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Ardyth Rose Decker
Aug 12, 2017
Satanta - Ardyth Rose Decker, 89, died August 12, 2017 at Wesley Hospital in Wichita. She was born on July 30, 1928 in Cripple Creek, Colorado, the daughter of Leslie F. and Inez (Leffler) Beery.
Ardyth Rose attended school in Cripple Creek. Her family then moved to Pueblo, Colorado and she attended Centennial High School. On April...
Marsha Lynette Fairbanks
Aug 7, 2017
Maysville, MO Marsha Lynette Fairbanks, 49, passed away on August 7 th , 2017.
Marsha was born on August 31 st , 1967 in Dodge City, Kansas to Marvin and Mary (Hornung) Johnson and was a member of The First Christian Church.
Marsha was very proud of the life she built for her and her...
Eleanora Linnebur
Jul 28, 2017
Spearville - Eleanora Linnebur, 97, died July 28, 2017 at her home in Spearville. She was born on January 10, 1920 at Spearville the daughter of Engelbert "Bert" and Stephannie M. "Fannie" (Habiger) Durler.
She attended school in Spearville. Mrs. Linnebur worked at a bakery shop and soda fountain in Spearville and as a waitress in the...
Doris Jean Young
Jul 27, 2017
Dodge City- Doris Jean Young, 85, passed away July 27, 2017 at the Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City.  She was born April 27, 1932 in Kansas City, Missouri to Eva Ellen Davis. She attended Kansas City schools and began work in 1948 as a secretary in the Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. ...
Alberta Fern Redger
Jul 26, 2017
MONTEZUMA - Alberta Fern (Schmidt) Redger, our mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, was born February 22 1928 to Daniel and Eva (Koehn) Schmidt at their home south of Montezuma. She quietly slipped away on July 26, 2017 reaching the age of 89 years.
She received her education at the Mertilla School, where the Plains View church is...
Elizabeth "Betty" Flowers
Jul 22, 2017
Dodge City - Elizabeth (Betty) E. Flowers, 84, died July 22, 2017 at Lone Tree Retirement Center in Meade. She was born on September 13, 1932 in Dodge City, the daughter of Emery and Clara Elna (Miller) Wittman.
Betty was a lifetime resident of Dodge City. She attended Sacred Heart grade school, Dodge City junior high, and...
Alfred "Pete" Heeke
Jul 22, 2017
Alfred Peter (Pete) Heeke, 84, died July 22, 2017 in Conroe, Texas. He was born September 8, 1932, at Windthorst Ford County, Kansas to Harry and Emmeline (Ackerman) Heeke. He attended Windthorst schools, graduating in 1950. He was united in marriage to Marcella Hattrup on April 24, 1951 in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Windthorst.
He...
Marilyn Flax
Jul 21, 2017
Dodge City - Marilyn Klaus Flax 81, died July 21,2017 at her home in Lakin. She was born on May 20, 1936 in Hays, the daughter of Martin and Felicitas ( Felice Leiker) Klaus.
Marilyn was the eldest child of eight. On June 13, 1956 she married Clarence Flax in Antonino. She retired at the age of...
Gladys Marie Osborne
Jul 20, 2017
Dodge City - Gladys Marie (VanNahmen) Osborne, 87, passed away July 20, 2017 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Dodge City, KS. She was born on January 5, 1930 at Offerle, KS, the daughter of Theo and Mary (Riedlinger) VanNahmen. She was a graduate of Offerle High School. On Decemeber 2, 1950 she married Eldon Osborne at St. Joseph Catholic...
Dythel "Dee" Stauth
Jul 18, 2017
Dythel "Dee" Ilene Stauth, 90, died on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at the Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. She was born on February 27, 1927 on a farm in Spearville township, Ford County, Kansas, the daughter of Elmer and Edna (Barngrover) Riegel. She graduated from Ford High School, Dodge City Junior College and attended the University of...
