Obituaries

Mar 31, 2019

Marilynne Elizabeth VenJohn, age 85, passed on March 31, 2019 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS due to complications from a fall at home.

She was born October 21, 1933 to John and Elizabeth Kunz in Garden City, KS.

Marilynne married Robert C VenJohn on Dec 11, 1951 in Garden City, KS and later moved...

Mar 27, 2019

Cimarron - Douglas Dean Stucky was restored in eternal life on March 27, 2019.  Jesus claimed victory over cancer.  Doug lived as he died; without fear of the future and with confidence in Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior.  Doug was born on October 26, 1957 in Moundridge, the son of Wayne and Arlene (Zerger) Stucky.

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Mar 24, 2019

Dodge City – Sharron Lee Raney, 81, died March 24, 2019 at St. Joseph Place in Overland Park.  She was born on May 5, 1937 in El Dorado, the daughter of Donald Raymond and Oleta Irene (Blackmore) Hall.

Sharron spent her childhood in Lorraine, Kansas.  She graduated from Lorraine High School in May of 1955. On January...

Mar 23, 2019

Sublette - Betty D. Wallace, died March 23, 2019 at Presbyterian Manor in Sterling.  She was born on November 8 in Rocky Comfort, Missouri, the daughter of Issac Newton and Gertie Goldie (Evans) Gill.

Betty spent her childhood in Rocky Comfort where she graduated from high school.  On April 16, 1955, she married Philip Wallace in Las...

Mar 23, 2019

Dodge City - Shirley Maxine (Snook) Riegel, 88, died March 23, 2019 at Trinity Manor, Dodge City.  She was born on October 6, 1930 in Ford, to M. W. (Maynard) and Iva Snook.

She and her three siblings, Larry Snook, Marilee (Snook) Williams, and Kenny Snook, spent their early childhood in Manitou Springs, Colorado.  However, the family...

Mar 20, 2019

DODGE CITY - R. Loreen Pruett, 96, died March 20, 2019 at SunPorch Nursing Home, Dodge City.  She was born on December 15, 1922 at Lakin, the daughter of Rolland Bane and Trudy Maud (Hayzlett) Shepherd.

Loreen was a graduate of Macksville High School. On May 24, 1940 she married Maynard "Bud" LaVern Pruett at Macksville. In...

Mar 10, 2019

Dodge City - Margaret Ramsay, 91, died March 10, 2019 at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. She was born on November 9, 1927 at Wichita, Kansas the daughter of Horace and Maggie (Case) Gibson.

She married Brice J. Ramsay on June 5, 1949 in Haysville, Kansas, he preceded her in death on March 30, 2010....

Mar 5, 2019

Dodge City - Dianna Rae Samples was born to Robert and Wilma Jean (Rockhold) Wylie on December 23, 1948 in Wichita. She passed away in Wichita, on March 5, 2019, reaching the age of 70 years.

Her growing up years were spent in the Wichita, and surrounding areas.

Dianna was the mother of two boys,...

Mar 3, 2019

Paul Brown, 88, died March 3, 2019 in Garden City. He was born on November 8, 1930 in Ponca City, Oklahoma the son of Tom and Melva (Carter) Brown.

As a young child, Paul moved to Kansas with his family.  He graduated from Stafford High School in 1948.  On August 21, 1949, he married his high school...

Mar 2, 2019

Dodge City - Lois Nadine Higley, 92, died March 2, 2019 at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City.  She was born on May 26, 1926 at Morrison, Colorado daughter of Lee and Josephine (Ratlaff) Duke.

At the age of two, Nadine moved back to Dodge City with her parents. She attended a country school north of...

Feb 24, 2019

Dodge City - Randy N. Lantz, 73, died February 24, 2019 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City.  He was born on October 22, 1945 at Salina, Kansas the son of Harold and Lois (Ward) Lantz.

He married Renee Foskuhl on February 8, 1970 in Dodge City, she survives. Mr. Lantz served in the US Navy...

Feb 24, 2019

Montezuma- Frank Lynn Voth, 81, died February 24, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri.  He was born on July 19, 1937, the son of Frank and Lillie (Unruh) Voth.

Lynn was raised in Montezuma and graduated from Montezuma High School.  He was a member of the basketball team that won state in 1955.  On August 14, 1971, Lynn...

Feb 23, 2019

Mabel Ann Salem

Dodge City - Mabel Ann (Moses) Salem began her life's journey in a tiny village near Beirut, Syria, now Lebanon, on November 18, 1919. Over the course of the next 99 years, that journey took her from Syria to Mexico to Texas, to Canada, to North and South Dakota, and finally to western Kansas,...

Feb 20, 2019

Dodge City - Edith M. (Helfrich) Hall, 83, died February 20, 2019 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home, Dodge City.  She was born on June 25, 1935 at Spearville, the daughter of John T. and Laura F. (Droste) Helfrich.

Edith was a graduate of Ford High School in 1954; where she was active in the band and played...

Feb 18, 2019

Wichita - Leah Belle Houser Mead, longtime resident of Wichita, slipped the surly bonds of earth on February 18, 2019 to take the hands of her Savior Jesus Christ. Leah Belle was the 5 th child of Chester and Mary (Strawn) Houser. She was born on February 13, 1922.

She attended grade school in Dodge City and...

Feb 18, 2019

Dodge City - Phyllis Joan Schmidt, 82, died February 18, 2019 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City.  She was born on August 9, 1936 in Dodge City, the daughter of John Elmer and Ida May (Tucker) Fitzsimmons.

Joan was as lifetime resident of Dodge City.  She graduated from Dodge City High School in 1957.  She...

Feb 18, 2019

Ft. Dodge - Vernon Harold Everhart, 87, died February 18, 2019 at Halsey Hall in Fort Dodge.  He was born on January 13, 1932 in Utica, the son of Clinton Harold and Frances Fern (Phares) Everhart.

Vernon graduated from Dodge City High School in 1950.  After graduation, Vernon enlisted in the United States Navy, proudly serving his...

Feb 15, 2019

DODGE CITY - Ivory Lane Martinez, 36, went to be with God on February 15, 2019 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born to Rudy Martinez Jr. and Dora Martinez in Wellington, Texas on July 16, 1982.

He lived in various cities across Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Washington, spending a big part of his young...

Feb 14, 2019

LIBERAL - Rex Peterson, 83, died February 14, 2019 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas.  He was born on July 9, 1935 in Beloit, the son of Edgar and Ritta J. (Addams) Peterson. As a child, Rex moved with his family to Downs and Concordia, finally settling in Dodge City when he was in the...

Feb 13, 2019

Dodge City - Richard "Dickie" Olivarez, Jr., aka Charlie Brown, 50, died February 13, 2019 at Hays Medical Center, Hays.  He was born on May 5, 1968 at Dodge City, the son of Richard, Sr. and Martha (Rodriguez) Olivarez.

Richard grew up in Dodge City and was a 1987 graduate of Dodge City High School. After grauduation...