Obituary Listing

Jul 12, 2024

Larry G. Snodgrass, age 86, died on Friday, July 12, 2024, at Rhode Island Suites, Ransom, Kansas. He was born on October 17, 1937, in Ransom, Kansas, the son of Earl and Ruby (Charles) Snodgrass. He was raised in Ransom and graduated from Ransom High School in 1955.

On August 4, 1956, he married Melba Sekavec. This...

Jul 11, 2024

Enid "EJ" Foos, age 89, of Lincoln, NE passed away July 11, 2024.  Enid June was born November 21, 1934, in a snowstorm on a farm outside of Ness City, KS to Emma (Schwartz) and Adam Walter.

Enid attended school in Ness City and graduated in 1952 from Bazine High School.  Enid married Floyd Foos in the...

Jul 1, 2024

LaVone Hoss, 97, passed away on July 1, 2024, at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas.  She was born on December 6, 1926, in Dighton, Kansas, the daughter of Emile and Mabel (Gray) Dutoit.

LaVone was a homemaker and a bookkeeper and was secretary of the United Methodist Church in Dighton for many years....

Jun 28, 2024

Larry Seib, age 63, died on June 28, 2024, at the Ness County Hospital in Ness City, KS.  He was born on Jan 3, 1961, in Ness City, the son of Pete and Elvira (Stecklein) Seib.

Larry was a lifetime resident of Ness City. He was baptized in the Sacred Heart Church and graduated from Ness City...

Jun 21, 2024

William Rodney (Rod) Borger was born June 18, 1938, on a farm southwest of Ness City, Kansas. He was the son of William and Lois Borger. He passed from this world on June 21, 2024, at the age of 86 years and 3 days in Cedar Village Care Center, Ness City.

Rod married Karen R. Showalter July...

Jun 18, 2024

Cynthia Jane Berkeley, 69, passed away on June 18, 2024, at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas.  She was born on March 15, 1955, in Huntington, New York, the daughter of Lawrence and Patricia (Johnson) Kunz.

Cynthia was a homemaker.  She loved fishing, gardening, keeping a spotless home, but most of all she loved...

Jun 16, 2024

Brian Gernald Yaeger, Branson West, MO, son of James and Carely (Wanker) Yaeger, was born September 12, 1979, at Ransom, KS, and departed this life on June 16, 2024, at the age of 44.

Brian is preceded in death by his grandparents, Gernald and Pauline Wanker and Peter and Martha Yaeger; uncles David Wanker, Patrick Wanker, and...

Jun 10, 2024

Scott Allen Sherwin, 54, passed away on June 10, 2024, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born on June 29, 1969, in Ness City, the son of Warren and Alberta (Anderson) Sherwin.

Scott grew up on the family farm in southwest Ness County and was a 1987 graduate of Ness City High School...

May 25, 2024

Judy Kay Humburg, age 80 died at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas on Saturday, May 25, 2024.  She was born on October 15, 1943, at St. Rose Hospital in Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of John George and Geraldine (Phillips) Humburg and baptized in the United Methodist Church.

Judy was a very well loved and special woman....

May 23, 2024

Wallie A. Thornburg, 89, died on May 23, 2024, at Rhode Island Suites, Ransom, Kansas.  He was born on April 24, 1935, on the Thornburg farm in the old rock house, the son of Francis and Bertha (Daniels) Thornburg. Later the family moved ½ mile west where he and his brother, Roy, helped with the farming, raising and showing...

May 21, 2024

Chantelle Lashae Scott, age 23, gained her wings on May 21st, 2024 in Dodge City, Kansas. She was born on December 1st, 2000, the daughter of Craig Scott and Lori Wiseman.

She had an amazing love for animals and was active in 4-H from a very early age. She began showing at the age of 4 in...

May 20, 2024

Rosalie (Schreiber) Gerstner "Rosalea", 90, died Monday, May 20, 2024, in Omaha, Neb. She was born June 7, 1933 in Trego County, Kan., to Reinhardt and Kathleen (Kennedy) Schreiber.

As a child, Rosalie loved being outside and spent much of her time helping with farm chores and riding horses. She was involved in 4-H, basketball and cheerleading...

May 13, 2024

Robert Franklin Hembree (Bob), 93, passed away on May 13, 2024 at the Legend of Hutchinson.

Bob was born in Lyman, Oklahoma, on January 13, 1931, to Joseph Franklin Hembree and Hazel (Clapp) Hembree.  His family moved to Kansas and settled between Lyons and Chase in April of 1939 when Bob was 8 years old.  Bob attended...

May 8, 2024

Wilfrid A. "Hoop" Higgins, age 97, died on May 8, 2024, at HaysMed, Hays, Kansas.  He was born on August 30, 1926, on the family farm Southwest of McCracken, Kansas the son of Leo and Teresa (Coleman) Higgins.

Hoop graduated from McCracken High School and then joined the United States Army Air Corp. Hoop and Twila were...

May 7, 2024

Harold Dean Gabel, age 90, died on May 7, 2024, at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City, Kansas.  He was born on July 25, 1933, in Ness City, the son of Alex and Odella (Pfannenstiel) Gabel.

Harold attended Ness City High School, before serving in the United States Army. He married Frances Leterle on October 8, 1956,...

May 5, 2024

Terry Dean Uehling, 75, passed away May 5, 2024, at the Brookdale Assisted Living in Dodge City, Kansas. He was born on January 30, 1949, in Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Ray and Edna (Stullken) Uehling.

Terry was raised on the farm at Riverside in southeast Ness County. He attended Riverside school and graduated from Ness City...

Apr 28, 2024

Helen Mary Dechant Hertel, 92, passed away April 28, 2024, in Rossville, Kansas.  She was born on April 25, 1932, south of Bazine to Henry J. and Albertine (Schoendaller) Dechant.  Helen was a resident of Ness County until she moved to Topeka in 1987, then to Rossville in 2018.

She married Wilfred Hertel on March 26, 1951.  ...

Apr 23, 2024

Betty Jo Oberhelman, age 72, died on April 23, 2024, at Cedar Village Care Center, Ness City.  She was born on May 2, 1951, in LaCrosse, Kansas, the daughter of Ronald and Josephine (Dechant) Robinson.

Betty was a member of the Ness City Methodist Church and was the owner of Betty's Beauty Nook which she operated until...

Apr 16, 2024

Wilma Marie Carr, age 81, died on April 16, 2024, at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City, Kansas. She was born on April 8, 1943, in Ransom, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Dana (Douglass) Ummel.

On October 13, 1969, while living in Neodesha, Kansas she married George Dale Carr in Miami, Oklahoma. They later moved to...

Apr 12, 2024

Jocelyn (Joy) Jean Kirkman, 91, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2024, at Cedar Village Long Term Care in Ness City, Kansas.

Joy was born March 17, 1933, in Ransom, Kansas, to Leo and Margaret (White) Mishler.  She graduated from Ransom High School and attended Fort Hays State University where she was a cheerleader and a music...