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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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