Jeanne Stinemetze
May 3, 2021
JEANNE STINEMETZE
Dateline/Kingman
Jeanne Stinemetze, 97, died May 3, 2021 at Marjorie's Home, Kingman.
She was born Aug. 31, 1923, at Kingman the daughter of O.S. and Mildred Oakes Turner. A Kingman resident since 2013, previously of Pratt County, she was a homemaker, loving wife, mother, grandmother and matriarch of the family.
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Richard Leon Ring
Apr 17, 2021
RICHARD LEON RING
Dateline/Hutchinson
Richard Leon Ring, 78, died April 17, 2021 at his home in Hutchinson.
He was born April 1, 1943, at Wichita the son of Loren and Doris Rogers Ring. A longtime resident of Hutchinson having also lived in St. John, Stafford and Haven, he retired from Eaton Corp. after...
Genevieve A. Price
Apr 11, 2021
GENEVIEVE A. PRICE
Dateline/Kingman
Genevieve A. Price, 86, passed away April 11, 2021.
She was born October 13, 1934, in Wichita, KS, a longtime resident of Kingman, KS, the daughter of Richard and Frances Sheahan McFadden.
Genevieve was a retired Registered Nurse and a member of the National Nurse's Association. She...
William J. "Bud" Becker
Apr 8, 2021
William J Becker was born on December 22 nd , 1931 at Nashville, Kansas the son of William Sr and Rosa (Hageman) Becker.
He joined the army (1952 - 1954) and was in the Korean War. He was sent home with honorable discharge and received a purple heart.
On February 17, 1958 he married Darlene...
Leo F. Kimminau, Sr
Apr 3, 2021
Born December 28, 1931 in Zenda, Kansas, Leo Fredrick Kimminau, Sr. (Maj. USAF, Ret.) Â Â Â Â Â flew west for the last time and passed into eternal life on April 3, 2021, Holy Saturday, in Tucson, Arizona.
"Pop-Pop," as Leo was affectionately known to his family, is survived by his devoted wife of 65 years, Elsie Jane (Youngers), their children...
Joyce L. Kaufman
Apr 3, 2021
JOYCE L. KAUFMAN
Dateline/Kingman
Joyce L. Kaufman, 87, died April 3, 2021 at Via Christi St. Theresa Campus.
She was born Jan. 8, 1934, at Johnson, Kansas the daughter of C.L. and Eunice Potts Bonham. Â A longtime Kingman resident she was a former telephone operator for SW Bell and a former Para for...
Paulette Kay Walker Forcum
Apr 2, 2021
Paulette Kay Walker Forcum
Paulette Kay Walker Forcum was born Sept. 24, 1945 in Cushing Oklahoma and passed away
Apr. 2, 2021 in her home in Kingman at the age of 75 after a short courageous fight with cancer.
She was born in Cushing OK and was raised in Ponca City OK where...
John D. Denny Mckenna
Mar 30, 2021
JOHN D. "DENNY" McKENNA
Dateline/Kingman
John D. "Denny" McKenna, 69, passed away March 30, 2021 at Hilltop Manor, Cunningham.
He was preceded in death by his parents Kevin and Gwen (Roessler) McKenna, brothers Pat and sister Tish.
Survivors include brothers Bob, Minturn, CO and Phillip (Spank), Kingman; nephews Kevin McKenna and...
Vicki Jean Roth
Mar 29, 2021
Vicki Jean Roth
October 1953 – March 2021
Vicki Roth, 67 of Kingman, Kansas passed away on March 29th after many years struggling with a respiratory disorder.
Vicki was born in the small farming community of Payette, Idaho. Her parents, Gary and Betty, moved from the farm when she was nine years old....
Charles W. "Charlie" Thimesch
Mar 29, 2021
Charles W. "Charlie" Thimesch, 86, died March 29, 2021, at Wichita.
He was born July 26, 1934, at Cleveland, Kansas, the son of Frank and Helen Meis Thimesch. A longtime Cunningham resident, Charlie ran two gas filling stations, worked with his brother Robert in a dirt construction business. He also worked for the Don Dye Co., the...
