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Leon Allen Woods
Jan 3, 2016
Sublette - Leon Allen Woods, 61, died January 3, 2016 at Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston, Texas. He was born on February 24, 1954 in Julesburg, Colorado, the son of Laurel A. and Elsie Katherine (Land) Woods. Leon moved with his family from Colorado to Sublette in February of 1968. He graduated from Sublette High School. Leon went on to...
Stanley Lynn Unruh
Dec 31, 2015
Dodge City - Stanley Lynn Unruh, 62, died December 31, 2015 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City. He was born on January 21, 1953 in Montezuma, the son of Elmer and Helen (Friesen) Unruh. Stan was raised in Montezuma, graduating from Montezuma High School in 1971. He married his high school sweetheart, Derise Bryant on June 2, 1974...
Enrique Perez Limon
Dec 29, 2015
Satanta - Enrique Perez (E.P.) Limon, 93, died December 29, 2015 at Satanta Long Term Care, Satanta. He was born on July 29, 1922 in San Antonio , Texas the son of Modesto and Antonia (Perez) Limon. Enrique grew up in South Texas. On March 15, 1942, he married Sofia Martinez in Weslaco, Texas. She preceded him in death. They...
Milton Leroy Wallace
Dec 28, 2015
CIMARRON - Milton Leroy Wallace, 82, died December 28, 2015 at his home in Cimarron. He was born May 22, 1933 in Plains, Meade County, Kansas, to Murle and Dorothy (Cooley) Wallace. He graduated high school in Weskan and attended Kansas State University. He served in the United States Army. After his military service, he worked in the agricultural and...
Jean M. Koelling
Dec 27, 2015
Dodge City - Jean M. Koelling, 95, died December 27, 2015 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on November 29, 1920 at Bucklin, Kansas the daughter of G.T. and Margaret (Dykes) Emmons. She and her family moved to Copeland in 1923, she attended and graduated from Copeland High School in 1938. Jean furthered her education by...
William J. "Bill" Sander
Dec 24, 2015
CIMARRON - William J. "Bill" Sander, 68, died December 24, 2015 at KU Medical Center, Kansas City. He was born on August 9, 1947 at Spearville, the son of William Owen and Marianna (Heskamp) Sander. Bill grew up in Meade and graduated from Meade High School in 1966. On February 14, 1970 he married Judy Hornung at Windthorst. They lived...
Jill Liz'Beth Kelman
Dec 22, 2015
Sublette - Jill Liz'beth Kelman, 56, died December 22, 2015 in Sublette. She was born on October 17, 1959 in Concordia, the daughter of Norman and Helen (Larson) Sankey. Jill was raised in Republic. She graduated from Bellville High School and went on to further her education at Kansas State University. Jill graduated from K-State with a Bachelor's Degree in...
Janet Suzanne Jones
Dec 16, 2015
RILEY - Janet Suzanne (Barnes) Jones, was born May 19, 1959 to Paul Barnes and Margery Schraeder Barnes Wilson. She passed away suddenly at Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan on December 16, 2015 with her children at her side. She was born and raised in Dodge City and graduated from Dodge City High School in 1977. In 1996, she moved...
Manuael Mccune
Dec 14, 2015
Montezuma - Manuael McCune, 89, died December 14, 2015 at Bethel Home in Montezuma. He was born on August 30, 1926 in Stafford, the son of Earl and Gladys (Johnson) McCune. Manuael attended grade school in Stafford before moving to Montezuma with his family. He then went to Montezuma High School, graduating in 1945. On December 19, 1952, he married...
Mary Louise Friesen
Dec 7, 2015
Our mother, Mary Louise Fricke Friesen, was born February 25, 1931, to Samuel and Katherine Mininger Fricke at Ithaca, Michigan. She quietly passed away in the early morning hours at Bethel Home, Montezuma, KS, on Monday, December 07, 2015, at the age of 84 years, with ones who loved her by her side. Mom's childhood was spent in various places,...
