Obituaries

Apr 5, 2019

Betty Jean (Farmer) Pound, age 89, passed away on Apr. 5, 2019 at Kenwood Plaza, St. John, KS.  She was born on Mar. 28, 1930 at Fort Collins, CO, the daughter of Thomas Nelson and Mary Dorcas (Rice) Farmer.  She was a resident of St. John, KS since 1951 coming from Ault CO.  She was a graduate of Ault...

Mar 24, 2019

Joseph Michael “Mickey” Johnson, age 75, passed away March 24, 2019 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS.  He was born on Nov. 23, 1943 at Larned, KS, the son of Joseph W. and Clara L. (Hager) Johnson.  Mickey was a farmer and worked for four years as an electrical engineer for Motorola Corp.  He received his Bachelor’s Degree in...

Mar 13, 2019

Wyatt W. Henkle, age 15, passed away March 13, 2019 at Great Bend, KS.  He was born on November 21, 2003 at Hutchinson, KS, the son of Chad W. and Denise L. (Dietz) Henkle.  He was a student at USD 350 St. John-Hudson and a resident of Hudson, KS, formerly of Ellinwood, KS.  Wyatt was a member of the...

Feb 24, 2019

Carol Marie Ward, age 89 passed away on February 24, 2019 at Pratt Regional Medical Center.  She was born on April 16, 1929 at Great Bend, KS, the daughter of Clyde and Pearl (Fair) Durham.  She attended two years at William Woods College, Fulton, MO, was a homemaker and life-long resident of St. John.  On August 7, 1948 she...

Feb 5, 2019

Alice L. (Leland) Cooper, age 96 passed away Feb. 5, 2019 at Kenwood Plaza, St. John, KS.  She was born on Aug. 13, 1922 at Cummings, KS, the daughter of Walter and Daisy (Jarrott) Leland.  Alice was a life-long resident of St. John, KS where she was a homemaker and former Stafford County Extension Agent.  She graduated from Manhattan...

Jan 11, 2019

Kim Annette Hixson, age 63, passed away Jan. 11, 2019 at the Pratt Health and Rehabilitation.  She was born on July 29, 1955 at Greensburg, KS, the daughter of Monte Charles and Winifred Ailene (Hyde) Clark.  Kim was a Certified Nurse’s Aide and long-time resident of Pratt.  Survivors include her mother, Winifred Ailene (Hyde) Clark-Teegarden, Pratt, KS; a sister,...

Jan 2, 2019

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Alberta Mae Milton-Trujillo, age 84, passed away on Jan. 2, 2019 at Kenwood Plaza, St. John, KS.  She was born on Sept. 28, 1934 at Preston, KS, and was the daughter of Albert Leslie and Velma Mae (Sowers) Smith.  Alberta was a homemaker and life-long resident of St. John, KS, and Truth or...

Jan 2, 2019

Rodger Carl DeGarmo, age 73, passed away Jan. 2, 2019 at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, KS.  He was born on April 13, 1945 at Hutchinson, KS, the son of Carl and Blanche Mildred (Williams) DeGarmo. On June 16, 1968 he married Lila Lenore (Parks) at Macksville, KS.  Rodger was the Director of Meade County Economic Development and received...

Dec 24, 2018

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Dec 22, 2018

Helen Juanita Gee, age 87, passed away on Dec. 22, 2018 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS.  She was born on Apr. 4, 1931 at rural Kellyville, OK, the daughter of Lewis P. and Thelma May (Warren) Gibson.  On Nov. 30, 1948 she married Vernon Leon Gee at Sapulpa, OK, he preceded her in death on Apr. 27, 2000. ...

Dec 9, 2018

Michael Lowell Selfridge was born on 8/18/1955 to H. Lowell and Lois B. Selfridge.  He is survived by two sisters, Jo Carol Hudson (Everett) and Karen Sue Burch (Leroy). Cremation has taken place, no services.

Nov 28, 2018

Dollie Belle (Hathaway) Hillyard, age 95, passed away Nov. 28, 2018 at Diversicare of Larned.  She was born on June 14, 1923 at St. John, KS, the daughter of Robert Thomas and Lavina Belle (Weibling) Hathaway.  She was a homemaker and member of the Mormon Church.  On May 14, 1966 she married William Harris Hillyard at Las Vegas, NV,...

Nov 28, 2018

Loyd E. Ratts, 103, of St. John, KS, passed away peacefully at his home on November 28th, 2018. He was born on February 18, 1915, in Stafford County, KS, to Edmund and Nancy May (Smith) Ratts. He was a 1932 graduate of St. John High School.

Loyd was a loving husband and father. He often expressed his...

Nov 25, 2018

Neoma  (Cherry) Lola Knoche,  101, died November 25, 2018 at Kenwood Plaza in St. John, KS .  Cherry was born February 12, 1917 in Arnold, Nebraska and 2 years later her family moved to Forest Grove, Oregon.  She married Clyde E. Knoche on September 22, 1940 in Camas, Washington.  Clyde and Cherry lived in Oregon for several years before...

Nov 19, 2018

Jetta Fern Wellman, age 103, passed away Nov. 19, 2018 at Park West Plaza Manor, Wichita, KS. She was born on Dec. 2, 1914 in Pratt Co., KS, the daughter of Elmer Lee and Jetta Maude (Alton) Tompkins.  On Nov. 13, 1937 she married Loren William Wellman at Newton, KS, he preceded her in death.  Jetta graduated from Byers...

Nov 4, 2018

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...

Oct 31, 2018

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...

Oct 27, 2018

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.

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Oct 26, 2018

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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...

Oct 24, 2018

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...