Obituaries

Oct 19, 2024

Cimarron - Ruth Eugenia Stauth, 91, died October 19, 2024 at the Shepherd's Center, Cimarron. She was born on February 7, 1933 at Ensign, the daughter of Fred and Mary (Frankenberger) Newberry.

Ruth moved to Arkansas at the age of 3 months and lived there until 1948. She moved to Ensign and attended Ensign High School. On...

Oct 17, 2024

Garden City - Diana Conejo Medina, 34, passed October 17, 2024 in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on December 27, 1989 in Juventino Rosas, Guanajuato, Mexico.

She was raised in Dodge City, Kansas but was currently residing in Garden City, Kansas. Diana was the oldest surviving daughter of Claudio Conejo Rodriguez and Luz Maria Conejo Medina....

Oct 13, 2024

Ford - Mary Jane Randel, 85, passed away on October 13, 2024 in Wichita. She was born on May 6, 1939 at home during a storm in Edwards County, the daughter of Alva Ernest and Dorothea (Bitner) Randel.

When Jane started school in her small class at Greensburg there were five Mary Janes. At that time she...

Oct 11, 2024

Dodge City - Gloria "Sally" Page Brehm, 81, of Dodge City,  passed into the loving arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, October 11, 2024 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in Elk City, Oklahoma. Sally was born on August 8,1943 to Roland and Ruby (Myers) Page. She joined her brothers Charlie, Gary and Milton Noll at home...

Oct 11, 2024

Dodge City – Jose Claudio Neave-Vega, 54, died October 11, 2024 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on February 14, 1970 at Luis Moya Nieves, Mexico the son of Gustavo Neave-Hernandez and Maria DeRefugio Vega-Morales.

He married Norma Condarco on September 11, 1996 in Dodge City, she survives. Jose loved to go gold digging,...

Oct 5, 2024

Dodge City - Roy Walters, 71, died October 5, 2024 at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  He was born on August 25, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Roy Walker and Capitela (Snyder) Walters.

He was raised in Chicago where he completed his schooling.  After graduation, Roy enlisted in the United States Army on August...

Sep 30, 2024

Ford - Ernest Wayne Stout, 86, died September 30, 2024 in Somerset, Texas.  He was born on December 8, 1937 in Dodge City, Kansas the son of Clarence H. and Reba (Coleman) Stout.

The family moved to Topeka where Ernest graduated from Topeka High School.  Upon graduation, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. After completing...

Sep 27, 2024

Dodge City - Dennis Wayne Rumford, 70, died September 27, 2024 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on April 11, 1954 in Dodge City, the son of Orland and Lula (Hendrickson) Rumford.

Dennis was a longtime resident of Dodge City, graduating from Dodge City High School in 1972.  While in high school, Dennis worked...

Sep 27, 2024

Jesus Maria Reyes Varela

Dodge City - Jesus Maria Reyes Varela, 75, passed away on September 27, 2024 in Liberal, KS.  He was born on March 9, 1949 in Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Rosendo Reyes and stepmom, Victorina Reyes (mother, Buenaventura Varela).

He worked at Cargill for 26 years, and previously worked in Hereford,...

Sep 25, 2024

Topeka - Marcella Gladys Nightengale, 102, surrounded by her loved ones, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2024 at Rolling Hill Assisted Living Center in Topeka, Kansas. She was born on October 10, 1921 at Pawnee County, Kansas the daughter of Henry and Minnie (Vietz) Ideker.

She married Ewald (E.J.) Nightengale on September 3, 1941. He preceded...

Sep 23, 2024

Wichita – Alberto "Beto" Ramirez, 52, died September 23, 2024 at his home in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born on April 11, 1972 at Juarez, Chihuahua Mexico the son of Salomon and Antonia Ortega-Montes.

He was a lifelong resident of Dodge City and dedicated his life to taking care of others in nursing for the last 20...

Sep 21, 2024

Montezuma - Kevin J. Reed, 64, died September 21, 2024 at St. Catherine's Hospital in Dodge City.  He was born on March 4, 1960 in Bucklin, the son of Albert R. and Dorothy (Cossell) Reed.

Kevin spent his childhood in Bucklin, where he attended school.  He was a graduate of Bucklin High School, class of 1978.  Kevin...

Sep 17, 2024

Jetmore – Elizabeth "Liz" Hornung, 76, died September 17, 2024 at the Hodgeman County Health Center in Jetmore, Kansas. She was born on January 10, 1948 at Spearville, Kansas the daughter of Andrew James and Elsie Elnora (Allen) Hornung.

She attended and graduated from Spearville High School in 1966. Ms. Hornung later attended and graduated from Wichita...

Sep 15, 2024

Dodge City - Patricia Darlene Shrader, 83, died September 15, 2024 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on February 2, 1941 at Newton, Kansas the daughter of Orvall and Vivian (Woods) Reep.

She graduated from Burton High School in 1959 and attended Emporia State University from 1960-1962. She married Raymond E. Shrader on June...

Sep 2, 2024

Lakin - Janene Michell Legg, 54, died September 2, 2024 at Kearney County Hospital in Lakin.  She was born on March 4, 1970 in Garden City, Kansas the daughter of George and Marlene (Clark) Legg.

Janene's childhood years were spent on the family farm near Kalvesta.  She attended Theoni School through the eighth grade and then completed...

Aug 25, 2024

Sublette - Cornelio Neudorf, 80, died August 25, 2024, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.  He was born on February 7, 1944, in Cuauhtemoc, the son of Abraham and Aganetha (Friessen) Neudorf.

Cornelio spent his childhood in Mexico. In 1966, he was united in marriage to Margaretha Fehr.  To this union, nine children were born.  ...

Aug 23, 2024

George "Anne" Curtis, 88, passed away August 23, 2024 at her home. A resident of Dodge City, KS was born to Mary Evelyn (Greer) and George Wesley Poole in Maud, OK. She was married to Arch Curtis. She enjoyed quilting, Royals Baseball, jewelry making and fishing.

She was preceded in death by her Husband Arch, Father, George...

Aug 22, 2024

Dodge City - Marie Ellen Frazee, 98, died August 22, 2024 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City.  She was born on December 3, 1925 in a dugout on the family homestead near Two Buttes, Colorado, the daughter of Del and Esther (Curtis) Murphey.

As a child, Marie attended the country school that her mother...

Aug 19, 2024

Dodge City - Michael George "Big "O" Ontiberos, 77, died August 19, 2024 at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He was born on August 7, 1947 at San Bernardino, California the son of George and Esther "Stella" (Gonzalez) Ontiberos.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing, drawing, driving his truck and listening to the oldies in his spare...

Aug 11, 2024

Copeland - Vern Duane Nightengale, 70, died August 11, 2024 at his home in Garden City.  He was born on October 15, 1953 in Oakley, the son of Albert and Bernice (Jantz) Nightengale.

As a child, Vern moved with his family from Oakley to the farm in rural Haskell County.  He began his education at the Independence...