Peter F. Downs
Jan 17, 2013
Arrangements are pending and will be announced by the Beckwith Mortuary, Larned. Memorials may be given to the Peter F. Downs Memorial Fund, in care of the Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550.
Vicki (Lonnberg) Schwartz
Jan 15, 2013
Jetmore – Vicki A. (Lonnberg) Schwartz, 56, died January 15, 2013, at her home in Jetmore. She was born June 25, 1956, in Dodge City, the daughter of Tom R. and Mary E. Housman Lonnberg. A lifetime area resident, she sold Avon for 21 years, and was co- owner of Schwartz Auto and Hodgeman County Outdoors. She was a member...
Shannon Gibbons
Jan 15, 2013
Jetmore – Shannon Gibbons, 50, died January 15, 2013, at her home in Jetmore. She was born January 31, 1962, in Redding, California, the daughter of Charles and Christine Butcher and Carroll and Russ Hess. Moving from Vallejo, California to Jetmore in 1997, she was a secretary and worked at the Register of Deeds. She was a member of the...
Harold E. Shortridge
Jan 12, 2013
Jetmore – Harold E. Shortridge, 81, died January 12, 2013, at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. He was born February 12, 1931, at Reynolds, Nebraska, the son of George M and Dora Mae Priefert Shortridge. He worked for Farmland Industry and his father and him had a Standard Oil bulk and fuel business in Fairbury, Nebraska. He also enjoyed...
Betty L. Nielson
Jan 8, 2013
Jetmore – Betty L. Nielson, 72, died January 8, 2013, at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. She was born June 23, 1940, in Kinsley, the daughter of August and Clara Burns Helfrich. A longtime area resident, she was a LPN and a homemaker. She was of the Lutheran Faith. On September 23, 1986, she married Robert L. Nielson at...
Frank M. Lemuz
Jan 3, 2013
Larned – Frank M. Lemuz, 61, died January 3, 2013, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. He was born February 8, 1951, at Larned, the son of Cirilo and Josefa Marquez Lemuz. A lifetime area resident he was a retired LMHT from the Larned State Hospital. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the American Legion, both...
Dennis R. Milhon
Jan 2, 2013
Great Bend – Dennis R. Milhon, 67, died January 2, 2013, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation, Great Bend. He was born July 30, 1945, in Hutchinson, the son of Norman Ray and Valeta B Derley Milhon. A lifetime area resident, he was a CMA and a radio station announcer for KANS. He was a member of the First Christian...
Jewell H. Graf
Dec 27, 2012
Jewell H. Wood Graf, 90, died December 27, 2012, at the Larned Healthcare Center, Larned. She was born August 10, 1922, at Augusta, the daughter of Bryan and Janey Lackey Chance. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Larned. On October 30, 1944, she married Albert Wood at Tonopah, Nevada. He died July 26,...
Glen D. Taylor
Dec 10, 2012
Larned - Glen D. Taylor, 80, departed this life on December 10, 2012 at his home, Larned. He was born May 20, 1932 at Garden City, the son of Thomas E. and Dorothy Patrick Taylor. A Larned resident since 2001 moving from Garden City; he was retired from being a Manager of Western Alfalfa Mills. His hobbies were building model...
Marie R. Stude
Dec 7, 2012
Marie R. Stude, 92, died December 7, 2012 at the Medicalodges of Kinsley. She was born September 30, 1920 near Garfield, the daughter of Alfred E. and Josephine Richard Stude. A lifetime area resident, she was a farmer. She was a member of the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Kinsley. She was a 1938 graduate from the Burdett High School. Her...
Verna Lea Stauffer
Nov 29, 2012
Larned – Verna Lea Stauffer, 99, passed away November 29, 2012, in Orange, California, after returning home to hospice care from a week long hospitalization. She was born May 30, 1913, the second of five children of Elgie Ortho Hunsley and Ada Lea Hunsley who farmed land outside of Larned for nearly 27 years. After graduation from Larned High School...
Wilbur Dean Dirks
Nov 22, 2012
Wilbur Dean Dirks, 84, passed away November 22 at his home in Larned. He was born March 7, 1928 in Pawnee County, the son of John Jacob Dirks and Anna Marie George. He was a resident of both Larned and Wichita. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Larned and attended Evangel Assembly of God, Wichita. Wilbur began farming...
Brant Adam Colglazier
Nov 20, 2012
Rozel – Brant Adam Colglazier, 18, died November 20, 2012. He was born March 11, 1994 in Great Bend, the son of Ray Colglazier and Debra Wedge Colglazier. A lifetime area resident he was a grocery stockman at Dillons. He was of the Christian faith. He was a member of the National Honor Society and was Valedictorian of Pawnee Heights,...
John D. Snodgrass
Nov 4, 2012
John D. Snodgrass, 60, died November 4, 2012. He was born January 23, 1952 in Larned, the son of Paul and Romona Lewis Snodgrass. A lifetime area resident; he was a Truck Driver. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Rozel. On June 5, 1977 he married Julie Ann Miller at Wamego. She survives. Other survivors include; his...
Barbara Joyce Bradford
Nov 3, 2012
Rozel - Barbara J. Bradford, 72, died November 3, 2012 at home with her family by her side after a long battle of fighting cancer. She was born July 17, 1940 in Hutchinson, the daughter of Thomas Virgil and Violet Marie Waggoner Murphy. She was a 1958 graduate of Hutchinson High School. She married Clarence LeRoy Bradford on January 4,...
Mary Alice Grubbs
Oct 26, 2012
Mary Alice Grubbs, 80, died Oct. 26, 2012 at the Larned Healthcare Center, Larned, KS after battling the effects of Alzheimer's for 6 years. She was born Nov. 24, 1931 at McPherson. The daughter of Carl E. "Mick" and Lillian Richerson Heilman. She graduated from Graham High School, Graham, Texas in 1949. A longtime Larned area resident, she was retired...
Kenneth W. Hullett
Oct 9, 2012
Kenneth W. Hullett, 74, passed away October 9, 2012 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. He was born June 11, 1938 in Larned the son of Ralph Calvin and Grace E. Mornhenwig Hullett. He was retired from the U.S. Army and was an area resident; he was the Service Manager for Al Hanken Motors, Larned. He was of the Christian faith...
Weldon L. Ewy
Oct 9, 2012
Hanston – Weldon L. Ewy, 89, died October 9, 2012, at the Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore. He was born April 22, 1923, in Hodgeman County, Kansas, the son of Henry and Anna Ewy. A lifetime area resident, he was a farmer/stockman. He belonged to the Hanston Mennonite Church, Sunday school teacher, and served on the church board,...
Jean D. Ward
Sep 30, 2012
Jean D. Ward, 91, passed peacefully on Sunday, September 30, 2012 in Colorado, where she had resided for the last five years. Jean was born on June 2, 1921 in Plymouth, Kansas to Andrew James and Carrie Wood Drummond. She attended Elmdale schools and graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in Home Economics and received her teaching certificate...
Gerald J. Basgall
Sep 24, 2012
Gerald J. Basgall, 69, died September 24, 2012 at the Hays Medical Center. He was born April 11, 1943 in La Crosse. The son of Everett and Eupharosenca Hartman Basgall; a resident of Larned since 1969, moving from La Crosse, he was an auto mechanic and did building maintance for USD 495. He was of the Catholic Faith, he served...
