Obituaries

Apr 10, 2014

BARBARA LEE INGRAM

Dodge City - Barbara Lee Ingram, 86, died April 10, 2014 at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City. She was born on October 15, 1927 at Galesburg, Illinois, the daughter of Isaac and Anna Rose (Lang) Arnold.

A Dodge City resident for many years, she married Hardy Ingram on May 2, 1944 in...

Apr 7, 2014

Dodge City - Michael Ray Eck,59 , died April 7, 2014 in Dodge City, Kansas. He was born on July 11, 1954 at Harper, Kansas the son of Levi and Jane Eck.

He enjoyed going to the Inn Pancake House and having coffee with friends as well as going to the Cigarette Outlet and visiting with the...

Apr 6, 2014

Dodge City - Alma Delia Carmona , 45 , died April 6, 2014 at her residence in Dodge City. She was born on October 5, 1968 at Mexico, the daughter of Candelario Espericueta and Mariaelena Duron .

Alma married Antonio Carmona on April 20, 1985 in Mexico. They came...

Apr 5, 2014

COPELAND - Ruby Rose Unruh was born to Fred and Lephine (Sebrant) Schmidt on January 26, 1942 in Grady County near Chickasha, Oklahoma. After a courageous battle with cancer, she peacefully left this life on April 5, 2014 at Bethel Home in Montezuma, reaching the age of seventy-two years.

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Apr 5, 2014

Dodge City - John Ellis Armstrong, 72, died April 5, 2014 at The Shepherd's Center, Cimarron.   He was born on September 21, 1941 at Middletown, Ohio, the son of Donald and Delma (Ellis) Armstrong.

On May 22, 1964 he married Vicky Oakes in Dodge City.

John was the head women's basketball coach at St. Mary...

Apr 3, 2014

Montezuma - Vernon Roy Nichols , 86 , died April 3, 2014 at Bethel Home, Inc. in Montezuma . He was born on September 20, 1927 in Major County, Oklahoma the son of George and Susie ( Smith ) Nichols .

Vernon attended the Standard District #73 country school...

Apr 1, 2014

Dodge City - Duane A. Mueller, 85, died peacefully at his home in Dodge City April 1, 2014. He was born on July 6, 1928 in Wright, the son of Julius (Red) and Gladys (Schmidt) Mueller. Duane was a cattleman and farmer for many years in Ford County.  He also owned and managed rental property in Dodge City.  Mr. Mueller...

Mar 24, 2014

Meade - Elizabeth (Bette) J. Zachman-Wilson-Thomas, 91, died March 24, 2014 at Lone Tree Retirement Center IN Meade. She was born on August 9, 1922 in Jetmore, the daughter of Byron L. and Martha Jane (Bonner) Glenn.

Bette graduated from Jetmore High School in 1940. She then attended one year at Sterling College before transferring to Fort...

Mar 24, 2014

CHARLES EDWARD HOLUSKA

Dodge City - Charles Edward Holuska, 82, died March 24, 2014 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on December 16, 1931 in Wichita the son of Joseph Franklin and Minnie Marie (Pruett) Holuska.

Mr. Holuska served in the United States Navy. He worked at Rounds & Porter...

Mar 20, 2014

KENNETH LEE GLADDEN

Dodge City - Kenneth Lee Gladden, 87, died March 20, 2014 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on April 20, 1926 at Turley, Missouri, the son of Clarence and Lena (Welch) Gladden.

Kenneth was a veteran of WWII serving in the United States Army as a paratrooper. His unit...

Mar 19, 2014

DONALD DALE SMITH

Dodge City - Brother Donald Dale Smith, 77, died March 19, 2014 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on October 13, 1936, the son of Garland B. and Goldie (Winsor) Smith on his grandparents farm south of Bucklin.

He married Phyllis (Shaffer) Gross on November 9, 1968...

Mar 16, 2014

Dodge City - Paul V. Torrez, 84, died March 16, 2014 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on June 26, 1929 in Wright, the son of Jose and Sara (Jaso) Torrez.

Paul worked for Broce Construction for 22 years as a concrete finisher and later for JAG Construction until he retired. He loved music...

Mar 15, 2014

SATANTA - Lina Bell (Pauline) Schroeder, 92, died March 15, 2014 at the Muskogee Hospital in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She was born on December 15, 1921 in Balko, Oklahoma the daughter of John Henry and Mary Altha (Guest) Tunder.

Lina lived in Satanta most of her life. On May 10, 1941, she married Carl Lee Schroeder in Enid,...

Mar 14, 2014

Dodge City - Dorothy Jean Everhart, 79, died March 14, 2014 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on November 27, 1934 at Dodge City, the daughter of Joseph and Freeda Flo (Craig) Fabick. She graduated from Dodge City High School in 1952. On June 3, 1955, she married Vernon Harold Everhart in Dodge City. Dorothy...

Mar 13, 2014

RAYMOND LEE STEININGER

Dodge City - Raymond Lee Steininger, 85, died March 13, 2014 at Trinity Manor Skilled Facility in Dodge City. He was born on March 20, 1928 at Vona, Colorado, the son of Ludwig and Lottie (Parshall) Steininger.

He married Helen Andrewjeski in 1946. She preceded him in death. He later married Glenda...

Mar 11, 2014

Dodge City - Kathryn (Kay) F. Woods, 87, died March 11, 2014 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. She was born on August 5, 1926 in Weatherford, Oklahoma, the daughter of William and Florence J. (Grossharth) Troxel. Kathryn was raised in Weatherford, Oklahoma, graduating from Weatherford High School. She then attended and graduated from the Clinton School...

Mar 11, 2014

Copeland - Kathleen J. Shrauner, 87, died March 11, 2014 at Universal Health Services in Fort Worth, Texas. She was born on June 15, 1926 in Fowler, California, the daughter of Peter A. and Ruth (Schroeder) Baerg.

Survivors include three children, Georgia Shrauner of Sublette, Kathy Morsbach of Fort Collins, Colorado, and Roger Shrauner of Arlington, Texas;...

Mar 10, 2014

Dodge City - Humberto Castillo, 72, died March 10, 2014 at Minneola District Hospital, Minneola, Kansas. He was born on March 25, 1941 at Balleza, Mexico. The son of Jeronimo and Ines (Olivas) Castillo . He married Ramona Mendoza on January 29, 1962 in Mexico, she survives. He was a farmer for many years and enjoyed spending time with his...

Mar 9, 2014

Dodge City - Opal Margaret (Cordes) Dirks, died on Sunday, March 9, 2014 at Kindred Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Opal was born October 6, 1921 on the farm of parents Barthold H. and Pauline M. (Eckhoff) Cordes, in rural Meade County, Ks. Opal was baptized as an infant at St. John Lutheran Church, Meade, Ks. by her Uncle, Rev....

Mar 8, 2014

DODGE CITY - Betty L. McFadden, 91, died March 8, 2014 at 803 Gilman, Dodge City. She was born on August 13, 1922 at Great Bend, the daughter of Harry W. and Pearl (Miller) Johnson. A Dodge City resident since 1966, moving from Montezuma. Betty was a retired Shaklee dealer and homemaker. On July 4, 1941 she married Jerald E....