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Mary Beatrice "Bea" (Carmichael) Schaffer
Nov 21, 2015
Dodge City - Mary Beatrice "Bea" (Carmichael) Schaffer, 97, died November 21, 2015 at Manor of the Plains, Dodge City . She was born on March 4, 1918 in Ford County, daughter of Clarence Lee and Alice Mabel (AuBuchon) Carmichael. Bea grew up on the family farm north of Dodge City and graduated from Dodge City High School. She attained...
Rev. Robert E. Meanor
Nov 18, 2015
DODGE CITY - Robert E. Meanor, 82, died November 18, 2015 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. He was born on February 3, 1933 in Hartwick, Pennsylvania the son of Frank and Helen (McWhirter) Meanor. Robert received his Bachelor of Science degree from Sterling College in 1954. He then attended Pittsburg Seminary in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania where he received...
Katie Webb
Nov 17, 2015
Dodge City - Katie Webb, 78 years old, passed away on November 17th, 2015 at the Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. Catherine Fredericka Hogue was born on February 12, 1936 in Goodland Kansas to Sid and Tempa (Taylor) Hogue. She graduated from Goodland High School in 1954. In 1954 she enrolled at Fort Hays State University to pursue...
Thomas D. Martin
Nov 11, 2015
Dodge City - Thomas D. Martin, 83, died peacefully with family at his side on Veteran's Day, November 11, 2015. He was born July 16, 1932 in Wichita, to Bess Ellen (Butterworth) and Fredrick Martin. After graduating from Dodge City Senior High School in 1950, he attended Wichita State University. Tom came back to Dodge City and worked at Caves...
Faye Preston
Nov 9, 2015
DODGE CITY - Faye Preston, 101, died November 9, 2015 at Brookdale Senior Solutions, Dodge City. She was born on January 2, 1914 at Richfield, the daughter of Guy and Maggie (Combes) Tipton. She lived in Wilroads Gardens until 1972 prior to moving to Dodge City. Faye taught school in Kingsdown and later worked at Montgomery Ward. She also worked...
Sara "Beth" Elizabeth Jantz
Nov 5, 2015
Sara Elizabeth Wyrill was born on March 10, 1919 in the family farm home located just outside of Kirwin, to John Bruce Wyrill and Angie (Scott) Wyrill. She attended the local schools and graduated first in her class from Kirwin High School in 1937. Her senior year, she did substitute teaching in the grade school. After high school, Beth, as...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Claire Trindle
Nov 3, 2015
DODGE CITY - Jacqueline "Jackie" Claire Trindle went to be with her family in heaven on November 3, 2015 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on April 22, 1925 at St. John, the daughter of Frederick J. Fry IV and Mabel Claire (Brown) Fry. She graduated from high school in Kansas City, Missouri in 1943 and...
Judy Marie Ricke
Oct 31, 2015
Dodge City - Judy Marie Ricke, 67, died October 31, 2015 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. She was born on March 27, 1948 at Scott City, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Serena (Rodenberg) Schoonover. She was raised in Scott City, and graduated from Scott City High School in 1965. She attended Dodge City Community College and graduated...
William E. "Billy" Wordelman
Oct 31, 2015
Dodge City - William E. Billy Wordelman, 56, died October 31, 2015 at his residence in Dodge City. He was born on January 19, 1959 at Elkhart, Indiana, the son of Fredrick John and Isabel Margaret (Adamski) Wordelman. He grew up in Dodge City and attended schools here and graduated from Dodge City High School in 1979. He was a...
John Todd Steinmitz
Oct 28, 2015
Dodge City - John Todd Steinmitz, 71, passed away on October 28, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. He was born on December 17, 1944 to Virginia Marie Graham and John Edward "Jack" Steinmitz of Parsons. After graduating from Dodge City Senior High in 1962, he went on to receive his Masters Degree from the University of Arizona, Tucson. He served...
