Obituaries

May 11, 2020

Dodge City - Ruben Orozco-Guerrero, 76, died May 11, 2020 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City.  He was born on November 2, 1943 in Mexico, the son of Jose Jesus and Francisca (Guerrero) Orozco.

Ruben spent his childhood in Mexico.  He married Maria E. Ambriz in 1967. Together, they raised eleven children.  Ruben was a...

May 9, 2020

Dodge City - Glenn Jensen, 59, died May 9, 2020 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City.  He was born on April 24, 1961 at Dodge City, the son of Jerry and Rosalie (Kane) Jensen.

Glenn grew up in Dodge City and was a 1979 graduate of Dodge City High School. He then attended Dodge City Community...

May 8, 2020

PHOENIX, ARIZONA – James Rupert Knight passed peacefully into eternity on May 8, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona at the age of 91. James was born on March 30, 1929, in Lafayette, Indiana, but spent his youth in Indianapolis. He attended the largest high school in America at the time, Arsenal Technical. He played basketball and baseball for the legendary...

May 7, 2020

Dodge City - Betty A. Madden Bailey ,93, went home to be with her Lord, May 7, 2020 at Western Plains Regional Hospital, Dodge City, Ks.

Betty was born February 17,1927 at Stafford, Kansas to James Sanford and Sadie Maye ( Carson) Logue.

She attended Stafford schools and after graduation, she married Frank L. Madden,...

May 5, 2020

Dodge City - Steaven Payne, 51, died May 5, 2020 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on April 6, 1969 at Amarillo, Texas.

He enjoyed going to thrift stores, jogging, gardening and listening to rock music in his spare time. Steaven had such a love of animals and would help any stray animal he...

May 5, 2020

Montezuma - Our daughter, Rebecca Ann, was born to us, Max and Iris (Becker) Boehs on July 12, 1983 at Ulysses. She peacefully passed away on May 5, 2020, from complications of COVID19, at Minneola Hospital, Minneola.

Rebecca (Becky) was a happy child during her growing up years at Ulysses. Her school years were spent...

May 3, 2020

DODGE CITY - Carrie Jane Rucker, 91, died May 3, 2020 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home, Dodge City.  She was born on July 22, 1928 at Spearville, the daughter of Uel Kenyon and Carrie Jane (Moody) Rucker.

Carrie grew up in Spearville and graduated from Spearville High School and then attended Emporia State University. She was a...

May 1, 2020

Montezuma - Our dear mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Nadine Bartlett Schmidt, was born on June 26, 1927, to Hiram Ernest and Sina Cantwell Bartlett, at Newcastle, Oklahoma.  She passed away in the early morning hours of May 1, 2020, at Bethel Home, Montezuma, Kansas, reaching the age of 92 years.

During her childhood her family moved...

Apr 28, 2020

MEADE – Burton Leon Malone, 81, died April 28, 2020 at Lone Tree Retirement Center in Meade. He was born on March 19, 1939 on the family farm south of Copeland to Roy Burton and Natalie Corinne (Hesser) Malone. He and his seven siblings each had a unique nickname with his being Lou.

Leon attended school in...

Apr 26, 2020

Cimarron – Mary U. Tanner, 89, died April 26, 2020 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City.  She was born on October 19, 1930 at Lutts, Tennessee.

She married Donald E. Tanner on December 20, 1953 at Herando, Mississippi, he preceded her in death on April 17, 2006. Mrs. Tanner worked as a registered nurse for...

Apr 25, 2020

Verla Yvonne (Rabe) Leaf, 89, passed away April 25, 2020 at Trinity Manor, Dodge City.  She was born on September 29, 1930 at Spearville, the daughter of Henry and Bertha (Roepke) Rabe.

Verla grew up in Offerle, graduating from Offerle High School. She married Paul Rolland (Rollie) Leaf on June 25, 1949; to this union of 70...

Apr 25, 2020

COPELAND - My loving wife, our Mother, and Grandmother, Norma Lou (Becker) Unruh was born to Lee Roy and Elizabeth Becker on November 11, 1939, at Halstead. She peacefully passed away April 25, 2020 at Bethel Home, Montezuma, reaching the age of 80 years.

She spent her childhood years in rural McPherson County and attended grade school...

Apr 14, 2020

Rita Marie (Stegman) Heiland, 83, died peacefully Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at Brookdale Senior Living in Dodge City. She was born November 24, 1936 at the family farmstead in rural Offerle, the daughter of John and Theresia (Schaller) Stegman. Her family moved to Dodge City in 1939. A 1954 graduate of St. Mary of the Plains Academy, Rita married...

Apr 8, 2020

Dodge City - Robert J. Hasty, 91, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died April 8, 2020 at Catholic Care Center Bel Aire.  He was born April 23, 1928 in Fredonia, the son of Fred and Gladys (Mattix) Hasty.

Robert's early childhood was on a farm near Fredonia.  His father, a WWI veteran, became disabled and in 1940...

Apr 6, 2020

Eugene M. McAdam 96, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died April 6, 2020 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City, Kansas. He was born on September 16, 1923, at Cleveland, Kansas, the son of Harry and Irene (Heatherman) McAdam.

Gene was the fourth oldest of ten children. He married Maxine Struble at Blessed Sacrament Catholic...

Apr 2, 2020

Dodge City - William H. Murdock, 101, died April 2, 2020 at Brookdale Senior Living in Dodge City.  He was born on November 6, 1918 in Waco, Missouri, the son of William L. and Verna Nellie (McMorris) Murdock.

On January 1, 1941, he married Loretta C. Duesing at Dodge City and they celebrated 65 years of marriage....

Mar 27, 2020

Ensign - Tammy Sue Carter, 52, died March 27, 2020 due to an automobile accident in Ford County.  She was born on July 25, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of Leroy and Joyce K. (Tomczak) Netherton.

Tammy spent her childhood in Chicago where she attended school.  After she graduated from high school, Tammy moved to Ensign...

Mar 27, 2020

Harry Herl of Collyer, 74, passed away Friday, March 27, 2020.  He was born on July 20, 1945 in Quinter, the son of Edwin and Teresa (Augustine) Herl.

Harry married Tharen Troyer on November 29, 1969 and they recently celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary. For the last 42 years, Harry owned and operated Herl Truck Equipment; buying...

Mar 26, 2020

Dodge City - Everett E. "Snitz" Schnitzler, 94, died March 26, 2020 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home, Dodge City.  He was born on October 18, 1925 at Nickerson, the son of Ben and Laura (Bartman) Schnitzler.

Everett grew up and attended schools in Nickerson. In his younger days he drove taxis and cement trucks to earn money....

Mar 23, 2020

Dodge City - Bonnie J. Rall, 86, died March 23, 2020 at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City.  She was born on December 12, 1933 in Great Bend, the daughter of John A. and Elizabeth (Kreger) Wieser.

Bonnie moved with her family to Dodge City where she attended school.  On September 8, 1967, she married Eugene...