Obituary Listing

Sep 7, 2025

Etta Mae Frampton, loving wife and mother passed Sept. 7, 2025.

Her passion was her family especially her great-grandchildren and watching old westerns.

Besides being a farm wife she had been a cook at Turon Grade School and Fairfield High School then at Mennonite Manor Nursing Home.  She taught Sunday School and served as a...

Sep 2, 2025

Blake Lyman Reese, 16, died Sept. 2, 2025 in rural Kingman County, Kansas.

He was born June 30, 2009 in Wichita to Rachel Sparks Childers and Jason Reese.

Blake enjoyed driving the tractor and working with cattle for the 4-H Fair and being out with his friends and family.

He was a member...

Sep 2, 2025

Robert Herman Kimminau - 94 - died September 2, 2025 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, KS.

Bob was born June 1, 1931 to William and Catherine Clouse Kimminau at Nashville, KS.

He was a retired equipment operator with Hamm Construction.

Bob served in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Helena during the...

Aug 31, 2025

Howard Lynn Silvey, a man whose life was deeply rooted in the fertile soil of dedication – to agriculture, to community, and above all, to family – peacefully departed this world on August 31st, 2025. Born on June 8, 1940, in Guymon, to Cecil and Rosalie (Smith) Silvey, Howard's journey was a testament to the enduring values he held...

Aug 23, 2025

DONALD A. NAASZ

Donald A. Naasz, 89, died Aug. 23, 2025 in Hutchinson.

He was born Nov. 27, 1935, at Nashville, Kansas the son of Adam and Clara Dicke Naasz.

A longtime resident of Hutchinson, he was a retired Lineman for Cessna Hydraulics.

Don was a member of Our Savior Lutheran...

Aug 23, 2025

Leola Hageman

Leola A. Hageman passed away on August 23rd surrounded by loved ones, at the age of 92 in Kingman, Kansas.

Leola was the daughter of Cornelius and Lena Tiesmeyer Gerber and the fifth of seven children. She was born on July 5, 1933, and raised on the family farm in Waterloo, Kansas.  She...

Aug 22, 2025

David Bradley Mantooth (Brad), passed away at the Medicine Lodge Memorial  Hospital on Friday, August 22, 2025, at the age of 74, after a courageous and near life-long battle with epilepsy.

He was born on April 21, 1951, in Nashville, Kansas, the oldest child of David (Dean) and Marie Ann (Nichols) Mantooth.  He grew up in Cunningham,...

Aug 21, 2025

FRED HOLCOMB

Fred L. Holcomb, 76, died on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Hospice House in Olathe, KS after a brief hospital stay.

Fred was born on August 15, 1949, in Wichita, KS to Theodore and Loretta (Freund) Holcomb.  He attended Kapaun High School in Wichita and graduated from Emporia State University with a business...

Aug 20, 2025

NANCY LOUISE MILLER

Nancy Louise Miller, 77, died Aug. 20, 2025 in Wichita.

She was born Aug. 11, 1948, in Chanute, Kansas the daughter of Benjamin and Norma Haines Beck.  A longtime Kingman resident, previously of Lawrence and Wichita, she was retired from Western Resources and Kansas Gas Service and was also a homemaker.

Aug 17, 2025

GARY ROHLMAN

Gary James Rohlman, 63, died Aug. 17,  2025.

He was born Sept. 26, 1961 in Kingman, Kansas the son of James P.  and Helen Probst Rohlman.  A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, he was a farmer and stockman on his family farm.

Gary was a member of the St. Patrick...

Aug 8, 2025

Malinda Ann Dickson was stubborn, hot-headed, and filled with more fire than anyone could put out.

Yet alongside that fire lived a gentleness. She was kind, understanding, loving, and deeply sentimental.

Malinda — also known as Mindy, Red, or Sis depending on who is asked — was born on Nov. 17, 1962 in Lamar, Colorado...

Aug 8, 2025

CECIL LEE WESTERMAN

Cecil Lee Westerman, 86, died Aug. 8, 2025 in Wichita, Kansas.

He was born Feb. 25, 1939, in Zenda, Kansas the son of Henry and Edna (Kalthoff) Westerman.  A lifetime resident of the Zenda and Nashville communities, he was a farmer, stockman and sales representative for Golden Harvest Seeds and other companies....

Jul 27, 2025

Billy Jack Taber II, 49, died July 27, 2025 at Hospice House of Reno County.

He was born Feb. 21, 1976, in Little Rock, Arkansas the son of Billy Jack Taber I and Kathy Jane Ewing Taber.  A longtime Hutchinson resident, he was a former machinist for the Eaton Corporation, TSW and the Hutchinson News.

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Jul 27, 2025

GLENNA MARIE CRAIG

Glenna Marie Craig, 97, died July 27, 2025 in Wichita.

She was born Nov. 4, 1927, in Neodesha, Kansas the daughter of Charles L. and Lucille Clark Killion.  A Kingman resident since 1955, moving to Goddard in 2015,  she was the former proof reader and recipe columnist for the Kingman Journal and...

Jul 25, 2025

Ralph A. Lankton, 94, of Kingman, Kansas, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2025.

Born January 29, 1931, in LeRoy, Kansas, Ralph was the son of Elmer and Frances (Miller) Lankton. A longtime resident of Kingman, he worked for many years as a manufacturer's representative for Monroe Auto Parts, Pitney Bowes, Jarvis Auto Parts, and retired from...

Jul 20, 2025

Ricky A. Graber, 71, died July 20 at his home in Mt. Olive, Alabama after a long illness.

He was born June 17, 1954 in Pratt, KS, the son of Bill and Ernestine (Vincent) Graber. Rick attended most of his school years in Pratt, and was a graduate of Larned High School after his family moved to...

Jul 19, 2025

DENNIS J. OEDING

Dennis J. Oeding, 75, died July 19, 2025 at his home near Willowdale.

He was born Aug. 12, 1949, at Kingman the son of Joseph and Gladys Goetz Oeding.  A lifetime resident of the Willowdale community, he was a farmer and stockman.

Dennis was a member of the St. Peter...

Jul 15, 2025

Frances Elaine (Graber) Baker

Frances Elaine (Graber) Baker passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on July 15, 2025, surrounded by her beloved family and friends.

Elaine was born April 11, 1945, in Kingman, Kansas. She grew up on a farm in nearby Belmont and graduated from Kingman High School, Class of 1963. On April...

Jul 13, 2025

ALFREDA MARY (YOUNGERS) BOCK

Alfreda Mary (Youngers) Bock, 106, died July 13, 2025 at her home in Kingman that she shared with her daughter Marjean.

She was born April 4, 1919, at Willowdale, Kansas the daughter of Conrad E. and Anna Gehlen Miller.  A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, she was a cook at...

Jul 13, 2025

Patrick Daniel McFadden passed away on July 13, 2025, in Fort Collins, Colorado.

He was born Dec. 19, 1937, in Kingman the son of Richard and Frances Sheahan McFadden.  Graduating from Kingman High School with the Class of 1956, he went on to attend Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, graduating in 1960.

Patrick worked for...