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Rayanna "Pete" J. (Milo) Regnier

Rayanna "Pete" J. (Milo) Regnier

Mar 15, 2011

Rayanna J. "Pete" (Milo) Regnier, 45, died March 15, 2011 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita . She was born on June 2, 1965 in Dodge City, the daughter of Willie Eugene and Gwendolyn (Taylor) Milo. Rayanna graduated from Dodge City High School. She then attended Hutchinson Junior College. Rayanna worked as a nanny in New York and later worked...

Olivia Amaro Torrez

Olivia Amaro Torrez

Mar 15, 2011

Olivia Amaro Torrez, 81, died March 15, 2011 at her residence in Dodge City. She was born on June 1, 1929 at Mexican Village in Dodge City the daughter of John and Petra Ruiz Amaro. She attended schools in Dodge City. Olivia worked for the Harvey House, Fairmont Foods, Lora Locke Hotel, Fulmer Convalescent Home, Good Samaritan Center and then...

Eleuterio "Don Lute" Rincon

Eleuterio "Don Lute" Rincon

Mar 11, 2011

DODGE CITY - Eleuterio "Don Lute" Rincon, 73, died March 11, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on March 3, 1938 at Palau Coahuila, Mexico the son of Bernabe Rincon and Maria del Refugio-Rodriquez. Mr. Rincon worked for National Beef in Dodge City for 28 years. He loved watching the Kansas City Royals and Kansas...

Almita Burks

Almita Burks

Mar 10, 2011

Almita Burks, 91, died March 10, 2011 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence. She was born on July 14, 1919 at Chalk, TX the daughter of Clarence and Glor (Brannan) Wells. She married R.W. Burks on December 21, 1935 at Paducah, Texas. He preceded her in death on August 13, 1995. Mrs. Burks along with her husband owned and operated...

Shirley Mae Erickson

Shirley Mae Erickson

Mar 9, 2011

DODGE CITY - Shirley Mae Erickson, 71, died March 9, 2011 at the Minneola Hospital, Minneola. She was born on September 13, 1939 at Yuma County, Colorado the daughter of Clester and Clara (Walter) DeWitt. Shirley married Russell Kent Erickson on August 4, 1960 at Garden City. They have resided in Dodge City since 1965 moving from Garden City. Shirley...

Randy Gene Fitzsimmons

Randy Gene Fitzsimmons

Mar 8, 2011

Randall (Randy) Gene Fitzsimmons, 44, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita. He was born on January 14, 1967 in Dodge City, the son of Bobby and Salley (Gomez) Fitzsimmons. Randy graduated from Dodge City High School. He then went to Kansas State University and graduated with a degree in landscape architecture. Randy was a...

Dolores Juanita Lloyd

Dolores Juanita Lloyd

Mar 4, 2011

Dolores Juanita Lloyd, 89, died March 4, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on December 20, 1921 at Gainesville, Texas, the daughter of Travis and Hettie May (Bronlow) Johnson. Dolores moved to Dodge City in 1949. She married Roland D. "Jack" Lloyd on March 17, 1950 in Kingman. She was a member of the...

Curtis Carl Stelle

Curtis Carl Stelle

Mar 3, 2011

CURTIS CARL STELLE DATELINE: Dodge City Curtis Carl Stelle, 83, died Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. Our good Lord took "Pop" home after a short battle with cancer, surrounded by his family. He was born on July 23, 1927 at Fairland, OK the son of Charley and Ama (Overacre) Stelle. Curtis served in...

Karla Kaye Housman

Karla Kaye Housman

Mar 2, 2011

WICHITA - Karla Kaye Housman, 50, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at Harry Hynes Hospice, Via Christi, Wichita, Kansas. She was born on July 4, 1960 at Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of Ivan and Venetta (Flowers) Wilson. Karla graduated from Cimarron High School in 1978. On September 1, 1979 she married Rick Housman. They later divorced. Karla is survived...

Lyla Fern Lamaster-Southern

Lyla Fern Lamaster-Southern

Mar 1, 2011

Lyla Fern Lamaster-Southern, 71, died March 1, 2011 at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City. She was born on April 9, 1939 at Knowles, Oklahoma the daughter of William B. and Effie Elnora (Phelps) Kite. She was a cook at the Silver Spur, Gunsmoke Truckstop, USD 443 and several other area restaurants for over 38 years. On July 20, 1954 she...