Robert (Gene) E. Eastin
Oct 28, 2015
Robert Eugene (Gene) Eastin died October 28, 2015 at Kansas Soldiers Home, Fort Dodge. Gene was born April 17, 1924 in Hutchinson to Robert C. and Elvra (Snider) Eastin. Gene's parents moved to Stanton County in 1942 where their family farmed. In 1944, he was drafted into the U.S. Army in World War II, serving in the European Theatre. Gene...
Walter J. Page, Jr.
Oct 21, 2015
Fort Dodge - Walter J. Page, Jr., 89, died October 21, 2015 at Halsey Hall in Fort Dodge. He was born on September 14, 1926 in Dodge City, the son of Walter J. and Mabel (Myers) Page, Sr.. Walter was a lifetime resident of Dodge City, attending Dodge City schools. He enlisted in the Navy in August of 1943 at...
Eric Michael Torres
Oct 20, 2015
ERIC MICHAEL TORRES Dodge City - Eric Michael Torres, 24, died October 20, 2015 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born on June 15, 1991 at Dodge City, the son of Francisco and Tamatha (Freeman) Torres. He was a lifetime Dodge City resident. He graduated from Dodge City High School in 2009. He attended classes at DCCC. He...
Eva Marie Nightingale
Oct 16, 2015
MONTEZUMA - Our beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother, Eva Marie (Eck) Nightingale, was born March 23, 1930 at Ulysses to Joseph and Mary (Schmidt) Eck. The Lord peacefully took her home on Oct 16, 2015 at Bethel Home in Montezuma. She reached the age of 85 years, 7 months. She was the fourth in a family of six children and...
Chester E. Hall
Oct 16, 2015
DODGE CITY - Chester E. Hall, 95, died October 16, 2015 at the Kansas Soldiers Home, Ft Dodge. He was born on July 12, 1920 at Summersville, Missouri the son of William P. and Bertha E. (Bilbrey) Hall. On February 24, 1938 he married Betty Cole at Newkirk, Oklahoma. She preceded him in death on March 5, 2005. He served...
Lorraine J. Anderson
Oct 14, 2015
Dodge City - Lorraine J. Anderson, 94, died October 14, 2015 at Minneola District Hospital in Minneola . She was born on July 2, 1921 at Kellogg, Minnesota the daughter of George and Hattie (Lange) Graff. She married C O Dellinger on November 5, 1943 at Leesville, Louisiana, he preceded her in death in 1964. She later married Frank Anderson...
Douglas James Smith
Oct 12, 2015
Dodge City - Douglas James Smith, 70, died October 12, 2015 at Enid, Oklahoma. He was born on October 10, 1945 at Boone, Iowa the son of James and Florence (Risinger) Smith. He grew up in Dodge City and graduated from Dodge City High School. Doug served in the U.S. Navy during the Viet Nam Conflict for four years. On...
Everett L. Fitzwater
Oct 7, 2015
DODGE CITY - Everett Lyle Fitzwater, 97, died October 7, 2015 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. He was born on August 2, 1918 at Westfall, the son of Ray and Iva (Kidwell) Fitzwater. Everett was a graduate of Solomon High School and Emporia State University. On August 31, 1942 he married Hazel N. Rabourn at Montezuma. She...
Derek Wiebe Martens
Oct 7, 2015
Sublette - Derek Wiebe Martens, 1, died October 7, 2015 at St. Catherine's Hospital in Garden City. He was born on December 9, 2013 in Garden City, the son of Jacob and Linda (Wiebe) Martens. Derek was able to touch many people during his short life. He brought a great deal of joy to his family. Those left to cherish...
Leonard W. Myers
Oct 1, 2015
CIMARRON - Leonard Wallace Myers, 64, died October 1, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Center in Dodge City. He was born on December 8, 1950 in Garden City, the son of Wallace and Marie Louise (Colby) Myers. Leonard grew up on the family farm near Kalvesta. He was a 1969 graduate of Garden City High School. Leonard worked for area...
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