Richard Lee Balman
Feb 17, 2016
Liberal- Richard Lee Balman, 72, passed away February 17, 2016 at the Kansas Medical Center, Andover, KS. He was born September 1, 1943 in Great Bend, KS. the son of Glenn E. and Viola L. Spreier Balman. Spending most of his life in Pawnee Co. and his later years in Liberal he was a Grain Elevator Manager. He loved College...
Rowena K Wilson
Feb 4, 2016
Jetmore – Rowena Kay Wilson, 81, passed away February 4, 2016, at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born May 26, 1934, at her home in Jetmore, the daughter of Roy and Lillie Mae Abel Sorem. A lifetime area resident, she attended Kansas University and was a farm wife. She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church,...
Johnetta B. Patterson
Feb 3, 2016
LARNED- Johnetta Belle Patterson, 80, passed away February 3, 2016, at Diversicare of Larned. She was born July 11, 1935, in Larned, the daughter of John Arthur Caro, and Bernice Maxine Smith. She was Receiving Clerk & Manager for Skaggs Osco Drug Store. She was a member of: The CME/Methodist Church, Cleaves Memorial Mass Choir, Usher Board, Missionary Society, Zeta...
Kerry Houston Greathouse
Feb 2, 2016
Larned – Kerry Houston Greathouse, 69, passed away February 2, 2016, at his home in Larned. He was born May 3, 1946 in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of Rufus Houston and Lily Mae Fortenberry Greathouse. He moved from Alabama in 1956 and served in the United States Navy for 16 years. He attended the Assembly of God Church in Larned....
Donna Kay Pivonka
Feb 1, 2016
Larned- Donna Kay Pivonka,56, passed away February 1, 2016 at her residence in Larned, KS. She was born July 28, 1959 in Larned, the daughter of Paul and Ramona Lewis Snodgrass. A lifetime area resident of Larned, she was retired from the Larned State Hospital as a LMHT. She attended the Rozel United Methodist Church. On June 5, 1987, she...
Earl Lee Steffen
Jan 31, 2016
Burdett - Earl Lee Steffen, 88, entered into eternal life January 31, 2016 at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore, Kansas. He was born March 14, 1927 in Hanston, KS, to Walter and Ada (Lee) Steffen. He farmed his entire life in this area. He married Winn Sanders October 6, 1956 in Great Bend, Kansas. He was a member of...
Donald D. Peterson
Jan 29, 2016
Larned – Donald D. Peterson, 81, passed away January 29, 2016, at Via Christi St. Francis Select Specialty, Wichita. He was born May 22, 1934, in Larned, the son of Eldon A. and Hilda Tina Petersen Peterson. A lifetime area resident, he owned Peterson Electric in Larned. He was of the Lutheran faith. He was a member of the V.F.W.,...
Jerold R Hillman
Jan 28, 2016
Jetmore – Jerold R. Hillman, 70, passed away January 28, 2016 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. He was born July 27, 1945, in Great Bend, the son of Lyle and O. Maxine Croft Hillman. A lifetime area resident, he was retired from the United States Postal Service and he loved to golf and also enjoyed painting. He was a...
Joel Raymond Ryan
Jan 24, 2016
Burdett – Joel Raymond Ryan was born prematurely on January 22, 2016; the son of Jason L. and Jenae L. Skelton Ryan. He died January 24, 2016 at 2 days old at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was a tiny little guy who made a huge impact on the lives of those he touched. Survivors include: his parents; maternal grandparents,...
Betty (Nan) Williams
Jan 18, 2016
Larned - Betty N. (Nan) Williams, 89 passed away January 18, 2016 at Diversicare of Larned. She was born March 15, 1926 on a farm near Garfield, Kansas the daughter of Clarence W. and Mae Wolfe Hall. A longtime Larned resident; she was a teacher and educator in Muscatine, Iowa from 1966 to 1986 and raised her family in Larned,...
Argelle Jane Anne Hearn
Jan 17, 2016
Larned- Argelle Jane Anne Hearn,68, passed away January 17, 2016 at the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. She was born June 7, 1947 in Stafford County the daughter of Donell LeRoy and Annabelle Steele Kent. A Larned and Stafford resident, she was a Rural Rt. Mail Carrier in Stafford. She was a member of the Church of Nazarene, Larned and...
Donna Lee Wade
Jan 12, 2016
Larned - Donna Lee Wade, 85, passed away January 12, 2016 at her home, Larned, Kansas. She was born April 6, 1930 in Norman, Oklahoma; the daughter of Donald and Juanita Beagles Sells. A longtime area resident, she was a Registered Nurse. She was a devoted Christian and loved her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, a member of the D.A.R....
Emma E. Olson
Jan 12, 2016
Garfield - Emma E. Olson, 93, passed away January 12, 2016 at her home in Garfield, Kansas. Emma Emelia was born February 27, 1922 in Garfield, the daughter of Albert and Esther Peterson Mostrom. A lifetime Garfield resident she worked for the U.S. Post Office as part time clerk in Garfield and Lewis for 15 years. She also worked for...
John E. Carlson Jr.
Jan 9, 2016
Larned - John E. Carlson Jr. 74, passed away January 9, 2016 at St. Lukes Hospital, Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri. He was born May 28, 1941 in Dodge City; the son of John E. and Pauline Preston Carlson. A longtime area resident; he was a truck driver for Doerr Metal Products and also worked at Ralph Baird Motors....
Vickie Lynn Fisher
Jan 7, 2016
Ellinwood - Vickie Lynn Fisher, 55 passed away January 7, 2016 at Via Christi-St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. She was born July 17, 1960 in Stafford, Kansas; the daughter of Dean Delp and Twila Hathaway. A lifetime area resident. She enjoyed gardening, canning, volunteering, fishing and camping. She also loved spending time with her grandkids. She married Steve Wissman, in...
Ralph R. Wickstrom
Jan 1, 2016
Larned- Ralph R. Wickstrom,87, passed away January 1, 2016, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation, Great Bend. He was born June 24, 1928, in Larned, Kansas, the son of John and Lena Jantz Wickstrom. He moved to rural Pawnee Rock in 1966 where he was a farmer. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Otis and attended The...
Patricia Ann Schartz
Dec 30, 2015
Larned - Patricia A. (Gleason) Schartz, 80, passed away December 30, 2015 at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center, Wichita, KS. She was born October 23, 1935 to Leo P. and Ruth G. (Schlick) Gleason in Spearville, Kansas. On March 2, 1957 she married A.W. (Bill) Schartz at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hodgeman County, Kansas. He survives. Pat was...
Clarabel Price-Rohr
Dec 30, 2015
Garfield - A. Clarabel Price-Rohr, 96, passed away December 30, 2015 at Diversicare of Larned. She was born August 2, 1919 in Pawnee County, Kansas; the daughter of Andrew and Clara Baldwin Irion. A lifetime area resident, she was a Licensed Mental Health Technician at the Larned State Hospital. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, American Legion...
Elsie K. Jones
Dec 29, 2015
Larned - Elsie K. Jones, died December 29, 2015 at the Diversicare of Larned. Born at Timken, KS she belonged to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Altar Society, Larned, KS. On May 15, 1969 she married Ernest D. Jones at Alva, Oklahoma. He passed away May 22, 1998. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank J....
Geraldine Buhler Smith
Dec 28, 2015
Geraldine Buhler Smith, age 93, of Lawrence, died at Brandon Woods Retirement Community on December 28, after a short illness, confident in her Christian faith and thankful for a long life well lived. She was recently predeceased by her husband of 71 years, Glee S. Smith, Jr. They would have celebrated their 72nd anniversary on December 14. She was born...
