Obituaries
Barbara N. (Bowden) King
Oct 16, 2022
Haysville, Kansas Dateline:
Barbara N. (Bowden) King, age 85 passed away on Oct. 16, 2022 at her home. She was born on Jan. 9, 1937 in rural Stafford Co., KS., the daughter of Hollis G. and Lois Iona (Leatherman) Bowden. She retired as a registered nurse, working from 1960-2002. She attended school at Antrim, Emerson, Byers, KUMC and Mercy...
Gary Ray Fischer
Oct 10, 2022
Gary Ray Fischer, age 87 passed away on Oct. 10, 2022 at Hutchinson, KS. He was born on Oct. 3, 1935 in Great Bend, KS., the son of William and Helen (Sittner) Fischer. Gary graduated from Hudson High School in 1953. He joined the Army to serve his country in the 553rd Field Battalion and 18th Artillery Group in...
Norma Lee Bright
Oct 5, 2022
Norma Lee (Parten) Bright, age 92 passed away on Oct. 5, 2022 at Legend Senior Living, Hutchinson, KS. She was born on Sept. 30, 1930 at Kembro, KS., the daughter of Carl and Ruth Ione (Mann) Parten. She was a homemaker and long- time resident of St. John, KS. Her memberships included First Baptist Church, Mothers Club, Red Hats...
Patricia Sue Scheck
Oct 2, 2022
Patricia S. “Pat” Scheck, age 82, passed away October 2, 2022 at Diversicare of Sedgwick, Sedgwick, KS. She was born on July 26, 1940 at Anthony, KS, the daughter of Grant E. and Maxine D. (Frank) Martin. Pat was a resident at Diversicare of Sedgwick, having recently relocated from Legend of Hutchinson. She was formerly a resident of Macksville,...
Samuel F. Crissman, Jr.
Sep 26, 2022
St. John, KS Dateline:
Samuel F. Crissman, Jr., age 83, passed away on Sept. 26, 2022 at St. John, KS. He was born on July 13, 1939 on a farm in rural Stafford County, KS., the son of Samuel F. and Melba L. (Harman) Crissman, Jr. He was a farmer, former owner of Valley Irrigation and a drag racer,...
Armando llanas Alvarado
Sep 26, 2022
Belpre, Kansas Dateline:
Armando Llanas Alvarado, age 57 passed away on September 26, 2022 at his home in Belpre, KS. He was a cotton gin worker near Pratt, KS. He was born on July 5, 1965 at San Juan, De Guadalupe, Durango, Mexico, the son of Luciano and Imelda Alvarado Llanas. He is survived by his wife, Francisca Castaneda...
Shane Riley Sheets
Sep 19, 2022
Shane Riley Sheets, age 16, passed away on Sept. 19, 2022 near St. John, KS. He was born on July 29, 2006 at Hutchinson, KS., the son of Steve and Dottie (Morris) Sheets. Shane was a Junior at Stafford High School, Stafford, KS., where he loved computer programing. Shane resided in St. John for the past 6 years, coming...
Virginia Freach
Sep 18, 2022
Virginia (Ginger) Freach, 85, died peacefully September 18, 2022, in Wichita, Kansas. Ginger was born September 25, 1936, to Andrew and Frieda Kosminski in Newton. She married Steve Freach in 1955 and they celebrated 56 years of marriage before his passing in 2012. As a Navy family they lived in numerous coastal cities during his long military career but...
Everett Hudson
Sep 10, 2022
St. John, KS Dateline:
Everett William Hudson, age 84, passed away at his home on Sept. 10, 2022. He was born on Feb. 27, 1938 in rural Stafford County, KS., the son of Lee and Helen (Stromer) Hudson. He was a retired Stafford County Road Supervisor. On July 26, 1963, he married Jo Carol...
Lloyd Gallimore
Aug 31, 2022
Dateline: Macksville, KS 67557
Lloyd Roger Gallimore, Jr., age 77, passed away on Wednesday, Aug, 31, 2022 at the Stafford County Hospital, Stafford, KS. He was born on Aug. 27, 1945, in Rochester, MN., the son of Lloyd Roger, Sr., and Catherine (Molz) Gallimore. June 8, 1996, he married Emily Hayworth in Macksville, KS....
