All Obituaries

Mildred Marie (Steiner) Siebert, age 88 passed away on Nov. 4, 2018 at Leisure Homestead, St. John.  She was born on Dec. 16, 1929 at Hoisington, KS, the daughter of Louis and Lenore (Ummel) Steiner.  A graduate of Odin High School and Brown-Mackie College, she was a  resident of St. John since 1970, where she was a homemaker and bookkeeper/owner of Siebert Body Shop.  Her memberships include St. John The Apostle Catholic Church, Altar Society, Mother’s Club and was...

Roberta Marceline Monroe Curtis, age 83, died October 31, 2018 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born May 6, 1935 in Lyons, Kansas to Virginia Hoyt Monroe and Charles Monroe.  In 1957 she married Lee Eldean Curtis.  She was preceded in death by 4 brothers, Max, Ed, Bill and Leslie; one sister, Yvonne and daughter Mary. Survivors are her daughter Carol Curtis Long (Jerry); grandchildren, Samantha, Ava and Ethan Long; granddaughters, Olivia and Lacey Cade...

Salina, Kansas Dateline: Charlene Ivy (Goodman) Curtis Mastin, age 90 passed away on Oct. 26, 2018 at Johnstown Towers, Salina, KS.  She was born on Apr. 4, 1928 in Ness County, KS, the daughter of Ivory W. and Martha Louise (Fercking) Goodman.  Charlene was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse. Her memberships include, Saint Mary Catholic Church of Salina, Rebekah Lodge, Red Hats, TOPS, St. John The Apostle Catholic Church and Altar Society, Progressive Mother’s Club all of...

Velda Rea Osborne, 80, passed away on Oct. 24, 2018 in Parkwood Village, Pratt, KS.  She was born on Dec. 22, 1937 in Ransom, KS, the daughter of Elmo Wayne and Winifred Elma (Hemmert) Mead.  Velda was a long-time resident of St. John and a child care provider for countless children.  She was a member of St. John The Apostle Catholic Church, Altar Society and Respite Foster Care Provider. On Sept. 10, 1955 she married Gillmore John Osborne at Great Bend, KS, he preceded her in...

St. John, KS – Jan Leon Zimmerman passed away quietly at his home in St. John on Saturday, October 27, 2018.  He was 63 years of age. Jan was born on March 6, 1955 in St. John KS to Dillian McFarland and Velma Ruth Zimmerman.  He attended St. John schools and graduated in 1973. Even in Junior High, Jan was an accomplished musician and classical guitarist, playing at several events around the area. He worked as a printer in high school at The St. John News and later for...

Alexander Jacob Robinson, 97, passed away Oct. 9, 2018 in Kenwood Plaza, St. John.  He was born on Nov. 7, 1920 at St. John, KS, the son of Oscar Franklin and Lydia Mae (Beitler) Robinson.  An Army veteran of WWII and life-long resident of St. John, he was a retired School Psychologist for St. John Schools.  He received his Master’s Degree in Psychology from Fort Hays College. On July 29, 1942, he married Elsie Louise (Riggs) at Hays, KS, she preceded him in death in...

Patricia Ann (Freeman) Hicks, age 73, passed away Sept. 23, 2018 at Leisure Homestead, St. John.  She was born on Jan. 27, 1945 at Tulsa, OK, the daughter of Joseph and Mildred (Branham) Freeman.  Patricia was a bookkeeper for L. J. & J. Automotive in St. John.  She was a Fort Hays State University graduate and life-long resident of St. John.  She married James Patrick Hicks on Sept. 6, 1968, he preceded her in death.  Survivors include a son, Jared Patrick...

Anita L. (Frownfelter) Myers, age 80, passed away Sept. 23, 2018 at Pratt Rehabilitation and Residence Center, Pratt.  She was born on Mar. 4, 1938 at Garden City, KS, the daughter of Truman O. and Elizabeth (Hamilton) Frownfelter.  A former resident of Macksville, she was a retired EMS director for Stafford County, KS. She received an Associate’s Degree from Barton County Junior College.  Her memberships include the Kansas EMS Association, Region III EMS, Editor of the...

Irene (Satterlee) Gatschet, age 92, passed away Sept. 14, 2018 at her residence in Andover, KS. She was born on July 20, 1926 at Macksville, KS, the daughter of Therman D. and Ethel (Fuqua) Satterlee.  Irene was a former elementary school teacher, school secretary, concert pianist and piano teacher.  A former resident of Hays, KS and Lakewood, CO, moving back to Kansas in 2010. Her memberships include, Sigma Alpha Iota sorority honorary life time member, Daughters of Isabella and...

Richard Arthur Woolf, age 84, passed away Sept. 19, 2018 at Leisure Homestead, Stafford.  He was born on Dec. 14, 1933 at Chillicothe, MO, the son of Kermit A. and Sarah E. (Mumpower) Woolf.  A resident of Great Bend for 20 years, he was a retired operations worker for Braniff Airlines and a U.S. Army veteran.  He is survived by his brother Charles L. Woolf (Elaine), Macksville, KS.  He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Robert S. Woolf.  Private...