Obituaries
Dennis Staub
Jan 9, 2015
Dennis Lee Staub , age 61, passed away Jan. 9, 2015 at his home. He is the son of Victor Lee and Phyllis Joan (Reynolds) Staub. He was a life-long resident of St. John and a Veteran of the US Army from 1972-79. He attended the Church of Christ, was past Noble Grand...
Hurley "Joe" Gillette
Jan 6, 2015
Hurley (Joe) M. Gillette, Jr ., age 54 died Jan. 6, 2015 at his home in St. John. The son of Hurley M. and Helen L. (Curry) Gillette, Sr. Life-long resident of St. John, he was an avid NASCAR racing fan, Dale Earnhardt being his favorite. He also raised rat terrier dogs and...
Elizabeth Homer-Siemers
Jan 4, 2015
Great Bend, Kansas Dateline:
Elizabeth Ann Homer-Siemers , age 88, passed away Jan. 4, 2015 at Cherry Village Care Home, Great Bend. She was born Oct. 22, 1926 at St. John, the daughter of John B. and Erma H. (Headding) Kendall. She was a...
William "Bill" Lewis
Jan 2, 2015
William “Bill” Henry Lewis Jr., 87, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at Wesley Towers, Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson.
He was born February 9, 1927 in Hutchinson, KS, the son of William and Irene Errett Lewis. He was a 1945 graduate of St. John High School and a 1950 graduate of Kansas State University. A resident of Hutchinson...
Gerald Prescott
Dec 24, 2014
Gerald Brent Prescott , age 71, passed away Dec. 24, 2014 at his home in Colorado Springs, CO. , He was born Feb. 18, 1943 at Alhambra, CA, the son of Virgil C. “Bub” and Mary Dean (Starke) Prescott. He was a retired school teacher and veteran of the US Air Force from...
Joann Willinger
Dec 4, 2014
ST. JOHN – JoAnn (Knoche) Willinger, 68, died Dec. 4, 2014, at South Wind Hospice, Pratt. Jody was born March 25, 1946, to Clyde and Neoma “Cherry” Knoche. Survivors: mother, Cherry; sister, Cindy; brothers, Gregg and Randy; sons, Troy and Tiff; daughter, Nicki; spouses; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial Service at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at the...
Doris Anderson
Nov 30, 2014
Doris M. Fox Anderson 12/26/1933 – 11/30/2014
Doris Marie Anderson, 80, died Sunday, November 30, 2014, in Joplin, Missouri.
She was born on December 26, 1933 on the family farm in Ohio Township, Stafford County Kansas. Doris was the fourth child and first daughter of Earl and Marie Cooper Fox.
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Stanley "Stan" Harris
Nov 30, 2014
Stan Harris age 83, was born August 18, 1931 in Stafford, KS to Frank and May Hahn Harris. Stan was an only child, raised in St. John, KS. He graduated from St. John High School and the University of KS. He served in the US Army during the Korean War and was an architect and a partner in the...
Daniel Ivy
Nov 22, 2014
Yakima, WA dateline:
Daniel Raymond Ivy , age 70 passed away Nov. 22, 2014. He was born Apr. 30, 1944 at Colorado Springs, CO, the son of Samuel C. and Pauline E. (Blount) Ivy. He was an Automotive Mechanic. Survivors include his wife Chris, a son, Charles...
William Bordewick
Nov 15, 2014
William Donald Bordewick , age 79, passed away Nov. 15, 2014 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, KS. He was born on Sept. 11, 1935 in Great Bend, KS, the son of Orville W. and Doris L. (Rose) Bordewick. A life-long resident of Seward, KS, he was a farmer and very active...
Kathy Kaiser
Oct 19, 2014
Great Bend, Kansas Dateline:
Kathy L. Kaiser , age 65, passed away Oct. 19, 2014 at her home. She was born on Aug. 10, 1949 in Hopeton, OK, the daughter of Glenn S. and Artie R. (Elliott) Jones. She was a resident of Great Bend since 1977...
Linda Hathaway
Oct 18, 2014
Linda Joyce Hathaway , age 66, passed away Oct. 18, 2014 at Stafford County Hospital. She was born July 22, 1948 in Wewoka, OK, the daughter of George and Cathy Penix. She was a Home Health Care Aide and Homemaker. She married Jerry Hathaway in Nov. of 2000, he survives of the...
Ruth Stone
Oct 11, 2014
Ruth Stone , age 100, passed away Oct. 11, 2014 at Bay Vista Rehabilitation Center, Long Beach, CA. She was born on Dec. 22, 1913 the daughter of Bernard F. and Louise E. ( Wustenfield ) Adams. She was a homemaker. On May 1, 1935 she married Vestal Stone in Hutchinson, KS, he preceded...
Robert Pontius, Sr.
Sep 4, 2014
Robert W. Pontius, Sr ., age 71 passed away Sept. 4, 2014 at Select Specialties Center, Wichita. He was born Oct. 20, 1942 at Nuremberg, Germany, the son of David and Emma (Steigler) Pontius. He was owner/operator of Edna’s Bar & Grill, Macksville. Previously he was a truck driver and Macksville City Policeman spending most of his...
Lillian Fred
Sep 2, 2014
Lillian Belle Fred , age 99, died Sept. 2, 2014 at Pratt Regional Medical Center. She was born July 3, 1915 at Beaver County, OK, the daughter of Hugh N. and Lynnia Belle (Tooker) Robinson. A resident of Macksville since 1936, she graduated from Liberal High School in 1933 and was...
Harry Cotton, Jr.
Aug 16, 2014
Harry Cotton, Jr ., age 93 passed away Aug. 16, 2014 at Stafford County Hospital, Stafford, KS. He was born Jan. 26, 1921 in rural Stafford County, KS, the son of Harry H. and Jane (Bradley) Cotton. A life-long resident of Stafford County, he was a farmer/stockman and graduate of St. John High in 1938.
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Dusty Bell
Aug 7, 2014
Dusty Arlin Bell , age 64, died Aug. 7, 2014 in Larned. He was born June 13, 1950 at Tribune, the son of Arlin and Lola (Hankla) Bell. A grain elevator worker and Macksville High School graduate living a lifetime in Macksville. He was a US Army veteran. Survivors include a son , James C....
Nikolaus Boyle
Aug 7, 2014
Nikolaus William Boyle , age 22, passed away Aug. 7, 2014. He was born Apr. 23, 1992 at McPherson, KS, the son of William Bruce and Loree M. (Loreg) Boyle. A 2010 graduate of St. John High School receiving Valedictorian honors. He received a B.S. Degree in Education and a B.A. Degree in Mathmatics from Fort Hays State Univ., he...
Infant Andrew Stevenson
Aug 1, 2014
Infant Baby Boy Andrew Mykal Stevenson , was born and passed on Aug. 1, 2014 in K.C., MO. Survivors include his parents , Damon and Jewell (Heinlein) Stevenson, Larned, KS, grandparents , Fredrick Heinlein (Deana), Belpre, KS, Julie Koffler, Pratt, KS, John Stevenson, Hays, KS, Narissa Stevenson, Macksville, KS, Penny Koffler, Dundee, OR,...
Martha Graham
Jul 30, 2014
Martha Jane “Janie” Graham , age 62, went to be with our Lord July 30 th at Leisure Homestead, St. John. She was born Feb. 2, 1952 to James and Mildred (Miles) Shepherd in Stafford. She graduated from St. John High School in 1970.
Janie was preceded in death by both parents, a brother Myron...
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