Shirley Hagans
Dec 16, 2022
Shirley Hagans, 91, longtime resident of rural Utica, Kansas passed away December 16, 2022 in Southlake, Texas. She was born February 18, 1931 outside Utica in Ness County to Thomas F. Jr., and Alice L. (Briggs) Mitten.
Shirley married Don Hagans on Jan. 14, 1951 in Dighton, Kansas. After serving in the Army, the young family settled...
Barbara Ann Mcdonald
Dec 10, 2022
Barbara Ann McDonald, 82, passed away on December 10, 2022 at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas. She was born on December 4, 1940 on the family farm in Ness County, Kansas the daughter of William and Barbara (Braun) Deiser.
Barbara was a LPN where she worked as a nurse at the Ransom Nursing...
Aaron Fletcher Kraft
Dec 9, 2022
Aaron Fletcher Kraft, 71, passed away on December 9, 2022 at the Grisell Memorial Hospital in Ransom, Kansas. He was born on April 30, 1951 in Cozad, Nebraska the son of Harry and Eva (Griffis) Kraft.
Aaron was the manager of an oil reclaiming plant. He was member of the United Methodist Church in Utica. He was...
Matthew Wayne Kraft
Dec 9, 2022
Matthew Wayne Kraft, age 37, left this Earth on December 9, 2022. He was born on July 29, 1985 in Ness City, the son of Larry and Donna (Snodgrass) Kraft.
Matt had a warm, loving heart and an infectious smile that drew many people to him. He was a...
David Mesa Gonzalez
Dec 8, 2022
David Mesa Gonzalez, 61, passed away on December 8, 2022, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas surrounded by his daughter and 2 granddaughters. He was born on April 7, 1961, in Fort Stockton, Texas the son of Gilberto and Rosela (Vasquez) Vasquez.
David graduated in 1979 from Del Rio High School. He loved music. He...
Mary Jane O'Brien
Dec 3, 2022
Mary Jane O'Brien, age 83, died on December 3, 2022, at Hospice House in Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born on September 30, 1939, in Garden City, Kansas the daughter of Raymond and Stella (Crofton) Ellis.
Jane graduated from Garden City High School and then went on the attend beauty school. On October 19, 1959, she married Gary...
Douglas D Reinert
Nov 28, 2022
Douglas D. Reinert, 69, passed away of natural causes on November 28, 2022, at his home on the farm near Ness City, Kansas. He was born on February 12, 1953, in Dodge City, Kansas the son of Carl and Vada (Shauers) Reinert.
Doug was a member of the United Methodist Church, Ness City and he was a...
Lenora Mae Boyd
Nov 13, 2022
Lenora Mae Boyd, age 98, of Utica, Kansas, died on November 13, 2022, at Rhode Island Suites, Ransom. She was born on October 17, 1924, at the home located South of Pendennis, Kansas to Howard A. and Mildred M. (Mendenhall) Sigsworth.
She attended various county schools in Ness, Lane, and Sheridan Counties and her freshman high school...
Clyde T Mccracken
Nov 11, 2022
Clyde T. McCracken, 70, passed away on November 11, 2022, at his home in Ness City, Kansas. He was born on December 13, 1951, in Kansas City, Kansas the son of Donald and Danna (Ulrich) McCracken.
Clyde is survived by his wife, Kay (Beckmeyer) McCracken; two sons, Christopher McCracken (Katie) and Philip McCracken (Lindsey); one brother, Duane...
Ronald Blaine Gabel
Nov 7, 2022
Ronald Blaine Gabel, 64, passed away on November 7, 2022 at the Ness County Hospital in Ness City, Kansas. He was born on June 30, 1958 in Ness City, Kansas the son of Milton "Stubby" and Reita (Bessel) Gabel.
Ronnie was a member of the Sacred Heart Church, Ness City. He was an oil hand having worked...
