Robert N. Manka Jr.
Jan 31, 2018
Pawnee Rock - Robert N. Manka Jr., 79, passed away January 31, 2018 at his home, Pawnee Rock, Kansas. He was born February 13, 1938 in Lawrence County, Missouri; the son of Robert M. and Jessie Lone Manka. A longtime area resident; he was a welder. He was of the Christian Faith. Survivors include; three sons, Robert (Tauni) Manka III,...
Gary L. Caplinger
Jan 29, 2018
Larned – Gary L. Caplinger, 71, passed away January 29, 2018 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born November 6, 1946 in Salina; the son of Donald R. and Marjorie L. Buhrer Caplinger. A lifetime area resident; he was a former band teacher in the Riley County School system and Larned High School; was owner and operator of Palace...
Opal J. Gibbs
Jan 27, 2018
Jetmore- Opal J. Gibbs, 87, passed away January 27th 2018 at the Hodgeman County Long-Term Care Center, Jetmore. She was born May 25, 1930 in Hodgeman County, the daughter of Roy and Estella Bickel Corey. A lifetime area resident, she was an employee at the Hodgeman County Health Center for 20 plus years. She was a member of the United...
Errol Ray Glaze
Jan 20, 2018
Larned - Errol Ray Glaze, 77, passed away January 20, 2018 in Laredo, Texas.
He was born April 15, 1940 in Hutchinson, Kansas; the son of Byron Ray and M. Gladys Brown Glaze. He was a drilling consultant.
Errol graduated from Fort Hays State University with a Master's Degree in Mathematics, was a member of...
Jacob (Jake) M. Tabler
Jan 20, 2018
Larned - Jacob (Jake) M. Tabler, 33, passed away January 20, 2018, at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis, Wichita, KS. He was born February 5, 1984, in Larned; the son of Charles (Buddy) M. and Judith A. Jorstad Tabler. He was a lifetime area resident. Jake had previously studied at the Academy of Contemporary Music of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma....
Keith W. Patterson
Jan 20, 2018
Rozel – Keith W. Patterson, 82, passed away January 20, 2018 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. He was born November 10, 1935 in Larned, the son of Guy and Velma Balman Patterson. A longtime area resident, he was a heavy equipment operator. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Rozel and he served in the United States...
Sam Michael Doherty
Jan 16, 2018
Sam Michael Doherty, 21 of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday morning, January 16, 2018 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Graveside memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 27, 2018 at the Larned Cemetery, Larned, with Pastor Bill Stapleton presiding. Friends may sign the register book from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Beckwith Mortuary, Larned. Sam was born...
Rob Wade Connelly
Jan 10, 2018
Larned - Rob Wade Connelly of Larned passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. He was born February 2, 1970 in Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas, to Roy Williams "Bill" Connelly and Dianne (Davis) Connelly. He attended elementary school in Atwood. His family moved to Larned in 1975. He graduated from Larned High School in 1988 and went...
John Elmer Slack Jr.
Jan 9, 2018
Larned – John Elmer Slack Jr.,84, passed away January 9, 2018 at Kansas Soldiers Home in Fort Dodge, Kansas. He was born November 7, 1933 in Hutchinson, the son of John Elmer Sr. and Helen Margaret Wilson Slack. A longtime area resident, he was a retired Police Chief for Larned, serving from 1963 to 1993 and he served in the...
Rebecca Edith Bussard
Jan 6, 2018
Rebecca Edith Bussard, 69, passed away January 6, 2018 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS. She was born November 19, 1948 in Harlingen, TX, the daughter of Joseph Henry and Dolores Imogene McConnell Wren. A lifetime area resident, she was a homemaker. She was of the Catholic faith and enjoyed listening to music and traveling. On November 26, 1966, she...
Jerome Pfeifer
Jan 5, 2018
Hanston - Jerry Pfeifer, 68, passed away January 5, 2018 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore, KS. He was cared for by their amazing staff and passed peacefully with his family in attendance. He was born September 15, 1949 to Alex and Josephine (Befort) Pfeifer in Hays, KS. In 1967, he graduated from Hays High School in Hays, KS. On...
Beatrice Fae Tidwell
Dec 31, 2017
Jetmore - Beatrice Fae Tidwell, 91 passed away December 31, 2017 at Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore. She was born April 30, 1926 in Sylvia, KS, the daughter of William Howard and Dorothy Elvira Conterman Proctor. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Jetmore. On April 26, 1945, she married Tom Braden....
Michael J. Snyder
Dec 31, 2017
Larned - Michael J. Snyder, 50, passed away December 31, 2017 at his home, Larned. He was born October 11, 1967 in Beloit, Kansas; the son of Hugh and Mary Jean Mitchell Snyder. A lifetime area resident; he was owner and operator of Unique Physique Gym for over 25 years. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church,...
Phyllis G. Eilts
Dec 30, 2017
Larned- Phyllis G. Eilts, 78, passed away at Pleasant View Home, Inman, Kansas She was born April 30, 1939 In Sharon, OK, the daughter of Wilbur and Elsie Musselman Clapham. Phyllis was a beloved wife, sister, mother and grandmother of two son's and five grandson's who she lovingly referred to as her own basketball team. She loved to watch sports...
Opal Agnes Weaver
Dec 28, 2017
Larned – Opal Agnes Weaver, 104, passed away December 28, 2017 at Country Living of Larned, Larned, Kansas. She was born September 21, 1913 in Vale, Arkansas, the daughter of Earnest Franklin and Alice Maggie Belle Jane Couch Butler. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ, Great Bend. She was a...
Jacquelynn Murphy Schulze
Dec 27, 2017
Larned – Jacquelynn Murphy Schulze, 75, of Overland Park, KS, went home to be with the Lord on December 27, 2017, after a hard fought battle with cancer. Jacque was born on March 6, 1942 in Larned, Kansas. After graduating from Larned High School in 1960, her career took her to Kansas City for ten years, followed by 20 years...
Benjamin (Ben) Ayres Lightfoot
Dec 27, 2017
Hanston- Benjamin (Ben) Ayres Lightfoot, 83, passed away December 27, 2017 at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore, KS. He was born September 13, 1934 in Kansas City, MO the son of Benjamin and Naomi Ayres Lightfoot. A longtime area resident, he was an editor and printer in his early years and after passing his bar in 1972, he became...
Valda Kraisinger
Dec 26, 2017
Larned – Valda L. Kraisinger, 85, passed away December 26, 2017 at Good Samaritan Society, Minneapolis, KS. She was born December 19, 1932 in Lubbock, Texas, the daughter of Ralph and Myrtle May James. Moving from Larned to Salina in 2010, she was a Mental Health Technician for the Larned State Hospital, Larned. On July 3, 1950 she married Vernon...
Francis F. Prosser
Dec 25, 2017
Larned – Francis F. Prosser, 88, passed away December 25, 2017 in Larned, KS. He was born October 24, 1929 in Larned; the son of Francis Joseph and Addie Lang Prosser. A lifetime area resident; he was a farmer and a postal worker. Frank was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus and the American Legion...
Dean Waterhouse
Dec 21, 2017
Hanston- Dean Waterhouse, 90, passed away December 21, 2017 at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore, KS. He was born July 21, 1927 and raised on the family farm along the Pawnee River near Burdett, KS. the son of Robert M. and Grace E. Jones Waterhouse. A longtime area resident he was a Farmer and owned a domestic well service....
