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Barbara Jane Schaffer
Jul 25, 2013
Garden City - Barbara Jane Schaffer, 74, died July 25, 2013 at Garden Valley Retirement Center in Garden City. She was born on February 15, 1939 in Garden City, the daughter of Harry and Martha Joanne (Terhune) Harms. Barbara was a lifetime resident of Garden City. On October 25, 1955, she married Ivan Schaffer at St. Mary's Catholic Church in...
Hazel Lorene Cain
Jul 23, 2013
Satanta - Hazel Lorene Cain, 81, died July 23, 2013 at the Satanta Long Term Care Unit in Satanta. Hazel was born to Blanche Hazel (Jennison) and George Raymond Wilson near Meade on January 7, 1932. Hazel attended high school in Satanta and lived most of her life there. She attended Dodge City Community College and graduated as a licensed...
George Franklin Scoggins
Jul 20, 2013
DODGE CITY - George Franklin Scoggins, 91, died July 20, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. George was born on September 3, 1921 in rural Gray County near Montezuma to Jesse Thomas Scoggins and Florence May (Stillwell) Scoggins. He grew up in Gray and Meade Counties. He had vivid memories of growing up in the Great Depression and...
Socorro Castillo-De Chavez
Jul 19, 2013
Satanta - Socorro Castillo-de Chavez, 81, died July 19, 2013 at Satanta Long Term Care, Satanta. She was born on June 24, 1932 at Lacienga De Castillos, Chihuahua, Mexico the daughter of Porfiria Castillo Estrada. Socorro grew up in Mexico. She moved to Satanta in 1992. Socorro married Francisco Chavez Ibarra. He preceded her in death. Socorro enjoyed her children...
Kris Robert Moler
Jul 19, 2013
KRIS ROBERT MOLER Cimarron - Kris Robert Moler, 50, passed away July 19, 2013 at his home in Cimarron, Kansas. He was born on May 8, 1963 in Lakin, Kansas, the son of Sam and Judy J. (Bates) Moler. Kris graduated from Cimarron High School in 1981. He attended the First Christian Church in Cimarron. Kris was very active in...
Steven Ray Mauch
Jul 19, 2013
Dodge City - Steven Ray Mauch, 63, died July 19, 2013 at his residence in Dodge City. He was born on September 12, 1949 at Denver, CO the son of Glenn and Edith (Van Winkel). He worked as a driver for Lab Corp for many years. Steven served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He enjoyed...
Edna Eck
Jul 19, 2013
Copeland - Edna Hiebert Eck was born to Frank and Agnes (Hoeppner) Hiebert, on January 23, 1917, near Hillsboro. She passed away peacefully at the age of 96 on July 19, 2013 at the Satanta Hospital Long Term Care Home in Satanta. Edna was the second child in a family of six. She grew up and received her education in...
Anthony "Andy" Scott Koehn
Jul 17, 2013
MONTEZUMA-My husband and our dad, Anthony (Andy) Scott Koehn was born on December 21, 1965, to Joyce Schneider at Alma, Michigan. When he was still a baby, his mother married Pete Koehn, who then adopted him, becoming his father in every way. Andy passed away on July 17, 2013, at Montezuma, Kansas, reaching the age of 47 years. Dad spent...
Mary Lou Conley
Jul 12, 2013
DODGE CITY - Mary Lou Conley, 79, died July 12, 2013 at Good Samaritan Society, Dodge City. She was born on January 3, 1934 at Dodge City, the daughter of Cleo and Eva Mae Mullendore Havercroft. On January 19, 1952, she married John W. Conley at Garden City. He survives. A lifetime resident of Dodge City, she was employed for...
Helen Roesener
Jul 12, 2013
DODGE CITY - Helen Roesener, 90, died Friday, July 12, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. She was born December 2, 1922, in Ford County, to Henry and Nathalie (Heronemus) Gerdes. Mrs. Roesener grew up on the family farm eight miles south of Dodge City. She married Fred Roesener on November 27, 1940, at Hope Lutheran Church south of Dodge...
