Terry Laverne Gross
Nov 19, 2014
Terry LaVerne Gross, age 58, passed away on November 19, 2014 at his home in Bazine, Kansas. He was born on July 26, 1956 in Larned, Kansas the son of Ruben and A. Elaine Smith Gross. Terry was a 1974 graduate of Bazine High School. He attended Penn State University via correspondence to receive his degree as a sprinkler fitter....
Joshua William Young
Nov 18, 2014
Joshua William Young, age 34, passed away near Brownell, Kansas on November 18, 2014. He was born on November 22, 1979 in Ransom, Kansas, the son of Jeffrey and Peggy Whipple Young. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps for 8 years and he was a member of the Sons of American Legion Post 380 of Utica. He was...
Doris Louise Davis
Nov 3, 2014
Doris Louise Davis, age 89, passed away at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital Long Term Care, WaKeeney, Kansas, November 3, 2014. She was born May 5, 1925 in Trenton, New Jersey, the daughter of Lloyd and Rebecca (Peters) Allen. On March 31, 1946, she married Silas Wayne Davis Jr. in Trenton, NJ. He preceded her in death October 2, 2007....
Florence Eudy
Oct 28, 2014
Florence Eudy, age 86, passed away at Cedar Village Long Term Care, Ness City, Kansas on October 28, 2014. She was born in Ness City on June 18, 1928 to John and Filomena Leiker Paul. She graduated from Ransom High School and the Salt City Business College in Hutchinson, KS. She Married Herbert E. Myers October 25, 1948. She worked...
Leonard Andrew Stoecklein
Oct 18, 2014
Leonard Andrew Stoecklein, age 80, passed away on October 18, 2014 at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City, Kansas. He was born on October 28, 1933 on the farm in rural Ness County, near Bazine the son of Martin and Anna Depperschmidt Stoecklein. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Church and the Knights of Columbus, Ness City. He...
Viola M. Yost
Oct 7, 2014
Viola Mae Yost, age 99, passed away peacefully of natural causes on October 7, 2014 at Locust Grove Village in Lacrosse, Kansas. She was born Viola Mae Wimmer in Harlan, Kansas on July 25, 1915 to Harvey Lester and Mary Ann Zion Wimmer. Viola graduated from Portis High School, attended college at York College for two years, then finished her...
Ruby B. Barrows
Oct 7, 2014
Ruby B. Barrows, 88, of Leawood, Kansas passed away on October 7, 2014. Ruby was born on March 29,1926 the daughter of Ralph and Pearl Black in rural Ellsworth County, Kansas. As an infant,her parents and grandparents moved to Ness County, Kansas. She was a graduate of Ness City High School in 1944. In January of 1944, Ruby eloped with...
Robert Linn Pugh
Sep 21, 2014
Robert Linn Pugh age 85, passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City, Kansas. He was born on March 25, 1928 in Table Rock, Nebraska the son of Donald and Mabel Linn Pugh. He was a veteran of the Korean War having served with the United States Army. He was a carpenter and helped...
Warren James Friess
Sep 20, 2014
Warren James Friess, age 82, passed away at Rhode Island Suites, Ransom, Kansas, on September 20, 2014. He was born on January 3, 1932, the son of Mathias and Mayme Roths Friess. He was the tenth of nineteen children. He was a cook for most of his life including his 20 years in the Navy. He served on many ships...
Thomas Eugene Vogel
Sep 14, 2014
Dateline: Ness City, Kansas Thomas Eugene Vogel, age 83, passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2014 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born on February 14, 1931 in Ness County, Kansas the son of Raymond and Ida Leiker Vogel. He was a farmer and a Soil Conservation Agent. He married Gloria Schneidewind on September 12, 1960 in Ness...
Della Louise Leterle
Sep 2, 2014
Della Louise Leterle, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at her home in Ness City. She was born June 12, 1934 on the farm near Ransom, Kansas. She was the daughter of Walter and Laura Louise Oppliger Will. She was a member of the First Mennonite Church, Ransom, Kansas and the American Legion Frank Stull Post 152...
Valdah Lois Burns
Aug 30, 2014
Valdah Lois Burns was called home at the age of 96 on August 30, 2014 in Kennesaw, Georgia. She was born March, 8, 1918 on the Pember farm southwest of Ness City, Kansas and was the daughter of Irvin A. and Minnie (Koester) Pember. She lived most of her younger life in Ness County, Kansas, most of her married life...
Lenora Edwards
Aug 29, 2014
Jetmore, Kansas Lenora Edwards, 91, died August 29, 2014 at Cedar Village Long Term Care, Ness City, KS. She was born October 28, 1922 in Galatia, KS to Conard and Katy Bauer. She is survived by 2 sons: Conrad Earl Edwards, Chattanooga, TN, Ronald N. Edwards, Jetmore, KS; 4 grandchildren, 2 sisters, and 2 brothers. She was preceded in death...
Patricia Ann Stutz
Aug 27, 2014
Patricia Ann (Hill) Stutz, age 81, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at her home near Utica, Kansas, after a short illness. Patricia was born on June 11, 1933 in Carthage, MO to Lee C. and Nellie P. (Berkebile) Hill and grew up and attended school in Carthage. After graduation from Carthage High School in 1950, she worked at Smith...
G. Earl Slagle
Aug 24, 2014
G. Earl Slagle, age 88, of Manhattan, Kansas, died Tuesday evening, August 26, 2014, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. He was born on December 23, 1925, in rural Beeler, Kansas the son of Vern and Ivy (Prose) Slagle. During WW II, Mr. Slagle served as a Merchant Marine until his honorable discharge in 1945. On September 16,...
Patricia Ann Gabel
Aug 24, 2014
Hays, Kansas Patricia "Pat" Ann Gabel, age 76, passed away at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas on August 24, 2014. She was born May 14, 1938 in Ness County, the daughter of Fred and Alice Pember Burdett. She was a member of Christian Mothers Altar Society. She worked at Farm Credit in Ness City for many years until her retirement....
Evelyn Rose Gieber
Aug 22, 2014
Evelyn Rose Gieber, age 93, passed away on August 22, 2014 at the Cedar Village Long Term Care Center, Ness City, Kansas. She was born on June 27, 1921 in Ogden, Kansas the daughter of Fred and Anna Nelson Stein. On July 12, 1941 she married Benjamin C. Gieber in Ogden, Kansas. He preceded her in death on May 15,...
Vernon J. Gumescheimer
Aug 15, 2014
Vernon J. Gumescheimer, age 83, passed away on August 15, 2014 at his home in Bazine, Kansas. He was born on February 25, 1931, in LaCrosse, Kansas, the son of John Jr. and Lydia (Heronemus) Gumescheimer. He attended school until the eighth grade, at which time he quit school to help on the family farm. In addition to farming, as...
Virginia Lee Rodie
Aug 14, 2014
Virginia Lee "Ginny" Rodie, age 88, passed away on August 14, 2014 at Cedar Village, Ness City. She was born on January 27, 1926 in Great Bend, Kansas. On November 30, 1949 she married Richard Rodie in Otis, Kansas. He survives. Virginia and Richard were well known in the community for their delicious hog roast catering service. They provided food...
Drucilla M. Beamer
Aug 11, 2014
Drucilla M. Beamer (Whitham), age 89, passed away on August 11, 2014 at the Rhode Island Suites Senior Care Center, Ransom, Kansas. She was born on November 11, 1924 in Ransom the daughter of Ernest and Ruby Brewer VanWinkle. Drucilla was a lifetime resident of Ransom, she was a teacher and a member of the First Mennonite Church, Ransom where...
