Georganna Froetschner
Nov 18, 2013
Georganna Froetschner, 89, died November 18, 2013 at the Haven House, Haven, Ks. Georganna was born March 17, 1924, in Hutchinson, Kansas., to George and Mary Anna (Sears) Bacon. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1941 and Kansas State University, School of Home Economics in 1945, after graduating Hutchinson Junior College in 1943. She married E. Glenn (Shorty) Froetschner...
Linda Kay Parr
Nov 16, 2013
Zook - Linda Kay Parr, 66 passed away November 16, 2013 at the Southwind Hospice, Pratt. She was born December 8, 1946 in Larned; the daughter of Melvin C. and Dora F. Flanders Kasselman. A lifetime area resident; she was a social worker for 41 years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Larned and the Zook...
Madeline Vinson (Hall)
Nov 10, 2013
Garfield- Madeline Vinson (Hall), 92, died gracefully November 10, 2013 in Wichita, KS. She was born January 29, 1921 in Kansas City, MO the daughter of Beverly and Bessie Sprague Hall. She was a longtime Garfield resident, moving to Wichita in 2007. She worked for the Larned State Hospital as a Clerk in the Administration Building for 20 years until...
Leon Shearrer
Nov 10, 2013
Leon Shearrer, 72, passed away November 10, 2013 at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born January 29, 1941 at Wagner, Oklahoma; the son of David Fred and Edna Witt Shearrer. A lifetime area resident; Leon was retired from the Pawnee County Sheriffs Office in Larned. He was in Law Enforcement for 37 years, worked in the Pawnee County Sheriffs...
Dennis Ovid Webster
Nov 6, 2013
Dennis Ovid Webster,75 of Blanco, Texas went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 6, 2013. Dennis was taken from this world in a jobsite accident. Dennis was born on October 14, 1938 in Jetmore, Kansas. He is preceded in death by his parents, Wilma (Abbott) Babcock and Ovid Webster. He is survived by his wife Loretta of...
Mary R. Rogge
Nov 5, 2013
Mary R. Rogge Burdett -Marie Wilhelmina Reich, 97, died November 5, 2013 at Diversicare of Larned, Kansas. She was born south of Down, Kansas in Osborne County, November 3, 1916, to William and Pauline Lessman Reich. Her mother passed away when she was 4 years old. William raised Marie and her older brother Walter until he married Anna Albrecht in...
Robert (Bob) Clark
Oct 27, 2013
Robert (Bob) Clark was born on May 18, 1928 in Kent City, Michigan to Boyd and Sonja Larson Clark. After graduating from Kent City High School, Bob served three and half years in the U.S Army where he obtained the rank of corporal. Bob worked for Mulvihill Oldsmobile in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Fly fishing and woodworking were his lifelong hobbies,...
Wilbur (Gus) W. Schraeder
Oct 26, 2013
Jetmore – Wilbur (Gus) W. Schraeder, 86, of Jetmore died at home on October 26, 2013. He was born Oct. 21, 1927 on the family farm near Rozel, Kansas, the 3rd son of Frank and Clara (Pivonka) Schraeder. He graduated from Larned Kansas High School, served in the navy as Yeoman 3rd class aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hancock CV-19,...
Richard H. Lewis
Oct 23, 2013
Larned - Richard H. Lewis, 80, died October 23, 2013, at the Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita. He was born July 22, 1933, in Timken; the son of Willis (Tad) and Hazel I. Vanderford Lewis. A lifetime area resident; he was a heating and air conditioning technician. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Larned. On June 18, 1965,...
Forever Lila Worden
Oct 23, 2013
Larned – Forever Lila Worden, infant daughter of Jordahn S. Perez and Norman A. Worden went to be with the Lord on October 23, 2013 at the Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. Survivors include: the parents of the home; half brothers, William B. and Andrew C. Worden, Pratt; Maternal grandparents, Shona Perez and John Helms and Mike Perez, all...
Dorothy G. Mcchristy
Oct 22, 2013
Larned – Dorothy Gladys McChristy, 98, died October 22, 2013 at Diversicare of Larned. She was born November 20, 1914, at Centerview, the daughter of Matthew Ebenezer and Gladys Cramblett Brown. She graduated from Centerview High School and farmed south of Lewis. She was a housewife throughout her marriage and worked at the Larned State Hospital as a mental health...
John Richard Grant
Oct 20, 2013
John Richard Grant June 4, 1931 - October 20, 2013 Dearly loved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, and brother, John Richard Grant passed away peacefully at the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital surrounded by loved ones. John, often called Richard by his family and friends, will be deeply missed especially by his children, Rita O'Gwin and husband David of Larned, John...
Robert E. Halling
Oct 8, 2013
Jetmore - Robert E. Halling, 84, died October 8, 2013 at Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell Kansas. He was born March 19, 1929, at Hanston, Kansas the son of Albert John and Elizabeth Sadie Hubin Halling. He had a Water Well Service, He also worked for the Kansas Department of Transportation in Jetmore. He was a Lifetime area resident, he...
Arline I. Byrum
Oct 1, 2013
Larned – Arline I. Byrum, 86, died October 1, 2013, at the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. She was born July 26, 1927, in Hodgeman County, the daughter of Bert R. and Bertha Smith Jones. A lifetime area resident, she was a homemaker and retired from the Larned State Hospital. She attended the First United Methodist Church, Larned. On June...
Orie Van Kenton
Sep 21, 2013
Jetmore- Orie Van Kenton, 83, died September 21, 2013 at the Hays Medical Center, Hays KS. He was born June 22, 1930, in Ingalls, the son of Clifford Van and Mary Naoma Green Kenton, he was a local representative for Peoples Natural Gas He belonged to the First Baptist Church, Lions Club, Odd Fellows and was a volunteer for the...
Joseph H. Groves
Sep 18, 2013
Larned - Joseph H. Groves, 58, died September 18, 2013 at the Hays Medical Center. He was born June 21, 1955 in Ness City, the son of Charles John Groves and Betty Louise Beltz Greathouse. A lifetime area resident; he was a Licensed Mental Health Technician at the Larned State Hospital. He was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church,...
Carol Ann Miller
Sep 10, 2013
Carol Ann Miller, 66, passed away September 10, 2013 at the Hays Medical Center. She was born August 8, 1947 in Durant, Oklahoma, the daughter of Charles (Buster) and Ola Locke White. A longtime area resident, she was a homemaker. She was a member of the Grace Community Church in Great Bend. On August 15, 1965 she married Eddy Miller...
Michael Allan Wilkerson
Sep 9, 2013
Michael Allan Wilkerson, 31, passed away on September 9, 2013, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born April 15, 1982, at Larned, the son of Alan Wilkerson and Patricia Plotner. A longtime area resident, he worked in the oil field and was a rough necker. He was of the Christian faith. Survivors include: two sons, Kaiden Strickland and Gavin...
Steve Lemuz
Sep 5, 2013
Gonsalo (Steve) E. Lemuz, 63, died September 5, 2013 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester Minnesota. He was born December 10, 1949 at Larned, the son of Circilo and Josefa Marguez Lemuz. He worked in the Engineering Department at the Larned State Hospital and was a Lifetime area resident. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Larned On...
Marc D. Salmans
Sep 3, 2013
Hanston – Marc D. Salmans, 61, died September 3, 2013 at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. He was born April 9, 1952 in Jetmore, the son of Junior and Maxine McKibbin Salmans. A lifetime area resident, he was a dirt contractor and custom spray applicator. He was a member of the Hanston United Methodist Church, Hanston school board, Hanston...
