Obituary Listing

Sep 14, 2020

Sue Ellen Sonnenberg, 77, passed away on September 14, 2020 at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas.  She was born on December 5, 1942 in South Gate, California the daughter of Richard and Bernice (Ludwigston) Risley.

Sue moved from California to Branson, Mo where she sold timeshares for many years.  She later moved to...

Sep 12, 2020

Patricia May (O'Toole) Nichol of Utica, KS passed away 12 days before her 91 st birthday on September 12, 2020 at Grisell Memorial Hospital in Ransom, KS.

Patricia was born on September 24, 1929 to Albert O'Toole and Bessie (Larrabee) O'Toole at St. Anthony Hospital in Hays, KS. An only child, she grew up on the family...

Sep 8, 2020

Bernice Marie Holmes, age 84, passed away on September 8, 2020 at Cedar Village Care Center, Ness City. She was born on April 5, 1936 in Schoenchen, Kansas to Jacob and Geneva Randa.

She graduated from Schoenchen High School and had many different work experiences but the ones she would talk about most were being a secretary...

Sep 4, 2020

Glenn Schniepp, age 93, died on September 4, 2020 at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas.  He was born on November 4, 1926 in Pauline, Kansas the son of Carl and Viola (Ficken) Schniepp. When he was 3 months old, they moved to Riverside, a community in Ness County in a Model T Ford.

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Sep 3, 2020

Phyllis Jean Sheldon, 75, passed away on September 3, 2020 at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas.  She was born on December 7, 1944 in Dighton, Kansas to Harold and Jennie (Stiawalt) Riepe.

Phyllis attend cosmetology school in Hutchinson after graduating from Ness City High School in 1963.  She worked as a hair stylist...

Aug 28, 2020

Leland Wayne Rein, 81, passed peacefully on August 28, 2020 as a result of COVID 19 at Hays Medical Center. He was born on February 19, 1939 at the farm south of Bazine to Fred Rein, Jr and Clara (Stieben) Rein.

Leland was the 4th of 5 children. He attended a rural grade...

Aug 27, 2020

Twila Marie Grose, 80, passed away unexpectedly on August 27, 2020 at her home in Ness City, Kansas.  She was born February 21, 1940 in LaCrosse, Kansas to Alois J. and Agnes M. (Legleiter) Ruder.

Twila was raised in LaCrosse, Kansas and was a 1958 graduate of LaCrosse High School.  On February 9, 1959 she married Vaughn...

Aug 27, 2020

Ronald Edington, 75, passed away on August 27, 2020 at his home in Ness City, Kansas.  He was born on June 2, 1945 in Geneva, New York, the son of Glen and Doris Edington.

Funeral service will be on Friday, September 4, 2020, 10:00 A.M., at the United Methodist Church, Ness City, Kansas.  Burial in the Ness...

Aug 26, 2020

Melba Eleska Dubbs was born July 27, 1926 to Maurice E. and Nellie Rose (Rufenacht) Dubbs on the family farm west of Ransom (Old Highway 4).

She attended Ransom Grade School, in the same building as her Father had attended.  She was like most children, having very few toys and learning to improvise with whatever she found,...

Aug 23, 2020

Bradley Neil Rein, age 58, died at his home in Ness City on August 23, 2020.  He was born on October 29, 1961 in Ness City the son of Cletus and JoAnn (Dreasher) Rein.

After graduating from Bazine High School in 1980, Brad worked most of his life in the oil field around Ness County.  On November...

Aug 6, 2020

Mary Ellen Burdett, age 84, died on August 6, 2020 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.  She was born on January 25, 1936 in LaCrosse, Kansas the daughter of Charles and Mildred (O'Neil) Brandt.

Mary was very active in her home and on the farm with her husband where they raised their four children. She was a...

Aug 5, 2020

Clara Elizabeth Dechant, age 89, died on August 5, 2020 at Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas.  She was born on September 19, 1930 in Rush County, Kansas the daughter of Frank and Helen (Dreher) Kreutzer.

Clara was a member of the Sacred Heart Church and Altar Society and the American Legion Auxiliary Post 152...

Aug 4, 2020

Bernice Louise Moore, age 91, died on August 4, 2020 at Cedar Village Long Term Care, Ness City.  She was born on August 15, 1928 in Bazine, Kansas the daughter of Ed and Clara (Michel) Witthuhn.

Bernice was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church and Ladies Aid and the Golden Years Club all of Bazine.  She...

Jul 29, 2020

Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Slagle, 80, passed away on July 29, 2020 at the Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO.  She was born on January 20, 1940 in Cainsville, MO the daughter of Forrest Carl and Mary (Bain) Dinsmore.

Beth was a secretary for the Ness County Road and Bridge Department for over 20 years. She was...

Jul 23, 2020

Robert Forrest "Bob" Gantz was born May 26, 1925, and died at Ness County Hospital on July 23, 2020.  He was the son of Ernest and Fayne Bondurant Gantz.  Survivors are Paula Gantz Ripple and David, Ann Gantz Matz and Kurt, Gary and Jodi Gantz; grandchildren Shelley Ripple Woodworth, Jacob Ripple, Zachary Matz, Cody Matz, Wade Gantz, Colby Gantz,...

Jul 19, 2020

Vicki Linn Unruh, age 68, died at her home in Ness City, Kansas on Sunday, July 19, 2020.  She was born on August 31, 1951 in Meade, Kansas the daughter of Owen and Frances (Freeburg) McDonald.

She is survived by her husband, Lanny Unruh, of 47 years, whom she married on August 4, 1972 in Great Bend,...

Jul 17, 2020

Jonathan Francis Flax, age 30, died July 17, 2020 at the Grisell Memorial Hospital, Ransom, Kansas. He was born on April 9, 1990 in Ransom, Kansas, the son of Denice (Ary) and Kenneth Flax.

On August 28, 2010, he married Jayme K. Salmans in Ransom. To this union two children were born, Kalihan and Kamden.

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Jul 16, 2020

Joseph Lee Willis, age 41, died July 16, 2020 at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City. He was born on February 13, 1979 in Huntingdon, Tennessee to Linda (Johnson) and Willie Lee Willis.

He graduated in 1997 from Huntingdon High School. In 2007 he moved to Ness City, Kansas where he worked in...

Jul 7, 2020

Erma June Ferguson, 73, passed away on July 7, 2020 at the Ness County Hospital in Ness City, Kansas. She was born on June 24, 1947 in Ness City, Kansas the daughter of Michael and Clara (Meis) Gabel.

Erma graduated from Ness City High School. She worked at the Ness County Hospital for 22 years as a...

Jul 6, 2020

Angela Sue Pride, 36, passed away on July 7, 2020 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. She was born on June 3, 1984 in Houston, Texas the daughter of Ronald Wayne O'Banion and Tracy (Wold) Frank.

Angela was a Certified Nurse's Aide and med nurse. She enjoyed bowling and playing softball.

Survivors include...