Obituary Listing

Jan 21, 2019

WILLIAM L. "BILL" ROHLMAN

Dateline/Kingman

William L. "Bill" Rohlman, 70, died Jan. 21, 2019 at Harry Hynes Hospice, Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita.

He was born May 16, 1948, at Kingman the son of James P. and Helen C. Probst Rohlman. A lifetime resident of Kingman County, he was a retired farmer and...

Jan 11, 2019

ETHEL MARIE RICKER

Dateline/Nashville

Ethel Marie Ricker, 94, died Jan. 11, 2019, at Coldwater, Kansas.

She was born June 27, 1924, at Odin, Kansas the daughter of Emil and Mary Kinzel Zecha. A longtime resident of the Nashville and Zenda communities, she was a nurse graduating from the St. Joseph School of Nursing...

Jan 3, 2019

DARLENE ROBINSON

Dateline/Kingman

Darlene Robinson, 76, died Jan. 3, 2019 at Pretty Prairie, Kansas.

She was born April 13, 1942, at St. Leo, Kansas the daughter of Frank B. and Helen Mies Thimesch. A longtime Kingman resident, she was a former cook for Wheatlands Healthcare Center and Friendship Meal.

Darlene was...

Jan 1, 2019

BOB G. BRACE

Dateline/Pretty Prairie

Bob G. Brace, 72, died Jan 1, 2019, at his home in Pretty Prairie.

He was born May 1, 1946, at Hutchinson the son of Eddie L. and Leota Grace Housh. A Pretty Prairie resident most of his life, he was a retired USD 311 custodian and school...

Dec 30, 2018

JAY WESLEY GOSCH

Jay Wesley Gosch was born September 29, 1945 to Wesley and Rowena Logsdon Gosch and passed away December 30, 2018. Jay was raised on the family farm north of Norwich. He graduated from Norwich High School in 1963. After graduation he continued his education at Hutchinson Junior College, where he met his future wife,...

Dec 29, 2018

Kevin M Sitts, age 50, passed away December 29th at Wheatland's. He was born August 5th, 1968 and was a lifetime resident of Kingman, KS.

Kevin graduated from Kingman High School and continued to be an avid fan attending any game he could or listening on the radio. Kevin knew no stranger and was known and loved...

Dec 24, 2018

JA'NET E. ARENSDORF

Dateline/Kingman

Ja'net E. Arensdorf, 71, died Dec. 24, 2018, at her home in Kingman.

She was born Oct. 28, 1947, at Cherokee, Oklahoma the daughter of M.W. "Hap" and Leona Schniffer Nelson. A Kingman resident since 1959, she was a homemaker and a former Registered Nurse.

Ja'net was...

Dec 22, 2018

DELORSE LESSENDEN

Dateline/Cheney

Delorse Lessenden, 81, died Dec. 22, 2018, at Cheney.

She was born Aug. 8, 1937, at Kingman the daughter of Bill and Leila Sinnett Jones. A longtime Cheney resident she was retired from Cessna Aircraft. She and her husband Don gave hundreds of school children draft horse wagon rides in...

Dec 20, 2018

Jay H. Voth, age 66, passed away on December 20, 2018, at his home in Thornton, Colorado.

He was born on October 8, 1952, in Kingman, Kansas the son of Orie and Jean Plush Voth. He grew up on the family farm in Penalosa, KS and graduated from Kingman High School in 1970. He loved music, spending...

Dec 20, 2018

LEONA M. NELSON

Dateline/Kingman

Leona M. Nelson, 91, died Dec. 20, 2018 at Kingman.

She was born July 6, 1927, the daughter of Harry and Marie Brining Schiffner. A Kingman resident since 1959, she was a homemaker and former co-owner/operator of the Kingman Motel.

Leona was a member of the Kingman...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...