Jane Elaine Kaufman
Jul 30, 2018
Jane Elaine Kaufman, 77, died July 30, 2018, at her home in Pretty Prairie.
She was born May 8, 1941, at Cleveland, Kansas, the daughter of Robert T. and Helen E. Graber Krehbiel. A longtime resident of Pretty Prairie, she was a homemaker.
On Oct. 4, 1963, she married Clemon Kaufman at Pretty Prairie. Other...
Gary Dwayne Jacobs
Jul 24, 2018
Gary Dwayne Jacobs, 48, died July 24, 2018, at Wichita.
He was born March 27, 1970, at Everett, Washington, the son of Paul Earnest and Lois Juanita Stage Jacobs. A resident of Kingman, he was a mechanic for Newberry Ford and machinery maintenance worker for FabPro.
Survivors include his mother Lois; brothers Paul, Archie, Roy...
Billy J. Pfalser
Jul 20, 2018
BILLY J. PFALSER Dateline/Kingman Billy J. Pfalser, 90, died July 20, 2018 at his home. He was born March 28, 1928, at Anthony, Kansas he was the son of William Lester and Opal Elliott Pfalser. A longtime Kingman resident, he was a retired farmer having also worked at Boeing, for Ron Hageman Construction and Whites Foodliner. Billy was a member...
Dorothy Handkins
Jul 17, 2018
DOROTHY HANDKINS Dateline/Kingman Dorothy Handkins, 98, went to be with the Lord on July 17, 2018 after a very brief illness. Born November 1, 1919, to Eva and Eugene Weniger, she was a lifetime resident of Kingman County until she and Paul moved to Wichita in 2010. Dorothy taught several years in a one room school house and married Paul...
Mona Viola Steffen
Jul 17, 2018
Mona V. Steffen CUNNINGHAM – Mona Viola Steffen, 88, died July 17, 2018, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. The daughter of Erwin and Viola Franks Wilcox, she was born March 16, 1930, at her parents' farm in rural Pratt County near Cairo, Kansas. She attended Cairo and Cunningham schools, moving to Cunningham in 1935 and graduating from Cunningham...
Walter Hubert Steffan
Jul 15, 2018
Our beloved Brother and Uncle, Walter Hubert Steffan, passed away unexpectedly on July 15 in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 82.
Walt was born to Clarence and Regina Steffan on September 25, 1935 in Nashville, Kansas. He attended St. Leo Grade School, Nashville High School, and the University of Kansas. In 1966 he married Vicky Kilcoyne....
Virginia M. Powell Dutton
Jul 11, 2018
VIRGINIA M. POWELL DUTTON Dateline/Kingman Virginia M. Powell Dutton, 91, died July 11, 2018, at Kingman. She was born Dec. 15, 1926, in Cherokee County, Kansas the daughter of Kenneth and Goldie Shideler Millard. A long time resident of the Kingman community, she retired from the Kingman Community Hospital as Payroll Clerk. Virginia was a member of the Kingman Christian...
Margaret Jane Kraus
Jul 8, 2018
MARGARET JANE KRAUS Dateline/Pretty Prairie Margaret Jane Kraus, 89, died of natural causes on July 8, 2018, at the Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie. She was dearly loved by so many and will be sorely missed. She was born on May 26, 1929, at Springfield, Missouri the daughter of Horace and Ethel Faulkner Abernathy. A longtime resident of the Pretty...
Joy Lee Stroot
Jul 3, 2018
JOY LEE STROOT Joy Lee Stroot, 78, died July 3, 2018, at her home in Kingman. She was born Sept. 7, 1939, at Kingman the daughter of Herman and Cleo Pipkin Stroot. A longtime resident of Kingman, she retired from Wesley Medical Center and the Kingman Carnegie Library. She was a member of the Kingman Church of Christ. Joy is...
Ernest Leroy Moore
Jul 3, 2018
ERNEST LEROY MOORE Dateline/Wichita Ernest Leroy Moore, 89, died July 3, 2018. Born Sept. 30, 1928 he retired from Cessna Aircraft Company. Survivors son Charles; step-sons Jeff and Jerry Killian; sister Sheila Osborne; and 2 two-step-grandchildren. Services, 10:00 a.m., Monday, Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman.
