Obituaries

Apr 5, 2023

Dodge City – Angelina R. Sanchez, 63, died April 5, 2023 at St. Catherine's Hospital in Dodge City. She was born on October 27, 1959 at Taft, Texas the daughter of George Sanchez Sr. and Francisca (Ramirez) Sanchez.

Angelina loved spending time with her family and friends, especially her grandchildren. She was such a loving and caring...

Apr 5, 2023

Dorothy (Reynolds) Allen, 97, of Dodge City, Kansas passed away on April 5, 2023, at Trinity Manor. She was born on March 10, 1926, in Greensburg, Kansas.

Dorothy loved to travel, bowl, and go to the casino and horseraces with her daughter and son-in-law. She worked at Coney Island, Coffee Cup Café, and...

Apr 4, 2023

Dodge City - Wanda Alverna Cantrell, 94, passed peacefully on April 4, 2023 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. She was born on September 29, 1928 at Pleasant Plains, Arkansas the daughter of Royal Douglas and Flora Ida (Hays) Nash.

Alverna grew up in Oil Trough, Arkansas where she met and married her husband, Harold...

Apr 2, 2023

Montezuma - Our mother, Grandmother, and Great-grandmother, Sadie Marie (Jantz) Nightingale, was born to William and Mary (Unruh) Jantz on January 12, 1928, in Chickasha, Oklahoma. She was the second of two children, having an older brother. She grew to womanhood on a farm 3 miles southeast of Verden, Oklahoma. Mom completed eight years of education at the Sandlin...

Mar 31, 2023

Barbara D. (Wallace) Meanor, 82, of Dodge City, Kansas, went to her heavenly home on March 31, 2023.  She was born October 22, 1941 in Denver, Colorado to Frank and Dorothy (Edwards) Wallace.

Barbara received her Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Northern Colorado in 1963.  She taught 3rd grade in Aurora, Colorado from 1963-1965. ...

Mar 31, 2023

Dodge City - Roy Baxter, 66, died March 31, 2023 at St. Catherine's Hospital in Dodge City. He was born on January 18, 1957 at Dodge City, Kansas the son of Elmer and Mary Jane (Davis) Baxter.

Roy was a very avid Denver Broncos fan and also loved to watch KU Basketball. He was very active in...

Mar 30, 2023

Dodge City - Juan De Dios Salas González, de 74 años, falleció el 30 de marzo del 2023 en su casa en Dodge City, Kansas. Nació el 8 de marzo del 1949 en Sain Alto, Zacatecas, México, hijo de Juvenal Salas y Petra González.

Fue miembro de la Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Dodge City....

Mar 27, 2023

Dodge City - Erlene Grace Flowers, 91, died March 27, 2023 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City.  She was born on February 8, 1932 at Ingalls, Kansas the daughter of Earl and Grace (Israel) Addison.

Erlene grew up in Ingalls, graduating from Ingalls High School. While in high school, Erlene met Johnny Flowers on...

Mar 27, 2023

Ft. Dodge - Barbara L. Hileman, 76, died March 27, 2023 at Scott County Hospital in Scott City.  She was born on March 20, 1947 in Montebello, California the daughter of Robert and Louise (Willis) Ricks.

Barbara spent her childhood in the Los Angeles area, graduating from Montebello High School in 1965.  On January 28, 1972, she...

Mar 27, 2023

Skylar April (Smith) Pooler, 26, died peacefully on March 27, 2023 at her home in Oklahoma City with her loved ones by her side. She was born on May 29, 1996, in Cushing, Oklahoma to Teresa Ann Prince and Steven Wayne Smith. Skylar was a 2014 graduate of South Gray High School. On March 5, 2016, Skylar changed her...

Mar 25, 2023

Fort Dodge-Leda was born to Paul and Marion Campbell of Owego, New York on February 3, 1943. She was the middle child with an older sister, Sabra, and a younger brother, Paul. She died March 25, 2023 at the Kansas Soldiers Home at Fort Dodge, reaching the age of 80 years.

Leda graduated from Cortland College with...

Mar 25, 2023

Ingalls – Dr. Alejandro Santiago-Melgoza, 44, passed away on March 25, 2023 near Ingalls.  He was born on October 20, 1978 at Tantima, Veracruz, Mexico the son of Sirenio Santiago-Tiburcio and Martina Melgoza-Hernandez.

Alejandro grew up in Mexico and attended college to be a doctor of veterinary medicine in Mexico. He moved to Ingalls and had worked...

Mar 25, 2023

Dodge City - Wilma B. Dodson, 99, died March 25, 2023 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on February 17, 1924 at Bucklin, Kansas the daughter of Paul Smith and Iva (Meyer) Smith.

She loved cooking, canning, bowling and spending time with her family in her spare time. Mrs. Dodson loved raising and harvesting...

Mar 24, 2023

Bucklin - Richard Mays, 68, died March 24, 2023 in Bucklin, Kansas. He was born on December 29, 1954 in Wheeling, West Virginia, the son of Harry Arthur and Mary E. (Forbush) Mays.

He was a Medical Supply Business owner for many years supplying medical equipment and oxygen to hospitals in the Los Angeles area.

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Mar 23, 2023

Dodge City - Natividad Zuñiga Cirila, de 61 años, falleció el 23 de marzo del 2023 en Hastings, Nebraska. Nació el 5 de septiembre del 1961 en Chichihualco, Guerrero, México, hija de Graciano Zuñiga y Paula Cirila.

Fue ama de casa la mayor parte de su vida. Le encantaba tener una casa limpia. Odiaba tener la casa...

Mar 22, 2023

Valley Center, Kansas - Samuel Eugene Giessel, 70, died March 22, 2023 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.  He was born on November 11, 1952 at Spearville, Kansas the son of Alfred and Edith Mae (Knoeber) Giessel.

Sam married Kathryn Kasselman on February 24, 1973 at Windthorst, Kansas, she survives. Mr. Giessel graduated from Spearville High School...

Mar 21, 2023

Dodge City - Diana Lea Naylor, 73, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 21, 2023 at Select Specialty Hospital, Wichita. She was born on October 25, 1949 in Liberal, KS the daughter of Leon and Loveyla (St. Clair) Wilson.

Diana grew up in Satanta was an active Girl Scout in her community. She...

Mar 14, 2023

Ft. Dodge - Adolph Hennings Highberg Jr., 76, died March 14, 2023 at Kansas Soldiers Home in Fort Dodge.  He was born on December 18, 1946 at Palacios, Texas the son of Aldolph and Ninette (Simmons) Highberg, Sr.

Adolph spent his childhood in Okeechobee, Florida.  He graduated from Okeechobee High School.  On October 30, 1970, Adolph enlisted...

Mar 13, 2023

Dodge City - Darlene Frances "Hessman" Hooker, 84, died March 13, 2023 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on August 4, 1938 in rural Ford County, Kansas the daughter of William and Gladys (Trent) Hessman.

She married Clifton Hooker on August 5, 1956 in Dodge City, he survives. Mrs. Hooker was a homemaker and...

Mar 13, 2023

Dodge City - Marcos Isaac De La Rosa, 35, died March 13, 2023 in El Dorado, Kansas. He was born on June 3, 1987 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Silvino and Elvira (Chaparro) De La Rosa.

Marcos was raised in Dodge City, Kansas graduating from Dodge City High School in 2005. He then went to...