Lawrence Anders
Sep 7, 2013
Dodge City - Lawrence Anders, 80, died September 7, 2013 at his home in Dodge City after battling a lengthy illness.. He was born on December 14, 1932 at Dodge City, KS the son of L.L.(Mug) and Elsie (Merk) Anders . A 1950 graduate of Dodge City High School, Lawrence was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving in the Korean Conflict....
Mildred M. Hood
Sep 3, 2013
MONTEZUMA - Mildred M. Hood, 100, formerly of Montezuma, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, September 3, 2013. She was born on March 24, 1913 at Hudson, the daughter of Arnold C. and Martha (Uhlemann) Hitz. It was at Hudson where she spent her early years, moving to Gray County together with her parents when she was thirteen years...
Ashley Marie Coghill
Aug 31, 2013
Dodge City - Ashley Marie Coghill, was born on July 7, 1994 and passed away on August 31, 2013. She was a sweet young lady who was always willing to do anything to help others. She was goofy, silly and always trying to make others smile. A soul too sweet for this rotten world and was called home too early....
Dwight Leroy Kelley
Aug 30, 2013
Burden - Dwight Leroy Kelley, 90, died August 30, 2013 at William Newton Memorial Hospital in Winfield. He was born on July 19, 1923 in Grenola, the son of Thadeous (Roy) and Versie (Davis) Kelley. Dwight moved with his family to Burden where his father worked in the Eastman oil field as a tooldresser, later moving to Winfield. Mr. Kelley...
Gilbert Ruiz Amaro
Aug 29, 2013
Yukon, Oklahoma - Gilbert Ruiz Amaro, 77, died August 29, 2013 at his home in Yukon, Oklahoma. He was born on March 15, 1936 at Dodge City, KS the son of Juan and Petra Ruiz (Amaro) . He worked as a heavy equipment operator for Broce Broom for many years. Gilbert also worked for BFI Waste Management for several years....
Shirley L. Stateler
Aug 28, 2013
DODGE CITY - Shirley L. Stateler, 68, died August 28, 2013 at 2501 Post, Dodge City. She was born on June 27, 1945 at Dodge City the daughter of Jeff and Anita (Drews) Andrews. Shirley spent her childhood on the family farm in Ford County. She graduated from Dodge City and High School and Wilcox Beauty Academy of Dodge City....
Rick Nyle Jewell
Aug 25, 2013
RICK NYLE JEWELL Dodge City - Rick Nyle Jewell, 62, died August 25, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on March 1, 1951 at Garden City, the son of Elton and Maxine (Lessor) Jewell. He graduated from Garden City High School in 1969 and Panhandle State University in 1975. Rick married Eileen Bauer on August...
Hazel H. Flowers
Aug 24, 2013
Cimarron - Hazel H. Flowers, 92, died August 24, 2013 at The Shepherd Center, Cimarron. She was born on February 15, 1921 at Roy, New Mexico, the daughter of Leslie and Harriet (Thompson) Sapp . She married C.W. Flowers on May 1, 1940, he preceded her in death in January 1984. Mrs. Flowers and her husband were co owners of...
Ruby Marie Ellsaesser
Aug 22, 2013
Sublette - Ruby Marie Ellsaesser, 99, died August 22, 2013 at the Satanta Long Term Care Unit in Satanta. She was born on October 21, 1913 in Kingsdown, the daughter of Ernest D. and Nona May (Danial) Dennis. Ruby married Raymond Ellsaesser on April 24, 1946 in the home of his mother, Gertie Johanna Ellsaesser. He preceded her in death...
Frances Corlene Stanley
Aug 13, 2013
Dodge City - Frances Corlene Stanley, 86, died Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at Alterra Sterling House, Dodge City. Frances was born on November 1, 1926 at Ness City, the daughter of Elmer Century Martin and Rose Margaret (Norton) Martin. Her father died when she was three years old. Rose then married Ward Morehead. Frances attended elementary school in Lane County...
