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....
Donald L. Burnett
Dec 18, 2017
Donald Lowrey Burnett I 1934-2017 Larned, Kansas – Surrounded by his loving family, Donald Lowrey Burnett I, 83, went onto greener pastures, December 18, 2017. As a native son to one of Larned's founding families, Don was born in the Dust Bowl days to Don E. Burnett and Helen Burnett. With his solid roots and keen mind, he was a...
Steven A. Sutton
Dec 13, 2017
Larned - Steven A. Sutton, 66, passed away December 13, 2017 at his home, Larned. He was born December 18, 1950 in Hoisington, Kansas; the son of Caleb and Gevene Sutton. A lifetime area resident; he was a Truck Driver and a Vietnam Veteran. On June 2, 1993 he married Pamela Brummett in Ashland, Kansas. She survives. Other survivors include;...
Beverly J. Steffen
Dec 12, 2017
Burdett - Beverly J. Steffen, 85, passed away December 12, 2017 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. She was born September 19, 1932 in Hutchinson; daughter of Virgil F. and Elizabeth Canning Waggoner. A lifetime area resident; she was a farmer and homemaker. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Burdett, the Shiley Homemakers, Kansas Cattle Women, Kansas...
Wanda Lee Hurde
Dec 7, 2017
Wanda Lee Hurde, age 76, passed away at Diversicare of Larned, on Thursday, December 7, 2017. Born December 4, 1941 in McAllester, Kansas; the daughter of William and Othella Brooks; Wanda was a longtime area resident committed to her family and church. Wanda was an active member of Escue Chapel, CME Church, Larned, Kansas where she served as Missionary, past...
Nita G. Peterson
Dec 7, 2017
Larned – Nita Gaye Peterson, 82, passed away December 7, 2017 at Country Living of Larned. Nita was born April 10, 1935 in Great Bend, the daughter of Edwin and Juanita Smith Geil. She graduated from Pawnee Rock High School in 1953. Following high school she attended a small business college in Salina and worked in an office at Schilling...
Clarence "Larry" Doyle
Dec 1, 2017
Hanston – Clarence "Larry" Doyle, 66, passed away December 1, 2017 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. He was born May 13, 1951 in Springfield, CO, the son of Clarence Junior and Mildred Schweizer Doyle. A resident of Hanston for 37 years, moving from Hugoton, he was a truck driver. He was a member of the Hanston United Methodist Church,...
Clair (Kenny) Kenneth Eye
Nov 30, 2017
Larned - Clair Kenneth (Kenny) Eye, 96, passed away November 30, 2017 at Country Living Memory Care, Larned. He was born November 1, 1921 in Abilene, Kansas; the son of Bert and Emma Vinson Eye. A lifetime area resident; he was the manager of the Duckwalls and Alco stores in Larned. He was a member of the Larned United Methodist...
Lawrence Eugene Campbell
Nov 24, 2017
Larned - Lawrence Eugene Campbell, 82, passed away November 24, 2017 at Diversicare of Larned. He was born November 29, 1934 in Larned the son of Lawrence Edward and Alice Marie Phillips Campbell. A lifetime area resident; he was the Administrative Assistant and lived at Beckwith Mortuary for forty-four years. He was a member of the Larned United Methodist Church,...
Ed Steinwand
Nov 21, 2017
Larned - Ed Steinwand, 93, passed away November 21, 2017 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned, Kansas. He was born May 20, 1924 in Garrison, North Dakota, the son of John and Christina (Altinger) Steinwand. Ed served in the Army and worked in construction for most of his life. Ed married Bernice Mittleider, born Sept 21 1923 in Colehargor, North...
Robert Edward Karp
Nov 20, 2017
Larned- Robert Edward Karp,93, passed away November 20, 2017 at his residence in Larned, KS. He was born November 2, 1924 in Chicago, IL the son of Edward and Eleanore Karp. Recently moved from Roswell Georgia, he was a warehouse manager. He was a member of the United States Army and a member of the Altharetta First United Methodist Church,...
Mary Ann Schartz
Nov 15, 2017
Mary Ann Schartz, 83, passed away November 15, 2017 at Country Living of Larned. She was born June 25, 1934 in Larned, the daughter of Joseph Anthony and Cloe Bordewick Desemo. A lifetime area resident, she was a cattleman's/farmers wife and assisted at Reed Pharmacy for twenty-two years. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Altar Society...
Elaine G. Giles
Nov 12, 2017
Larned - Elaine G. Giles, 97, passed away November 12, 2017 at Diversicare of Larned. She was born May 28, 1920 in Rozel, the daughter of George and Hazel Cook Williams. She was Owner and Operator of Elaine Giles Realty. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Larned and the Zook EHU. She also loved gardening and quilting...
