Obituaries

Dec 1, 2023

Garden City - Pamela Sue Kells, 72, died December 1, 2023, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City.  She was born on August 19, 1951, in Montezuma, the daughter of Paul and Evelyn (Meyer) Brown. As a child, Pam moved from Montezuma to Sublette with her family.  Pam was a 1969 graduate of Sublette High School where she developed...

Nov 28, 2023

Dodge City - Louise Janet Dowling passed away peacefully at her Dodge City home on November 28, 2023. She was born on February 21, 1932, the daughter of Ford and Nola (Justice) Fullerton.

Louise spent most of her life on their family farm, south of Dodge City. During that time, she was very active in helping to...

Nov 26, 2023

Our dear mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Wanda Mae (Koehn) Schmidt was born to Emil and Eva (Koehn) Koehn on July 2, 1931 in Montezuma. She peacefully went to her reward after a brief illness on November 26, 2023, reaching the age of 92 years.

Mom grew up on a farm north of Montezuma as the second...

Nov 25, 2023

Isaac James Koehn was born November 22, 2023 to us, Rick and Tamra. He surprised us, arriving on his angel brother's first birthday!

He was beautiful, with dark hair and features from both of us. We knew our time with Isaac would be short due to him having the same genetic disorder his brother had. We are...

Nov 24, 2023

Dodge City - Cody Dean Ceniceros (Schauvliege), 17, died November 24, 2023 in rural Ford County.  He was born on July 15, 2006 at Dodge City, the son of Roxanne and Jorge Ceniceros.

Cody loved to fish, be outdoors and gaming. He had many collections of currency, gems, and crystals. He enjoyed hot summer days out on...

Nov 22, 2023

Ft. Dodge - Bradley Ernest Smith, 66, died November 22, 2023 at St. Catherine Hospital, Dodge City. He was born on September 6, 1957 at Kansas City, Missouri the son of Ernest Leroy and June (Morehead) Smith.

Brad was a resident of the Kansas Soldiers home at Ft. Dodge and US Navy Veteran.

He is...

Nov 20, 2023

Dodge City - Deloris A. Donnelly, 93, died November 20, 2023 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City.  She was born on June 18, 1930 at Palco, the daughter of Jake and Jennie (Hagen) Aust.

Deloris married Phillip E. Donnelly on May 15, 1950 in Hays. He preceded her in death on February 10, 1987. They...

Nov 19, 2023

Dodge City - Bertha A. Mages, 75, died November 19, 2023 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City.  She was born on April 18, 1948 at Florence, Colorado the daughter of Harry and Josephine (Martin) Potter.

She married David Mages on December 13, 2003 in Dodge City, he survives. Bertha loved working on arts and crafts...

Nov 18, 2023

Dodge City - Bernardo Lopez-Carrasco, 71, died November 18, 2023 at his home in Dodge City, surrounded by his family.  He was born on August 8, 1952 in Durango, Mexico, the son of Atanacio Lopez and Maria Carrasco.

He was a truck driver for many years. He was an amazing father and family man. He was very...

Nov 18, 2023

Marcella Mae (Hattrup) Heeke passed away on November 18, 2023 in The Woodlands, Texas. She was born January 17, 1932 in Kinsley, Kansas to Mary Magdalen (Schmidt) and Bernard John (Ben J.) Hattrup. She attended Offerle schools through ninth grade, graduating from Windthorst High School in 1950.

On April 24, 1951, she married Alfred Peter Heeke in...

Nov 14, 2023

Copeland – Jack Allen Borth, 87, was born on February 11, 1936 in McPherson to Ben and Evelyn (Dean) Borth.  On November 14, 2023, he passed away in Bethel Home with his family by his side.

Jack was born and raised on a farm near McPherson.  He later graduated from McPherson High School.  He received his college...

Nov 11, 2023

LeRoy Koehn was born March 4, 1934, to Vivian and Effie (Loucks) Koehn in Dodge City, Kansas. He peacefully passed away in his room at Bethel Home in Montezuma, Kansas, on November 11, 2023, reaching the age of eighty-nine years.

His parents left western Kansas when he was a small boy and moved to Lone Tree, Kansas,...

Nov 11, 2023

Cimarron – Phyllis C. Nash, 91, died November 11, 2023 at The Shepherd's Center in Cimarron. She was born on April 9, 1932 in rural Gray County, Kansas the daughter of Chester and Wilda M. (Haun) Cossman.

Phyllis married Gene H. Nash on April 9, 1952 in Cimarron, he preceded her in death on October 25, 2000....

Nov 11, 2023

Dodge City - Antonio Christopher Perez, Jr., 63, died November 11, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Kansas.  He was born on March 3, 1960 in Iola, Kansas the son of Antonio Perez, Sr. and Margaret (Lozano) Ortiz.

He was a good husband, father, grandfather, and overall family man. He loved his children and playing with his...

Nov 9, 2023

Dodge City - Thomas Ricks, 75, died November 9, 2023 at St. Catherine's Hospital in Garden City.  He was born on October 9, 1948 at Montebello, California,  the son of   Robert and Louise (Willis) Ricks.

Thomas spent his childhood in the Los Angeles area, where he attended school.  He stayed in California before moving to Dodge City....

Nov 8, 2023

On July 23, 1935, our dear sister and aunt, Dixie Lou Koehn, was born to William P. and Frances (Koehn) Koehn in Montezuma, Kansas, during the Depression years. Times were not easy growing up on a dairy farm. She was the oldest in our family and together with her sisters tried to help train her younger brothers! Dixie attended...

Nov 4, 2023

The Littlest footprints often leave the biggest impacts.

Harmony Rayne Loewen came into this world on October 29, 2023 at 9:30 p.m. the daughter of Walter and Eva Loewen. She was perfect! She weighed all of 1 pound and 2 ounces. And was 11 inches tall. She spent her life in the NICU in Wichita.

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Nov 3, 2023

Cimarron - Joe Donald Butcher, 88, died November 3, 2023 at the Healthcare Resort of Olathe in Olathe, Kansas. He was born on August 16, 1935 in Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Ruel V. and Willa (Niemeir) Butcher.

Joe grew up in Cimarron, Kansas and graduated from Cimarron High School in 1953. He attended Fort Hays...

Nov 3, 2023

Dodge City - Kay Lynn West, 84, died November 3, 2023 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City.  She was born on May 31, 1939 at Dodge City, the daughter of Andy and Emma Wynona (Zirkle) West.

Kay grew up in Dodge City and inherited her love of horse racing from her father. She spent many...

Nov 1, 2023

DeLoris was born on March 07, 1931 in Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of William (Bill) and Lea Harms. She received the Sacrament of Holy Baptism at St. Michael's Lutheran Church of Hodgeman County. She later made public confession of her faith at St. Michael's Lutheran Church. Her confirmation memory verse was Revelation 2:10 "Be faithful, even to the...