Lorene Oak
Apr 24, 2022
LORENE OAK
Dateline/Penalosa
Lorene Oak, 89, died April 24, 2022 at her home at Penalosa after years of bravely battling dementia.
She was born Jan. 19, 1933, at Langdon, Kansas the daughter of Ralph and Arbrie Goff Barr. A lifetime resident of the Penalosa community, she was a homemaker.
Lorene was...
Judith K. (Bolinger) Markel
Apr 15, 2022
JUDITH K. MARKEL
Dateline/Pretty Prairie
Judith K. Markel (Bolinger), 83, of Pretty Prairie, passed away April 15, 2022 after a two year battle with stage four pancreatic cancer.
Judy was born Jan. 8, 1939, to Herbert and Julia Bolinger in Wichita, KS. An only child, she was their pride and joy. Judy attended...
Greta Snell
Apr 15, 2022
Greta Snell was born on the Epp Family Farm, northeast of Burrton, Kansas on July 6, 1938. She left this earth for heaven on Good Friday morning, April 15, 2022.
Greta loved learning and serving. She was gifted at both. She was Valedictorian of her graduating class at Central Christian High School. She was awarded...
Wilma J. Wilson
Apr 14, 2022
WILMA J. WILSON
Dateline/Kingman
Wilma J. Wilson, 89, died April 14, 2022 in Wichita.
She was born March 26, 1933, at St. Leo, Kansas the daughter of Edwin and Esther Schulte Wegerer.
A longtime resident of the Kingman community, she was retired from the Safeway and Food-4-Less grocery stores.
...
Alice K. (Meis) Sander
Apr 11, 2022
Alice K. (Meis) Sander, 70, died Monday, April 11, 2022, surrounded by her family at her home in Murdock, KS, after fighting cancer for 6 months like a warrior, while maintaining dignity and grace throughout her courageous battle.
She was born November 18, 1951 in Hays, KS, the daughter of Gilbert and Velma (Eidson) Meis. She graduated...
Jerry R. "Jr" Royer
Apr 7, 2022
JERRY R. "JR" ROYER
Dateline/Pretty Prairie
Jerry R. "JR" Royer, 83, died April 7, 2022 at Pretty Prairie.
He was born April 11, 1938, at Scott City, Kansas the son of Ernest Eugene "Jerry" and Amy Lillian Tomberlin Royer. A longtime resident of the Pretty Prairie community, he was a manager for several...
Maureen Frances Bogner
Apr 6, 2022
MAUREEN FRANCES BOGNER
Dateline/Kingman
Maureen Frances Bogner, 86, died April 6, 2022 at her home.
She was born Dec. 30, 1935 the daughter of Richard and Frances Sheahan McFadden. A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, she was a retired First Grade teacher for St. Patrick's Catholic Grade School.
Maureen was...
Doris R. Closson
Apr 4, 2022
DORIS CLOSSON
Doris Closson, 98, died Sept. 4, 2022 at her home in Kingman.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022 at the Kingman Christian Church.
A more complete obituary will follow.
Wesley D. Herren
Mar 23, 2022
Wesley D. Herren, 17, died March 23, 2022 at Colwich, Kansas.
He was born June 13, 2004 at Wichita the son of Timothy Herren and Stephanie Lubbers.
Wesley attended school in Kingman and presently was in his Senior year at Andale High School.
He was a member of the Catholic Church.
...
Louise "Fritzie" Hausfeld
Mar 17, 2022
LOUISE "FRITZIE" SPRAUER HAUSFELD
Dateline/Kingman
Louise "Fritzie" Sprauer Hausfeld, 84, died March 17, 2022 at her home outside Kingman. She was the daughter of William J. and Mary M. Helmig Sprauer.
She was born July 19, 1937, in Dayton, Ohio. She met and married the love of her life Bernard "Bernie" Hausfeld. They...
