Obituary Listing

Apr 10, 2019

Karen Dee Gillaspie, age 74, died at the Grisell Memorial Hospital on April 10, 2019.  She was born on July 28, 1944 in Quinter, Kansas the daughter of Kenneth and Izetta Johnson Shaw. She was married to Jerry Gillaspie.  Together they had two children Rod Gillaspie of Utica and Tina Mager of Peyton, Colorado. A family scattering service of...

Mar 26, 2019

Elton Leroy Margheim, 95, passed away on March 26, 2019 at Locust Grove Village in LaCrosse, Kansas. He was born on November 4, 1923 on a farm southeast of Bazine, Kansas the son of Henry and Mollie (Schwartz) Margheim.

Elton spent his entire life on this farm until he moved to Locust Grove Village in LaCrosse nearly...

Mar 23, 2019

Marjorie Eileen Elias, 87, passed away on March 23, 2019 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. She was born on July 27, 1931 in McCracken, Kansas the daughter of Patrick and Sarah (McGaughey) Casey.

Marjorie was a homemaker. She graduated from Bazine High School in 1949 and was a lifelong resident of McCracken, Kansas. She also...

Mar 9, 2019

Marcella Briand, 94, passed away on March 9, 2019 at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas. She was born on October 5, 1924 in Ness City, Kansas the daughter of Philip and Antonetta (Wasinger) Leiker. Marcella was a nurse's aide at Grisell Memorial Hospital, Ransom and was a medical assistant for Dr. Prakorn in Ness City....

Feb 24, 2019

Betty Belle Beckmeyer, 91, passed away on February 24, 2019 at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City. She was born on December 1, 1927 in Hays, Kansas the daughter of Claire and Agnes (Groff) Higgins.

She was a homemaker. She worked at a flower shop in Hays for several years after high school graduation. She...

Feb 23, 2019

Dianne Gail Wittman, 73, passed away on February 23, 2019 at Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City.  She was born on October 13, 1945 in Fredericksburg, Virginia the daughter of Susie Sacrey . For over twenty years, Dianne was Quality Control at McLane which services 7-11.  She was an auxiliary member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.  She...

Feb 23, 2019

Martina Viola Farrington, 99, passed away on February 23, 2019 at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas. She was born on May 27, 1919 in Munjor, Kansas the daughter of Alex and Margaret (Pfannenstiel) Leiker. She was a day care provider while she was living in California. After Martina moved to Ness City she became a...

Feb 22, 2019

Marilyn J. (Davis) Harless, 88, passed away on Friday, February 22 at Ness County Hospital, Ness City. She was born on January 28, 1931 in Ness City to Marshall and Jane (Goodfellow) Davis. She married Hugo A. "Hooks" Haas in 1950 in Perryton, TX. He preceded her in death on October 1, 1980. Her parents preceded her...

Feb 17, 2019

Dateline: Ness City, Kansas

Richard Lee Norton, 83, passed away on February 17, 2019, at the Rhode Island Suites in Ransom, Kansas. He was born on July 29, 1935, on the Family Farm south of Utica. He was the son of Thomas and Juanita (Lehman) Norton. Lee was raised...

Feb 1, 2019

Elaine Doris Merryfield, 90, passed away on February 01, 2019 at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas.  She was born on May 26, 1928 in Fairfax, South Dakota the daughter of Raymond and Alla (Rehigh) Opbroek.

She was a cosmetic saleswoman. She was a member of Sacred Heart Church and Sacred Heart Altar Society. ...

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...