Obituary Listing

Sep 23, 2023

George Howard Fenley, 91, passed away on September 23, 2023 at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born on January 18, 1932 on the family farm near Alamota, Kansas the son of George and Clara (Ramseier) Fenley.

Howard was a farmer  and stockman. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Dighton....

Sep 22, 2023

Myron Gene Rein, age 60, died at his home September 22, 2023.  He was born April 3, 1963 in Ness City the son of Cletus and JoAnn (Dreasher) Rein.

After graduating from Bazine High School in 1981.   Myron worked most of his life in the oil field around Ness County.  He loved sports especially KU basketball and...

Sep 20, 2023

Annabelle Pearl Anderson, 91, passed away on September 20, 2023 at HaysMed in Hays, Kansas.  She was born on June 6, 1932 in Wood Lake, Nebraska the daughter of Ferdinand and Anna (Mundt) Welke.

Annabelle graduated from Wood Lake High School in Wood Lake, Nebraska. She started work after graduation as a telephone operator. She married the...

Sep 18, 2023

Steven Wesley Proctor, 65, passed away on September 18, 2023, at the Ness County Hospital in Ness City, Kansas.  He was born on March 29, 1958, in Amarillo, Texas, the son of James "Jim" and Patricia (McKee) Proctor.

Steve grew up in Guymon, Oklahoma where he earned his Eagle Scout Award and in 1976 graduated from Guymon...

Sep 9, 2023

Kris Wayne Klitzke, age 62, died on September 9, 2023, at HaysMed Hospital in Hays, Kansas, surrounded by his family. He was born on December 25, 1960, in Ness City, Kansas, the son of Chester and Carol (Wood) Klitzke.

Kris worked in the oil field industry as a pumper until he retired in 2022, and even continued...

Aug 12, 2023

Dee Von Bauer, age 56, died on August 12, 2023, surrounded by her family at the Ness County Hospital, Ness City, KS.  She was born on August 31, 1966, in Ness City, the daughter of Gerald and Phyllis (Riepe) Leikam.

A lifetime resident of Ness County, Dee was very active in the community, especially serving as an...

Aug 8, 2023

Jesse Lewis Nicholls, 46, passed away on August 8, 2023, at the Grisell Memorial Hospital in Ransom, Kansas.  He was born on October 14, 1976, in Longmont, Colorado the son of Dale Nicholls and Rebecca (Coyer) Nelson.

Jesse was a long-time resident of Colorado, and he was a truck driver.

Survivors include his father, Dale...

Jul 22, 2023

Juanita Mae Dinges, 86, passed away on July 22, 2023, at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas.  She was born on November 22, 1936, in Leoti, Kansas the daughter of George and Frances (Berning) Kessler.

Juanita was a hairdresser and worked for Ralph's Best Yet Supermarket for many years. She was a member of...

Jul 21, 2023

Dean Holmes of Amarillo, Texas passed away on Friday, July 21, 2023.  Celebration of Life Service will be held at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, 207 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Ness City, KS on Saturday, August 5th, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.  Burial will follow in the Ness City Cemetery.  The family will receive friends on Friday, August 4th, 2023, from 6:00 p.m....

Jul 20, 2023

Jeffrey Lee Erb, 62, passed away on July 20, 2023 at the Lane County Hospital in Dighton, Kansas.  He was born on May 19, 1961 in Ness City, Kansas the son of Elmer and Verna (Reinhardt) Erb.

Jeffrey was a mechanic. He was a member of a group called Free Tomorrow.

Survivors include 3 brothers,...

Jul 14, 2023

Steve Simonson, 72 passed away on Friday, July 14, 2023 peacefully at his home in Ransom, KS. Steve was born on August 31, 1950 in Great Bend, KS to Donald and Beverly (Chaffin) Simonson.

Steve owned the Jayhawk Moving and Storage Company in Great Bend for several years before becoming the owner of "The Hatchery" in Great...

Jul 1, 2023

Thomas Ernest McCoy, 84, passed away on July 1, 2023, at the Cedar Village Long Term Care in Ness City, Kansas. Tom was born in Ness County on August 2, 1938, at the Ransom Hospital and was the son of Neal and Mary (McVicker) McCoy. He was proud to be the fourth generation of his family to live in...

Jun 22, 2023

Edmund Vincent Wassinger Jr., 79, passed away on June 22, 2023 at his home in Ness City, Kansas.  He was born on March 28, 1944 in Port Townsend, Washington the son of Edmund Sr. and Sylvia (Schweitzer) Wassinger.

Eddie owned and operated Eddie's Service. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church, and Knights of Columbus. He...

Jun 18, 2023

Ruben Bruntz, 98, passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2023 at his home in Watauga, Texas. He was born on May 25, 1925 in Bazine, Kansas to Jacob and Eva Bruntz.

While serving in Germany during WWII, he received two Purple Hearts for being injured during combat.

He married Betty Rae Patterson on July 18,...

Jun 7, 2023

Roy F. Thornburg, 86, of Utica, KS passed away June 7, 2023, at his farm north of Utica.  Roy was born April 7, 1937, in the old rock house at the family farm north of Utica.  He was the son of Francis and Bertha (Daniels) Thornburg.  Except for the five years he was off at college, Roy lived on...

Jun 4, 2023

Grace Marie Simmering went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 4, 2023.  She was born on Aug. 4, 1926, at the family farm northwest of Kanorado, Kansas to Andrew and Martha (Juhl) Pettijohn.  The fourth child of eight.

She attended a country school until moving to Goodland for high school where she worked to...

Jun 3, 2023

Phyllis Jane Mendenhall, age 90, died on June 3, 2023 at Rhode Island Suites in Ransom, Kansas.  She was born on July 21, 1932 in Hugoton, Kansas the daughter of Isaac L. and Eunice J. (Hawk) Harvey.

Phyllis was a member of the United Methodist Church in Utica and worked at the Grisell Memorial Hospital, the Utica...

Jun 3, 2023

Franklin G. Foos, 94, passed away on June 3, 2023, at the Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas.  He was born on March 27, 1929, on the farm near Bazine, Kansas, the son of Ferdinand and Mary (Reichel) Foos.

He was a lifetime resident of Ness County where he worked as a farmer and stockman.  ...

Jun 2, 2023

Sandra K. Michaelis, age 76, died on June 2, 2023, at HaysMed in Hays, Kansas.  She was born on December 28, 1946, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Johnny and Betty (Anderson) McKelvey.

On October 1, 1969, she married DeWayne Michaelis in Tulsa where they made their home until they moved to Ness City, Kansas in 1998....

May 29, 2023

Richard Dean VanDegrift, 70, passed away on May 29, 2023 at the Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born on January 10, 1953 in Great Bend, Kansas the son of Barry and Arlene (Switzer) VanDegrift.

Rick was a truck driver. He hauled cattle, and milk. He worked in the oil field, and also, cut...