Obituaries

Edna Wood

Edna Wood

Aug 20, 2007

Edna R. Wood, age 93, passed away on Monday, August 20, 2007 at her home in Tucson, Arizona. She was born on January 20, 1914 south of Rush Center, Kansas, the daughter of William and Lydia Wertz Rodenberg. She was a Scott County resident most of her life, having moved there in 1916 with her parents. She was a 1935...

D. Waldren

D. Waldren

Aug 19, 2007

D.D. WALDREN, AGE 88, PASSED AWAY ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 2007 AT GREELEY COUNTY HEALTH CENTER IN TRIBUNE, KANSAS. D.D. WAS BORN DECEMBER 13, 1918 ON THE FAMILY HOMESTEAD IN RURAL GREELEY COUNTY, THE SON OF W.R. & FLORA HOPE BATES WALDREN. HE WAS A 1938 GRADUATE OF GREELEY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AND SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORP...

Margaret Fitzpatrick

Margaret Fitzpatrick

Aug 19, 2007

Margaret A. Fitzpatrick, age 67, passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2007 at the Osborne County Memorial Hospital in Osborne, Kansas. She was born on March 14, 1940 in LaJunta, Colorado, the daughter of William and Velta Marie Pantier Clark. A resident of the Garden City, Deerfield and Lakin area since 1969, she moved to Downs, Kansas in 2001. She...

Nina Quance

Nina Quance

Aug 18, 2007

Nina A. Quance, age 84, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2007 at Odyssey Healthcare in Mesa, Arizona. She was born on October 31, 1922 in Scott County, Kansas, the daughter of Arnold and May See Fick. A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, she was a homemaker. Memberships include: First Christian Church North Shore Animal League On February 7,...

Robert Bridgewater

Robert Bridgewater

Aug 18, 2007

Robert Bridgewater, age 81, passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2007 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on April 10, 1926 in Norton, Kansas. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since moving from Norton, Kansas in 1950, he worked for KN Energy and then for the Post Office in Scott City, Kansas. Memberships include:...

Susie White

Susie White

Aug 18, 2007

SUSIE MARIE WHITE, AGE 99, PASSED AWAY ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2007 AT THE WICHITA COUNTY LONG TERM CARE UNIT IN LEOTI, KANSAS. SUSIE WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 25, 1907 AT MARIENTHAL, KANSAS, THE DAUGHTER OF GEORGE WASHINGTON & KATHERINE ELIZABETH BIEL SHAFER. SHE WAS A HOMEMAKER AND A LIFETIME RESIDENT OF WICHITA COUNTY. SUSIE WAS A MEMBER OF ST. MARY...

Dagby Sorensen

Dagby Sorensen

Aug 12, 2007

Dagny K. Sorensen, age 101, passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2007 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on September 28, 1905 in Cordova, Nebraska, the daughter of Nels and Kathrine Nelsen Thompsen. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 2001 moving from Denver, Colorado, she was a homemaker. Memberships include: St. Paul's...

Maxine Porter

Maxine Porter

Aug 11, 2007

Maxine Mercer Porter, age 89, passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2007 in Denver, Colorado. She was born on March 2, 1918 in Ness County, Kansas, the daughter of Charles William and Janie A. Parks Bird. Maxine was a vital member of the Garden City community for over 40 years. She owned and operated a farm in Haskell County and...

Mildred Green

Mildred Green

Aug 11, 2007

Mildred M. Green, age 90, passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2007 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on June 16, 1917 in Brownell, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur and Grace Richardson Sunley. A resident of Healy, Kansas from 1983 until 2005 moving to Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. She was...

Detta Heitschmidt

Detta Heitschmidt

Aug 6, 2007

Detta Lou Heitschmidt, age 77, passed away on Monday, August 6, 2007 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on February 24, 1930 in Scott City, Kansas, the daughter of Ross H. and Mable L. French Carson. She was a lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas and was a homemaker and a farmers wife....

