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...
Horacio Rojas-Zesati
Jan 23, 2016
Dodge City - Horacio Rojas- Zesati, 71, died January 23, 2016 at Western Plains Medical complex in Dodge City, Kansas. He was born on March 22, 1944 at San Marcos, Mexico the son of Perfecto and Maria (Refugio) Rojas. He worked as a farmer. He was a member of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe of Dodge City. Survivors...
Robert Duane Stith
Jan 23, 2016
Dodge City - Robert Duane Stith, 80, died January 23, 2016 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born on November 7, 1935 at Dodge City, the son of Howard R. and Bernese (Webb) Stith. Mr. Stith was involved with several business ventures in Dodge City. He was owner and operator of Bob Stith Antiques, Dodge City. He was...
Lori Marie Truitt
Jan 19, 2016
Dodge City - Lori Marie Truitt, 40, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at Via Christie St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. She was born on August 24, 1975 in Dodge City, the daughter of Glenn and Charlynn (Brazda) Truitt. Lori was a lifetime resident of Dodge City. She graduated from Dodge City High School in 1993. Lori went on to...
Vernal Ray Reynolds
Jan 17, 2016
DODGE CITY - Vernal Ray Reynolds, 88, died January 17, 2016 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home, Dodge City. He was born on October 16, 1927 in Ford County, the son of Raymond A. and Opal (Wear) Reynolds. A lifelong resident of Ford County, Vernal attended school at the rural Sears School and farmed until he retired in 1993. He was...
E. Gevene Sutton
Jan 17, 2016
Ensign - E. Gevene Sutton, 97, passed away January 17, 2016 at Country Living in Ellinwood. Geneve was born on March 29, 1918 in Smith County, Kansas to Elmer and Lula (Nichols) Gardner. In 1925 the family moved to a farm 7 miles south of Ensign, Kansas. Gevene graduated from Ensign Rural High School in 1936. She attended the school...
Gwendolyn P. Long
Jan 13, 2016
Dodge City - Gwendolyn P. Long, 83, died January 13, 2016 at Trinity Manor in Dodge City. She was born on August 23, 1932 near Ingalls the daughter of Pearl O. and Frances (Israel) Moore . Gwen graduated from Cimarron High School in 1950. On November 11, 1951, she married Richard L. Long at the First United Methodist Church in...
Phyllis J. Quillen
Jan 13, 2016
Phyllis J. Quillen, 91, died January 13, 2016 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on May 2, 1924 in Shenandoah, Iowa, the daughter of Russell and Florence (Larson) England. Phyllis was raised in Essex, Iowa and she graduated from Essex High School. Phyllis continued her education at Omaha Business College in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1950,...
Helen Louise Mazelin
Jan 11, 2016
Montezuma - Helen Louise Mazelin was born on December 23, 1932, to Enoch and Emma (Mazelin) Habegger at Berne, Indiana. She peacefully passed away in the early morning hours of January 11, 2016 at the age of eighty-three years, two weeks and five days at Bethel Home in Montezuma, after a period of declining health. Mother was a quiet, gentle...
