Obituaries

Jan 4, 2020

Wichita – Jeanine Lanelle (Koehn) Feller, 57, died January 4, 2020 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. She was born on June 20, 1962 at Dodge City the daughter of Jackie Wilson and Joan Laraine (Greenwood) Koehn.

Jeanine grew up in Cimarron where she lived with her family and welcomed siblings Jaylen, Jan, Jereana and Jeremy....

Jan 4, 2020

Dodge City - Wanda M. Denton, 89, died January 4, 2020 at Trinity Manor in Dodge City.  She was born on November 8, 1930 in Dodge City, the daughter of Clarence and Hettie (Nickell) Cooley.

As a child, Wanda attended school in Dodge City.  She graduated from Bazine High School.  On May 31, 1947, she married Gordon...

Jan 4, 2020

Dodge City - Verne Darryl Pankratz, 70, died January 4, 2020 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City.  He was born on October 21, 1949 at Goessel, the son of John Henry and Vivian Elizabeth (Glenn) Pankratz.

Verne grew up on the family farm with his brother and sisters.  They enjoyed running around the farm and occasionally...

Dec 31, 2019

Montezuma - Frieda Hiebert Nickel Litwiller was born June 30, 1919, at Hillsboro, Kansas, the third child of Frank G. and Agnes Hoeppner Hiebert. She peacefully left this world on December 31, 2019, at Bethel Home, Montezuma, Kansas. God blessed her with a rich and full life of 100 years and six months.

Mom was converted and...

Dec 30, 2019

Mary Ann Black

Dodge City - Mary Ann Black, 91, died December 30, 2019 at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. She was born on September 7, 1928 at Bucklin, Kansas the daughter of Wayne and Alma (Durnil) Kay.

She grew up in Bucklin and graduated from Bucklin High School in 1946. During the...

Dec 29, 2019

Montezuma - William Raymond Hargett, 93, died December 29, 2019 at Halsey Hall in Fort Dodge.  He was born on September 15, 1926 at Montezuma, the son of Floyd and Minnie (Feldman) Hargett.

Raymond was a longtime resident of Montezuma.  He graduated from Montezuma High School in 1944.  After graduation, Raymond served in the Merchant Marines at...

Dec 23, 2019

Montezuma - Mazel Eugene Salsbury was born on October 1, 1928, to John and Mary (Blymer) Salsbury near St. Louis, Michigan. He quietly slipped away in the evening hours of December 23, 2019, at the Bethel Home in Montezuma, reaching the age of ninety-one.

He had four sisters and two brothers. He attended elementary school at Shepherd,...

Dec 22, 2019

Dodge City - Linda Collins-Thomas, 55, died December 22, 2019 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City.  She was born on February 12, 1964 at Amarillo, Texas the daughter of Luther R. and Teresa (Siegler) Decker.

She married Richard Thomas on May 1, 1996 in Dodge City, he survives. She enjoyed reading, painting and caring for...

Dec 22, 2019

Victoria A. Villegas, 68, died December 22, 2019 at Select Specialty Hospital in Wichita. She was born on July 18, 1951 in Kinsley, the daughter of Florentino and Connie (Lopez) Chacon.

Victoria graduated from Dodge City High School in 1969.  She went on to further her education at Dodge City Community College where she attended Cosmetology School. ...

Dec 21, 2019

Dodge City - Phyllis Ann Kirmer, 65, died December 21, 2019 at Reflection Living, Dodge City.  She was born on December 9, 1954 at Dodge City, the daughter of Herman and Vera (Brack) Stude.

Phyllis grew up on a farm in Hodgeman County and attended a one room school house called Schoen School. She later graduated from...

Dec 15, 2019

Cimarron - Lorraine M. Najera, 63, died December 15, 2019 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City.  She was born on January 20, 1956 in Los Angeles, California; the daughter of Joe T. Garcia and Patsy Fierro.

Lorraine grew up in Gallup, New Mexico. On September 29, 1982, she married Isabel Najera. Together they raised two...

Dec 12, 2019

Jetmore – LaDonna Irene Brown, 80, died December 12, 2019 at Minneola District Hospital in Minneola, Kansas. She was born on December 16, 1938 at Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of Oscar Ernest and Frances E. (Mall) Smith.

She married George Brown at Barbers Point Naval Air Base Chapel in Oahu, Hawaii on September 1, 1957. They...

Dec 12, 2019

Dodge City - Dennis W. Brogden, 75, died December 12, 2019 at Via Christi Village on Ridge in Wichita.  He was born on November 5, 1944 in Dodge City, the son of Eli and Wanda (DeSpain) Brogden, Jr.

Dennis graduated from Ensign High School in 1963.  On August 5, 1964, he was united in marriage to Carolyn...

Dec 12, 2019

Dodge City - Steven Kent Stauth, 69, died December 12, 2019 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City.  He was born on April 30, 1950 at Dodge City, the son of Tommy and Verla Dean (Creech) Stauth.

Steve was a lifelong resident of Dodge City and graduated from Dodge City High School. On June 20, 1970 he...

Dec 7, 2019

Raymond Ratzlaff, 94, of Moundridge passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Mercy Hospital, Moundridge. He was born on April 19, 1925 in Montezuma, the son of Joe and Anna (Koehn) Ratzlaff.

Raymond was a farm laborer. While living in California, he worked in the almond orchards. When he moved to Kansas, he worked planting and harvesting...

Dec 6, 2019

La Crosse - Margaret Ann Beason, 80, died December 6, 2019 at Locust Grove Village, La Crosse.  She was born on June 18, 1939 at Winfield, the daughter of Chester E. and Elizabeth Glee (Cole) Hall.

Margaret grew up and attended schools in Cedar Vale. On August 14, 1955 she married Dean Beason in Sedan. They moved...

Dec 3, 2019

Cimarron - Edgar Alberto Hernandez-Ramirez, 34, died December 3, 2019 at his home in Cimarron.  He was born on July 27, 1985 in Francisco I Madero Puga Municipo de Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico, the son of Jose Armondo Hernandez-Hernandez and Rosalva Ramirez.

Edgar spent his childhood in Mexico.  He later moved to Indio, California and later to Cimarron. ...

Nov 27, 2019

Dodge City - Frank  Anderson, 92, died November 27, 2019 at Minneola District Hospital in Minneola .  He was born on May 24, 1927 in the rural Dodge City area, the son of  Frank Sr. and  Zula (Miller) Anderson.

He attended Blue Bell School for six years and then attended Dodge City Middle School and Dodge City...

Nov 25, 2019

Dodge City - Maria "Tere" Perez de Jorge, 62, died November 25, 2019 at Phoenix Hospice of Wichita.  She was born on November 6, 1957 at Etzaltán, Jalisco, Mexico the daughter of Fidel Perez-Parades and Amparo Espinoza-Gonzales.

Maria was a high school graduate at Etzaltan, Jalisco, Mexico and after graduating she worked as a secretary. On October...

Nov 22, 2019

Satanta - Sonia Rodriguez, 55, died November 22, 2019 at her sister's home in Ulysses after a long battle with cancer. She was born on June 9, 1964 in Mexico, the daughter of Simon and Maria Rodriguez. As a young child, Sonia came to the United States with her family. The family moved to Satanta and Sonia attended Satanta...