Michael David Spayde
Mar 19, 2016
Michael David Spayde, age 50, passed away on March 19, 2016 in rural Rush County, Kansas. He was born on August 23, 1965 in Cleveland, Ohio the son of John and Barbara (Stieben) Spayde. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, he drove trucks for Fritzler Trucking and was a commercial driving instructor. He is survived by...
Gwendolyn Lucille Miner
Mar 12, 2016
Gwendolyn L. Miner, age 97, passed away at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City, on March 12, 2016. She was born on December 7, 1918 in rural Nickerson, Kansas, the daughter of Lee Roy Walter and Frances (Cox) Lee. Gwen was a graduate of Kansas State University, received her Master's degree from Fort Hays State, and attended the Sorbonne in...
Donna L. Leterle
Mar 7, 2016
Donna L. Leterle, age 80, passed away at the Republic County Hospital in Belleville, Kansas on Monday, March 7, 2016, 1 day before her 47th wedding anniversary. Donna was born in rural Harrison County, Indiana on her grandparents farm on January 23, 1936. She was the only child to the union of Amos Blunk and Bessie Boston Blunk. Donna often...
Allen T. Musbach
Mar 6, 2016
Allen T. Musbach went home to be with the Lord, and those who went before him on Sunday, March 6, 2016. He was born in Ness City on Feb. 1, 1920 to Harvey and Kathryn (Nonnast) Musbach. He graduated from Ness City High School with the Class of 1938. In his early years, Allen worked as a typesetter for the...
Gerald E. Yeager
Mar 4, 2016
Gerald E. Yeager, 79, died March 4, 2016 in Napa, California. He was born December 16, 1936 in Bazine, Kansas, the son of Emanuel and Lydia Giske Yeager. He graduated from Bazine High School in 1954. After graduating, Gerry served in the United States Air Force from March 21, 1956 to January 15, 1960. He married Mary Ann Filbert August...
William Carroll Cheney
Mar 2, 2016
William Carroll Cheney, 69 , passed away on March 2, 2016 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born on December 7, 1946 in Ransom, Kansas. He was a farmer and stockman. He married Sherron (Musselman) on February 18th, 1968 in Ness City, Kansas. Survivors include wife, Sherron Cheney; sons, C.W. Cheney and Cynthia Seiwert and son,...
Esther Bruntz
Feb 26, 2016
Esther Bruntz, age 92, died at Ness County Hospital, February 26, 2016. She was born on December 12, 1923 in Darrouzett, Texas, the daughter of George and Mollie (Fritzler) Schoenhals. She married Sam Bruntz on September 14th, 1950. She was a homemaker, loved gardening, woodworking, arts and crafts, and was a family historian. She also served as mayor of Bazine....
Keith Orvis Schwindt
Feb 17, 2016
Dateline: Alexander, Kansas Keith Orvis Schwindt, 82 , passed away on February 17, 2016 at the Rush County Hospital in LaCrosse, Kansas. He was born on January 11, 1934 in Rural McCracken, Kansas the son of Harry and Dorothea (Pratt) Schwindt. He was a farmer and a member of the United Methodist Church, Bazine, Kansas. He married Judy Williams on...
Kent Deverne Davison
Feb 12, 2016
Kent Deverne Davison, 70, passed away at the Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, on Friday, February 12, 2016. Kent was born August 13, 1945, to Frank G. and Bertha D. (Thomas) Davison. He was raised in Dighton and graduated from the Dighton High School in 1963. After attending Hutchinson Junior College for one year, he served in the Army from 1964...
Melba Fern Borger
Jan 26, 2016
Melba Fern Borger, age 88, passed away at the Cedar Village Care Center, Ness City on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. She was born at her grandparent's farm home south of Bazine, Kansas on March 23, 1927. She was the only child of Henry and Edna Bruner Borger. In August of 1927 her parents purchased a farm southeast of Ness City...
