Obituaries

Oct 12, 2014

DELBERT LYNDAL MILLS Dodge City - Delbert Lyndal Mills, 87, died October 12, 2014 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on September 26, 1927 at Nekoma the son of Owen Lambert and Minnie Elnora (Baldwin) Mills. Mr. Mills graduated from LaCrosse High School, Dodge City Community College, and Fort Hays State University. He served in...

Oct 8, 2014

DODGE CITY - Diana Soto, 24, died October 8, 2014 at Via Christie St. Francis Campus, Wichita. She was born on April 28, 1990 at Dodge City, the daughter of Isidro and Maria Silvia (Pena) Soto. A lifetime resident of Dodge City. Diana was a 2008 graduate of Dodge City High School and then attended Dodge City Community College. Diana...

Oct 8, 2014

Sublette - Robert Junior "Bob" Oringderff went to with our Lord on October 8, 2014.  He was born in Enid, Oklahoma, on December 23, 1923, the son of Robert and Laticia (Lettie) Oringderff, the second of three children.

The family moved to Dacoma, Oklahoma, when he was 9 years old, where he graduated from high school in...

Oct 7, 2014

SUBLETTE - Flossie Wood, 91, went to be with her Lord Tuesday, October 7, 2014. She was born on January 9, 1923 in Garber, Oklahoma to parents George and Elizabeth (Nichols) Lohfink. Her family moved to Sublette during her early childhood. She graduated from Sublette High School. In high school, Flossie met James Oran Wood of Copeland and after both...

Sep 29, 2014

ANNABELLE LOONEY Ponca City - Annabelle Looney, 83, a former Dodge City resident, passed away on September 29, 2014 at her home in Ponca City, Oklahoma. She was born on November 9, 1930 at King City, MO the daughter of Edward and Viola (Law) Killingsworth. She married Leonard Looney on March 17, 1948 in Dodge City. He preceded her in...

Sep 27, 2014

DEERFIELD - Abraham Peters Reimer, 64 died September 27, 2014 at his home unexpectedly. He was born on October 20, 1949 in Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Mexico. He married his wife Sara Hamm Reimer on August 15, 1970 in Mexico and they had six children together. Abraham loved working on the farm, driving the tractor. He also enjoyed spending time on his...

Sep 24, 2014

DODGE CITY - Phyllis M. Briseno, 77, died September 24, 2014 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home, Dodge City. She was born on August 23, 1937 at Dodge City, the daughter of Juan G. and Felipa (Martel) Briseno. Phyllis was the head housekeeper at the Silver Spur for 37 years. She was a member of the Cathedral of Our Lady of...

Sep 23, 2014

Satanta - Chloe Loveyla Wilson, 88, died September 23, 2014 at Via Christie St. Joseph Campus, Wichita. She was born on February 3, 1926 at her grandfather's hotel in Hugoton, the daughter of John Arthur and Georgia (Bundy) St. Clair. The family moved to Boise City, Oklahoma and Loveyla attended grade school there. During the Depression, the family then moved...

Sep 23, 2014

Montezuma - Jeffrey Lee Schmidt was born September 21, 1955 to Dale and Nadine (Koehn) Schmidt in Roseburg Oregon. He peacefully slipped over the crossing on September 23, 2014, as his children stood by his side. His death was caused by a brain tumor, which he courageously fought for a year. Dad grew up in the rural community of Plains...

Sep 15, 2014

DODGE CITY - Glen Oscar Wentling left this world to be with his Father September 15, 2014. He was born on June 26, 1936 to Oscar and Mary (Kinderknecht) Wentling in Ogallah. He graduated from Trego County High School in 1954 and after working in the Oil Fields, attended and graduated from the Kansas Barber School in Wichita. He married...

Sep 14, 2014

Dodge City, Kansas - Mary Jean Anderwald, 73, died September 14, 2014 at Baylor Hospital, Grapevine, Texas. She was born on January 15, 1941 in Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of Arthur Dean and Rose Marie (Maier) Legg. She grew up in Dodge City and graduated from Dodge City High School. On August 29, 1964 she married Robert Dean Anderwald...

Sep 12, 2014

DODGE CITY - Sally Beth Ubel, 79, died September 12, 2014 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home, Dodge City. She was born on April 27, 1935 at Wamego, the daughter of Hugh and Caroline (Smith) Miracle. Sally was a graduate of Wamego High School and attended Kansas State Teachers College (Emporia State). On September 16, 1956 she married Don Ubel at...

Sep 9, 2014

SPEARVILLE - Kaleb Walker Knapp, 21, died September 9, 2014 at Spearville. He was born on June 11, 1993 in Dodge City the son of Michael Beaman and Shawna Foskuhl. He was later adopted by Deanna Knapp. Kaleb attended elementary school in Dodge City and Johnson City, Kansas. He attended Spearville Middle School and was a 2012 graduate of Spearville...

Sep 8, 2014

Wright - Doris C. Salmans, 74, died September 8, 2014 in Andover. She was born on February 15, 1940 in Spearville, the daughter of Alfred and Martha (Hornung) Tasset. She grew up on a farm south of Windthorst and graduated from Windthorst High School. On October 24, 1959 she married Neil Salmans in Windthorst. She worked for the Wright Coop...

Sep 5, 2014

Dodge City - Donald A. Frigon, 61, died September 5, 2014 at his residence in Dodge City after a short illness. He was born on June 21, 1953 at Dodge City, the son of Bernie D. and Betty M. (Fahrbach) Frigon. He married Ann C. Hastings on July 21, 1979 in Cimarron, Kansas. They were married for thirty years. Don...

Sep 3, 2014

HARRIET VIOLET VANG Ensign - Harriet Violet Vang, 79, died September 3, 2014 at her residence in Ensign. She was born on July 11, 1935 at Pueblo, CO the daughter of Harry and Vera (Baldwin) Pickerel. She married Jerry Vang in 1954 in Colorado Springs, CO. He preceded her in death on January 12, 2007. After their marriage they lived...

Sep 2, 2014

Dodge City - Edith Bernice Black, 91, died September 2, 2014 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on April 6, 1923 at Cimarron, the daughter of Floyd Gilmore and Frances Viola (Kimball) Carrier. She grew up on a farm south of Kalvesta in Gray County. On July 4, 1939, she married Ivan Glen Gergen at Cherryvale, Kansas....

Aug 28, 2014

SATANTA - Kolene Alexander, 78, died August 28, 2014 at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Inman. She was born on September 29, 1935 in Satanta, the daughter of Orville Milton and Faye Opal (Beck) Tunis. Kolene was a lifetime resident of Satanta, graduating from Satanta High School. She went on to attend Garden City Community College for one year. On...

Aug 26, 2014

PHILLIP K. "SKEETER" AVRITT Dodge City - Phillip K. "Skeeter" Avritt, 74, died August 26, 2014 at his residence in Dodge City. He was born on December 24, 1939 at Hydro, Oklahoma the son of William O. and Wilma Mae (Patrick) Avritt. He graduated from Dodge City High School and took engineer school with the U.S. Navy. Skeeter worked for...

Aug 22, 2014

SATANTA - Clyde James Mitchell, 93, died August 22, 2014 at Harmony Nursing Home in McPherson. He was born on November 5, 1920 in Tyrone, Oklahoma the son of Richey and Elsie May (Kilgore) Mitchell. Clyde attended schools in Turpin, Oklahoma, graduating from Turpin High School. He served in World War II in the United States Army. On February 3,...