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Yoshie Tachibana Mah

Yoshie Tachibana Mah

Aug 1, 2019

Yoshie (Tachibana) Mah, 89, died Thursday August 1, 2019 at St. Catherine's Hospital in Garden City, KS after a brief illness. She was born in Tokyo, Japan March 31, 1930 to Tokujiro and Naka Tachibana.

Yoshie attended Tosen Primary School and Fujikage Girls High School in Tokyo, completing her formal schooling in 1943. Following the Korean War,...

Kenneth E. Vowell

Kenneth E. Vowell

Aug 1, 2019

Spearville - Kenneth E. Vowell, 89, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2019 at the Hodgeman County Health Center in Jetmore.  He was born on December 11, 1929 in Blackwell, Oklahoma the son of J. Hugh and Lara (Parks) Vowel.

In 1948, Kenneth graduated from Blackwell High School, in Blackwell, Oklahoma. He went to work for Western Electric/Western...

Michael W. Parker

Michael W. Parker

Aug 1, 2019

Michael W. Parker, 56, died August 1, 2019 at his home in Brunswick, Maine.  He was born on May 17, 1963 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Liberty Wilson (Sonny) and Saundra (Williams) Parker.

The family moved to Ponca City, Oklahoma when Mike was a young child and were members of the Grand Avenue Church of Christ. ...

Frances Jean Hoffman

Frances Jean Hoffman

Jul 31, 2019

SUBLETTE - Frances Jean Hoffman, 91, died July 31, 2019 at the Satanta Long Term Care, Satanta.  She was born on August 10, 1927  at Fritch, Texas  the daughter of Alpha D. and Vera Lucille (McClennagan) French.

A longtime resident of Sublette,  Frances was a 1946 graduate of Sublette High School. On June 30, 1946 she married...

Glenn E. Mccann

Glenn E. Mccann

Jul 29, 2019

Glenn E. McCann, 103, died Monday, July 29, 2019 at his home in Mission Woods, Kansas.  He was born June 3, 1916 at Kansas City Missouri, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin McCann.

Glenn attended public schools in Kansas City.  After high school he attended the University of Kansas where he earned a bachelor's degree in...

George Ernest Mussemann

George Ernest Mussemann

Jul 26, 2019

DODGE CITY - George Ernest Mussemann died on July 26, 2019 at his home in Dodge City. He was born May 24, 1926 in Wakeeney, to Ferd and Florence (Baughman) Mussemann.

George's family moved to Dodge City in 1930 and moved into a house on First Avenue where George lived from 1932 until his passing. George attended...

Richard K. Burke

Richard K. Burke

Jul 26, 2019

Dodge City – Dr. Richard Kent Burke, 76, passed away July 26, 2019 at Reflection Living, Dodge City surrounded by loved ones.  He was born in Dodge City at Trinity Hospital on March 31, 1943 to Harrison and Margie Burke.

Richard spent the majority of his life in Dodge City with a few exceptions.  As a child,...

Arlin I. Yost

Arlin I. Yost

Jul 25, 2019

Montezuma - My husband, our father and grandfather, Arland (Arlin) Irving Yost, was born Sept. 11, 1928, to John and Lena Smith Yost on the family farm in rural Gray Co. He peacefully left his earthly life on July 25, 2019, at Bethel Home, Montezuma, reaching the age of 90 years.

At the age of three, daddy...

William "Bill" Jacob Ring

William "Bill" Jacob Ring

Jul 25, 2019

Dodge City – William (Bill) Jacob Ring, 69, died July 25, 2019 at Sunporch of Dodge City.  He was born on December 28, 1949 at Saginaw, Michigan the son of Walter Jacob and Gertrude Ann (Kreiner) Ring.

Bill grew up in Wichita and was a graduate of Wichita West High School. He was in the grocery store...

Eldon Thomas Osborne

Eldon Thomas Osborne

Jul 25, 2019

Dodge City - Eldon Thomas Osborne, 88, passed away July 25, 2019 in Dodge City.  He was born on August 14, 1930 in Hutchinson, the son of Maurice and Rotha Lois (Grasty) Osborne.

Eldon was a graduate of Hanston High School and attended Wichita State University. He worked for the Santa Fe Railroad and Western Power and...

