Robert L. Swaim
Feb 28, 2016
Dodge City - Robert L. Swaim, 87, died February 28, 2016 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. He was born on September 18, 1928 at Hooker, Oklahoma, the son of Harold Lee and Cynthia Nelda (Alloway) Swaim. Bob grew up at Hooker, Oklahoma, and attended schools there through ninth grade. He moved with his family to Dodge City...
Donald Lee Skinner
Feb 26, 2016
Dodge City - Donald Lee Skinner, 90, died February 26, 2016 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. He was born on September 8, 1925 in Stevens County, the son of Troy Tony and Hazel Mae (Hageman) Skinner. Don attended elementary school at Center Valley Country School in Stevens County. At the age of 15, he moved to Rose...
Larry J. Maurer
Feb 24, 2016
DODGE CITY - Larry J. Maurer, 85, died February 24, 2016, at Morton County Senior Living, Elkhart. He was born on February 25, 1930 at Montezuma, the son of John J. and Adeline E. (Eck) Maurer. Larry grew up in Montezuma and was a 1948 graduate of Montezuma High School. He joined the US Navy immediately after high school and...
John R. Alger
Feb 21, 2016
Dodge City - John Russell Alger passed away at his home on February 21, 2016, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. John was born in Dodge City on February 8, 1933, to Oak and Anna Alger. He graduated from Dodge City High School, class of 1951. He was also a graduate of Kansas State College in 1956 where...
Nellie Trujillo
Feb 21, 2016
Dodge City - Nellie Trujillo, 93, died Sunday, February 21, 2016 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on June 7, 1922 in the Mexican village, Dodge City, the daughter of Joe V. and Sara ( Jasso ) Torrez. She grew up in the Mexican village and attended Dodge City schools. In 1947, she married Frank Trujillo in...
Rebecca Ruth Knight
Feb 21, 2016
Wright - Rebecca Ruth Knight, 72, died February 21, 2016 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City. She was born on November 13, 1943 at Rural Ford County, KS the daughter of Calvin Amos and Grace F. (Harzmann) Paxson. She married Norman Leslie Knight on April 11, 1964 in Dodge City, he preceded her in death on December 10,...
David Charles Loucks
Feb 20, 2016
Sublette - David Charles Loucks, 96, died February 20, 2016 at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City. He was born on September 16, 1919 in Gray County, the son of Jesse and Carrie (Becker) Loucks. David was a lifetime resident of Copeland. He was a graduate of Copeland High School. David served his country overseas during World War II from January...
Janice A. Riedlinger
Feb 19, 2016
DODGE CITY - Janice A. Riedlinger, 76, died February 19, 2016 at Great Bend, Kansas. She was born on July 6, 1939 at Spearville, the daughter of William and Margaret (Schulte) Stegman. Janice grew up in Offerle, Kansas and attended St. Joseph Catholic Grade School. She graduated from Saint Mary of the Plains High School, Dodge City, Kansas in 1957....
Susanna K. Unruh
Feb 19, 2016
Montezuma - Our mother and grandmother, Susanna K. Unruh, was born on September 26, 1923 to Jacob B. and Carrie (Koehn) Wiens in Gray County. She slipped away to eternal rest at home in the morning hours of February 19, 2016, reaching the age of 92. Mom grew up in rural Gray County. She received her education at Sunnyside School...
Mary Joan "Jo" Hink
Feb 17, 2016
Mary Joan "Jo" (Watts) Hink, 85, of Dodge City, Kansas, passed away on February 17th, 2016, at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City, her son and daughter at her side. Jo was born in Wellington, Kansas, on March 27th, 1930. She graduated from Wellington High School as a part of the Class of 1948, of which she had many...
Larry J. Burkhart
Feb 8, 2016
DODGE CITY – Larry J. Burkhart, 68, died February 8, 2016 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on October 4, 1947 at Dodge City, the son of Victor and Agnes (Schlereth) Burkhart. Larry was a foreman for Gladden Excavating and APAC Kansas, Inc., until he retired in 2009. He was a fantastic baseball player in his younger...
