Obituaries

May 12, 2017

Dodge City - Isabel Kelly, 83, died May 12, 2017 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City. She was born on September 27, 1933 at the Mexican Village in Dodge City, the daughter of  Jose V. and Sara Jaso Torrez.

She loved gardening, dancing, and listening to music. Mrs. Kelly was a very caring and compassionate...

May 9, 2017

Montezuma - John Ervie Schmidt was called to his heavenly home early Tuesday morning, May 9, 2017 Dad, also fondly known as "Papa John" as many of our childhood friends still call him, was 92 years old. He was born August 9, 1924 to Ben and Susie Schmidt of Montezuma, the 11th of 13 siblings. Dad loved the Lord...

May 8, 2017

Paul Lee Yost was born April 28, 1929, to Gerhard and Ida (Ratzlaff) Yost at Montezuma. He passed away on May 8, 2017, reaching the age of 88 years.

Dad spent his boyhood years in the rural Montezuma area. He received his education at the North Lone Star School northwest of Montezuma. After...

May 7, 2017

SUBLETTE-Bernice Kelman Holloway died on May 7, 2017, in Louisville, Colorado, at the age of 99.  She was born February 1, 1918, in Kansas City, Kansas, to William O. and Gertrude (Scholtz) Kelman.  In 1922 she moved with her family to Ensign, Kansas; later they resettled in Haskell County where she lived for most of the next 80 years....

May 6, 2017

Dodge City - Hermelinda Ruacho De Quintero, 89, died May 6, 2017 at Dodge City, Kansas.  She was born on April 25, 1928 at Durango, Mexico; the daughter of Camerino and Herminia (Tavison) Ruacho.

Funeral service will be held at Swaim Funeral Chapel in Dodge City on Wednesday May 10, 2017 at 2:00 PM with  Elias Castillo...

May 4, 2017

Dodge City - Betty Jane Duesing, 93, died May 4, 2017 at Halsey Hall in Fort Dodge.  She was born on September 12, 1923 on the family farm between Spearville and Kinsley in Edwards County,  the daughter of Adam and Josephine (Dolecheck) Spahn.

Betty began her schooling at St. Nicholas school in Kinsley. Her remaining elementary school...

Apr 30, 2017

Dodge City - Kenneth K. Burrell, 91, died April 30, 2017 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains in Dodge City.  He was born on June 7, 1925 in Chambers, Nebraska the son of Wilbur and Myrtle (Donigan) Burrell.

He attended school in Lebanon, Missouri.  On August 28, 1943, he married Bonnie Reekie in Kingman. She preceded him...

Apr 26, 2017

Dodge City - Gailand D. Bartlett, 90, died April 26, 2017 at Manor of The Plains in Dodge City. He was born on July 24, 1926 at Dodge City, Kansas the son of Gus and "Teenie" Bartlett.

He married Bettye Jo Dick on March 27, 1948, she preceded him in death on December 8, 2011. Mr. Bartlett...

Apr 25, 2017

Luella Pearl Unruh Koehn was born on January 12, 1927 in rural Haskell County, Kansas to Sam I. and Agnes Smith Unruh, the third child in a family of eleven children.  She passed away from complications of old age in the early morning hours of April 25, 2017 at Bethel Home, Montezuma, Kansas and reached 90 years of age....

Apr 23, 2017

Montezuma - Robert Wayne Nightengale was born on December 2, 1938 at Greensburg, to Vernon and Leah (Nichols) Nightengale on his mother's birthday.  He peacefully passed into eternity on April 23, 2017 at Bethel Home, Montezuma, Kansas, reaching the age of 78.  Following an open heart surgery 18 years ago, his physical health was never the same and his...

Apr 23, 2017

Dodge City - Trevor Benton Roth, 30, died April 23, 2017 in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born on August 31, 1986 at Dodge City, Kansas the son of John Benton "Ben" and Connie (Dixon) Roth.

From a young age Trevor became a fan of racing while helping his father with his race car. His passion for...

Apr 20, 2017

Dodge City - Jane Sanchez, 63, died April 20, 2017 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on June 23, 1953 at Dodge City the daughter of Mike and Mary (Martinez) Mariche.

She married Charles D. Sanchez Sr. on November 12, 1971 in Dodge City, he survives. Mrs. Sanchez worked as a sales...

Apr 18, 2017

Dodge City - Charlcie Mae Black, 86, died April 18, 2017 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City.  She was born on July 30, 1930 at Blackwell, Oklahoma the daughter of Raymond and Ruth (Graves) Pennell.

Charlcie was a 1948 graduate of Syracuse High School and then attended Denver University.  She finished her education at Emporia State...

Apr 13, 2017

DODGE CITY - Gerald "Gary" Harding Hallett Sr., 61, died April 13, 2017 in Pulaski County near Winamac, Indiana.  He was born on July 5, 1955 in Dodge City, Kansas the son of William Hallett and Bob (BD) and Vida (Speer) Reekie.

Gary was raised in Dodge City and attended Dodge City Schools.  After completing his education,...

Apr 11, 2017

Dodge City - Ramona Dennis, 88, died April 11, 2017 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City. She was born on February 14, 1929, in the family home in Ford, Kansas to Arthur F. and Ethel (Patterson) Powell.

Ramona graduated from Ford High School in 1947. She married Robert I. Dennis, Jr. in the Ford Methodist...

Apr 10, 2017

Dodge City - Timothy Allen Pritchett Sr., 56, died April 10, 2017. He was born on August 12, 1960; the son of Frank and Geneva Pritchett.

At the time of his death, Timothy was working for Navajo Trucking as a Truck Driver, which had been his career throughout his life. He was currently living in Glendale, Arizona...

Apr 10, 2017

Cheyenne - Mary Virginia Winter, 94, passed away on April 10, 2017 at Davis Hospice Center, Cheyenne, Wyoming.  She was born on September 27, 1922 at Abilene, the daughter of  Lott and Maude (Davis) Gean.

She moved to Cheyenne five years ago to be near family, but was a longtime resident of Dodge City.  Mary Virginia spent...

Apr 10, 2017

Sublette - Maria Friessen, 58, died April 10, 2017 at the Satanta Long Term Care Unit. She was born on February 24, 1959 in Mexico, the daughter of Jacob and Anna (Wiebe) Berg.

Maria was united in marriage to Jacob Friessen on March 9, 1986 in Mexico. They move to Sublette in 2001. Maria attended the Sublette...

Apr 9, 2017

Dodge City - Howard L. Gross, 85, died April 9, 2017 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on December 7, 1931 at Minneola the son of Vern and Zena (Gyer) Gross.

Mr. Gross worked as a Insurance Agent for over thirty years before starting Howie's Chicken Restaurant, which he ran for many...

Apr 7, 2017

SUBLETTE - A Western Kansas farmer should pass into the next life after a recent rain, spring's promise of a good crop, and a fair price for grain…   well, I guess two out of three isn't bad.

Henry Nightengale could hand drive a 4955 John Deere pulled furrow so straight it would frustrate a GPS salesman. And...