June Edith Ruff
May 15, 2015
June Edith Ruff, age 88, passed away at Rhode Island Suites, Ransom, Kansas on May 15, 2015. She was born June 20, 1926 in rural Brownell, the daughter of William and Nina Green Horlick. She was a nurse's aide at Grisell Memorial Hospital for many years. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Brownell; Senior Companion, and Senior...
Delbert Eldene Babcock
May 13, 2015
Delbert Eldene Babcock, age 84, passed away at his home in Utica, Kansas on May 13, 2015. He was born on June 10, 1930, the son of Harry and Myrtle Roeske Babcock. He was a farmer for most of his life and was in the U.S. Air Force. He was a lifetime member of American Legion Post 380 and Ransom...
Jane M. Roehl
May 9, 2015
Jane M. Roehl, age 81, passed away at Carriage House, Greensburg, Kansas, on May 9, 2015. She was born on July 21, 1933 in Hillsboro, Kansas, the daughter of Edward and Neva Osborn Ruffhead. She was a member of Eastern Star and the First Baptist Church, Ness City, Kansas. She enjoyed bingo, Jigsaw and crossword puzzles, and cheeseburgers. On July...
Edwin Ervin Langer
May 2, 2015
Edwin Ervin Langer, age 89, passed away on May 2, 2015 at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City, Kansas. He was born on December 24, 1925 in rural Barton County, Kansas near Olmitz. He was the son of Joseph and Mary Rabenseifner Langer. He was a farmer and a stockman and a member of the Sacred Heart Church, Ness City....
Donald Gale Dodrill
Apr 21, 2015
Donald Gale Dodrill, age 72, passed away at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis, Wichita, Kansas, April 21, 2015. He was born on March 29, 1943 in Leadville Colorado, the son of Roy and Adella Brumitt Dodrill. On September 15, 1963 he married Linda L. Cheney in Utica, Kanas. She preceded him in death on April 8, 2015. He is survived...
James "Chief" Whipple
Apr 20, 2015
James Everett Whipple "Chief", age 91, resided in Lakeside, California. He passed away on April 20th, 2015 at Pomarado Hospital in Poway California. He was born December 13th, 1923 in Ness City Kansas, the son of Bernice and Jake Whipple of Beeler Kansas. "Chief" was number 8 of 13 siblings. Chief grew up on the farm where he learned to...
Barbara Nell Torres
Apr 17, 2015
Barbara Nell (Berry) Torres died April 17, 2015 at the Rhode Island Suites, Ransom, Kansas. She was born on July 28, 1941 in Aurora, Colorado the daughter of Johnnie and Minnie Wagner Berry. She grew up and graduated from high school in WaKeeney, Kansas where she was known by the nickname, "Bab-O". She married Jim Yaeger, they were divorced and...
Linda Lee Dodrill
Apr 8, 2015
Linda Lee Dodrill, age 70, passed away at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis, Wichita, Kansas, on April 8, 2015. She was born on May 18, 1944 in Ransom, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph D. and Maxine Hansen Cheney. On September 15, 1963, she married Donald Dodrill in Utica, Kansas. He passed away on April 21, 2015 She is survived by...
John Wesley Wright
Apr 1, 2015
John Wright of Ness City, came into this world on November 12, 1971 and went to be with our Lord and Savior on April 1, 2015. He leaves behind his loving mother and father Allen and Kathy (Wittman) Lawson, Bazine; brother Rusell Wittman and wife, Tawnya, Sedelia, MO; grandma, Nellie Wittman, Ness City; and many aunts and uncles, cousins and...
Eldon Vern Slagle
Apr 1, 2015
Eldon Vern Slagle, age 94, died April 1, 2015, at Stoneybrook Retirement Community, Manhattan, KS. He was born May 12, 1920, the first son of Vern and Ivy (Prose) Slagle, on the old Pickerell place south of Beeler, Ness County, KS. The family moved to the Buda community where he grew up. He attended grade school at Buda and Plum...
