. Crosson Pfenninger. A lifetime area resident; he was a farmer/stockman.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Rozel,...

Brenda Yvonne Moore

Brenda Yvonne Moore

Dec 7, 2020

Brenda Yvonne Moore, 75, passed away December 7, 2020 at her home in Larned.

She was born July 31, 1945 in Lubbock, Texas, the daughter of Ivory H. and Margaret Haussler Sharp.

A longtime area resident she was a Licensed Mental Health Technician II at Larned State Hospital. She was of the Lutheran faith and...

Glenda M. Schaffer

Glenda M. Schaffer

Dec 6, 2020

Jetmore – Glenda M. Schaffer, 87, passed away December 6, 2020 at Brookdale Senior Living, Dodge City.

She was born April 27, 1933 in Jetmore, the daughter of Carl Lee and Mildred May Cole Bamberger.  A lifetime area resident, she was a farmer/Stockman.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women,...

Carolyn Annette Murphy

Carolyn Annette Murphy

Dec 5, 2020

Carolyn Annette (Beckwith) Murphy, 83, passed away December 5, 2020 in Rockwall, Texas. She was born March 24, 1937, the daughter of Carrol K. and Hazel C. Smith Beckwith.

Carolyn never met a stranger and was always willing to help anyone. Twice she somehow came home with an infant to babysit after meeting the parents for only...

Norman R Roberson

Norman R Roberson

Dec 1, 2020

Larned – Norman R. Roberson Sr., 88, passed away December 1, 2020 at his home in Larned.

He was born October 2, 1932 in Larned, the son of Edwin K. and Kathryn Christiansen Roberson.

A lifetime area resident, he was a Masonry Contractor.

He was of the Christian faith and belonged to the...

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