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
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...
Mary Irene (Faulds) Scoggins
Jan 18, 2011
Mary Irene (Faulds) Scoggins, 87, died Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City. She was born on March 7, 1923 on the family farm in rural Ford County to Pearl (Allen) and Charles P. Faulds. She grew up on the family farm, attending West Hopewell Elementary School through the 8th grade before moving into Dodge...
Eugene "Gene" J. Durler
Jan 17, 2011
WRIGHT - Eugene "Gene" J. Durler, 72, died peacefully at his home following a long illness on January 17, 2011. He was born on September 1, 1938 at Wright the son of Frank J. and Elizabeth Ann (Schuette) Durler. Eugene attended St. Andrew school in Wright and graduated from Spearville High School in 1956. He was a lifelong farmer and...
Caroline Markel
Jan 14, 2011
Caroline Markel, 84, died January 14, 2011 at Homestead Health and Rehabilitation Center in Garden City. She was born on August 13, 1926 at Wiley, CO the daughter of George and Kathryn (Shuls) Betzold. Caroline loved being a farm wife, and enjoyed travel with her husband Verne, spending winters in Arizona. She loved music, crocheting, and spending time with her...
Bryan D. Mabry
Jan 11, 2011
Dodge City - Bryan D. Mabry, 47, died January 11, 2011 at Wichita. He was born on August 3, 1963 at Dodge City the son of Richard D. and Kay (Brown) Mabry. Bryan attended schools in Dodge City and graduated from Dodge City High School. He then attended Dodge City Community College and Kansas State University. He worked at Cox...
Patricia Colleen Schmidt
Jan 5, 2011
Patricia Colleen Schmidt, 76, died January 5, 2011 at her residence in Mannford, Oklahoma. She was born on September 17, 1934 at Jetmore, the daughter of Jess and Mary (Mitchell) King. Patricia married Lee V. Schmidt on June 6, 1954 in Wichita. He preceded her in death on January 5, 1996. She was a retired co-owner, bookkeeper for Schmidt Sales,...
Norma Jean Gechter
Jan 5, 2011
Norma Jean Gechter, 84, died January 5, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on September 28, 1926 in Cimarron at the family home, the daughter of Simon and Eva (Ratzlaff) Koehn. From the ages of 7 to 13, Norma lived with John and Ella Mae Koehn and attended Montezuma Schools. She returned to Cimarron...
Major Claude E. Reeder
Jan 4, 2011
Dodge City - Major Claude E. Reeder, 88, died January 4, 2011 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on December 22, 1922 at Eureka, Ks the son of Sylvester and Clara (Isenman) Reeder. He grew up in Eureka, Kansas. On November 2, 1945 he married Louise Virginia Bidwell at Augusta, Kansas. She preceded him in death...
Alberto Lares-Alvarenga
Jan 3, 2011
DODGE CITY - Alberto Lares Alvarenga, 19, died January 3, 2011 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on October 20, 1991 at Los Angeles, California the son of Albertico Lares and Delmis Alvarenga. Alberto is survived by his parents, Albertico Lares of Mexico and Delmis Alvarenga of Dodge City; and two sisters, Yuri Lares and Gaby Lares...
Norton E. "Bud" Askew
Jan 2, 2011
DODGE CITY - Norton E. "Bud" Askew, 88, died January 2, 2011 at his home in Ford County. He was born on July 15, 1922 at Dodge City the son of Norton E. and Mabel (Elgin) Askew. Norton attended rural schools in Ford County and graduated from Ford High School. He was also a graduate of Dodge City Community College....
Mary Louise Rumsey
Jan 2, 2011
Wichita - Mary Louise Rumsey, 87, died January 2, 2011 at Lake Point Nursing Center, Wichita. She was born on December 22, 1923 at Dodge City the daughter of Herschel and Ola (Piper) Cook. Louise attended Dodge City schools and later received an education degree. She was a prolific math teacher and friend to many teachers and hundreds of students...
Mary C. Ross
Dec 31, 2010
Mary C. Ross, 81, died peacefully at her home in West End, North Carolina on Friday, December 31, 2010 after losing a courageous fight with pancreatic cancer. She was born on July 2, 1929 at Satanta, KS the daughter of Charles J. and Mildred (Snyder) Conover. Mary C., as she preferred to be called, graduated from Satanta High School in...
Opal Dell Barnes
Dec 29, 2010
Opal Dell Barnes, 96, died December 29, 2010 at Villa Maria Nursing Home in Mulvane. She was born on June 26, 1914 in Ford County, daughter of Ernest and Ella F. (Fleming) Simmons. Mrs. Barnes attended schools in Dodge City and Wichita. She married Cecil Barnes on April 18, 1934 in Dodge City. They moved to Wichita in 1942 and...
Glen Edward Moore
Dec 23, 2010
Glen Edward Moore, 85, died Thursday, December 23, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex at Dodge City, KS. He was born on March 12, 1925 at Burden, the son of Marion Savage and Lela Mildred (Gardner) Moore. Glen graduated from Kansas State University. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. On August 24, 1947, he married Roberta...
Shari Ann Quisenberry
Dec 21, 2010
Shari Ann Quisenberry, 60, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 in Springfield, Missouri. She was born on May 14, 1950 in Dodge City, the daughter of the late Jim and Lynn Hewes, and Phil and the late Marianne Strong. Shari had been employed as a licensed practical nurse. She is survived by her children and...
Harold L. Pennington
Dec 20, 2010
DODGE CITY- Harold L. Pennington, 91, died Monday, December 20, 2010 at Good Samaritan Center, Dodge City. He was born on June 2, 1919 at Ingalls, the son of Charles and Ruth Edna (Gardner) Pennington. Harold married Ethel Mae Batt on August 14, 1966 in Dodge City. She preceded him in death on February 2, 2001. They lived in Dodge...
Donald R. Larsen
Dec 18, 2010
Donald R Larsen, 81, died Saturday, December 18, 2010 at Shepherd's Center in Cimarron. He was born on August 24, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Dr. O.M. and Virginia (Richmond) Larsen. Donald resided in Kansas City before moving to Cimarron. Mr. Larsen worked as a farmer on the family farm. He loved to play cards and enjoyed...
Frank T, Sanchez
Dec 16, 2010
DODGE CITY- Frank T. Sanchez, 93, died Thursday, December 16, 2010 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains at Dodge City. He was born on October 2, 1917 at Dodge City, the son of Soledad and Florentina (Tovar) Sanchez. Our dad was proud to be an Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad employee, as was his father. He started at a...
Lawrence Benedict Kessen
Dec 14, 2010
Lawrence Benedict Kessen, 70, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City. He was born on February 17, 1940 in Spearville, the son of Paul and Helen (Fitzgerald) Kessen. He married Carolyn Roberts on May 25, 1960, and was blessed by having six children together; they later divorced. A lifetime resident of Spearville, he was...
