Obituaries

Nov 2, 2019

Dodge City - Deborah Foote, 70, died November 2, 2019 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on March 23, 1949 at Hamtramck, Michigan the daughter of James B. and Ada V. (Sadler) Scott.

She married Arthur Foote on April 22, 2012 in Liberal, he survives. Mrs. Foote ran a daycare for several years and...

Oct 27, 2019

Montezuma - Jeffrey Keith Koehn was born on February 6, 1963, the first of five children, to Russell and Winona Jantz Koehn at Ulysses, Kansas. He passed away on October 27, 2019, at the age of 56, as a result of complications of an earlier stroke.

Jeff had a happy, secure childhood growing up on a farm...

Oct 25, 2019

Dodge City - Irma Jean Churning, 81, died October 25, 2019 at Sun Porch of Dodge City.  She was born on June 29, 1938 at Dodge City, the daughter of John Arthur and Edna A. (Kreger) Williams.

Irma Jean was born and raised in Dodge City and was a graduate of Dodge City High School.  On February...

Oct 24, 2019

Sublette - Gilberto Moreno, 71, died October 24, 2019 at the Satanta District Hospital.  He was born on September 13, 1948 in Mexico,  the son of Gilberto Lozano and Antonia Moreno.

Gilberto spent his childhood in Mexico.  In 1965, he married Juana Lopez in Chihuahua, Mexico.  She survives. Gilberto and Juana moved to Texas in 1987.  He...

Oct 21, 2019

Dodge City - Dora Hernandez, 55, died October 21, 2019 at her home in Dodge City.  She was born on March 14, 1964 in Levelland, Texas the daughter of Joe and Geneva (Valardez) Hernandez.

Dora attended high school in Ulysses.  She later earned her CNA certificate and worked in a nursing home in Ulysses.  Dora later moved...

Oct 16, 2019

Dodge City - Normalee Konecny, 93, died October 16, 2019 at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City.  She was born on December 12, 1925 on the family farm in Ford County, the daughter of Joseph Andrew and Matilda Josephine (Kimbrel) Reinert.

Normalee attended school at Sacred Heart Catholic School and then at St. Mary's Academy until...

Oct 11, 2019

Dodge City - Beth Elaine Pankratz-Fox was born to Vivian Elizabeth (Glenn) Pankratz and John Henry Pankratz on October 17, 1946.  Beth passed on Friday, October 11, 2019.

She was raised among her family including her Aunt Hulda and Aunt Margaret.  She received her cosmetology certificate and then moved to Dodge City where she was a successful...

Oct 9, 2019

Dodge City - Carl Robert Churning Jr., 85, died October 9, 2019 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on March 17, 1934 in Ashland, the son of Carl Robert and Irene (Moore) Churning Sr.

As a child, Carl moved to California with his family.  After his graduation from high school, he enlisted in the...

Oct 6, 2019

DODGE CITY - Michael Wayne Davis, 67, died October 6, 2019 at Ascension Via Christi-St. Joseph Campus, Wichita.  He was born on October 9, 1951 at Shenandoah, Iowa the son of Charles and Donna (Reed) Davis.

Michael was a graduate of Garden City High School. He joined the US Army serving during the Vietnam War. After the...

Oct 6, 2019

Montezuma - Our beloved Mother and Grandmother, Della Jane (Wenger) Schmidt entered her haven of rest in the early morning Sunday, October 6, 2019 at Bethel Home in Montezuma.  She had a rich, full, life of 90 years.  She was born to Conrad and Anna (Becker) Wenger in Harvey County on July 4, 1929, the ninth of 10 children....

Oct 3, 2019

Dodge City – Keith Edward Shean, 72, died October 3, 2019 at the Kansas Veterans Home at Ft. Dodge.  He was born on November 28, 1946 at Spearville, Kansas the son of  Edward and Bonnie (Hedrick) Shean.

He and Lucia (Perkins) Shean started their life together on February 8, 1975, she survives. Mr. Shean worked as a...

Oct 2, 2019

CIMARRON - Robert A. Kugler, 72, died October 2, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born on October 29, 1946 at Superior, Nebraska the son of Rex and Wilma (Brown) Kugler.

Robert married Corinne Vath on August 30, 1969 in Cimarron, she survives. Mr. Kugler was a farmer and also worked for KDOT...

Oct 1, 2019

Sublette - Roberta Maxine Moser, 81, died October 1, 2019 at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton.  She was born on February 8, 1938 at Garden City, the daughter of Harold and Norma Lorene (Newberry) Stucker.

Roberta spent her childhood in Garden City.  She graduated from Garden City High School in 1956.  On June 9, 1956, she was united...

Sep 27, 2019

Cimarron - Vernon Russell Unruh was born on January 15, 1925 to Leo and Susie Unruh in a farmhouse just east of Pawnee Rock, Kansas. They lived in this area till June of 1936, when they moved to a farm 10 miles North of Cimarron. Russell graduated from the Cimarron High School in 1943.

He farmed with...

Sep 21, 2019

Ensign - Donna Alice Jones Groves was born in Waynoka, Oklahoma on March 16, 1929 to Doris Nieman Jones and James Willis (Jay) Jones. She passed away on September 21, 2019 at Reflection Living in Wichita at the age of 90 years.

She graduated from Waynoka High School and worked as a switchboard operator for Bell Telephone. ...

Sep 21, 2019

Dodge City - Elsie Christina McComas, 93, died September 21, 2019 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.  She was born on December 25, 1925 in Ford County, Kansas the daughter of Frank B. and Mollie (Schiffner) Birzer.

She married Ervin H. McComas on September 16, 1946 in Dodge City, he preceded her in death on February 4,...

Sep 16, 2019

Montezuma - Peter Koethler, 56, died September 16, 2019 at his home. He was born on November 4, 1962, the son of Jacob and Anna (Klassen) Koethler.

Peter worked for Harmon Farms in Garden City for the past 20 years. When he wasn't working, Peter enjoyed spending time with his family, often traveling to Mexico to visit....

Sep 13, 2019

Dodge City - Claude Allen, 88, died September 13, 2019 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City.  He was born on August 2, 1931 at Dodge City, the son of Claude and Harriet (Smith) Allen.

Claude grew up and attended schools in Dodge City. He later attended Dodge City Community College, Colorado Springs School of Art,...

Sep 12, 2019

Dodge City - Gary Lee Pickerill, 82, died September 12, 2019 at Ft. Dodge.  He was born on February 18, 1937 at Hutchinson, Kansas the son of Howard and Myrtle (Bailey) Pickerill.

Gary loved gardening and spending time with his fur babies in his spare time. He worked as a salesman in the appliance business. Gary proudly...

Sep 11, 2019

Dodge City - Roxanna L. Martinez, 68, passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 11, 2019 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home, Dodge City.  She was born on September 26, 1950 at Dodge City, the daughter of Carl and Billie (Gaskill) Clare.

She was a homemaker and loving mother, sister, and grandmother.

Roxanna is survived...