Obituaries

Aelard Merl Unruh

Aelard Merl Unruh

Jun 29, 2015

Aelard Merl Unruh was born February 27, 1937 to Brinton and Amanda (Koehn) Unruh in McPherson, Kansas. He peacefully passed away at his home on June 29, 2015 in rural Brighton, Colorado, reaching the age of 78. In 2002 Aelard was diagnosed with cancer. He fought a good fight defying all odds including the doctors predictions. Later being diagnosed with...

Ronald Lee Kysar

Ronald Lee Kysar

Jun 29, 2015

Ronald Lee Kysar, age 83, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2015 at Greeley County Health Center in Tribune, Kansas. Ron was born December 30, 1931 in Hays, Kansas, the son of Ernest Everett & Lillian Viola (Hartzler) Kysar. A lifetime resident of Greeley County, Kansas, he was a farmer, welder, cotton picker and could do just about anything mechanical...

Bonnie Darlene Simon

Bonnie Darlene Simon

Jun 28, 2015

Bonnie Darlene Simon, age 83, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2015 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on April 9, 1932 in Scott City, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur and Mabel Stacy Browning. A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, she was a homemaker. She was a member of the United Methodist Church...

Herbert Charles Graves

Herbert Charles Graves

Jun 28, 2015

Herbert Charles Graves, age 87, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2015 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on October 7, 1927 in Woodward, Oklahoma, the son of Charles Miller and Mary Ann Hoffert Graves. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since1984 moving from Wichita, Kansas, Herb worked for Arkla Gas Company until...

Virginnia Rose Barkdoll

Virginnia Rose Barkdoll

Jun 27, 2015

Tribune, Kansas Virginnia Rose Barkdoll, age 72, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Greeley County Health Center in Tribune, Kansas. Virginnia was born January 22, 1943 at Weir, Kansas, the daughter of John & Ella Lee (Wallace) Aubert. A resident of Greeley County since 1980 moving from Kanarado, Kansas, she was a homemaker and a 20 year employee...

Jeffery Vernon Long

Jeffery Vernon Long

Jun 22, 2015

Jeffery V. Long, age 37, passed away on Monday, June 22, 2015 in Garden City, Kansas. He was born on June 24, 1977 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Richard Dean Long and Kathy Ann Foster. A resident of Garden City, Kansas since 2009 moving from Scott City, Kansas. Jeff was a truck driver for K.L. Johnson Trucking in...

Macinzie Jade Lehman

Macinzie Jade Lehman

Jun 19, 2015

Macinzie Jade Lehman, age 21, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2015 at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Castle Rock, Colorado. Macinzie was born May 18, 1994 in Tribune, Kansas, the daughter of Dennis Dean & Malinda Pollart Lehman. She was a 2012 graduate of Greeley County High School in Tribune, Kansas where she lettered in Volleyball, Basketball and Golf...

Margaret J. Lee

Margaret J. Lee

Jun 14, 2015

Margaret J. Lee, age 93, died June 14, 2015 at her home in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on May 30, 1922 in Scott City, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence W. and Rosa Been Dickhut. Margaret served in the United States Navy Hospital Corp at Terminal Island, California. On May 26, 1945 she married Kenneth R. Lee at Wee...

Joseph John Stottmann

Joseph John Stottmann

Jun 13, 2015

Joseph John “Joe” Stottmann, 82, of Parsons, passed away at 10:40 p.m., Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Elm Haven West Nursing Home in Parsons. He was born August 14, 1932 in Sterling, Oklahoma to Herman M. and Ida (Schulte) Stottmann. Joe graduated from Anadarko High School in Anadarko, Oklahoma. Joe farmed prior to serving his country from 1953 to 1955...

Elizabeth Jane Bishop

Elizabeth Jane Bishop

Jun 13, 2015

Leoti, Kansas Elizabeth Jane ( Betty ) Bishop, age 91, passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Wichita County Long Term Care in Leoti, Kansas. Betty was born September 29, 1923 in Craig, Missouri, the daughter of John L. & Carrie E. Twaddell Pflaumer. A resident of Wichita County, Kansas since 1945, she was a farm wife and homemaker....

