Ruth G. Holsten
Dec 28, 2011
DODGE CITY - Ruth G. Holsten, 84, died December 28, 2011 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on August 18, 1927 at Roxanna, Texas the daughter of Robert and Clara (Gass) McGinn. Ruth was a 1945 graduate of Deerfield High School and later attended Dodge City Community College. On February 7, 1948 she married Harold Vernon Holsten...
Marilyn L. Thomas
Dec 26, 2011
Marilyn L. Thomas, 84, died December 26, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on September 6, 1927 in Arkansas City, the daughter of Harvey A. and Elma N. (Hallock) Monical. Marilyn graduated from Plainville High School. She worked for the gas company and as the church secretary at the Methodist Church both in Plainville....
Orville Vanus Brehm
Dec 25, 2011
Dodge City - Orville Vanus Brehm, 94, died December 25, 2011 at Minneola Long Term Care Center. He was born on April 23, 1917 in Offerle, the son of Vanus H. and Emma Lee (Winkler) Brehm. Orville attended District 37 in Edwards Country for eight years and graduated from Offerle High School and DCCC where he lettered in football. He...
Anna Doris Robinson
Dec 25, 2011
ANNA DORIS ROBINSON Dodge City - Anna Doris Robinson, 94, died December 25, 2011 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on August 1, 1917 at the family home near Ensign, the daughter of Alphy and Tillie (Dieffenbach) Aeschliman. She married Frank A. Robinson on July 26, 1942 in Wichita. He preceded her in death on February 7,...
Ferne Marshall Theis
Dec 23, 2011
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA - Ferne Marshall Theis, 95, died December 23, 2011 at Emeritus of San Juan Capistrano, California. She was born on February 11,1916 the daughter of Fred and Gertrude Marshall. Graveside service will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 10:00 AM with Rev. Dennis Zimmerman presiding. There will be...
Ruth Simpson Koch
Dec 23, 2011
RUTH SIMPSON KOCH Dodge City - Ruth Simpson Koch of Athens, Georgia, died December 23, 2011. Beloved wife of George Schneider Koch, Jr., Ruth is remembered by her family and friends as a warm and compassionate individual. She enjoyed playing tennis, sang in several choirs, and was active in Unitarian Universalist churches. Throughout her life, Ruth was a hard-working and...
Larry Joe Reinert
Dec 21, 2011
DODGE CITY - Larry Joe Reinert, 77, died December 21, 2011 at his home. He was born on August 5, 1934 at Dodge City the son of Leonard "Pat" and Mae (Houston) Reinert. He served in the US Army. On August 11, 1956 he married Nancy Jo Bunnell at Dodge City. She preceded him in death on March 15, 1998....
Clara E. Drach
Dec 20, 2011
Dodge City - Clara Drach, 92, died December 20, 2011 at Via Christi Village, Ponca City, Oklahoma. She was born on January 15, 1919 at Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Robert and Ella (Townley) Nunley. The family moved to the Arkansas City area where she attended Cowley County and Arkansas City schools and graduated from Arkansas City High School...
James Ray Moore
Dec 16, 2011
JAMES RAY MOORE Lawrence, Ks. - James Ray Moore, 77, died December 16, 2011 at his home in Lawrence. He was born on December 30, 1933 at Dodge City, the son of Glen and Alta Marie (Beals) Moore He grew up on the family wheat farm in Gray County, Kansas. He attended schools in Montezuma, graduating from Montezuma High School...
Ray V. Toothaker
Dec 14, 2011
CIMARRON - Ray Vernon Toothaker, 76, died December 14, 2011 at his home in Cimarron. He was born on May 6, 1935 at Manter, the son of John Rex and Wilma Blenne (Bowker) Toothaker, Sr. He married Barbara Kay Houk on October 26, 1957. Ray attended school in Cullison and graduated from Cimarron High School in May of 1953. He...
