Obituary Listing

Mar 5, 2020

Gerald Joseph Rebel, 76, passed away on March 5, 2020 at the Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, Kansas. He was born on June 27, 1943 in Ness City, Kansas the son of Joseph and Helena (Zimmerman) Rebel.

Jerry was a Kirby Vacuum Salesman for 33 years. He graduated from Ness City High School in 1962 and...

Feb 26, 2020

Leon John Pfaff passed away just shy of his 80th birthday on February 26, 2020 at his home in Brownell, Kansas. He was born on March 1, 1940 in McCracken, Kansas the son of John and Silvina (Hammerschmidt) Pfaff.

Leon was a farmer stockman. He married Pat Miller on Tuesday, May 21, 1963, in LaCrosse, Kansas. She...

Feb 21, 2020

Ruth L. Bitter Ochs Howard, age 92, died February 21, 2020 at Rhode Island Suites, Ransom, Kansas where she had been residing since 2012. She was born March 27, 1927 in Barton County, Kansas the daughter of Julius Bitter and Emilie Schmidt Bitter. Ruth completed 8 th grade in Barton County at a one-room schoolhouse. She attended Salt Lake...

Feb 12, 2020

Douglas R. Petersilie, 71, passed away on February 12, 2020 at his home in Ness County, Kansas. He was born on December 20, 1948 in Dodge City, Kansas the son of Ray and Martina (Lang) Petersilie. He was baptized at Sacred Heart Church in Ness City.

Doug attended school in Ness City, graduating from high school in...

Feb 6, 2020

Edward Dean Meyers, 66, passed away on February 6, 2020 at his home in Bazine, Kansas. He was born on March 5, 1953 in McCook, Nebraska the son of Duane and Laura (Deeds) Meyers.

Edward was a truck driver. He married Gloria Banzhaf on February 27, 1988, in McCook, Nebraska. They later divorced.

Survivors include:...

Jan 18, 2020

LeVane Rohr, 92, passed away January 18, 2020 at his home in Diversicare in Larned. Born on July 6, 1927 in Bison, KS, the son of Wendelen and Margaret Rohr. On May 30, 1949 he married LuVera Stoecklein in Ness City. He was a farmer until he got a job for Western Power Co in Ness City. He was...

Jan 18, 2020

Thelma Louise Stark, 89, passed away on January 18, 2020 at the Shangri-La Rehab and Living Center in Blue Springs, Missouri. She was born on January 21, 1930 in Geneseo, Kansas the daughter of Victor and Gertrude (Kruse) Splitter.

Thelma was a teacher in a one-room country school. For 20 years, she worked in the Veteran's Thrift...

Jan 16, 2020

Vera D. Munsch, 89, passed away on January 16, 2020 at the Via Christi Village in Hays, Kansas. She was born on June 16, 1930 in Ness City, Kansas the daughter of Joseph and Helena (Zimmerman) Rebel.

Vera married Ralph Joseph Munsch on July 27, 1948, in Ness City. He died on January 30, 1996. She was...

Jan 9, 2020

Olga Lucille Moore, 105, passed away on January 9, 2020 at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas. She was born at home on October 28, 1914 in Rush Center, Kansas the daughter of Thomas and Lucy (Reed) Crotinger.

Lucille married Harvey E. Moore on July 22, 1934, in LaCrosse, Kansas. They lived on a...

Jan 6, 2020

Wilma Ann Riebel, 86, passed away on January 6, 2020 at the Ness County Hospital in Ness City, Kansas. She was born on June 16, 1933 in Ness City, Kansas the daughter of Frank and Helen (Dreher) Kreutzer.

Wilma was a member of the Sacred Heart Church and Altar Society. She answered phones and dispatched for Car...

Jan 6, 2020

Marcheta M. Betz Hogsett, 91, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020 at Ness County Hospital. She was born on July 5, 1928 in Rush County, the daughter of Jacob and Anna Betz. In 1929, the Betz family moved to a farm southwest of Ness City. Marcheta attended Harold School, a one room country school within walking distance from...

Jan 1, 2020

Donna Hopper, 83, of Dodge City passed away January 1, 2020 in Topeka. She was born in Ness County on July 8, 1936, the daughter of Jacob and Lucy (Schoendaller) Munch. Donna received her grade school education from Manteno Country School (SW Ness County) and Sacred Heart Catholic School in Ness City. She graduated from Ness City High School....

Dec 31, 2019

Norbert J. "Jake" Roths, 91, passed away on December 31, 2019 at the Grisell Memorial Hospital in Ransom, Kansas. He was born on November 25, 1928 in Ransom the son of Nick and Anna (Albers) Roths.

Jake was a farmer stockman. He was a member of St. Aloysius Church and the Knights of Columbus where he was...

Dec 21, 2019

Elmer Dale Donner, 62, passed away on December 21, 2019 at the Ness County Hospital in Ness City, Kansas. He was born on February 23, 1957 in Great Bend, Kansas the son of Orville and Mabel (Cobb) Donner.

Elmer, formerly of Great Bend, had been a truck driver for 39 years. He loved Harley's, America, and family....

Dec 14, 2019

Shirley Ann Kraft, age 79, passed away on December 14, 2019 at the Ness County Hospital in Ness City, Kansas. She was born on January 6, 1940 in Ness City, Kansas the daughter of Chris and Viola (Reynolds) Leterle.

She was a member and Sunday school teacher at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Ness City, she worked as...

Dec 14, 2019

Gertrude Lucille Slagle, age 87, passed away on December 14, 2019 at Cedar Village, Ness City. She was born on July 24, 1932 in Ness County the daughter of Clarence and Cecil (Davis) Whipple.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church and the Stitch and Chatter Club both of Beeler. She worked as a volunteer...

Dec 9, 2019

Johnette Jolene Schaben, 90, passed away on December 9, 2019 at the Country Place Senior Living in Larned, Kansas. She was born on October 8, 1929 on the farm south of Bazine, the daughter of John and Lucinda (Tittle) Wittman.

Johnette was a homemaker and farm wife. In her younger years, she worked at the Bazine Drug...

Dec 4, 2019

Greg Dale Curtis, 51, passed away on December 4, 2019 at Hays Med, Hays.  He was born on May 27, 1968 in Newton the son of Robert and Kay Curtis. He was 1987 graduate of Ransom High School and a member of the First Christian Church, Utica. After completing auto body repair training in Dodge City he worked for John's...

Nov 30, 2019

Laura Joanne Stenzel, age 89, passed away on November 30, 2019 at the Ness County Hospital in Ness City. She was born on December 27, 1929 in Ness County the daughter of William and Lois (McDonald) Borger.

Joanne was a 1948 graduate of Ness City High School and a graduate of Halstead School of Nursing. She started...

Nov 22, 2019

Hubert Ray Kraft, 86, passed away on November 22, 2019 at the Rhode Island Suites in Ransom, Kansas. He was born on November 11, 1933 in Trego County, Kansas the son of Jacob and Eva (Eichman) Kraft.

He worked for Siebert Sand, Ness County Road and Bridge and he drove a truck for Sekaveks and in the...