Obituaries

Landon Lane Koehn

Landon Lane Koehn

May 17, 2022

Landon Lane Koehn, age 43, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Wichita County, Kansas. He was born on January 27, 1979, in Tribune, Kansas, the son of Mervin Ray & Patsy Sue Wedel Koehn.  A lifetime resident of Wichita County, Kansas, he was a farmer.

He was a member of the Scott Mennonite Church in Pence, Kansas.

On June 6,...

Francisco Frances Chino

Francisco Frances Chino

May 17, 2022

Francisco Frances Chino, age 45, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City Kansas. He was born on January 29 1977, in Guerrero, Mexico, The son of Jeremias Frances Robles and Paula Chino Castro. He was a resident of Scott City, Kansas since 2008 moving from Scottsdale, Arizona. He was the chef, owner,...

Andrew  Joseph Gomes

Andrew Joseph Gomes

May 17, 2022

Andrew Joseph Gomes, age 23, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Wichita County, Kansas. He was born on January 17, 1999, in Jackson, California, the son of Douglas and Arlee Azevedo Peterson.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 2016 moving from Valley Springs, California, he was a farmer. 

Survivors include one daughter, Avery Gomes of Scott City Kansas, Mother,...

Manuel  Rios Jr.

Manuel Rios Jr.

May 16, 2022

Manuel Rios Jr., age 79, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2022, at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas.  He was born on January 7, 1943, in Laredo, Texas, the son of Manuel Rios Sr. and Hortencia Garcia Rios.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1991 moving from Holcomb, Kansas, he was a retired farming mechanic.

He was...

Lonnie Randle

Lonnie Randle

May 14, 2022

Alonzo M. “Lonnie” Randle, age 66, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden, City, Kansas.  He was born on December 17, 1955, in Shattuck, Oklahoma, the son of Alonzo Franklin Randle Sr. and Betty Josephine Hamblton Randle.  A lifetime resident of Garden City, Kansas, he was a self-employed handyman.

He was a member of Abate.

Survivors...

Mark David Peter

Mark David Peter

May 14, 2022

Tribune

Mark David Peter, age 61, passed away on Saturday, May 14 2022, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. A life long resident of Tribune, he was born to Lawerence Arlan and Marjorie Woelk Peter on January 6, 1961, in Tribune, Kansas.

Mark was a well loved member of the community. He enjoyed his work cooking at the convenience store...

Kenneth Dean Schwindt

Kenneth Dean Schwindt

May 11, 2022

June 25, 2022

Kenneth Dean “Kenny” Schwindt – LEOTI, KS – The man. The myth. The legend. 

Ken died on May 11, 2022, at the age of 81 ½ years. Born October 22, 1940, in Scott City, KS to Clifford Leslie Schwindt and Lillie May Smith, he loved flying, telling jokes (and he remembered EVERY joke he ever heard!), hosting Rocky...

Chelyn Chelaxito Juarez

Chelyn Chelaxito Juarez

May 11, 2022

Obituary of Chelyn Chelaxito Juarez

Chelyn Chelaxito Juarez, infant, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, At St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born on March 19, 2022 in Lakin, Kansas, the daughter of Ferimina Juarez and Gulliremo Xiloj Ramirez.

Survivor include her Mother- Ferimina Juarez of Garden City, Kansas, Father- Guellirno Xiloj Ramirez of Garden City, Kansas, Brother-...

Donald L. Woosely II

Donald L. Woosely II

May 10, 2022

Donald L. Woosley II, age 50, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, from a  vehicle accident in Gray County, Kansas.  He was born on March 10, 1972, in Fort Eustis, Virginia, the son of Marlin Dean and Christine Mary Roberts Woosley.  A resident of Garden City, Kansas since 1998 moving from Des Moines, Iowa, he worked for Cargill in...

Virginia Mae Lee

Virginia Mae Lee

May 7, 2022

Virginia Mae Lee, age 95, passed away at The Cottages in Garden City, Kansas on Saturday, May 7, 2022.  She was born on May 30, 1926 in Wichita County, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph F. and Hattie E. (Schwindt) Gerstberger.  A lifetime resident of Wichita County, Kansas, she moved to Garden City, Kansas in 2012.  She was a homemaker and...

