Obituary Listing

Jan 22, 2024

Troy Allen Schneider, 59, passed away on January 22, 2024 at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas.  He was born on October 28, 1964 in WaKeeney, Kansas the son of Vernon and LaVeta (Rider) Schneider.

Troy was a grain elevator operator for Frontier Ag in Ransom.

Survivors include his life partner, Michelle...

Jan 19, 2024

Janice Marie Pfannenstiel, 73, passed away on January 19, 2024 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. She was born at St. Anthony's Hospital in Hays, Kansas July 31,1950 to Wendell and Mary G. "Marie" (Wierman) Pfannenstiel.

She was baptized at Sacred Heart Church in Ness City, KS as an infant with her uncle William B. Pfannenstiel...

Jan 19, 2024

Willa M. Hair, 93, passed away on January 19, 2024 at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas.  She was born on June 14, 1930 in Ransom, Kansas the daughter of William and Ruth (Stull) Snodgrass.

Willa was a homemaker and farm wife. She was a member of the Ransom Methodist Church. She was a...

Jan 15, 2024

Letha Mae Babcock was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She gained her wings and went home to be with her Lord and Savior on January 15, 2024 at age 90.

Letha was born on December 12, 1933 in Hugoton, Ks., the daughter of Isaac and Eunice (Hawk) Harvey. Letha attended the Utica schools and...

Jan 8, 2024

Gary Dean Mantz was born July 6, 1942 at the old Baker Hospital in LaCrosse, KS to Ed and Violet (Brack) Mantz. He grew up on the family farm northeast of Bazine. He graduated in 1960 from Bazine High School. He married Dianna Misegadis March 4, 1962 at the Methodist Church in Rush Center, KS. To this union two...

Dec 15, 2023

Emily Nichole Smith, age 24, died on December 15, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita, Kansas.  She was born on February 19, 1999, in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Stan and Michelle Byers Dawes.

She was a Ness City High School graduate and was teaching Fourth Grade in the Ness City Elementary School. Emily...

Nov 25, 2023

Wilma A. (Munch) Wasinger-Drake, age 93, died on November 25, 2023, at Cedar Village, Ness City, Kansas.  She was born on the family farm August 24, 1930, in the Nonchalanta Territory in Southwest Ness County. The daughter of Jacob and Lucy (Schoendaller) Munch, she was one of 13 children.  Growing up on a farm, her job was milking the...

Nov 22, 2023

Rosanna M. Haug, 87, passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at the Ranch House in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born on May 31, 1936, to Isabel (Lefort) and Albert Herrman.

After graduating high school, she attended nursing school in Great Bend before meeting and marrying the love of her life, Howard Haug Sr on October...

Nov 20, 2023

Sherry LaDell Moore, age 80, was born on November 5, 1943, in Bazine, Kansas to Herbert and Mollie (Rein) Moore. He passed away on November 20, 2023, at the Ness County Hospital after a long battle with cancer.

Sherry attended Highpoint Grade School and graduated from Bazine High School in 1961. Sherry farmed with his dad from...

Nov 13, 2023

Paul Seib Jr., age 90, died on November 13, 2023, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.  He was born on April 9, 1933, on the farm in Ness County, Kansas, the son of Paul and Mary (Stoecklein) Seib .

He was a 1951 graduate of Ness City High School and was a veteran of the United States...

Nov 12, 2023

Bleau Neal Bennett Reitan, 66 died on November 12, 2023 at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City, Kansas. Bleau is a granddaughter of Marguerite and the daughter of Francis and William Neal. her mother is French, and her father is Irish, British.  She definitely inherited both of her parents' no fitler, stubborn, and temper. Very unique! She had a...

Nov 9, 2023

Ward Mitchell Jacka was born August 13, 1950, the third child of Willis Dwane and Dora Elizabeth (Harmon) Jacka, in Gove County, Ks. He departed this life November 9, 2023, in Ness City, KS at the age of 73.

Mitch attended Sunnyside and Hackberry country schools in Gove County until his high school years where he entered...

Nov 4, 2023

Warren B. Sherwin, 89, died at Park Lane Nursing Home, Scott City, Kansas on November 4, 2023. He was born on October 9, 1934, on the farm, southwest of Beeler, the youngest son of Mark and Alice (Prose) Sherwin. He was a lifelong farmer and rancher.

His older siblings were, Douglas, Dennis and Reva, who all preceded...

Nov 4, 2023

Keith Walter Parkerson, age 84, died on November 4, 2023, at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City, Kansas.  He was born on February 10, 1939, in Horton, Kansas, the son of Charles and Alice (Davis) Parkerson.

Keith owned and operated the Parkerson Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile dealership in Ness City, Kansas for fourteen  years.  When he opened the...

Oct 30, 2023

Fred Edwin Goodman, age 94, died at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City on October 30, 2023. He was born on May 28, 1929, on the farm, South of Beeler, Kansas, the son of Edwin and Lella (Collier) Goodman.

He was a graduate of the Beeler High School, a veteran of the United States Army, and he...

Oct 28, 2023

Curtis Lee Uhl, age 80, died at the Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas on October 28, 2023.  He was born on December 7, 1942, in Amarillo, Texas the son of George and Dorothy (French) Uhl.

Curtis worked in the oil field most of his adult life, spending most of it as a driller.  When he...

Oct 26, 2023

John Seib, age 70, died on October 26, 2023, at HaysMed, Hays, Kansas. He was born on April 19, 1953, in Ness City, Kansas, the son of Pete and Elvira (Stecklein) Seib.

He graduated from Ness City High School in 1971. After graduation, John began working with his father in the family business, S & S Pipe...

Oct 24, 2023

Benjamin Cecil Evel, age 88, died on October 24, 2023, in the Ness County Hospital, Ness City.  He was born on November 6, 1934, in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Casper and Alberta (Miller) Evel.

Ben's family moved to Ohio when Ben and his sister were young, so the family could help care of Ben's paternal...

Oct 19, 2023

Janet Marie (Langer) Finke, 52, passed away on Oct. 19, 2023, with family by her side.

Janet was born to Arlene Langer and the late Alvin Langer on Dec. 3,1970 in Ness City, KS. She grew up on a farm south of Ness City, graduated high school in 1989, and received her Bachelor of Science in Education...

Sep 24, 2023

Marion Lee Squier was born in Hays, KS on February 7, 1951 the second child of William Russell Squier, Sr. and Veta Walker Squier.  He passed from this life at his home in Austin, TX on September 24, 2023.  He leaves to mourn his passing, wife Colette Pearce of the home, daughters Stefanie Squier of the home and Cecily...