Obituary Listing

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...

Oct 18, 2018

Armen E. Ideker, age 76, passed away on October 18, 2018 at the Cox Medical Center in Branson, Missouri. He was born on May 17, 1942 in Great Bend, Kansas the son of Ervin and Stella (Reid) Ideker.

He was the first employee hired at LaCrosse Furniture and helped...

Oct 13, 2018

Janelda Darlene Harkness, age 87, passed away on October 13, 2018 at Hays Med in Hays, Kansas. She was born on December 31, 1930 South of Brownell, Kansas the daughter of Jesse and Amelia (Keil) Brown.

On March 13, 1955 she married Keith Harkness in Utica, Kansas. They made...

Oct 7, 2018

Delano Dean "Doc" Schwindt, age 85, died on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at Grisell Memorial Hospital, Ransom. He was born on September 2, 1933 near Utica, Kansas the son of Benjamin and Ella (Foos) Schwindt.

Doc graduated from the eighth grade in a country school in Trego County that...

Oct 2, 2018

James William Walker, age 64, died on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 in Ness City, Kansas. He was born on June 18, 1954 in Oberlin, Kansas the son of Irvin and Violet Irene (Lively) Walker.

He drove a crude oil truck for 30 years prior to working for Well Watch...

Sep 19, 2018

Tevin Jordan "TJ" Freel, 26, passed away on September 19, 2018 at his home in Ness City, Kansas. He was born on April 21, 1992 in Dodge City, Kansas the son of Kevin and Justina Cordova Freel. He was the manager of the car wash in Ness City. He was the "Grillmaster" of the family. He enjoyed drawing and was...

Sep 9, 2018

Earl Wayne Ummel, 72, passed away on September 9, 2018 outside of LaCrosse, Kansas. He was born on July 12, 1946 in Ransom, Kansas the son of Frederick and Letha Tillitson Ummel. He was a Welder and Mechanic. He was in the United States Navy from 1966-1970. He worked at the Ness City Coop, Ransom Grade School, Deines Mowers, Missouri...

Sep 3, 2018

Donna Mae (Debes) Brookhart passed away Monday, September 3rd, at the age of 79 with family at her side.  Donna was the middle child born to Susan (Lang) and Otto Debes on April 7, 1939 in Great Bend, KS.  Donna's childhood was spent growing up on the Debes farm 3 miles northwest of Ness City,...

Sep 1, 2018

Melody Lynn Morgan, 67, passed away on September 1, 2018 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.  She was born on December 9, 1950 in Hays, Kansas the daughter of Don and Mary (Fuller) Ellis.

She was a homemaker.  She married Frank Ervin Morgan on Saturday, August 8th,...

Aug 31, 2018

Alvin Loy Keatley, son of Clarence and Inez (Kleweno) Keatley, was born November 7, 1939 near Brownell, Kansas. He passed away in his home in Goddard, KS on August 31,2018 at the age of 78.

Alvin had to take on the responsibilities of a man at the age of...

Aug 23, 2018

Regina Irene Stoppel, age 95, died on August 23, 2018 at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City. She was born on January 12, 1923 in Bazine to John and Agnes Friebus Tittel.

For many years, while raising their family, Regina and Otto ran a bakery in their home. Later,...

Aug 3, 2018

Shirley Anne Woodside, age 88, died on August 3, 2018 at Ness County Hospital, Ness City. She was born on November 5, 1929 in Quinter, Kansas the daughter of Leon and Adeline Cates Coleman.

On June 24, 1951 she married Forrest Woodside in Denver, Colorado. He preceded her in...

Aug 2, 2018

Wilma Maxine (Jarvis) Zordel, age 84, passed away August 2nd, 2018 at Grisell Memorial Long-Term Care Unit a few blocks away from her longtime home in Ransom Kansas. A come-and-go memorial service will be held October 13th and 14th from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at her home in Ransom. She was born in Arnold Kansas October 14th, 1933, she...

Jul 26, 2018

Dale Douglas Marshall, 79, passed away on July 26, 2018 at the County Living Memory Care in Larned, Kansas.

He was born on April 13, 1939 in Ness City the son of Elmer and Helen (Bieber) Marshall. He was raised in Bazine and graduated in 1957 from the Bazine...

Jun 23, 2018

Joel Dean Fitzgerald, age 88, died on June 23, 2018 at Cedar Village Care Center, Ness City. He was born on October 18, 1929 in Dodge City to Bryan and Jennie Hollman Fitzgerald. He was born 6 days before the stock market crash of the Great Depression.

He was...

Jun 19, 2018

Shirley Kaye Carter Weeks, age 64 of Brownell, was called home to be with the Lord on June 19, 2018 in Ness City, Kansas. She passed away from complications of a vehicle accident while helping her husband and son on the farm. She was born on January 14, 1954...

Jun 15, 2018

Robert Isidore "RIP" Pfannenstiel, age 89, died June 15, 2018 at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City. He was born on March 6, 1929 to Isidore and Barbara (Sauer) Pfannenstiel on a farm three and ½ miles South of Ness City.

He attended a one room school house, Sidney,...