Mershon Jones

Mershon Jones

May 4, 2022

Dighton

Venus Mershon Jones, age 72, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at the Lane County Hospital in Dighton, Kansas.  She was born on April 19, 1950, in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Dwight Case and Claire JoAnn Norman Smith.  A resident of Dighton, Kansas since 1984 moving from Scott City, Kansas, she was a Registered Nurse.

Mershon was a...

Dale Edward Hansen

Dale Edward Hansen

May 3, 2022

Dale Edward Hansen, age 83, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born on November 29, 1938, in Brayton, Iowa, the son of Nels Peter and Marie Marie Daugaard Hansen.  A resident of Leoti, Kansas from 1985 until 1998? before moving to Scott City, Kansas, he worked for GreenTech in Leoti,...

Phyllis Elaine Archer

Phyllis Elaine Archer

Apr 28, 2022

Phyllis Elaine Archer, 68, of Ellis Kansas, passed away on April 28th, 2022.  Phyllis was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on March 13th, 1954. Phyllis graduated from Lamar High School and continued on to receive a business degree from Ottawa University.

Phyllis was united in marriage to Mike Archer on August 10th, 2011. They were married 10 years.  Phyllis worked as a...

Mary F. Lee

Mary F. Lee

Apr 28, 2022

Mary F. Lee, age 92, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2022, at the Ranch House in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on June 22, 1929, in Rocky Ford, Colorado, the daughter of Elmer and Mamie V. Hibler Winter.  A resident of Garden City, Kansas since 1966 moving from Woodward, Oklahoma, she was a sales clerk at JC Penny’s...

Dan Hutchins

Dan Hutchins

Apr 25, 2022

Melvin Dan Hutchins, 86 went to the Heavenly Home prepared for him, April 25, 2022, at Park Lane Nursing Home, Scott City, KS. He was born March 26, 1936, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, KS, to Marion Dorsey Hutchins & Grace Mae (Everett) Hutchins. They lived in Lane County until Dan was 5 when their family moved 15...

Phyllis  Fater

Phyllis Fater

Apr 17, 2022

Scott City

Phyllis Moyer Fater, age 77, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2022, at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on March 6, 1945, in Sellersivllie, Pa, the daughter of Jacob and Ethel Moyer. 

Phyllis grew up in Pennsylvania with her sister Carolyn and brother Richard. In 1967, she earned a Bachelors of Education from...

Harold  Berend

Harold Berend

Apr 17, 2022

Marienthal

Harold Berend, age 91, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2022, at St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Harold was born on July 2, 1930, in Archer City, Texas to Anton and Eleanor Wachsman Berend. Harold was a farmer, rancher, and postmaster throughout his life. He had been a resident of Marienthal since 1954 having moved from Windthorst, Texas....

Walter Medrano Chavez

Walter Medrano Chavez

Apr 3, 2022

Walter M. Chavez, infant, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born on April 3, 2022, in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Maribel D. Chavez and Walter Osmmar Medrano.

Survivors include his Mother - Maribel D. Chavez of Garden City, Kansas, Father - Walter O. Medrano of Garden City, Kansas,...

Marguerite  Berning

Marguerite Berning

Apr 1, 2022

Marguerite Berning, age 90, passed away on April 1, 2022, at Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas.  Marguerite was born May 4, 1931, at the Biel Family homestead near Marienthal, Kansas, the daughter of Albert B. and Ida (Kreutzer) Biel, Sr.  A lifetime resident of Wichita County, Kansas, Marguerite lived and loved her life as a farmwife, mother, grandmother,...

Mary Ellen Downing

Mary Ellen Downing

Mar 31, 2022

Dighton, Kansas

Mary E. Downing, age 91, passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Peabody Health & Rehab in Peabody, Kansas.  She was born on April 16, 1930, in Peach Orchard, Arkansas, the daughter of Henry Howard and Virland Mae Denton Martin. 

Mary attended services at several Baptist congregations and the Scott City LDS church.   Mary was a Dietician for...