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Harry Hoyt Timberman
Nov 30, 2020
Larned - Harry Hoyt Timberman, 56, passed away November 30, 2020 at the University of Kansas Health Systems, Pawnee Valley Campus, Larned.
He was born September 20, 1964 in Leadville, Colorado; the son of Lorraine Katherine Mitchell. A Larned resident since 2008; he was a mechanic, worked at Roth Equipment (Straub International) and most recently worked at...
Harvey "Mutt" H. Delaney
Nov 29, 2020
Burdett - Harvey H. "Mutt" Delaney, 84, passed away November 29, 2020 at Pioneer Lodge Nursing Home, Coldwater, Kansas.
He was born January 23, 1936 in Ness City, Kansas. The son of Harvey and Esther Eichman Delaney. A longtime area resident; he moved to Burdett in 1956, moving from Ness County; he was a John Deere Dealer...
Frances "Gerry" Stuckey
Nov 29, 2020
Jetmore – Frances "Gerry" Stuckey, 89, passed away November 29, 2020 at Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore.
She was born July 9, 1931 in Jetmore, the daughter of Francis and Clara Schwah Hey Sr. A lifetime area resident, she was the owner and operator of Gerry's Beauty Shop in Jetmore.
She was a...
Jerry Roger Meyer
Nov 27, 2020
Belpre – Jerry Roger Meyer, 84, passed away November 27, 2020 at Country Living of Larned.
He was born February 2, 1936 in Larned, the son of Paul Bernard Sr. and Christine Mary Gales Meyer.
A lifetime area resident, he was a retired farmer and stockman. He was a member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church,...
Leonard L. Erway
Nov 26, 2020
Leonard Leroy Erway, 78, passed away November 26, 2020 at Leisure Homestead of St. John.
He was born November 20, 1942 in Wichita, the son of Marvin and Marie Wheatley Erway.
A Lifetime area resident, he was a powerplant operator for Larned State Hospital and was of the Nazarene faith.
On June 13,...
Dr. Richard Alan Snodgrass
Nov 25, 2020
Jetmore – Dr. Richard Alan Snodgrass, 70, passed away November 25, 2020 at St. Joseph Hospital, Denver, CO.
He was born January 6, 1950 in Emporia, KS, the son of Arloe Richard and Emma Maxine Phillips Snodgrass. A longtime area resident, he was a beloved family physician.
He was a member of the Jetmore United...
Iona "Betty" B. Lauber
Nov 24, 2020
Iona "Betty" B. Lauber, 87, passed away November 24, 2020 at Kearney Regional Medical Center, Kearney, Nebraska.
She was born April 10, 1933 in Dodge City, the daughter of Francis and Virginia Thorton Norris.
Moving from Hollister, Missouri, she was an area resident since 2011. She worked in the kitchen at Medicalodge of Kinsley and...
Richard Glenn Simcox
Nov 22, 2020
Hanston – Richard Glenn Simcox, 87, passed away November 22, 2020 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.
He was born April 5, 1933 in Alamosa, CO., the son of Harry Rhea and Elva Leon Henson Simcox.
A longtime area resident, he was a retired Sheriff for Colorado and a retired minister. He served in the...
Carlene J. Carter
Nov 20, 2020
Larned - Carlene J. Carter, 77, passed away November 20, 2020 at the Wilson Care and Rehabilitation, Wilson, Kansas.
She was born June 21, 1943 in Newton; the daughter of Carl Alford and Violet Beryl Nichols Hanson. A lifetime resident of Kansas; she lived in various towns throughout her life. She was a Dispatcher.
In...
Junior A. Steinbring
Nov 19, 2020
Junior A. Steinbring, 93, passed away November 19, 2020 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.
He was born August 22, 1927 in Spearville, the son of Fred and Lillian Demain Steinbring.
A lifetime area resident he was the owner and operator of Jetmore Lumber. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Lions Club,...
Karol Ann Carden
Nov 19, 2020
Larned – Karol Ann Carden, 73, passed away November 19, 2020 at Diversicare of Larned.
She was born January 5, 1947 in Horton, KS, the daughter of Dean and Loretta Bell Mitchell Querry. A longtime area resident, she was a Health Aide at the Larned State Hospital.
She was a member of the First Christian...
Eloise M. Reece
Nov 19, 2020
Burdett - Eloise M. Reece, 91, passed away November 19, 2020 at Medicalodge of Kinsley.
She was born July 30, 1929 in Larned; the daughter of Willard and Minnie Showalter Branine. A lifetime area resident; she was a farm wife and homemaker.
She was a member of the Burdett United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women...
Ellen L. Sherrill
Nov 17, 2020
Ellen L. Sherrill, 94, passed away November 17, 2020 at Rhode Island Suites, Ransom.
She was born July 20, 1926 in Englewood to Frederic Solomon and Mary Henrietta Klotz Ward.
A lifetime area resident, she was a member of the First Baptist Church, Jetmore, and the VFW Auxiliary, Kinsley.
In 1941 she married...
Claude Rogers
Nov 16, 2020
Claude M. Rogers, 81 passed away on November 16, 2020 at the Sun Porch of Dodge City, Kansas.
He was born on April 6, 1939 at Jetmore the son of Otto and Fae (Sloan) Rogers.
A lifetime area resident he was a member of St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Spearville. He was a farmer...
Richard Dean Wasko
Nov 16, 2020
Richard Dean Wasko, 84, passed away November 16, 2020 at the University of Kansas Health Systems Hays Campus.
He was born June 1, 1936 in Hodgeman County to Lou and Ada Hubin Wasko.
A lifetime area resident he was a member of the Hanston United Methodist Church. He was a farmer and rancher, a past...
Michael Ernest Flannagan
Nov 12, 2020
Larned - Michael Ernest Flannagan, 64, passed away November 12, 2020 at his home. Michael was born September 15, 1956 in Chicago, IL, to Ernest and Lucille Denofrio Flannagan. A Larned resident for 15 years, he was a talented painter and sculptor and worked professionally as a graphic artist. Despite living in the Midwest throughout his life, scuba diving...
Marlene Betty Albert
Nov 12, 2020
Larned - Marlene Betty Albert, 85, passed away November 12, 2020 at The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.
She was born January 19, 1935 in Osborne County, Kansas; the daughter of Louie and Betty Boehner Tonne. A longtime area resident; she was the Secretary at the Pawnee County Health Dept., Larned.
She...
Norma Mae Gatterman
Nov 5, 2020
Norma Mae Gatterman passed away on November 5, 2020 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital in Larned. She was born July 6, 1925 at Lewis, the daughter of W.R. "Ray" and Iva (Jarvis) McClaren.
Norma graduated from Lewis High School in 1943, and attended Fort Hays Kansas State College for 2 years. She was introduced to Thoran Gatterman...
Juanita M. Gillaspie
Oct 28, 2020
Juanita Mae Gillaspie, 88, went to be with the Lord October 28, 2020, at Mennonite Friendship Communities, in South Hutchinson. She was born April 7, 1932, in Haviland, KS, to Dwight B. and Vida Mae (Jennings) Hardy.
Juanita graduated from Pratt High School in 1949 and in 1952, graduated from Southwestern College in Winfield, KS with an...
Diane Jane (Dreiling) Walker
Oct 25, 2020
Larned – Diane Jane (Dreiling) Walker, 57, passed away October 25, 2020 in Larned.
She was born  July 29, 1963 to Ralph Edgar and Anna Marie "Peg" Turner Dreiling.
A lifetime area resident she was an administrative assistant for the Larned State Hospital. She was a member of Sacre Heart Catholic Church, Larned, and KOSE...
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