Obituaries

Oct 9, 2025

Rodney J. Friesen, 72, died peacefully at home on October 9, 2025 following his battle with pancreatic cancer. Rod was born August 17,1953, in Ulysses, Kansas to Arlene (Troyer) and Eugene Friesen.

He and his two brothers, Gary and Bruce, grew up in Johnson City, Kansas. Rod attended Stanton County High School, where he played basketball and...

Oct 8, 2025

Dodge City - Ramon Quiñonez, 69, passed away on October 8, 2025 at his home surrounded by loved ones.  He was born on October 17, 1955 in Aguililla, Michoacan, Mexico; the son of Ramon Quiñonez and Liduvina Palomares.

He worked as an Anesthesia Tech at a VA hospital for 15 years. Ramon enjoyed coin collecting and being...

Oct 5, 2025

Dodge City - Ruthann Keough died October 5, 2025 at her home in Dodge City.  She was born in Dodge City, the daughter of John Patrick and Nettie (Farrell) Keough.

Ruthann was a longtime resident of Dodge City. She graduated from Dodge City High School and went on to further her education at Emporia, earning a double...

Sep 30, 2025

Maria Del Carmen "Carmela" Flores

August 19, 1951 – September 30, 2025

Maria Del Carmen "Carmela" Flores, 74, passed away on September 30, 2025, in Sioux City, Iowa. A devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, wife, and friend, Carmela was the kind of woman whose love was felt in every meal she cooked and every life...

Sep 29, 2025

Montezuma - Helen Fricke Koehn, our beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother, was born to Samuel & Katherine (Mininger) Fricke on April 23, 1933 at Perico, Texas. On the evening of September 29, 2025, the angels came and peacefully took her home with all her children gathered around her bedside. She reached the age of 92 years, five months,...

Sep 29, 2025

Ft. Dodge - Thain Francis Yahne (Ty) of Jennings, Kansas, passed away peacefully on September 29, 2025 at St. Catherine's hospital in Garden City, Kansas. Born on August 18, 1941, in Great Bend, Kansas, Ty lived a life marked by service and creativity. A proud Vietnam veteran, Ty served honorably in the United States Navy. His commitment to his...

Sep 28, 2025

Dodge City - Eladio Martinez, 78, passed away September 28, 2025 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on May 23, 1947 in Torreon De San Isidro, Durango, Mexico, the son of Luis Martinez and Juana Terrazas.

He worked at Cargill for 35 years. Eladio was deeply devoted to his faith and played an active,...

Sep 27, 2025

John H. Koster, a proud veteran of the U.S. Army, passed away September 27, 2025, at the Kansas Soldiers' Home in Fort Dodge at the age of 76. The son of Jack and Ruth Koster,

John was a lifelong resident of Cawker City, KS, until moving to the Kansas Soldiers' Home at Fort Dodge, Kansas, in October...

Sep 26, 2025

Larned - Kenneth Gene Smith, 75, passed away September 26, 2025 at his home in Larned. He was born on October 16, 1949 in Emporia, the son of David Wayne and Norma Lee (Thompson) Smith.

His childhood years were spent in Emporia, where he graduated from Emporia High School in 1969.  After graduation, he served in the...

Sep 23, 2025

Dodge City - Paula Konrade, 52, died September 23, 2025 at her home in Dodge City.  She was born on October 22, 1972 in Dodge City, the daughter of Kathy (Edwards) and Ralph Peter Konrade, Jr.

Paula worked for USD 443 in the lunch room for some time. She enjoyed bowling and lottery scratch off tickets. She...

Sep 23, 2025

Jose Armando Garcia, 43, passed away on September 23, 2025. Even though he passed away to early from this world, his loving heart left a beacon of light for all who knew him. He was born on November 25, 1981 in Park Ridge, Illinois to Jose Silvestre and Maria Eugenia (Sierra) Garcia.

Jose grew up in Dodge...

Sep 21, 2025

Gregory Lynn Koehn was born to Michael and Cynthia Koehn at Dodge City, Kansas on September 10, 1979. His Heavenly Father gently called him home on September 21, 2025 surrounded by family, shortly after his 46th birthday.

He spent the first week of his life in the hospital, due to pneumonia. It is interesting to us that...

Sep 15, 2025

Ocala, Florida – Annette Marie Lopez, 65, passed away September 15, 2025 in Ocala, Florida. She was born on June 15, 1960 in Dodge City, the daughter of Aurora "Dora" (Ramon) and Leopoldo "Leo" Martinez.

She was very good at pool and bowling, she even competed in Las Vegas. She was a Kansas City Chiefs fanatic. Annette...

Sep 14, 2025

Cimarron - Carol Arlene Collier, 71, passed away on September 14, 2025 at St. Catherine Hospital of Dodge City.  She was born on June 27, 1954 at Wakeeney, the daughter of Elmer Boxberger and Vera Sonday. She was raised by her mother and adoptive father Robert Collier and Don Miller became a bonus father to her later in life....

Sep 14, 2025

Sublette - Donald Dean Messerly, 94, died September 14, 2025 at his home in Sublette. He was born on May 28, 1931 in Garden City, the son of Robert Carl and Hedwig (Krug) Messerly.

Don was a lifetime resident of Sublette, spending his early years on the family farm 15 miles north of Sublette. He graduated from...

Sep 12, 2025

Meade - Terri Crecelius, 62, died September 12, 2025 at her home in Meade.  She was born on April 7, 1963 at Lakewood, Ohio the daughter of Randi (Ede) Crecelius.

At a young age, Terri and her family moved to Kansas.  She completed her education by obtaining her GED.  Terri was a freight carrier for several years...

Sep 9, 2025

Cimarron – Doyle Lee Warden, 69, died September 9, 2025 at his home in Cimarron, Kansas.  He was born on July 24, 1956 at Coalinga, California the son of Bobby and Anita (Church) Warden.

He loved to go fishing, camping and just being in the great outdoors. Doyle enjoyed watching golf and football on T.V. He was...

Sep 7, 2025

Dodge City – Baby, Hector Tadeo Ortiz Perez, passed away on September 7, 2025 at his home.  He was born on July 9, 2025 in Dodge City, Kansas; the son of Jesus F. Ortiz Perez and Maria I. Perez Pantoja.

He was a very happy baby. He was so loved by so many, especially his cousin, Giovanni....

Sep 6, 2025

Darrell L. Wiswell passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on September 6, 2025, at Bethel Home in Montezuma. He was born on September 28, 1932, to John Leslie and Loula (Odneal) Wiswell on the family farm in Seward County, south of Sublette.

Darrell began his education in a country school before attending Sublette High School, where...

Sep 3, 2025

Cimarron - Curtis Campbell, 78, died September 3, 2025 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born on June 12, 1947 at Kansas City, Missouri the son of Luther and Letha (Cade) Campbell.

Curt graduates from Atchison High School in 1965. He went on to further his education first at Benedictine College graduating in 1969 and...