Obituaries

Oct 18, 2025

Dodge City - Vernon W. Wallis, 81, died October 18, 2025 at Dodge City surrounded by family and loved ones. He was born on March 13, 1944 at Pampa, Texas the son of Vernon Oliver and Ella (Cooper) Wallis.

Vernon started young at a family dairy and at the age of 14 as a Kirby salesman, later...

Oct 15, 2025

Montezuma - Luther Lynn Smith was welcomed by Romie & Mary Wedel Smith on September 19, 1953. Seventy-two years later, on October 15, 2025, he soared heavenward. During his growing up years, home was on a farm 2 miles south of the Homeland Church. School days were completed at Montezuma Elementary School and High School.

In June...

Oct 12, 2025

Dodge City - Joseph Leo Lapka Jr., 73, died October 12, 2025 at his home in Dodge City.

Joe worked about 50 years as a painter and handyman.

He is survived by his spouse, Debbie Lapka; three children, Briana Patton (Joshua), Eli Lapka (Ashley) and Ethan Lapka; eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren; his favorite...

Oct 12, 2025

Ruth Ortiz de Marquez, Ismael Marquez Loya, Daniel Marquez-Ortiz

Dodge City – Beloved parents, Ruth Ortiz de Marquez and Ismael Marquez Loya and son, Daniel Marquez-Ortiz left this world together on October 12, 2025. Their bond in life remained unbroken in passing. Ruth Ortiz de Marquez, 57, was born on May 22, 1968 in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico;...

Oct 12, 2025

Cimarron – Stephan "Steve" Galliart, 78, died October 12, 2025 at St. Catherine's of Dodge City.  He was born on November 7, 1946 in Great Bend, the son of Eddie and Jean Doris (Stephan) Galliart.

Stephan's childhood was spent in Pratt, where he graduated from Pratt High School in 1964 and then from Pratt Community College.  He...

Oct 11, 2025

Sublette - Wanda Louise Lauppe Malone, 89, died Saturday, October 11, 2025 at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, Kansas. She was born on March 16, 1936, on the family farm in rural Meade County to Edgar and Mary (Fuhrman) Lauppe; the second of six children.

Wanda grew up on the family farm with her siblings and attended Moundview,...

Oct 10, 2025

Dodge City - Liliana De Jesús Reyes Valdez, de 43 años, falleció el 10 de octubre de 2025 en el Hospital St. Catherine's de Dodge City. Nació el 18 de junio de 1982 en Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango, México; hija de Merced Reyes Galaviz y Bernardina Valdez Barraza.

Era una amada mujer, amada madre, amada hermana, y amada...

Oct 9, 2025

Rodney J. Friesen, 72, died peacefully at home on October 9, 2025 following his battle with pancreatic cancer. Rod was born August 17,1953, in Ulysses, Kansas to Arlene (Troyer) and Eugene Friesen.

He and his two brothers, Gary and Bruce, grew up in Johnson City, Kansas. Rod attended Stanton County High School, where he played basketball and...

Oct 8, 2025

Dodge City - Ramon Quiñonez, 69, passed away on October 8, 2025 at his home surrounded by loved ones.  He was born on October 17, 1955 in Aguililla, Michoacan, Mexico; the son of Ramon Quiñonez and Liduvina Palomares.

He worked as an Anesthesia Tech at a VA hospital for 15 years. Ramon enjoyed coin collecting and being...

Oct 5, 2025

Dodge City - Ruthann Keough died October 5, 2025 at her home in Dodge City.  She was born in Dodge City, the daughter of John Patrick and Nettie (Farrell) Keough.

Ruthann was a longtime resident of Dodge City. She graduated from Dodge City High School and went on to further her education at Emporia, earning a double...

Sep 30, 2025

Maria Del Carmen "Carmela" Flores

August 19, 1951 – September 30, 2025

Maria Del Carmen "Carmela" Flores, 74, passed away on September 30, 2025, in Sioux City, Iowa. A devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, wife, and friend, Carmela was the kind of woman whose love was felt in every meal she cooked and every life...

Sep 29, 2025

Montezuma - Helen Fricke Koehn, our beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother, was born to Samuel & Katherine (Mininger) Fricke on April 23, 1933 at Perico, Texas. On the evening of September 29, 2025, the angels came and peacefully took her home with all her children gathered around her bedside. She reached the age of 92 years, five months,...

Sep 29, 2025

Ft. Dodge - Thain Francis Yahne (Ty) of Jennings, Kansas, passed away peacefully on September 29, 2025 at St. Catherine's hospital in Garden City, Kansas. Born on August 18, 1941, in Great Bend, Kansas, Ty lived a life marked by service and creativity. A proud Vietnam veteran, Ty served honorably in the United States Navy. His commitment to his...

Sep 28, 2025

Dodge City - Eladio Martinez, 78, passed away September 28, 2025 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on May 23, 1947 in Torreon De San Isidro, Durango, Mexico, the son of Luis Martinez and Juana Terrazas.

He worked at Cargill for 35 years. Eladio was deeply devoted to his faith and played an active,...

Sep 27, 2025

John H. Koster, a proud veteran of the U.S. Army, passed away September 27, 2025, at the Kansas Soldiers' Home in Fort Dodge at the age of 76. The son of Jack and Ruth Koster,

John was a lifelong resident of Cawker City, KS, until moving to the Kansas Soldiers' Home at Fort Dodge, Kansas, in October...

Sep 26, 2025

Larned - Kenneth Gene Smith, 75, passed away September 26, 2025 at his home in Larned. He was born on October 16, 1949 in Emporia, the son of David Wayne and Norma Lee (Thompson) Smith.

His childhood years were spent in Emporia, where he graduated from Emporia High School in 1969.  After graduation, he served in the...

Sep 23, 2025

Dodge City - Paula Konrade, 52, died September 23, 2025 at her home in Dodge City.  She was born on October 22, 1972 in Dodge City, the daughter of Kathy (Edwards) and Ralph Peter Konrade, Jr.

Paula worked for USD 443 in the lunch room for some time. She enjoyed bowling and lottery scratch off tickets. She...

Sep 23, 2025

Jose Armando Garcia, 43, passed away on September 23, 2025. Even though he passed away to early from this world, his loving heart left a beacon of light for all who knew him. He was born on November 25, 1981 in Park Ridge, Illinois to Jose Silvestre and Maria Eugenia (Sierra) Garcia.

Jose grew up in Dodge...

Sep 21, 2025

Gregory Lynn Koehn was born to Michael and Cynthia Koehn at Dodge City, Kansas on September 10, 1979. His Heavenly Father gently called him home on September 21, 2025 surrounded by family, shortly after his 46th birthday.

He spent the first week of his life in the hospital, due to pneumonia. It is interesting to us that...

Sep 15, 2025

Ocala, Florida – Annette Marie Lopez, 65, passed away September 15, 2025 in Ocala, Florida. She was born on June 15, 1960 in Dodge City, the daughter of Aurora "Dora" (Ramon) and Leopoldo "Leo" Martinez.

She was very good at pool and bowling, she even competed in Las Vegas. She was a Kansas City Chiefs fanatic. Annette...