April Lanae Rhodes
Dec 6, 2015
Montezuma - April LaNae Rhodes, 29 received her angel wings December 6, 2015. She was born April 22, 1986 in Dodge City, the daughter of Lyle and Mona (Cervantes) Rhodes. April graduated from South Gray High in 2007. Her dream in life was to join the military and her dream was fulfilled when she joined the Marines Corps in 2008....
Rudy Anthony Gonzales
Dec 3, 2015
Woodward, Oklahoma - Rudy Anthony Gonzales, 25, died December 3, 2015 at Dodge City, Kansas. He was born on September 26, 1990 at Liberal , KS the son of Rudy Gonzales and Virginia (Myers) Garcia. He enjoyed tattooing, spending time with his family and friends and working on his mustang. Rudy also enjoyed fishing, lifting weights and being outdoors. Survivors...
Patricia Ann Durr
Dec 2, 2015
DODGE CITY - Patricia A. Durr, 78, died December 2, 2015 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on February 3, 1937 at Iowa City, Iowa the daughter of Cecil and Alvina (Rosekrans) Duryea. Patricia was a graduate of Rozel High School. She moved to Dodge City in 1956. On July 15, 1973 she married Robert Durr....
Arthur F. Brown
Dec 1, 2015
DODGE CITY - Former San Francisco 49er, Arthur "Pat" Franklin Brown, Sr. took his last defensive stance on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 in Dodge City, Kansas. He loved football so much that his idea of quality time with his children was to have them huddled around him so he could teach them the basics, even the girls. The team he...
Harry Schmidt
Dec 1, 2015
Montezuma - Harry Schmidt was born as the ninth child to Ben and Susie (Unruh) Schmidt on September 5, 1919 in Las Animas, Colorado. Early Tuesday morning, December 1, 2015, the Lord requested him home. He reached the age of 96 years. Harry grew up in Montezuma on a farm. He attended school in Montezuma. On December 29, 1938, Harry...
Vera M. Stauth
Nov 30, 2015
Cimarron - Vera M. Stauth, 90, died November 30, 2015 at the Shepherd's Center in Cimarron. She was born on February 4, 1925 at Stafford County, Kansas the daughter of John Lee and Laura E. (Webring) Brock. She grew up in Gray County north of Ensign and graduated from Ensign High School. On July 24, 1943 she married Bill Arden...
Juston Dale Agee
Nov 28, 2015
JUSTON DALE AGEE Dodge City - Juston Dale Agee, 73, died November 28, 2015 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on October 2, 1942 at Rush Springs, Oklahoma, the son of Judston Barry and Ella Florence (Lovett) Agee. He graduated from Wichita North High School, Wichita, Kansas and the Law Enforcement Academy, Hutchinson, Kansas. He worked...
Walter Schmidt
Nov 26, 2015
Montezuma - Walter Schmidt, 91, died November 26, 2015 at Bethel Home in Montezuma. He was born on February 28, 1924 at Chickasha, Oklahoma, the son of Peter B. and Anna (Koehn) Schmidt. Walter attended school at Valley View School in Chickasha. He married Nadine Bartlett on August 22, 1947 in Chickasha. She survives. Walter worked at various jobs including...
Ten Lee Mah
Nov 24, 2015
Dodge City - Ten Lee Mah, 80, died November 24, 2015 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was born on October 25, 1935 at Canton, China the son of Bill and Soon Mah. In 1953 he moved to Wales, England, then in 1980 he moved to Dodge City. He married Yuk Mui Mah in Gloucestershire, England in...
Katharina Friesen Wiebe
Nov 24, 2015
Copeland - Katharina Friesen Wiebe, 70, died November 24, 2015 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. She was born on August 17, 1945 in Mexico, the daughter of Peter and Aganetha (Dyck) Friesen. On June 18, 1967, she married Diedrich Wiebe in Mexico. He survives. Deidrich and Katharina moved to Copeland in 2001. Katharina enjoyed cooking,...
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