Irene Dorothy Brown
Apr 7, 2016
Irene Dorothy (Ebersole) Brown passed away peacefully at her apartment in El Dorado on April 7, 2016. She was born October 3, 1920 on a farm near Conway Springs, KS, the daughter of Arthur & Adra Ebersole. Her family moved to Wichita in the mid-twenties. Irene married Vernon H. Hanan on December 31, 1939. They had four children, Vern Wayne,...
Alita Lenora Barrows
Apr 1, 2016
Alita L. Wells Barrows, 76, died Friday, April 1, 2016, at Trego Manor, WaKeeney, KS. She was the daughter of William H. and Alice Flaiz Wells. She was born May 10, 1939, in Scott City, KS. She was a graduate of Scott County Community High School and attended Fort Hays State University. She was united in marriage to Rodney T....
Father Henry F. Hildebrandt
Mar 26, 2016
Father Henry F. Hildebrandt, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Ness City, and St. Aloysius Parish, Ransom, died March 26, 2016. He was 61 years old. Henry Hildebrandt was born March 26, 1955 in Grove City, Pa., the son of Henry Ford Hildebrandt, Sr., and Dolores Dorothy Buehler. Before studying for the priesthood, he served as pastoral minister at Sacred Heart...
Helen Arlene Schaben
Mar 20, 2016
Helen Arlene Schaben, age 90, was born on November 26, 1925 in LaCrosse, KS. The daughter of Henry Jr. and Elizabeth (Koch) Foos. She departed this life at Ness County Hospital on March 20, 2016. Helen was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist Church. She was a member of United Methodist Church, Ness City, UMW, American Legion Auxiliary and Historical...
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...
