Obituaries

Oct 16, 2021

Montezuma - Laura Powell, 88, died October 16, 2021 at The Shepherd's Center in Cimarron. She was born on November 1, 1932 on the family farm north of Montezuma, the daughter of Emil and Eva (Koehn) Koehn.

Laura attended Montezuma schools, completing the eighth grade. She later completed her GED and attended Dodge City Community...

Oct 14, 2021

Bucklin – Michael Lynn Barnett, 61, died October 14, 2021 in Kansas City, Kansas.  He was born on November 18, 1959 at Dodge City, Kansas the son of Ivan Paul and Florence (Nolder) Barnett.

He was the youngest of 14 children. He was a loving son, brother, husband and father. He was married to Mary Elizabeth Elson...

Oct 14, 2021

Cimarron - Otto  Salem, 97, died October 14, 2021 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born on February 6, 1924 at Ellinwood, Kansas the son of Alex and Debly (Heymour) Salem.

The Salem family moved to Gray County in 1928 to a farm northeast of Cimarron. He graduated from Cimarron High School in 1944....

Oct 11, 2021

COPELAND - God has called an angel to heaven on October 11, 2021. Ina Jean Whetzel Hinderliter was born on December 2, 1932, and was the daughter of John T. and Lottie Whetzel of Kingman, Kansas. She attended school in Kingman, and college in Columbia, Missouri. In 1951, she married Paul Hinderliter, her high school sweetheart and they resided...

Oct 10, 2021

Montezuma - Gloria Ann Schmidt, 80, died October 10, 2021 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City. She was born on February 3, 1941 on the family farm northeast of Copeland to Pete G. and Alvina (Unruh) Koehn. Gloria spent her childhood years on the family farm. She attended school in Copeland. She was baptized on January 22,...

Oct 9, 2021

DODGE CITY - Hoa Thanh Nguyen, 52, died October 9, 2021 at the Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, Colorado.  He was born on November 24, 1968 at My Tho City, Vietnam the son of Phung Van Nguyen and My Thi Duong.

Hoa moved to the United States in 1992 and went to barber school in Virginia. He moved...

Oct 8, 2021

Satanta - Brett Alan Miller, 58, died October 8, 2021 in Satanta. He was born on March 9, 1963 in Peoria, Illinois the son of Larry and Bonnie (Siegfried) Miller. Brett worked as an insurance adjuster for over 20 years in central Illinois, mostly adjusting for Lewistown Mutual in Lewistown, Illinois. He moved to Kansas three years ago to...

Oct 8, 2021

Dodge City - Ernestine G. Robinson, 68, died October 8, 2021 at Trinity Manor in Dodge City.  She was born on October 20, 1952 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the daughter of Ernest and Geneva Robinson.

Ernestine worked for Kansas State Grain Inspection for many years. She also worked for USD #443, in the school cafeteria.

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Oct 7, 2021

Van A Tenny, 74, of Dodge City, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021, at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.

Van was born December 16, 1946, in Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Willis and Mabel (Solze) Tenny. He was a graduate of Beeler Rural High School and attended Goodland, KS, VoTech where he trained as...

Oct 7, 2021

Ulysses - Joyce Forester, 87, went to her eternal home October 7, 2021 while residing at Bethel Home in Montezuma.  She was born October 15, 1933 in Ponca City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Percy and Rose Etta (Schepers) Smith.

Joyce grew up in Ryus, Kansas just outside Satanta as part of a wonderful community of families called...

Oct 7, 2021

Dodge City - Theo Jean Melia, 92, passed away October 7, 2021 at her home in Dodge City.  She was born on October 3, 1929 at Stormont Vale Hospital in Topeka to Glenn Thomas and Mary Ruth (McCrackin) Faulkner.

Theo graduated from Dodge City High School. She married Albert Melia.  After raising six children, she went back...

Oct 4, 2021

Dodge City – Randy C. Frey, 68, died October 4, 2021 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on August 10, 1953 at Dodge City, Kansas the son of Chester Lee Frey and Welda Grace (Scott) Frey.

He married Christine Young on May 21, 1983 in Dodge City, Kansas, she survives. Mr. Frey worked as...

Oct 4, 2021

Melvin Boner passed away on October 4, 2021. He was born on July 9, 1924, the son of Clarence "Clyde Boner and Pearl Medley Alpers. He married Coleen Liebert in July of 1951.

Melvin served in the United States Navy, and was discharged in 1947. He then returned to Dodge City, working as a mechanic for Rexroad...

Oct 3, 2021

Fort Dodge - Jerry Allen Gaida, 74, died October 3, 2021 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City.  He was born on April 21, 1947 at Klamath Falls, Oregon, the son of Jerry John and Gwen R. (Robinson) Gaida.

Jerry served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War.

He is survived...

Sep 22, 2021

Montezuma - Neil Krahn Peters was born on October 16, 1967, to John and Elizabeth Peters at Rubio, Chihuahua, Mexico.  He was the 13 th of 17 children.  His life was tragically taken in a vehicle accident as the sun was setting on September 22, 2021, reaching the age of 53 years.

When Neil was 15 years...

Sep 21, 2021

BENTONVILLE - Jeffrey Allen Kerbs was born to Larry and Marie (Killian) Kerbs on February 7,1969, in Dodge City. He passed away surrounded by his loved ones on September 21 , 2021 , in Bentonville, Arkansas.

He graduated from Dodge City Senior High in 1987 and earned both a Bachelor & Masters degree in Industrial Engineering from...

Sep 20, 2021

Dodge City - Robert Duane Askew, 78, died September 20, 2021 at Brookdale Senior Living in Dodge City.  He was born on May 17, 1943 in Dodge City, the son of John and Jessie Mae (Smith) Askew.

Duane grew up in Dodge City, graduating from Dodge City High School. After high school, Duane began farming. While farming,...

Sep 18, 2021

Dodge City - Tomasa  Rincon, 75, died September 18, 2021 at The Shepherd Center in Cimarron.  She was born on March 7, 1946 at Palau Coahuila, Mexico the daughter of Miguel and Juana (Vasquez) Ramirez.

She married Eleuterio "Don Lute" Rincon on December 20, 1962 in Mexico, he preceded her in death on March 11, 2011.Tomasa loved...

Sep 17, 2021

Dodge City - Roberto Marino, 63, died September 17, 2021 at Cox Medical Center in Branson, Missouri.  He was born on May 16, 1958 at Chichihualco, Guerrero, Mexico the son of Canerino Marino and Maria  (Portillo) Marino

He loved coaching and playing soccer and spending time with his family. He was a very friendly person. He also...

Sep 16, 2021

Dodge City - Kenneth Ray Rogers, 76, died September 16, 2021 at Select Specialty Hospital, Wichita.  He was born on February 24, 1945 at Scott City, the son of Burl J. and Fern (Strobridge) Rogers.

Kenneth grew up and attended schools in Leoti. He was a homebuilder in Bartlesville and Tulsa, Oklahoma prior to his police career....