Rita Crotinger
Feb 15, 2018
Jetmore - Rita  Crotinger, 62, died February 15, 2018 at Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center in Jetmore. She was born on October 3, 1955 at Dodge City the daughter of Kenneth Brown  and Patricia (Page) Schuette.
She married Daniel Crotinger on January 27, 1979 in Dodge City, he preceded her in death on July 13, 1994....
Jan K. Cummings
Feb 15, 2018
Montezuma - Janet Kay Schmidt Cummings was born on September 15, 1958 in Dodge City, Kansas, to Dale and Nadine Schmidt. She left this life for a better one in the morning hours of February 15, 2018.
Jan grew up on a farm 12 miles north of Plains, Kansas. She enjoyed her school...
Mathew Patton
Feb 14, 2018
Cimarron – Mathew Patton, 43, died February 14, 2018 at Ft. Myers, Florida. He was born on February 4, 1975 at Colby, Kansas the son of  Jim Holdridge and Rhonda Litton.
He worked as a cattle processor at the time of his passing. Mr. Patton married Crystal Davis on August 19, 1991 in Golden Colorado, she survives....
Phil S. Schilling
Feb 14, 2018
Dodge City - Phil Schilling, 77, passed away February 14, 2018. He was born on July 18, 1940 in Kingsdown, the son of Everett and Mildred Schilling.
Phil graduated from Kingsdown High School in 1959 and served three years in the United States Army and was a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. On August 4, 1962, he...
Virgie "Ione" Konda
Feb 7, 2018
Dodge City - Virgie Ione Konda, 82, died February 7, 2018 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. She was born on April 4, 1935 at Lyons, the daughter of Virgil and Mary (Kemper) Bolton.
Ione was a graduate of Hutchinson High school and received her associate degree from Hutchinson Community College. On August 31, 1954...
Joyce Scott
Jan 29, 2018
Joyce Scott, 63, died January 29, 2018 at the Minneola District Hospital. She was born on June 10, 1954 in Garden City, the daughter of Eugene Dale and Gladys (Grant) Reece Sr.
Joyce was a long time resident of Dodge City. She attended Dodge City High School, graduating in 1972. On March 15, 1974, she married James...
Michael A. Kortz
Jan 28, 2018
Dodge City – Michael A.  (Mike) Kortz, 52, died January 28, 2018 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on April 28, 1965 at Dodge City the son of  Bill and Vicki (LaCroix) Kortz.
Mike was a lifelong resident of Dodge City, graduating from Dodge City High School and attending Dodge City Community College. He...
Carol Alvarado
Jan 25, 2018
Sublette - Carol Alvarado, 47, died January 25, 2018 at her home in Sublette. She was born on September 30, 1970 in Fort Stockton, Texas the daughter of Bill and Vicki (Smith) Decker.
Carol spent her childhood in Kermit, Texas. When Carol was a freshman in high school, the family moved to Sublette. She graduated from Sublette...
Evelyn Mae Brown
Jan 22, 2018
SUBLETTE - Evelyn Mae Brown from Sublette, passed away Monday, January 22, 2018 with family at her bedside. She was born October 21, 1931 in Stafford, Kansas, the daughter of Roy H. and Frankie (Jenkins) Meyer.
Evelyn spent her childhood in Stafford, Kansas, graduating from Stafford High School in 1949. On August 21, 1949, Evelyn married her...
Anna I. Avritt
Jan 18, 2018
Dodge City - Anna I. Avritt, 56, died January 18, 2018 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on May 18, 1961 at Bristol, Indiana the daughter of Fred and Isabel (Adamski) Wordelman.
She married Phillip K. "Skeeter" Avritt on May 2,1997, he preceded her in death on August 26, 2014. She worked...
Edith M. Pettay
Jan 18, 2018
SUBLETTE - Edith M. Pettay, 77, died January 18, 2018 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on August 26, 1940 in Winfield, the daughter of Jack and Donella (Hockett) Alberding.
Edith spent her early childhood in Winfield. On April 28, 1955, she married Carl J. Pettay in Hutchinson. He preceded her in...
Gerald J. Herrman
Jan 13, 2018
Dodge City - Gerald J. Herrman, 91, died January 13, 2018 at Manor of The Plains in Dodge City. He was born on June 25, 1926 at Liebenthal, Kansas the son of Bart and Dorothy (Schaffer) Herrman.
He married Virginia Scoggins on May 26, 1947 in Dodge City, she preceded him in death on November 19, 2016....
Ken W. Strobel
Jan 13, 2018
Dodge City - Ken William Strobel, 78, died January 13, 2018 in Dodge City. He was born on September 11, 1939 at Trinity Hospital in Dodge City, the son of William H. and Marie D. (Phillips) Strobel.
Ken was seven years old when the family moved to Great Bend. He married Carol Kaiser of Great Bend on...
Socorro Llamas
Jan 13, 2018
Dodge City - Socorro Mercado De Llamas, 85, died January 13, 2018 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on January 8, 1933 at Tenamaxtlan, Mexico the daughter of Andres Mercado and Anastacia Loza.
Socorro grew up in Mexico and later moved to California. On June 1, 1955 she married Moises Llamas in Mexico....
Valoise "Valo" Mae Marconnet
Jan 8, 2018
GARDEN CITY – Valoise Mae Marconnet, known as "Valo", peacefully passed away January 8, 2018, at Garden Valley Retirement Home, Garden City, at the age of 83. Valo was born on April 30, 1934 in Minneola.
Her children are Vicki Downey, Kent Marconnet, Curtis Marconnet and wife, Wilma, Dedra Koehn, Russell "Rusty" Marconnet (preceded in death), and...
Mike Coate
Jan 7, 2018
Ensign – Gordon Michael "Mike" Coate, 76, died January 7, 2018 at Hays Medical Center in Hays. He was born on January 10, 1941 in Dodge City, the son of Richard and Velma Laverne Coate .
Mike graduated from Fowler High School in 1959. On January 12, 1968, Mike married Joyce Brown-Young in Lancaster, Texas. After their...
Dr. Horace "Buddy" Van Cleave
Jan 7, 2018
Dr. Horace W. ("Buddy") Van Cleave, 86, of Cimarron, Kansas, (formerly of College Station, Texas), passed away at the Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City, Kansas on Sunday, January 7, 2018.
Horace was born to Robert and Louise (Wilkins) Van Cleave in Cherryvale, Kansas. He grew up in the Rio Grande Valley at Mission, Texas. He graduated...
Cloide Boyd
Jan 4, 2018
Scott City - Cloide Boyd, 87, died January 4, 2018 at Park Lane Nursing Home, Scott City. He was born on November 24, 1930 at Barton County, the son of Ellis and Thalma (McDonald) Boyd.
Cloide grew up in Montezuma and attended Montezuma schools. As a young man he moved to eastern Colorado so he could help...
Noel Spirgen, Jr.
Jan 3, 2018
Fort Dodge - Noel Spirgen Jr., 73, died January 3, 2018 at the Kansas Soldiers Home in Fort Dodge. He was born on July 24, 1944 in Tulsa, Oklahoma the son of Noel and Betty (Johnson) Spirgen Sr.
Noel moved with his parents and 6 siblings from Oklahoma to Oregon. He joined the United States Navy on...
Carolyn Pearl Crotts
Jan 1, 2018
Cimarron - Carolyn Pearl Crotts, 82, died January 1, 2018 at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on November 3, 1935 in Dodge City, Kansas. She was the daughter of Ed DeVore and Pearl (Suiter) DeVore.
Carolyn graduated from Macksville High School in 1953. She married Johnny L. Hager on March 27, 1955 in...
