Victor Thurston Caro
Oct 11, 2015
Larned - Victor Thurston Caro, 59, passed away October 11, 2015 at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center, Wichita. He was born October 8, 1956 in Denver, Colorado. The son of Vincent Taylor Sr. and Shirley M. Patterson Caro; a lifetime area resident he was owner and operator of his own auto mechanic shop in Wichita. He was a...
Robert A. Sheraden
Oct 8, 2015
Wichita - Robert Sheraden, 82, passed away October 8, 2015 at his home, Wichita. He was born December 22, 1932 in Burnt Prairie, Ill.; the son of Albert and Rubal Harris Sheraden. A lifetime area resident of Wichita; he was an Industrial Engineer for Boeing and was also a School Teacher. He graduated from Wichita State University with a Bachelors...
Darcey Lyn Van Meter
Oct 8, 2015
Rozel - Darcey Lyn Van Meter, 45, met her heavenly Father on October 8, 2015 at Almost Home, Great Bend, Kansas; after a courageous battle with cancer. Her strong will, unwavering faith in God and the love and prayers of family, friends and supporters gave her the courage to continue fighting through adversity. Darcey was the daughter of Robert and...
Dorl Rader
Oct 7, 2015
Larned – Dorl Rader, 88, passed away October 7, 2015 at the Schowalter Villa, Hesston. He was born April 8, 1927 on the family farm south of Mullinville in Kiowa County, the son of D.B. and Alma Ireland Rader. He farmed and ranched near Mullinville before moving to Larned where he retired as General Manager of Pawnee County Cooporative. He...
Charlotte Jeanne Haraldson
Sep 28, 2015
Larned – Charlotte Jeanne Haraldson, 71, passed away September 28, 2015 at her home in Larned. She was born December 25, 1943 in Jefferson, Iowa, the daughter of Otha and Flora Fister Kendall. Living in Larned for over 30 years, her occupation was in Public Service. She attended the Pawnee Rock Christian Church in Pawnee Rock, Kansas. She is survived...
Clayton 'C.J.' Joseph Smith
Sep 23, 2015
Larned – Clayton Joseph (C.J.) Smith, 22, passed away September 23, 2015 at his home in Larned. He was born October 26, 1992, in Great Bend, the son of Randall Craig and Lisa G. Alexander Smith, he was self employed. He is survived by his parents, Lisa Alexander, Larned and Randall Smith, Missouri; a brother, Matthew W. Alexander, Larned; two...
Olive Marie Ruehlen
Sep 20, 2015
Larned - Olive Marie Ruehlen died on September 20, 2015 in Wichita, KS at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital surrounded by her family and loved ones. She was born on November 10, 1933 on a farm next to a creek just north of Schaffer, Kansas. She was the third daughter born to her parents,...
Kenneth R. Cure
Sep 19, 2015
Hanston - Kenneth R. Cure, 74, passed away September 19, 2015 at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. He was born March 12, 1941 in Dodge City, Kansas; the son of Earl and Johanna Hoffman Cure. A lifetime area resident, he was a Teacher, Coach and Farmer. He was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars...
Harold L. Schaffer
Sep 10, 2015
Jetmore – Harold L. Schaffer, 86, passed away September 10, 2015 at the Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore. He was born September 13, 1928 in Hodgeman County, the son of Andrew and Ruth Blecha Schaffer. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer/stockman. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Jetmore. He was also a member...
Lila C. Collins
Sep 7, 2015
Great Bend – Lila C. Collins, 67, passed away September 7, 2015 at K.U. Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. She was born July 14, 1948 in Hutchinson the daughter of Marshall and Leona Soft Mumford. Being of the Christian faith, and an area resident, she was a waitress and a cook. She was small in stature, but was a large...
