Eugene H. "Gene" Smith
Feb 7, 2022
EUGENE H. "GENE" SMITH
Dateline/Kingman
Eugene H. "Gene" Smith, 93, died Feb. 7, 2022 in Kingman.
He was born Dec. 20, 1929, at Hutchinson the son of Linn and Mary Hess Smith.
A longtime resident of the Kingman community, he was a retired farmer and general contractor.
Gene was...
Joyce M. Clark
Jan 31, 2022
JOYCE M. CLARK
Dateline/Kingman
Joyce M. Clark, 85, died Jan. 31, 2022 at the Cheney Golden Age Home, Cheney.
She was born Feb. 17, 1936, at Mitchell, Kansas the daughter of Joseph "J.B." and Jessie Bain Rife. A longtime Kingman resident, she was operations manager at Great Plains Dental in Kingman.
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Ruth A. Lam
Jan 30, 2022
RUTH A. LAM
Dateline/Kingman
Ruth A. Lam, 92, died Jan. 30, 2022 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman.
She was born May 13, 1929, at Cheney, Kansas the daughter of Henry and Laura Schierenbeck Kohler. A longtime resident of the Kingman community, she was employed at the Kingman County Courthouse, Calverts, Kingman Flower Shop,...
Carla Anne Rudicel Voran
Jan 27, 2022
Carla Anne Rudicel Voran, 78, died on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022 at Olathe Medical Center.
She was born Sept. 14, 1943, at Kingman, Kansas, the daughter of Donald C. and Ruby Billie Clark Rudicel. A longtime resident of Kingman, more recently of Hutchinson and Paola, she was the Food Service Director for the Kingman, Buhler and Paola...
Garry L. Ligenfelter
Jan 26, 2022
Garry Lee Lingenfelter, 80, passed away Jan. 26, 2022, at Stormont Vail Hospital
Topeka Kansas.
He was born Oct. 18, 1941, at Wichita the son of Waldo and Cora (Aiken) Lingenfelter. Garry moved to Ellinwood in 2019, from Salt Plains Park, Okla. to be closer to family. He retired from the Alfalfa County Oklahoma Sheriff's...
Lois Lee Hamilton Kostner
Jan 21, 2022
LOIS LEE HAMILTON KOSTNER
Dateline/Murdock
Lois Lee Hamilton Kostner, 87, was born Jan. 26, 1934, at Anthony, Kansas the daughter of Fenner Ward Hamilton and Pearl Oller Hamilton Guthridge. She attended schools in Kansas City and Anthony, Kansas and worked at Olmstead Drug and Citizen's National Bank in Anthony. She married Loren Leroy Kostner Oct....
Mary Jane Cain
Jan 21, 2022
MARY JANE CAIN
Dateline/Byers
Mary Jane Cain, 84, died Jan. 21, 2022 at Kingman.
She was born Sept. 7, 1937, at Pretty Prairie the daughter of Gene and Claudie Fairchild Field. A longtime resident of Byers, she was a retired Post Master.
Mary Jane was a member of the United Methodist...
Juanita M. "Midge" Henning
Jan 18, 2022
JUANITA M. "MIDGE" HENNING
Dateline/Kingman
Juanita M. "Midge" Henning, 91, died Jan. 18, 2022 at her home surrounded by her children.
She was born March 5, 1930, at Anthony, Kansas the daughter of Hilia Strickland Kemp. A longtime resident of the Kingman community, she was a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, a retired rural mail...
Mary Lou Hedrick
Jan 18, 2022
MARY LOU HEDRICK
Dateline/Pretty Prairie
Mary Lou Hedrick, 89, died Jan. 18, 2022 at the Prairie Sunset Home.
She was born July 5, 1932, at Hutchinson the daughter of Thomas and Amelia Girard
White. A longtime resident of the Castleton and Pretty Prairie communities, she was a homemaker, an Avon representative...
Mildred Evelyn Boswell
Jan 17, 2022
Mildred Evelyn Boswell was born March 22, 1931 to Joseph Flickner and Selma (Albrecht) Flickner. She was their first daughter and forth child of eight. She was born in Spivey, Kansas and raised in the Kingman area where she lived most of her life. After high school, she attended Grace Bible School in Nebraska while there she had the...