Myron Dale Filbert
Oct 17, 2022
Myron Dale Filbert went to be with his Lord and Savior, Monday, October 17, 2022, with his family by his side.
Myron was born February 18, 1960 to Duane and Cora Lee (Blocher) Filbert in Ness City, Kansas and grew up on a farm north of Bazine. He attended Bazine Grade School and Ness City High School. ...
Tad Duane Garrison
Oct 14, 2022
Tad Duane Garrison, age 56, died on October 14, 2022, at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City, Kansas. He was born on June 13, 1966, in Ransom, Kansas the 4 th son of Darrell and Marvalee (Elling) Garrison.
Tad was a 1984 graduate of Ness City High School. Tad was the owner and operator of TGS guttering....
August R. Zordel
Oct 12, 2022
August R. Zordel was born March 1, 1941, in Ransom, KS at Grisell Memorial Hospital and he gained his wings on October 12, 2022, at the age of 81 years 7 months at Grisell Memorial Hospital.
August was the 9 th child of Walter & Josie (Clodfelter) Zordel. He was baptized in Christ on June 19, 1955,...
Lavonne Kay Horchem
Oct 6, 2022
Lavonne Kay Horchem, 91, died peacefully in her sleep on October 6, 2022, at Meadowlark Senior Living in Manhattan, Kansas. She was born on September 20, 1931, at home in Utica, Kansas, the daughter of Ephriam "Pete" Gerald and Martha Matilda (Schwindt) Bernbeck.
She graduated from Utica High School and Kansas State University.
She married...
Calvin James Wittman
Sep 12, 2022
Calvin James Wittman, age 80, of Bazine, passed away Monday, September 12, 2022, at Methodist North Hospital, Memphis, TN. He was born May 17, 1942, in rural Bazine to Theodore and Wilma (Hoersch) Wittman.  He was a lifelong resident of Bazine and member of the Bazine Congregational Church. On October 11, 1970, he married Earlene Roberts at the Christian...
Larry Dean Ries
Sep 11, 2022
Larry D. Ries, 84, died Sunday, September 11, 2022, at Ness County Hospital, Ness City, KS. He was born on July 18, 1938, in Ness City, the son of Emil and Rachel (Wittig) Ries. He graduated from Bazine High School in 1956. He joined the US Army in 1957 until 1959 and was stationed in Seoul, South Korea during...
Mary Lee Deshazo
Aug 21, 2022
Mary Lee (Clouston) DeShazo, 86, passed away on August 21st, 2022, at Sunny Vista Living Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was born on September 30 th , 1935, in Ness County, Kansas to Jessee and Helen (Doty) Clouston. Mary Lee married Jerry Scott, and to this union Jerry Robert "J.R.", Oklahoma, and Cindy Lee (Mike) Ashcraft, of Hays, Kansas...
Rodney Earl Martin
Aug 16, 2022
Rodney Earl Martin, 61, passed away on August 16, 2022 at his home in Arnold, Kansas. He was born on February 19, 1961 in Garden City, Kansas the son of Roy and Charlotte (Chapman) Martin.
Rodney, known as Rod or Barney by friends and family, worked in the oilfield for most of his adult life. Most recently...
Vada Stoecklein
Aug 5, 2022
Vada B. Stoecklein, 92, passed away on August 5, 2022 at the Ness County Hospital in Ness City, Kansas. She was born on June 25, 1930 in Ness County, Kansas the daughter of Edward and Mary (Leiker) Vogel.
Vada was a homemaker. She was a 1948 graduate of Sacred Heart Academy in Wichita. She worked as a...
Marguerite Ann Heronemus
Aug 4, 2022
Marguerite Ann "Peggy" Regier Heronemus passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022 with her children and grandchildren at her side.
Peggy was born on December 18, 1932 in Peabody, Kansas to Frank B and Hope Beutler Regier. As a young girl she moved frequently throughout Kansas and Oklahoma as her father worked for Shell Pipeline Company. The family...
