Obituary Listing

Nov 22, 2017

Cora Lee Filbert, age 85, passed away on November 22, 2017 at Hilltop Skilled Nursing Center, Charleston, IL. She was born on January 27, 1932 in Alexander, Kansas the daughter of Fred and Hannah (Wittig) Blocher

On October 15, 1950 she married Duane Filbert in Alexander. Together they lived...

Nov 20, 2017

Valera L. "Val" Musselman, age 101, died Monday, November 20, 2017 at Rhode Island Suites, Ransom. She was born on December 23, 1915 on a farm near Hamilton, Missouri the daughter of William B. and Ella H. Leavell Stone.

Val learned the art of sewing early in life and...

Nov 10, 2017

Joan Marie Roths, age 88, died on Friday, November 10, 2017 at the Rhode Island Suites, Ransom.  She was born on October 26, 1929 in Ransom, Kansas the daughter of Joseph and Mary Kraus Hilmes. On June 13, 1950 she married Norbert "Jake" Roths in Ransom, Kansas.  He survives. She was a homemaker and worked at the Grisell Memorial Hospital...

Oct 19, 2017

Karen Louise Furr, 76, passed away on October 19, 2017 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. She was born on August 20, 1941 in Hays, Kansas the daughter of William and Erma (Foster) Halbleib.

She was a dispatcher for Ness County and Morton County. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary, Liberal, Kansas. Karen...

Oct 19, 2017

Gary Lee Ummel, Sr., died Oct. 19, 2017, in Harper, Kansas. He was born an only son to Oscar and Hazel Ummel on Jan. 14, 1939, in Ness County, Kansas. Welcoming him to the world was sister Bessie. Three more sisters followed.

He graduated from the Utica High School in 1957 He served active duty in the...

Oct 17, 2017

Irene Rauch quietly went home to her husband, son and great grandson in the early morning hours of October 17, 2017.  She passed away at the Rhode Island Suites in Ransom, Kansas.

Irene Tilton was born April 4, 1936 in Quinter, Kansas to Jessie Fern (Ulrich) and Jay Tilton.  She was the only child born to this...

Oct 4, 2017

Larger than life, the bull of the woods, granddad, dad, papa, a softie deep down, Lyle Verdin Davison said this party is over and quit life and loving on this old Earth on the sad day of October 4, 2017 at age 80.

Lyle was born on June 8,...

Oct 4, 2017

Donna Marie North, age 88, died Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at the Rhode Island Suites, Ransom, Kansas.  She was born on April 15, 1929 in Ransom, Kansas the daughter of William and Enid Buxton Scott. She was a homemaker and a nurses aide for many years.  She was a graduate of Ransom High School and attended the University of Kansas. ...

Sep 28, 2017

Phoebe Jane Jackson, 70, passed away on September 28, 2017 at Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas. She was born on October 01, 1946 in Rushville, Illinois the daughter of Marcus and Henrietta (Campbell) Robinson. Survivors include her daughter, Marce McGovern, Beeler. Words of sympathy and support may be left for the family by writing in the guest...

Sep 27, 2017

Kenneth Wayne Hartman, 45, passed away on September 27, 2017 at his home in Utica, Kansas. He was born on July 7, 1972 in Ransom, Kansas the son of Norman and Areta (Ummel) Hartman.

He graduated in 1991 from the Utica High School. He was a janitor at the...

Sep 25, 2017

Elaine Ann Johnson, age 70, died on Monday, September 25, 2017 at Locust Grove Village Care Center, LaCrosse, Kansas. She was born on November 20, 1946 in Great Bend, Kansas the daughter of Wesley and Ruth Miller Hagelgantz. She was a member of the Bazine Seventh Day Adventist Church. Elaine taught Home Economics for many...

Sep 23, 2017

George Hunter, age 91, died on September 23, 2017 in McCracken, Kansas.  He was born in Denver Colorado February 1926 to William and Gladys Hunter.  George had 1 brother and 5 sisters. They spent most of the teen and adult years in Oregon and Washington State with most of...

Sep 11, 2017

Ann Elizabeth Pfannenstiel, age 87, died Monday, September 11, 2017 at Hays Medical Center, Hays. She was born on July 6, 1930 in Hillsboro, Kansas the daughter of Edward and Neva Osborn Ruffhead.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Ness City. She was a secretary for Greeley Gas, a teller...

Sep 9, 2017

Ross A. Potter, age 91, died September 9, 2017 at Rhode Island Suites, Ransom. He was born on August 11, 1926 in Burdett the son of Robert Harrison "Harry" and Beatrice Ellen Miller Potter.

He was a United States Army Air Corps veteran having served with the 36 th Fighter Squadron (the Flying...

Sep 8, 2017

Alvin Fred Schugart, age 88, passed away on Friday, September 8, 2017 at his home near Bazine. He was born on August 29, 1929 in Great Bend, Kansas the son of William Fred and Velma Hlavaty Schugart.

Alvin was a farmer and stockman. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force...

Sep 6, 2017

Basil C. Marhofer passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City. Basil was born on a farm in Arnold on February 2, 1925 to Olin and Mamie Keyser Marhofer. He graduated from Ness City High School and received his AB Degree as well as his Juris Doctor Degree...

Sep 3, 2017

Robert Earl Borthwick, 93, died Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. He was born on June 20, 1924 in Concordia, Kansas to Donald J. and Maud Sjolander Borthwick. He grew up on the family farm southwest of Beeler. He graduated from Beeler High School in 1942, and attended one semester...

Aug 25, 2017

Lauretta Virginia Jones, 97, died August 25, 2017 at Pine Village, Moundridge, Kansas. She was born on October 29, 1919 in Swanton, Vermont the daughter of Alfred and Jessie Fletcher Brow.

She moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada with her parents and 2 younger sisters while at a young age. There she attended a...

Aug 21, 2017

Don Mollenkamp, 97, passed away on August 21, 2017 at the Trego Lempke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas.  He was born on March 9, 1920 on the farm in Trego County near Arnold, Kansas the son of Louis and Alvina (Huehl) Mollenkamp.

He was a farmer and stockman and a member of the United Methodist Church in...

Aug 20, 2017

Harry E. Shank, age 94, died on August 20, 2017 at Cedar Village, Ness City. He was born on February 12, 1923 on the family farm near Bazine, Kansas to Will and Katie Meyer Shank.

Harry was a 1940 graduate of Bazine High School and a graduate of Kansas State University. He was...