Donnis Jean Schmitt
Oct 3, 2016
Dodge City - Donnis Jean Schmitt, 85, died October 3, 2016 at the Wichita Presbyterian Manor in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on August 23, 1931 at Carmen, Oklahoma the daughter of Roy and Esther (Sanders) Stebens. She graduated from Carmen High School; Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva, Oklahoma; and the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado. She taught...
Lavon May Nance
Oct 2, 2016
Montezuma - Lavon May Nance passed away on October 2, 2016. She was born in Scott City, on August 26, 1938 to Ted and Alma Rapier. Lavon grew up on a farm south of Marienthal with three sisters and two brothers. She graduated from Leoti High School in 1956. She married Deane Nance on May 26, 1956 in Clayton, New...
William F. Ostrom
Oct 2, 2016
CHICAGO - William F. Ostrom, Jr. of Chicago, Illinois passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at his home. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska May 15, 1940 to William F Ostrom, Sr and Mildred (Rasmussen) Ostrom. William worked for United Airlines for 54 years in various locations and different positions. His position upon retirement in Chicago in 2013 was...
Linda Lou Neal
Oct 1, 2016
Dodge City - Linda Lou Neal, 69, died October 1, 2016 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on November 15, 1946 in Catlettsburg, Kentucky the daughter of Alfred and Dorothy (Eldridge) Scarberry. She was raised in Wheelersburg, Ohio. Linda graduated from Wheelersburg High School in 1965 where she was named most outstanding senior and received a scholarship...
Claudio Conejo-Rodriguez
Sep 30, 2016
Dodge City - Claudio Conejo-Rodriguez, 53, died September 30, 2016 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born on May 21, 1963 at Mexico the son of Angel Conejo and Teresa Rodriguez. He was a member of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadlupe of Dodge City. He is survived by his four daughters, Diana Conejo-Medina, Patricia Conejo-Medina, and Maria...
Ray M. Clemons
Sep 29, 2016
Dodge City - Ray M. Clemons,64 , died September 29, 2016 at his residence in Dodge City. He was born on July 3, 1952 at Davenport, Iowa the son of Richard H. and Kathryn (McGuire) Clemons. He enjoyed working on cars and going fishing and spending time with his friends and family and especially his best friend Rusty the dog....
Phyllis E. Lopp
Sep 28, 2016
DODGE CITY - Phyllis E. Lopp, 89, died September 28, 2016 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. She was born on September 1, 1927 at Grainfield, the daughter of Melvin Henry and Lula (McGeeHee) Jones. Phyllis was a graduate of Dodge City High School and Dodge City Community College. On June 19, 1946 she married Bill Lopp at...
Sharon Isaac
Sep 28, 2016
INGALLS - Sharon Lynette (Koehn) Isaac was born on July 14, 1953 to Wilbur and Laveda (Koehn) Koehn at Montezuma, KS. She peacefully left us for her heavenly home in the early morning of September 28, 2016, reaching the age of 63. Mom enjoyed growing up and working on the farm, shocking feed and feeding the animals. We enjoyed hearing...
Randy Miller
Sep 23, 2016
SUBLETTE - Randy Miller, 41, died September 23, 2016 in Amarillo, Texas. He was born on January 23, 1975 in Lyons, the son of Jerry and Linda (Truhlar) Miller. Randy was raised in Lyons and attended grade school there. He went on to attend high school in Sterling. On March 15, 1997, he married Becky Elliot in Abilene. She survives....
Brett David Nichols
Sep 23, 2016
MONTEZUMA - Our wonderful Husband, Daddy, Son, Brother, and Friend, Brett David Nichols was born on February 18, 1984, to Mark and Kris Nichols in Dodge City. We knew he was a special gift to us from the moment he was born. He peacefully left us when God called him home on September 23, 2016, at the age of 32....
