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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...
James (Jim) Ward Law Iii
Nov 8, 2017
Jetmore- James (Jim) Ward Law III, 58, passed away November 8, 2017 at his residence in Tulsa, OK. He was born August 17, 1959 in Dodge City, KS the son of James Ward and Mary Jane Alexander Law. Jim joined the U.S. Navy where he became a master electronic technician. He worked for the FAA in Dodge City and Garden...
Elizabeth Anne Pfeifer
Nov 6, 2017
Hanston- Elizabeth Anne Pfeifer, 26, passed away November 6, 2017 at her residence in Hanston, KS. She was born September 19, 1991 in Dodge City, the daughter of Theresa Pfeifer and Lloyd McGinnis. She was an area resident for the past 10 years. She loved music, balloons, going on road trips, root beer, coffee with creamer, shopping, her Raggedy Ann...
Janet L. Deets
Nov 3, 2017
Dodge City- Janet L. Deets, 62, passed away November 3, 2017 at her residence in Dodge City, KS. She was born January 25, 1955 in Larned, KS. the daughter of Merwyn C. and Nadine Nauert Deets. A lifetime area resident she graduated from Larned High School and Attended Fort Hays State University. She was in retail sales for JCPenney at...
Bobbie J. Love
Nov 2, 2017
Larned – Bobbie J. Love, 63, passed away November 2, 2017 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. She was born September 22, 1954 in Larned, the daughter of Lamar Love and Sammie Shepherd Perkins. A lifetime area resident, she was a dietary aid at the Larned State Hospital and Country Living. She was a member of the Escue Chapel, CME...
Amy Louise Elmore
Oct 29, 2017
Larned – Amy Louise Elmore, 94, passed away October 29, 2017 at Diversicare of Larned. She was born November 20, 1922, in Pawnee Rock, the daughter of Charles B. and Anna Spreier Lewis. A lifetime area resident, she was a farmwife, teacher and a reading specialist in the Rozel-Burdett area. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Rozel,...
Dennis Dean Voelker
Oct 26, 2017
Larned- Dennis Dean Voelker,71, passed away October 26, 2017 at Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. He was born August 16, 1946 in Dodge City, KS. the son of Fred George and Anna E. Bright Voelker. A longtime area resident he was a Service Manager for Roth Equipment. He was a Vietnam Veteran in the United States Army from...
Katheryn Bradford
Oct 23, 2017
Jetmore – Katheryn L. Bradford, 89, passed away October 23, 2017 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. She was born September 5, 1928 in Hodgeman County, the daughter of John C. and Isadora T. Ray Lappin. A lifetime area resident, she was a partner in the farm operation, loved to garden and do jigsaw puzzles. She was a member of...
Ronald J. Reichuber
Oct 23, 2017
Larned- Ronald J. Reichuber, 70, passed away October 23, 2017 at his residence in Larned. He was born September 11, 1947 in Great Bend, KS the son of Leo F. and Caroline E. Hines Reichuber. A longtime area resident he was a Farmer for 15 years and worked at the Juvenile Corrections Office for 15 years. He was a member...
David Uphoff
Oct 23, 2017
Larned – David A. Uphoff, 67, passed away October 23, 2017 at Diversicare of Larned. He was born February 11, 1950, in San Francisco, California, the son of Henry and Rose Sporl Uphoff. He moved from Sonora, CA and has lived in Larned for the last 8 years. He was of the Catholic faith. He enjoyed playing video games,...
June D Abel
Oct 21, 2017
Jetmore – June D. Abel, 77, passed away October 21, 2017 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. She was born June 20, 1940 in Mangus, Colorado, the daughter of Jack D. and Bertha M. Law Fakes. She was a retired dispatcher for the Hodgeman County Sheriff Office where she worked for 34 years. She also worked at the Hodgeman County...
Norman Alexander Worden
Oct 15, 2017
Larned - Norman Alexander Worden, 33, passed away October 15, 2017 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. He was born February 27, 1984 in San Antonio, Texas, the son of William F. and Nancy Gourdin Worden. A longtime area resident; he was a Military Veteran. He was of the Christian faith, was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,...
Jarold Eugene Schmidt
Oct 14, 2017
Larned - Jarold Eugene Schmidt, 77, passed away October 14, 2017 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. He was born June 14, 1940 in Great Bend; the son of Fred William and Velma Delores (Schultz) Schmidt; Grandson of Rev. J.B. Schmidt and Peter Christian Schultz of Pawnee Rock. A lifetime resident of Barton county and Pawnee county; he worked at...
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