Franciene Daisy Kenton
Jun 21, 2017
Jetmore- Franciene (Daisy) Kenton, 84, passed away June 21, 2017 at Medicalodge in Kinsley, KS. She was born October 10, 1932 in North Roscoe Township in Hodgeman County, the daughter of Thomas William and Pearl Jones Sinclair. A lifetime area resident, she was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and Jolly Jayhawker 4-H Club, both...
Curtis (Curt) E. Pebley
Jun 21, 2017
Larned - Curtis (Curt) E. Pebley, 76, passed away June 21, 2017 at Pratt Health and Rehab, Pratt, Kansas. He was born October 4, 1940 in Lakin, Kansas; the son of Harold J. and Ruby Kash Pebley. A resident of Larned since 1982, moving from Great Bend, he was a petroleum engineer and owner and operator of Phoenix Wireline Inc....
Irene C. Blackwell
Jun 21, 2017
Larned- Clara "Irene" Blackwell, 106, passed away June 21, 2017 at the North Shore Health & Rehab Facility, Loveland, CO. She was born January 18, 1911 in Larned, KS the daughter of O.H. and Stella L. Wheeler Fell. A Longtime area resident moving from Pawnee Rock in 1983 she was a Records Registrar at the Santa Fe Trail Center. She...
Maria Hilda Phillips
Jun 20, 2017
Larned – Maria Hilda Phillips, 82, passed away June 20, 2017 in Larned, Kansas. She was born May 20, 1935 in Durazno, Uruguay, the daughter of Maria Hilda Arriola. A longtime area resident, she was a CNA and CMA at the Larned State Hospital. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Great Bend,...
Armella Marie Dechant
Jun 19, 2017
Larned – Armella Marie Dechant, 92, passed away June 19, 2017 at Pawnee Plaza, Larned. She was born January 31, 1925 in Pheifer, KS. the daughter of John M. and Margaret M. Dinkel Stegman. A longtime area resident she was a homemaker. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Ladies Altar Society both of Larned....
Joyce L. Greathouse
Jun 7, 2017
Larned – Joyce L. Greathouse, 85, passed away June 7, 2017, at Diversicare of Larned. She was born March 27, 1932, in Pueblo, CO, the daughter of Roy Lee and Mary Velma Curtsinger Swartz. A resident of Larned since 1953, she was a retired L.M.H.T. from Larned State Hospital. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sacred...
Richard Norman Schwartzkopf
Jun 6, 2017
Larned – Richard Norman Schwartzkopf, 60, passed away June 6, 2017 at his home in Larned. He was born September 7, 1956 in Larned, the son of Everett E. and Georgia A. Ellis Schwartzkopf. A lifetime area resident, he was the graphic designer at Tiller and Toiler Newspaper in Larned. He was a 1974 graduate of Great Bend High School...
Jeffrey C. Hahn
May 30, 2017
Hanston - Jeffrey Christopher Hahn, age 55, of Hanston, Kansas passed away in the afternoon of May 30, 2017. Jeff, a lifelong resident of Hanston, was in an accident on an ATV while checking cattle in a pasture. Jeff was born on March 11, 1962 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Dodge City, KS to Joseph and Alice Marie Pfeiffer Hahn....
Betty L. Fakes
May 27, 2017
Jetmore – Betty L. Fakes, 88, passed away May 27, 2017 at Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore. She was born September 5, 1928 in Jetmore, the daughter of D.O. and Harriet Barker Rynerson. A lifetime area resident, she was the Deputy County Clerk for Hodgeman County for 21 years. She was a member of the Jetmore United Methodist...
Thelmarie Dru Wilhite
May 25, 2017
Pawnee Rock- Thelmarie Dru Wilhite, 90, passed away May 25, 2017 at Diversicare of Larned. She was born October 5, 1926 in Atlanta, TX; the daughter of Thomas Campbell and Janie Pauline Casey Wall, an area resident since 1952, she worked at the register of deeds office and was a homemaker. She was a member of 7th day Adventist church....
