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Julia Rivera
Oct 10, 2010
Dodge City - Julia Rivera, 42, Died Sunday, October 10, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex of Dodge City. She was born on August 28, 1968 at Juarez, Mexico the daughter of Jose Rivera Robles and Ofelia Mimbela. Julia was a member of Templo La Hermosa of Dodge City. She is survived by a brother, Ignacio Rivera; a sister, Oralia...
Doris Eddington
Oct 8, 2010
DODGE CITY - Doris (Crawford) Eddington, 96, died Friday, October 8, 2010 at her home surrounded by family. She was born on July 6, 1914 at Sylvia the daughter of Reeves A and Jessie (Wagner) Crawford. She moved with her family to Dodge City in 1914 and has been a lifelong resident of Dodge City. Doris graduated from Dodge City...
Ida Louise Kreger
Oct 6, 2010
Ida Louise Kreger, 87, died Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at Protection Valley Manor in Protection. She was born on January 31, 1923 at Garden City the daughter of Edward William and Mary L. (Schlereth) Stapleton. Mrs. Kreger spent her childhood in Hodgeman County and attended rural schools. She married Ernest William Kreger on October 5, 1939 at Dodge City. He...
Henry Stenzel, Jr.
Sep 27, 2010
DODGE CITY - Henry Stenzel, Jr., 90, died Monday, September 27, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex at Dodge City. He was born on November 17, 1919 at Russell, Kansas the son of Henry and Mollie (Schneider) Stenzel, Sr.. He grew up in Russell and later moved to WaKeeney. During WWII he served in the U.S. Army with the 35th...
Robert Casper Venjohn
Sep 21, 2010
Robert Casper VenJohn, 80, died Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on August 22, 1930 at Dodge City the son of Casper and Mary M. (Schmidt) VenJohn. Mr. VenJohn attended St. Joseph Military Academy in Hays before graduating from Garden City High School. He married Marilynne Kunz in 1951 at Garden...
Audrey Strawn
Sep 16, 2010
Audrey Hewes Magouirk Strawn, 90, died Thursday, September 16, 2010 at Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City. She was born on September 3, 1920 in Ingalls, the daughter of A.H. and Bertha (Crick) Hewes. Audrey was a graduate of Ingalls High School. She married Marvin L. Magouirk. He preceded her in death on March 23, 1947. Audrey then married...
Leopoldo "Leo" J. Martinez
Sep 13, 2010
Leopoldo "Leo" Juan Martinez, 89, died Monday, September 13, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on July 12, 1921 in Offerle, the son of Juan P. and Antonia (Duran) Martinez. Leo served in the United States Army during World War II and served in the European Theatre. On June 4, 1944, he married Aurora...
Viola E. Schweitzer
Sep 12, 2010
DODGE CITY - Viola E. Schweitzer, 95, died Sunday, September 12, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on March 19, 1915 on the 101 ranch in Beaver County, Oklahoma the daughter of William A. and Zelma (Adkins) Cravens. Viola married Benjamin Schweitzer on September 22, 1938 at Meade. He preceded her in death on February...
Rev. Charles E. Williams
Sep 12, 2010
DODGE CITY - Rev. Charles E. Williams, 83, died Sunday, September 12, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex at Dodge City, KS. He was born on February 3, 1927 in the Concord Township Farming Community at the farm home of Charlie Foulks in Ford County, the son of Carl Fredrick and Martha Ann (Zimmerman) Williams. Charles has been a resident...
Eleanor Mae Cunningham
Sep 12, 2010
Hutchinson- Eleanor Mae Cunningham, 88, died September 12, 2010 at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born February 23, 1922 in Offerle to Emil and Augusta Gring. She married Andrew "Andy" William Riedl in 1941. He died July 10, 1960. On July 30, 1961 she married Calvin Gerald "Bud" Cunningham in Dodge City. He died March 30, 1996. Eleanor was the...