Bette C. "Aunt Bette" Wilson
Jul 11, 2013
DODGE CITY - Bette C. Wilson, "Aunt Bette" 76, died July 11, 2013 at Good Samaritan Society, Dodge City. She was born on February 16, 1937 at Dodge City, the daughter of Jesse L. and Grace Mildred (Guilford) Board. Bette attended Dodge City schools and graduated from Dodge City Sr. High School in 1955. She married Harold G.Wilson June 29,...
Mary Christina Imel
Jul 5, 2013
SPEARVILLE - Mary Christina Imel, 69, died July 5, 2013 at Harry Hynes Hospice, Wichita. She was born on June 26, 1944 at Dodge City, the daughter of Richard C. and MaryErin (Brody) Imel. Chrissy loved western movies, crossword puzzles, and bowling. Chrissy is survived by her father Richard C. Imel of Dodge City; a sister Jeani Perkins and husband...
Ronald Lee Mcknight
Jul 1, 2013
Ronald Lee McKnight died July 1, 2013 at his home in Dodge City, Kansas, surrounded by his family. He was 79 years old. He was born March 1, 1934 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Cecil and Catherine (Vanderswag) McKnight. Ron served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956. He attended Anderson College, Anderson, Indiana. He began working at McDonalds...
Ron D. Lucas
Jul 1, 2013
Satanta - Ron D. Lucas, 76, died July 1, 2013 at his home in Satanta. He was born on October 5, 1936 on the family farm north of Satanta, the son of Wayne and Mildred (Black) Lucas. Ron graduated from Satanta High School in 1954. He then went to Fort Hays State University and graduated with a degree in mathematics....
Worley Tennis Shultz
Jun 29, 2013
WORLEY TENNIS SHULTZ Ashland - Worley Tennis Shultz, 92, died June 29, 2013 at Ashland Health Center, Ashland,Kansas He was born on December 7, 1920 at Canute, Oklahoma the son of Floyd and Nora (Schuler) Shultz, one of eight children. In 1942 he enlisted in the U.S. Army. Upon completion of his service, he attended college at Weatherford, Oklahoma to...
A. Joleen "Joby" Fromm
Jun 28, 2013
DODGE CITY - A. Joleen "Joby" Fromm, 86, died June 28, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on February 22, 1927 at Dodge City, the daughter of Guy and Marian (Brown) Cowan. Joleen was a graduate of Dodge City Senior High School. She later attended the Colorado Womens College in Denver, Colorado. On September 28,...
Irene Reynolds Shultz
Jun 28, 2013
Ashland - Irene Reynolds Shultz, 91, died June 28, 2013 at Ashland Health Center, Ashland. She was born on August 14, 1921 at Dighton, Kansas the daughter of Pete and Hattie (Hockaday) Owen Haney. Irene grew up to womanhood in the Dighton and Dodge City communities. On July 21, 1940 she married Leo Reynolds and they established their home in...
Thomas "Denny" Denton Stauth
Jun 27, 2013
Dodge City - Thomas Denton "Denny" Stauth, 69, died June 27, 2013 at the Robert J. Dole VAMC in Wichita. He was born on April 28, 1944 in Dodge City, the son of Thomas Eugene and Verla (Creech) Stauth. Denny graduated from Dodge City High School and St. Mary's of the Plains. He then went on to Duke University, where...
Daniel J. Snyder
Jun 23, 2013
DODGE CITY - Daniel J. Snyder, 82, died June 23, 2013 at his residence in Dodge City. He was born on February 15, 1931 at Herington, the son of Ben R. and Merle (Donmyer) Snyder. Mr. Snyder was a graduate of Colby High School and later attended Garden City Community College. After college he was employed with AT&T in Dodge...
Patricia Hessman
Jun 20, 2013
Sublette - Patricia Hessman, 79, died June 20, 2013 at the Satanta Long Term Care in Satanta. She was born on October 23, 1933 in Bartlett, Colorado , the daughter of John Andrew and Nina (Keplinger) Keithly. On April 9, 1950, she married Robert William Hessman in Dodge City. He preceded her in death on February 1, 1983. They moved...
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