Leroy Richard Helfrich
Nov 14, 2013
DODGE CITY - LeRoy Richard Helfrich, 85, died November 14, 2013 at his home. He was born on October 18, 1928 at Spearville the son of John T. and Laura E. (Droste) Helfrich. LeRoy, a friend to everyone he ever met, attended St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Sprearville. He left school after completing 8th grade to help his...
James C. Kelsey
Nov 14, 2013
Dodge City - James C. Kelsey, 80, died November 14, 2013 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home, Dodge City. He was born on July 6, 1933 at Jetmore, the son of Cecil and Irene (Beck) Kelsey. James grew up in Jetmore and attended schools there and graduated from Jetmore High School. On June 14, 1952 he married Helen M. Seidl in...
Cindy L. Hearson
Nov 13, 2013
CINDY L. HEARSON Dodge City - Cindy L. Hearson, 50, died November 13, 2013 at Midwest Regional Medical Center in Zion, Illinois. She was born on June 29, 1963 at Parsons, the daughter of Curtis LeRoy and Norma Jean (Innis) Keazer. Cindy was a lifetime resident of Dodge City. On November 2, 1984, she married Wayne Hearson in Dodge City....
Mary "Lou" Louise Eisele
Nov 10, 2013
Sublette - Mary Louise Eisele, 94, left for her heavenly home on November 10, 2013 at Satanta Long Term Care, Satanta. She was born on April 28, 1919 at Raleigh, Illinois the daughter of Ora L. and Elva (Rister) Lucas. On May 6, 1939, she and Robert M. Eisele were married in Paducah, Kentucky. He preceded her in death on...
Lillian Voth
Nov 9, 2013
MONTEZUMA - Lillian Voth was born on November 24, 1920 in rural Gray County, near Montezuma. She passed from this life to eternal life on November 9, 2013. She reached the age of 92 years, 11 months, and 16 days. She married Henry Voth on December 6, 1945. This marriage was blessed with two sons, Allen and Richard Voth. Mom...
Vincent Carroll Engelman
Nov 8, 2013
VINCENT CARROLL ENGELMAN Fort Dodge - Vincent C. Engelman, 82, died November 8, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on February 25, 1931 at Hastings, Oklahoma, the son of A.A. and Lorna (Holtzen) Engelman. He moved with his family to Perryton, Texas, and later to Beaver, Oklahoma, where his family ranched. He grew up there...
Joe Allen Burleson Sr.
Nov 6, 2013
Dodge City - Joe Allen Burleson Sr.,75, died November 6, 2013 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on September 7, 1938 at Little Rock, Arkansas the son of Claude Edward and Essie (Sallis) Burleson. He married Jo Ann Weaver on February 21, 1958 in Indianola, Mississippi, she survives. Mr. Burleson worked as a sheet metal tech for...
Barbara J. Caskey
Nov 1, 2013
Barbara J. Caskey passed away November 1, 2013 at the Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. She was born May 27, 1928, in McLouth, Kansas to Joseph and Annie Jungmann. The early part of her life was spent in the McLouth and Topeka area where she graduated from high school. She married Harry Caskey, contractor, in May 1947. They...
Carol Yvonne Eilerts
Oct 30, 2013
Sublette - Carol Y. Eilerts, 79, died October 30, 2013 at the Satanta Long Term Care Unit. She was born on February 8, 1934 in Garden City, the daughter of Guy Bryan and Rosa (Hert) Redd. Carol was raised in Sublette, graduating from Sublette High School in 1952. She then went on to attend the University of Kansas. On May...
Fred August Wachs
Oct 29, 2013
Satanta - Fred August Wachs, 96, died October 29, 2013 at the Satanta District Hospital. He was born on July 4, 1917 at Kensington, KS the son of Otto and Katie (Grauerholz) Wachs. Fred graduated from Agra High School in 1935. On August 6, 1950, he married Marge Baker in Glade. She survives. Fred served in the United States Army...
William "Bill" Joseph Heinz, Sr.
