John A. Mertens
Dec 20, 2018
JOHN A. MERTENS
Dateline/Willowdale
John A. Mertens, 80, died Dec. 20, 2018, at Hilltop Manor, Cunningham.
He was born Feb. 28, 1938, at Willowdale the son of Leo W. and Lucille H. Miller Mertens. A lifetime resident of the Willowdale and Cunningham communities, he was a retired farmer and stockman.
John...
Wilma Marie Hovan
Dec 16, 2018
WILMA MARIE HOVAN
Dateline/Penalosa
Wilma Marie Hovan, 86, died Dec. 16, 2018, at Hilltop Manor, Cunningham.
She was born April 27, 1932, at Penalosa, Kansas the daughter of Harrison and Marie Jones Wyer. A longtime resident of the Penalosa community, she was a homemaker and former co-owner of the Hovan-Wyer U Pick Orchard....
Lawrence C. "Larry" Mcilrath
Dec 14, 2018
LAWRENCE C. "LARRY' McILRATH
Dateline/Kingman
Lawrence C. "Larry" McIlrath, 68, died Dec. 14, 2018, at his home in Kingman.
He was born Dec. 14, 1950, at Great Bend, Kansas the son of William and Janis Wagner McIlrath. A longtime resident of Kingman, he was a former Skilled Mechanical Engineer.
Larry was...
Jerome A. "Sonny" Becker
Dec 1, 2018
JEROME A. "SONNY" BECKER
Dateline/Cunningham
Jerome A. "Sonny" Becker , 88, died December 1, 2018, at El Paso, Texas.
He was born March 15, 1930, at Nashville, Kansas the son of Philip and Elizabeth Bayer Becker. A longtime resident of El Paso, he was a retired barber.
Jerome was a member...
Helen E. Wohlford
Nov 23, 2018
Helen E. Wohlford, 85, died Nov. 23, 2018, at her home in Haysville. She was born Nov. 9, 1933, in Liberal, Kansas the daughter of Howard Vernon and Juanita Day Palmer. A longtime Haysville resident, previously of Cheney, she was a homemaker. Helen was a member of the United Methodist Church. On March 9, 1952, she married Bob Wohlford in...
Jane E. Mcenroe
Nov 20, 2018
JANE E. McENROE Jane E. McEnroe, 91, died Nov. 20, 2018, at Mulvane, Kansas. She was born Aug. 9, 1927, at Acres, Kansas the daughter of Charles William and Velma Jane Dinger Kilpatrick. Survivors include son Stanley McEnroe; daughter Kristy Varney; brother Stanley Kilpatrick; 8 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Visitation with the family will be from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00...
Martha A. (Buscher) Klein
Nov 10, 2018
MARTHA A. (BUSCHER) KLEIN Dateline/Kingman Martha A. (Buscher) Klein, 92, loving mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, November 10, 2018. Martha was born on January 18, 1926, at Cunningham, Kansas to Joe and Margaret Sterneker Buscher. A longtime resident of the Kingman community, she was a retired secretary for Boeing and Kingman Radio Shop....
Joann Noblit
Nov 3, 2018
JoAnn Noblit JoAnn Noblit of Denver, CO, beloved wife of John Edward Noblit for 60 years, passed away on November 3, 2018 in Boston, MA. She was born in Hutchinson, KS on August 20, 1932 to Grace and Paul Seifert. She is survived by daughters Kristan of Boise, ID and Kelly of Boston, MA, 4 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. Visitation...
Marjorie "Marj" Wells
Oct 21, 2018
MARJORIE "MARJ" WELLS Dateline/Kingman Marjorie "Marj" Wells, 98, died Oct. 21, 2018, at her home in Kingman. She was born Oct. 25, 1919, at Cedarvale, Oklahoma the daughter of Wilbur and Cora Lena Reeves Van Sickle. A longtime resident of Kingman, she was a retired beautician. Marj was a member of the Cunningham Christian Church; and a member of Order...
Thelda Fay Blank
Oct 21, 2018
Thelda Fay Blank, 98, passed away October 21, 2018 because her mind and body simply got tired. She was a lifetime resident of Kingman County, minus a few short stints around Kansas where her husband, Virgil, did construction. Born May 26, 1920, she was the only child of Sam and Cleo Fink. She attended Pleasant Hill Grade School and graduated...
