Obituaries

Jul 5, 2023

Copeland -

Jacob Krahn Bergen, 48, died on July 5, 2023 near Gate, Oklahoma.  He was born June 17, 1975 in Riva Palacio, Chihuahua, Mexico to Cornelius and Katharina (Krahn) Bergen.

Jacob spent his childhood in Mexico before moving to Ontario Canada in his teens in 1994.  In 1996, he moved to Kansas for the...

Jul 4, 2023

Dodge City - Randy Lee Keazer, 64, died July 4, 2023 at his home in Minneota, Minnesota.  He was born on November 25, 1958 at Dodge City, the son of Curtis LeRoy and Norma Jean (Innis) Keazer.

Randy was a lifelong resident of Dodge City and was a graduate of Dodge City High School. He...

Jun 24, 2023

Dodge City – Jean I. Lantis, 105, died June 24, 2023 at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City.  She was born on January 14, 1918 at Blue Rapids, Kansas the daughter of David Armstrong Irvine and Julie Alice (Death) Irvine.

Mrs. Lantis graduated from Blue Rapids High School in 1936. At the beginning of WWII, she...

Jun 23, 2023

Dodge City - Isaiah Cervantes, 16, died June 23, 2023 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on January 18, 2007 in Dodge City, the son of Josiah Cervantes and Felicia (Faulkner) Gallegos.

Isaiah had recently completed his sophomore year at Dodge City High School where he was active in the JROTC program.  In the...

Jun 23, 2023

Scott City – Geneva M. (Torrez) Wright, 74, died June 23, 2023 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. She was born on January 12, 1949 at the Mexican Village of Dodge City, the daughter of Epimenio Torrez and Susana (Garcia) Torrez.

Mrs. Wright enjoyed dancing, fishing and spending time with her family in her spare time....

Jun 19, 2023

Montezuma – Nelson Allen Jantzen was born to Edgar and Lillie (Holbert) Jantzen on April 16, 1940 at Burns, Kansas. He was called home on June 19, 2023, at Bethel Home in Montezuma, reaching the age of 83 years.

Dad along with his parents and siblings lived in Burns, before moving to Cimarron in 1947. It was...

Jun 17, 2023

Dodge City - Noel Gene Ary, 85, died June 17, 2023 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on July 18, 1937 at Lewis, Kansas the son of John D. Ary and Loraine (Hawley) Ary.

His youth was spent milking cows, bottling and delivering milk, and working on a variety of 4-H projects. He began...

Jun 14, 2023

Dodge City - Linda Fay Taylor, 80, died June 14, 2023 at her home in Dodge City.  She was born on November 4, 1942 in Blountstown, Florida the daughter of Marion and Peggy (Barton) Moody.

Linda was a graduate of Tavares High School in Tavares, Florida.  On June 25, 1962, Linda was united in marriage to Charles...

Jun 13, 2023

Philip "Phil" D. Ridenour was born on April 14, 1943 in Emporia, KS to Oliver and Elizabeth "Betty" (McIntosh) Ridenour.  He passed away in his beloved town of Cimarron, Kansas on June 13, 2023.

Almost the first 2 years of his life, Phil lived with his mother, maternal grandparents, Ernest and Florence McIntosh and his aunt, Dorothy,...

Jun 10, 2023

Dodge City - Aydan Cristian Alba, 8, passed away June 10, 2023 in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born on July 8, 2014 in Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Alyssandra Alba and Kevin Ponce Lopez.

Aydan had a big heart. He was always smiling, showing his dimples. He loved playing his video games, Fortnite and Roblox. He...

Jun 10, 2023

Cimarron – Donald R. "Don" Falke, 74, died June 10, 2023 at St. Catherine's Hospital in Dodge City.  He was born on August 9, 1948 at Garden City, Kansas the son of Nicholas and Kathleen (Hendershot) Falke.

He married Elizabeth Junette Reed on February 23, 1969, she preceded him in death. Don was always up for a...

Jun 7, 2023

Sublette - David Lee Hinkle, 54, died June 7, 2023 at St. Catherine Hospital in Dodge City.  He was born on June 18, 1968 at Garden City, the son of Jimmy Lee Hinkle and Sharon (Batman) Hinkle-Murphy.

A lifetime resident of Sublette, David completed his education at Sublette High School, graduating in 1986.  He attended college at...

Jun 5, 2023

Copeland - Jacob Dyck Wolfe, 53, died June 5, 2023 at his home in Copeland.  He was born on June 25, 1969 at  Cuauhtemoc, Mexico, the son of Bernhard Krahn and Helena Peters (Dyck) Wolfe.

When Jacob was four, he moved with his family to La Honda, Mexico.  He completed his education there.  On July 17, 1988,...

Jun 1, 2023

Vaughn Marie Beckerman, 91, Colorado Springs, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 1, 2023. She was born on October 1, 1931, in Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Clyde Russell and Grace Denney Reed. She grew up on the family farm in Copeland, Kansas and graduated from Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas in 1954.

She was a...

Jun 1, 2023

Ingalls - Judy Harris, 61, died June 1, 2023 at the Shepherd's Center in Cimarron. She was born on April 14, 1962 in McPherson, the daughter of Leonard and Lois (Hufferd) Miller.

Judy's childhood home was in McPherson. She attended St. Joseph Catholic School through the eighth grade and then went on to attend McPherson High School,...

May 29, 2023

Dodge City - On the morning of Memorial Day, May 29, 2023, Gerard (Jerry) Frederick Heiland of Dodge City, Kansas died peacefully at Brookdale Senior Living in Dodge City. He recently celebrated his 90th birthday on May 12th of this year with many of his family and friends around him. Jerry was born May 12, 1933, at Windthorst, Kansas,...

May 26, 2023

Dodge City - Elfrieda Bowers, 93, passed away on May 26, 2023 in Dodge City.  She and her identical twin sister, Elda (Redinger) were born on September 16, 1929 to Ferdinand and Elizabeth Kreger.

She was married on December 3, 1950 to Renner Bowers and together they were proud members of the Dodge City community for the...

May 23, 2023

Viola (Decker) Jantz was born on December 27, 1923 near Galva, the daughter of Irvin and Matilda (Unruh) Decker.  She passed away on May 23, 2023.

Vera lived most of her life in the Montezuma and Copeland area with the exception of two years in Galva and two years in Syracuse.  She grew up south of the...

May 20, 2023

Montezuma - Willard B Schmidt was born on September 5, 1932, the son of Ben J. and Lydia (Unruh) Schmidt in Montezuma. It was also in Montezuma where his earthly sojourn of 90 years ended the afternoon of May 20, 2023, when he peacefully slipped away as he rested in his recliner at the Bethel Home.

Our...

May 16, 2023

Cimarron - Daryl Dean Unruh, 67, died May 16, 2023 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on October 28, 1955 at Garden City, Kansas the son of Ezra and Irene Mary (Smith) Unruh.

He married, and is survived by, Patricia Lynn (Hannagan) on December 20, 1980 in Dodge City. He loved reading his...