Brenda J. Leach
Jan 14, 2022
BRENDA J. LEACH
Dateline/Kingman
Brenda J. Leach, 63, died Jan. 14, 2022 at her home in Kingman.
She was born Dec. 27, 1958, in Grand Forks, North Dakota the daughter of John and Marquerite Richey Monson. A Kingman resident since 2017, she was a homemaker.
In 1983, she married Leland Leach. ...
Wilford Lee "Willie" Johnson
Jan 5, 2022
Wilford "Willie" Lee Johnson 86, was born June 25, 1935, in Anthony, Kan., to Daniel "Lee" and Opal (Sullivan) Johnson. He passed away on January 5, 2022 in Kingman, Kan.
Willie grew up in Kiowa, Kan., moving to Kingman when he was in grade school. After high school graduation, he enlisted in the Marines, where he was...
Louise Snell Bett
Jan 4, 2022
IDA LOUISE SNELL BETT
Ida Louise Snell Bett, Langdon KS, passed away on January 4, 2022 from natural causes after a long-term illness.
Louise was born on December 11, 1929, on the Snell farmstead in rural Reno County, Kansas. She was the third of four children born to Walter Glenn Snell and Alice Wilson Snell. ...
Ellen Mae Ravenstein Warner
Jan 4, 2022
ELLEN MAE RAVENSTEIN WARNER
Dateline/Kingman
Ellen Mae Ravenstein Warner, 94, died Jan. 4, 2022 at the Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie.
She was born May 25, 1927, in Kingman County the daughter of Fred and Edna Bittner Ravenstein. A longtime Kingman resident, she was a caregiver.
Ellen was a member of...
Rodger D. "Dale" Robinson
Jan 1, 2022
RODGER D. "DALE" ROBINSON
Dateline/Kingman
RODGER D. "DALE" ROBINSON
Dateline/Kingman
Rodger D. "Dale" Robinson, 63, died Jan. 1, 2022 in Kingman.
He was born Aug. 20, 1958, at Anthony, Kansas the son of Frank and Marquerite Bailey Robinson. A resident of Kingman most of his life, he was the...
Byron F. Siemens
Dec 30, 2021
BYRON F. SIEMENS
Dateline/Kingman
Byron F. Siemens, 66, completed his earthly journey on Dec. 30, 2021. Byron is singing with the angels in the Lord's presence.
He was born Feb. 7, 1955, in Newton, Kansas the son of Melvin and Verna Franz Siemans. A resident of Kingman most of his life, he was...
Letha M. Schrag
Dec 28, 2021
LETHA M. SCHRAG
Dateline/Pretty Prairie
Letha M. Schrag, 87, died Dec. 28, 2021 at the Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie.
She was born March 17, 1934, at Pretty Prairie the daughter of Eli and Tillie Kaufman Stucky. A lifetime resident of the Pretty Prairie community, she was a retired Registered Nurse.
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Carrol D. Zerger
Dec 27, 2021
CARROL D. ZERGER
Dateline/Kingman
Carrol D. Zerger, 90, died Dec. 27, 2021 at Kingman.
He was born Oct. 31, 1931, near Belmont, Kansas the son of John and Emma Kaufman Zerger. A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, he was a retired manager and serviceman for Kansas Gas Service.
Carrol was...
Sylvester F. "Sy" Hageman
Dec 27, 2021
SYLVESTER "SY" F. HAGEMAN
Dateline/Goddard
Sylvester (Sy) F. Hageman, 87, died December 27th, 2021 at Goddard, Kansas.
Sy was born into the Zenda/Willowdale KS communities, to John and Dora Hageman. He graduated from Zenda High School in 1952. He married the love of his life, Lucille E. (Theis) on August 8 th ,...
Dolores J. 'Lori" Bohrer
Dec 24, 2021
LORI BOHRER
Dateline/Zenda
Dolores J. "Lori" Bohrer, 86, died peacefully listening to Christmas music Dec. 24, 2021 at the Hilltop Manor, Cunningham.
She was born Sept. 17, 1935, at Andale, Kansas the daughter of Herman and Clara Behrmann Biermann. A longtime resident of the Zenda community, she was a homemaker.
Lori...
