Obituaries
Jacob Ryan Hayden
Jan 16, 2026
Jacob Ryan Hayden, age 44, passed away on January 16, 2026 at his home in rural Macksville. He was born on October. 6, 1981 in Great Bend, KS., the son of Sam C. and Judith E. (Daly) Hayden. He had been a gas station attendant. Jacob is survived by both parents, his daughter, Ryleigh A. Hayden, Macksville, KS.; four brothers,...
Betty Jo Gilkison
Jan 9, 2026
Betty Jo (Suiter) Gilkison was born December 24, 1929, in Belpre, Kansas to Ernest and Pauline Suiter. Betty Jo had one brother, Bud Suiter, and one sister, Dorothy Reid. Betty Jo graduated from Macksville High School and attended Kansas University. While attending Kansas University she met and married Paul Gilkison. They were married for 75 years and had three children....
Gerald William Goodman
Dec 24, 2025
Gerald William Goodman, a former longtime resident of St John, KS passed away peacefully on December 24, 2025 in Hutchinson, Kansas. Born in Hutchinson, KS on July 4,1936 to Lowell and Mary Goodman, he came into the world quite the firecracker and left a lasting legacy. Growing up in Pratt and on the family farm in Stafford County, Gerald graduated...
James Michael Ronen
Dec 20, 2025
James Michael Ronen, 88, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2025 at Clarendale at Indian Lake Assisted Living in Hendersonville, TN. He was a former longtime resident of St. John, KS.
He was born in Wichita, KS on March 19, 1937 to William L. and Marie O. Ronen. He was the 2nd of 4 children. He had two brothers and a...
Cibyl Charlene Ronen
Dec 2, 2025
Cibyl Charlene Ronen, 87, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2025 at Clarendale at Indian Lake Memory Care in Hendersonville, TN. She was a former longtime resident of St. John, KS.
She was born in Stafford, KS on August 31,1938 to Irvin and Mildred Teichman from rural Hudson, KS. Later, they moved to rural Stafford, where she graduated from High School...
Alberta Mae Horyna
Nov 14, 2025
Alberta Mae (Spangenberg) Horyna ,92, passed away at Kenwood Plaza in St. John, KS on November 14, 2025. Born in rural Stafford County KS on March 5, 1933, she was the daughter of Albert W. and Anna M. (Ukens) Spangenberg. Alberta spent most of her life in the Hudson KS area where she worked as a nurses aide in home...
Kay Lynn Leatherman
Nov 6, 2025
Kay Leatherman passed away on November 6, 2025. She was born in Brownwood, Texas to Curry Cullen Leatherman and Beatrix Mary Goff Leatherman on June 10 1943, and she lived a life that was bold, imperfect, loyal, and deeply her own. Kay was known for saying she would “live to be 103 and be shot in the ass by a...
Keith Williamson
Oct 9, 2025
Keith D. Williamson, 90, passed away on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at his home in Wichita, KS, surrounded by family, after a long battle with dementia. Keith was born on April 18, 1935, in Mahaska, Kansas, to Marion Williamson and Nellie Colleen (Peake) Williamson.Keith and his family moved to the St. John, KS area when he was young, and they...
Ethan Diedrich Lanterman
Oct 4, 2025
Ethan Diedrich Lanterman, 31, passed away on October 4, 2025 at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. He was born July 11, 1994, in Pratt, Kansas, the son of Jeffrey Karl and Lorrie Jo (Moore) Lanterman. He was a Corrections Officer at the Larned Correctional Facility, Larned, KS.
He graduated from St. John High School in 2012, where he was a...
Cooper Ezekiel Ernsting
Oct 3, 2025
Hoisington, KS
Cooper Ezekial Ernsting carried a heart as wide as the Kansas sky... tender, colorful, and endlessly loving. He was both strong and courageous, not because he was unafraid, but because every day he kept choosing hope, love, and truth in a world that wasn't ready to understand. On October 3, 2025, God welcomed him home with open arms into...