Edward Stanley Ciempa
Jan 16, 2016
Graveside inurnment services will be on Sunday, May 15, 2016, 2:00 p.m. at the Ransom Cemetery. Edward Stanley Ciempa, age 76, passed away at his home in Ransom, Kansas on January 16, 2016. He was born on September 14, 1939, in Springfield, MA, the eldest son of Edward Anthony and Mary (Dudas) Ciempa. After growing up near Cleveland, OH, he...
Raymond Roy Cloutman
Jan 11, 2016
Raymond Roy Cloutman, age 60, passed away at his home in Ness City, Kansas on January 11, 2016. He was born on July 25, 1955 in Pueblo, Colorado, the son of Richard and Wilma (McCullough) Cloutman. He was a homemaker and also inspected fire extinguishing equipment. On August 4, 1975 he married Sheryl Frazier. She survives. He is also survived...
Vernon Lee Evel
Jan 2, 2016
Vernon Lee Evel, age 80, passed away at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas on January 2, 2016. He was born on April 2, 1935 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Bryan and Esther (Kruse) Evel. He was a cattle and grain farmer in Utica for all of his life. On August 31, 1958 he married Luzella Smith. She survives....
Terry Frank Blakely
Jan 1, 2016
Terry Frank Blakely, age 72, passed away at Willow House Care Home, Hays, Kansas on January 1, 2016. He was born on August 12, 1943 in Ness City, KS, the son of Frank and Alice (Watson) Blakely. He was a farmer and stockman. He was also an associate board member of the Beeler COOP, and an Eden Township board member....
Mina Ellen Musbach
Dec 25, 2015
Mina (Hartzler) Musbach went to be with the Lord on December 25, 2015, at the age of 95. She was born November 26, 1920, in rural Alton, KS, to Peter and Alma (Funk) Hartzler. She met Allen Musbach, the love of her life, after graduating from South Western Assembly of God Bible School, Enid, OK. They were married on January...
Nellie Frances Wittman
Dec 17, 2015
Nellie Frances Wittman, age 90, passed away at Cedar Village, Ness City, Kansas on Thursday, December 17, 2015. She was born on January 4, 1925 in Melbourne, Australia, the daughter of Alfred and Mary Ellen (Downie) Tite. On December 30, 1942, she married Wilbert Wittman Sr. He preceded her in death on April 18, 1987. She is survived by her...
Donald Lee Strecker
Dec 3, 2015
Donald Lee Strecker, age 80, passed away at Cedar Village Long Term Care, Ness City, Kansas on December 3, 2015. He was born on April 25, 1935 in rural Bazine, Kansas, the son of Lawrence and Florence Fech Strecker. On August 1, 1970, he married Dixie Whitman. She survives. Other survivors include brothers, Bill (Kathy) Strecker, Carthage, MO, Allen (Brenda)...
Leroy J. Stoecklein
Nov 26, 2015
LeRoy J. Stoecklein was born October 7, 1933, the 11th of 12 children and the son of Anton A. and Rosa (Ruder) Stoecklein. He passed away November 26, 2015 at the age of 82, at Cedar Village Long Term Care, Ness City, Kansas. He married Delores Kippes who preceded him in death in August, 1955. Delores died in childbirth. He...
Elsie Marie Babcock
Nov 15, 2015
Elsie Marie (Everhart) Babcock, age 89, passed away at Select Specialty Hospital, Carrollton, Texas, on November 15, 2015. She was born on July 16, 1926 in Ransom, Kansas, to George William (Will) and Mary (Mae) Armstrong Manchester Everhart. She graduated from a county school through 8th grade and went to the 9th grade in Ransom. On May 10, 1943, she...
Juanita Irene Payne
Nov 2, 2015
NESS CITY – Juanita Irene Payne, 92, passed away Nov. 2, 2015. She was born March 14, 1923, in rural Labette County, Kan., to Howard and Ethel Billington. Juanita married Paul Johnson in 1953, and married Fred Payne in 1990. Fred preceded her in death. Survivors include: her sister, Lois McLeish of Ness City; nephews, William McLeish of Ness City...
