Obituary Listing

Jan 30, 2019

Ruth Elmina Williams, 97, passed away in peace and love January 30, 2019 in Ness City, Kansas.

She was born October 11, 1921 in Hugo, Oklahoma to James A. and Minnie Ann (Crawford) Parnell.

Ruth received her education from Hugo High School, Oklahoma City University and Eastern Oklahoma State...

Jan 18, 2019

Frank J. Leikam, 91, passed away on January 18, 2019 at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas. He was born on June 14, 1927 in Ness City, Kansas the son of John and Rosa (Krannwitter) Leikam.

Frank graduated from Sacred Heart Grade School and Ness City...

Jan 17, 2019

Peter E. Marcus, 77, passed away on January 17, 2019 at the Ness County Hospital in Ness City, Kansas. He was born on June 6, 1941 in Ames, Iowa the son of Orville and Viola (Kopper) Marcus.

He was an elementary school teacher in the Beeler and Ness City...

Jan 15, 2019

Ronald Joe Ferguson, 73, passed away on January 15, 2019 at the Ness County Hospital in Ness City. He was born on August 28, 1945 in Ness City the son of Rex and Pauline (Foos) Ferguson.

He graduated from Bazine High School in 1963 and is a United States Army Veteran. He was the owner and operator...

Jan 11, 2019

Inez Wasinger, 90, of Ness City, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2019 at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City. She was born the daughter of Edward and Mary (Leiker) Vogel on her parents' farm in Ness County on September 27, 1928.

She attended grade school in Ness City and graduated from Sacred...

Jan 9, 2019

Verla Jean Edwards, 96, passed away on January 9, 2019 at the Ness County Hospital in Ness City, Kansas. She was born on March 12, 1922 in Ransom, Kansas the daughter of Jesse and Nelle (Giddings) Dieffenbach.

She was a county clerk in Ness County. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and worked in...

Jan 9, 2019

Donna Marie Nuttle, 94, passed away on January 9, 2019 at the Trego-Lempke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas. She was born on January 1, 1925 in McCracken, Kansas the daughter of Bud and Nellie (Stoskopf) Foster.

She worked as a school cook for 13 years, also in the License...

Jan 7, 2019

Donald Dale "D.D." Howard, age 82, passed away on January 7, 2019 at the Grisell Memorial Hospital in Ransom, Kansas. He was born on May 9, 1936 in Ness City, Kansas the son of John and Agnes (Burling) Howard.

He graduated from the Utica High School in 1955 and...

Jan 5, 2019

Juanita G. Stieben, age 82, passed away on January 5, 2019 at Cedar Village Care Center, Ness City. She was born on October 26, 1936 in Ness County to Orville John and Evelyn (Wilkens) Strait. She had two sisters Joyce and Marilyn. Juanita grew up on the farm in Southern Ness County. She graduated from Ness City High School...

Dec 27, 2018

Leta Rosalie (Hines) Sidebottom, age 87, died December 27, 2018 at Rhode Island Suites, Ransom, Kansas. She was born in Norton County Kansas on March 21, 1931 to Leonard Vivian and Janettie (Kindall) Hines. She had three sisters, Laurine, Emily and Wilma and two brothers, Darrell and Rollin.

She graduated Almena High School and was Valedictorian of...

Dec 10, 2018

Wilma Jean Van Winkle was born May 18, 1935 in Ransom, Kansas to Ernest and Ruby Van Winkle and passed away December 10, 2018 at Rhode Island Suites in Ransom. As a child she attended The Christian Church in Ransom and was baptized July 3, 1948. At age 18 she joined The Rebekah Lodge in Ransom and later transferred...

Dec 2, 2018

John W. Kisslinger was born April 13th, 1932 the son of Herman and Catherine (Flax) Kisslinger.  He passed away at Rhode Island Suites in Ransom on December 2nd, 2018 at the age of 86 surrounded by family.

John grew up in rural Trego county northeast of Ransom and attended Cyrus school. He served in the United States...

Nov 20, 2018

Ona Merle "Pat" Stecklein, age 86, passed away on November 20, 2018 at the Trinity Manor in Dodge City, Kansas. She was born on May 8, 1932 in Ness County on the family farm 12 miles Northwest of Ness City, Kansas the daughter of Ronald and Phoebe (Lamoreaux) Snyder.

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Nov 17, 2018

Johnny Mac Showalter, age 65, passed away at his home in McCracken, Kansas on November 17, 2018. He was born on October 29, 1953 in LaCrosse, Kansas the son of Kenneth and Goldie (Higgins) Showalter

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Nov 11, 2018

Angela Marie Stecklein Friess, age 99, passed away on November 11, 2018 at Cedar Village, Ness City, Kansas. She was born on January 17, 1919 in Ness County, Kansas the daughter of Paul and Cecilia (Klaus) Gabel.

At the young age of 13 she entered the Adorers of Precious...

Oct 29, 2018

Arlan Dean Parker, son of Harold H. and Leona M. (Stowell) Parker was born in Cotesfield, NE, on August 12, 1933, and went home to glory on October 29, 2018, in Ness County Hospital at the age of 85 years 2 months, and 17 days.

At a young age, his family moved to...

Oct 27, 2018

Victor J. Riebel, age 91, died at Cedar Village, Ness City on October 27, 2018.  He was born on the family farm near Ness City on January 30, 1927 the son of Clem and Anna (Dinges) Riebel.

He attended Ness City High School and was a part of the State track team.  He had to end his...

Oct 25, 2018

Minnie Michaelis Rufenacht, age 98, died on October 25, 2018 at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City. She was born on March 7, 1920 on the farm in Trego County the daughter of Joseph and Regina Reitmeyer Flax.

She was a homemaker and...

Oct 22, 2018

M. Lucille Slagle, age 104, passed away at Cedar Village, Ness City on October 22, 2018. She was born on August 30, 1914 in Brownell, Kansas the daughter of Isaac and Emma (Metz) Grumbein.

After graduating from Ness City High School Lucille obtained her teacher's certificate and taught in a one room school...

Oct 19, 2018

Janet Loree (Dewald) Johnson, age 77, died on Friday, October 19, 2018 at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City. She was born January 31, 1941 in Great Bend, Kansas. She was the daughter of Victor and Alice (Schenkel) Dewald. On June 23, 1963, Janet married Donald Johnson in Bazine, Kansas. They later divorced. Janet was a graduate of the Bazine...