Mary Irene Bergkamp
Oct 26, 2017
MARY IRENE BERGKAMP Dateline/Kingman Mary Irene Bergkamp, 88, died Oct. 26, 2017, in Wichita. She was born Nov. 21, 1928, in Kingman the daughter of George F. and Mary Wehkamp Welling. Irene was a former Commercial Accounts Manager for the Wichita Division of the U.S. Postal Service retiring in 1990. She was a member of the St. Patrick Catholic Church...
Ryker Dale Thimesch
Oct 26, 2017
RYKER DALE THIMESCH OCT 28, 2017 Dateline/Kingman Ryker Dale Thimesch, 5 months, died Oct. 26, 2017. He was born May 26, 2017, at Wichita the son of Jason D. and Lacey K. Ryder Thimesch. Ryker is survived by his parents Jason and Lacey; brothers, Laken, Koal and Jhett; maternal grandparents Felica Ryder, Mike and Carol Thimesch; great-grandparents Bob Melton, Joyce...
Gary Lee Ummel, Sr
Oct 19, 2017
DATELINE/Harper Gary Lee Ummel, Sr., died Oct. 19, 2017, in Harper, Kansas. He was born an only son to Oscar and Hazel Ummel on Jan. 14, 1939, in Ness County, Kansas. Welcoming him to the world was sister Bessie. Three more sisters followed. He graduated from the Utica High School in 1957 He served active duty in the U.S. Army...
Don Wilson 'Locker" Lock
Oct 7, 2017
OCT 9, 2017 DON WILSON "LOCKER" LOCK Dateline/Kingman Don Wilson Lock was born in Wichita, KS the only child of John and Agnes Wilson Lock on July 27, 1936. He died October 8, 2017, at his home in Wichita with his family. He was predeceased by his parents, John and Agnes, and his wife Delores. He is survived by his...
Robert D. 'Bob' Neidermann, Sr.
Oct 6, 2017
ROBERT D. "Bob" NIEDERMANN, Sr. Dateline/Kingman Robert D. "Bob" Niedermann, Sr., 77, died Oct. 6, 2017, at his home. He was born June 18, 1940, at Gladbrook, Iowa the son of Clarence and Carolyn Cheseck Nierdermann. A Kingman resident since 1981, he was retired after twenty of years of service from the U.S. Navy. As mentioned Bob was a U.S....
Marie Ellen Kern
Sep 28, 2017
MARIE ELLEN KERN Dateline/Pretty Prairie Marie Ellen Kern, 94, died Sept. 28, 2017, at the Prairie Sunset Home. She was born Aug. 14, 1923, at Grenola, Kansas the daughter of Virgil P. and Anna Clark Harp. A resident of Wichita most of her life, moving to Pretty Prairie three years ago, she was in the Wiring Department at Boeing. Marie...
June . Walker
Sep 25, 2017
June Joy (Ball) Walker 1922-2017 June Walker passed away at Wheatlands Health Care Center in Kingman, Kansas on September 25, 2017. June was born in Otego, KS, the middle child of John Guy Ball and Susie Viola (Morrow) Ball. She had an older sister Carol; an older brother Max, a younger brother Julian and a younger sister May Beth. June...
Rosella 'Rose" Govert Munden
Sep 24, 2017
ROSELLA "ROSE" GOVERT MUNDEN (October 28, 1920 – September 24, 2017) Rosella (Rose) Govert Munden, age 96, passed a way at Manor Park in Midland, Texas on Sunday, September 24, 2017. Rose was born on the family farm near Willowdale, Kansas, on October 28, 1920, the daughter of Rosena Louise Greiving Govert and Joseph Govert, Sr. She graduated from Kingman...
Joseph A. Knapic
Sep 23, 2017
JOSEPH A. KNAPIC Dateline/Kingman Joseph A. Knapic, 58, died Sept. 23, 2017 in Wichita. He was born May 25, 1959, in Kingman the son of Joseph E. and Mary Anna Meade Knapic. A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, he was a farmer and former golf course groundskeeper. Joe attended the First Baptist Church, Kingman. On Dec. 16, 1978, he...
Paul Handkins
Sep 13, 2017
Paul Handkins, 96, went to be with Jesus on September 13, 2017. He was born March 18, 1921 in Kingman County, the son of Earl and Pauline Handkins. After graduating from Kingman High School, Paul worked for the railroad a short time before starting a service garage 11 miles south of Kingman. In 1942 he joined the Army Air Corps...
