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Clarence Penner

Clarence Penner

Mar 6, 2015

CLARENCE PENNER Ingalls - Clarence Penner, 92, died March 6, 2015 at The Shepherd's Center in Cimarron. He was born on February 11, 1923 at Ingalls, the son of Abe and Katie (Gaede) Penner. Mr. Penner graduated from Ingalls High School and immediately began a successful farming career. He married Ann Thiessen on October 14, 1945 at Inman. Clarence served...

Crissie L. Brunson

Crissie L. Brunson

Mar 4, 2015

Crissie L. Brunson, 65, of Garden City, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City. She was born February 1, 1950, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, to Louis Miller and Agnes Wooten. Crissie was married to Roger M. Brunson on March 7, 1986. Both were members of the Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo. Crissie spent many...

Vera E. Hamm

Vera E. Hamm

Mar 3, 2015

DODGE CITY - Vera E. Hamm, 98, died March 3, 2015 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. She was born on July 20, 1916 at Hoisington, the daughter of George and Eva (Siegfried) Eichman. Vera was a graduate of Offerle High School. On January 5, 1936 she married Ralph Hamm at Dodge City. He preceded her in death...

Marion Rumsey

Marion Rumsey

Mar 3, 2015

Wichita - Marion Rumsey, 94, left this world to join his Savior and family on March 3, 2015 at Lakepoint Nursing Center in Wichita. He was born on April 1, 1920 in Dodge City, the son of George and Bertie (Reed) Rumsey the youngest of eight brothers and sisters. Marion graduated from Dodge City High School in 1938. He served...

Suie G. Nickel

Suie G. Nickel

Mar 1, 2015

MONTEZUMA - Our mother, Susie Giesbrecht Nickel, was born to John and Ida (Unruh) on November 20, 1924 in Montezuma. Her passing was beautiful on the evening of March 1, 2015. She reached the age of 90 years. In her early childhood, her family lived at Stonington, Colorado, where she attended school for 5 years. Later, they returned to Montezuma,...

Michael John Meiers

Michael John Meiers

Mar 1, 2015

MICHAEL JOHN MEIERS Cimarron - Michael John Meiers, 39, died March 1, 2015 at Cimarron. He was born on May 12, 1975 at Escanaba, MI the son of William and Leota (Peterson) Meiers. Funeral service will be held in Escanaba, MI at a later date. There will be no local services held. Thoughts and memories may be shared in the...

Frances M. Stegman

Frances M. Stegman

Mar 1, 2015

DODGE CITY - Frances M Stegman, 94, died March 1, 2015 at Dodge City. She was born on October 19, 1920 in Ford County, the daughter of William and Anna (Nau) Fredelake. On March 26, 1940 she married Paul G. Stegman at Windthorst. He preceded her in death on October 7, 1986. Frances is survived by a three children, Beverly,...

Francisco Ramirez

Francisco Ramirez

Feb 27, 2015

FRANCISCO RAMIREZ Dodge City - Francisco Ramirez, 64, died February 27, 2015 at Via Christi Hospital, St. Francis, Wichita, Kansas. He was born on September 16, 1950 at Durango, Mexico, the son of Francisco and Maria De Jesus Najera. He came to the United States as a young man from Durango, Mexico, and lived in Wichita. He had been a...

Doris Deines

Doris Deines

Feb 27, 2015

Dodge City - Doris Deines, 83, died February 27, 2015 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita . She was born on May 19, 1931 in rural White City, Kansas the daughter of Henry and Bertha Laudemann. She grew up in the White City and Woodbine area and graduated from Woodbine High School. Doris married Ervin Dean Deines on March 25, 1951...

Eileen Gaskill

Eileen Gaskill

Feb 27, 2015

Dodge City - Eileen Gaskill, 90, died February 27, 2015 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City, Kansas. She was born on August 17, 1924 at Omaha, Nebraska the daughter of William J. and Ayliff M.(Keiser) Maring. She married Donald L. Gaskill Sr. on July 17, 1947 at Greeley, Colorado, he preceded her in death on July 31, 1994....

