Obituary Listing

Aug 11, 2019

William Robert "Bob" Stutz, 86, passed away on August 11, 2019 at his home near Utica, Kansas. He was born on September 29, 1932 on Peach Grove Farm near Utica, Kansas, the son of W. V. and Elma (Weber) Stutz.

Bob was a Utica High and K-State graduate and served in the U.S. Army. He married Patricia...

Aug 6, 2019

Jerry Eugene "Jake" Rider, age 64, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City. He was born September 20, 1954 in Ness City, KS to Earl and Opal (Likes) Rider. Jake was raised in rural Brownell and graduated from Ransom High School in 1973.

Jake was a lifetime resident of Ness...

Aug 5, 2019

Howard L. Kerr, 91, passed away on August 5, 2019 at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City. He was born on December 13, 1927 on the farm in Ness County, Kansas the son of Paul and Frances (Fercking) Kerr.

Howard was a farmer stockman. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church where he was...

Aug 2, 2019

Keith Howard Hall,72, a loving husband, father, and friend passed away on August 2, 2019 in his home surrounded by family.

Keith was born on July 22, 1947 in Dodge City to Howard and Vera Hall and was the youngest of two boys. He grew up on the farm in Ness County and attended Riverside School. He...

Jul 23, 2019

Donald F. Clouston, 86, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Tuesday July 23, 2019. He will be interred in the Ness City, Kansas, cemetery with military honors at a graveside service on August 16, 2019 at 10 am. Fitzgerald Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Survivors include his wife of 24 years, BJ Clouston, his...

Jul 9, 2019

Carol Mae (Wyman) Skaggs, 94, passed away of natural causes at Caring Hearts Assisted Living. She was born in her family farmhouse near Brownell, Kansas; and throughout her life, she remained proud of her western Kansas roots. Carol was a child of the Great Depression, and she never forgot the harsh realities of farm life on the prairie with...

Jul 8, 2019

Bradley Jay Slagle, age 63, passed away on July 8, 2019 at the Brooklyn Community Estates in Brooklyn, Iowa. He was born on February 15, 1956 in Ness City, Kansas the son of Floyd and Gertrude (Whipple) Slagle.

Brad was a farmer and rancher. He worked as a truck driver for Texaco and Lane County Implement and...

Jul 7, 2019

William Dean Cole, age 90, passed away on July 7, 2019, at Sunrise of Lenexa. He was born September 2, 1928 in Bazine, KS to Don and Dorcas Cole. Bill attended Joint 1 Rural School in Ness County and graduated from Bazine High School in 1946. He began teaching in the Fall of 1946 in a one-room schoolhouse, Francis...

Jul 1, 2019

James Jacob Rohr, age 60, passed away on July 1, 2019 from injuries due to an automobile accident near WaKeeney. He was born on February 5, 1959 in Ransom the son of Leonard and Marjorie (Cheney) Rohr.

Jim raised cattle and sheep and operated C&R Salvage in Trego County, near Ransom. He also worked at Dollar General...

Jul 1, 2019

James Lee Gabel, 78, passed away on July 1, 2019 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born on June 22, 1941 in Ness City, the son of Isidore and Josephine (Stecklein) Gabel.

Jim was an Electrician. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church. He was an avid sports fan especially when the Kansas...

Jun 11, 2019

Larry Dean Schwartz passed from this life on June 11, 2019 at Hutchinson, Kansas. Larry was born January 7, 1941 to Philip and Lydia (Herman) Schwartz in Ness City, Kansas. After attending his school years through high school in Ness City he was a long time farmer and cattleman in Ness County. In 1960 he married Diana Jane Ely,...

Jun 11, 2019

Sandra Joyce Chapman, 79, passed away on June 11, 2019 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. She was born on October 12, 1939 in WaKeeney, Kansas the daughter of Dale and Anna (Hockanson) Mendenhall. She was an accountant, a member of the First Christian Church, Utica, and a member of the VFW Auxiliary and the Joy Center...

May 28, 2019

Janice Ilo Baczkowski, 65, passed away on May 28, 2019 at her home in Dighton, Kansas. She was born on January 26, 1954 in Ransom, Kansas to Michael and Margaret (Paul) Curtis.

Janice was the Lane County Register of Deeds since 2008. She married Theophile A. Baczkowski on Saturday, April 29th, 1972, in Ness City.

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May 13, 2019

Jennie Frances Tillitson, age 95, passed away on May 13, 2019 at the Grisell Memorial Hospital in Ransom. She was born on September 10, 1923 in Burdett the daughter of Robert Harrison "Harry" and Beatrice Ellen Miller Potter.

Jennie was a teacher before marriage and then stayed home to raise her family. She was a member of...

May 1, 2019

Kerry Wayne Garrison, 59, passed away on May 1, 2019 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born on January 19, 1960 in Norton, Kansas the son of Darrell and Marvalee (Elling) Garrison.

Kerry was an over the road semi-trailer truck driver for 19 years. He also operated a backhoe and bulldozer in the...

Apr 26, 2019

Dorothy Viola Sekavec, age 93, passed away on April 26, 2019 at Cedar Village in Ness City, Kansas. She was born on May 5, 1925 in Bazine, Kansas the daughter of Alex and Elizabeth Stieben Ehrlich. On July 10, 1943 she married Harvey Sekavec in Bazine. To this union, four sons were born. Dorothy was a faithful and lifelong...

Apr 25, 2019

Ronald Dean Hemel, 78, passed away on April 25, 2019 at his home in Ness City, Kansas. He was born on February 18, 1941 in Ness City, the son of Philip and Mollie Funk Hemel. Ronald was a Farmer Stockman. He was a life time resident of Ness County except for the time he spent in the United States...

Apr 18, 2019

Mary Christine "Christy" (Nickelson) Smith age 58, of Wichita, Kansas passed away April 18, 2019. Christy was born June 24, 1960, in Hutchinson, KS the daughter of John Reuben Nickelson and Neola Mae (Redder) Nickelson. She attended Hutchinson High School and she earned her Associate Arts degree from Hutchinson Community College. In 1996 she began her career with Sonic...

Apr 12, 2019

Laura Georgene Nuss, 91, passed away on April 12, 2019 at Trinity Manor in Dodge City, Kansas surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 6, 1927 in Dodge City the daughter of Nelson and Leila (Woolwine) Johnson. Georgene was a homemaker and farm wife, while living in the Buda Community for over 40 years where she...

Apr 10, 2019

Zena Patricia Scroggins, age 68, died at her home in Brownell, Kansas with her family on April 10, 2019.  She was born in Fairmont, West Virginia on March 17, 1951 the daughter of Howard and Betty Alexander Kelley. A private family cremated remains scattering service will be held at a later date.