Obituaries

Nov 28, 2018

Dollie Belle (Hathaway) Hillyard, age 95, passed away Nov. 28, 2018 at Diversicare of Larned.  She was born on June 14, 1923 at St. John, KS, the daughter of Robert Thomas and Lavina Belle (Weibling) Hathaway.  She was a homemaker and member of the Mormon Church.  On May 14, 1966 she married William Harris Hillyard at Las Vegas, NV,...

Nov 28, 2018

Loyd E. Ratts, 103, of St. John, KS, passed away peacefully at his home on November 28th, 2018. He was born on February 18, 1915, in Stafford County, KS, to Edmund and Nancy May (Smith) Ratts. He was a 1932 graduate of St. John High School.

Loyd was a loving husband and father. He often expressed his...

Nov 25, 2018

Neoma  (Cherry) Lola Knoche,  101, died November 25, 2018 at Kenwood Plaza in St. John, KS .  Cherry was born February 12, 1917 in Arnold, Nebraska and 2 years later her family moved to Forest Grove, Oregon.  She married Clyde E. Knoche on September 22, 1940 in Camas, Washington.  Clyde and Cherry lived in Oregon for several years before...

Nov 19, 2018

Jetta Fern Wellman, age 103, passed away Nov. 19, 2018 at Park West Plaza Manor, Wichita, KS. She was born on Dec. 2, 1914 in Pratt Co., KS, the daughter of Elmer Lee and Jetta Maude (Alton) Tompkins.  On Nov. 13, 1937 she married Loren William Wellman at Newton, KS, he preceded her in death.  Jetta graduated from Byers...

Nov 4, 2018

Mildred Marie (Steiner) Siebert, age 88 passed away on Nov. 4, 2018 at Leisure Homestead, St. John.  She was born on Dec. 16, 1929 at Hoisington, KS, the daughter of Louis and Lenore (Ummel) Steiner.  A graduate of Odin High School and Brown-Mackie College, she was a  resident of St. John since 1970, where she was a homemaker and...

Oct 31, 2018

Roberta Marceline Monroe Curtis, age 83, died October 31, 2018 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born May 6, 1935 in Lyons, Kansas to Virginia Hoyt Monroe and Charles Monroe.  In 1957 she married Lee Eldean Curtis.  She was preceded in death by 4 brothers, Max, Ed, Bill and Leslie; one sister, Yvonne and daughter Mary. Survivors are her...

Oct 27, 2018

St. John, KS – Jan Leon Zimmerman passed away quietly at his home in St. John on Saturday, October 27, 2018.  He was 63 years of age.

Jan was born on March 6, 1955 in St. John KS to Dillian McFarland and Velma Ruth Zimmerman.  He attended St. John schools and graduated in 1973.

Even...

Oct 26, 2018

Salina, Kansas Dateline:

Charlene Ivy (Goodman) Curtis Mastin, age 90 passed away on Oct. 26, 2018 at Johnstown Towers, Salina, KS.  She was born on Apr. 4, 1928 in Ness County, KS, the daughter of Ivory W. and Martha Louise (Fercking) Goodman.  Charlene was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse. Her memberships include, Saint Mary Catholic Church of...

Oct 24, 2018

Velda Rea Osborne, 80, passed away on Oct. 24, 2018 in Parkwood Village, Pratt, KS.  She was born on Dec. 22, 1937 in Ransom, KS, the daughter of Elmo Wayne and Winifred Elma (Hemmert) Mead.  Velda was a long-time resident of St. John and a child care provider for countless children.  She was a member of St. John The...

Oct 9, 2018

Alexander Jacob Robinson, 97, passed away Oct. 9, 2018 in Kenwood Plaza, St. John.  He was born on Nov. 7, 1920 at St. John, KS, the son of Oscar Franklin and Lydia Mae (Beitler) Robinson.  An Army veteran of WWII and life-long resident of St. John, he was a retired School Psychologist for St. John Schools.  He received his...

