Obituaries

Oct 27, 2022

Montezuma - Jacquelin J. Borth was born on October 29, 1937 in McPherson, to Homer and Irene (Stucky) Kaufman. On October 27, 2022, just two days short of her 85th birthday, she departed this world for her next journey.

Jackie's childhood was spent in McPherson, where she graduated from McPherson High School. On June 5, 1955, she...

Oct 24, 2022

Jennie Lou Jantz was born at the beginning of the dust bowl years in Greensburg on March 29, 1930. She was the daughter of Lincoln and Frances (Nichols) Jantz. The oldest of 6 children, she remembers the struggles her father had making a living on poor farmland. Some of Jennie's earliest memories recall worried times when crops failed...

Oct 23, 2022

Cody Wayne Hanna, 43, died October 23, 2022, in Phoenix, Arizona, after a two year battle with cancer. Cody was born in Dodge City, Kansas, on June 9, 1979, the son of Michael S. Hanna and Nancy Foulks Hanna.

The family lived in Cimarron, Kansas...

Oct 21, 2022

Copeland - Gay Beth Moore-Briggs, 86, passed away on October 21, 2022 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City following a lengthy health battle. She was born on November 13, 1935 in Bloomington, Kansas, the daughter of Otto and Helen (Smith) Fritche.

She was raised in Osborne County. After completing high school, Gay...

Oct 19, 2022

Offerle - Ed Molitor, 95, of Offerle, Kansas passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City, Kansas.  He was born on February 18, 1927 at Offerle, Kansas the son of Charles Carl and Lenora Alice Baier Molitor in their home south of Offerle.

Ed attended school at Offerle and graduated from...

Oct 18, 2022

Cimarron - Louis Wayne Love, 77, died October 18, 2022 at the Shepard's Center, Cimarron, Kansas.  He was born on June 23, 1945 in St. John, Kansas, the son of Carl Wayne and Norma Lee (Keeler) Love.

Louis obtained an associate's degree and worked as a back shop foreman for the Daily Globe. He was married to...

Oct 15, 2022

Great Bend - Norma Jean Smith, 82, died October 15, 2022 at her home. She was born on July 24, 1940 in Wellington, the daughter of Robert Joseph and Vera Maddy.

The family moved to California when Norma was a young child. When Norma was a teenager, they returned to Kansas. On January 1, 1960, she married...

Oct 15, 2022

Cimarron- Jerry Speakar ,75, passed away on October 15, 2022, at The Shepherd Center in Cimarron, Kansas, after a valiant three year fight with cancer. Jerry was born May 31, l947 in Mason City, Iowa, son of Robert and Rita Speakar.

He graduated from Mason City High School in l965, and Iowa State University in business in...

Oct 4, 2022

Copeland - Anita Sharon Spanier, 82, died October 4, 2022 at her home in Copeland.  She was born on June 8, 1940 in McPherson, the daughter of Harold and Nora (Becker) Fulkerson.

Sharon spent her childhood in McPherson.  Her family then moved to California.  Sharon married Ron Spanier on April 1, 1958. He preceded her in death...

Oct 2, 2022

Dodge City - Diana Ivette Hernandez Aguilar, 30, died October 2, 2022 in Dodge City, Kansas.  She was born on July 10, 1992 in Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Bernardo Hernandez Aguilar and Odilia (Quintero) Aguilar.

Diana grew up in Dodge City graduating high school in 2010. She married Jose Hernandez in 2015; they have been...

Sep 29, 2022

Dodge City - Dorlene Elsa Radke Steele went to meet her heavenly father on Sept 29, 2022. She was born September 24, 1925 in Milberger, Russell County, Kansas to William Fredrick Radke and Ida Magdalena Karst Radke.

As a child, Dorlene attended a one room country school house in Milberger, Kansas. She graduated from Salt City Business...

Sep 23, 2022

Dodge City - Wesley R. "Wes" Underwood, 84, passed away on September 23, 2022 at St. Catherine Hospital in Dodge City.  He was born on April 11, 1938 in Great Bend, the son of Wilbur Roy and Zazle Katherine (Wesley) Underwood.

Wes grew up on a farm in Hodgeman County.  He graduated from...

Sep 18, 2022

Dodge City - Sarahy Ledezma-Rodriguez, 25, died September 18, 2022 in Englewood, CO. She was born on March 24, 1997 in Chihuahua, MX the daughter of Maria Guadalupe Rodriguez.

Sarahy graduated from Dodge City High School in 2015 and went on to work as a trimmer for Cargill.

She was a member of the Cathedral...

Sep 16, 2022

Montezuma - Vada Ladean Unruh was born to Sam I. and Agnes (Smith) Unruh on February 19, 1932 in a small country home near Copeland. She was the fifth child of her parent's 11 children. She went to her reward on September 16, 2022 at Bethel Home in Montezuma, reaching the age of 90 years.

Vada grew...

Sep 16, 2022

Missoula, Montanta - Wilma Jean McCollough, 93, died September 16, 2022 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montanta.  She was born on March 25, 1929 at Hodgeman County, the daughter of William and Gladys (Trent) Hessman.

Wilma went to school at the rural Buckner Valley School in Hodgeman County through the eighth grade. She then attended Dodge...

Sep 14, 2022

Dodge City - Christopher Rincon, 59, died September 14, 2022 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on May 13, 1963 at Dodge City, the son of Manuel Rincon and Rosie (Sanchez) Arriaga.

Christopher grew up in Dodge City and was a graduate of Dodge City High School. He then attended St. Mary of the...

Sep 13, 2022

Fort Dodge - Dennis Roger "Duke" Perreault, 73, died September 13, 2022 at Kansas Soldiers Home in Fort Dodge.  He was born on January 22, 1949 at Hanover, New Hampshire the son of Roger and Ida (Meyette) Perreault.

There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place.  Burial will take place at a later date in...

Sep 4, 2022

DODGE CITY - Phyllis Jean Patton, 80, died September 4, 2022 at Select Specialty Hospital, Wichita.  She was born on December 25, 1941 at Dodge City, the daughter of Leo Richard and Telva Nadine (Otto) Greenwood.

Phyllis was lifelong area resident and graduate of Ensign High School. On December 20, 1959 she married Johnnie Patton at Ensign....

Sep 4, 2022

Dodge City - Judy Benford, 58, died September 4, 2022 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on September 28, 1963 in Los Angeles, California to Lawrence Magee and Julia Mae West.

Judy spent most of her life in California and Nevada. She met Luke in 1998 and they were married May 7, 2003. Prior...

Sep 2, 2022

Dodge City – Brent Alan Anderson, 62, died September 2, 2022 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on April 19, 1960 in Salina, the son of Eyler and Delores (Oborg) Anderson.

The family moved several times in Brent's early childhood.  He lived in Salina, Great Bend, and Hutchison before moving to Dodge City.  Brent...