Obituaries

Irene Richman

Irene Richman

Mar 4, 2008

Irene L. Richman, age 86, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on July 26, 1921 in Sparta, Wisconsin, the daughter of George and Musetta Rowe Benson. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1975 moving from Lakin, Kansas, she was a homemaker. Memberships Include the Church...

Walter Shearmire

Walter Shearmire

Mar 1, 2008

Walter W. "Wennie" Shearmire, age 64, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on October 25, 1943 in Victoria, Texas, the son of Walter W. "Bud" and Velda Wheeler Shearmire. A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, he worked for the City of Scott City and was in...

Regina Eder

Regina Eder

Feb 29, 2008

MARIENTHAL, KANSAS REGINA (JEAN) O. EDER, AGE 94, PASSED AWAY ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2008 AT HER HOME IN SOUTHEASTERN WICHITA COUNTY. JEAN WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 25. 1913 AT WINDTHORST, TEXAS, THE DAUGHTER OF JOHN & AURELIA WINTER WIMMER. SHE WAS A HOMEMAKER & FARM WIFE AND HAD BEEN A LIFETIME WICHITA COUNTY RESIDENT. JEAN WAS A MEMBER OF THE...

Norma Worf

Norma Worf

Feb 26, 2008

Norma Jean Worf, age 79, died Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at the Homestead Assisted Living Residence in Garden City, Kansas. She was born on December 20, 1928 in Finney County, Kansas, the daughter of Solomon & Hermie Mann Stukey. A Garden City resident since May of 2003, moving from Scott City, KS, she was a retired cashier for Kansas Nebraska...

Esther Bitter

Esther Bitter

Feb 25, 2008

Esther Leona Bitter, age 91, died Monday, February 25, 2008 at Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City, Kansas. She was born on June 16, 1916 in Russell County, Kansas the daughter of Samuel and Lena Karst Radke. A Garden City resident since 2003, moving from Russell, Kansas, she was a homemaker and loved cooking & making quilts for her...

Teddy Gallegos

Teddy Gallegos

Feb 23, 2008

Garden City, Kansas Teddy Gallegos, age 52, died Saturday, February 23, 2008 at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on August 11, 1955 in Rocky Ford, Colorado, the son of Julian and Angelina Rivera Gallegos. A Garden City resident since 1982, moving from Rocky Ford, CO, he and his wife own and operate Time Out Sports...

Gordon Lee

Gordon Lee

Feb 22, 2008

Garden City, Kansas Gordon A. Lee, age 87, died Friday, February 22, 2008 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born April 6, 1920 in Chetopa, Kansas he son of Hershel Vance and Sarah Alice Leap Lee. He moved from Southeast Kansas to Garden City in 1948 and founded Lee Construction in 1950. He worked with...

Everett Thomas

Everett Thomas

Feb 22, 2008

SCOTT CITY, KANSAS EVERETT A. THOMAS, AGE 94, PASSED AWAY ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2008 AT SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL IN SCOTT CITY, KANSAS. EVERETT WAS BORN JANUARY 22, 1914 IN FORD COUNTY, KANSAS, THE SON OF JOHN WILLIS & MAGGIE VIOLA HETRICK THOMAS. HE HAD BEEN A RESIDENT OF SCOTT COUNTY SINCE 1928 MOVING FROM FORD COUNTY, KANSAS AND WAS...

Fred Patton

Fred Patton

Feb 19, 2008

Fred O. Patton, age 97, passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at the Park Place Apartments in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on April 26, 1910 in Logan County, Kansas, the son of William Pinkney and Metisha Isabelle Farr Patton. In 1930 he moved to Denver, Colorado and then back to Scott City in 1945. Fred farmed in...

Jack Tedrow

Jack Tedrow

Feb 18, 2008

Jack L. Tedrow, age 49, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2008 at his home in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on November 22, 1958 in Ponca City, Oklahoma, the son of Larry D. and Joyce A. Smith Tedrow. Jack attended school in Ponca City, Oklahoma receiving his degree in electronics from Indian Meridian Technical School in Stillwater, Oklahoma...

