Obituary Listing

Nov 24, 2020

ALVIN THIMESCH

Dateline/Kingman

Alvin Thimesch, 86, died November 24, 2020 at Kingman.

He was born June 27, 1934, in Reno County, Kansas the son of John and Pauline Lubbers Thimesch.  A resident of Kingman most of his life, he formerly worked at Cessna and was the retired co-owner/operator of the Kingman Dairy Queen....

Nov 22, 2020

Joseph Jay "Joe" Mattal, 92, died Nov. 22, 2020.

He was born March 26, 1928, in rural Reno County the son of Joseph John and Clara Brown Mattal.

A longtime resident of the Nashville community, Joe was a retired rural mail carrier and former co-own of the Skelly Service Station.

Joe was a...

Nov 18, 2020

ALMA ANN GEHLEN WEBER

Dateline/Willowdale

Alma Ann Gehlen Weber, 79, died Nov. 18, 2020 at Attica, Kansas.

She was born July 8, 1941, at St. Leo, Kansas the daughter of Charles and Helen Youngers Gehlen.  A longtime resident of the Willowdale, St. Leo and Nashville communities, she was a homemaker.

On...

Nov 14, 2020

EVELYN A. GRABER

Nov 15, 2020

EVELYN A. GRABER

Dateline/Pretty Prairie

Evelyn A. Graber, 95, died Nov. 14, 2020.

She was born Nov. 4, 1925, at Murdock, Kansas the daughter of John H. and Elsie Kaufman Saner.  A lifetime resident of Pretty Prairie, she was a retired secretary for...

Nov 13, 2020

SARAH ADELAIDE TATRO

Dateline/Kingman

Sarah Adelaide Tatro, 95, died Friday,  Nov. 13, 2020 at the Wheatlands Health Care Center, Kingman.

She was born July 15, 1925, at Garden City, Kansas the daughter of Horace and Mabel Jones Foster.  A longtime resident of the Kingman community, she was a homemaker.

Adelaide was...

Nov 12, 2020

NOV 14, 2020

JACK E. ROUTH

Dateline/Kingman

Jack was adopted at a young age by Jake Routh and lived most of his life in Kingman County with a few year's living in Great Bend, Ks working as a commercial pilot. Jack worked at a variety of jobs throughout the years but his true...

Nov 11, 2020

NOV 12, 2020

VERNON L. SCHROEDER

Dateline/Pretty Prairie

Vernon L. Schroeder, 91, died Nov. 11, 2020 at Hutchinson.

He was born Feb. 2, 1929, at rural Partridge, Kansas the son of George Washington and Ida Minnie Schwartz Schroeder.  A resident of the Pretty Prairie community most of his life, he retired...

Nov 7, 2020

Janis C. McIlrath, 94, died Nov. 7, 2020, at Wheatlands Heathcare Center.

She was born Jan. 22, 1926, at Kingman, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Hazel Stewart Wagner. She was a graduate of Kingman High School, Class of 1944.

On Feb. 3, 1946, Janis married William (Billy) McIlrath in the Kingman Methodist Church; he...

Nov 7, 2020

LYNDA BETH WIARD

Dateline/Kingman

Lynda Beth Wiard, 84, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center.

She was born Nov. 16, 1935, at Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of William R. and Thelma "Beth" Stires Herman

A resident of Kingman since 1976, previously of Mesa, Arizona, she was a homemaker, in...

Nov 6, 2020

THEODORE C. "TED" GEISERT

Dateline/Kingman

Theodore C. "Ted" Geisert died at his home peacefully on Nov. 6, 2020.

He was born April 5, 1925, on a farm near Elmo, Kansas, the son of Frederick Jacob and Martha Lauer Geisert.

He graduated from Chapman High School in 1943.  Following graduation he obtained...

Nov 4, 2020

RUTH Sanderson

Dateline/Kingman

Ruth Sanderson, 90, died Nov. 4, 2020 in Wichita.

She was born Dec. 6, 1929, in Manhattan the daughter of Richard R. and Lillian Lathrop Bennett.  A longtime Kingman resident, she was a former demonstrator for S.A. Long and was a retired Director of Food Services for Kingman USD 331....

Nov 4, 2020

Audet Reed

Audet Reed died Nov. 4, 2020, at Kingman Community Hospital.

She was born in Stephenville Crossing, Newfoundland, Canada the daughter of William and Josephine Boullion Chaffey.  A longtime Kingman resident, she was a homemaker.

On Dec. 27, 1953, she married James E. Reed; he died Oct. 1, 1989.  Survivors include sons...

Nov 4, 2020

SUSAN CAROL WILKINSON HUHMAN

Dateline/Cunningham

Susan Carol Wilkinson Huhman, 73, died Nov. 4, 2020.

She was born the only child of John Nickolas and Lillian Hodge Wilkinson in Leeds, England on Dec. 27, 1946.

She married Dane Huhman on May 31, 1969, in Long Beach, California.  They had three children together,...

Nov 3, 2020

DIANE ROSE TRUETT

Dateline/Kingman

Diane Rose Truett, 72, died Nov. 3, 2020 at her home.

She was born Oct. 9, 1948, at Nashville, Kansas the daughter of Martin J. and Geneieve Youngers Miller.  A resident of Kingman, she was a hospital housekeeper at Vian, Oklahoma and a beautician.

She was a...

Nov 2, 2020

JUDY MAY MORISSE

Dateline/Cunningham

Judy May Morisse, 77, died Nov. 2, 2020 at Hilltop Manor, Cunningham.

She was born Nov. 29, 1942, in Barber County the daughter of Victor and Vera Greenstreet Catlin.  A longtime resident of Kingman and Barber Counties, she was a para for the South Central Kanas Educational CO-OP in...

Nov 1, 2020

MERLE R. HELDENBRAND, JR.

Dateline/Kingman

Merle R. Heldenbrand, Jr., 85, died Nov. 1, 2020, at Wheatlands Health Care Center, Kingman.

He was born Oct.24, 1935, the son of Merle R., Sr. and Charlene Watkins Heldenbrand.  A longtime resident of Kingman, he was retired from Exxon Corporation and was a self-employed carpenter.

...

Oct 31, 2020

THOMAS "TOM" VALADEZ March 7, 1931 - October 31, 2020 Thomas "Tom" Valadez, 89, died Oct. 31, 2020 in Pratt. He was born March 7, 1931 in Norwich, Kansas the son of Gabriel & Maria (Alvarez) Valadez. A longtime resident of the Kingman community, he was retired from The Boeing Company after 39 years, but was never known to...

Oct 31, 2020

GEORGE C. FRISBIE

Dateline/Nickerson

George C. Frisbie, 84, died Oct. 31, 2020.

He was born Sept. 14, 1936 the son of George D. and Opal Frisbie.  A resident of Nickerson, he was a retired diesel mechanic for Dillons.

George was a member of the Teamsters, the Masonic Lodge and a longtime...

Oct 21, 2020

MICHAEL A. "KNOTHEAD" NOBLIT

Dateline/Kingman

Michael A. "Knothead" Noblit, 59, died Oct. 21, 2020, at Wichita.

He was born Dec. 22, 1960, at Kingman the son of Lewis and Donna Evans Noblit.  A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, he was retired from the Kingman County Road and Bridge Department.

Mike...

Oct 21, 2020

Sarah Jane "Sally " Chamness Roser was born March 27, 1935 in Gaines Michigan to John and Ruth Chamness. She went to be with the Lord on October 21, 2020. Sally worked many jobs over the years as a homemaker, waitress, cook, housekeeper, but her greatest joy was her family – children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and extended family. She loved...