Obituaries
Twylla Suiter
May 4, 2022
Twylla L. (Locke) Suiter, age 87, passed away on May 4, 2022 at Parkwood Village, Pratt, KS. She was born on Mar. 19, 1935 at Liberal, KS., the daughter of Clifford and Goldie E. (James) Locke. She was a homemaker and life-long resident of Macksville, KS. She attended the Brown-Mackey School of Business at Hutchinson, KS. On Aug....
Kenneth Wood
Apr 2, 2022
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Kenneth Brian Wood, age 64, passed away on April 2, 2022 at Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt, KS. He was born on Mar. 27, 1958 at Larned, KS., the son of Norman E. and Betty (Giebler Wood. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Arts from Fort Hays State University and...
Pauline Thompson
Mar 7, 2022
Pauline June (Ring) Thompson, age 88, passed away on March 7, 2021, at Kenwood Plaza in St. John, KS. She was born on September 17, 1933, in Hyannis, NE, the daughter of George and Cleo (Rentfro) Ring. June grew up on the 7-L Angus Ranch, south of Ashby, NE. She attended a rural elementary school and then Garden...
Oscar Miller
Mar 4, 2022
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It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to Oscar Darius Miller, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend, and neighbor. Darius passed away on Friday March 4 th , 2022, in Silver Cliff, CO. Darius’ family is beyond grateful for his life and his devotion to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. His wittiness, art...
Jerry Steinman
Mar 1, 2022
Stafford - Jerry W. Steinman, 77, passed away on March 1, 2022, at Salina Regional Health Center, after an undaunted five-year battle with kidney disease. He was born September 16, 1944, in Great Bend, Kansas, the oldest child of Richard and Dorothy (Wesley) Steinman. He graduated from St. John High School in 1962. His love of planes and...
J. Hager, Jr.
Feb 24, 2022
J.D. Hager, Jr., age 84, passed away with his daughter by his side on Feb. 24, 2022 at Hilltop Manor, Cunningham, KS. He was born on Aug. 18, 1937 at St. John, KS., the son of J.D. and Mary (Delker) Hager, Sr. A life-long resident of St. John, he was a 1955 graduate of St. John High School...
Garland Mansel
Feb 19, 2022
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Lewis Garland Mansel was born on February 6, 1931 in Vernon, Texas to Walter Lewis and Berniece Mansel. He went home to be with his heavenly father on February 19, 2022, surrounded by his family. He was a young 91.
He is survived by his wife...
Karen Daily
Feb 17, 2022
Karen S. (Kirkham) Daily, age 61, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS. She was born on April 4, 1960 in Oak Harbor, WA., the daughter of Jim and Jeanette (Bassett) Kirkham. Karen married Ray (Pete) Daily on Sept. 4, 1983 in St. John, KS. She had a love...
James Lakey
Feb 12, 2022
James Walter Lakey (Jim) was born on July 6th, 1936, to Kenneth and Esther (Dean) Lakey in Middleborough, Massachusetts. In his school days, Jim excelled as a student and Boy Scout, achieving the rank of Eagle before his high school graduation in 1953. Jim was accepted to Brown University to study physics, and was the pride and joy...
Markley "Mark" Zwink
Jan 25, 2022
Markley Harold “Mark” Zwink, age 68, passed away on January 25, 2022, in Boulder, CO. Born on May 9, 1953, at Newton, KS, he was the son of Robert A. and Vivian M. (Barsell) Zwink.
Mark graduated from Macksville High School in 1971 and later joined the US Navy. After completing his military service,...
Curtis O'Dell, Jr.
Jan 24, 2022
Curtis Dean “Bud” O’Dell, Jr., age 73, passed away on Jan. 24, 2022 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. He was born on Mar. 20 1948 at Stafford, KS., the son of Curtis D. and Ruby Jean (Munden) O’Dell, Sr. Bud was a Truck Driver for the Oil Industry. He graduated from St. John...
Penni Heller
Jan 10, 2022
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Penni Dawn Britt-Heller
April 27, 1963 – January 10, 2022
A nurse on earth is now an angel in heaven.
Penni Dawn Britt-Heller, 58, died...
Joe Butler
Dec 31, 2021
Joe G. Butler, age 69, passed away on Dec. 31, 2021 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. He was born on Oct. 8, 1952 at Wichita, KS., the son of Joy and Roberta (Wood) Butler. He was a farmer and life-long resident of Macksville, KS. On Mar. 31, 1973, he married Marcene A. (Rothrock) at Macksville, KS., she survives. ...
Gregory Fisher
Dec 21, 2021
Gregory D. Fisher, age 69, passed away on Dec. 21, 2021 at Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt, KS. He was born on February 1, 1952 at St. John, KS., the son of Donald B. and Doris Jeanne (Kachelman) Fisher. A long-time resident of St. John, he was a Farmer and Rancher. He graduated from St. John High School...
Rosa Villalba - Gonzalez
Dec 7, 2021
Rosa Villalba - González,de 39 años, falleció el 7 de Diciembre de 2021 en Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt, KS. Nació el 1 de Febrero de 1982 en Jiménez, Chihuahua-México, hija de Jorge Villalba y Rosa González. Rosa era ama de casa y residente de Macksville, KS. Los sobrevivientes incluyen su pareja el Señor Jesús Erasmo Ortiz y...
Donald Vosburgh
Nov 30, 2021
Donald Merle Vosburgh, age 83, passed away on Nov. 30, 2021 at Grand Plains, Pratt, KS. He was born a twin Feb. 9, 1938 at Dodge City, KS. The son of Edward E. and Alice E (Smith) Vosburgh. He married Sybil R. (Cummins) on Sept. 2, 1961 at Macksville, KS. She survives of the home. He was a...
Joy Cudney
Nov 25, 2021
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J oy L. Cudney passed away on November 25, 2021, in Pratt, Kansas. She was born on June 7, 1924, in Trousdale, Kansas. Her four brothers—Thomas, Alexander, Doyn, and Charles—preceded her in death. She credited her older brother Thomas with her name, noting that he jumped for joy at having a baby sister. Joy married...
Robert Toot
Nov 23, 2021
Robert Duane Toot, age 84, passed away on Nov. 23, 2021 at Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt, KS. He was born on Aug. 31, 1937 in Pratt, KS., the son of Ora and Dorothy (Hunley) Toot. Robert was the owner of Bob’s Motor Co., worked for the City of St. John and farmed for many local farmers. He served...
Gail Dill
Nov 22, 2021
Gail Leon Dill, age 70, passed away on Nov. 22, 2021 at Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt, KS. She was born on Sept. 21, 1951 in Pratt, KS., the daughter of Carl Melvin and Nona Lea (Wilson) Staub. She is survived by her children, Heather Mathias, Aiken, SC; Brandon (Erica) Morrow, Spirit Lake, IA; Shelly Dill, St. John,...
Orpha LeRoy-Wretling
Nov 18, 2021
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Orpha Wretling, 90, passed in peace on Nov. 18, 2021 at Leisure Homestead, Stafford, KS.
She was born on March 13, 1931 to Theodore F. and Hulda L. (Alpers) Witt in
Great Bend, Kansas. Orpha was preceded in death...
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