Obituaries

Jan 3, 2025

Robert David "Bobby" Lemuz, 80, passed away January 3, 2025 at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina.

He was born May 13, 1944 in Kinsley, the son of Cirilo Lopez and Josefa Marquez Lemuz.

A lifetime area resident he was a pump operator for Northern Natural. He was a graduate of Fort Hays State University; member...

Jan 2, 2025

Donna Lynn Pelton, 71, passed away January 2, 2025 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned.

She was born April 7, 1953 in Fort Leonard Wood, MO, the daughter of Clyde and Nina King Morss. The family moved to Colorado Springs, Co, where she graduated high school.  She later met Gary Pelton and they quickly fell in love....

Dec 27, 2024

Connie L. Gilliland, 76, passed away December 27, 2024 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.

She was born March 1, 1948 in Spearville, the daughter of Dr. George and Elizabeth Salisbury Mandeville.

A longtime area resident she was retired from Foley Equipment. She was of the Christian faith and loved fishing.

On May...

Dec 23, 2024

After a long life, Lester Lee Chilcott passed away on 23 December 2024 in Larned, Kansas. He was 95 years old. Les was born to Harold and Cleo Chilcott on 15 March 1929 in Mankato, Kansas. He attended Mankato High School and left home at the age of 17 to join the Navy in California. He was always proud...

Dec 21, 2024

Jetmore – Michelle L. Cole, 60, passed away December 21, 2024 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.

She was born January 11, 1964 in Garden City, the daughter of Corwin Leon and Evelyn (Rupp) Betts. A longtime area resident moving from Garden City to Jetmore in 1988. She was the business manager for Heartland Auto & Diesel....

Dec 20, 2024

Roger Lee Haberman, 90, passed away December 20, 2024 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.

He was born August 23, 1934 in Larned; the son of Emil August and Hulda Ruth Boese Haberman.  A lifetime area resident, he was a Soil Scientist for the USDA Soil Conservation Service.

He was a member of the Sacred Heart...

Dec 19, 2024

George Arnold Breshears, Sr., a cherished father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 19, 2024, in Wichita, KS, at the age of 77. Born on August 15, 1947, in Milan, TN, George lived a full life marked by dedication to his family, service to his country, and a love for the great outdoors.

George...

Dec 17, 2024

Jetmore  - Dona L. Gibbs-Olsen, 89 passed away December 17, 2024 at Manor of the Plains, Dodge City, Kansas.

She was born July 18, 1935 in Glade, Kansas; the daughter of Harold J. and Violet L. Parker Seeger.  A longtime Hodgeman County resident, she moved to Colorado in the early 80's and later moved back to Hodgeman...

Dec 16, 2024

Samuel Leroy Hendrickson, 79, passed away December 16, 2024 at Hodgeman County Health Center ISB, Jetmore.

He was born March 26, 1945 in Dodge City, the son of Irvin Wesley and Daisy Ellen Pitts Hendrickson.

A lifetime area resident, he was of the Baptist faith. He held many jobs and was a truck driver, farmer,...

Dec 14, 2024

Betty Louise Fyler was born in Salina, Kansas on September 23, 1926 to Arthur V. Nelson and Blenda Elizabeth Nelson (Anderson). She passed on December 14, 2024 at her daughter Elizabeth's home in Fort Worth, Texas.

She grew up and attended school in Smolan, Kansas. She attended Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas. She was a proud Swede....

Dec 12, 2024

Maxine K. Herman, passed away peacefully December 12, 2024, at the age of 90, daughter of late Joseph Hammeke and Katherine Schwamborn; dear mother of Chris (Jeanne Martin), Andrea (Gerald Dapkus), Eric (Donna Hennessy), and Jennifer (Dan Cook); wonderful grandma of Sarah, Paul, Elizabeth "Elsie", Nathan and Roman; great-grandma of Leo, Margaret "Greta", Benedict, Matilda, Rory, Finley and Iris;...

Dec 10, 2024

Joseph J. Schartz, 80, passed away December 10, 2024 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.

He was born November 2, 1944 in Great Bend, the son of Edmund and Helen Birzer Schartz.

A longtime Larned resident he was a graduate of Larned High School Class of 1963, farmer, and a machinist at Doerr Metal before moving...

Dec 4, 2024

Alberta Darlene Burkhart 91, passed away December 4, 2024 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend.

She was born March 12, 1933, in Hodgeman County to Albert and Ruth (Salmans) Hubin.

She graduated from Hanston High School in 1951 and Hutchinson Nursing School in 1954.  She married Norbert Burkhart on June 6, 1953, at the...

Nov 30, 2024

Robert (Bob) Dean Meeker, 75, passed away November 30, 2024 at Joplin, Missouri.

He was born November 12, 1949 the son of Frank and Lucille (Steadman) Meeker.

Bob enjoyed, hunting, fishing and riding his motorcycle.

Survivors include: three daughters, Letitia (Tish) Louise, Hutchinson, Bridget (Gary) Belvins, Webb City, Missouri and Wendy (Michael) Brown,...

Nov 26, 2024

Vivian Lucille Trigg, 85, passed away at home surrounded by loved ones on November 26, 2024, at Larned, Kansas.

She was born on September 4, 1939 in Cherokee, Kansas, to Cecil and Farrol Maxine Inman (Goodpasture) Vivian was a resident of Larned for the last fourteen years.  She married Donald Trigg on May 1, 2007, and was...

Nov 25, 2024

Spearville – Kenneth P. Staats, 83, passed away November 25, 2024 at St. Catherine Hospital, Dodge City.

He was born July 13, 1941 in Dodge City, the son of Perry B. and Pauline E. Price Staats.  A longtime area resident. He was a carpet layer for Vogel Floor Covering in his earlier years and retired as the...

Nov 25, 2024

Dr. Gary Alan Murphy, 80 passed away November 25, 2024 in his hometown of Larned, Kansas.

He was born May 8, 1944, in Great Bend, the son of J.D. Murphy and Laurine M. Wittig Murphy-Lenard.  After graduating from Larned High School, Gary received his Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Missouri Kansas City.  Following graduation,...

Nov 21, 2024

Paul Craig Shumard went to be with the Lord on Thursday November 21, 2024, at Swedish/Endeavor hospital in Chicago, IL. Paul was born in Dodge City, KS. On September 1, 1942. Paul attended Lincoln Elementary school and graduated from Dodge City High School in 1960. Paul attended the University of Kansas on an educational scholarship and graduated with dual...

Nov 21, 2024

William Dean "Bill" Fairchild, 88, passed away  November 21, 2024 at his home.

He was born May 3, 1936 in Larned; the son of William Frederick and Bertha Dugger Fairchild.  A lifetime Pawnee County resident; he was a retired School Transportation Director for USD 495.  Bill worked for the school district for 51 years in various capacities....

Nov 18, 2024

Hanston – Robert "Bob" D.L. Klein, 84, passed away November 18, 2024 in Dodge City, Kansas.

He was born February 2, 1940 in Larned, the son of DeLloyd and Isabell O. Schasteen Klein.  A lifetime area resident, he was the Hanston City Manager and was a school bus driver for 47 years.

He was a...