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Chuck R Stroud
Apr 17, 2014
Jetmore- Charles R. (Chuck) Stroud , 71, passed away April 17, 2014 at his home in Jetmore, KS
He was born July 30, 1942 in Malvern, Iowa, the son of Robert Leland and Alma Francis Murphy Stroud. Moving to Southwestern KS in 1971, he was the jack of all trades having several different jobs. He...
Curtis L Smith
Apr 16, 2014
Larned - Curtis L. Smith, 61, passed away April 16, 2014 at the Hays Medical Center.
He was born August 3, 1952 in Larned; the son of William Ed and Florence Dipman Smith. A lifetime area resident, he was a Mental Health Aide at the Larned State Hospital.
He was a member of the Grace...
Mary M Cossman
Apr 3, 2014
Jetmore – Mary M. Cossman, 80, died April 3, 2014, at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.
She was born February 4, 1934, in Ford County, Kansas, the daughter of Ivan and Margurite Small Lightfoot. A life time area resident she was a homemaker and loved collectables....
Jerry L Salmans
Apr 2, 2014
Garden City – Jerry L. Salmans, 57, died April 2, 2014, at his home in Garden City.
He was born October 19, 1956 in Great Bend, the son of Francis and Delores Service Salmans.
He was a Garden City resident...
Eldon Anderson Hays
Apr 1, 2014
Larned – Eldon A. Hays , 86, passed away April 1, 2014 at Diversicare of Larned, Larned, Kansas.
He was born July 21, 1927 at Pittsburg, Kansas, the son of William Anderson and Hannah Laura Daykin Hays. A resident of Larned, moving from Arizona in 2006, he was a Grocery Store Manager. He was an...
Karlene K. Meckfessel
Apr 1, 2014
Larned - Karlene K. Meckfessel, 68, passed away April 1, 2014 at her home, Larned.
She was born July 8, 1945 in Great Bend, the daughter of George P. Jr. and Helen D. Dipman Seeman. A lifetime area resident, she was retired from...
James Edward Frauen
Apr 1, 2014
Jetmore – James Edward Frauen , 89, passed away April 1, 2014, at Hays Medical Center after a long illness.
He was born August 10, 1924 at Ainsworth, Nebraska in his beloved Sand Hills, the son of Clause and Luella Lambert Frauen. A...
Marjorie D. Thurston
Mar 26, 2014
Spearville- Marjorie D. Thurston, 91, died March 26, 2014, at Western Plains Medical Center, Dodge City.
She was born October 20, 1922, in Halfway, Wyoming, the daughter of Clure and Lola Johnson Smith. A Spearville resident for the past 13 years, moving from Thermopolis, Wyoming, she was a motel clerk.
She was of...
Maxine Waterhouse
Mar 26, 2014
Jetmore – Maxine B. Waterhouse, 91, died March 26, 2014, at the Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore.
She was born December 26, 1922, in Hooker, Oklahoma, the daughter of Chester T. and Beatrix Gorden Witt. She was a homemaker and a farmer's wife.
She belonged to the United Methodist Church, Jetmore.
...
Susan M. Wells
Mar 21, 2014
Larned - Susan Marie Wells, 54, passed away March 21, 2014 at her home in Larned.
She was born June 5, 1959 in Kansas City, Missouri. The daughter of Robert and Mildred Clayworth Hughes. A lifetime area resident; she was an MHDD Technician for the Larned State Hospital and also had her Masters in Social Work.
...Sharon Jo Stearns
Mar 17, 2014
Larned – Sharon Jo. Stearns, 64, passed away March 17, 2014 at her home in Larned.
She was born July 3, 1949 the daughter of Joseph & Grace Merit Blanford. Moving from Atlanta Georgia, she lived in the Larned Community for the past seven years and was a Clinical Therapist at the Larned State Hospital.
...
Debra Gayle Harbert
Mar 14, 2014
Larned – Debra Gayle Harbert, 51, died March 14, 2014 at her home in Larned.
She was born January 17, 1963, in Larned, the daughter of James Edward Sr. and Virginia Lee Woelk Smith. A longtime area resident, she was the co owner and manager of Guy's Liquor Store. She loved her grandchildren and enjoyed reading and...
Eugene M. Fisher
Mar 11, 2014
Lewis – Eugene M. Fisher, 92, passed away March 11, 2014 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita.
He was born August 17, 1921 near Fellsburg. The son of C.W. and Ora Belle Parker Fisher. A longtime area resident, he was a farmer.
He was a member of the St. Bernard's Catholic church...
Margaret Cooper Blackwood
Mar 11, 2014
Pawnee Rock - Margaret Cooper Blackwood, 81, of Benton, AR, died Tuesday, March 11, 2014. She was born June 22, 1932, in Larned, KS, to the late Durward F. and Gladys Holopirek Cooper. Her family moved to Jonesborow, AR, when she was 14. She attended Mississippi College for Women (the "W") for one year before transferring and graduating from...
Joe Sauer
Mar 10, 2014
Rozel – Jerome (Joe) A. Sauer, 85, died March 10, 2014 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. He was born September 8, 1928, in Antonino, the son of Anton and Pauline Rupp Sauer. A resident of Rozel, he was a retired farmer and an avid hunter and fishman. He was a member of the Rozel United Methodist Church, Kinsley Gun...
Norma Pauline Kasselman
Mar 5, 2014
Norma Pauline Kasselman, 96, Pawnee Rock, Kansas passed away Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 at the Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. Norma was born July 17, 1917 in Columbus, Kansas to Emma (LeCleff) and James Argyle. A lifetime resident of Pawnee Rock, she was a member of the Pawnee Rock United Methodist Church and an active member of the United Methodist...
Barbara J. Erway
Mar 2, 2014
Larned- Barbara J. Erway, 70, passed away March 2, 2014 at the Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born April 5, 1943 in Sumiton, AL the daughter of Houston and Lilly Fortenberry Greathouse. Moving from Alabama in 1956 she was a longtime area resident of Larned and a Registered Nurse at the Larned State Hospital. She very much loved spoiling...
Robert Naven Riederer
Feb 26, 2014
Larned – Neven Riederer, 66, passed away February 26, 2014 at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina. He was born March 6, 1947, in Jackson County, Missouri, the son of Robert Edward and Sarah (Sally) Demsey Riederer. He was a secretary at the hospital. He was of the Christian faith. Survivors include: friends, Janice & Steve Durler and Travis Bradford. Cremation...
Grace Lucille Baugher
Feb 16, 2014
Larned – Grace Lucille Baugher, 101, died February 16, 2014, at Diversicare of Larned. She was born May 19, 1912 in Burdett, the daughter of John Ora and Ida Bauer Line. A lifetime area resident, she was a cook for USD 495 and she loaded 20mm shells during the war. She also loved to dance and play cards On November...
William M Maskus
Feb 8, 2014
Jetmore – William M. Maskus, 89, died February 8, 2014, at Fort Dodge Halsey Hall, Dodge City. He was born August 21, 1924, in Jetmore, the son of George and Alta Morris Maskus. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer/cattleman. He drove school bus for Jetmore public schools for 14 years. He was a member of the Holy Cross...
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