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Verona M Diehl
Jul 29, 2014
Jetmore – Verona M. Diehl, 90, passed away July 29, 2014, at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. She was born February 21, 1924 in Jetmore, the daughter of Roy C. and Nancy H. Brumfield Kellogg. A longtime area resident, she was the Central Supply Manager for the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. She was a member of the United...
Nancy E Staats
Jul 28, 2014
Spearville – Nancy E. Staats, 64, passed away July 28, 2014, at her home in Spearville. She was born September 14, 1949 in Dodge City, the daughter of James W. and Laura Corey Law. A longtime area resident, she was a CMA at Fort Dodge for over 30 years. She was of the Christian faith. On September 27, 1974, she...
Bonetta Fay Davis
Jul 27, 2014
Larned - Bonetta Fay Davis, 81, passed away July 27, 2014 at the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. She was born December 10, 1932 in Stafford County, Kansas. The daughter of Arthur L. and Eva Lena Burns Buhrer. A lifetime area resident she worked in the Laundry for the Larned State Hospital. Bonetta loved reading, playing cards and marbles; but...
Myron V. Thomas
Jul 21, 2014
Larned - Myron V. Thomas, 73, passed away July 21, 2014, at his home in Larned. He was born February 28, 1941 in Arvada, Colorado, the son of Clarence and Mabel (Batman) Thomas. He grew up in Gove, Kansas and graduated at Salina in the senior class of 1959. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church, Larned....
Eleanor M Adams
Jul 14, 2014
Larned – Eleanor M. Adams, 90, went to be with her Lord on July 14, 2014. She was born May 18, 1924 in Burdett, the daughter of Curtis D. and Blanche H. Hayward Smith. A longtime area resident, she was a cosmetologist for 30 years and also worked at the Larned State Hospital. She was a member of the Grace...
Billie Clive Kerns
Jul 13, 2014
Larned - Billie Clive Kerns, 82, passed away July 13, 2014 at the Leisure Homestead, St. John, KS. He was born August 21, 1931 in Larned; the son of Harold and Fern Koehn Kerns. A lifetime area resident; he worked for the United State Postal Service, after retiring from the postal service he owned and operated the Kerns Variety Store....
Herman J. Mausolf
Jul 7, 2014
Larned - Herman J. Mausolf, 85, passed away July 7, 2014 at the Hays Medical Center. He was born March 11, 1929 in Albert; the son of Herman E. and Anna D. Jurgensen Mausolf. A longtime area resident he was a Chief Security Officer at the Larned State Hospital, retiring in 1991. He was a member of the Grace Lutheran...
Robert C. Sharp Sr.
Jul 6, 2014
Larned – Robert C. Sharp Sr., 82, passed away July 6, 2014 in Vassar, Kansas. He was born October 28, 1933, in Pratt, the son of Carl and Dorothy Cole Sharp. He was the owner of Sharp Sanitation in Larned. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, Great Bend, Kansas. He married Dorothy Smith in Las...
Machele Renee Whipple
Jul 6, 2014
Jetmore – Machele Renee Whipple, 48, passed away July 6, 2014 at the Peabody Care Center, Peabody. She was born January 8, 1966, at Dodge City, the daughter of James L. and Marcella DeLaney Whipple. A longtime area resident she graduated from Jetmore High School in 1985 and was an office helper. She was a member of the United Methodist...
Marvin R. Kirchgassner
Jul 3, 2014
Larned – Marvin R. Kirchgassner, 90, passed away July 3, 2014, at Diversicare of Larned. He was born February 12, 1924, in Larned, the son of Rupert A. and Mary Gertrude Hoover Kirchgassner. A lifetime area resident, he was a painter, did tree trimming and was retired from the Larned State Hospital Maintenance. He was of the Baptist faith. He...
Cecil Merle Rose
Jul 3, 2014
Larned – Cecil Merle Rose, 82, passed away July 3, 2014 at his home in Larned. He was born May 5, 1932, in Haviland, the son of William and Elisa Smith Rose. A lifetime area resident, he was a retired Forman for the Pawnee County Road Department. He was of the Christian faith. He served in the United States Army...
Milton H. Hiebert
Jul 1, 2014
Larned - Milton H. Hiebert, 89, passed away July 1, 2014 at the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. He was born September 2, 1924 in Tampa, KS; the son of Abraham Peter and Wilhelmina (Minnie) Kohlman Hiebert. A longtime area resident; he was a farmer and rancher. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Fort Larned Lions...
Shannon Reece
Jun 24, 2014
Shannon Reece, 48, of Colorado Springs, CO passed away unexpectedly on June 24, 2014. He was born September 30, 1965 in Larned, KS to Clyde and Barbara Reece. He graduated from Pawnee Heights High School in 1984, and Fort Hays State University in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in geology. He began working part-time at Wal-Mart while working on his...
Margaret H Hoagland
Jun 23, 2014
Larned - Margaret H. Hoagland, 93, passed away June 23, 2014 at the Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born June 8, 1921, in Hutchinson; the daughter of J.L. and Elsie Jahns Lunt. A longtime area resident, she was a social worker for 20 years and was also a teacher. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in...
Oren "Lee" Carroll
Jun 18, 2014
Larned- Oren "Lee" Carroll, 74, passed away June 18th, 2014 at his home in Larned. He was born June 11, 1940, in Spearville, KS; the son of JP and Gladys Smith Carroll. An area Resident of Larned for over 20 years he was a Licensed Mental Health Technician at the Larned State Hospital. He very much enjoyed woodworking, motorcycles, biking...
Paula Ruth Holt Fredrickson
Jun 12, 2014
Jetmore- Paula Ruth Holt Fredrickson,79, passed away June 12, 2014 at her home in Jetmore. She was born November 8, 1934, in Santa Anna, Tx. the daughter of Walter Chris and Pauline Bull Holt. She was a resident of Jetmore since 2004, moving from Brady, Texas where she was a business manager for the school district. She was a member...
Mark Alan Wysong
Jun 8, 2014
Larned - Mark Alan Wysong, 48, passed away June 8, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born September 11, 1965 in Hutchinson; the son of William L. and Mona Marie Bernstorf Wysong. A lifetime area resident he worked at Tauchers Collision Services as an Auto Body Technician. He was a member of the Nazarene Church, Larned, the Wind...
Nira Jean Arnold
Jun 8, 2014
Larned - Nira Jean Arnold, 93 passed away June 8, 2014 at Diversicare of Larned. She was born December 16, 1920 in Larned; the daughter of Harry L. and Nira Elizabeth Welch Hunsley. A lifetime area resident, she was a licensed mental health technician at the Larned State Hospital. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Larned, she...
Macy Reed Cook
Jun 7, 2014
Garfield - Macy Reed Cook, 63, passed away June 7, 2014 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. He was born March 3, 1951 in Dickenson, North Dakota, the son of Cecil W. and Gertrude Hagel Cook. A Kansas resident for 42 years, he lived in this area for the last 12 years. He was the Manager of the Power Plant...
Sacha Rae (Loomis) Ware
Jun 5, 2014
Larned – Sacha Rae (Loomis) Ware, 26, passed away June 5, 2014 at her home in Larned. She was born October 27, 1987 in York, Nebraska, the daughter of Wesley R, Loomis Jr. and Frances Goodloe Loomis. On December 5, 2007, she married John Edwin Ware in Larned. He survives. Other survivors include: Her parents; two daughters, Chloe and Paisley...
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