Obituaries

Jul 30, 2020

Ft. Dodge - Ricardo Puentes, 67, died July 30, 2020 at the Kansas Soldiers Home, Ft. Dodge.  He was born on July 26, 1953 at Corpus Christi, Texas the son of Daniel and Celia (Rangel) Puentes.

My dad, He could be a good friend at time's. He was very stubborn and always had to have his way...

Jul 28, 2020

Dodge City - Don Wiles, 93, died July 28, 2020 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on September 11, 1926 at Washington, D.C. the son of Lee and Anna Wiles.

The Family settled in Bennet, Nebraska, where he spent his childhood. Living on the family farm, he also worked on a dairy farm while...

Jul 27, 2020

Iva Lou (Mosher) Birney, 83, died July 27, 2020 at Western Prairie Senior Living in Ulysses.  She was born on March 3, 1937 in Hopkins County, Texas, the daughter of Roy and Winnie Mae (Crumpler) Mosher.

Iva Lou loved her God and her family.  She graduated from high school in Como, Texas and married Walter Birney shortly...

Jul 27, 2020

Diana Louise Wetzel, 76, went home to be with the Lord on July 27, 2020, at Brookdale Senior Living in Dodge City. She was born October 11, 1943, in Dodge City, the daughter of Austin and Marie McKee.

Diana graduated from Dodge City Senior High School in 1962, and received her Associate of Arts Degree from Dodge...

Jul 20, 2020

Dodge City - Patricia "Pat" Stanley, 87, went home to be with the Lord July 20, 2020 at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. She was born on July 23, 1932 at Herington, Kansas the daughter of Daniel and Edith (Wilson) Sullivan.

She married John Neal "Jack" Stanley Jr. on June 24, 1951 in Dodge City,...

Jul 18, 2020

Dodge City - Alida Bilbrey, 64, died July 18, 2020 at her home in Dodge City.  She was born on August 20, 1955 at Colima, Mexico the daughter of Jose and Consuelo (Toscano) Perez.

She loved to go dancing, camping, gardening and traveling in her spare time. Mrs. Bilbrey worked as a daycare provider for many years....

Jul 18, 2020

Dodge City - Kevin W. Krisle, 64, died July 18, 2020 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City.  He was born on September 6, 1955 at Fowler, Kansas the son of Robert and Phyllis (Nichols) Krisle.

He married Cindy Davis on April 20, 1990 in Dodge City, she survives. Kevin loved riding motorcycles and the challenge...

Jul 17, 2020

Montezuma – Jerry L. Miller 78, died July 17, 2020 in Amarillo, Texas.  He was born on January 3, 1942 in Grassy, Missouri, the son of Courtland Claude and Vera Minnie (Newell) Miller.

Jerry spent his childhood in Grassy, Missouri.  He attended and graduated from Woodland Hills High School in Marble Hill, Missouri.  In 1963, he married...

Jul 16, 2020

Stephen James Gechter passed away July 16, 2020 at his home in Dodge City. He was born December 10, 1946 in Dodge City, the son of Harry J. "Jim" and Norma Jean (Koehn) Gechter, Jr.

Stephen attended school in Offerle and graduated from Minneola High School. He then graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree...

Jul 13, 2020

Leon A. Allen, 95, died July 13, 2020 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. He was born on May 20, 1925 at Dodge City, the son of Harry F. and Ethel (Wright) Allen. Leon was raised in the Bloom community, graduating from Bloom High School in 1943. He married Anna Mae Winkelman on October 26, 1947 and they made their...

Jul 11, 2020

Dodge City - Ira Doran Faulkner, 63, died July 11, 2020 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on June 13, 1957 in Frankfurt, Germany, the son of Vernon and Dorothy (Millender) Faulkner.

After his father's discharge from the Army, the family returned to Dodge City when Doran was about two.  He attended school in...

Jul 10, 2020

Dodge City - Tillie (Mathilda) Esther Koehn, 94, died July 10, 2020 at Sunporch of Dodge City. She was born on June 30, 1926 at Inman, Kansas the daughter of Pete and Helen (Doerksen) Heidebrecht.

Tillie married Frank Koehn on September 23, 1945 in Inman, Kansas, he preceded her in death on December 21, 1997. She was...

Jul 7, 2020

Dodge City - Maria Elaine Musick, 78, died July 7, 2020 at the Kansas Soldiers Home in Fort Dodge.  She was born on December 5, 1941 in St. Marys, the daughter of George and Catherine (Johnston) Verschelden.

Maria spent her childhood in St. Marys where she graduated from St. Marys High School.  She went on to further...

Jul 4, 2020

Dodge City – Linda J. Cox, 75, died July 4, 2020 at University Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born on January 15, 1945 at Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of Arnold and Agnes (Slattery) Buehne.

She married Norman Cox on September 24, 1965 in Dodge City, he preceded her in death on December 2,...

Jul 4, 2020

Dodge City - Bonnie J. Wellen, 61, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2020 at her home in Dodge City after a three year battle with cancer.  She was born on December 30, 1958 in Ransom, the daughter of Gene and Marilyn (Petersille) Suitzer.

As a child, Bonnie moved with her family to Scott City.  She graduated...

Jul 4, 2020

Donna Belle Kline, 88, died July 4, 2020 at Silver Springs Retirement in Green Valley, Arizona.  She was born on January 24, 1932 in Dodge City, the daughter of Carl D. and Mary E. Kimbell Dowling.

Donna Belle attended Wilroads Gardens School NO37 and Enterprise Rural School. She was active in the D.I.Y. Jrs. 4-H Club.  After...

Jun 23, 2020

Dodge City – Theresa A. Gepner, 69, died June 23, 2020 at her home in Dodge City.  She was born on February 16, 1951 at Bristol, Indiana the daughter of Fred John Jr. and Isabel Margaret (Adamski) Wordelman.

She married George Gepner on March 1, 1968 in Syracuse, Kansas he preceded her in death on February 9,...

Jun 19, 2020

Montezuma - Jack A. Miller, 85, died June 19, 2020 at Homestead Assisted Living in Garden City. He was born on January 20, 1935 in Needles, California, the son of Henry Arthur and Lillie (Beavers) Miller.

The family moved to Hutchinson when Jack was a young child. Jack graduated from Buhler High School in 1953. After graduation,...

Jun 18, 2020

Shirley Mae Hessman, 77, died June 18, 2020 at Covenant Care Senior Living in Wichita. She was born on January 4, 1943 at Stockton, California the daughter of Albert and Twila (Frankenberry) Chambers.

She was a member of the Living Waters Pentecostal Holiness Church.

She is survived by her son, Mark Hessman of Wichita; two...

Jun 14, 2020

Dodge City – Crespina B. Marquez, 69, died June 14, 2020 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.  She was born on October 25, 1950 at Anton Chicho, New Mexico the daughter of Joe Ben and Antonia Maria (Baca) Gonzales,

She married Marcial Marquez on January 6, 2001 in Dodge City, he survives....