Don R. Dunham
Jul 18, 2017
Copeland - Don R. Dunham, 80, died July 18, 2017 at his home in Copeland. He was born on July 22, 1936 at the family farm near Copeland, the son of Ralph and Myrtle (Loucks) Dunham.
Don was a lifetime resident of Copeland. He graduated from Copeland High School in 1955. He then joined the US Army...
Jacquelyn "Jackie" Wright
Jul 14, 2017
Jacquelyn (Jackie) Wright, 79, died July 14, 2017 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on November 8, 1937 in Burlington and moved to Dodge City as a child. She was raised by her mother and step-father, Doris (Schneider) and O.W. Speer.
Jackie attended Dodge City schools, graduating from Dodge City Senior High School in...
Phyllis Virginia Weiss
Jul 14, 2017
Dodge City - Phyllis V. Weiss, 90, died July 14, 2017 at Brookdale Senior Living Center in Dodge City. She was born on May 5, 1927 at her parent's farm north of Dodge City, the daughter of George P. and Alta (Morris) Maskus.
Phyllis attended Pretty Prairie Grade School in Hodgeman County and graduated from Dodge City...
Virginia Clark
Jul 13, 2017
Alvina Virginia Clark (known as "Virginia" or "Nuddy"), long-time resident of Dodge City, Kansas, died at age 86 on July 13, 2017, in Wichita, Kansas, where she had resided since early May 2017. Virginia was born on August 7, 1930, in Shiloh, Illinois, the daughter of Walter and Lousa (Seipp) Hangsleben. Virginia came from a large family and was...
Mary "Marge" Margaret Wachs
Jul 11, 2017
Satanta - Mary Margaret "Marge" Wachs, 85, died July 11, 2017 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was born on February 2, 1932 in Stockton, the daughter of Oliver Virgil and Mary Ella (Cadoret) Baker.
Marge graduated from Kensington High School. She continued her education at Garden City Community, graduating with an Associate's Degree in Nursing. ...
Don G. Andrews
Jul 11, 2017
Dodge City - Don G. Andrews, 78, died July 11, 2017 at Hays Medical Center, Hays. He was born on March 7, 1939 at Dodge City, the son of Jeff L. Andrews and Anita (Drews) Richardson.
Don grew up near Dodge City and was a graduate of Dodge City High School. On February 26, 1961 he married...
Anthony Lee Bartlett
Jul 10, 2017
Fowler - Anthony Lee Bartlett, 31, died July 10, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born on February 9, 1986 at Ottawa, Kansas the son of Kent and Ruth (Travis) Bartlett.
Anthony graduated from Minneola High School in 2004. He was a gifted musician and talented athlete. Anthony loved watching movies, playing the piano, video games,...
Guy "Jr." Josserand
Jul 9, 2017
Guy Josserand Jr. of Dodge City / Howell passed on July 9, 2017 at the age of 97. He was born on December 21, 1919 in Gray County, son of Guy Sr. and Gertrude (Cleghorn) Josserand.
Jr., as he was commonly known, graduated from Copeland High in 1936, passing with minimal class work but claiming to have...
Roquelle L. Smith
Jul 9, 2017
Ashland - Roquelle L. Smith, 47, died July 9, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. She was born on May 20, 1970 the daughter Robert Gene "Rip" Stockdale and  Eva Louise (Ramey) Stockdale.
She married Mike Smith on August 9, 1996 in Ashland, Kansas, he survives. Roquelle loved all animals and enjoyed watching NASCAR racing. She...
Dana Ralph Leonard
Jun 30, 2017
SUBLETTE - Dana Ralph Leonard was born August 14, 1944 in Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Ralph and Elizabeth (Ruff) Leonard. He passed away in his home in Mission, Kansas Friday June 30, 2017 at the age of 72. Dana graduated from Garden City High School and Oklahoma Panhandle State University. He married Agnes(Marie) Leonard in Larned Kansas, July...
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