Obituary Listing

Jul 14, 2023

Steve Simonson, 72 passed away on Friday, July 14, 2023 peacefully at his home in Ransom, KS. Steve was born on August 31, 1950 in Great Bend, KS to Donald and Beverly (Chaffin) Simonson.

Steve owned the Jayhawk Moving and Storage Company in Great Bend for several years before becoming the owner of "The Hatchery" in Great...

Jul 1, 2023

Thomas Ernest McCoy, 84, passed away on July 1, 2023, at the Cedar Village Long Term Care in Ness City, Kansas. Tom was born in Ness County on August 2, 1938, at the Ransom Hospital and was the son of Neal and Mary (McVicker) McCoy. He was proud to be the fourth generation of his family to live in...

Jun 22, 2023

Edmund Vincent Wassinger Jr., 79, passed away on June 22, 2023 at his home in Ness City, Kansas.  He was born on March 28, 1944 in Port Townsend, Washington the son of Edmund Sr. and Sylvia (Schweitzer) Wassinger.

Eddie owned and operated Eddie's Service. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church, and Knights of Columbus. He...

Jun 18, 2023

Ruben Bruntz, 98, passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2023 at his home in Watauga, Texas. He was born on May 25, 1925 in Bazine, Kansas to Jacob and Eva Bruntz.

While serving in Germany during WWII, he received two Purple Hearts for being injured during combat.

He married Betty Rae Patterson on July 18,...

Jun 7, 2023

Roy F. Thornburg, 86, of Utica, KS passed away June 7, 2023, at his farm north of Utica.  Roy was born April 7, 1937, in the old rock house at the family farm north of Utica.  He was the son of Francis and Bertha (Daniels) Thornburg.  Except for the five years he was off at college, Roy lived on...

Jun 4, 2023

Grace Marie Simmering went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 4, 2023.  She was born on Aug. 4, 1926, at the family farm northwest of Kanorado, Kansas to Andrew and Martha (Juhl) Pettijohn.  The fourth child of eight.

She attended a country school until moving to Goodland for high school where she worked to...

Jun 3, 2023

Phyllis Jane Mendenhall, age 90, died on June 3, 2023 at Rhode Island Suites in Ransom, Kansas.  She was born on July 21, 1932 in Hugoton, Kansas the daughter of Isaac L. and Eunice J. (Hawk) Harvey.

Phyllis was a member of the United Methodist Church in Utica and worked at the Grisell Memorial Hospital, the Utica...

Jun 3, 2023

Franklin G. Foos, 94, passed away on June 3, 2023, at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas.  He was born on March 27, 1929, on the farm near Bazine, Kansas, the son of Ferdinand and Mary (Reichel) Foos.

He was a lifetime resident of Ness County where he worked as a farmer and stockman.  ...

Jun 2, 2023

Sandra K. Michaelis, age 76, died on June 2, 2023, at HaysMed in Hays, Kansas.  She was born on December 28, 1946, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Johnny and Betty (Anderson) McKelvey.

On October 1, 1969, she married DeWayne Michaelis in Tulsa where they made their home until they moved to Ness City, Kansas in 1998....

May 29, 2023

Richard Dean VanDegrift, 70, passed away on May 29, 2023 at the Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born on January 10, 1953 in Great Bend, Kansas the son of Barry and Arlene (Switzer) VanDegrift.

Rick was a truck driver. He hauled cattle, and milk. He worked in the oil field, and also, cut...

Apr 24, 2023

Grace Nadine (Tuttle) Schlegel, age 85, passed away April 24, 2023, at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, KS. Grace was born September 6, 1937, in Rozel, KS, to Louis and Lucy Jane (Countryman) Tuttle. As a young child, Grace grew up on the family farm across the drive from her grandmother, Ada Tuttle. Many happy...

Apr 17, 2023

James Dean Brown, (89), of Beeler, Kansas passed away on April 17, 2023 at Shawnee Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center, Overland Park, Kansas. James, known by most as Jim, was born to George Mason and Carrie Etta (Smith) Brown on July 14, 1933 on the family farm in Alamota, Kansas.  He was a graduate of Dighton High School  and...

Apr 11, 2023

Lynn Richard Sargent – January 16, 1962 - April 11, 2023

Lynn Richard Sargent, the son of Laurel and Darlene (Schreiber) Sargent, was born January 16, 1962 in Ransom, Kansas. He grew up on the family farm just a few miles southeast of Ransom.  He attended both elementary and secondary schools at Ransom,...

Mar 11, 2023

Dennis Francis Flax, age 57, died on March 11, 2023 at his home in Ransom, Kansas.  He was born on October 27, 1965 in Ransom the son of Joseph and Mary Frances (Friess) Flax.

Dennis was a member of the St. Aloysius Church and the Knights of Columbus of Ransom.  He worked as a parts manager for...

Mar 11, 2023

Leonard Cyril Franz, 94, of Wichita, Kansas. passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023. He was born February 23, 1929, on the family farm in Ness County, Kansas, the son of Leo P. and Katharine (Lollman) Franz.

On November 13, 1950, he married Lorita Seib in Ness City. They recently celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary.

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Mar 1, 2023

Karen S. Brown, age 80, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2023 in Long Beach, CA.

Karen was born on August 14, 1942 in Great Bend, KS, the first born child of Vernon and Delma Stenzel of Ness City, KS.  She is survived by her children, Steve Brown (Susan) of New York, NY, and Stephanie Kenny (Scott)...

Feb 3, 2023

Louis Ochoa, age 67, died Friday, February 3, 2023, at his home in Bazine, Kansas, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born January 6, 1956, in Levelland, Texas, the son of Frank and Rebecca (Dominguez) Ochoa. Louis moved to Ulysses, Kansas in 1967 and attended Ulysses Public Schools. He worked for the Kansas Department of Transportation in...

Jan 31, 2023

Anna Lorene Mollenkamp, 90, passed away on January 31, 2023 at the Ness County Hospital in Ness City, Kansas.  She was born on January 30, 1933 in LaCrosse, Kansas the daughter of Conrad and Katherine (Kraft) Bauer.

Anna was a homemaker. She was a member of the Arnold United Methodist Church, Ransom VFW Auxiliary, and officer in...

Jan 29, 2023

James Dennis Johnson, 86, passed away on January 29, 2023 at the Ness County Hospital in Ness City, Kansas.  He was born on June 2, 1936 in Lisle, Missouri the son of James and Elva (Shover) Johnson.

Dennis was a station manager for Beeler Coop. He was also a farmer. He was a United States Army Veteran...

Dec 22, 2022

Gail Gene Oberhelman, 74, passed away on December 22, 2022 at HaysMed in Hays, Kansas.  He was born on August 14, 1948, in Clay Center, KS the son of Melvin and Viola (Copeland) Oberhelman.

He was a pulling unit operator for Pickrell Drilling for 40 years.  He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Ness City. ...