Obituaries
Angela Marie Montgomery
Jul 19, 2026
St. John, KS ~
Angela Marie Montgomery was born Feb 5, 1972, to Raymond and Sherry (Pedersen) Montgomery. The youngest of five children, Angie spoke fondly of childhood memories of vacations with her family, shopping with her mother, and a deep love for sharing ice cream with her father.
A lifelong resident of Kansas, Angie was a St. John resident for the...
Margaret Irene Symns
Jul 17, 2026
St. John, KS ~
Margaret Irene Symns, 91, was born on November 1, 1934, on her family’s farm in Turon, Kansas, to Logan Homer and Doris (Nelson) Sanford and passed away peacefully on July 17, 2026, at Kenwood Plaza in St. John, Kansas.
Margaret spent the majority of her life in Stafford County, for a brief period during World War II, she...
James "Jim" Douglas Hager
Jul 11, 2026
Park City, KS ~
James (Jim) Douglas Hager, 66, unexpectedly passed away July 11, 2026 at his home in Park City, KS. He was born June 23, 1960 in St. John, Kansas. James was raised in St. John and graduated high school in 1979.
James was employed by Dold/Hormel Foods in Wichita, KS for over 30 years in the Quality Control Department...
Dorothy Lucille Jordan
Jul 5, 2026
Dorothy Lucille Jordan, 94, Nevada, MO, formerly of Eldorado Springs, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2026, at Medicalodges of Nevada. Dorothy was born October 29, 1931, on a farm near St. John, KS to JD and Mary Florence (Delker) Hager. She married Thain C Jordan on August 12, 1950, and he preceded her in death on May 15, 2012....
James "Jim" Lester Piland
Jul 5, 2026
James “Jim” Lester Piland, 87, was born January 9, 1939, in the family farmhouse in rural Macksville, Kansas, the son of Joseph E. and Ruby May (Newby) Piland and passed away on July 5, 2026, in the same beloved farmhouse.
A lifelong resident of Macksville, Jim’s early years were rooted in the values and traditions of rural Kansas. He graduated from...
Dorothy K. Stites
Jun 25, 2026
Dorothy K. Stites, passed away peacefully on June 25, 2026, at Kenwood Plaza in St. John, Kansas, just two days shy of her 87th birthday. Born on June 27, 1939, in rural Mound City, Kansas, the daughter of Leo and Cettie (Curran) Laird.
Dorothy moved to St. John in 1965 when Harry took a job at St. John High School. She...
Erik Greg Crowley
Jun 9, 2026
St. John, Kansas
Erik Greg Crowley, age 59, passed away on June 9, 2026 at the Stafford County Hospital, Stafford, KS. He was born on January 17, 1967 at Newburyport, Massachusetts, the son of Ronald Crowley and Paula (Perkins) Neuamann. He had been a commercial fisherman for 35 years at Portsmouth, NH and moving to St. John in 2018 where he...
Troy Andrew Devine
Jun 5, 2026
St. John, KS ~
Troy Andrew Devine, 28, passed away June 5, 2026, at Intergris Health Hospital, Enid, Oklahoma. He was born April 8, 1998 in Great Bend, KS the son of Darin and Chrissy (Eversole) Devine. Troy was a lifetime resident of Stafford County graduating in 2017 from St. John High School, St. John, KS. He was a Foreman for...
Jerry Paden
May 14, 2026
Little River, KS-
Jerry Paden passed peacefully on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Sandstone Heights Nursing Home in Little River, Kansas. Jerry was born December 13, 1938, in Bellefonte, Arkansas, to John William and Linda Margaret (Suiter) Paden. Jerry attended Holyrood High School for two years and then attended two years and graduated from Lucas High School in 1956. He received...
Carol "Sue" Felke
May 13, 2026
Stafford, KS ~
Carol “Sue” Felke, age 85, passed away May 13, 2026 at her home in Stafford, KS. She was born February 6, 1941 in Anthony, KS the daughter of William Hobert and Bernice B. (Huffman) Reneau. Sue graduated from Hudson High School in 1959 and attended business classes in Hutchinson, KS.
She had many different careers from bookkeeping to truck...