Bernese Stith
Feb 7, 2016
DODGE CITY - Bernese Stith, 99, died February 7, 2016 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home, Dodge City. She was born on December 4, 1916 at Dennison, the daughter of Budd and Pearle (Karnes) Webb. Bernese lived in Dodge City since 1922. On February 23, 1935 she married Howard Stith in Cimarron. He preceded her in death on September 16, 2003....
Carol Aileen Rostetter
Feb 7, 2016
Carol Aileen Rostetter, 75, died February 7, 2016 at Good Samaritan Center in Dodge City. She was born on September 19, 1940 in Newton, the daughter of Wilbur Lewis and Wilhelmina Marie (Wiegand) Prouty. Carol was raised on a farm near Hesston and graduated from Newton High School. On September 28, 1957, she married Robert W. Rostetter in Hesston. He...
Carol L. "Corky" Slattery
Feb 1, 2016
DODGE CITY - Carol L. "Corky" Slattery, 70, died February 1, 2016 at Hays Medical Center, Hays. She was born on May 14, 1945 at Emporia, the daughter of Alvin and Helen (Eubank) Cramer. Corky grew up in Dodge City and was a graduate of Dodge City High School. On June 30, 1964 she married Bill Slattery at Wichita. They...
Harlan J. Lais
Jan 31, 2016
Dodge City - Harlan J. Lais, 74, died January 31, 2016 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City. He was born on June 18, 1941 in Hillsboro, the son of John and Martha (Ladner) Lais. Harlan moved from Hillsboro to Fowler in 1948. He worked 30 years for the Social Security Administration in Dodge City before retiring in 1996....
Charles Ralph Taylor Sr.
Jan 29, 2016
Dodge City - Charles Ralph Taylor Sr., 79, died January 29, 2016 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on December 29, 1936 at Jetmore, Kansas, the son of Sherman T. and Mary Alice (Wilson) Taylor. Charles attended schools in Jetmore, Kansas. He was a career veteran of the United States Navy, serving from 1953 until he...
Charles R. Hibler
Jan 29, 2016
Dodge City - Charles R. Hibler, 91, died January 29, 2016 at his home in Dodge City. He was born on April 15, 1924 at Pratt, KS the son of Charles E. and Lou Ella (Horton) Hibler. He married Jane Irwin on November 17, 1978 in Tuscumbia, Missouri, she survives. Mr. Hibler worked for the water department in Liberal and...
Ivan Homer Jantz
Jan 26, 2016
Montezuma - Montezuma - Ivan Homer Jantz, 85, passed away unexpectedly on January 26, 2016, in Montezuma. He was born July 6th, 1930, in Montezuma to Marcus and Adina Jantz. Ivan married "His Girl" Norma Dirks, January 14th, 1951 in Montezuma. They had recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. The ?rst years of their marriage were spent in Ingalls, before...
Maryjane Kimminau
Jan 26, 2016
DODGE CITY - MaryJane Kimminau, 83, died January 26, 2016 at Grace of Leawood Assisted Living, Leawood. She was born on July 2, 1932 at Windthorst, the daughter of Aloy and Rose (Schutte) Tepe. MaryJane was the first of three children born to Aloy and Rose Tepe. She graduated from Spearville High School. MaryJane married Charles Russell and had two...
Mary Katherine Switzer
Jan 24, 2016
DODGE CITY - Mary Katherine (Thornburg) Switzer, 79, passed away January 24, 2016 after a long illness. She was born on February 19, 1936 at Wynona, Oklahoma the daughter of Samuel D. and Mary L. (Arnce) Thornburg. On November 26, 1958 she married Robert "Bob" Switzer at Liberal. He preceded her in death on December 2, 1992. After their marriage...
