Lanet Rose Farmer
Jan 10, 2020
Larned – Lanet Rose Farmer, 74, passed away January 10, 2020 at Sandstone Heights Nursing Home, Little River, KS.
She was born August 27, 1945 in Gove, KS, the daughter of Clarence and Mabel Frances Batman Thomas. A longtime area resident, she was a retired pharmacy technician at the Larned State Hospital.
She was a...
Gary Carl Hoppes
Jan 3, 2020
Larned – Gary Carl Hoppes, 79, passed away January 3, 2020 at Diversicare of Larned.
He was born June 1, 1940 in Elk County, Kansas, the son of Asa John and Bessie B. Miller Hoppes. Moving from Kansas City, he lived in Larned for 35 years, where he was a tax accountant and owner and operator for...
Gary Wayne Schmidt
Jan 2, 2020
Gary Wayne Schmidt, 69, passed away January 2, 2020 at his home in Burdett, KS.
He was born February 13, 1950 in Larned, KS, the son of Arnold and Roberta Martin Schmidt. A longtime area resident, he was a farmer.
He attended the United Methodist Church in Greensburg, KS, and was on the city council...
Connie Sue Goeckel
Dec 31, 2019
Larned – Connie Sue Goeckel, 68, passed away December 31, 2019 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS.
She was born May 13, 1951 in Larned, the daughter of Charles D. and Ruth Darlene Martin Barker. A longtime area resident, she was a waitress, cleaned houses and was the secretary for J&C Electric.
She was of...
Eugene (Gene) L Witman
Dec 24, 2019
Jetmore – Eugene (Gene) L. Witman, 78, passed away December 24, 2019 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore, KS.
He was born April 17, 1941 in Dodge City, KS, the son of John P. and Lois Mae Stoskoff Witman. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer/rancher.
He was a member of First Baptist Church,...
Ethel Rouse
Dec 22, 2019
Ethel Elberta Rouse, 74, passed away December 22, 2019 at Hays Medical Center, Hays.
She was born May 12, 1945 in Stockton, the daughter of Ralph and Mabel Streeter Whited. A longtime area resident, she was a waitress, housekeeper and enjoyed working at Alco.
She was a member of New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene,...
Donald Deege
Dec 20, 2019
Donald J. Deege, 94, passed away December 20, 2019 at his home in Larned.
Born October 6, 1925 in Pawnee County, the son of Delbert L. and Leta E. Leapley Deege.
A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer. He was a member of the Larned United Methodist Church. He served in the United States...
Donald (Don) V. Ellis
Dec 20, 2019
Larned - Donald (Don) Vernon Ellis, Belgrade, formerly of Rozel, Kansas passed away on December 20, 2019. He was born on March 4, 1936 at Nekoma, Kansas to Harry and Beulah Ellis. He was raised on a farm north of Rozel. Don attended a one room school house for the first six years, graduating from Rozel High School in...
Donald Taylor
Dec 14, 2019
Larned - Donald E. Taylor, 84, passed away December 14, 2019 at Country Living of Larned.
He was born September 3, 1935 in rural White Cloud, Kansas; the son of Fred and Helen Martin Taylor. A lifetime area resident; he was a stockman and the Feedlot Manager at Pawnee Valley Feeders Hanston, Ks.
He was...
Ricky Wilcox
Dec 8, 2019
Ricky Dean Wilcox, 56, passed away December 8, 2019 in Larned.
He was born March 12, 1963 in Larned, the son of LaVerne Wilcox and Ann Greathouse Wilcox.
A Larned area resident since 2017, he worked as a foundry plant manager and was the current owner of Scooters Diner in Larned. He was of the...
Cecilia Amelia Hall
Dec 8, 2019
Larned - Cecilia A (Penka) Hall, age 94, passed away December 8, 2019 at Country Living, Larned.
Born August 19, 1925 in Pawnee County, Kansas, the fifteenth child of Frank and Anna (Frenzl) Penka.
A lifetime area resident she attended Zook and Larned area schools, graduating in 1943. She moved to Wichita where she worked...
Alfred (A.D.) Daniel Rogers Jr.
Dec 3, 2019
Jetmore – Alfred Daniel (A.D.) "Bud" Rogers Jr., age 92, died peacefully in his sleep on December 3, 2019 at the Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore, Kansas.
He is survived by his daughters, Margene Greeno, Jennifer Stone and Jacqueline Johansen and his son, Daniel Holland Rogers, and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was preceded...
Gregory Smith
Dec 2, 2019
Larned – Gregory L. Smith, 69, passed away December 2, 2019 in Larned.
He was born June 25, 1950 in Hays, KS, the son of James Edward and Virginia Lee Woelk Smith Sr.
A longtime area resident, he was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Larned. He was a MHDD professional at Larned State Hospital...
Tammee Elizabeth (Moore) Mcvey
Nov 30, 2019
Jetmore – Tammee Elizabeth (Moore) McVey, 58, passed away November 30, 2019 in Jetmore, KS.
She was born December 30, 1960 in Framingham, MA, the daughter of Lester and Flora Merrill Wenndt. A longtime area resident of Kansas City, she moved to Jetmore a year and half ago where she was an Attorney at law for Young...
Leonardo B. Mabugat
Nov 30, 2019
Dr. Leonardo B. Mabugat, simply known to friends as Len, passed away on November 30, 2019 at the age of 81 at Hays Medical Center, Kansas.
Len was born on November 6, 1938 in Manila, Philippines. He has a degree in Bachelor of Science in Psychology and attended the University of Santo Tomas where he obtained his medical...
Chester Dale Smith
Nov 29, 2019
Jetmore - Chester Dale Smith, 88, passed away November 29, 2019 at Sunflower Meadows, Wichita, KS.
He was born August 17, 1931 in Dodge City, Kansas; the son of Mike and Hazel Crouse Smith. A longtime area resident; he was an electrician and an oil field worker.
He was a member of the Church of...
Carolyn Sue Churchill
Nov 27, 2019
Larned – Carolyn Sue Churchill, 70, passed away at her home in Larned on November 27, 2019.
She was born May 29, 1949 in Great Bend, Kansas; the daughter of William and Vera Mater Lang.
A lifetime area resident, she was an instructor at Barton Community College, Great Bend. She enjoyed traveling, keeping up with...
Bruce Alan Blount
Nov 27, 2019
Larned - Bruce Alan Blount, 63, passed away November 27, 2019 in Elk Grove, Illinois.
He was born March 19, 1956 in Laughlin, Texas; the son of Wayne Rogers and Jean Kemp Blount. He served in the United States Navy for over 20 years, retiring in 2004.
He enjoyed riding motorcycles and taught motorcycle safety...
Morgan Wright
Nov 27, 2019
Larned – Morgan Wright, 94, died November 27, 2019 at Larned, Kansas. He was born at Arkansas City, Kansas on April 5, 1925, the son of Floyd and Lillian (Morgan) Wright. He graduated from Arkansas City High School in 1943. A World War II veteran, he served in the 63 rd Armored Infantry Battalion of the 11 th Armored...
Paul Dean Wasko
Nov 26, 2019
Paul Dean Wasko of Hanston, Kansas passed away November 26, 2019 at the Hodgeman County Health Center in Jetmore at 57 years old.
Paul was born July 16th 1962 in Wichita to parents Richard Dean and Sonja Marie (Fagen) Wasko. He graduated from Hanston High School in 1981. After high school, Paul attended Fort Hays State University...
