Obituary Listing

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...

Jun 25, 2020

Carol J Schaben, 79,  passed away peacefully on June 25, 2020, at Benton House of Lenexa which was her home since 2017.

Carol was born September 11, 1940, in Bison, KS.  She was the first of three children born to John and Monica Unrein.  Carol was a 1958 graduate of LaCrosse High School.

Carol spent...

Jun 11, 2020

Eileen Hoff, 89, passed away on June 11, 2020 at the Great Bend Regional Hospital in Great Bend, Kansas. She was born on January 1, 1931 in Antonino, Kansas the daughter of Charley and Emma (Reichert) Munsch.

Eileen was a homemaker and an owner of Norge Village Dry Cleaners. She also worked at Travenol Industries and Walmart....

Jun 4, 2020

Ralph Victor Stenzel, 98, of Ness City, Kansas passed away at Cedar Village, Ness City, Kansas on  June 4, 2020.  He was born on Jan. 25 th , 1922 in Big Creek Township in Russell, Kansas to Victor and Olinda (Reinhardt) Stenzel.  In July of 1936; Ralph along with his parents and two brothers moved to a farm northwest...

May 27, 2020

James Samuel Fritzler, 85, passed away on May 27, 2020 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on November 16, 1934 in Ness City, Kansas, the son of Sam and Freda (Sauer) Fritzler.

Jim was a 1953 graduate of Ness City High School, a member of the United Methodist Church, Ness City, and a...

May 16, 2020

Larry Dean McCoy, 79, passed away on May 16, 2020 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born on April 30, 1941 on the family farm in Ness County, Kansas the son of Neal and Mary (McVicker) McCoy.

Larry was a farmer and rancher. He was a United States Army Veteran.

Survivors...

May 13, 2020

John Charles Horacek, age 94 years and four months, passed away May 13, 2020 at Cedar Village Retirement Home, Ness City, Kansas.

He was born at the family home near Rush Center, Kansas, the son of Czechoslovakian immigrants Frank and Mary Hrdlicka Horacek. He attended grade school through the eighth grade at Chilly Knob, the local country...

Apr 19, 2020

Melanie Ann Bernbeck was born February 25, 1957 in Washington Courthouse, Ohio to Georgann and Harold Wagner. She grew up in Kansas and went to the Pratt School system where she graduated in 1975, and then graduated from Fort Hays State University in 1979.

Melanie was a schoolteacher at Utica, Hoisington, and Ness City. She substituted at...

Apr 17, 2020

Phyllis Elaine Higgins, age 85, passed away peacefully at the Homestead Memory Care facility in Olathe, Kansas, on Friday morning, April 17 th , 2020.  Born Phyllis Elaine Rein to Edward (Eddie) Rein and Mildred M. McKittrick on December 12 th , 1934 in Ness County, Kansas.  She was the oldest of six siblings growing up in rural...