John H. Bordwine
Sep 22, 2016
John H. Bordwine, 69, died September 22, 2016 at Halsey Hall in Fort Dodge. He was born on February 5, 1947 in Hugoton, the son of James William and Frances (Hartsell) Bordwine. John attended schools in Hugoton and Liberal. In 1967, he enlisted in the United States Army and served two tours in Viet Nam. In 1970, he was stationed...
Gyra M. Miller
Sep 22, 2016
Gyra M. Miller, 78, died September 22, 2016 at her son's home in Newton. She was born on December 3, 1937 in rural Gray County, the daughter of Pearl and Frances E. (Israel) Moore. Gyra graduated from Cimarron High School in 1955. She worked as an insurance agent for Gall and Jones Insurance in Dodge City. Later, Gyra worked as...
Tobias Junior Schultz
Sep 16, 2016
Swaim Funeral Chapel of Montezuma 506 W. Cortez, P.O. Box 421 (602) 846-7689 Obituary Facsimile Transmittal Sheet Tobie Junior Schultz Montezuma - My dear husband, our father, grandfather, and great grandfather, Tobias Junior Schultz was born to Peter and Lena (Nightengale) Schultz on December 7, 1934 at Montezuma. The Angels gently carried him home in the afternoon of September 16,...
Stella Schmidt
Sep 15, 2016
Montezuma -Our mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Stella Schmidt, was born as the fourth child of Gerhard and Ida (Ratzlaff) Yost on July 25, 1922 in Las Animas, Colorado. Early Thursday evening on September 15, 2016, the Lord called her home. She reached the age of 94 years. In 1925, she moved with her parents to the Copeland area and...
Joseph G. "Joe" Berkely
Sep 15, 2016
Joseph G. "Joe" Berkely, 97, was born November 11, 1918, in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, the son of Dr. Joseph G. and Goldye Johnson Berkely. As a young boy, Joe was raised on the south side of Chicago, near the shores of Lake Michigan, where his lifelong love of boating and sailing took hold. For protection from the alley gangs roaming...
Robert "Chris" Christian Moore
Sep 15, 2016
CIMARRON - Robert "Chris" Christian Moore, 39, died September 15, 2016 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born on April 27, 1977 at Ulysses the son of Robert and Suanne (Payne) Moore. Chris was a 1995 graduate of Ulysses High School and received his Bachelor's degree in AG Business from Kansas State University in 1999. On May 18th, 2006...
Robert (Bob) Lee Koehn, Jr.
Sep 13, 2016
Montezuma - Robert Lee (Bob) Koehn, Jr. passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family on Tuesday, September 13 in Garden City, after battling cancer. Although he held other titles throughout his life, Bob was most proud of "husband," "dad," "Gramps," (or as Rylee says, "Framps") and "farmer." He was born in Sublette on July 5, 1956 to Robert and...
Judy Bell
Sep 5, 2016
DODGE CITY - Gladys "Judy" Bell, 74, died September 5, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Center, Dodge City. She was born on August 26, 1942 at Dodge City the daughter of Silver and Virginia (Stout) Goodwin. Judy was a longtime resident of Dodge City. She married Alan Immell on August 2, 1959. Judy later married Duke Bell on May 4,...
Robert "Bob" Franklin Walters
Sep 3, 2016
SUBLETTE-Robert "Bob" Franklin Walters, 88, went home to Heaven on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at the Satanta Long-Term Care Unit. He was born on June 20, 1928, in Sublette, the son of Horace Franklin and Mary Josephine (Kennedy) Walters. The story is told that he was so tiny at birth that they wrapped him and put him in a shoe...
Gordon Holtfrerich
Sep 3, 2016
Dodge City - Gordon Holtfrerich, 80, died September 3, 2016 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on May 8, 1936 in Dodge City, the son of Charlie and Thelma (Gunkle) Holtfrerich. Gordon attended school in Dodge City where he played football, basketball, and baseball in grade school, junior high, and high school. He graduated from Dodge City...
