Obituaries

Dec 2, 2021

Fort Dodge - David Fredrick Dennis, 68, died December 2, 2021 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City.  He was born on April 18, 1953 at Independence, the son of Ertie and Bessie (Harrison) Dennis.

David grew up in Independence. After high school, David joined the United States Army, serving during the Vietnam War. After his...

Dec 1, 2021

Norma Jean Stein, 75, of Baldwin City, Kansas died Wednesday, December 1, 2021 in Baldwin City. She was born August 16, 1946 in Spearville, the daughter of Henry Schulte and Mary Norma (Hess) Schulte.  She grew up on the family farm in Spearville and graduated from Spearville High School with the class...

Nov 30, 2021

Dodge City - Allen (Al) Dale Kiser, 89, Dodge City, was born September 12, 1932 in Beloit, Kansas during the days of the Great Depression, and died November 30, 2021 at SunPorch of Dodge City under the care of Hospice of the Prairie in Dodge City.

Al served in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1955 during...

Nov 30, 2021

Satanta - George Lee Purcell, 76, passed away peacefully on November 30, 2021 at his home in Satanta.  He was born on March 8, 1945 in Carbon, Indiana the son of Archie and Merrie (Kiger) Purcell.

George's early year were spent in Indiana.  The family moved to Ulysses his freshman year of high school.  George graduated from...

Nov 29, 2021

Katherine Anita Espinosa Woolwine, 55, died November 29, 2021 at her home in Hutchinson. She was born on November 20, 1966 at Richmond, Virginia the daughter of Alexander Espinosa and Peggy (Moncrief) Heath.

Growing up, Kathy moved around to many places with her family while her dad was in the Air Force. They eventually settled in Dodge...

Nov 28, 2021

CIMARRON - Mary Karlene Woods-Koehn, 82, died November 28, 2021 at UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central, Colorado Springs, Colorado.  She was born on April 27, 1939 at Corpus Christi, Texas the daughter of Edgar W. and Fern M. (Charlet) Steinkuehler.

Karlene was a Kalvesta and Cimarron resident most of her life, recently moving to Ft. Garland, Colorado with...

Nov 28, 2021

Sublette - Heinrich Froese Wiebe, 80, passed away November 28, 2021 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, with his family by his side.  He was born on November 13, 1941 at Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Mexico  the son of Abraham and Judith Wiebe.

Heinrich married Elizabeth Neudorf Dyck.  She survives.  Heinrich farmed for much of his life.  He retired...

Nov 27, 2021

Montezuma - Helena Fehr, 53, died November 27, 2021 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, with her family by her side.  She was born on January 30, 1968 at Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Mexico,  the daughter of Peter and Katherina (Driedger) Neufeld.

Helena spent her childhood in Cuauhtemoc, Mexico.  On November 13, 1988, she was...

Nov 27, 2021

Dodge City - Mary Louise Gall, 75, died November 27, 2021 at her home in Dodge City.  She was born on May 18, 1946 in San Fransisco, California the daughter of Victor Maxine Burton and Mary Ann (Casey) Rosproy .

At a young age, Louise moved to Kansas with her family; growing up in Dodge City, Garden...

Nov 26, 2021

Sublette - John Dee Mosttler, 62, died November 26, 2021 at the University of Kansas-St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.  He was born on March 14, 1959 in Julesburg, Colorado the son of Walter Doral and Elsie Katherine (Land) Mosttler.

John spent his elementary years in Sedgwick, Colorado.  The family later moved to Sublette and John graduated from...

Nov 25, 2021

Leavenworth – Arno G. Kroeker, 87, died November 25, 2021 at Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. He was born on October 28, 1934 at Dodge City, the son of Peter W. and Helen (Seibert) Kroeker.

After his service in the Air Force during the Korean War Arno traveled America up until he went home to heaven....

Nov 23, 2021

Montezuma - Wilma Dean (Koehn) Schmidt peacefully passed away in the early morning hours of November 23, 2021, with her family by her side at Bethel Home in Montezuma. She lived a full and happy life of eighty-six years. Wilma Dean was born on September 18, 1935 in Canton, Kansas.

Wilma was chosen by Albert...

Nov 22, 2021

Dodge City - Valeria Stein Mueller, 93, passed away November 22, 2021 in her home in Dodge City, KS.  She was born on March 28, 1928 in Spearville, KS, to Eugene and Josephine (Torline) Stein.

Valeria graduated from Windhorst High School. After graduation she moved to an apartment in Dodge City and became a dental hygienist working...

Nov 21, 2021

Montezuma - Mindy Sue Applegate, 59, passed away November 21, 2021 at the Satanta District Hospital with her family by her side. She was born on February 14, 1962 in Hays, Kansas, the daughter of David and Mary Lee (Powell) Harris.

Mindy spent her childhood in Protection, graduating from Protection High School in 1980. She then attended...

Nov 20, 2021

Montezuma - Our dear mother Tillie (Matilda Ann) Koehn Wedel was born to Joe and Ida Dirks Koehn on September 22, 1923 at Cimarron. God blessed her with ninety-eight years and called her home to be with Daddy on the evening of November 20, 2021.

She was the fifth child in a family of eight children. She...

Nov 19, 2021

Montezuma - 1,2 1,2,3,4......the song began with the arrival of a son, James Loyal McMillan, to Richard Leroy and Kathleen Ann (Stickney) McMillan on February 27, 1968 in Garden City. The final chorus ended on November 19, 2021 at Western Plains Medical Center in Dodge City, where James passed away following a brave fight with cancer.

James...

Nov 13, 2021

Dodge City - Emidio Blea, 32, died November 13, 2021 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City.  He was born on May 1, 1989 at Dodge City, Kansas the son of Theodore and Brenda (Lovell) Blea.

Mr. Blea loved to work on cars and talk on the phone to all his friends. He also enjoyed going...

Nov 12, 2021

Coppell, TX - On the evening of November 12, 2021, Jan L. Hiser of Coppell, Texas passed at the age of 72.

Jan was the daughter of Georganne and Arthur B. Hiser and born in Beaumont, Texas in 1949.  At age 12, Jan moved overseas with her family to Australia for 5 years. She returned to Beaumont,...

Nov 12, 2021

Spearville - Ronald Hornung, 83, died November 12, 2021 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.

Ronald L. Hornung was the third of seven children born to Michael C. and Rosa (Heiland) Hornung on February 4, 1938. Ron attended the Spearville schools, graduating in 1956. He graduated from Fort Hays State University in 1960 and married Jan...

Nov 11, 2021

Montezuma - My dear Mother, Jewel Wedel Nightingale was born to Arthur and Dena Schmidt Wedel on May 30, 1942 at Fairview, Oklahoma. God took her home early November 11, 2021, reaching the age of 79 years.

She loved life, was a cancer survivor, and fought valiantly to overcome the many health issues that plagued...