Charles Dean Bauer
Sep 26, 2025
Charles “Dean” Bauer, lifelong resident of Hudson, Kansas, died on September 26, 2025, at Kenwood Plaza in St. John, KS, at the age of 92. He was born on April 15, 1933, in Gt. Bend, Kansas, the son of Henry J. Bauer and Lydia M. (Nolte) Bauer.
After graduating from Hudson High School in 1951, Dean served in the Army for...
Cynthia "Cissy" S. Brown
Sep 1, 2025
Cynthia S. “Cissy” Brown, age 62, passed away at the Stafford County Hospital on September 1, 2025. She was born on November 19, 1962 at Axell, KS, the daughter of Wilbur D. and Anna Marie (Deters) Bishop. She was a Dispatcher, a Sgt. at the Pratt Sheriff’s Department, and worked for Stafford County EMS.
Cissy attended Emporia State University where she...
Thomas A. Ackley
Aug 26, 2025
Thomas Amor Ackley, age 89, passed away at his home, August 26, 2025. He was born August 6, 1936 in St. John, Kansas the son of Millard Charles and Nelda Leona (Jefferies) Ackley. He was a Loan Officer having worked for a private loan company.
Thomas attended Pittsburg State University where he earned a BS in business. He was in the...
Connie Lynn (Suiter) Lamb
Aug 16, 2025
Connie Lynn Lamb, 83, passed away August 16, 2025 at Southwind Home, Pratt, KS. She was born Feb. 24, 1942 in Macksville, KS the daughter of Lloyd and Blanche (Dykes) Suiter.
Connie was a graduate of Macksville High School, and attended Kansas State University. A lifelong resident of Macksville, she was a farmer and a homemaker. She was a member of...
Edna Kathleen Fox
Aug 16, 2025
Edna Kathleen Schulz Batchman Fox
Kathleen Fox died on August 16, 2025 at Kenwood Plaza in St. John Kansas at the age of 105. Kathleen was born on March 17, 1920 at St. John, Kansas. She was the daughter of Arthur C. and Barbara Olive (Hundt) Schulz.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of St. John, Kansas.
Kathleen was the...
Shirley Jean Shelton
Jul 16, 2025
Shirley Jean Shelton, 88, passed away July 16, 2025 at Kenwood Plaza, St. John, KS. She was born Feb. 21, 1937 in Odessa, TX, the daughter of Kenneth Frederick and Lena Olive (Shank) Sigler.
On December 29, 1955 she married George Russel Shelton in Borger, TX. Shirley was a resident of St. John, KS. since 1969 coming from Minneola, KS. Shirley...
Jessie L. (Ditch) LeRoy
Jun 30, 2025
St. John, KS
Jessie L. LeRoy, age 69 passed away on June 30th, 2025 at the Ellinwood District Hospital. She was born on October 25th, 1955 in Lindsborg, KS. Jessie was the daughter of George and Grace (Franklin) Ditch. She was a former employee of Dillons Grocery in St. John. She then worked at Leisure Homestead in Stafford as a Medical...
J Austin Reid
Jun 16, 2025
J Austin Reid, 92, of Overland Park, Kansas—formerly of Goodland, Kansas—passed away
peacefully at home on June 16, 2025, after spending a joyful Father’s Day surrounded by his
family the day before.
Born on December 10, 1932, in Brewster, Kansas, J was the son of Fredrick Reid and Anna
(Goetsch) Reid. He graduated from Kansas State College in 1957 and went on to lead...
Khloe Clark
Jun 2, 2025
Khloe Clark, 29, passed away at Via Christi - St. Francis Hospital on June 2, 2025. She was born on March 31, 1996 at Great Bend, KS the daughter of Edward D. and Anna (Effenbeck) Clark.
She attended and graduated from St. John High School and was a cashier at White’s Food Liner.
She is survived by her mother, Anna, St. John,...
Charles Smith, Jr.
May 21, 2025
Charles Smith Jr., age 100, passed away at Kenwood Plaza, May 21, 2025. He was born on February 16, 1925 at Arkansas City, KS, the son of B.H. and Clara Elizabeth (Huffman) Smith.
A lifelong resident of Stafford County, KS., he was a farmer/stockman.
Charles was a US Navy Veteran serving during WWII from 1944-1946.
On March 30, 1944, he married Gladys R....
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