Amy K. Zielke
Jun 6, 2013
Amy K. Zielke, 68, died June 6, 2013 at Diversicare of Larned, Kansas She was born December 12, 1944 at Laredo, Texas, the daughter of Bernard and Alice Wallace Weller. A lifetime area resident, she was an Office Assistant for the Department of Corrections. She belonged to the United Methodist Church of Larned and The Order of the Eastern Star;...
Paul H. Moore
May 31, 2013
Larned – Paul Heaton Moore, 86, died May 31, 2013, at the Diversicare of Larned, Larned. He was born January 13, 1927, in Veedersburg, Indiana, the son of Clarence Dove and Anna May Heaton Moore, he was a licensed Mental Health Technician. He was of the Christian faith. On December 8, 1947, he married Flora Virginia Nicholson at Dodge City....
Verne Jack Gibbs
May 25, 2013
Jetmore – Verne Jack Gibbs, 82, died May 25, 2013 at Cedar Village Nursing Home, Ness City. He was born June 29, 1930 in Hodgeman County, the son of Jasper and Emma Anderson Gibbs. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer. He was of the Christian faith. He served in the United States Air Force and was a member...
Maxine Foster
May 25, 2013
There were few things Maxine Foster prized more than a good homegrown, vine-ripened Kansas tomato, except maybe farm fresh eggs, a good stand of wheat, family around her kitchen table and maybe her two constant companions in later life – pet dogs, Muffy and Gizmo. Some people say so-and-so was a last of a kind. Well, Maxine Foster was exactly...
Dorothy Dawn Fox
May 16, 2013
Larned - Dorothy D. Fox, 88, died May 16, 2013 at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita. She was born October 12, 1924 at Muskegon, Michigan, the daughter of Ernest W. Goldsmith. A longtime area resident of Larned; she was a farmer's wife, a Rosie Riveter for Boeing during WWII and worked in the Dietary Department at Larned State Hospital....
Harry W. (Bob) Hairfield
May 15, 2013
Larned – Harry W. (Bob) Hairfield, 86, died May 15, 2013, at Fort Dodge, Kansas. He was born September 22, 1926, at Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of Harry R. and Clara He graduated from Hoisington High School in 1944 and Fort Hays State College in 1965. He attended the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri in 1965 on a NASA...
Bonita (Bonnie) M. Johnson
May 6, 2013
Jetmore – Bonita (Bonnie) M. Johnson, 72, died May 6, 2013, at Ness County Hospital, Ness City. She was born April 9, 1941, in El Dorado, the daughter of Floyd Francis and Willie Marie Hollis Tong. A longtime area resident, she was a daycare provider (Bonnie's Daycare). She was of the Christian Faith and belonged to the Red Hat Society,...
Gerald L. Shuss
May 4, 2013
Garfield – Gerald L. Shuss, 88, died May 4, 2013, at Larned Health Care, Larned. He was born September 1, 1924 in Las Vegas, New Mexico, the son of John and Elizabeth R. Buhrer Shuss. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer/stockman. He belonged to the Church of Christ and the Saddle Club, both of Larned, was a member...
Evelyn Edith Galliart
Apr 27, 2013
Larned – Evelyn E. (Sooby) Galliart, 88, died April 27, 2013 and the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. She was born February 26, 1925 in Larned the daughter of Ben H. Sooby Sr. and Edith (Hays) Sooby, She graduated from Larned High School in 1943. Evelyn married Glenn Galliart on August 8, 1942, at Jetmore. They farmed in the Zook...
Helen R. Berscheidt
Apr 19, 2013
Belpre - Helen R. Berscheidt, 94, died April 19, 2013 at the Halstead Health and Rehabilitation Center, Halstead. She was born November 22, 1918 the daughter of Matt and Martha Heinke Maes. A lifetime area resident she was a Farmwife and an Occupational Therapist for the Larned State Hospital for 25 years. She was a member of the St. Bernard...
