Obituaries

Sep 14, 2025

Cimarron - Carol Arlene Collier, 71, passed away on September 14, 2025 at St. Catherine Hospital of Dodge City.  She was born on June 27, 1954 at Wakeeney, the daughter of Elmer Boxberger and Vera Sonday. She was raised by her mother and adoptive father Robert Collier and Don Miller became a bonus father to her later in life....

Sep 14, 2025

Sublette - Donald Dean Messerly, 94, died September 14, 2025 at his home in Sublette. He was born on May 28, 1931 in Garden City, the son of Robert Carl and Hedwig (Krug) Messerly.

Don was a lifetime resident of Sublette, spending his early years on the family farm 15 miles north of Sublette. He graduated from...

Sep 12, 2025

Meade - Terri Crecelius, 62, died September 12, 2025 at her home in Meade.  She was born on April 7, 1963 at Lakewood, Ohio the daughter of Randi (Ede) Crecelius.

At a young age, Terri and her family moved to Kansas.  She completed her education by obtaining her GED.  Terri was a freight carrier for several years...

Sep 9, 2025

Cimarron – Doyle Lee Warden, 69, died September 9, 2025 at his home in Cimarron, Kansas.  He was born on July 24, 1956 at Coalinga, California the son of Bobby and Anita (Church) Warden.

He loved to go fishing, camping and just being in the great outdoors. Doyle enjoyed watching golf and football on T.V. He was...

Sep 7, 2025

Dodge City – Baby, Hector Tadeo Ortiz Perez, passed away on September 7, 2025 at his home.  He was born on July 9, 2025 in Dodge City, Kansas; the son of Jesus F. Ortiz Perez and Maria I. Perez Pantoja.

He was a very happy baby. He was so loved by so many, especially his cousin, Giovanni....

Sep 6, 2025

Darrell L. Wiswell passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on September 6, 2025, at Bethel Home in Montezuma. He was born on September 28, 1932, to John Leslie and Loula (Odneal) Wiswell on the family farm in Seward County, south of Sublette.

Darrell began his education in a country school before attending Sublette High School, where...

Sep 3, 2025

Cimarron - Curtis Campbell, 78, died September 3, 2025 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born on June 12, 1947 at Kansas City, Missouri the son of Luther and Letha (Cade) Campbell.

Curt graduates from Atchison High School in 1965. He went on to further his education first at Benedictine College graduating in 1969 and...

Sep 2, 2025

Shirley Ann Jones, 76, passed peacefully on September 2, 2025, at The Shepherd's Center in Cimarron. Born on October 31, 1948, in Childress, Texas, she was the daughter of Frank and Mary Thelma (Graves) Moore. Shirley grew up in Texas and later moved to Kismet, Kansas, where she graduated from high school. She worked at the Newton Kansan newspaper...

Aug 28, 2025

Cimarron - Walter F. Habiger, 95, passed away at his home, surrounded by family, on August 28, 2025. Walter was born on March 8, 1930 at home in Barton County, Kansas to Frank C. and Sophia E. Habiger.

He attended church and school, along with his three sisters and two brothers at St Joseph's in Beaver, Kansas....

Aug 28, 2025

Satanta - Nora Rollins, 72, died August 28, 2025 at Satanta District Hospital.  She was born on January 25, 1953 at Warwick, Virginia, the daughter of  Ellis Raymond and Geraldine Margaret (Worden) Weidenhammer.

Nora spent her early years in Davison, Michigan.  The family moved to various Army bases throughout the United States.  Nora later moved to Kansas...

Aug 26, 2025

LeAnne Garcia

November 19th, 1980 - August 26th, 2025

Amarillo, Texas - LeAnne Garcia, age 44, passed away peacefully on August 26th, 2025 in Plano, TX. She was born November 19th, 1980, in Junction, TX, to Norma Condarco Neave.

LeAnne was a loving wife, mother, Tia, and grandmother. She had a smile the...

Aug 24, 2025

Dodge City - Juana Aldaz, de 90 años, falleció el 24 de agosto de 2025 en su hogar de Dodge City. Nació el 2 de diciembre de 1934 en Santa Bárbara, Chihuahua, México, hija de Valeriano Figueroa y Petra Montañez.

Fue ama de casa la mayor parte de su vida. Le encantaba estar en casa cocinando y...

Aug 21, 2025

Juanita Mae Darland, age 93, of Cimarron, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2025. Born on December 4, 1931, in Lamar, Colorado, she was the only daughter of the late Clyde and Florence Cathcart.

Juanita grew up in Holly, Colorado and graduated from Holly High School in 1950. She married Richard Eugene "Gene" Darland in June, 1950....

Aug 17, 2025

Minneola - Joyce Kathleen Rumbaugh, 83, went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 17, 2025 at Minneola Longterm Care, Minneola. She was born on February 25, 1942 at Great Bend, the daughter of Delmar and Irene (Nuss) Michaelis.

Joyce grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and is where she graduated high school. She worked...

Aug 15, 2025

Dodge City - Terry Frisbie, 75, died August 15, 2025 at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City.  He was born on January 24, 1950 in St. John, KS, the son of James and Evelyn (Miller) Frisbie Jr.

Terry spent his childhood in Pratt where he graduated from Pratt High School in 1968.  Following graduation, he was...

Aug 15, 2025

Dodge City -- Mary Ann Deutschendorf, 68, went to be with the Lord on Friday August 15, 2025, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born December 2, 1956 in Cordell, Oklahoma, the daughter of Max Deutschendorf and Mary Arlene Franklin Anderson.

Mary Ann spent her childhood traveling across the US...

Aug 14, 2025

Meade - Martin Bergen, 53, died August 14, 2025 at Meade District Hospital.  He was born on November 24, 1971 in Mexico, the son of David and Maria (Harder) Bergen.

Martin went to a private school and grew up and worked on his family's homestead in Mexico, tending to livestock and fields. He married Elizabeth Bartsch in...

Aug 12, 2025

Dodge City - Donna Penner, 85, died August 12, 2025 at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City.  She was born on November 11, 1939 in Dodge City,  the daughter of Jesse and Daisy (Aylor) Struble.

Donna was a lifetime resident of Dodge City, graduating from Dodge City High School.  She married Kenneth Penner.

She...

Aug 11, 2025

Jose Trinidad Marquez Chavez, 85, passed away on August 11, 2025, in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on January 22, 1940, in Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Jose Trinidad Marquez and Dolores Chavez.

Trinidad was a devoted and hardworking man who dedicated his life to providing for his family. He worked at IBP Beef Plant for...

Aug 10, 2025

Dodge City - Richard "Tyson" Kane, 38, died August 10, 2025 in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on August 2, 1987 at Garden City, Kansas the son of Richard "Todd" and Rose (Persinger) Kane.

He married Maria Ruda on June 16, 2012 in Atwood, Kansas, she survives. He loved spending time with his boys in his spare...