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...
James A. Bohart
Dec 27, 2015
Larned- James A. (Jim) Bohart, 80 passed away December 27, 2015 at the Via Christi St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. He was born July 30, 1935 in Larned, the son of Jack and Neta Smith Bohart. A longtime area resident of Larned he was retired from the USD 495 School and as a Chamber of Commerce Manager. He was a member...
Lillian Colyn
Dec 14, 2015
Great Bend - Lillian Colyn, 71, passed away December 14, 215 at her home, Great Bend. She was born September 16, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York; the daughter of Phillip and Frances Galletta. A longtime area resident; she was a Licensed Mental Health Technician at the Larned State Hospital. She was of the Catholic faith. On April 26, 2005 she...
Zachary Scott Carroll
Dec 7, 2015
Larned - Zachary Carroll, 21, passed away December 7, 2015, Larned. He was born January 28, 1994 in Great Bend, the son of Charles Carroll, Shannon Peck and Tim Stude. A lifetime area resident; he was a simple guy, jack of many trades that loved helping his friends and family. He enjoyed four wheelin at the river, rebuilding and building...
Shirley Ruth Saxton
Dec 4, 2015
Burdett – Shirley Ruth Saxton, 76, passed away December 4, 2015 at the Diversicare of Larned. She was born June 29, 1939 in Larned, Kansas the daughter of Harry H. and Rose Ella Seitz Saxton. Below is the obituary written by Shirley. As I, Shirley Saxton, look back over the journey of my life I am reminded of the faithfulness...
Ronald F Sebes
Nov 30, 2015
Hanston – Ronald Frank Sebes, 67, passed away on November 30, 2015, at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore, Ks. He was born December 13, 1947, in Great Bend, the son of Frank and Stella York Sebes. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer/stockman. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Hanston, the NRA, the COOP Coffee...
Venita May Zink
Nov 29, 2015
Larned – Venita May Zink, 80, passed away November 29, 2015, at Diversicare of Larned. She was born February 3, 1935 in Tribune, the daughter of Archie Lee and Hattie Adellia Prosser Clayton. She moved to Larned from Great Bend in 1955, where she was a mental health drug and alcohol counselor at the Larned State Hospital for twenty-five years....
Anita Lynn Spencer
Nov 29, 2015
Larned - Anita Lynn Spencer, 61, passed away, November 29, 2015 at her home, Larned. She was born November 18, 1954 in Peoria, Illinois; the daughter of James Lyle Stout Sr. and Rosella Paxton. A Larned resident for the last 20 years, moving from Nebraska; she was a Paraprofessional for USD #495 school district. She attended the Sts Mary and...
Frank Espinoza
Nov 26, 2015
Jetmore – Frank Espinoza, 70, passed away November 26, 2015 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. He was born April 12, 1945, in Phoenix, Arizona, the son of Mike D and Nellie Fimbrez Espinoza. He moved to Kansas from Sacramento, California in 2004, where he was an Associate Transportation Planner for the State of California. He was of the Catholic...