Oct 28, 2013
WILLIAM "BILL" JOSEPH HEINZ, SR. Ft. Dodge - William"Bill" Joseph Heinz, Sr., 93, died October 28, 2013 at Fort Dodge. He was born on June 15, 1920 at Kinsley the son of Henry Joseph and Theresa (Kramer) Heinz, Sr.. Bill was a lifetime area resident. Mr. Heinz graduated from Kinsley High School in 1940. He married Juanita June Stinson on...
Vernon Lee "Bub" Denton
Oct 26, 2013
Ingalls - Vernon Lee "Bub" Denton, 79, died October 26, 2013 at Good Samaritan Center, Dodge City. He was born on February 10, 1934 in Gray County, Kansas the son of Cecil Raymond and Wilma Gertrude "Gertie" (Imel) Denton. In 1953 Mr. Denton enlisted in the United States Army where he was stationed in El Paso, Texas. On September 5,...
Helen Elizabeth Soelter
Oct 21, 2013
ULYSSES - Helen E. Soelter, 91, died October 21, 2013 in her room at Asbury Park in Newton with her two sons and daughters-in-law at her side throughout the day. She was born on March 7, 1922 in Wamego, the daughter of Rasmus A. and Idell (Long) Miller. Helen grew up in Valencia and graduated from Silver Lake High School...
Golda Mary Ann Harms
Oct 20, 2013
DODGE CITY - Golda Marion (Mary Ann) Clanton Harms, 74, died October 20, 2013 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on March 25, 1939 at Vici, Oklahoma the daughter of Thomas Edward and Alta Wilda (Nickell) Clanton. The family moved to Dodge City in 1942 and she attended Dodge City schools. Mary Ann married Herold Eugene Harms...
Katherine "Kay" L. Kelman
Oct 19, 2013
Sublette - Katherine "Kay" Kelman, 86, died October 19, 2013 at her home in Sublette. She was born on February 13, 1927 in Liberal, the daughter of Harry and Emma (Smith) Fuller. Kay was born on the Fuller family farm in rural Seward County. She attended school in Liberal, graduating from Liberal High School in 1944. On December 25, 1949,...
Geneva Norine Odle
Oct 19, 2013
GENEVA NORINE ODLE Dodge City - Geneva Norine Odle, 86, died October 19, 2013 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City. She was born on June 5, 1927 in Gray County the daughter of Francis Reuben and Bertha Luella (Whitaker) Odle. Geneva graduated from Cimarron High School in 1945. She graduated from the School of Radiology in Wichita. She...
Brett William Mock
Oct 18, 2013
BRETT WILLIAM MOCK Dodge City - Brett William Mock, 19, died October 18, 2013 at Mercy Regional Health Center, Manhattan. He was born on March 5, 1994 at Dodge City, the son of Craig and Janie (Pennington) Mock. Brett attended schools in Dodge City, and graduated from Dodge City High School in 2012. He was currently attending Kansas State University,...
Leyton Neil Brown
Oct 14, 2013
Cimarron - Leyton Neil Brown, 43, died October 14, 2013 at The Shepherd's Center, Cimarron. He was born on November 12, 1969 in Garden City, the son of Mark G. and Nancy (Woodward) Brown. Leyton was raised on the family farm north of Cimarron. He attended school in both Garden City and Cimarron. Leyton worked at various jobs in Cimarron...
Benjamin "El Caballo" Beatriz
Oct 13, 2013
Dodge City - Benjamin "El Caballo" Beatriz, 51, died October 13, 2013 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita . He was born on March 7, 1962 at Usmajac, Jalisco, Mexico the son of Jose and Josephina (Crisostomo) Beatriz.. He came to Dodge City in 1979 and worked for National Beef of Dodge City for several years. On May 12, 1982 he...
Clarence G. Flax
Oct 12, 2013
DODGE CITY - Clarence G. Flax, 83, died October 12, 2013 at his home in Lakin. He was born on February 2, 1930 at Ellis, the son of Albert and Elizabeth (Ashenbrenner) Flax. Clarence was the 8th child of 14 (8 boys and 6 girls). On June 13th, 1956 he married Marilyn Klaus in Antonino. In 1991 he retired from...