Juan Ricardo Alonzo Lux
Dec 11, 2011
Dodge City - Juan Ricardo Alonzo Lux, 3, died December 11, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on December 9, 2008 at Dodge City, KS the son of Guillermo Alonzo Ramos and Encarnacion Lux Gabriel. He was a member of the Ministerio Evangelistico Encuentio Con Dios Church. He is survived by his parents Guillermo...
Albert E. "Skeet" Nicolet
Dec 9, 2011
CIMARRON - Albert E. "Skeet" Nicolet, 88, died December 9, 2011 at Halsey Hall, Fort Dodge. He was born on October 25, 1923 at Cimarron the son of Albert Louis and Wanda (Garten) Nicolet. Mr. Nicolet grew up in Cimarron and graduated from Cimarron High School. He then attended the University of Kansas where he was on the freshman basketball...
Bettye Jo Bartlett
Dec 8, 2011
Bettye Jo Bartlett, 85, died Thursday, December 8, 2011 at the Minneola District Hospital in Minneola. She was born on January 7, 1926 at Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Ray and Pearl Ethel (Furr) Dick. On March 27, 1948, she married Gailand Bartlett. He survives. Bettye Jo spent her life as a caring farm wife, mother, and grandmother. She was...
Kludas Dewain Mead
Dec 6, 2011
Kludas DeWain Mead, 74, died December 6, 2011 at Meade District Hospital, Meade. He was born on July 18, 1937 at Dodge City, the son of Kludas A. and Lorene (Doran) Mead. Private family services will be held at a later date. There is no visitation as cremation has taken place. Thoughts and memories may be shared in the online...
Ricky Joe Myers
Dec 4, 2011
Dodge City - Ricky Joe Myers, 28, died December 4, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on May 6, 1983 at Ulysses, KS the son of Virginia Garcia (Myers) . He married Donna Parsons on May 5, 2008 in Dodge City, she survives. Ricky was a 2001 graduate of Dodge City High School. He loved...
Clara "Lou" B. Love
Dec 2, 2011
Clara B. "Lou" Love, 88, died December 2, 2011 at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home in Hugoton. She was born on December 29, 1922 in Dodge City, the daughter of Clarence Lee and Alice Mabel (AuBuchon) Carmichael. Mrs. Love was a lifelong resident of Dodge City, graduating from Dodge City Senior High School and from St. Catherine Hospital Diploma Nursing Program....
Nancy Parker
Nov 22, 2011
Nancy Parker, 74, died November 22, 2011 at Good Samaritan Center in Dodge City. She was born on March 6, 1937 in Brixey, Missour, the daughter of Floyd and Radie (James) Garner. Nancy grew up in Missouri. She worked as a waitress and a cook in many different restaurants. Nancy lived in Ava, Missouri and Enid, Oklahoma before returning to...
Cordelia Froetschner
Nov 19, 2011
Cordelia Froetschner, 93, died November 19, 2011 at Hays Medical Center in Hays. She was born on September 5, 1918 in rural Bellefont, the daughter of Emil and Ida (Kurth) Gall. She was baptized on October 6, 1918 and confirmed on March 20, 1932 both at Zion Lutheran Church rural Offerle. She was raised on the family farm in the...
Lynn Proctor Turner
Nov 19, 2011
Dodge City – Lynn Proctor Turner, 74, died November 19, 2011 at Good Samaritan Center, Dodge City. He was born on December 12, 1936 at Dodge City, the son of James Rhea and Emma (Proctor) Turner . Lynn graduated from Dodge City High School in 1957. He married Carol Stotler on July 5,1958. They later divorced. He worked at Ideal...
Vanita Fern Mentzer
Nov 18, 2011
Vanita Fern Mentzer, 86, died November 18, 2011 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. She was born on June 25, 1925 in rural Ford County, the daughter of L.A. and Oda Mae (Brown) Nelson. Vanita was a graduate of Ensign High School class of 1942. She then attended Chilicothe Business College of Missouri and graduated in 1943....
