Obituaries

Apr 28, 2019

August 7, 1927 to April 28, 2019

Jetmore - Virginia Mae Schraeder (91) passed away April 28, 2019 at the Long Term Care Unit of the Hodgeman County Hospital, Jetmore.

Jenny was born at the family home in Seneca, KS, to Harold and Elsie May (Fisher) Millen on August 7, 1927.  Jenny is survived by...

Apr 27, 2019

Pawnee Rock – Rose Mary (Rosie) Unruh, 76, passed away April 27, 2019 at Medicalodges Great Bend, Great Bend, KS.

She was born August 26, 1942 in Larned, KS, the daughter of Lawrence Searcy and Mary Margaret Zecha Salmans.  A lifetime area resident, she was a homemaker.

She was a member of First Christian Church,...

Apr 26, 2019

Larned – Audrey L. Prescott, 81, passed away April 26, 2019 at Country Living Memory Care of Larned.

She was born November 27, 1937 in Larned to Otto Henry and Helen S. Salmans Vratil.

A lifetime area resident, she was the USD 495 office manager, Larned.

She was a member of the United...

Apr 25, 2019

Larned – Emma Jeanne Bradley, 90, passed away April 25, 2019 at her home in Larned.

She was born April 15, 1929 in Larned to Horace Geoffrey and Mary Edith K. Shepherd Smith.

A lifetime area resident she was a nurse aide, a ward clerk, and a life-long care giver.

She was a...

Apr 24, 2019

Larned – Merle Dean "M.D." Grimes, 83, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at his home in Larned.

He was born September 10, 1935 in Burrton, the son of William T. and Neva Barger Hedrick Grimes.

A lifetime area resident he was a service station operator at M.D. Super Service.

He was a...

Apr 19, 2019

LARNED—Kyrle M. Froetschner, 83, passed away April 19, 2019 at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita.

He was born September 8, 1935 to Roy William and Mary Stauffer Froetschner in Larned.  A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer/stockman.

Kyrle attended First Presbyterian Church in Larned, and was a past member of USD 496 School...

Apr 17, 2019

Lora Belle Hastings Obituary

April 17, 2019

Lora Belle (Smith) Hastings was born on February 13, 1930 in Spearville, KS.  She was the first of three children born to Mike and Hazel (Crouse) Smith.  Later that decade, brother Chester Dale and sister Patricia Ann would complete the family.   Her early years were not easy as...

Apr 15, 2019

Jetmore – Mildred Mae Demoret, 105, passed away April 15, 2019 at Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore.

She was born February 5, 1914 in Dodge City, the daughter of Clark O. and Alta Wilson Orebaugh.  A lifetime area resident, she was a homemaker/farmer.

She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church and...

Apr 14, 2019

Jetmore – Thedora (Teddy) W. Tull, 91, passed away April 14, 2019 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.

She was born February 7, 1928 in Larned, Kansas, the daughter of Theodore Cecil and Fay Amanda Muck Cossman.  A lifetime area resident, she was a beautician.

She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, United...

Apr 12, 2019

Larned  - Louis Robert McDonald, 81, passed away April 12, 2019.

He was born December 1, 1937 in Neodesha, Kansas; the son of Earl and Ethel Fender McDonald.  A Larned resident since 1957, moving from Neodesha; he was a mill operator for Bert and Wetta and Ward Feed Yard and was currently working for Circle F Hauling,...

Apr 12, 2019

Jetmore – Surrounded by family and friends, Jesus took Kay Harms by the hand and led her home in the early morning hours of Friday, April 12, 2019 in Jetmore, Kansas. She was 76 years old.

Kay Elaine Harms was born on November 5, 1942. She grew up on a farm along the Pawnee Creek in the...

Apr 6, 2019

Larned – Clyde Eugene Hullett, 76, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019 at his home in Great Bend.

He was born September 14, 1942 in Larned to Ralph and Grace Morningwig Hullett.

A lifetime area resident, Clyde worked for Rosewood Services, Great Bend.

He was of the Methodist faith; he enjoyed watching sports,...

Apr 4, 2019

Rozel  - Sophia May Bley, 99, passed away April 4, 2019, at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned.

She was born April 9, 1919 in Rozel, the daughter of Louis O. and Clara Raye (Howell) Bley.   She was an elementary school teacher for 38 years in various school districts in Kansas with the last 18 of those years...

Mar 21, 2019

Randy Reed, 53, passed away March 21, 2019 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.

He was born January 19, 1966, to Marvin and Leona Strader Reed in Larned.  A lifetime area resident, he was a member of the Nazarene Church in Larned, and was an avid Kansas City Royals baseball and Chiefs fan.

Survivors include...

Mar 14, 2019

Hanston – Ora Novelyn King passed away March 14, 2019 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.

She was born April 6, 1929 in Brown County, Texas to Harvey Lee and Gladys Anne Hibler Fisher.

Moving to Hanston from Early, Texas, she was a homemaker.

Novelyn was of the Baptist faith and a member...

Mar 6, 2019

Larned – Marjorie B. Niewald, 93, passed away March 6, 2019 at The University of Kansas Health System, Pawnee Valley Campus, Larned.

She was born January 8, 1926 in Bazine, KS, the daughter of George and Mattie Seuser Wagner.  A longtime area resident, she was a bookkeeper at the La Crosse COOP.

She was a...

Mar 4, 2019

LARNED—Sue Ann Dreher, 67, passed away March 4, 2019, at her home in Larned.

She was born June 14, 1951 in Great Bend, the daughter of Vernie and Fern Hart Barragree.  She was a psychiatric aide at the Larned State Hospital.

Sue was a longtime resident of the area, moving from Great Bend to Larned...

Feb 28, 2019

Kinsley – Rosemary Emma Herrmann, 91, passed away February 28, 2019 in Overland Park Kansas.

Rosemary was born February 13, 1928 in Kinsley, Kansas to Hugh and Ruth Peters Miller.

A longtime area resident, Rosemary was a realtor and farmwife. She was a member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church and the altar society, Kinsley; volunteered...

Feb 18, 2019

LARNED—Veta Marie Fischer, 91, passed away February 18, 2019, in Salina, Kansas.

She was born November 27, 1927 in Kinsley, the daughter of Otto and Aurelia V. Matzek Whitcomb.  She was a homemaker.

She was a member of the Larned United Methodist Church, local Bridge Club and she enjoyed playing Pitch and was the best...

Feb 15, 2019

HUTCHINSON—Carolyn Jean Hoyer, 77, passed away February 15, 2019 at Diversicare of Hutchinson.

She was born March 18, 1941 in Great Bend, the daughter of John Allen and Esthel F. Nash Cook.  She was a Registered Nurse.

A resident of the Hutchinson area for eighteen years, she was of the Methodist faith.  Carolyn played piano...