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Gayle Lee Weller
May 12, 2009
DODGE CITY: Gayle Lee Weller, 71, died Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Villa Maria Nursing Home at Mulvane, Kansas. She was born on February 28, 1938 at Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Myron O. and Beatrice Inez (Reekie) Riegel. Gayle spent her early years in Dodge City and later graduated from Las Animas, Colorado High School in 1956. She...
Virginia Naylor Barrett
May 11, 2009
Virginia Naylor Barrett, 85, passed away Monday, May 11, 2009 peacefully from the arms of her loving family to the loving arms of her Lord at Satanta District Hospital Satanta. She was born on February 1, 1924 in Cimarron, the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Mae (Imhoff) Naylor. A lifetime resident of Cimarron, she graduated from Cimarrron High School in...
Michael Scott Fischer
May 11, 2009
Michael Scott Fischer, 52, died Monday, May 11, 2009 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City. He was born on August 11, 1956 at Dodge City the son of Millard and O. Gaye (Harman) Fischer. Mr. Fischer enjoyed cooking, music, being with friends and life in general. He is survived by his wife, Shelby (Harrison) Fischer of Wright; daughter, Angela...
Ruth Louise Blurton
May 6, 2009
Ruth Louise Blurton, 84, died Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at Hodgeman County Health Center at Jetmore, KS. She was born on May 28, 1924 at Rocky Ford, CO the daughter of Leander and Hazel (Henry) Cothren. Mrs. Bluton was raised in the Rocky Ford, Colorado area, and graduated from Swink High School. She married Dean Blurton on January 24, 1948...
Erika Gayle Roths
May 5, 2009
Erika Gayle Roths, 31, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at her residence at Dodge City. She was born on December 18, 1977 at Dodge City, the second daughter of Terri Kay Rubenich. She attended schools in Minneola, Dodge City, Derby and graduated at Shawnee Mission in 1996. She met Darrell Roths, Jr. in April of 2000 and they were united...
William Francis"Frank" Beadle
Apr 24, 2009
Dodge City - William Francis "Frank" Beadle died April 24, 2009 at 7:00 P.M. at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on Valentines Day February 14, 1918 to William Harrison and Lyda Anzo (Kidd) Beadle in Wright. He married Lois Rachel Eitel on November 19, 1940 in Dodge City. She preceded him in death. He later...
Harold "Bus" E. Kirmer
Apr 23, 2009
Harold " Bus" Kirmer, 85, died Thursday, April 23, 2009 at Good Samaritan Center in Dodge City. He was born on March 12, 1924 in Odin, Kansas, the son of Nick and Frances (Schneweis) Kirmer. He married Margaret Juttner in Spearville on February 22, 1949. She survives. Harold was a graduate from Spearville High School in 1941. After graduation, he...
Terry Lee Peters
Apr 21, 2009
Terry Lee Peters, 60, died Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska. He was born on December 25, 1948 at Dodge City the son of Nathan and Betty (Bolmer) Peters. Terry was born and raised in Dodge City and attended Dodge City Public Schools. He was in the restaurant business most of his life and most...
William Laverne Rumsey
Apr 20, 2009
William LaVerne Rumsey, 63, died Monday, April 20, 2009 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on October 14, 1945 in Dodge City, the son of William LeRoy and Vera Burl (Hess) Rumsey. William graduated from Dodge City High School. On June 6, 1965, he married Judy Fromm in Dodge City. He worked in Dodge City area for...
Tiffany Renee (Perez) Leonard
Apr 17, 2009
Tiffany Renee (Perez) Leonard, 29, died Friday, April 17, 2009 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on August 3, 1979 in Dodge City, the daughter of Tom and Alice (Lozano) Perez, Jr. Tiffany grew up in Dodge City and graduated from Dodge City High School in 1997 and then attended Cowley County Junior College. On...
