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Brian J Geier

Brian J Geier

May 5, 2015

Jetmore – Brian J. Geier, 49, passed May 5, 2015 at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis, Wichita. He was born June 6, 1965 at Garden City, the son of Alexander Anthony and Rosa Lena Billinger Geier. He was a resident of Jetmore since 1994, moving from Garden City. He was a Maintenance Mechanic for Cargill Meat Solutions in Dodge City....

John Daniel "Danny" Dipman

John Daniel "Danny" Dipman

May 2, 2015

Larned - John Daniel "Danny" Dipman, 72, passed away peacefully at his home in rural Larned on May 2, 2015, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. He was born on April 18, 1943, in Larned, KS, the son of John W. and Eldred E. (Sanders) Dipman. He was a farmer/stockman, residing on the farm that had been in his...

Ingo O'Rourke

Ingo O'Rourke

May 1, 2015

Larned - Ingo O'Rourke, 61 passed away May 1, 2015 at his home, Larned. He was born February 1, 1954 in, Germany. The son of Arthur P. O'Rourke Jr. and Vera Ann Suchy. He has been a resident of Larned since 1985. He is survived by two sisters, Sue Williams, Diggs, Idaho and Barbara O'Rourke, Boca Raton, Florida, and a...

Marjorie Louise Barnes

Marjorie Louise Barnes

Apr 26, 2015

Marjorie Louise Barnes (March 9, 1929 - April 26, 2015) Larned--Marjorie Louise Barnes, 86, was called home to be with our Heavenly Father on April 26, 2015 at Diversicare, Larned, Kansas. She was born March 9, 1929, in Larned, Kansas. The daughter of G.W. and Ethel Bird, a longtime resident of Pawnee County; She was a Faithful Woman of God,...

Darla L Dotson

Darla L Dotson

Apr 26, 2015

Ford – Darla L. Dotson, 66, passed away April 26, 2015 at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. She was born January 1, 1949 in Osmond, Nebraska the daughter of Lorene Hunt. She was a resident of Ford since 1988 and was a Wal-Mart Greeter. Survivors include: a son, Shawn Dotson, Ford and three grandchildren, Nick, Nathan and Tristan Dotson....

Jim W. Kolb

Jim W. Kolb

Apr 25, 2015

Larned- James (Jim) W. Kolb, 70, passed away April 25, 2015 at his home in Austin, Texas. He was born June 8, 1944 in Dodge City the son of Harold "Sandy" and Rhoda Jean Donovan Kolb. A longtime area resident of Larned then moving to Austin, TX; he was an Licensed Mental Health Technician and later changing positions to Activity...

Keith C. Boedecker

Keith C. Boedecker

Apr 23, 2015

Larned - Keith C. Boedecker, 85, passed away April 23, 2015 at the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned, Kansas. He was born June 22, 1929 in Hays, Kansas. The son of Lawrence and Jane Wineland Boedecker, a resident of Larned; he was a Boilermaker. He was honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corps. He was married to Marilyn Boedecker,...

Robert Hugh Bowman

Robert Hugh Bowman

Apr 19, 2015

Larned - Robert Hugh Bowman, 87, passed away April 19, 2015 at the Salina Regional Medical Center, Salina, Kansas. He was born September 21, 1927 in rural Macksville, Kansas. The son of Hugh and Velma Rice Bowman, Bob attended Zook School, played on the football and basketball teams, sang in a quartet, and graduated in 1945. Bob served in the...

Dora B. Wagner

Dora B. Wagner

Apr 18, 2015

Larned - Dora B. Wagner, 95, passed away April 18, 2015 at the Country Living of Larned. She was born April 19, 1919 in Pawnee County, Kansas; the daughter of Emery and Laura Blackwell Elmore. A lifetime area resident; she was a homemaker. She was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church and attended the Welcome Inn Senior Center, both...

Beverly A. Wilson

Beverly A. Wilson

Apr 15, 2015

Larned – Beverly A. Wilson, 67, passed away April 15, 2015, at AMG Specialty Hospital, Wichita. She was born March 12, 1948, in Great Bend, Kansas; the daughter of Raymond and Juanita Woelk Smith. A lifetime area resident she was the Medical Records Director at the Larned State Hospital, She was also the Owner of the Rainbarrel Restaurant, Larned. She...

