Obituaries

Jul 17, 2018

Dodge City - Kirt L. Baird, 55, died July 17, 2018 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on April 30, 1963 at Dodge City, the son of Thurman and Arlene (Stegman) Baird.

Kirt loved his family, and he especially enjoyed spending time with his daughter Justyce. He enjoyed hunting and fishing as well as...

Jul 14, 2018

Dodge City - Cindy Kay Barnes, 62, died July 14, 2018 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on September 6, 1955 in Scott City, the daughter of Jack and Alma (Hager) Jewell. Cindy was raised in Scott City, graduating from Scott City High School in 1973. After graduation, she attended Colby Community College to learn floral design...

Jul 11, 2018

Dodge City - Petronillo "Tony" Remigio, 91, died July 11, 2018 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on May 31, 1927 at Spearville the son of Epeminio  and  Magdalena Remigio.

He married Mary E. Martinez on August 7, 1948 in the Mexican Village, she survives. Mr. Remigio was a avid KU Jayhawk fan. He...

Jul 9, 2018

Velma Lucille Faulds, 93, died July 9, 2018 at Trinity Manor in Dodge City.  She was born on July 31, 1924 in Stafford, the daughter of Ira and Hazel (Ricketts) West.

Velma attended Kinsley schools, graduating in 1942.  She attended Dodge City Community College. On February 4, 1943, Velma married James Faulds.  They had four children, Hazel,...

Jul 8, 2018

Loyal L. Johnson, 89, died July 8, 2018 at Brookdale Senior Living in Dodge City.  He was born on April 18, 1929 in Pratt, the son of Harry R. and Estelle (Frazee) Johnson.

Loyal moved with his family around central Kansas.  He graduated from Belpre High School. Loyal then came to Dodge City to attend Dodge City...

Jul 7, 2018

Dodge City - Roch Miles Dvorak, 65, died July 7, 2018 at the Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida.  He was born on June 18, 1953 at Spearville, the son of Derrol R. and JaNeva (Kirmer) Dvorak.

Roch grew up in Spearville and was a graduate of Spearville High School. On August 11, 1973 he married Debra Greenstreet...

Jul 4, 2018

Dodge City - Virginia V. Pennington, 87, died Wednesday, July 4th, 2018 at her home in Dodge City, surrounded by friends and loved ones.  She was born on July 5 th , 1930 at Trinity Hospital in Dodge City, to Charles and Nettie (Nickels) Clinton. Virginia began working for the First National Bank in Dodge City after graduating high...

Jul 3, 2018

Janet Ruth (Ford) Maurer, 85, died July 3, 2018 at the Long Term Care Center in Minneola, KS.  She was born on February 2 1933 in Wilburton, KS to Walter C. and Ruth A. (Turner) Ford.

Her childhood homes were in Elkhart, Protection (she played the Base Drum in Marching Band and ran the phone switchboard after...

Jul 3, 2018

Dodge City – Gabriella Laine Rodriguez, 19, died on July 3, 2018. She was born on March 26, 1999 at Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of Walfred and Jilinda (Robins) Rodriguez.

Gabriella graduated from Dodge City High School in 2016. She enjoyed gardening, perfecting makeup techniques, playing with her animals and hanging out with her friends in...

Jul 1, 2018

Garden City - Matthew Thomas Seacat, 29, died July 1, 2018 at his home in Garden City.  He was born on July 23, 1988 at Dodge City, Kansas the son of Derek and Sheila (Osborne) Seacat.

Matthew grew up as the youngest of three children and attended Dodge City High School. In 2007, Matt joined the Marine...

Jun 26, 2018

DODGE CITY - Dorothy Marie Roesener, 89, departed this life on June 26, 2018 just three days short of her 90 th Birthday to spend eternity with her Lord and Savior.  She was born on June 29, 1928 in Rush County, the daughter of Theodore and Helen (Wagner) Brauer.

Dorothy was raised on a farm near Nekoma...

Jun 22, 2018

Dodge City - Arlyce Gerdes, 78, died June 22, 2018 at Sun Porch Nursing Home in Dodge City. She was born on December 10, 1939 at Beatrice, Nebraska the daughter of Philip Lee and Martha (Mahloch) Burney.

She married Gerhard Gerdes on April 9, 1961 at Hope Lutheran Church in Dodge City, he preceded her in death...

Jun 20, 2018

Dodge City - Janie Marie Lloyd, 84, died June 20, 2018 at her home near Dodge City.  She was born on February 8, 1934 at Baca County, Colorado the daughter of Louis and Bertie (Thornton) Durham.

Janie married Vernon C. Lloyd on August 17, 1951 in Meade.  She worked as a dispatcher for Ford County Fire Department...

Jun 11, 2018

Dodge City – Clifford D. "Cliff" Bone, 57, died June 11, 2018 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on July 1, 1960 at the son of   James and Alice (Cone) Bone.

He loved playing foosball, golfing, DJing, horseback riding and telling stories. Cliff was the owner of the Longhorn Saloon and founding member of...

Jun 10, 2018

Rowena Grace (Belden) Taylor Whitewater Rowena was born on February 5, 1928, East of Saxman in Rice County, Kansas. She was the daughter of Nelson Templeton Belden and Wanda Neva (Ball) Belden. Her mother died eight days after her birth. Rowena's Aunt Ernestine Mae (Belden) Taylor and Uncle Milton Franklyn Taylor subsequently adopted her.

Raised in Springfield,...

Jun 8, 2018

Montezuma- My dear wife, our mother and grandmother, Karen Jolene (Ensz) Koehn was born on August 13,1950, in McPherson, to Rueben and Margaret Ensz. After bravely battling brain cancer for a year, she heard the call for supper time in Heaven and peacefully left us on June 8, 2018. Mom grew up on a farm a few miles north east...

Jun 8, 2018

Derby - Sheila Ann Lampe, 71, died June 8, 2018 at her home in Derby.  She was born on December 23, 1946 at Dodge City, the daughter of William Joseph, Sr. and Juanita June (Stinson) Heinz.

Sheila grew up in Dodge City and attended St. Mary's High School in Dodge City.  On July 26, 1963 she married...

Jun 6, 2018

Dodge City – Steven Clyde Downing, 74, died June 6, 2018 at Hays Medical Center, Hays.  He was born on September 29, 1943 at Anthony, Kansas the son of Clyde Wayne and Julia (Olivier) Downing.

Mr. Downing married Sara Carter in 1981, she survives. He loved to go golfing and fishing in his spare time. Mr. Downing...

Jun 5, 2018

Lillianne Jeanne Headley, 94, died June 5, 2018 at Dodge City, Kansas.  She was born on February 28, 1924 at Wellington, the daughter of Claude and Thelma (Butters) Swift.

On June 10, 1945 she married Ivan Headley in Wellington. He preceded her in death on December 20, 2000. They lived in Wellington, Kiowa, Dodge City and La...

Jun 5, 2018

Montezuma - Our father, grandfather, and great grandfather, David W Toews was born to Henry and Anna Wiens Toews on August 15, 1926.   He passed on to his heavenly reward on June 5, 2018 at Bethel Home at the age of 91.  His childhood home was in the Montezuma area.  They were poor, so Dad started working out at a...