Obituary Listing

Feb 7, 2018

Luzella Mae Evel, 80, passed away on February 07, 2018 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. She was born on July 27, 1937, the daughter of James and Florence (Seimers) Smith. She was a Registered Nurse at Grisell Memorial Hospital. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Utica, Kansas. She married Vernon Evel on August...

Jan 26, 2018

Susan Diane McDonald Mishler, age 53, died on January 26, 2018 at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City, Kansas. She was born on August 19, 1964 in Ransom, Kansas the daughter of Joseph and Barbara Deiser McDonald.

She was a lifetime resident of Ness County and a member of...

Jan 15, 2018

Dateline: Ness City, Kansas Anthony "Tony" James Wildeman, 98, died on January 15, 2018 at Cedar Village, Ness City. He was born on July 6, 1919 in Park, Kansas the son of Valentine and Anna Mary Zimmerman Wildeman. He married Dorothy Haffner on August 12, 1940 in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Park, Kansas. To this union four children were...

Jan 10, 2018

Donald Matthias Friess, 88, passed away on January 10, 2018 at his home in Dodge City, Kansas.  He was born on July 17, 1929 in Ransom, Kansas, the son of Matthias and Mary (Roths) Friess.

He was a sales clerk at Ness and Ransom Coops. He was a member of the RansomVFW Post No. 7972 and former...

Jan 6, 2018

Bettie Jean Shank, age 94, died on January 6, 2018 at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City. She was born on November 9, 1923 in Bazine, Kansas the daughter of Frank and Mary (Grimmett) Lent.

Bettie was a 1941 graduate of Bazine High School and she was a member of the First Baptist...

Dec 14, 2017

Gail Louis Harris, age 77, passed away on December 14, 2017 at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City. He was born on October 6, 1940 in Larned, Kansas the son of Clifford and Helen (Andersen) Harris.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Ness City. Gail was...

Dec 13, 2017

Travis Lee Smith, 27, passed away on December 13, 2017 3/10 mile North of Hwy K-96 on X Rd east of Ness City, Kansas. He was born on June 03, 1990 in Hays, Kansas the son of Jeff and Jennifer (Moore) Smith. He was a Roustabout. Survivors include his parents; grandparents, Delroy and Avis Moore; his aunt, Mary (Fred) Erb...

Dec 13, 2017

William Francis Zeller, age 71, died at his home in McCracken, Kansas on Wednesday, December 13, 2017. He was born on May 7, 1946 in LaCrosse, Kansas the son of Francis and Julia Davenport Zeller.

Bill was a United States Navy Veteran having served aboard the USS Forrestal and...

Dec 12, 2017

Rickey Lynn Beltz, age 63, died at his home in Garden City on December 12, 2017. He was b orn on September 4, 1954 in Wichita, Kansas the son of Sidney and Evelyn Foos Beltz. Rickey was an umpire and referee in the Garden City area for high school and college baseball and soccer.  He...

Dec 1, 2017

Duane Robert Graeff, age 87, died on December 1, 2017 at the Hays Medical Center. He was born on April 18, 1930 in Shields, Kansas the son of Robert and Alma Reed Graeff.

Duane retired from United States Air Force in 1972 having served in Germany, Vietnam, Alaska, California,...

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...