Obituary Listing

Apr 16, 2014

Valdah Merle Klitzke, age 80, passed away on April 16, 2014 at her home in the Rhode Island Suites, Ransom, Kansas. She was born on July 26, 1933 in rural Ness County the daughter of Lemuel B. and Pearl A. Kanaga Burditt.

After graduating from Ness City High School in 1953, Valdah attended a Beauty Operator School...

Apr 15, 2014

Winnogene Mae "Jean" Leikam, age 92, passed away at Cedar Village, Ness City, Kansas on April 14, 2014. She was born on January 10, 1922 in Girard, Kansas the daughter of Jerry and Lillian Leach.

She was a homemaker and had lived in Ness City for the past 9 years.

She is survived by her...

Apr 8, 2014

Monica M. Halbleib, age 59, died April 8, 2014, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center, Wichita, Kansas.  She was born April 8 1955 in Concordia, Kansas and was adopted by Al and Mary Walters Pfeifer on April 10, 1955.

She grew up in LaCrosse, Kansas and went to Dodge City Community College and Barton County College where...

Apr 2, 2014

Thomas Michael "Tom" Cole, 66, passed away April 2, 2014 in Pueblo, CO. The son of Alfred and Ema "Lee" (Sauer) Cole, he was born May 7, 1947 in Cripple Creek, CO. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Tom served his country from 1964 to 1984. He served in Vietnam, as well as a recruiter for a number of years...

Mar 31, 2014

Jack D. Harper, age 72, passed away at Ness County Hospital, Ness City, Kansas on March 31, 2014.

He was born on June 22, 1941 in Randolph, Kansas, the son of Jim Harper and Dorothy and Cliff Lemaster.

He served his country proudly in the Navy. He was a carpenter and a member...

Mar 29, 2014

Ervin Eugene "Blackie" Koerner, age 84, passed away at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas on Saturday, March 29, 2014. He was born on June 11, 1929 in Hays the son of Alex P and Evelyn Bieker Koerner.

He was a farmer and stockman, even after retirement he considered himself a farmer through and through. He graduated from...

Mar 29, 2014

Marjorie M. Laas, age 93, passed away at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas on March 29, 2014.

She was born on November 23, 1920 in Fredrick, Kansas, the daughter of William J. and Dessa M. Gregory Holmes.

Marjorie was a 1939 graduate of Beeler High School. She was the...

Mar 25, 2014

Darlene Lavon Bratten, age 76, passed away at her home in the Lane County Long Term Care, Dighton, Kansas on March 25, 2014. She was born on June 25, 1937 in Carlyle, Kansas the daughter of Joseph and Lelia Truby Bratten.

She was a waitress and worked as a housekeeper for a hospital. In 1982 she moved...

Feb 18, 2014

Donald Christopher Birnbaum, age 84, passed away on February 18, 2014 at Grisell Memorial Hospital, Ransom, Kansas. He was born the son of Christopher and Doris Devota Stumpff Birnbaum on October 14, 1929 on the farm near Utica, Kansas. He was a farmer and rancher and worked on a highway bridge construction crew. He was a member of the First...

Feb 14, 2014

Helen Mae Faulkender, age 77, passed away at Cedar Village Long Term Care, Ness City, Kansas on February 14, 2014. She was born on March 27, 1936 in Hill City, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Opal Gill Keiswetter. On April 10, 1955 she married Gerald Dee Faulkender in Phillipsburg, Kansas. He preceded her in death on July 29, 1985....

Feb 10, 2014

Lois E. Wedgewood, age 93, died on Monday, February 10, 2014 at Cedar Village, Ness City, Kansas. She was born on September 6, 1920 in Hazelton, Kansas the daughter of Abram and Ada DeMint Dunkin. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church, Ness City, Kansas. She had lived in Ness City since 1968 coming from...

Feb 6, 2014

Albert L. Sculley, age 75, ofOsceola,Nebraska, passed away February 6, 2014, at the Osceola Good Samaritan Society.

Al was born October 12, 1938 to George Albert and Laura Irene (Mangas) Sculley in Beeler, Kansas.   He attended school in Dighton, Kansas and graduated from Dighton High School in 1956.

He served in the United States Navy from April...

Jan 21, 2014

Irene Margaret (Musbach) Stenzel, age 92, daughter of Harvey and Kathryn Musbach, was born July 1, 1921 in Ness City, KS and departed this life January 21, 2014. She attended Ness City public schools, graduating with the Class of 1939. She was a beautician, graduating from Cosmetology School in Wichita in 1941. Irene was a well-known beautician in Bazine and...

Jan 17, 2014

Raymond Leon Gross, age 68, passed away at his home on January 17, 2014. He was born on September 19, 1945 in Hays, Kansas the son of Ruben and A. Elaine Smith Gross. He was a welder, well known for the cattle handling equipment he fabricated and as a rancher he bred and produced Longhorn cattle. He was a United...

Jan 6, 2014

Wilbur Eugene Stecklein, age 82, passed away at Cedar Village, Ness City, Kansas on January 6, 2014. He was born in Ness City on November 13, 1931 the son of George and Lena Raskopf Stecklein. He was a heavy equipment operator for Fields Dirt Construction and a member of Sacred Heart Church, Ness City. On April 21, 1954 he married...

Jan 6, 2014

William Dana Miner, age 65, passed away in his home in Ness City, Kansas on January 6, 2014. He was born on February 15, 1948 in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Alden B. and Gwen L. Miner. He was a member of the Rotary Club, Boy Scout Council, and the United Methodist Church, all of Ness City. He was...

Jan 3, 2014

Ransom, Kansas Marjorie Mae Walker, age 97, passed away at Rhode Island Suites Long Term Care, Ransom, Kansas on January 3, 2014. She was born January 13, 1916 in McAllaster, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur and Viola Newell Luther. She was a long time employee at Utica community cafe, where she worked until she was 85. She was a member...

Dec 29, 2013

Jose Juan Guzman Rodriguez, edad 31, fallecio en el hospital de Ness City el Diciembre 29 2013. El nacio el 29 de Junio de1982 en Durango, Mexico. El es hijo de Pedro Guzman y Maria del Rosario Rodriguez. El era un miembro de la iglesia del Sagrado Corazon en Ness City. Y trabajaba para Cheyenne Well Service como operador. En...

Dec 26, 2013

Hays, Kansas Larry Lee Stull, age 74, passed away at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas on December 26, 2013. He was born September 4, 1939 in Hays, Kansas, the son of Woodrow and Thelma Edwards Stull. He is survived by his son, Danny Stull. He was preceded in death by a son, Ira Stull; and a brother, Terry Stull Cremation...

Dec 25, 2013

Hays, Kansas Julius E. "Gene" Gabel, age 76, passed away at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas on December 25, 2013. He was born June 24, 1937 in Ness City, Kansas, the son of Pete and Martina Meis Gabel. He was an automobile mechanic most of his life. He was a member of Pheasants Forever and Sacred Heart Church, Ness City....