Dale Eugene "Gene" O'Connor

Dale Eugene "Gene" O'Connor

Feb 27, 2011

DALE E. "GENE" O'CONNOR Fort Dodge - Dale E. "Gene" O'Connor, 75, died February 27, 2011 at Fort Dodge. He was born on January 12, 1936 at Hoisington, the son of John William and Nola (Colhour) O'Connor. He was a proud member of Beta Theta Pi, Blue Key Club, and president of his senior class at Kansas State University where...

Joshua Dewayne Venard

Joshua Dewayne Venard

Feb 26, 2011

Joshua Dewayne Venard, 31, died February 26, 2011 at his residence in Dodge City. He was born on February 15, 1980 in Garden City, KS the son of Don and Cynthia L. (Webb) Venard. As a youth, Joshua was involved in Boy Scouts and spent many summers in Colorado at Spanish Peaks Scout Ranch. He graduated from Dodge City High...

Thomas P. Shirley

Thomas P. Shirley

Feb 20, 2011

THOMAS P. SHIRLEY Dodge City - Thomas P. Shirley, 85, died February 20, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on February 28, 1925 in Topeka, the son of Arch and Martha (Payne) Shirley. Thomas grew up on the family farm in Grantville. He graduated from Perry High School. At an early age, Tom developed...

Marita Pauline Deis

Marita Pauline Deis

Feb 19, 2011

Dodge City - Marita Pauline (Burr) Deis, 75, died February 19, 2011 at her residence in Dodge City. She was born on December 8, 1935 at Tribune, Co the daughter of Edgar Ross and Blanche (Whittiker) Burr. Mrs. Deis grew up in Dodge City and graduated from Dodge City Senior High School and also attended Wichita State University for three...

Denise E.F. Jun

Denise E.F. Jun

Feb 18, 2011

DODGE CITY - Denise E.F. Jun, 23, died February 18, 2011 near Dodge City. She was born on January 18, 1988 at Humboldt, Nebraska the daughter of Roger Jun and Echo (Gibbs) Allman. Denise attended Dodge City Schools and graduated from Dodge City High School in 2006. She was an accomplished flutist and received a scholorship to Dodge City Community...

William B. Moffitt, Jr.

William B. Moffitt, Jr.

Feb 16, 2011

William B. Moffitt, Jr., 93, died February 16, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on April 22, 1917 at Oakland, CA the son of William B. and Amanda (Austin) Moffitt, Sr. Mr. Moffitt attended Sacramento High School in Sacramento, California and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He married Ruth G....

Ivalee O'Grady

Ivalee O'Grady

Jan 29, 2011

Ivalee O'Grady, 95, died Saturday, January 29, 2011, at The Shepherd's Center in Cimarron. She was born on May 21, 1915 at Kansas City, Missouri while her father was attending barber school, the daughter of Hervie Monroe and Indianna (Johnston) Hill. Mrs. O'Grady grew up in the Achilles/Oberlin area. She married Lary O'Grady in Atwood. He preceded her in death....

Charlene Elnor Taylor

Charlene Elnor Taylor

Jan 24, 2011

Charlene Elnor Taylor, 91, died Monday, January 24, 2011 at Clare Bridge in Wichita. She was born on July 21, 1919 in Greensburg, daughter of Charles and Fannie (Sieg) Einsel. Charlene was raised a cattleman's daughter in Greensburg where she graduated from high school in 1937. She attended Stevens College in Columbia, Missouri and then Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois...

Russell Albert Ardery

Russell Albert Ardery

Jan 22, 2011

Russell Albert Ardery, 85, died January 22, 2011 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. He was born on March 13, 1925 at Great Bend, the son of Albert Sign "A.S." and Edna Jenny (Coffee) Ardery. In 1927, his family moved to Haskell County. On April 18, 1948, Russell married Inez "Irene" Hawkins in Garden City. She preceded him...

Robert K. Stach

Robert K. Stach

Jan 21, 2011

Robert K. Stach, 85, died January 21, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on December 17, 1925 at Jackson Township, KS the son of Otto and Kathryn (Daubert) Stach. He served as a Staff Sargeant during World War II. He married Rachel Eidson on June 8, 1952 at Kinsley, she preceded him in death on...

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