Obituaries

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...

Nov 21, 2019

Dodge City - Maria de Luz "Lucy" Rosales de Montes, 65, died November 21, 2019 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita.  She was born on June 3, 1954 in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, the daughter of Lino Diaz-Hernandez and Maria De Jesus-Ibarra.

Maria spent her childhood in Juarez, Mexico where she attended elementary school.  At the age...

Nov 21, 2019

Cimarron - Ann Penner, 97, died November 21, 2019 at The Shepherd's Center in Cimarron.  She was born on January 16, 1922 in Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada the daughter of John and Anna (Siebert) Thiessen.Ann grew up in Inman, graduating from Inman High School. After high school she attended Tabor College, graduating with an Associate of Arts degree. Ann then...

Nov 19, 2019

Dodge City - Larry Lee Jones, 81, died November 19, 2019 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City.  He was born on March 13, 1938 at Garden City, Kansas the son of Donald R. and Avis L. (Vandeeree) Jones.

Larry was a 1956 graduate of Garden City High School and after graduating he married Doris JoAnn Vannaman....

Nov 18, 2019

Dodge City - Raul Rodriguez Crisostomo, 57, died November 18, 2019 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City.  He was born on December 22, 1961 at Usmajac, Jalisco, Mexico the son of Magadaleno and Ramona (Crisostomo) Rodriguez.

Raul married DeeAnn Copeland on May 25, 1995 in Dodge City. She survives. He worked for Cargill for over...

Nov 15, 2019

Sherri Lee Ernst, 83, died November 15, 2019 at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. She was born on January 21, 1936 at Wichita, the daughter of Lester "Pete" and Ruth (Johnston) Schubert.

She married Gary Ernst on December 27, 1967 in Dodge City. He survives. Mrs. Ernst worked as a sophomore English teacher at Dodge...

Nov 13, 2019

Dodge City – Elizabeth "Tina"Gibbons McKivergan Agur, 66, died November 13, 2019 at Trinity Manor in Dodge City. She was born on November 29, 1952 at Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of Edward and Iris (McKinley) Gibbons.

She married Roger Agur on February 14, 1998 in Dodge City, he survives. She loved sewing, quilting, gardening and reading...

Nov 10, 2019

Dodge City - Ben F. Looney, 73, died November 10, 2019 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on August 18, 1946 in Dodge City, the son of Harvey Looney and Helen Bates.

Ben enjoyed a mischievous childhood, being a supportive brother in Dodge City, Ford, and Oregon. In his early years, he worked as...

Nov 10, 2019

Montezuma -Neva Louise Eicher was born on July 9, 1931 to Frank and Hannah Gearig Eicher, at Alma, Michigan. She quietly passed away on November 10, 2019 in her room at Bethel Home in Montezuma, in the evening hours, reaching the age of eighty-eight years.

Mom grew up on a farm close to Ithaca, Michigan, receiving her...

Nov 4, 2019

Dodge City - Barbara Miller, 56, died November 4, 2019 at University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was born on October 14, 1963 at Mainz, Germany.

She married Ronald Miller on February 28, 2018 in Golden, Colorado, he survives. Mrs. Miller loved traveling around the country and seeing new things. She enjoyed collecting...