W. Max Howard
Apr 17, 2013
W. Max Howard- 82, died April 17, 2013 at Country Place Senior Living, Larned. He was born July 28, 1930 in Jewell County, Kansas; the son of Wilbur Frank and Elise Parson Howard Murphy. A life time area resident he was the owner and operator of the Best Western Motel in Larned He was a member of the Peace...
Cecil (Sonny) Carlyle Mcconnell
Apr 16, 2013
Larned – Cecil C. (Sonny) McConnell, 72, died April 16, 2013, at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. He was born November 9, 1940 at Carthage Mo, the son of Cecil E. and Sarah L. Moore McConnell. A lifetime area resident, he was a retired Chief Petty officer in the Navy and a retired truck driver. He was of the Christian...
Walter Frank Eilts
Apr 8, 2013
Walter Frank Eilts, 74, Cherryvale, passed away on April 8, 2013. Walt was born in Rush County, Kansas on March 14, 1939 to Edward and Anna Eilts. He graduated from Great Bend High School in 1957 and attended Salt City Business College. He served in the US Army in Alaska and San Francisco as well as serving in the Kansas...
Gary R. Dixon
Mar 31, 2013
Jetmore – Gary R. Dixon, 62, died March 31, 2013, at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born September 22, 1950, at Topeka Ks, the son of Lawrence E. and Amanda Boehlke Dixon. He was a Farmer, Rancher, and was also employed at My-D Han-D of Dodge City. He was a member of the Catholic Church as well...
Gerald Leclair Phillips
Mar 27, 2013
Larned – Gerald LeClair Phillips, 77, died March 27, 2013 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. He was born January 15, 1936, at Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of Blain Henry and Meriba June Meik Phillips. A lifetime area resident, he was a Special Education Teacher for Tri County Services for 20 years. He enjoyed reading, genealogy, art, collected...
Lucille K. Fox
Mar 24, 2013
Lucille K. Fox, 96, died March 24, 2013 at the Edwards County Hospital, Kinsley, Kansas. She was born March 18, 1917 at Ellinwood; the daughter of Henry and Gertrude Blasiar Hermes. A lifetime area resident; Moving to Larned with her family while in grade school. She was a homemaker. She graduated from Larned High School in 1935. She was a...
Sherry Lynn Robinson
Mar 21, 2013
Sherry Lynn Robinson, 38, of Larned, was born April 4, 1974 and went to her heavenly home on March 21, 2013 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital. She is survived by her parents, Donald Robinson, Larned and Linda Anderson (Roger), Inman; Four children all of the home, Brady Robinson, Tatiana and Jace Lawson, and Isabella Robinson; Brothers, Dale Robinson, Larned, Roy...
Betty Jo (Jody) Rader
Mar 10, 2013
Larned- Betty Jo (Jody) Rader, 82, died March 10, 2013 at Country Place Senior Living, Larned. She was born January 29, 1931 in Greensburg, the daughter of Merle and Muriel Ratliff Kelly. Graduating from Greensburg High school in 1949, she was a doctor's nurse for Doctors Cram, Blount, Brenner, Ewing and Smith She was a member of the First United...
Marshall William Mumford
Mar 8, 2013
Great Bend - Marshall William Mumford, 91, died March 8, 2013, at the Cherry Village, Great Bend. He was born September 10, 1921, in Atlanta, Ks. the son of James M. and Bonnie Goldie Robinson Mumford. Moving from McPherson in 1950, he was an Automotive Mechanic at O Connell Motors, Great Bend. He was of the Methodist faith and served...
Yvonne Pauline Vanderslice
Mar 5, 2013
Yvonne Pauline Vanderslice, 93, died March 5, 2013 at the Larned Healthcare Center. She was born July 1, 1919 in Larned; the daughter of Rupert and Mary Gertrude Hoover Kirchgassner. A lifetime area resident she was a store clerk for various stores. On January 26, 1954 she married Jake Vanderslice in Larned. He passed away November 28, 1999. Survivors include;...