Fred Matney

Fred Matney

Aug 2, 2007

Fred Matney, Jr., age 76, passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2007 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on August 17, 1930 in South Sioux City, Nebraska area, he moved to Scott City, Kansas in 19, the son of Fred and Opal Wilson Matney Sr. A former resident of the Homer/ South Sioux City,...

Rosie Breit

Rosie Breit

Jul 23, 2007

Rosena "Rosie" Breit, age 92, passed away on Monday, July 23, 2007 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on August 10, 1914 in Rush County, Kansas, the daughter of Fedalis and Katie Quint Herman. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1955 moving from Utica, Kansas, she was a produce manager at Phil's...

Olive Newcomer

Olive Newcomer

Jul 6, 2007

SCOTT CITY, KANSAS OLIVE F. "OLLIE" NEWCOMER, AGE 92, PASSED AWAY ON FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2007 AT SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL IN SCOTT CITY, KANSAS. OLLIE WAS BORN OCTOBER 21, 1914 AT MANNING, KANSAS, THE DAUGHTER OF EDWIN D. AND GARNET VERNON GRIFFITH FRENCH. HER MOTHER DIED WHEN OLLIE WAS SIX YEARS OF AGE. HER FATHER LATER MARRIED GERTRUDE G. HOOVER,...

Clara Elliott

Clara Elliott

Jul 5, 2007

Garden City, Kansas Clara J. Elliott, age 80, died Thursday, July 5, 2007 at the Homestead Health & Rehabilitation Center in Garden City, Kansas. She was born on January 4, 1927 in Manhattan, Kansas the daughter of John Andrew and Lena Walter Reichenborn. A resident of Garden City since 1970 moving from Raton, New Mexico, she had been a bank...

Bill Barber

Bill Barber

Jul 3, 2007

Bill W. Barber, age 68, passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born on December 28, 1938 in Portales, New Mexico, the son of Curt and Gladys Ward Barber. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since November of 1971 moving from Hereford, Texas, he was a house builder. Memberships include:...

Thomas Mancha

Thomas Mancha

Jul 1, 2007

Garden City, Kansas Thomas J. Mancha, age 79, died Sunday, July 1, 2007 at his home in Garden City, Kansas. He was born on December 21, 1927 at Hoisington, Kansas the son of Carlos and Virginia Orozco Mancha. A resident of Garden City since 1957, moving from Hoisington, he had been an Automotive Mechanic for Burtis Motors in Garden City...

Ronny Ray

Ronny Ray

Jun 24, 2007

Salina, Kansas Ronny A. Ray, age 67, died Sunday, June 24, 2007 at the St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri from injuries sustained in an automobile accident last week near Knob Noster, Missouri. He was born June 8, 1940 in Jacksonville, Florida the son of William John and Violet Mildred Johnson Ray. He graduated from High School and then...

Betty Jenik

Betty Jenik

Jun 24, 2007

Betty was born at the family home in McDonald, Kansas, on April 16, 1928 to Edna Ellis and Fred Edgett. She passed away on Sunday, June 24, 2007, at Homestead Health & Rehabilitation Center in Garden City, Kansas. Betty was married to Beldon Jenik on September 25, 1949, in Oakley, Kansas. They had four children: Karen, Kyle, JoAnn and Shelley....

Howard Dirks

Howard Dirks

Jun 21, 2007

Howard D. Dirks, age 72, passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2007 at his home in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on July 7, 1934 in Walsh, Colorado, the son of Albert and Marie Unruh Dirks. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1960 moving from Downey, California, he was a farmer and rancher. Member: Protestant Faith On March...

Alan Buerkle

Alan Buerkle

Jun 18, 2007

Friend, Kansas Alan L. Buerkle, age 59, died Monday, June 18, 2007 at his home near Friend, Kansas. He was born on March 27, 1948 in Garden City, Kansas the son of Robert L. and Donita P. Hagler Buerkle. He was a farmer and had been a lifetime resident of the Friend community. He was a member of the Prairie...