Helen Lorene Smith

Helen Lorene Smith

Feb 26, 2015

Dodge City - Helen Lorene Smith, 87, died February 26, 2015 at Good Samaritan Center, Dodge City. She was born on March 9, 1927 at Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Charles L. and Elizabeth Frances Bernard Crookham. She spent her early years growing up in Kansas City, Kansas. On June 4, 1945, she married Charles E. Smith. They moved...

Maria Del Carman Castillo

Maria Del Carman Castillo

Feb 23, 2015

Dodge City - Maria Del Carman Castillo, 68, died February 23, 2015 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on February 25, 1946 at Jalpa, Jalisco, Mexico, the daughter of Manuel and Maria De Jesus Castillo (Diaz) . She enjoyed traveling and singing and spending time with her family. She was a member of the Cathedral of Our...

Roger M. Brunson

Roger M. Brunson

Feb 20, 2015

ROGER M. BRUNSON Garden City - Roger M. Brunson, 70, died February 20, 2015 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City. He was born on November 8, 1944 at Garden City the son of Mearl and Artie (Clarkson) Brunson. Mr. Brunson married Crissie Miller on March 7, 1986. They were members of the Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo. Roger,...

Paul Tatro

Paul Tatro

Feb 18, 2015

Satanta - Paul Tatro, 89, died February 18, 2015 at the Satanta Long Term Care Unit. He was born on June 20, 1925 at Kingman County, the son of Wesley Henry and Mary (Miller) Tatro. Paul attended the Mead Creek Country school in Kingman County as a child. He joined the United States Armey on November 7, 1945, serving during...

Stanley Leon Sutton

Stanley Leon Sutton

Feb 18, 2015

Dodge City - Stanley Leon Sutton, 94, died February 18, 2015 at Presbyterian Manor Of The Plains in Dodge City. He was born on December 13, 1920 at Ensign, Kansas the son of Arthur and Mattie Sutton. He grew up in Dodge City and graduated from Dodge City High School and Dodge City Junior College and immediately enlisted in the...

Nadine Kay Hyer

Nadine Kay Hyer

Feb 17, 2015

NADINE KAY HYER Dodge City - Nadine Kay Hyer, 74, died February 17, 2015 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. She was born on July 19, 1940 at Dodge City the daughter of Walter and Maxine (Ditch) Lembright. Mrs. Hyer graduated from Dodge City Community College. She worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse at the Hilltop House in...

Betty Jean Lohfink

Betty Jean Lohfink

Feb 15, 2015

Sublette - Betty Jean Lohfink, 82, passed away February 15, 2015 at the Satanta Long Term Care Nursing Home with her family by her side. She was born October 29, 1932, in Syracuse, to Harvey and Vada (Johnson) Wilson. Betty was raised in Copeland and married her love of sixty-three years, LeRoy Lohfink, on February 9, 1952. They made their...

Bruce A. Long

Bruce A. Long

Feb 14, 2015

Satanta - Bruce A. Long, 52, died February 14, 2015 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita . He was born on January 12, 1962 in Dexter, Missouri the son of Ben Harmon and Freda Darlene (Cox) Long. Bruce moved with his family to the Copeland area as a child. He attended Copeland and Garden City Schools. On May 30, 1980, he...

Opal Osbon

Opal Osbon

Feb 14, 2015

Satanta - Opal B. Osbon, 100, died February 14, 2015 at her home in Satanta. She was born on April 10, 1914 in Redstar, Arkansas, the daughter of Charles and Fannie (Swanson) Barker. Opal lived with her family in Pettigrew, Arkansas and attended school there. On May 23, 1930, she married Joe Calvin Osbon. He preceded her in death. After...

Paul Lavern Koehn

Paul Lavern Koehn

Feb 12, 2015

Montezuma - My dear husband, our father, grandpa, and great grandpa, Paul Lavern Koehn was born to Raymond and Alice Jantz Koehn on May 11, 1932 at Vilas, Colorado. The Lord graciously took him home in the evening hours on February 12, 2015 at Bethel Home in Montezuma, reaching the age of 82 years. His growing up years were spent...

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