Bonnie M. Shean
Apr 14, 2009
WRIGHT - Bonnie M. Shean, 80, died April 14, 2009 at her home in Wright. She was born on December 31, 1928 at Clay County, Missouri the daughter of Leamer Otto and Sadie Mildred (Mizner) Hedrick. She married Edward H. Shean on January 21, 1946 at Liberty, Missouri. After their marriage they lived on the family farm at Wright for...
Joan Eileen Calhoun
Apr 14, 2009
Joan Eileen (Smith) Edmonston Calhoun, 80, died Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at Good Samaritan Center in Dodge City. She was born on April 7, 1929 in Wichita, the daughter of Joe R. and Grace (Phelan) Smith. Joan was raised in Montezuma, graduating from Montezuma High School in 1947. She then attended and graduated from St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing...
Madaline Maxine Addison
Apr 13, 2009
MADALINE M. ADDISON CIMARRON- Madaline Maxine Addison, 85, of Cimarron, died Monday, April 13, 2009 at Western Plains Medical Complex at Dodge City, KS. She was born on September 24, 1923 near Ingalls, KS, the daughter of Harold and Alverna (Ginest) Byer. A full-time homemaker, avid reader and excellent cook, Madaline enjoyed entertaining her friends and family. She and Leroy...
Eleanor Allala
Apr 13, 2009
Eleanor Allala, 69, died Monday, April 13, 2009 at Wesley Medical Center at Wichita, KS. She was born on July 11, 1939 at Ingalls, KS the daughter of Jose and Maria (Cabrerra) Ascencio. She was a early childhood teacher for USD #443. Eleanor loved to read, cook, travel, watching soaps and spend time with her family. She was a member...
Mavis Lillibridge
Apr 8, 2009
Mavis Lillibridge, 97, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at Morton County Care Center in Elkhart. She was born on January 8, 1912, at the family home four miles east of Pittsburg, the daughter of Allen G. and Mamie J. (Botts) Kime. Mavis attended twelve different schools through the first eight grades. In 1924, Mavis moved to Gray County. She attended...
Harry Leroy "Sam" Kreie
Apr 7, 2009
Harry Leroy "Sam" Kreie, 85, died Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at Golden Living Center at Independence, Missouri. He was born on April 5, 1924 in Ford County, Kansas the son of Harry L. and Minnie (Richardson) Kreie. Leroy graduated from Ford High School, Ford, Kansas in 1943. He immediately entered the U.S. Army and served from 1943 through 1946. He...
Alma L. Moore
Apr 1, 2009
Alma Louise (Carson) Moore, 63, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on March 2, 1946, the daughter of Richard and Choe Carson. Alma was raised in Butler, Missouri where she graduated from high school. On September 9, 1965, she married Robert G. Moore in Pleasanton, Kansas. They resided in Pleasanton...
Louis Anthony Hurtig
Mar 26, 2009
Louis Anthony Hurtig, 89, died Thursday, March 26, 2009 at Wesley Hospital in Wichita, KS. He was born October 3, 1919 in Hanover, KS, the third of six children, to Dr. Henry George Hurtig and Anna M. (Bestak) Hurtig. He attended St. John's Catholic grade school in Hanover. After graduating from Hanover High School, he attended St. John's military Academy...
Roy Dean Betz
Mar 23, 2009
Roy Dean Betz, 45, died Monday, March 23, 2009 at his residence in Dodge City. He was born on February 17, 1964 at Larned the son of Dewain and Henrietta (Dechant) Betz. As a child he lived in Bazine, Lacrosse and then moved to Salina. Roy graduated from Enterprise High School. Mr. Betz worked as an independent contractor in the...
Miguel Animas Romero
Mar 21, 2009
Soledad Miguel Animas Romero, 59, died Saturday, March 21, 2009 in Wichita. He was born on April 15, 1949 in Mexico, the son of Cayetano Animas and Maria Trinidad Romero. Miguel worked in Garden City for IBP before moving to Dodge City. He then worked at both Cargill and Broce in Dodge City. Survivors include his wife, Irma Vasquez of...
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