Rosa Ramos Rincones
Aug 13, 2013
Dodge City - Rosa Ramos Rincones, 67, died August 13, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on November 13, 1945 in Colorado City, Texas the daughter of Fransico and Amelia (Gonzales) Rincones. Rose worked as a nurse at Garden Valley Retirement Center in Garden City and at Fort Dodge and IBP in Holcomb before...
Lillian Josephine Koehn
Aug 10, 2013
Montezuma - Our mother and grandmother, Lillian Josephine (Unruh) Koehn, was born to Abe J. and Lizzie (Unruh) Unruh on May 21, 1918 in Canton and passed on August 10, 2013 in Montezuma, reaching the age of 95 years. Mom was an independent woman, a "get it done", "no frills" type of person. She saw a wide range of changes...
David Wayne Stewart
Aug 9, 2013
DAVID W. STEWART Ingalls - David Wayne Stewart, 36, died August 9, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on December 8, 1976 at Dodge City, Kansas, the son of John H. Stewart and Thelma Shenk Gottschalk. He married Shelly Crotinger on June 6, 2012 at Cimarron. They lived in Ingalls where he was employed as...
Larry J. Schilling
Aug 7, 2013
COLORADO - Larry J. Schilling died on August 7, 2013 at Littleton Adventist Hospital. He was born on December 30, 1930 in Ford County, Kansas, son of Everett and Mildred (Searle) Schilling. He married Anna M. Smyres on October 5, 1958 and they shared 54 wonderful years together. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1955. He...
Loeta "Teri" Ann Thomas
Aug 5, 2013
LOETA ANN " TERI " THOMAS Dodge City - Loeta Ann "Teri " Thomas, 77, died August 5, 2013 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. She was born on August 26, 1935 at Rolla, Kansas, the daughter of Eli and Bertha Nusser Mangels. She married Robert G. "Bob" Thomas on January 19, 1959 at Jetmore. He preceded her...
Lorena Nightengale
Aug 3, 2013
Montezuma - Our mother and grandmother, Lorena Nightengale, was born on April 30, 1919 in McPherson County to Simon C. and Susie (Koehn) Wedel. She peacefully passed away on August 3, 2013 at her Bethel Home apartment, reaching the age of 94 years, which was three years to the day after her husband's passing in 2010. The first ten years...
Vonda J. Sanders
Aug 2, 2013
Dodge City - Vonda J. Sanders, 72, died August 2, 2013 at Providence Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. She was born on November 14, 1940 at Oak Valley, Kansas the daughter of John and Louise (Beck) Smith. Vonda graduated from Pratt High School. She then received a bachelors degree in social work from St. Mary Of The Plains College in...
Lois Jean Spencer
Aug 1, 2013
Dodge City - Lois Jean Spencer, 90, died August 1, 2013 at Alterra Sterling House, Dodge City. She was born on August 4, 1922 at Ozawkie, KS the daughter of Joseph and Freda ( Puderbaugh ) Benson. Lois grew up in Topeka and graduated from Topeka High School and attended Washburn University and the University of Illinois. Lois married Charles...
Doris Maurine Friesen
Jul 28, 2013
Montezuma - Doris Maurine Friesen, 87, died July 28, 2013 at Bethel Home in Montezuma. She was born on June 5, 1926 in Great Bend, the daughter of Clarence Wesley and Opal Maurine (Boyd) McDonald. Doris attended grade school at Prairie Home School in Stafford County. In 1936, she moved to Montezuma where she completed her schooling , graduating from...
Rufus "Rusty" Milton Woods Iii
Jul 28, 2013
RUFUS "RUSTY" MILTON WOODS III Cimarron - Rufus "Rusty" Milton Woods III, 65, died July 28, 2013 in rural Russell County. He was born on December 13, 1947 in Dodge City, the son of Rufus and Ramona (Paine) Woods, Jr.. Mr. Woods graduated from Cimarron High School and Fort Hays State University. He married Donna Schartz on February 12, 1972...