Twilla Darlene Kraus
Mar 11, 2015
Twilla Darlene (Lyon) Combest Kraus, 90 years of age, passed away March 11, 2015 at Rhode Island Suites, Ransom, Kansas, after a year-long battle with cancer. She was born April 24, 1924, to Frank and Mabel (Wood) Lyon at the family home in rural Trego County, Kansas. Twilla graduated from Ransom High School in 1943. On June 26, 1943, she...
Robert Lee Smith
Mar 11, 2015
Robert Smith "Smitty" age 72, passed away at his home near Ransom, Kansas on March 11, 2015 after a long battle with cancer. He was born on May 28, 1942 in Ransom the son of Wilbur and Lova Pearl (Boone) Smith. He was a Vietnam Veteran serving as a Sargent in the United States Army. He is a member of...
Cynthia Jane Seltman
Feb 27, 2015
Cynthia Jane Seltman, age 66 died February 27, 2015 surrounded by her loving family at a local hospice facility. Cindy loved God and adored her family. She had many hobbies including knitting, quilting, gardening and sports, especially football and basketball when it came to her grandchildren. Cindy is preceded in death by her son Todd Allen and daughter Deborah Seltmann....
Eunice Mae Blakely
Feb 8, 2015
Eunice Mae Blakely, age 72, passed away at her home on Sunday, February 8, 2015. She was born on April 30, 1942 in Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of Albert and Marie Hipple Greenwood. She was a homemaker and owner of Cline Drilling. Eunice was a member of the United Methodist Church, Beeler and the Beeler Community Friendship Circle. On...
Gerald Dean Munsch
Feb 7, 2015
Gerald (Jerry) Dean Munsch, 81, died February 7, 2015, at Ness County Hospital, Ness City, Kansas. He was born January 24, 1934, on a farm southwest of Bazine, Kansas, the son of Henry and Catherine Depperschmidt Munsch. He served in the United States Army for two years and upon returning home worked as a mechanic. For 30 years, he worked...
Perry Joe Burdette
Jan 11, 2015
Perry Joe Burdette, age 66, passed away at his home in Ransom on January 11, 2015. Joe was born on November 20, 1948, the son of Chester and Evah Wallace Burdette. Joe was a parts machinist for most of his life. He was a Vietnam War veteran, a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and a member of the...
Helen Catherine Schuler
Jan 10, 2015
Helen Catherine Schuler, age 88, passed away at the Good Samaritan Center, Dodge City, Kansas on January 10, 2015. She was born on the farm near Arnold, Kansas on November 2, 1926 the daughter of Godfrey and Catherine Weber Flax. She was a homemaker in her own home and also helped other people take care of their homes. She waited...
Richard William Wagner
Dec 28, 2014
Services for Richard 'Dick' Wagner, 62, of Ness City will be held on Friday, January 2, at 2:00PM at the Ness City United Methodist Church. He passed away December 28, 2014, the result of a vehicle accident in Ness County. Dick was born September 13, 1952, the son of Raymond and Alma (Becker) Wagner of Richmond. He graduated from Central...
Pete Schlegel
Dec 25, 2014
Wesley "Pete" Schlegel, age 86, passed away in his home on Christmas Morning, December 25, 2014. He was a dedicated farmer-stockman. He was born July 26, 1928 to Henry C. and Scharlotta Kerbs Schlegel. He was raised on the family farm southwest of Ness City, Kansas. He completed grade school at the Manteno school in southwest Ness County, and graduated...
Frederick Earl Ummel
Dec 12, 2014
Frederick E. Ummel, age 89, passed away in his home in Hoisington, Kansas on Friday, December 12, 2014. He was born on a farm south of Ransom, Kansas the son of Benjamin and Mary Ann Stutzman Ummel on December 15, 1924. Fred was a retired farmer and carpenter and he was a United States Army veteran of World War II....
