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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...
Roy Dean Schauvliege
Aug 9, 2015
Jetmore- Roy Dean Schauvliege, 61, passed away August 9, 2015 at the Rice County District Hospital in Lyons, KS. He was born June 16, 1954, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the son of Clifford Roy and Peggy Speck Schauvliege. A longtime area resident, he was a retired feed mill supervisor for the CO-OP in Jetmore. He was a member of the...
Charles Merton Wonsetler
Aug 6, 2015
Larned- Charles M. Wonsetler, 85, passed away August 6, 2015 at his residence in Larned, KS. He was born March 8, 1930 in Larned, the son of Charles H. "Sam" and Clara VanDanacker Wonsetler. A lifetime area resident, he was a Production Manager for Doerr Metal. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, VFW,...
Harry Octavius Thorne
Aug 6, 2015
LARNED – Harry Octavius Thorne II, 97, passed away August 6, 2015 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born May 3, 1918 in Norwich,KS, the son of Guy Victor and Florence Elvira Dean Thorne. A long time area resident, he was the owner of Harry's Refrigeration for almost 46 years. He belonged to the First United Methodist Church, VFW,...
John "Pat" Patrick Keeley
Aug 1, 2015
Larned- John "Pat" Patrick Keeley, 90, passed away August 1, 2015, at the Catholic Care Center, Bel Aire, Kansas. He was born November 21, 1924, in Larned, the son of James Edward and Leeta McConnaughhay Keeley. A lifetime area resident, he was a police officer and State Parole Officer, after serving in combat during WWII as a paratrooper in the...
Blanche Lucille Clarkson
Jul 31, 2015
Blanche Lucille Clarkson, 97, passed away July 31, 2015 at the Mennonite Friendship Communities, Hutchinson, KS. She was born April 29, 1918 in Redfield, South Dakota, the daughter of Clare Kent and Minnie May (Holcomb) Walton. A long time area resident she was a waitress/cook and lunch counter manager of the Osco drug store in Hutchinson. She attended the Methodist...
Ryan Joy Henderson
Jul 28, 2015
Larned - Ryan Joy Henderson, 33, passed away July 28, 2015 at his home, Larned. He was born September 8, 1981 in Larned; the son of Robert L. and Joyce L. Edmonds Henderson. A lifetime area resident; he was a crane rigger for Trand Inc., Pratt, Kansas. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Larned. Survivors include;...
Dorma Jean Fulton
Jul 28, 2015
Dorma Jean Fulton 1930 – 2015 She was born December 18, 1930 at Great Bend, KS. The daughter of Fred W and Rose Tammen. On April 18, 1951, she married Rex L Fulton at Peace Lutheran Church in Albert, KS. He survives. She has been a lifetime member of the Lutheran Church. The last 15 years she has focused her...
Linda O Zielke
Jul 23, 2015
Larned – Linda O. Zielke, 66, passed away July 23, 2015, at the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. She was born November 4, 1948, in Greene, New York, the daughter of Leonard and Thelma Pierce Oles, a longtime area resident, she was a homemaker. She was of the Christian faith. On May 24, 1985, she married Eldon Hays in Ness...
Grace Miller
Jul 21, 2015
Larned – Grace Miller, 90, passed away July 21, 2015 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born November 24, 1924 in Hanston, the daughter of John L. and Stella Alma Gulick Hoffman. A long time area resident of Hanston and Larned, she worked as a Nurse Aide at the Larned State Hospital and she also worked at Fuller...
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