Sep 23, 2018

Anita L. (Frownfelter) Myers, age 80, passed away Sept. 23, 2018 at Pratt Rehabilitation and Residence Center, Pratt.  She was born on Mar. 4, 1938 at Garden City, KS, the daughter of Truman O. and Elizabeth (Hamilton) Frownfelter.  A former resident of Macksville, she was a retired EMS director for Stafford County, KS. She received an Associate’s Degree from...

Sep 23, 2018

Patricia Ann (Freeman) Hicks, age 73, passed away Sept. 23, 2018 at Leisure Homestead, St. John.  She was born on Jan. 27, 1945 at Tulsa, OK, the daughter of Joseph and Mildred (Branham) Freeman.  Patricia was a bookkeeper for L. J. & J. Automotive in St. John.  She was a Fort Hays State University graduate and life-long resident of...

Sep 19, 2018

Richard Arthur Woolf, age 84, passed away Sept. 19, 2018 at Leisure Homestead, Stafford.  He was born on Dec. 14, 1933 at Chillicothe, MO, the son of Kermit A. and Sarah E. (Mumpower) Woolf.  A resident of Great Bend for 20 years, he was a retired operations worker for Braniff Airlines and a U.S. Army veteran.  He is survived...

Sep 14, 2018

Irene (Satterlee) Gatschet, age 92, passed away Sept. 14, 2018 at her residence in Andover, KS. She was born on July 20, 1926 at Macksville, KS, the daughter of Therman D. and Ethel (Fuqua) Satterlee.  Irene was a former elementary school teacher, school secretary, concert pianist and piano teacher.  A former resident of Hays, KS and Lakewood, CO, moving...

Aug 25, 2018

Chester Olus "Chet" Johnson, 96, of St. John, died Saturday, August 25th, 2018, at Leisure Homestead St. John.  He was born August 20, 1922 in Taneyville, Missouri to Guy and Lilly (Mitchell) Johnson.  Survivors include his wife Betty (Pruett) Johnson of the home; Children, Gary (Cathey) Johnson of Larned, Ks, Randy Johnson of St. John, Larry Johnson of St....

Aug 6, 2018

Adrian G. Sayler, age 87, passed away Aug. 6, 2018 at Kenwood Plaza, St. John, KS.  He was born on Mar. 9, 1931 in Rural Stafford Co., KS., the son of Gilbert Wilbur and Cecile Lola (McDonald) Sayler.  Adrian was a farmer, carpenter and bus driver and life-long resident of St. John and Stafford County.  He was a member...

Jul 30, 2018

John F. Miller, 89, of St. John, Kansas, died Monday, July 30th. 2018, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.  John was born November 15, 1928, on the family farm in rural St. John to John A. “J.A.” Miller and Lillie (Flora) Miller.  He was a lifelong resident of St. John.  He joined the U.S. Army, where he faithfully and proudly...

Jul 6, 2018

Pratt, Kansas Dateline:

Gertrud M. (Spinnler) Smith, age 83 passed away July 6, 2018 at the South Wind Hospice House, Pratt, KS.  She was born on May 26, 1935 at Teschwitz, Czechoslovakia.  She was the daughter of Josef and Luise (Lippert) Spinnler. On June 30, 1956 she married Douglas Cecil Smith at Bad Toelz, Germany.  She was...

Jun 19, 2018

Macksville, Kansas

Ronald Dean Overbey, 70, of Macksville, Kansas, died Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at his home.  Born on August 9,1947, in Winfield, Kansas he was a son of Gilbert E. Overbey and Mineva (Schusselle) Zimmer.  He worked most of his life in the oilfield and also as a welder.  Surviving members of the family include his...

Jun 16, 2018

Lawrence Eugene Grizzell, age 96, passed away on June 16, 2018 at his rural home in Macksville.  He was born on July 25, 1921 in Stafford County, Kansas.  The son of Chester and Esther (Henning) Grizzell.  He was a lifetime resident, farmer and stockman in the Macksville area.  On Feb. 22, 1948 he married Marjorie Louise (Grunder) Grizzell in...