Donald L. Schwartz
Sep 5, 2017
Sept. 11, 2017 Donald L. Schwartz Dateline/Pretty Prairie Donald Lee Schwartz, 70, died September 5, 2017, at his home in Riverside, California. Donald, known to his friends as Donnie, was born November 5, 1946, in Hutchinson, Kansas. The youngest son of Herbert and Elnora Schwartz, Donnie lived on his parent's farm near Pretty Prairie, Kansas for his first thirty-seven years...
Allen L. Stucky
Sep 3, 2017
ALLEN L. STUCKY Dateline/Pretty Prairie Allen L. Stucky, son of Daniel J and Twila B. (McClure) Stucky, born October 10, 1938, on his parent's tenth wedding anniversary in the rural Pretty Prairie house where he lived most of his life, went to be with his Savior Jesus Christ September 3, 2017 at Prairie Sunset Home. Allen did many things. He...
Helen Theis
Aug 29, 2017
HELEN THEIS Dateline/Kingman Helen Theis, 74, died Aug. 29, 2017, at her home in Kingman. She was born Oct. 4, 1942, at Penalosa. A resident of Kingman most of her life, she was a retired Pepsi-Cola employee. On March 16, 1959, she married Roman Theis; he died July 27, 2013. Survivors include two sons Roman, Jr. (Cathy) and Timothy (Stephanie);...
Martin Louis Hampel
Aug 20, 2017
Aug 21, 2017 MARTIN LOUIS HAMPEL Dateline/Kingman Martin L. Hampel, 84, died August 20, 2017 at Kingman Community Hospital, Kingman. He was born September 26, 1932, at Pretty Prairie, Kansas the son of Fred W. and Helen Beat Hampel. A long time resident of Pretty Prairie, he was a farmer, insurance agent and school bus driver for USD #331. Martin...
Bonnie Sue Hubble
Aug 18, 2017
BONNIE SUE HUBBLE Dateline/Kingman Bonnie Sue Hubble, 76, died Aug. 18, 2017, at Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita. She was born July 31, 1941, at Lyons, Kansas the daughter of Ralph and Mildred Barton Cain. A resident of Kingman most of her life, she was a former store clerk. On Oct. 5, 1962, she married Paul Hubble at Newton, Kansas;...
Pamella A. Pam Holtby
Aug 18, 2017
PAMELLA A. HOLTBY Dateline/Pretty Prairie Pamella A. Holtby, 70, died Aug. 18, 2017, at her home in Pretty Prairie. She was born Feb. 19, 1947, in Reno County. A lifetime resident of Pretty Prairie, she was a CNA at the Prairie Sunset Home. On Jan. 25, 1969, she married Jack Holtby in South Hutchinson; he died April 24, 2006. Survivors...
Vincenta A. D. Villarreal
Aug 17, 2017
AUG. 18, 2017 VICENTA "VICKY" M. VILLARREAL Dateline/Kingman Vicenta "Vicky" M. Villarreal, 93, died Aug. 17, 2017 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. She was born Feb. 18, 1924, at Kingman the daughter of Marcos and Julia Morales Ortiz. A lifetime resident of Kingman, she was a former housekeeper for Donley Clinic, Kingman Community Hospital and St. Patrick Catholic Chuch. Vicky...
Kenneth D. Schwartz
Aug 13, 2017
AUG 14, 2017 KENNETH D. SCHWARTZ Dateline/Pretty Prairie Kenneth D. Schwartz, 87, died Aug. 13, 2017. He was born March 11, 1930 the son of Peter J. and Louisa "Lucy" Graber Schwartz. Kenneth graduated from Pretty Prairie High School in 1948. He worked at DMH and Hutchinson Correctional Facility, both in Hutchinson. He was a member of the First Mennonite...
Irvin Ralph Janson
Aug 7, 2017
IRVIN RALPH JANSON Dateline/Kingman Irvin Ralph Janson, 97, died Aug. 7, 2016. He was born Feb. 19, 1920, at Greensburg the son of William and Martha Unruh Janson. A longtime Kingman resident, he was a lineman for Santa Fe Railways. He was married to Emma L. King on Feb. 14, 1959; she died in 2010. Survivors include a son Steven...
Opal F. Albright
Aug 2, 2017
OPAL F. ALBRIGHT Dateline/PRETTY PRARIRIE OPAL F. ALBRIGHT, 105, died Aug. 2, 2017, at the Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie. She was born May 2, 1912, at Hutchinson the daughter of Charles and Frances Brown Gray. A resident of the Pretty Prairie most of her life, she was a retired Pretty Prairie Elementary School teacher teaching there for thirty-one of...