Gayla Ann Messenger
Oct 14, 2018
GAYLA ANN MESSENGER 03/04/1960 – 10/14/2018 58 years Gayla was born March 04th 1960 in Brooksville, FL. She was the daughter of Frank and Ann Smith. In 1964, the family moved back to Kingman, KS and Gayla entered the Kingman school system in Kindergarten. Gayla graduated from Kingman high School in 1978. While attending KHS, she was a cheerleader, played...
Sharon J. Forrester
Oct 13, 2018
Sharon J. Forrester, 71, died October. 13, 2018, at Wichita. She was born November 28, 1946, at Herington, Kansas the daughter of Robert and Edith Miller McCubbin. A Kingman resident since 1988, she was the retired Loan Administrative Assistant for Kanza Bank. On February 1, 1969, she married Ron Forrester at Enterprise, Kansas. Other survivors include two daughters Natasha Forrester...
Mary Jeulane Hageman
Oct 12, 2018
Mary Jeulane Hageman, 90, died Oct. 12, 2018, at Wichita Presbyterian Manor.
She was born Nov. 1, 1927, at Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of George and Ella Reichenberger Thimmesch. A longtime resident of Cunningham, she was a Nurse's Aide and a homemaker.
Mary was a member of the Altar Society in Cunningham, Kansas and the...
Charles O. Miller
Oct 8, 2018
Charles Otis Miller of Kingman, KS, passed away on October 8th, after an epic fight against cancer that he won once, over a decade ago, then won again this second time when he went to join his very large extended spiritual family, and to learn the answers to all of the mysteries of this world and this life that he...
Harold R. Adamson
Oct 7, 2018
Oct. 8, 2018 HAROLD R. ADAMSON Dateline/Kingman Harold R. Adamson, 84, died October 7, 2018. He was born September 15, 1934, in Gueda Springs, Kansas the son of Clarence and Lucinda Ogden Adamson. A longtime resident of Kingman, Harold was a retired mechanic for Newberry Motors. He was an avid motorcycle rider and they took many trips. He was a...
Kathryn L. "Kathy" Paul
Oct 3, 2018
OCT 4, 2018 KATHRYN L. "KATHY" PAUL Dateline/Kingman Kathryn L. "Kathy" Paul, 81, died October 3, 2018, at Prairie Village, Kansas. She was born October 26, 1936, at Grandview, Missouri the daughter of James and Margaret Sherbahn Botts. A longtime Kingman resident, she was a retired teacher. Kathy was a member of the Christ Church Episcopal and PTO, both of...
Delmer D. Schrag
Sep 30, 2018
DELMER D. SCHRAG Dateline/Pretty Prairie Delmer D. Schrag, 81, died Sept. 30, 2018 at Pretty Prairie. He was born Aug. 27, 1937, at Cheney, Kansas the son of Dan A. and Adina Graber Schrag. A resident of the Pretty Prairie community most of his life, he was a former mechanic at Strohl Oil, a former Collingwood Grain employee and most...
Laverne W. Westerman
Sep 27, 2018
Sept 28, 2018 LAVERNE W. WESTERMAN Dateline/Nashville Laverne W. Westerman, 96, died September 27, 2018, in Kingman. He was born January 7, 1922, at Nashville, Kansas the son of William and Mary Peters Westerman. A lifetime resident of the Nashville community, he was a retired farmer. Laverne was a member of the St. John Lutheran Church, Nashville; the Lutheran Layman's...
Vita M. Henning
Sep 24, 2018
VITA M. HENNING Dateline/Kingman Vita M. Henning, 82, died Sept. 24, 2018. She was born Aug. 15, 1936, at Nashville, Kansas the daughter of Frank and Clara Berning Albers. A longtime resident of the Kingman community, she was a retired Agent for Kingman insurance Agency. Vita was a member of the St. Patrick Catholic Churchm the D of I, Altar...
Johnny B. Tubbs, Sr.
Sep 23, 2018
Johnny B. Tubbs, Sr., 66, died Septmber 23, 2018, at Wichita. He was born January 26, 1952, at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma the son of Thomas D. and Lois Bentley Tubbs. A Norwich area resident since 2006, previously of Mt. Hope, he was a retired machinist at Boeing. Johnny was a member of the NRA. On February 5, 1972, he married...