Lucille "Lucy" Albers
Jul 1, 2018
LUCILLE "LUCY" ALBERS Dateline/St. Leo Lucille "Lucy" Albers, 80, died July 1, 2018, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. She was born Feb. 16, 1938, at Mt. Vernon, Kansas the daughter of Henry and Margaret Hilger Jacobs. A longtime resident of the St. Leo community, she was a retired teacher. Lucy was a member of the St. Leo Catholic Church and...
Robert Lewis Massey
Jun 30, 2018
Robert Lewis Massey, 80, died June 30, 2018, at his home in Kingman.
He was born August 31, 1937, at Eudora, Kansas, the son of Lester and Eula Reusch Massey.
A 14 year Kingman resident, he was a barber and a salesman for Ford-New Holland farm equipment.
Robert was a U.S. Army veteran,...
Ruth M. Schrag
Jun 27, 2018
RUTH M. SCHRAG Dateline/Norwich Ruth M. Schrag, 94, died June 27, 2018, at Wichita. She was born May 26, 1924, at Norwich, Kansas the daughter of Benjamin J. and Hazel O. Thorne Fieser. A lifetime resident of the Norwich community, she was a homemaker and former co-owner and operator of Schrag Home Service. Ruth was a member of the United...
Neal D. Foster
Jun 18, 2018
NEAL D. FOSTER Dateline/Penalosa Neal D. Foster, 74, died June 18, 2018, at Arvada, Colorado. He was born February 8, 1944, at Hutchinson, Kansas the son of Raymond and Maxine Poorman Foster. A longtime Colorado resident, he was the retired owner and operator of Foster Equipment. Neal was a member of the Penalosa United Methodist Church; and was a U.S....
Ila V. Hundley Hamilton
Jun 17, 2018
JUNE 18, 2018 Dateline/Kingman ILA V. HUNDLEY HAMILTON Ila V. Hundley Hamilton, 98, died June 17, 2018, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. She was born Spetmeber 11, 1919, at Conway Springs, Kansas the daughter of Arthur and Lottie Madison Hundley. She was a beauty salon owner/operator for many years in Liberal, Kansas. Ila enjoyed bowling, traveling, and was a life...
Harold H. Wilson
Jun 14, 2018
HAROLD HUBBERT WILSON Dateline/Kingman Harold Hubbert Wilson, 98, died June 14, 2018, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. He was born July 26, 1919, at Greensburg, Kansas the son of Hugh Presley and Eva Scott Wilson. A resident of the Kingman community most of his life, he was a retired farmer. Harold was a member of the Kingman Christian Church, Ninnescah...
Lawrence "Larry" Walter Klein
Jun 5, 2018
June 6, 2018 LAWRENCE "LARRY" WALTER KLEIN Dateline/Garden Plain Lawrence "Larry" Walter Klein, 77, died June 5, 2018, at his home near Garden Plain. He was born April 28, 1941, at Wichita the son of Walter and Bertha Schild Klein. A resident of the Garden Plain community most of his life, he was a retired dairyman and farmer. Larry was...
Judith J. "Judy" Bales
Jun 3, 2018
JUNE 5, 2018 JUDITH J."JUDY" BALES Dateline/Kingman Judith J. "Judy" Bales of Kingman, passed to her eternal rewards on June 3, 2018, at the Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie, Kansas. She was born August 23, 1939, in Holyrood, Kansas the daughter of Victor Rodney Vorhees and Inez Marie (Wilson) Vorhees. Judy graduated from Central Christian Academy of McPherson, Kansas in...
Dietra D. Smith
Jun 1, 2018
DIETRA D. SMITH Dateline/Kingman Dietra D. Smith, 42, died June 1, 2018, at her home in Kingman. She was born July 27, 1975, in Kingman the daughter of Leroy and Pidge Luntsford Patterson. A lifetime resident of Kingman, she was a homemaker. In March 0f 2006, she married Damon Smith. Other survivors include son Devon Braden; daughter Bryn Dick and...
Daisy May Thorne
May 30, 2018
DAISY MAY THORNE Dateline/Penalosa Daisy May Thorne, 93, died May 30, 2018, at LaCrosse, Kansas. She was born Sept. 7, 1924, in Oklahoma the daughter of Albert and Carrie Frazier Weidner. A longtime resident of the Penalosa community, she was a homemaker. On June 3, 1968, she married Curtis Thorne at Fairview, Oklahoma; he died July 9, 1988. Survivors include...
