Obituary Listing

Feb 2, 2020

JOHN M. RAMSDALE Dateline/Murdock John M. Ramsdale, 93, died Feb. 2, 2020.

He was born Sept. 8, 1926, at Wichita, the son of William F. and Elsie F. Weathered Ramsdale. A resident of Murdock, Kansas, he was an engineer at Boeing Aircraft. John was a member of the United Methodist Church in Murdock. On Apr. 29, 1949,...

Jan 28, 2020

Marie Ann Mantooth passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at the age of 91. She was born on June 2, 1928, in Los Angeles, California, the only child of George (Judd) and Alma Geron Nichols. When she was two the family moved back to their hometown of Zenda, Kansas. For many years they ran the Zenda Café, until...

Jan 24, 2020

Donald D. Dye, 89, died Jan 24, 2020, at Kingman.

He was born Feb. 6, 1930, in Kingman the son of Otis and Mary Causey Dye. A lifetime resident of Kingman, he was owner/operator of Don Dye, Inc.

Don was a former commissioner for the City of Kingman.

In 1950, he married Shirley...

Jan 13, 2020

DEBORAH E. WORTMAN

Dateline/Kingman

Deborah E. Wortman, 66, died Jan. 13, 2020.

She was born June 5, 1953, at Norton, Kansas the daughter of Herman and Ellen Nelson Wallace. A Kingman resident since 2019, previously of Belle Plaine, Kansas she was co-owner and operator of Air Capitol Jet.

Deborah was a...

Jan 13, 2020

BETTY M. HAUSER Dateline/Nashville

Betty M. Hauser, 85, died Jan. 13, 2020 at Pratt.

She was born April 6, 1934, at Nashville, Kansas the daughter of Harold and Hazel Keith Venard. A lifetime resident of the Nashville community, she was Ward clerk at Pratt Regional Medical Center and former Med Aide at Hilltop Manor, Cunningham....

Jan 5, 2020

RICHARD A. "RICH" KOSTNER

Richard Arthur Kostner, 48, passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday (Jan 5, 2020). Rich may have lost his battle with cancer, but his fighting spirit gave him many more years, time, and memories with his family. He leaves a legacy of strength, kindness, laughter, and joy. He faced his disease with...

Dec 30, 2019

WALLACE E. "WALLY" HARTLEY

Dateline/Cunningham

Wallace E. "Wally" Hartley, 69, passed away peacefully at his home on December 30th, 2019.

He was born August 10, 1950 in Kingman, Kansas. Wallace was owner and operator of Wallace Hartley Fish Hatchery in Cunningham, Kansas until his retirement in 2013. He was an avid outdoorsman, who...

Dec 29, 2019

BETTY LORRAINE MALONE

Dateline/Wamego

Betty Lorraine Malone, 89, died Dec. 29, 2019, at Wamego, Kansas.

She was born Mar. 17, 1930, at Coy, Oklahoma, the daughter of Floyd H. and Mamie Frances Bliss Brown. A longtime resident of Kingman, Kansas, previously of Coldwater, she was a retired dental technician.

Betty was...

Dec 24, 2019

KATHERINE IRENE GONZALES

Dateline/Kingman

Katherine Irene "Kathy" Gonzales, died Dec. 24, 2019.

She was born Nov. 25, 1938, in Kiowa, Kansas the daughter of Joe and Gertude Moreno Jaso. A longtime Kingman resident, she was a retired medical insurance billing clerk for Kingman Community Hospital.

Kathy was a member of the...

Dec 18, 2019

CECELIA WEDMAN PREISSER

Dateline/Cunningham

Cecelia Wedman Preisser, 93, was born May 4, 1926, Northeast of Danville, Kansas and died Dec. 18, 2019 at the Hilltop Manor, Cunningham. She was the daughter of Cleo and Ida Metzinger Wedman.