Louis  Raymond Andrasek

Louis Raymond Andrasek

Jun 3, 2015

Louis Raymond Andrasek, age 97 years, 9 months, and 3 days, died June 3, 2015 at Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City, Kansas. He was born on August 31, 1917, in Timken, Kansas, the son of Bohus And Matilda Bresperat Andrasek. His Father came to the United States as a young man from Czechoslovakia and became a United States...

Carol Virginia  Houston

Carol Virginia Houston

May 29, 2015

Tribune, Kansas Carol Virginia Houston, age 76, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2015 at her home in Tribune, Kansas. Carol was born February 22, 1939 in Syracuse, Kansas, the daughter of Oren Johnston & Vivian Marcella (Ford) Gentry. A lifetime resident of Greeley County, Kansas, she was a homemaker. Carol was a Follower of The Way International, a former...

Theodore  John  Graff

Theodore John Graff

May 26, 2015

Theodore (Ted) John Graff, 82, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born August 12, 1932, in St. Theresa, Kansas, to John and Josephine (Werth) Graff. He was a lifetime farmer and stockman. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Marienthal, Kansas and an honorary life member of Knights of...

Beverly Jean Walter

Beverly Jean Walter

May 26, 2015

Tribune, Kansas Beverly Jean Walter, age 59, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Greeley County Health Center in Tribune, Kansas. Beverly was born May 5, 1956 in Tribune, Kansas, the daughter of Gerald D. & B. Doreen (Helm) Mangold. A lifetime resident of Tribune, Kansas, she was a homemaker, firefighter and co-owner and operator of Walter Landscaping Lawn...

Donna Jean Eitel

Donna Jean Eitel

May 23, 2015

Donna J. Eitel, age 81, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on February 9, 1934 in Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Frank Brice and Lena M. Brown Sperling. She was a resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1943 moving from Lamar, Colorado and was a Nurse’s Aid,...

Dianna Jo Martin

Dianna Jo Martin

May 22, 2015

Leoti, Kansas Dianna Jo Martin, age 63, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2015 at Via Christi/ St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. Dianna was born December 25, 1951 in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of William Dean & Betty Jo(Armstrong) Yotter. A resident of Deerfield, Kansas since 2014, she was a homemaker. Dianna was a member of the First Baptist...

Iona Mae Dierks

Iona Mae Dierks

May 21, 2015

Iona Mae Dierks, age 86, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Wichita County LTCU in Leoti, Kansas. Iona was born February 16, 1929 in Greenwood County, Kansas, the daughter of James Owen & Margaret Almira (Hirsh) Tatman. A Wichita County, Kansas resident since 1948, she was a farm wife and homemaker. Iona was a member of the First...

Maxine Marie Peterson

Maxine Marie Peterson

May 16, 2015

Maxine Marie Peterson, age 77, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on September 2, 1937 in Logan County, Kansas, the daughter of William and Gladys Couch Blau. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1959 moving from Leoti, Kansas, she was a nurse and worked at both...

Candelario  Ubiarco

Candelario Ubiarco

May 16, 2015

Candelario Ubiarco, age 84, died Saturday, May 16, 2015 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born on November 17, 1930 in Guadalajara, Mexico, the son of Cristobal and Elpidia Navarro-Diaz. He worked as an electrician most of his life. He was a member of the Discipulos De Christo Church of Garden City, Kansas. In 1961...

Eugenia  Lavina Palkowitsh

Eugenia Lavina Palkowitsh

May 9, 2015

Leoti, Kansas Eugenia Lavina Palkowitsh, age 93, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Wichita County LTC in Leoti, Kansas. Eugenia was born May 8, 1922 in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd I. & Alice Floe Betts Walk. She was a 1941 graduate of Wichita County High School, a lifetime resident of Wichita County and a farm...