Timothy Morris

Timothy Morris

Feb 14, 2008

Garden City, Kansas Timothy Leon Morris, age 35, died Thursday, February 14, 2008 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born on July 13, 1972 in Denver, Colorado the son of Herman L. Peak and Marilou Whittier Morris. A resident of Garden City since 2005 moving from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he was a chef, a musician...

Charles Duff

Charles Duff

Feb 10, 2008

Charles W. Duff, age 86, passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2008 at his home in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on December 3, 1921 in Dexter, Kansas, the son of George Lester and Hazel Meree Steiner Duff. A resident of Scott County, Kansas since 1931 moving from Cowley County, Kansas, he was a Farmer, Stockman and Owner and...

Michelle Koehn

Michelle Koehn

Feb 8, 2008

Michelle A. Koehn, passed away as a result of a short term illness on Friday, February 8, 2008, at her residence in Cedaredge, Colorado. She was twenty-four years of age. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, February 11, 2008, at the Mesa View Mennonite Church in Olathe, Colorado, with Franklin Buller officiating. A visitation for family...

Sylvia Taylor

Sylvia Taylor

Feb 7, 2008

SYLVIA LOUISE TAYLOR, AGE 81, PASSED AWAY ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2008 AT ST. CATHERINE HOSPITAL IN GARDEN CITY, KANSAS. SYLVIA WAS BORN JUNE 24, 1926 AT SCOTT CITY, KANSAS, THE DAUGHTER OF JOHN PETER & ROSALIA SARAH PFEIFER LAUBER. SHE WAS A HOMEMAKER AND COOK AT SEVERAL RESTAURANTS IN LEOTI HAD BEEN A LIFETIME WICHITA COUNTY RESIDENT. SYLVIA WAS...

Berta Kline

Berta Kline

Feb 5, 2008

Berta A. Kline, 87, of St. Petersburg, Florida, passed away peacefully February 5, 2008, at St. Lukes Hospital in Boise, Idaho, surrounded by her family. Berta was born May 12, 1920 in Horace, Kansas to Bert C. and Ethel L (Bowman) Kline. Her father worked for the railroad and died at 38 in a train accident in 1928. Her mother...

Charles Rector

Charles Rector

Feb 1, 2008

Garden City, Kansas Charles B. "CB" Rector, age 93, died Friday, February 1, 2008 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born on March 19, 1914 in Cuba, Illinois, the son of B.N. and Daisy D. Lundry Rector. He was a liftime area resident and had been a well driller for Henkle Drilling Company for 26...

Marco Huynh

Marco Huynh

Feb 1, 2008

Marco K. Huynh, age 35, passed away on Friday, February 1, 2008 at Via Christi St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on July 25, 1972 in Hong Kong, China, the son of Lang Ly. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1999 moving from Oakland, California, he was a Dietary Aide at Park Lane Nursing Home and...

Clarence Powers

Clarence Powers

Jan 31, 2008

Clarence Powers, age 78, passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2008 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on December 27, 1929 in Bellefont, Kansas, the son of Grant and Alice Margarete Henning Powers. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1960 moving from Fowler, Kansas, he was a Farmer, Rancher, and Carpenter. He was...

Socorro Rivero

Socorro Rivero

Jan 30, 2008

Socorro Rivero, age 47, passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. She was born on May 12, 1960 in Zimappan, Mexico, the daughter of Aurelio and Tranquilina Ponce Labra. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1988 moving from Zimappan, Mexico, she was a cook for the Scott County VIP Center. Memberships include:...

Alfred Droste

Alfred Droste

Jan 29, 2008

ALFRED EUGENE DROSTE, AGE 73, PASSED AWAY ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2008 AT PLUM CREEK SPECIALTY HOSPITAL IN AMARILLO, TEXAS. HE WAS BORN AUGUST 9, 1934 AT SPEARVILLE, KANSAS, THE SON OF ALBERT & ELIZABETH TORLINE DROSTE. A RESIDENT OF LEOTI, KANSAS SINCE 1962, MR. DROSTE WAS EMPLOYED BY THE SUNFLOWER TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR 32 YEARS UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN...