Obituaries

Sep 17, 2017

Spearville - Edward Arthur Durler, 93, died September 17, 2017 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City.  He was born on May 4, 1924 at Spearville, Kansas the son of Englebert "Bert" and Stephannie "Fannie" (Habiger) Durler.

Edward was a lifetime farmer and rancher. He had the philosophy that anything broken could always be fixed. He...

Sep 16, 2017

Dodge City - Delores Vargas, 72, died September 16, 2017 at her home in Dodge City.  She was born on March 3, 1945 at Villa Matamoros, Mexico the daughter of Abel and Martina (Valles) Flores.

Mrs. Vargas enjoyed playing bingo and going to church and spending time with her family and friends.  She worked as a housekeeper...

Sep 15, 2017

Montezuma - Dale Ray Tuxhorn, 88, died September 15, 2017 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. He was born on October 25, 1928 in Montezuma, the son of Clarence F. and Leva (Unruh) Tuxhorn. Dale was a lifetime resident of Montezuma. He began his education at a country school northwest of Montezuma, near the family farm. He...

Sep 13, 2017

Montezuma - My husband, our father, (Charles) Duane Johnson was born on December 20, 1927 to Herman and Mary (Holdeman) Johnson in Medina County, Ohio. He peacefully passed away on the evening of September 13, 2017 at Bethel Home in Montezuma, Kansas, at the age of 89. When he was 9 years old, the family moved to Summerdale, Alabama. This...

Sep 11, 2017

Dodge City - Norma 'Jean' Martin, 86, died peacefully at home with her children by her side Sept. 11, 2017.  She was born April 03, 1931 in Hodgeman Co. to Lora (Rogers) and Isaac Duncan.

She attended Dodge City Schools graduating in 1949.  While working at Fidelity State Bank as a proof operator, she dated Thomas Martin,...

Sep 10, 2017

Montezuma - Osie M. Koehn, 98, died September 10, 2017 at Bethel Home in Montezuma. She was born on February 10, 1919 in Cimarron, the daughter of Joe and Ida (Dirks) Koehn. Osie was raised on the farm northeast of Cimarron. She attended Cimarron schools. On March 15, 1938, she married Dave F Koehn in Jetmore. He preceded her...

Sep 10, 2017

Topeka - Chris Allen Phillips, 57, died September 10, 2017 at his home in Topeka.  He was born on December 2, 1959 at Dodge City, Kansas the son of Harold and Stella (Hall) Phillips.

He loved music and gymnastics and was the owner and operator of Capital City Gymnastics in Topeka for many years. Chris graduated from...

Sep 8, 2017

Montezuma - Carl L. Love, 93, died September 8, 2017 at Bethel Home in Montezuma. He was born on June 21, 1924 in Reece, the son of Ira C. and Frances (Gentry) Love.

Carl attended a country school in Reece and then attended high school in Hamilton. After graduation, Carl served his country in World War II...

Sep 4, 2017

Hutchinson - Esther  Marie Hindman, 94, died September 4, 2017 at St. Lukes Hospital in Marion, Kansas.  She was born on September 28, 1922  in rural Meade County, Kansas the daughter of  John and  Grace (Tacket) Powell.

She married Harvey Richard Hindman on May 12, 1941 at her home south of Fowler, Kansas he preceded her in...

Sep 3, 2017

SUBLETTE - Wayne LeRoy Allen was born to Melvin Walker and Julia Irene (Duncan) Allen on May 15, 1925 in rural Seward County on the family farm.  He passed away at the farm on Sunday, September 3, 2017 at the age of 92.

Along with his two brothers and two sisters, the family lived on the farm. ...

Aug 31, 2017

Richard D. Kline, 85, died August 31, 2017 at Family Loving Kare Home in Sahuarita Arizona.  He was born on Oct. 4, 1931, in Dodge City, the son of Jay B. and Ruby (Orebaugh) Kline.

Richard graduated from Dodge City High School in 1949, Dodge City Community College in 1956 and Wichita State University in1958.  He received...

Aug 27, 2017

Dodge City - Margaret Ann Beatriz, 65, died August 27, 2017 in Dodge City, Kansas.  She was born on May 2, 1952 in Clayton, New Mexico, the daughter of Eufracio and Lupe (Lopez) Gonzalez.

Margaret married Benjamin Beatriz on May 12, 1982 in Dodge City. She was a member of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe...

Aug 27, 2017

Sublette-Valerica Iuga, 92, died August 27, 2017 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City.  She was born on July 12, 1925 in Romania to Constain and Maria Nicolae.

Private family services were held with a private family burial following at Haskell County Cemetery.  Swaim Funeral Chapel of Sublette was in charge of the arrangements.  Thoughts and memories...

Aug 27, 2017

Sublette - Donald Gilchrist, 88, died August 27, 2017 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar in Lawrence.  He was born on March 25, 1929 in Plains,  the son of Seward Glen and Fern Eva (Garrison) Gilchrist.

Don attended Sublette schools, graduating from Sublette High School as Valedictorian in 1947.  On November 9, 1947, Don was united in marriage...

Aug 21, 2017

Cimarron - Marlyn Anthony Redetzke, 72, died August 21, 2017 at Shepherd's Center in Cimarron.  He was born on January 24, 1945 in Great Bend, the son of Vernon and Susanna (Lang) Redetzke.

Marlyn was raised in Claflin, graduating from Claflin High School in 1963.  He then went on to further his education at Wichita Business College. ...

Aug 21, 2017

Dodge City - Garland F. Smith Jr., 77, died August 21, 2017 at his home in Dodge City.  He was born on July 21, 1940 at Wichita Falls, Texas the son of Garland F. Smith Sr. and Delois (Studyvin) Smith.

Garland grew up in Texas and moved with his family to Medicine Lodge where he graduated high...

Aug 19, 2017

Cimarron - Shirley R. Voran, 59, was a difference maker, a life changer, and a vision caster. She was born January 21, 1958 in Hays, KS to proud parents, Glenn and Hilma Loflin. She gained her angel wings and went to be with her Lord and Savior August 19, 2017 surrounded by her family at her home in Cimarron....

Aug 17, 2017

Cecil Offerle Jr., passed away Aug. 17, 2017 in Dodge City.  He was 75.  Cecil was born in Spearville on May 11, 1942, to Cecil and Mabel (Frolich) Offerle.  He was a life-long Ford County resident.  Cecil married Linda Green on Sept. 30, 1964, in Offerle.  They later divorced.

Cecil was a life-long farmer and owned and...

Aug 13, 2017

DODGE CITY - Wilma Rose (Davis) Bryan, 93, of Dodge City, died on August 13, 2017, at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City.  She was the youngest of five siblings born to William Galen and Leona Belle (Taylor) Davis on April 18, 1924, on a Gray County farm one-half mile north of Haggard.

Wilma attended Ensign...

Aug 13, 2017

Dodge City – Mary S. Ontiberos, 94, died August 13, 2017 in Dodge City.  She was born on January 14, 1923 in Abilene, Kansas.

Mary and her family moved to Dodge City, Kansas and she was raised in the Mexican Village. On September 3, 1941, she married Jess G. Ontiberos Sr. Mary gave birth to 15 children...