Obituaries

Apr 26, 2025

Donna Lou Ramirez, 92, passed away early Saturday morning, soon after being admitted to the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital.

She was born July 16, 1932 in Centralia, Oklahoma, on the Cherokee Nation Reservation, the daughter of Luther Rix Bryant and Lydia "Esther" Miles in the upstairs of her grandfather, John Benedict's, home, along with her twin brother....

Apr 20, 2025

Debra (Deb) Lynn Torline, 71, passed away April 20, 2025 at St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, OK.  She was born November 7, 1953 in Bucklin, KS.  She was the daughter of Kenneth and Betty Jean Davis.

On May 19, 1973 she married Mark (Cooz) Torline in Windthorst, KS.  In the early years they lived on the family farm...

Apr 20, 2025

Larned – Kathleen M. Foster, 81, passed away April 20, 2025 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS.

She was born October 20, 1943 in Providence, RI, the daughter of Doyle and Maxine Brannan Foster.  A lifetime area resident, she was an educator.

She was a member of the Larned United Methodist Church, DAR, and Santa...

Apr 3, 2025

Rita M. Kurtz, 70 passed away April 3, 2025 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson.

She was born September 29, 1954 in Crystal Falls Michigan, the daughter of Henry Andrew and Lucille B. Bryant Kurtz Jr.

A longtime area resident she was a real estate broker at Carr Auction and Real Estate. She was a...

Apr 1, 2025

LaVonne Marie (Quincy) Bartlett passed away quietly on April 1, 2025 at The Avalon of Lewis Center in Ohio.

LaVonne was born May 9, 1930 in Larned, Kansas; the daughter of Floyd Wenn and Emma Mary (Hill) Quincy. LaVonne was the first of four children. All of her siblings (Floyd, Emmalou and Shirley) preceded her in death....

Mar 29, 2025

Funeral service for Sandi Lea Renfro Ramsey, 54, of Jetmore, Kansas, formerly of Lamesa, Tx. will be held on Friday, April 4, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, with Gerry Chavez officiating. Arrangements are under the care of Branon Funeral Home.  Interment will follow at Dawson County Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 3,...

Mar 28, 2025

Garfield  - Sharon L. Hirschmiller, 81, passed away March 28, 2025 at Edwards County Hospital, Kinsley.

She was born December 11, 1943 in Lamar, Colorado; the daughter of Byron and Laretta Burnett Bressler.  A longtime area resident, she worked in Food Service at the Larned State Hospital.

On May 12, 1980 she married Richard Hirschmiller...

Mar 28, 2025

Karen Su (Reeves) Spreier-King

10/16/49 - 3/28/25

Our dear mother, Karen Su Spreier-King, sadly passed away on March 28, 2025, at the age of age 75. She was a wonderful mother who was always there when we needed her the most, offering support and love in abundance.  Karen's greatest joy in life was her family....

Mar 25, 2025

Glenda Colson, 83, passed away March 25, 2025 at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina.

She was born June 19, 1941 in Blaine, Kansas, the daughter of Glenn and Orlene Wagner Wahl.   A longtime area resident, she was a hairdresser a massage therapist and worked at IBP in Holcomb.

She was a member of the Grace...

Mar 24, 2025

Patricia J. (Jody) Mitchell, 87, passed away March 24, 2025 at Diversicare of Larned.

She was born June 19, 1937 in Larned, the daughter of Robert and Ellen Jones Olsen.

A lifetime area resident she was a meter maid for Larned police department and worked in housekeeping at Larned State Hospital. She previously attended the...

Mar 24, 2025

Paula Beth (Wildgen) Brown  passed away March 24th, 2025 in Sarasota, FL at the age of 85.

She was born on November 8th, 1939 in Great Bend, KS to Judge Maurice A Wildgen and Pauline E (Yeager) Wildgen. She was a middle sister to Susanne (Wildgen) Haymaker and Maureen (Wildgen) Outcalt. She was raised in Larned, KS...

Mar 19, 2025

Jetmore - Mom left on her last adventure the evening of March 19th blizzard.

Doris Aileen Denton, died March 19, 2025 at Down's Rehab and Nursing Home.

She married Cecil Duaine Denton February 7, 1953 in Cimarron, KS.  He passed August 2, 2013.  They were married 60 years.

She was a member of...

Mar 16, 2025

Marcia King passed away peacefully in her home in the presence of her loving family. Marcia was a strong and caring person and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Marcia was preceded in death by her parents, a still born brother, and her sister Marilyn. She is survived by her husband, Dick, of 63...

Mar 15, 2025

Jetmore  - Clearnce Birdell Fakes, 92, passed away March 15, 2025 at Village Manor, Abilene.

He was born June 3, 1932 in Hodgeman County, Kansas the son of Roy Birdell and Ammie Killgore Fakes.  A longtime area resident of Hodgeman County and the surrounding area; he was a Probate Judge for 9 years and also worked at...

Mar 14, 2025

Roy Glenden Daum passed from this life on  March 14, 2025, at home with his beloved wife, LuAnn.

Roy was born in Cannelton, Indiana, on September 9, 1942 to Roy Edward and Juanita Jackson Daum. At the age of 14, he was converted to Catholocism and began attending Catholic High School. After graduation, he joined the Benediction...

Mar 12, 2025

Clara Louise Goodrich, 92, passed away March 12, 2025 at Country Living Memory Care of Larned, Larned, Kansas.

She was born November 17, 1932 in Hastings, Nebraska, the daughter of Orin Lee and Mildred Mauck Goodrich. Clara moved to Kansas in 1973 where she was a Music Therapist and the Music Therapy Supervisor from 1976-1993 at Larned...

Mar 9, 2025

Billie Luree Bauer Welch, 88, Topeka, KS, formerly Larned, KS, passed away March 9, 2025 in Topeka, KS. She was born June 8, 1936, in Larned, the youngest of three daughters born to Vernon E. and Kathryn M. (Mallow) Bauer.

She was raised in the Radium community and graduated from RHS in 1954. She married Neal E....

Mar 7, 2025

Jetmore  - Peggy J. Hillman, 78, passed away March 7, 2025 at Ascension Living Via Christi Village, Hays.

She was born September 22, 1946 in Dodge City, the daughter of Edward and Ruth Adams Kline.  A lifetime area resident; she was a homemaker, farm wife and an Insurance Associate for Farm Bureau.

She was a...

Mar 7, 2025

Linda LaVern (Spreier) Hardgrove, who lived a life of faith through her words, actions, and art, died peacefully at her Windsor, CO home on March 7, 2025, after a brief illness. She was 80 years old.

Born in Atlantic City, NJ, to LaVern and Lucille Spreier, she and her family returned to western Kansas after WWII, first...

Mar 1, 2025

Jetmore – George N. Muilenburg, 87, passed away March 1, 2025 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.

He was born October 25, 1937 in Cedar Vale, KS, the son of Virgil Carl and Grace Metcalf Muilenburg.  A longtime area resident, he was an auto parts man.

He was of the Christian faith and enjoyed racing...