Darrell D. Hendrickson

Darrell D. Hendrickson

Jul 21, 2019

Dodge City - Darrell Dee Hendrickson, 77, died July 21, 2019 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on September 17, 1941 in Ellsworth, the son of Claude and Leta (Dengate) Hendrickson.

Darrell was raised on his family's farm in the Shiloh Community in Lincoln County. He graduated from Brookville High School in 1959. In...

Jon C. Tyler

Jon C. Tyler

Jul 15, 2019

Copeland - Jon C. Tyler was born to Ernest E. Tyler and Barbara (Bishop) on December 21, 1943 in Copeland. He passed away at home in Yuma, Arizona on July 15, 2019, after a long struggle with Prostate/Bone Cancer.

Jon attended Copeland High School where he played Football, Basketball and Track and graduated in 1962. He married...

David John Foskuhl

David John Foskuhl

Jul 10, 2019

Montezuma – David John Foskuhl, 46, died July 10, 2019 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.  He was born on September 26, 1972 in Dodge City, the son of David and Donna Foskuhl.

David John attended school in Montezuma and later earned his GED.  He graduated from cosmetology school in Wichita in November of 2015.  David John...

Mary Irene Pittman

Mary Irene Pittman

Jul 8, 2019

Mary Irene Pittman, 94, died July 8, 2019 at her home in Beaumont, Texas.  She was born on May 16, 1925 in Bucklin, the daughter of Robert and Ethel (Swisher) Mayberry.

Irene spent her childhood in Bucklin.  She graduated from Minneola High School in 1943.  On May 28, 1946, she married Roland L. Pittman in Minneola.  He...

Lenora Louise Dirks

Lenora Louise Dirks

Jul 7, 2019

Dodge City – Lenora Louise Dirks, 63, died July 7, 2019 at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.  She was born on April 6, 1956 at Burlington, Colorado the daughter of Leonard and Cecilia (Pfannenstiel) Leikam.

She married Mark Dirks on June 13, 2009, he survives. Mrs. Dirks was a 1974 graduate of Dodge...

Rosa Mae Koehn Schmidt

Rosa Mae Koehn Schmidt

Jul 6, 2019

Montezuma - Rosa Mae Schmidt Koehn Schmidt was born May 17, 1932, to Emil and Minnie Nightingale Schmidt near Fairview, Oklahoma. She was called to the arms of Jesus suddenly and unexpectedly, on July 6, 2019, at her home in Bethel Home apartments, Montezuma, Kansas. She reached the age of 87 years.

Our Mother spent her childhood...

John G. Barnes

John G. Barnes

Jul 4, 2019

Dodge City - John G. Barnes "Barney", 80, died peacefully July 4, 2019 at his home.  He was born on September 3, 1938 in Bushton, the son of Lyle and Edith Barnes.

John was raised in Kinsley, graduating from Kinsley High School in 1957. After high school, he joined the United States Army. He served and trained...

Doris M. Kimbrel

Doris M. Kimbrel

Jul 4, 2019

Ensign - Doris Mildred Kimbrel, 89, died July 4, 2019 at Trinity Manor in Dodge City.  She was born on October 16, 1929 in Satanta, the daughter of George and Charlotte (Cox) Bales.

Doris spent her early childhood in Satanta where she attended grade school.  In 1945, Doris moved with her family to Dodge City.  She graduated...

Inez Louise Stoltz

Inez Louise Stoltz

Jul 3, 2019

Dodge City - Inez Louise (Walton) Stoltz, 82 years of age, died July 3, 2019 in Dodge City, with her son by her side. She was born on March 23, 1937 in Keenesburg, Colorado, the daughter of Russell and Marguerite (Corfman) Walton.

Inez was married to Raymond E. Stoltz on April 28, 1956 in Phillipsburg. Raymond passed...

Ruby Smith

Ruby Smith

Jul 3, 2019

Montezuma - Ruby Wenger Smith was born November 19, 1922 to Conrad and Anna Becker Wenger in Newton.  She peacefully passed away on July 3, 2019 at Bethel Home in Montezuma.  She reached the age of 96 years, 7 months.

Mother spent her childhood years on her parent's farm at Hesston.  She received her education at French...

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