Obituaries

Nov 20, 2025

Montezuma - Donald Dean Koehn, 81, died November 20, 2025 at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita.  He was born on July 29, 1944 at Garden City, Kansas the son of Pete and Pearl (Smith) Koehn.

Funeral service will be held at Montezuma Mennonite Church on Monday, November 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM.  Burial will follow at...

Nov 15, 2025

Robert Boyd Perkins, 63, of Ford, Kansas, passed away peacefully on November 15, 2025 at St. Joseph Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri with his family by his side. He was born on March 1, 1962 at Dodge City, Kansas the son of Ronald and Jewell (Collins) Perkins.

He graduated from Montezuma High School in 1980, and attended...

Nov 13, 2025

Dodge City - Ruby Joanna Cook, 92, died November 13, 2025 at Brookdale Senior Living in Dodge City.  She was born on February 24, 1933 on a farm in Hodgeman County, northwest of Dodge City,  the daughter of  William (Bill) and Gladys (Trent) Hessman.

Ruby attended grade school at Buckner Valley School in Hodgeman County before coming...

Nov 6, 2025

Cunningham - Lloyd D. Venard, 93, died November 6, 2025 at Hilltop Manor in Cunningham, Kansas. He was born on February 19, 1932 in Nashville, Kansas, son of Harold and Hazel (Keith) Venard. Lloyd graduated from Nashville High School in 1950.

He married Gladys (Simon) Venard on July 24, 1952 in St. Leo, Kansas, they were married...

Nov 2, 2025

Charles M. Deiterman

Charles Michael Deiterman ("Charlie" to his friends and "Chuck" to his family) passed away on November 2, 2025, at his home in Dodge City, KS, after a brief illness.

Charlie was born on March 22, 1950, to Arnold and Marlys (Williams) Deiterman, the oldest of four children. He grew up on the...

Oct 30, 2025

Larry Marshall Flowers, aged 82, passed away on October 30, 2025, at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs. Born on June 25, 1943, in Montezuma, he was the son of Cecil and Doris (Davis) Flowers. Larry spent his early years in Gray County, attending schools in Ingalls and Montezuma, and graduated from Montezuma High School.

He began his...

Oct 26, 2025

Dodge City - Larry J. Brehm, 84, died October 26, 2025 at Reflection Living Nursing Home in Dodge City. He was born on October 12, 1941 at Spearville, Kansas the son of Irvin and Irene (Warren) Brehm.

He married Sally Page on July 16, 1961 in Dodge City, she preceded him in death on October 11, 2024....

Oct 24, 2025

Dodge City - Maria Marquez de Arambula, 87, passed away on October 24, 2025 at Sun Porch of Dodge City. She was born on November 23, 1937 at Chalatenango, El Salvador the daughter of Moieses Marquez and Genoveva Romero.

Maria grew up in El Salvador and later moved to California. She married Dorotes Arambula in California. They...

Oct 18, 2025

Dodge City - Vernon W. Wallis, 81, died October 18, 2025 at Dodge City surrounded by family and loved ones. He was born on March 13, 1944 at Pampa, Texas the son of Vernon Oliver and Ella (Cooper) Wallis.

Vernon started young at a family dairy and at the age of 14 as a Kirby salesman, later...

Oct 15, 2025

Montezuma - Luther Lynn Smith was welcomed by Romie & Mary Wedel Smith on September 19, 1953. Seventy-two years later, on October 15, 2025, he soared heavenward. During his growing up years, home was on a farm 2 miles south of the Homeland Church. School days were completed at Montezuma Elementary School and High School.

In June...

Oct 12, 2025

Dodge City - Joseph Leo Lapka Jr., 73, died October 12, 2025 at his home in Dodge City.

Joe worked about 50 years as a painter and handyman.

He is survived by his spouse, Debbie Lapka; three children, Briana Patton (Joshua), Eli Lapka (Ashley) and Ethan Lapka; eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren; his favorite...

Oct 12, 2025

Ruth Ortiz de Marquez, Ismael Marquez Loya, Daniel Marquez-Ortiz

Dodge City – Beloved parents, Ruth Ortiz de Marquez and Ismael Marquez Loya and son, Daniel Marquez-Ortiz left this world together on October 12, 2025. Their bond in life remained unbroken in passing. Ruth Ortiz de Marquez, 57, was born on May 22, 1968 in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico;...

Oct 12, 2025

Cimarron – Stephan "Steve" Galliart, 78, died October 12, 2025 at St. Catherine's of Dodge City.  He was born on November 7, 1946 in Great Bend, the son of Eddie and Jean Doris (Stephan) Galliart.

Stephan's childhood was spent in Pratt, where he graduated from Pratt High School in 1964 and then from Pratt Community College.  He...

Oct 11, 2025

Sublette - Wanda Louise Lauppe Malone, 89, died Saturday, October 11, 2025 at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, Kansas. She was born on March 16, 1936, on the family farm in rural Meade County to Edgar and Mary (Fuhrman) Lauppe; the second of six children.

Wanda grew up on the family farm with her siblings and attended Moundview,...

Oct 10, 2025

Dodge City - Liliana De Jesús Reyes Valdez, de 43 años, falleció el 10 de octubre de 2025 en el Hospital St. Catherine's de Dodge City. Nació el 18 de junio de 1982 en Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango, México; hija de Merced Reyes Galaviz y Bernardina Valdez Barraza.

Era una amada mujer, amada madre, amada hermana, y amada...

Oct 9, 2025

Rodney J. Friesen, 72, died peacefully at home on October 9, 2025 following his battle with pancreatic cancer. Rod was born August 17,1953, in Ulysses, Kansas to Arlene (Troyer) and Eugene Friesen.

He and his two brothers, Gary and Bruce, grew up in Johnson City, Kansas. Rod attended Stanton County High School, where he played basketball and...

Oct 8, 2025

Dodge City - Ramon Quiñonez, 69, passed away on October 8, 2025 at his home surrounded by loved ones.  He was born on October 17, 1955 in Aguililla, Michoacan, Mexico; the son of Ramon Quiñonez and Liduvina Palomares.

He worked as an Anesthesia Tech at a VA hospital for 15 years. Ramon enjoyed coin collecting and being...

Oct 5, 2025

Dodge City - Ruthann Keough died October 5, 2025 at her home in Dodge City.  She was born in Dodge City, the daughter of John Patrick and Nettie (Farrell) Keough.

Ruthann was a longtime resident of Dodge City. She graduated from Dodge City High School and went on to further her education at Emporia, earning a double...

Sep 30, 2025

Maria Del Carmen "Carmela" Flores

August 19, 1951 – September 30, 2025

Maria Del Carmen "Carmela" Flores, 74, passed away on September 30, 2025, in Sioux City, Iowa. A devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, wife, and friend, Carmela was the kind of woman whose love was felt in every meal she cooked and every life...

Sep 29, 2025

Montezuma - Helen Fricke Koehn, our beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother, was born to Samuel & Katherine (Mininger) Fricke on April 23, 1933 at Perico, Texas. On the evening of September 29, 2025, the angels came and peacefully took her home with all her children gathered around her bedside. She reached the age of 92 years, five months,...