Larry Nuss

Larry Nuss

Apr 11, 2015

Jetmore – Larry Nuss, 67, passed away April 11, 2015 at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. He was born May 14, 1947 in Dodge City, the son of Gerhard Alexander and Frances Martha Neville Nuss. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer/rancher. He attended the United Presbyterian Church, Jetmore and was a Hodgeman County Commissioner. On August 23,...

Lucille L. Jackson

Lucille L. Jackson

Apr 11, 2015

Larned - Lucille L. Jackson, 84, passed away April 11, 2015 in Lenexa, Kansas. She was born May 17, 1930 in Larned, Kansas. The daughter of John and Caroline Shepherd Caro. A lifetime area resident; she was a homemaker. She was a member of the Escue Chapel CME Church, Larned. She loved taking care of her grandchildren, going to garage...

Frank Junior Salmans

Frank Junior Salmans

Apr 10, 2015

Hanston – Frank Junior Salmans, 85, passed away April 10, 2015 at the Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore. He was born August 5, 1929, in Jetmore, the son of Frank and Elizabeth Sebes Salmans. A longtime area resident, he was a Farmer/Stockman. He also was a carpenter and a custom harvester. He attended the Hanston First Baptist Church,...

Myrna K Webster

Myrna K Webster

Apr 10, 2015

Hanston-Myrna Katherine Webster, 91, passed away April 10, 2015 at the Hamilton County Hospital, Syracuse, KS. She was born November 24, 1923 in Hanston the daughter of Walter and Ada Lee Steffen. A lifetime area resident she was a homemaker and played the piano for the Hanston United Methodist Church for thirty plus years. She was a member of United...

Roston Lee Hanson

Roston Lee Hanson

Apr 8, 2015

Jetmore – Roston Lee Hanson, two months, passed away April 8, 2015 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born January 22, 2015, at Garden City, the son of Kody Hanson and Megan Eddy. Survivors include: his parents; Maternal grandparents, Todd and Cathy Eddy, Wright and Paternal grandparents, Marlene Penton, Goodland and Rick Hanson, Thermopolis, Wyoming; Great Grandparents, Loren and...

Byron Stilts

Byron Stilts

Apr 8, 2015

Larned - H. "Byron" Stilts, 78, passed away April 8, 2015 at the Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born October 4, 1936 in Edwards County, Kansas. The son of James Howard and Merab Bonita Salser Stilts. A lifetime area resident; he was a Linotype operator for various newspapers and was also a Licensed Mental Health Technician for the...

Dale Nuss

Dale Nuss

Apr 6, 2015

Jetmore – Dale Nuss, 90, passed away April 6, 2015 at the Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore. She was born February 2, 1925 in Bazine, the daughter of Oscar Pearl and Lillie Mae Gordon Hermon. A lifetime area resident, she was a housewife/ homemaker. She belonged to the United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, American Legion Auxiliary, the...

Bradley Nolan Balman

Bradley Nolan Balman

Apr 6, 2015

Bradley Nolan Balman entered his heavenly home on April 6, 2015 while at the Hospice House of Hutchinson, Kansas. The eldest son of Bruce and Barbara (Glunt) Balman, Brad was born in Page, Arizona on January 28, 1963. He graduated from Pilgrim Christian High in Hutchinson, Kansas. While attending Calvary Bible College, in Kansas City, MO, he met Marlys Miller....

Gage Mykal Ringle

Gage Mykal Ringle

Mar 31, 2015

Jetmore – Gage Mykal Ringle, 24, passed away March 31, 2015 at the Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born January 18, 1991, in Dodge City, the son of Brenda (Kellenberger) Ringle. A lifetime area resident, Gage was the Elevator Supervisor for Pride AG in Jetmore. Gage loved music. He played the guitar in a band (Left on Havana)...

Elmer A Stegman

Elmer A Stegman

Mar 26, 2015

Belpre – Elmer A. Stegman, 88, passed away March 26, 2015 at Diversicare of Larned. He was born December 21, 1926 in Ness City, the son of John and Margaret Dinkel Stegman. A longtime area resident, he was a road grader operator for the Belpre Township and Pleasant Valley Township. He was a member of the St. Bernard's Catholic Church...

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