Mary Louise Giefer Olson
May 25, 2023
MARY LOUISE (GIEFER) OLSON
It's with great sadness that the family of Mary Louise (Giefer) Olson announces her
Passing due to heart failure on Thursday, May 25, 2023 at the age of 76.
She was born February 19, 1947, at Kingman Memorial Hospital, Kingman, Kansas, Â the beloved wife of Lt. Col. (ret) Richard...
Patricia B. Mchenry Thissen
May 22, 2023
PATRICIA B. (MCHENRY) THISSEN
Dateline/Kingman
Pat Thissen, 81, beloved wife, mother and friend passed away on May 22, 2023, peacefully at home after a valiant battle with cancer.
Pat was born April 8, 1942, to John and Mildred (Beiriger) McHenry close to Monte Vista, Colorado. Â The family moved near Murdock, Kansas in 1945. Â ...
Timothy M. Tatro
May 20, 2023
TIMOTHY M. TATRO
Dateline/Kingman
Timothy M. Tatro, 73, died May 20, 2023, at Huctchinson.
He was born June 21, 1949, at Garden City, Kansas the son of George Leo and Sarah Adelaide Foster Tatro. Â A longtime Kingman resident, he was a retired teacher.
Timothy was a member of the St. Patrick...
John S. Barker
May 17, 2023
JOHN S. BARKER
Dateline/Kingman
John S. Barker, 96, died May 17, 2023, at Marjorie's Home in Kingman.
He was born July 16, 1926, at Pratt the son of Cecil E. and Olive Cook Barker. A resident of Kingman County most of his life, he was a farmer and stockman....
Donald Carl Goetz
May 15, 2023
Donald Carl Goetz passed away on Monday, May 15, 2023, at LakePoint in Augusta, KS. Don was born to Vincent and Marieda (Simon) Goetz in Kingman, KS, on February 18, 1950. He was raised on the family farm between Willowdale and Zenda, KS. He was the oldest of 12 children. He went to St. Peter's Grade...
Larene Dizmang
May 4, 2023
LARENE C. DIZMANG
LaRene C. Dizmang, 78, died May 4, 2023 at Wichita.
She was born Sept. 24, 1944, at Anthony, Kansas the daughter of Paul and Valentine Reida Robertson.
A longtime resident of Wichita, she was a credit specialist for Executive Office and was a homemaker.
Katherine K. "Kathy" Wapelhorst
May 4, 2023
KATHY WAPELHORST
Katherine K. "Kathy" Wapelhorst, passed away May 4, 2023.
She was born Sept. 19, 1943 and was the seventh of eight children born to Ivan and Gertrude Bailey Keen. After a short illness her mother passed away.
Kathy was then adopted by the James E. Murray family...
Nancy Jane Bressler Young
Apr 29, 2023
Nancy J Young Obituary
Nancy Jane Bessler Young, 89, passed away on April 29, 2023. Nancy was born in Garden City, KS on August 10, 1933, to George Miles and Ava Randle Bessler. She attended school at Zenda, Star, Lerado, Arlington, and Pretty Prairie. On December 28 th , 1950, she married...
Delmar D. Voran
Apr 22, 2023
DELMAR D. VORAN
Delmar D. Voran, 96, passed away on April 22, 2023, at Pretty Prairie, Kansas.
He was born Sept. 11, 1926, at the family farm about nine miles Southeast of Kingman, the son of Willard M. and Frieda Kaufman Voran.
He attended Pleasant Hill Grade School, located...
Charles R. Crawford
Apr 12, 2023
CHARLES RICHARD CRAWFORD
Charles Richard Crawford, 75, died Wednesday, April 12, 2023 in Kingman.
He was born Mar. 22, 1948, at Crescent, OK, the son of Clyde Romane and Sue Benett Hill Crawford. A longtime resident of Kingman, he was a phone and IT technician.
Charles was a veteran of the U.S. Army....
Ryan Dean Heimerman
Apr 10, 2023
Ryan Dean Heimerman
Ryan D. Heimerman, 41, passed away unexpectedly on April 10th, 2023, in Wichita, Kansas.
He was born on February 9th, 1982 in the middle of a blizzard in Kingman, Kansas, the son of Robert (Bob) and Carol (Osner) Heimerman. He was a lifetime resident of Willowdale, Kansas, and had an illustrious and...
Jacque L. Wyman
Apr 7, 2023
Jacqueline L. Wyman
Jacqueline L. Wyman was born June 11, 1961, in Larned, Kansas and died April 7, 2023, at the Cheney Golden Age Home. She was the daughter of June Keller.
Jacque was preceded in death by her daughter, Stephanie and her beloved granny, Edith Manor. She is survived by her mother June; daughter...
Relda J. Statz
Apr 7, 2023
Relda J. Statz, 88, passed away on April 7, 2023, at Wheatlands Health Care Center, in Kingman, Kansas.  Relda was a long-time Kingman resident and served for many years as a dispatcher for the Kingman Police Department. She was married to Gerald Statz, who preceded her in death, with whom she had three children, Stephen Statz who also preceded...
Donald Lee Russel
Apr 5, 2023
DONALD LEE RUSSEL
Donald Lee Russel, 77, died April 5, 2023, at Pleasanton, Texas.
He was born March 8, 1946, at Sutherland, Â Nebraska the son of Franklin and Mary Russell.
A longtime Wichita resident, he was employed by J&G Security.
Donald was a member of Ascension Lutheran Church; and was a...
Jerry Louise Sowell
Mar 23, 2023
March 23, 2023, the world lost another bright light with the passing of Jerry Louise (May) Sowell, a 98-year-old resident of Pretty Prairie, Kansas. Jerry Louise May was born September 1 st , 1924 in Wilburton, Oklahoma in a coal miners' camp. A woman who started life with the humblest beginnings built a life and family full of love,...
Lois H. Schrag
Mar 21, 2023
LOIS H. SCHRAG
Dateline/McPherson
Lois H. Schrag, 82, died March 21, 2023, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman.
She was born Feb. 15, 1941, at McPherson, Kansas the daughter of Ernest and Marie Hildebrand Heidebrecht. A longtime resident of McPherson having also lived in Inman and Kingman, she wasa retired McPherson School District #418...
Aria Dawn Edwards
Mar 21, 2023
ARIA DAWN EDWARDS
Aria Dawn Edwards, infant daughter of Ashely Davis and Weston Edwards, died March 21, 2023, at Childrens Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri.
She was born January 26, 2023, in Wichita.
Survivors include mother Ashley Davis; father Weston Edwards; brothers Isaiah Davis and Noah Davis; grandparents Angie Simmons, Ron Simmons...
Kevin G. Fairchild
Mar 21, 2023
KEVIN G. FAIRCHILD
Kevin G. Fairchild (Pink) passed away on March 21st, 2023, after a long, hard- fought battle with ALS. Kevin was born and raised in Kingman and spent his life working and raising his family there. After graduating from Kingman High School in 1990, he began working at Fabpro. After Fabpro, Kevin started working in construction...
Richard M. "Doc" Molitor
Mar 17, 2023
RICHARD MICHAEL "DOC" MOLITOR
Dateline/Willowdale
Richard Michael "Doc" Molitor, 93, died March 17, 2023 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman.
He was born January 20, 1930, during a blizzard on the family farm in rural Willowdale, Kansas the  son of William "Bude" and Anna Kimminau. He was the oldest of nine children and a...
