Obituaries

Nov 28, 2020

Sally (Pyle) Walker, 77, went home to be with the Lord when she succumbed to illness due to Covid-19 on November 28, 2020 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She joined in Heaven her loving husband of almost 58 years, Bill Walker, 79, of Dodge City, who passed away October 26, 2020 at Via Christi-St. Francis Hospital in Wichita,...

Nov 28, 2020

Michael Eugene Hoar, age 70, passed away on November 28 th , 2020, at his home in Dodge City, Kansas.  He was born on March 5 th , 1950 to Edwin and Vesta Hoar in Hays, KS.  He married Linda Flax on July 13 th , 1974. Mike worked for Youthville of Dodge City for 42 years spending the...

Nov 26, 2020

Satanta - Johnnie Trevor (JT) Coates, 18, died November 26, 2020 in rural Haskell County due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.  He was born on September 7, 2002  Garden City, Kansas the son of Kenyon Coates and Michelle Hammer.

JT spent his early childhood in Satanta and later in Holcomb, attending schools in both towns. ...

Nov 25, 2020

DODGE CITY - Rosie Sandoval, 88, passed away on November 25, 2020 at the Hays Medical Center, Hays. She was born on August 24, 1932 at Bellefont, the daughter of Jesus and Manuela (Olivarez) Guerrero.

Rosie grew up in Hugoton and attended school in Hugoton. On August 5, 1950 she married Richard Sandoval at Clayton, New Mexico....

Nov 22, 2020

Dodge City - Robert "Bob" Craig, 91, died November 22, 2020 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City.  He was born on July 10, 1929 near Fairport in Russell County, the son of Samuel and Henrietta (Zwiefel) Craig.  He was the oldest of four children.

Robert attended grades one thru eight in a one room country...

Nov 22, 2020

Copeland - Joyce Ernesteen Reynolds, 87, died November 22, 2020 at the Satanta Long Term Care Unit.  She was born on October 2, 1933 in Fowler, the daughter of Ernest and Barbara (Bishop) Tyler.

As a young child, Joyce moved to Copeland with her family.  Joyce was a 1951 graduate of Copeland High School.  On June 9,...

Nov 20, 2020

MONTEZUMA - Our dad and grandpa, Verle Dean Eicher, was born to Frank and Hannah (Gearig) Eicher on January 1, 1935 in Gratiot County, Michigan. He peacefully passed away at Bethel Home on November 20, 2020 at the age of 85.

Dad had two older sisters and two younger sisters. He went to the Cook Levering School...

Nov 19, 2020

Dodge City - Renea Faye Boehme, 57, died November 19, 2020 at her home in Dodge City.  She was born on March 1, 1963 at Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of  Kenneth and Lela Bernice (Snyder) Boehme.

She enjoyed sewing, cooking and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She worked at Arrowhead West client services...

Nov 19, 2020

Our dear mother and grandmother, Grace Estelle (Wenger) Diller, was born to Frank and Anna (Dyck) Wenger on August 22, 1928, in Goessel, Kansas.  She peacefully went to be with Jesus on November 19, 2020, at the age of 92 years.

Mother received her education at French School in rural Hesston, Kansas.  When she was 14 years...

Nov 18, 2020

Garden City - Patrick Kash, 84, died November 18, 2020 at The Ranch House in Garden City.  He was born on September 18, 1936 in Lakin, the son of Edith Kash.

Patrick spent his early childhood in Lakin.  He later moved to Garden City where he graduated from Garden City High School.  He went on to attend...

Nov 17, 2020

Evelyn Marie Doll Steimel, mother, political activist, volunteer and journalist, died Nov. 17, 2020, in Albuquerque, N.M., just a month shy of her 97 th birthday. Although in her last years she lived near her daughters and son in New Mexico, Kansas was her true home and always close to her heart.

For Evelyn, anchored in the...

Nov 16, 2020

Dodge City - Riley Elkin Skaggs Jr., 77, died November 16, 2020 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City.  He was born on February 21, 1943 at Houston, Texas the son of Riley E. Sr. and Ethel Pauline (Sorey) Skaggs.

He moved from Houston, Texas to Minneola, Kansas in 1945 and then to Dodge City in...

Nov 14, 2020

DODGE CITY - Duane E. Weber, better known as "Weber", 76, died November 14, 2020 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City.  He was born on October 25, 1944 at Great Bend, the son of John and Georgina (Domme) Weber.

Duane grew up in Kinsley and was a 1963 graduate of Kinsley High School. He moved to...

Nov 14, 2020

DODGE CITY - Jullian Raul Galindo, 19, passed away November 14, 2020 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, after a long and hard fought battle while awaiting a double lung transplant.  He was born on May 31, 2001 at Hutchinson, the son of J.R. and Alexandrea (Otero) Martinez.

Jullian was raised in Dodge City and was...

Nov 10, 2020

Dodge City – Robert Cisneros Crisostomo, 68, died November 10, 2020 at St. Catherine's Hospital in Garden City.  He was born on July 14, 1952 at Raymondville, Texas the son of Secundino and Mariade Jesus Cisneros Crisostomo.

He married Luz Elena Perez on July 26, 1985 in Dodge City, she survives. He worked at Cargill for 33...

Nov 9, 2020

DODGE CITY - Cynthia Veronica Martinez, 46, died November 9, 2020 at her home in Dodge City.  She was born on January 12, 1974 in Lerdo, Durango, Mexico, the daughter of Jorge Villagrana and Hortencia Macias.

Veronica grew up in Mexico and came to the United States in her early 20's.  On December 31, 1998, she married...

Nov 6, 2020

Montezuma - Mary Ann Koehn was born to David and Matilda (Becker) Koehn in McPherson County on December 7, 1935. She was the youngest daughter in a family of six sons and three daughters. Following a short illness with Covid-19, she passed away on November 6, 2020 at the age of 84.

She had a close relationship...

Nov 5, 2020

Albino Estrella-Soto, 72, died November 5, 2020 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on February 15, 1948 in Michoacan, Mexico, the son of Filiberto Estrella and Basilisa Soto.

Albino spent his childhood in Mexico.  On December 26, 1971, he married Gudelia Perez.  He moved to the United States in 1980. Albino worked at Cargill...

Nov 1, 2020

Dodge City- Kenneth Lee Schmidt, 77, died November 1, 2020 at Brookdale Senior Living Center in Dodge City. He was born on February 15, 1943, in Dodge City, the son of Edward J. and Mary (Burke) Schmidt.

As a child, Ken loved all sports, but was especially fond of baseball.  He would say that because he was...

Oct 28, 2020

Dodge City - Francis Looney Sr., 79, died October 28, 2020 at Sun Porch of Dodge City.  He was born on August 26, 1941 at Coffeyville, the son of Alvin M. and Audrey (Franklin) Looney.

Francis grew up and attended schools in Coffeyville. On February 11, 1962 he married Deanna Ross at Coffeyville. In 1975 they moved...