Obituaries

Aug 17, 2018

Dodge City – Maxine M. Stapleton, 94, passed away August 17, 2018 at Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore.

She was born July 20, 1924 in Trinidad, CO, the daughter of George R. and Caroline Massie Faulkner.  A longtime area resident, she was a farm wife.

She belonged to Cathedral of Our Lady of...

Aug 12, 2018

Larned – Ida Kathryn Yeager, 86, passed away August 12, 2018 at Country Living of Larned Memory Care.

She was born June 2, 1932 at Rozel, the daughter of Carl A. and Dora Ruth Howell Carlson.  A lifetime area resident, she was a secretary at the Larned State Hospital and retired from there.

She was...

Aug 11, 2018

Larned  -  Robert J. (Jennings) Miller was born October 26, 1928 to GEO. (George) and Pearl Miller of Larned.  He passed away peacefully August 11, 2018 at Medicalodge of Great Bend.

Robert was a Farmer, Carpenter and a Truck Driver.  He retired in 1992 from Pawnee Beef Builders of Larned, He enjoyed watching TV, raising his garden...

Aug 10, 2018

Hanston -  Kathryn Elizabeth Seiler was born May 20, 1992 in Englewood, CO.  She graduated from McQueen High School in 2010 and quickly enrolled in the Marine Corp where she was an active member for 4 years.

It was while serving that Katy met the love of her life, Sloan.  They were happily married for 5 years...

Aug 1, 2018

Larned, KS –

John Charles Adams was born December 14, 1934 in Macksville,

Kansas and died in Wichita, KS on August 1, 2018. He was the only

child born to James Samuel Adams and Helen Louise McMorran

Adams. John graduated Larned High School and in 1953.

He attended the...

Aug 1, 2018

Larned, KS – Patricia Colley, 75 passed away August 1, 2018, at her home, Larned.

She was born June 4, 1943 in Columbia, South Carolina; the daughter of Marvin J. and Ida Mae (Anderson) Lewis.

A long time resident of Larned, moving from Long Beach, California; she loved dancing, listening to country music, going to...

Jul 26, 2018

Larned  - Douglas McKay Anderson, 62, passed away July 26, 2018 at his home in Larned from natural causes.

He was born August 17, 1955 in Wichita, Kansas; the son of Harold "Andy" and Bettye McKay Anderson.  He was a Teacher for 15 years; a Larned resident since August, 2006; moving from Arkansas City, where he received...

Jul 24, 2018

Larned- Dora L. Bowman, 107, passed away July 24, 2018 at Diversicare of Larned.

She was born May 17, 1911 in Ringwood, OK., the daughter of Herman H. and Margaret Elizabeth Welch Henning. A longtime area resident she was a homemaker.

She was a member of the Larned United Methodist Church and Methodist Women. She...

Jul 23, 2018

Burdett, KS - Roger Dale Chrest, 62, passed away July 23, 2018, at his home, Burdett.

He was born June 14, 1956 in Lawrence, Kansas; the son of Richard Dale and Janice Mae Armstrong Chrest.  Moving from the Wamego area in 1995 to Burdett; he was a farmer, small engine repairman, and an oil well driller.

Jul 18, 2018

Larned - Judith Ann Armstrong, 80, passed away July 18, 2018 in Larned.

She was born June 5, 1938 in Wichita, KS, the daughter of Thomas Richard Adams and Juanita Viola Hensley Adams. She lived in Larned from 1964 to 1975, then moved to Carson City, NV. Later she lived in Reno, NV.

Judy was...

Jun 30, 2018

Matilda Mary (Tillie) Stejskal

Matilda Mary (Tillie) Stejskal, 93, passed away peacefully at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned, Kansas on June 30th.  Tillie was born February 1, 1925 in Great Bend, Kansas to Arthur and Mary Nordman Hagerman.  Tillie grew up in rural Albert, Kansas; attended Otis High School and graduated from Great Bend High School.

Jun 28, 2018

Hanston – Louise M. Ambrosier, 102, passed away June 28, 2018 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore, KS.

She was born December 27, 1915 in Hill City, KS, daughter of Sam and Edith Davison Thomas. She worked for many years at The Earl May Nursery in Shenandoah, Iowa. A longtime resident of Hanston, she was a homemaker....

Jun 20, 2018

Larned  - Michael Lynn Moore, Sr, 61, passed away June 20, 2018 at his residence in Larned.

He was born October 18, 1956 in Larned; the son of Richard and Doris Stout Moore.  A lifetime area resident; he worked at Larned State Hospital as an Aide and in Occupational Therapy in Batesville, AR.

Mike was...

Jun 18, 2018

BURDETT, KS – Norma Katherine (Weilert) Delaney, 82, died June 18, 2018 at Dove Estates Senior Living Community in Goddard, KS. She was born in Marshfield, MO on October 10, 1935, to Clarence and Cecilia Meis Weilert. She married Jack Delaney from Ness City, KS, on November 30, 1957, and they enjoyed 53 years together. She is...

Jun 16, 2018

Pawnee Rock – James R. Unruh, 77, passed away with Rosie by his side; Saturday June 16, 2018 at Cherry Village in Great Bend, Kansas.

He was born August 22, 1940 at Great Bend, the Son of Dean and Nancye Converse Unruh. Jim was a life-long farmer in the Pawnee Rock area.

Jim and Rosie...

Jun 9, 2018

Larned – C. Monte Phinney, 62, passed away June 9, 2018, at his home in Denver, CO.

He was born April 1, 1956 in Lima, Ohio, the son of Clyde Montgomery and Marylee Meals Phinney Jr.  He was the lot manager at Denver Auto Auction in Denver, CO.

He was a member of the First...

Jun 7, 2018

Pawnee Rock – Bradley Wayne Lee, 51, passed away June 7, 2018 in the foothills of the Grand Tetons near Yellowstone National Park, Montana.

Bradley was born July 7, 1966 in Hutchinson, KS, the son of Omar Wayne and Patricia Ann (Cox) Lee.  A man of the west Brad resided in Kansas, California, and Arizona...

Jun 6, 2018

Larned – Margaret "Marty" Mary Turner, 75, passed away June 6, 2018 at Country Living of Larned.

She was born June 26, 1942 in Nashville, KS, the daughter of Ferdinand Michael and Marie Elizabeth Georges Freund.  A longtime area resident, she was a Radiology Technician at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Larned, KS.

She was...

Jun 4, 2018

LARNED  - Thelma (Bayless) Row,  A gardening guru and a special lover of herbs, Thelma Row died on June 4 in Great Bend at River Bend Assisted Living.  She was the daughter of Roy S. and Ethel Smith Bayless and was born on January 16, 1920 in Fayetteville, Ark.  Her family, including brothers Roy and Max, moved to Kansas...

May 26, 2018

Larned – Danielle Carolyn Delgado Garcia, 22, passed away May 26, 2018 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.

She was born March 12, 1996 in Great Bend; the daughter of David DeWayne Delgado and Jacque Tierce.  A lifetime area resident; she worked in housekeeping at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned.

She was a member of the...