Obituaries

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...

Feb 14, 2019

BURDETT—Junior Dean Cooper, 89, passed away February 14, 2019 at Country Living Memory Care in Larned.

Dean was born June 6, 1929 in Burdett, the son of Paris and Irene Crockett Cooper.  He was a farmer and rancher.

Dean was of the Christian faith, he belonged to the Burdett Pinochle Club, Brown's Grove Township Board,...

Jan 30, 2019

Larned  - George Allen Morrill, 70, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday Jan. 30th, 2019.  He passed away quietly in his home with his wife by his side after suffering a long illness.

George was born Nov. 7th, 1948, in Great Bend, Ks.  He was the son of Ernest and Jane Morrill.  Survivors include: wife,...

Jan 29, 2019

BURDETT—Barbara Ann Delaney, 83, passed away on January 29, 2019 at the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned.

She was born September 18, 1935 in Scott City, the daughter of Walter H. and Sophie Schmitt Eichenberger.  Barbara worked as a secretary for Emmett Bauer Insurance, the Courthouse, and Delaney Implement.

She was a member of the...

Jan 28, 2019

Ruth "Joan" Rainbolt was born on January 23, 1929, in rural Pawnee County, Kansas to Ellis Edward and Sarah Mabel (Bowman) Flick.

Joan grew up on a farm south of Pawnee Rock and graduated from Pawnee Rock High School.  While working at Doerrs in Larned, she met James Randles Rainbolt who became the love of her life. ...

Jan 26, 2019

LARNED - Norma L. Gooden, 87, passed away January 26, 2019 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

She was born January 1, 1932 to Raymond N. and Bertha V. Welch Gooden in Lewis, Kansas.

Norma was a residential real estate agent for many years and spent much of her time in Colorado and Florida.

A...

Jan 24, 2019

St. John - Pamela (Pam) Jean Herrenbruck, 53, passed away January 24, 2019 at Stafford County Hospital, Stafford.

She was born October 26, 1965 in St. John, the daughter of Glenn Arnold and Betty Jean Farmer Pound.  A lifetime area resident she was an LPN II, at Leisure Homestead, Stafford, Kansas.

Pam enjoyed gardening, canning,...

Jan 22, 2019

LARNED - Charles Corwin Sherman, 87, passed away January 22, 2019 at the University of Kansas Health System, Great Bend Campus.

He was born December 31, 1931 in Kinsley, Kansas, the son of Will Corwin and Alice Marie Smith Sherman. A longtime resident of Larned, he was a Professional Scouter with the Boy Scouts of America and...

Jan 17, 2019

Hanston – Anna Marie Dykstra, 70, passed away January 17, 2019 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.

She was born January 2, 1949 in Dodge City, Ks, the daughter of Robert S. and Thelma K. Francis Durr.  A longtime area resident, she was a cook at several restaurants, including Gun Smoke and The Pancake House.

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Jan 11, 2019

Larned  - Shirley Jean Miller, 89, passed away January 11, 2019 in Minden, Nebraska.

She was born November 11, 1929 in Wichita, KS, the daughter of Ivan Rhea and Mary V. Walker Detrich.  A longtime area resident, she was co-owner of Miller Tire in Norton, KS and was the City Clerk in Radium, KS.

She...

Jan 10, 2019

Jetmore - John (Jack) E. Rabe, 82, died January 10, 2019.  He was born April 26, 1936 to John H. and Bernice (Simmons) Rabe.

Jack and his family moved to Jetmore in 1943.  He attended grade school and graduated from Jetmore High School in 1954.  He was a member of the Presbyterian Church since 1943 and was...

Jan 8, 2019

Dodge City - Sara Ruth Carlyle Webster, AKA Sis (by her brothers), Mom (to her kids), and Seta, Seta Ruth (to her grandkids), 88, passed away January 8, 2019 at Jordan Creek Nursing Home, Springfield, MO.

She was born June 29, 1930 in Greenville, Texas, the daughter of Clarence E. (CE) and Lyda Norris Carlyle.

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