Barry A. Bennington
Apr 27, 2026
Barry A. Bennington, age 85, passed away on Apr. 27, 2026 at his home due to Pulmonary Fibrosis. He was born on Jan. 27, 1941 in St. Louis, MO, the only child of Hugh and Jessie (Long) Bennington. Barry graduated from Cheney High School, Cheney, KS in 1959 as Salutatorian of his class. He joined the United States Marine Corps...
Allen Ray Long
Apr 11, 2026
Allen Ray Long, age 95, passed away on April 11, 2026 at Kenwood Plaza, in St. John, Kansas. He was born on February 14, 1931 on the family farm in rural St. John, KS the son of Frank and Ella (Gates) Long.
A lifelong resident of St. John, KS, he graduated from St. John High School in 1948. He was a...
James D. Berry
Apr 6, 2026
James D. Berry, age 87, passed away on Apr. 6, 2026 at his home in Wichita. He was born on June 1, 1938 at Fellsburg, KS., the son of Archie C. and Bessie M. (Baker) Berry. James was a retired Aircraft Estimator and resident of Wichita since 1969. He belonged to St. Anne Catholic Church, Wichita, where he was a...
Rosa M Ramirez
Mar 30, 2026
St. John, KS ~
Rosa M Ramírez, de 70 años, falleció en Wichita, KS., el 30 de marzo de 2026. Nació el 27 de marzo de 1956 en Santa Bárbara, Chihuahua, México, hija de Félix Madriles y Otilia Pérez Madriles. El 25 de mayo de 1984 se casó con José H. Ramírez en Santa Bárbara, México. Madre y esposa devota. Había...
Ila Mae (Belt) Mead
Mar 18, 2026
Ila Mae (Belt) Mead, age 100, passed away in Great Bend, KS., on Mar. 18, 2026. She was born on Feb. 28, 1926 at Belpre, KS., the daughter of Clifford Charles and Daisy Josephine (Herbert) Belt. On Jan. 19, 1949 she married Eldon Newton Mead at Belpre, KS. Ila had been a cook for the Macksville schools and later worked...
Jacqueline Joan Moody
Mar 16, 2026
Jacqueline Joan Moody, lifelong resident of Stafford and Barton Counties, died on March 16, 2026 at Stafford Hospital Stafford, Kansas at the age of 95. She was born on August 8, 1930, in Stafford, Kansas, the daughter of Milton Mason Jr. and Margeurite (Lickiss) John.
Joan graduated from St. John High School in 1948. Joan worked as the First United Methodist...
Terry Lee Sallee
Mar 8, 2026
Terry Lee Sallee, age 82 passed away on Mar. 8, 2026 at Common Spirit Hospital, Garden City, KS. He was born on Nov. 15, 1943 in Sterling, KS. The son of Arthur and Leona (Richardson) Sallee. Terry received his Master’s degree from Fort Hays State College and later became a chemist for Shell Chemical Co. He served in the US...
Norma June Blakeslee
Feb 27, 2026
Norma June Blakeslee, age 97, formerly of St. John, passed away on Feb. 27, 2026 at South Wind Home, Pratt, Kan. Norma was born on July 4, 1928 in rural Seward, Kan., to Herman Anton and Emma Anna (Fischer) Hullman. She was confirmed at Peace Evangelical Reformed Church.
Norma received a teaching certificate from Emporia State Teacher’s College, and taught at...
Brian Alan Brown
Feb 17, 2026
Brian Alan Brown passed away at his home in St. John, Kansas, on February 17, 2026. Brian was born on June 23, 1967, in Hutchinson, Kansas, to Farren and Karen (Moser) Brown.
Brian spent the majority of his life in St. John, having moved there in 1981. He graduated from St. John High School in 1986 and went on to attend...
Mateo Portillo
Feb 6, 2026
Mateo Portillo, age 16, passed away on February 6, 2026 at the Stafford County Hospital, Stafford, KS. Mateo was born on September 14, 2009 at Great Bend, KS., the son of Oscar Portillo and Maria Del Socorro Quinonez Chavez. He had attended St. John Schools. Mateo is survived by both parents; a sister, Jade Portillo, St. John, KS; two brothers,...
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