Katherine Alberta Stegman
Sep 7, 2015
Katherine Alberta Wilson Stegman, 100, died Sept. 7, 2015 in Wichita, KS. She was born and raised in Jetmore, living there for 91 years. Her parents came to Hodgeman County from Illinois by covered wagon. Born Jan. 15, 1915, she attended a one room schoolhouse, with her aunt, Maggie Haun Raser, as her teacher. Her uncle, Len Raser, took her...
John J. Perez Jr.
Sep 2, 2015
Wichita - John J. Perez Jr., 57, passed away September 2, 2015 at his home in Wichita. He was born June 28, 1958 in Kansas City, Missouri. The son of John Perez and Helen Lemuz Perez Asher. A lifetime area resident, living in Wichita for the last 10 years; he was a Truck Driver, a Lineman and a Certified Med...
Terry L Nusser
Aug 31, 2015
Jetmore – Terry L. Nusser, 63, passed away August 31, 2015, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born November 12, 1951, in Larned, the son of Lloyd and Rachel Schwartz Nusser. A lifetime area resident, he owned and operated Nusser Motors and Nusser Oil Company in Jetmore and Hanston. Terry was a member of the United Methodist Church, Lions...
Sheila Ann Horton
Aug 30, 2015
Great Bend – Sheila Ann Stanko-Horton, 42, passed away August 30, 2015 at her residence in Great Bend. She was born October 17, 1972 in Joliet , Illinois, the daughter of Stanley and Judith Carlyle Stanko. She lived in the area the past 7 years, was of the Lutheran faith and a CNA by occupation. She is survived by; two...
Loretta C Hiller
Aug 27, 2015
Jetmore – Loretta C. Hiller, 89, passed away August 27, 2015 at the Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore. She was born November 4, 1925, in Hodgeman County, the daughter of Francis Sr. and Clara Schawb Hey. A lifetime area resident, she was a homemaker. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Jetmore. On June 3, 1945,...
Shelby Ophelia Rayne Weber
Aug 26, 2015
Larned-Shelby Ophelia Rayne Weber, Infant, passed away August 26, 2015 at her home in Larned. She was born July 19, 2015 in Hays, the daughter of Preston Mark Weber and Ariel Nicole Looper. Survivors Include: her parents; grandpa, Ty Weber, Larned; grandma, Christina Crawford, Clifton Forge, VA; grandparents, Michael and Vikki Looper, Texarkana, TX; great grandma, Floy Looper, New Mexico;...
Mary Alice Bohling
Aug 19, 2015
Jetmore- Mary Alice Bohling, 78, passed away August 19, 2015 at the Hodgeman County Long-Term Care Center, Jetmore. She was born January 21, 1937 in Colorado Springs, CO., the daughter of Harold Vernon and Alice Louella Curtis Root. She graduated from Colorado College Phi Beta Kappa. She began her teaching career in Barstow, California and then later moved back to...
Tamsel F. Rogers
Aug 18, 2015
Larned – Tamsel F. Rogers, 105, passed away August 18, 2015 in Larned. She was born October 14, 1909 in Osborne County, the daughter of Orval Richard and Clara Pearle Marlar Fallis. Moving to Larned in 1968, she was a teacher and principal. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, belonged to the United Methodist Women, D.A.R.,...
Patricia Anne Stueckemann
Aug 18, 2015
Garfield – Patricia Anne Stueckemann, 83, passed away August 18, 2015 at Diversicare of Larned. She was born May 28, 1932, in Sedan, the daughter of Lee and Laura Puckett Howe, a longtime area resident she was a homemaker. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Garfield. On August 10, 1952, she married Adolph William Stueckemann in Ellinwood....
Romona Jean Snodgrass
Aug 9, 2015
LARNED – Romona Jean Snodgrass, 85, passed away August 9, 2015 at Diversicare of Larned. She was born October 16, 1929 in Larned,KS, the daughter of Claude Wilburn and Flossie Bell Williams Lewis. A lifetime area resident, she was a Dietary/food Supervisor at the Larned State Hospital and Pawnee Heights School. She was a member of the United Methodist Church...