Margaret Ann Ferguson
Sep 10, 2010
Margaret Ann (Shultz) Ferguson, 67, died Friday, September 10, 2010 at her residence in Dodge City. She was born on February 18, 1943 at Lock Haven, PA the daughter of Clay Lester and Betty (Baney) Shultz. Margaret spent her early years in Pennsylvania, and in the early 1960's she moved to Dodge City. She married Boyd Murphy. They later divorced....
Italia Maria Alarcon
Sep 9, 2010
Italia Maria Alarcon, 2 months, died Thursday, September 9, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex at Dodge City, KS. She was born on July 1, 2010 at Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of Brian and Paola (Hernandez) Alarcon. Survivors include parents Brian and Paola Alarcon of Dodge City, two brothers Davin and Brian Alarcon of Dodge City, Grandparents Maria and...
Harry Dwain Bunnell
Sep 5, 2010
Harry Dwain Bunnell, 75, died Sunday, September 5, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on August 27, 1935 at Dodge City the son of Harry J. and Evalyn (Schmidt) Bunnell. Mr. Bunnell attended elementary schools in Copeland and graduated from Ensign High School. He married Delores Salem on June 5, 1954 in Dodge City....
Jettie Dee Sage
Sep 5, 2010
DODGE CITY - Jettie Dee Sage, 93, died Sunday, September 5, 2010 at Western Plains Medical Complex , Dodge City. She was born on December 20, 1916 at Aledo, Oklahoma the daughter of Walter and Effie (Fakes) Clifton. The family moved to Hanston where she graduated from Hanston High School in 1935. She then attended Bethel College in Newton. Jettie...
Kathleen H. Lenz Stout
Sep 3, 2010
Kathleen H. (Schawe)Lenz Stout, 71, died Friday, September 3, 2010 at NW Medical Center-Springdale in Springdale, Arkansas. She was born on September 6, 1938 in Spearville, the daughter of John and Adella (Schaffer) Schawe. Kathleen grew up on the family farm in Belefont. She attended school in Spearville and graduated from Spearville High School in 1956. After graduation, she moved...
Frances M. Davis
Aug 28, 2010
CIMARRON - Frances M. Davis, 85, died Saturday, August 28, 2010 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. She was born on December 23, 1924 at Burdick the daughter of Rev. Carl Anderson and Sene (Nelson) Julius. Frances graduated from Bethany College where she received her bachelor of science. She taught school in Ingalls and Montezuma before becoming a...
William C. "Bill" Eckles
Aug 26, 2010
WILLIAM C. "Bill" ECKLES DODGE CITY: William C. "Bill" Eckles, 65, died on August 26, 2010 at Kansas City, Missouri. He was born on September 10, 1944 in Dodge City, the son of Jack E. and Anna Marie Eckles. Bill loved flying and was a flight instructor with American Flyers in Ardmore, Oklahoma, before returning to Dodge City to help...
Estelle A. Heskamp
Aug 23, 2010
Estelle A. Heskamp, 93, entered eternal life on Monday, August 23, 2010. She was born on October 4, 1916 at Ong, Nebraska the daughter of James and Ettie (Adams) Goins. She married Ray Heskamp on May 17, 1946 in Wichita, Kansas. Ray and Estelle were married for 53 years. He preceded her in death on February 9, 1999. Estelle was...
Phillip Lane Gjerstad
Aug 21, 2010
Phillip Lane Gjerstad, 68, died Saturday, August 21, 2010 due to complications that occured after his stem cell transplant on September 15, 2009. He was born on October 16, 1941 at Fort Dodge, Iowa the son of Harold and Leona Arlene (Lane) Gjerstad. He was raised with two brothers and a sister on farms in Humboldt County, Iowa. Phil attended...
Margaret M. Matthews Lampe
Aug 20, 2010
DATELINE: DODGE CITY Margaret M. Matthews Lampe, 89, passed away on Friday, August 20, 2010 in Lawrence. She was born on January 9, 1921 in Limon, Colorado the daughter of Orley F. and Letha (Hinson) Whitaker. Margaret grew up on a farm south of Minneola. She lived on a farm near Windthorst for thirty years before moving to Dodge City...
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