Lenora Josephine Zoeller
Mar 27, 2021
Lenora Josephine Zoeller
Dateline/Kingman
Lenora Josephine Zoeller, 95 died March 27, 2021 in Kingman.
She was born Dec. 18, 1925, at Duqoin, Kansas the daughter of Fred and Eleanor Werner Zoeller. A longtime Kingman resident she was a former grade school teacher, social worker and retired Postmaster in Stark, Kansas.
She...
Ernie Wapelhorst
Mar 27, 2021
ERNEST A. "ERNIE" WAPELHORST
Dateline/Kingman
Ernest A. "Ernie" Wapelhorst, 78, died March 27, 2021, at his home in Kingman.
He was born Aug. 13, 1942, at Colwich, Kansas the son of Leo and Wally Orth Wapelhorst. A longtime Kingman resident, he was a retired federal meat inspector and former owner of Ernie's Meat...
Reed Wayne Graber
Mar 25, 2021
Reed Wayne Graber
Reed Wayne Graber, 84, died March 25, 2021, at Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie. He was born May 8, 1936, in Kingman to Hilda and Philip J. Graber.
He lived most of his life near Pretty Prairie and was a graduate of Pretty Prairie High School. He was a member of the...
Gary R. Sawyer
Mar 23, 2021
GARY R. SAWYER
Dateline/Wichita
Gary R. Sawyer, 77, died March 23, 2021 at Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita.
He was a former resident of the Kingman and Murdock communities having served as a member of the Kingman County Fair Board; and co-owned and operated G&S Catering.
Gary was a loving husband,...
Curtis Dean Miller
Mar 12, 2021
CURTIS DEAN MILLER.
Dateline/Pretty Prairie
Curtis Dean Miller, 88, died March 12, 2021.
He was born Sept. 29, 1931, at Kansas City, Kansas, the son of David and Cora Parsons Miller.
A resident of Pretty Prairie, Kansas, formerly of Warsaw, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas, he was a retired aerospace worker...
Gregory L. "Greg" Smith
Mar 6, 2021
GREGORY L. SMITH
Dateline/Kingman
Gregory L. Smith, 61, died March 6, 2021 at his home.
He was born March 15, 1959, in Kingman the son of Lynn and Betty Schoenecker Smith. A lifetime resident of Kingman, he was a retired concrete finisher.
Greg attended the Kingman United Methodist Church.
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Elizabeth J. "Betty" Wilson
Mar 1, 2021
ELIZABETH J. "BETTY" WILSON
Dateline/Hutchinson
Elizabeth J. "Betty" Wilson, 88, died March 1, 2021 at Wichita.
She was born Sept. 14, 1932, at Jetmore, Kansas the daughter of Henry and Rose Riedel Niedens. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she formerly worked for KP&L, SW Bell and retired from the Hutchinson Clinic.
Betty...
Leroy W. "George" Kampling
Feb 28, 2021
LEROY W. "GEORGE" KAMPLING
Dateline/Cunningham
Leroy W. "George" Kampling, 70, died Feb. 28, 2021 in Wichita.
He was born March 18, 1950, at Nashville, Kansas the son of Leroy Anthony and Florine Stillwell Kampling. A lifetime resident of the Cunningham community, he was retired from Pratt Livestock and Pratt Feed Service.
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Wilda M. Layman
Feb 20, 2021
WILDA M REYNOLDS LAYMAN
Dateline/Kingman
Wilda M. Reynolds Layman was born Dec. 15, 1925 in Kingman and passed away Feb. 20, 2021 at Wheatlands Health Care Center at the age of 95.
She was born in Kingman, the daughter of Omar O. "Tobe" Reynolds and Winifred D. "Winnie" Woodson...
Dolores Gerber Bergkamp
Feb 19, 2021
Dolores Gerber Bergkamp
Dateline/Kingman
Dolores Gerber Bergkamp, 97, died Feb. 19, 2021 at Kingman.
She was born Aug. 2, 1923, at Waterloo the daughter of Marcus and Cressie Frey Gerber. A lifetime resident of Kingman County, she was a homemaker and a retired clerk for Jim Hill Accounting.
Dolores was a...