Rita G. Theis
Mar 13, 2022
RITA G. THEIS
Dateline/Cunningham
Rita G. Theis was born July 29, 1930 at Cunningham Kansas and died at Hilltop Manor March 13, 2022. Her parents were Alf and Ruth Wilson Cooley.
On October 14, 1947 she married Joseph A. Theis at Cunningham.
They had three son's, Dennis (Pam), Larned, Ks...Dan (Pat),...
Pauline L. Jacobs
Mar 12, 2022
PAULINE L. JACOBS
Pauline L. Jacobs, 85, died March 12, 2022 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman.
She was born June 10, 1936 the daughter of Leo w. and Lucille Miller Mertens. A longtime resident of Kingman, having also lived in New Mexico and Wichita, she was a retired clothing store assistant manager and cashier for...
Joan T. Robinson
Mar 7, 2022
Joan Robinson was born April 13, 1930 to Paul and Lettie Edwards in Larned, Kansas. She worked many years at Lollipop House and taught countless students how to play piano in her home. She loved children, teaching, reading and music. She was a loving wife to her husband Rex Robinson who preceded her in death. Also preceded by her...
Leola Aletha Osner
Mar 2, 2022
Leola Aletha Osner, 89, passed away on March 2, 2022 at Wheatlands Health Care Center in Kingman, Kansas.
Leola was born March 23, 1932 at Belmont, Kansas, the daughter of Oliver and Aletha Blumanhourst. She attended Kingman Schools. Leola married Howard Osner on July 20, 1951, in Kingman. He preceded her in death in...
Mary Alyce Jones
Feb 28, 2022
MARY ALYCE JONES
Dateline/Penalosa
Mary Alyce Jones, 102, died Feb. 28, 2022 at Pretty Prairie.
She was born July 13, 1919, in Kingman County the daughter of Artie and Rosa Sallee Dean.
A lifetime resident of the Penalosa, Lerado and Pretty Prairie communities, she was the former owner of the H&R...
Stephanie Renae Wyman
Feb 25, 2022
Stephanie Renea Wyman, 30, was born Jan. 31, 1992 in Kingman and passed away Feb. 25, 2022 after a brief illness and a battle with depression.
She was the youngest daughter of Jacque Wyman and lived in Kingman her entire life.
She loved a good rom-com movie, fishing in a great pond, watching the Game...
Larry Norman Jayne
Feb 17, 2022
Larry Norman Jayne was born February 16, 1951, to George Edward "Shorty" and Kathrine Croute Jayne in Kingman, Kansas. He attended Kingman schools until the family moved to Salina, Kansas in 1969, where he graduated from high school. Larry later attended University of Houston and worked in the construction trade as a concrete finisher and later as a crane...
Lois E. West
Feb 16, 2022
LOIS E. WEST
Dateline/Wichita
Lois E. West, 75, died Feb. 16, 2022 in Wichita.
She was born April 30, 1946, in Kingman the daughter of Julian and Ethel Boydston Walter. A longtime resident of Wichita, she was a retired manager in the Deli and Bakery departments at Mitchell-Miller IGA.
On Jan....
Donald R. Mertens
Feb 14, 2022
DONALD R. MERTENS
Dateline/Cunningham
Donald R. Mertens, 80, died Feb. 14, 2022 at the Kingman Community Hospital.
He was born April 23, 1941, in Kingman County, Kansas the son of Leo W. and Lucille Miller Mertens. A lifetime resident of the Cunningham community, he was a retired frame carpenter with Mertens Brothers and...
Opal Darlene Linn
Feb 13, 2022
OPAL DARLENE "KATIE" LINN
Dateline/Kingman
Opal Darlene "Katie" Linn, 83, died Feb. 13, 2022 at her home in Abilene.
She was born July 10, 1938, in rural Waterloo, Kansas the daughter of James and Opal Nunnemaker Wallace. A resident of Abilene since 2019, previously of Kingman and Waterloo, she was a former secretary...
