Catherine E. Blasi
Jun 8, 2021
CATHERINE E. BLASI
Dateline/Zenda
Catherine E. Blasi, 97, died June 8, 2021 at Kingman.
She was born Jan. 6, 1924, at Willowdale, Kansas the daughter of Edward and Leona Miller Kanngiesser. A lifetime resident of the Willowdale and Zenda communities, she was the retired co-owner and operator of Blasi Service Station.
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Rodney D. "Rod" Eggert
Jun 5, 2021
RODNEY D. EGGERT
Dateline/Norwich
Rodney D. Eggert, 75, died June 5, 2021 at his home outside Norwich.
He was born May 12, 1946, at Harper, Kansas the son of Carl A. and Norma E. Johnston
Eggert. A lifetime resident of Norwich, he was a retired architectural design and project manager for...
Joyce Elaine Reida
Jun 1, 2021
JOYCE ELAINE REIDA
Dateline/Rago
Joyce Elaine Reida 79, died June 1, 2021 at Andover, Kansas.
She was born Feb. 22, 1942, at Norwich, Kansas the daughter of Thomas and Agnes Wallace Lowery. A resident of the Rago most of her life, she retired from White's IGA, Kingman.
Joyce attended the Norwich...
Beverly Renee Enterkin
May 30, 2021
BEVERLY RENEE ENTERKIN
Dateline/Kingman
Beverly Renee Enterkin, 60, died May 30, 2021.
She was born Feb. 24, 1961, in Atlanta, Georgia the daughter of Lamar and Bobbie Plumley Chestnut. She was a homemaker.
Beverly was a member of the Church of Christ of Kingman, Kansas.
On March 17, 1990,...
Francis E. "Gene" Rank
May 22, 2021
FRANCIS E. "GENE" RANK
Dateline/Kingman
Francis E. "Gene" Rank, 86, died May 22, 2021 at Wichita.
He was born May 23, 1933, at Slater, Missouri the son of Charles and Sadie Coon Rank.
Gene was retired from Kraus Plow; and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.
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Alice Lucille Mertens Jacobs
May 21, 2021
ALICE LUCILLE MERTENS JACOBS
Dateline/Waterloo
Alice Lucille Mertens Jacobs, 87, died May 21, 2021 at Newton.
She was born March 12, 1934, at Willowdale, Kansas the daughter of Leo and Lucille Miller Mertens. A longtime resident of the Kingman and Murdock communities, she was a homemaker, and custodian and cook for the Murdock...
Lelya M. Field
May 20, 2021
LELYA M. FIELD
Dateline/Pretty Prairie
Leyla M. Field, 97, died May 20, 2021 at the Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie.
She was born Aug. 12, 1923, at Varner, Kansas the daughter of Irvin and Bertha Mae Young Albright. A resident of Pretty Prairie most of her life, she was an organist and pianist....
Fern Lavon Tilson
May 18, 2021
FERN L. TILSON
Dateline/Norwich
Fern L. Tilson, 97, died May 18, 2021.
She was born Nov. 17, 1923, to Charles and Mattie Weathered. She was employed by the Norwich School for twenty-seven years.
She served in the Navy during WWII.
Fern is preceded in death by her husband Jim;...
Oscar J. Jacobs
May 9, 2021
OSCAR J. JACOBS
Dateline/Waterloo
Oscar J. Jacobs, 90, died May 9, 2021 at Newton.
He was born May 24, 1930, at Cheney, Kansas the son of Henry and Margaret Anna Hilger. A longtime resident of the Waterloo and Murdock communities, he was retired from the Garden Plain Co-op.
Oscar was a...
Charles Joseph Patten
May 9, 2021
CHARLES JOSEPH PATTEN
Charles Joseph Patten, 76, died May 9, 2021 at Pretty Prairie.
He was born April 20, 1945, at Huntington, Indiana the son of Charles Russell and Ruth I. Shavy Patten. A longtime Kingman resident he was a retired truck driver.
Survivors include a daughter Jennifer Mark; son Rodney Patten; sister...
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...