Kim Staub
Aug 28, 2022
Kim Leroy Staub age 65, of Olsburg, KS passed away on Aug. 28th 2022, after a battle with Parkinson's surrounded by his family at Lincoln Rehabilitation Center in Wichita, Ks. Kim Was born Dec. 18th 1956, Wichita, KS. He was the son of Victor and Phyllis (Reynolds) Staub. On August 8th 1981, he married Brenda Osborn in St. John,...
George Shelton
Aug 19, 2022
George Russel Shelton, age 91, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022 in St. John, KS. He was born on December 7, 1930 in Arnett, OK. He was the son of Andrew Guy and Pearl (Nichols) Shelton. George served in the U.S. Army from 1951-1953. On December 29, 1955 he married Shirley J. (Sigler) in Borger, TX. George...
Thomas Kearney
Aug 15, 2022
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Thomas Michael Kearney, 67, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 2:16 PM, Monday, August 15th, 2022 at Hospice House, Hutchinson, Kansas. Thomas was born in Larned, Kansas on October 30, 1954, a son of Regina Mary (Gonnering) and John Thomas Kearney. Thomas attended St. Bernard's Elementary School, Belpre,...
Lee Curtis
Aug 8, 2022
Lee Eldean Curtis, age 91, passed away Monday, Aug. 8, 2022 at the Kansas Soldier’s Home in Fort Dodge, KS. He was born on Nov. 17, 1930 in Hutchinson, KS., the son of Randall Lee and Augusta Julia (Dorrschuck) Curtis. Lee served in the U.S. Army 24th Division from 1954 to 1956. He graduated from Kansas State University with...
LeRoy Schad
Aug 7, 2022
Died 08/07/2022 in Holyoke, CO at the age of 86 from Congestive Heart Failure. Born in Omaha, NE 09/05/1935 to Joseph Schad and Viola Webb. Married Joyce Menges Aug. 13, 1960 in Wichita, KS. Joyce died 12/28/2004. LeRoy worked many jobs over the years including sheet metal work for the airline industry, TV and appliance repair for Gibson,...
Helen Milburn
Aug 3, 2022
Helen Gertrude (Kachelman) Milburn, age 94, passed August 3, 2022 in Winter Park, Florida. She was born March 26, 1928 to John Theodore and Kathleen Birdie (Schroder) Kachelman in St John, Kansas. She lived in Winter Park, Florida since the 1960's. She was a graduate of St John High School and attended Kansas State University. Survivors include a...
Michael Lee
Aug 1, 2022
Michael Paul Lee, age 41, passed away on Aug. 1, 2022 at his home in Macksville, KS. He was born on Mar. 25, 1981 in Gordon, NE, and was a resident of Macksvlle since 2007. Michael worked for the city of Macksville as a maintenance worker and part time police officer. He graduated from Larned High School in...
Donald Wornkey
Jul 20, 2022
St. John, KS Dateline:
Donald D. Wornkey, age 86, passed away on July 20, 2022 at Kenwood Plaza, St. John, KS. He was born on Jan. 10, 1936 in Caney, KS., the son of Roy D. and Maxine (Kilgore) Wornkey. He had previously farmed and worked at St. John National Bank. He was a retired maintenance...
Cynthia "Cindy" Knapp
Jun 18, 2022
Cynthia “Cindy” Ann (Priess) Knapp, of Houston, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022 in Houston, Texas. She was born on October 7, 1965 in Youngstown, Ohio to Jarrell and Janet Priess. She moved to Wichita, Kansas as a toddler, then the family relocated to Clear Lake in 1969 to join the growing space industry. Cindy graduated from...
Lauren "Lonnie" Hayes
May 29, 2022
Viola, KS Dateline:
Lauren "Lonnie” A. Hayes, age 57, passed away on May 29, 2022 at his home in Viola, KS. He was born on Apr. 27, 1965 in Elkhart, KS., the son of Norman and Vera R. (Webb) Hayes. He was a 1983 St. John High School Graduate. He worked as a shipping...