Wilbur G. (Bill) Steele
May 23, 2017
Wilbur Glenn (Bill) Steele died Dec. 7 at home in Fort Collins, Colorado. He was born Feb. 11, 1926 in Hodgeman County, Kansas. Bill's dad, Harry, owned a shop in Jetmore and Bill grew up learning about mechanics. He learned to repair tires and became the shop's go-to guy for tire problems. He developed the skill to repair any automobile,...
R.L. Cauble
May 7, 2017
Zook - R. L. Cauble, 85, passed away May 7, 2017 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born January 30, 1932 in Larned; the son of Mearl E. and Edna M. Buhrer Cauble. A lifetime area resident he was a Cattle Buyer/Stockman. He was a member of the Larned United Methodist Church; Kansas Cattleman's Association, New Mexico Stock...
Robert J. Gales
May 7, 2017
Belpre – Robert J. Gales, 86, passed away May 7, 2017, at his home in Belpre. He was born April 29, 1931, in Belpre, the son of Lawrence P. and Mary Zelesky Gales. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer/stockman and worked at Cross Manufacturing for over twenty years in Lewis. He was a member of the St. Bernard's...
Betty L. Billus
May 2, 2017
Pawnee Rock- Betty L. Billus, 78, passed away May 2, 2017 at Diversicare of Larned. She was born January 21, 1939 in Rogers, AR. the daughter of Burl and Cleva Dean Schell. A long time area resident she was a Bank teller, Bookkeeper and Business Owner. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary of Pawnee Rock and Desk...
Manley Clayton Woods
Apr 28, 2017
JETMORE- Manley Clayton Woods, 77, passed away April 28th, 2017 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS. He was born April 18th, 1940 in Wagner, OK, the son of George Woods and Lucille Coleman. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer and rancher. He was a member of The United States Army. He enjoyed playing the guitar and spending time...
C. Richard Smith
Apr 26, 2017
Jetmore – C. Richard Smith, 82, passed away April 26, 2017 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City, Kansas. He was born September 18, 1934 in Hodgeman County, the son of Carl R. and Grace E. Bell Smith. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer/stockman. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, where he served as an...
Fred (Ray) Kincaid
Apr 24, 2017
Fred (Ray) Kincaid, 92, passed away April 24, 2017 at Diversicare of Larned. He was born February 9, 1925 in Heizer, Kansas; the son of Fred R. and Pauline Baker Kincaid. A lifetime area resident he was a custodian at the Larned Middle School, Pawnee County Court House and St. Rose Health Center. He was a member of the Sacred...
Loraine K. Hammeke
Apr 23, 2017
Larned - Loraine K. Hammeke, 98, died peacefully on April 23, 2017, while residing at Cedar View Assisted Living in Hays, KS. She was born in Windthorst, KS, on July 14, 1918 to William and Mary Hornung Torline. She married Melvin F. Hammeke on September 8, 1943 in Windthorst. She was a homemaker and farmer near Belpre. Survivors include four...
Waneta I Mausolf
Apr 22, 2017
Waneta I. Mausolf, 84, died April 22, 2017 at Country Living of Larned Memory Care in Larned. She was born May 15, 1932 in Ellinwood, KS the daughter of Nic and Emma (Panning) Suhler. A resident of Larned since 1969, moving from Albert, KS. She was a Secretary at Larned State Hospital. She was a member of the Grace Lutheran...
Jerry Dean Williamson
Apr 20, 2017
St. John - Jerry Dean Williamson, 81, passed away April 20, 2017 at Stafford District Hospital, Stafford, Kansas. He was born January 5, 1936 in Stafford County; the son of Ivan Lamont and Daisy Ione DeHaven Williamson. A longtime Stafford County resident; he was a contractor and a pumper. He was a member of the Free Methodist Church in Macksville....
