Obituaries

Dec 24, 2022

Dodge City - Donald "Don" L. Hahn, 95, died December 24, 2022 at Brookdale House in Dodge City, Kansas. He was born on October 14, 1927. He loved to tell people that his honorary marker was the fire hydrant on Wyatt Earp between Nobilitea and Long John Silver's because that was where the Mid-wife's house where he was delivered...

Dec 21, 2022

Dodge City - Juanita Mai Wells, 94, died December 21, 2022 at her home in Dodge City, Kansas.  She was born on April 7, 1928 in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Henry and Wilhelmina (Seith) Loibl.

She was a homemaker for many years, raising 10 children and later cleaned houses and offices.  She married Harold Wells...

Dec 19, 2022

Sublette - Victor L. Chaffin, 70, died December 19, 2022 at Good Samaritan Society in Liberal.  He was born on October 15, 1952 at Garden City, the son of John Henry and Betty K. (Wallace) Chaffin, Jr.

Vic was a lifetime resident of Sublette.  He graduated from Sublette High School in 1970.  He went on to further...

Dec 19, 2022

Dodge City - Rafael Rodriguez, 76, died December 19, 2022 at St. Catherine Hospital in Dodge City.  He was born on October 24, 1946 at El Torreon de San Isidro in Durango, Mexico the son of Alfonzo Delgado and Elvira Rodriguez.

He loved to work on his ranch and was always working on a project to improve...

Dec 18, 2022

Dodge City - Clyde M. Stone, 89, died December 18, 2022 at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado.  He was born on March 16, 1933 at Geuda Springs, the son of Louis W. and Dorismae (Graham) Stone.

Clyde grew up in Tribune and was a graduate of Greeley County High School. He married Mereta Morgan at Tribune....

Dec 15, 2022

Montezuma - Robert Lee Koehn Sr. was born to Henry B. and Nettie E. (Unruh) Koehn on April 23, 1927 northwest of Montezuma on the Frazier Ranch, where he grew up during the depression and dust storm years and witnessed the hard times. He passed away on December 15, 2022 at Bethel Home in Montezuma, reaching the age of...

Dec 13, 2022

Dodge City - Barbara Jean White Nieto, 84, died December 13, 2022 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on August 23, 1938 in Bucklin, Kansas the daughter of Euel W. Lawson and Ada K. Rader.

She grew up in Dodge City and attended Dodge City schools. Barbara received her LPN from Dodge City Community...

Dec 13, 2022

Dodge City - Shelby Andrews, 83, died December 13, 2022 at Brookdale Senior Living Center in Dodge City. She was born on December 15, 1938 at Colorado Springs, Colorado the daughter of Howard and Martina Betz.

She married Gerald Gene Schwien on October 12, 1957 in Ness City he preceded her in death on November 14, 1961...

Dec 11, 2022

Dodge City - Vera Ruth Kliewer, 101, died on December 11, 2022 at Manor of the Plains, Dodge City, Kansas.  She was born on June 7, 1921 to Aldus and Susanna Krehbiel Loganbill near Geary, Oklahoma. Her father died when she was 6 years old. Her mother married Albert Penner in 1928.

She married Orville Kliewer on...

Dec 8, 2022

Dodge City – Robert "Bob" D. Hill, 79, died December 8, 2022 at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. He was born on March 31, 1943 at Dodge City, Kansas the son of Kenneth and Fannie (Miller) Hill.

Bob was engaged in farming for several years before going to work at Curtis Machine as a draftsman....

Dec 7, 2022

Dodge City - Kelly Sue Torres, 53, died December 7, 2022 at Dodge City.  She was born on May 17, 1969 at Fullerton, California the daughter of Rodney Wachholtz and Karen Sue Rima (Bales).

Kelly grew up in Nebraska and attended schools there. She has been a Dodge City resident since 1992 moving from Nebraska. Kelly was...

Dec 2, 2022

Garden City – Lillian Mae Garetson, 105, passed away December 2, 2022 at The Cottages of Garden City.  She was born on August 20, 1917 at Gray Center in Gray County, Kansas.  She was the eldest child of Carl and Minnie Davis.

After graduating from high school in Cimarron, Lillian attended Salt City Business College in Hutchinson. ...

Dec 1, 2022

Dodge City - Lawrence Torrez, 54, died December 1, 2022 in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on February 4, 1968 at Dodge City, Kansas the son of David and Mary Ann (Torrez) Timion.

He worked as a journeyman electrician for Davis Electric in Wichita before moving back to Dodge City. Lawrence worked as a counselor for New...

Nov 30, 2022

Montezuma – Our Dad and Grandpa, John Nightingale, was born to Alfred and Ida (Unruh) Nightingale on January 26, 1932 in Grady County, Oklahoma. He peacefully departed this life on November 30, 2022 at Bethel Home in Montezuma, reaching the age of 90 years.

Dad was the eleventh child in a family of thirteen children.  Life was...

Nov 29, 2022

Dodge City - Mike Morgison, 70, died November 29, 2022 at Sun Porch of Dodge City, Dodge City.  He was born on March 8, 1952 at Dodge City, the son of Virgil Pat and Olive C. (Owston) Morgison.

Mike grew up in Dodge City and was a 1970 graduate of Dodge City Senior High School. He then...

Nov 28, 2022

Meade - Sandra "Sandy" Louise Neely, 56, died November 28, 2022 at her home surrounded by loved ones. She was born on March 14, 1966 in Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Houston and Ruth Marie (Coghill) Burton.

She worked as a manager at Pizza Hut. She was very strong in her faith. Sandra was very selfless;...

Nov 28, 2022

Dodge City - Della Marie Johnson, 68, died November 28, 2022 at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita, Kansas. She was born on June 6, 1954 in Water Town, South Dakota, the daughter of Sidney Laverne and Ada Laura (Christian) Ward.

She married Gerald Paul Johnson on January 4, 1975; he preceded her in death on March...

Nov 27, 2022

Ingalls - Carol Christensen, 79, died November 27, 2022 at Sunporch Nursing Home in Dodge City. She was born on September 27, 1943 to Ivan and Elma (Auxier) Stover on the West Weiser Flat in Weiser, Idaho.

Carol grew up on her parents, sheep ranch. She enjoyed riding horses and playing with her dog Roudy. After high...

Nov 26, 2022

D. JoAnn Jones, 84, died November 26, 2022 at Saint Catherine Hospital of Dodge City.  She was born on January 31, 1938, the daughter of Ray and Evilo (Warren) Vannaman.

As a small child, JoAnn moved from Kalvesta to Garden City with her family.  She completed her education in the Garden City School district, graduating from high...

Nov 21, 2022

Dodge City - Betty Martinez, 91, died November 21, 2022 at Dodge City. She was born on March 24, 1931 at Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of Cruz and Jenny (Sanchez) Soza.

She married Jesus Q. Martinez in February of 1948 in Dodge City, he preceded her in death on October 3, 1997.   .

She...