In 1930 the family moved to Grant County, Oklahoma. She attended school in Grant County and...

Dec 2, 2019

RUTH CLOUSE

Dateline/Kingman

Ruth Clouse, 93, died Dec. 2, 2019, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman.

She was born Dec. 30, 1925, at Cheney, Kansas the daughter of Herman and Anna Hillman Burdorf. A longtime Kingman County resident, she employed at Demmett Equipment and John Deere Store in Cheney as well as Pennock Nursing...

Nov 22, 2019

CHARLOTTE S. PIERCE

Dateline/Kingman

Charlotte S. Pierce, 74, died Nov. 22, 2019.

She was born Feb. 12, 1945, at Anthony, Kansas the daughter of Elmer and Letha Hacker Patterson. A longtime resident of Kingman she formerly worked at Cessna, Happiness, Inc., and Sav-A-Trip. Charlotte was also a foster parent to many, many children...

Nov 4, 2019

GARY L. HANSEN

Dateline/Kingman

Gary L. Hansen, 83, went to be with his Lord Nov4, 2019.

He was born March 10, 1936, near Langdon, Kansas. He attended Langdon schools and was a graduate of Langdon High School. He attended Hutchinson Community College.

On May 29, 1960, he married Jacque Welch at...

Nov 2, 2019

Dorothy Jean Henricks, 92, died Nov. 2, 2019, at Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie, KS.

She was born Jan. 24. 1927, at Butler, MO, the daughter of Henry A. and Leona Inez Padley Gough. A six year resident of Pretty Prairie, previously of Sunrise Beach, MO, she was an administrative assistant at Washburn University.

Dorothy...

Oct 31, 2019

HERMAN J. HENNING

Dateline/Kingman

Herman J. Henning, 84, died Oct. 31, 2019, at his home.

He was born Sept. 22, 1935, at Kingman the son of John and Mary Bohrer Henning. A longtime Kingman resident he was a former construction worker, farm laborer and co-owner/operator of Henning Custom Swathing.

Herman was...

Oct 31, 2019

George E. Burket III, retired abstracter and attorney in Kingman, Kansas, passed away on October 31, 2019, at the age of 77. George was born May 6, 1942, at Kingman Memorial Hospital to Dr. George E. Burket Jr and Mary Elizabeth Wallace Burket, both natives of Kingman, Kansas. George grew up in Kingman and graduated from Kingman High School...

Oct 18, 2019

Joseph Andrew Adams, 23, died Oct. 18, 2019, at his home in Kingman County. He was born Nov. 10, 1995, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Tod and Stephanie Eckell Adams. A resident of Kingman, formerly of Wichita, he was a cook for Pizza Hut and was formerly employed at Circle C Washout in Pratt, Kansas. Joseph attended Sunrise...

Oct 10, 2019

Age 45, passed away October 10, 2019, at home after a courageous cancer battle. Justin was born on May 17, 1974, in Berkeley, CA, to Robert L and Cheryl K (Johnson) Howlett. Attended Chatfield High School, Littleton, CO, and Colorado State College, Gunnison, CO. Preceded by his grandparents, Robert and Bonnie (Smith) Howlett and Vearl and Dorothy (Conley) Johnson,...

Oct 3, 2019

MARGARET ANN HARBERT

Dateline/Kingman

Margaret Ann Harbert, 80, died Oct. 3, 2019, in Olathe, Kansas.

She was born Sept. 20, 1939, at Anthony, Kansas the daughter of Ray, Sr. and Iona Stucky Pinkerton. A resident of Kingman most of her life, she was a former receptionist at Kanza Bank and homemaker.

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Sep 21, 2019

Lawrence Joseph Mertens, 87, died Sept. 21, 2019, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman.

He was born May 1, 1932, in Kingman County, the son of Leo and Lucille Miller Mertens. A lifetime resident of the Willowdale community, he was a farmer and rancher.

Lawrence was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church and a 3...