Obituaries

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...

Velma Doris Base

Velma Doris Base

May 9, 2015

Velma D. Base, age 86, died May 9, 2015 as a result of a motor vehicle accident in Pratt County, Kansas. She was born in Finney County, Kansas on August 21, 1928 the daughter of Charlie and Lens Unruh Base. She worked as a school teacher. Survivors include: Two Brothers: Charlie Base of Kingman, Kansas, Clayton Base of Concord, Oklahoma;...

Mary Lou Coates

Mary Lou Coates

May 8, 2015

Mary Lou Coates, age 74, died May 8, 2015 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born on September 7, 1940 in Fame Bottom, Oklahoma, the daughter of Cecil Miller and Oleta Marie Windham. On May 30, 1998 she married Mark Coates in Shallow Water, Kansas. He died on May 1, 2015 in Garden City, Kansas....

Mary E. Plum

Mary E. Plum

May 7, 2015

Mary E. Plum, age 92, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on November 25, 1922 in Leaday, Texas, the daughter of William Thomas and Nora Belle Weddle Moore. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1955 moving from McLean, Texas, she was a retired head cook at...

Andrew Leon Chambers

Andrew Leon Chambers

May 3, 2015

Andrew Leon Chambers, age 42, passed away at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita, Kansas on Sunday, May 3, 2015. He was born on October 22, 1972 in Wakeeney, Kansas, the son of James A. And Shirley J. Ziegler Chambers. In 1993, Andrew graduated from Parsons Senior High School in Parsons, Kansas and moved to Wichita, Kansas where he...

Donald Lee Farmer

Donald Lee Farmer

May 2, 2015

Donald Lee Farmer, age 90, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Greeley County Long Term Care in Tribune, Kansas. Don was born July 14, 1924 in Horace, Kansas, the son of Charles Richardson & Nellie Rebecca (Davis) Farmer, Sr.. A lifetime resident of Greeley County, Kansas, and Don was an accountant and bookkeeper for several businesses in Greeley...

Addie Mae Hillery

Addie Mae Hillery

May 1, 2015

Addie Mae Hillery, age 90, passed away at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas on Friday, May 1, 2015. She was born on May 31, 1924 in Logan County, Kansas, the daughter of Rassie and Addie Harper Strickler. Mae was the third born in a family of four children. She attended a rural Logan County grade school and then...

Mark Edward Coates

Mark Edward Coates

May 1, 2015

Mark Edward Coates, age 62, died May 1, 2015 at his home in Garden City, Kansas. He was born October 12, 1952 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Chester Wishon and Betty Faye Hallmark Coates. He was a General Contractor for The House Doctor. Mark served his country in the United States Army before Moving back to Garden City,...