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...
Jane Louise Thomas Imel
Aug 1, 2017
JANE LOUISE (THOMAS) IMEL Dateline/Kingman Jane Louise (Thomas) Imel, 90, of Wichita, and a longtime Kingman Ks. resident, died August 1, 2017 at Via Christi Village McLean, Wichita. Jane was born to popular Wichita architect Glen H. Thomas and homemaker Onus P. (Deichman) Thomas on August 15, 1926 at Wesley Hospital, Wichita. Jane attended Cottey College, transferring to K-State where...
Connie U. Strohl
Jul 29, 2017
CONNIE U. STROHL Dateline/Pretty Prairie Connie U. Strohl, 94, died July 29, 2017, at the Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie. She was born Jun 1, 1923, at Norwich, Kansas the daughter of Bruce and Mildred Coffman Smith. A resident of Pretty Prairie most of her life, she was the retired co-owner/operator of Strohl Oil. Connie was a member of the...
James L. "Jim" Oller
Jul 27, 2017
James L. "Jim" Oller, 61, of Sterling, died Thursday, July 27, 2017, at Hospice House of Reno County. He was born November 19, 1955, in Anthony, KS the son of Bob and Harriett Crossman Oller. Jim graduated from Kingman High School with the class of 1973. He has resided in Sterling since 2004, formerly of Holcomb and Spivey, KS. Jim...
Roger Lynn Krause
Jul 26, 2017
JULY 26, 2017 ROGER LYNN KRAUSE Dateline/Kingman Roger Lynn Krause, 68, died July 26, 2017, at McPherson, Kansas. Survivors include an aunt and an uncle; and several cousins. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, at the Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in the St....
Eugene H. Matrow
Jul 22, 2017
EUGENE H. MATROW DATELINE/Norwich Eugene H. Matrow, 99, died July 22, 2017, at his home. He was born April 13, 1918, at Moreland, Oklahoma the son of Edward and Artincy Yeager Matrow. A longtime resident of the Norwich community, he was a retired farmer and dairyman. Eugene was a member of the Norwich Christian Church; and was a WWII U.S....
Walter Stuart Robinson
Jul 8, 2017
WALTER STUART ROBINSON Dateline/Kingman Walter Stuart Robinson died July 8, 2017, at Wichita. He was born September 26, 1918, on the family farm near Nashville, Kansas, the son of Walter and Mary (Inslee) Robinson. Walter married Mary Armeda (Douthett) Robinson August 20, 1944, in Isabel, Kansas. They shared nearly 73 years of marriage. He graduated from Zenda High School, and...
Duane Hanna
Jun 19, 2017
DUANE HANNA Dateline/Kingman Duane Hanna, 82, died June 19, 2017, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Wichita. He was born April 1, 1935, at Hampton, Iowa the son of Harry and Grace Schulte Hanna. A longtime resident of Kingman, he was a retired Southwestern Bell employee; and owner/operator of Hanna Electric, Hanna Rentals and Hanna Storage. Duane was a member of the...
Rose Ann Adelhardt
Jun 10, 2017
ROSE ANN ADELHARDT Dateline/Kingman Rose Ann Adelhardt, 85, died June 10, 2017, at her home in Kingman. She was born Nov. 19, 1931, at St. Leo, Kansas the daughter of Karl and Rose Theis Vierthaler. A resident of Kingman most of her life, she was a homemaker and child care provider. Rose Ann was a member of the St. Patrick...
Dennis E. "Den" Ford
Jun 4, 2017
DENNIS E. "DEN" FORD Dateline/St Leo Dennis E. "Den" Ford, 66, died June 4, 2017, at his home. He was born Nov. 10, 1950, at Nashville, Kansas the son of Roy G. and Marcella M. Adelhardt Ford. A lifetime resident of the Isabel and St. Leo communities, he was a farmer and stockman. Den was a member of the St....
Darline D Miller
Jun 3, 2017
Dateline/Pretty Prairie Darline D. Miller, 83, died June 3, 2017. She was born Feb. 20, 1934, In Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Charlie and Ora Walker. A longtime resident of Pretty Prairie, she was a Registered Nurse and Tupperware Manager. Darline was a member of the first Mennonite Church in Pretty Prairie. In 1955, she married Curt Miller at Hutchinson,...
Ralph J. Arensdorf
May 30, 2017
Dateline/Kingman Ralph J. Arensdorf, 74, died May 30, 2017. He was born Oct. 27, 1942, at Zenda, Kansas the son of Joe and Evelyn Spade Arensdorf. A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, he was a retired cattleman and owner/operator of Arensdorf Trucking. Ralph was a member of the St. Patrick Catholic Church, Kingman; was a 4th Degree Knights of...
Patsy Ann "Pat" Hobbs
May 24, 2017
Dateline/Turon Patsy Ann "Pat" Hobbs, 82, passed away on May 24, 2017, at Hutchinson Hospice House. Pat was born August 28, 1934, to Bill and Polly Oswalt at Hutchinson, Kansas. She was a rural route carrier for the U.S, Postal Service. She is survived by her son Dr. Cort Miller and his wife Dr. Karen Miller. Pat was preceded in...
Daryl E. Young
May 23, 2017
May 24, 2017 Dateline/Pretty Prairie Daryl E. Young, 84, died May 23, 2017, in rural Pretty Prairie. He was born July 19, 1932, on the family farm to Merle W. and Hilah Field Young. A lifetime resident of the Pretty Prairie community, he was a farmer and a stockman. Daryl was a member of the United Methodist Church, a Scout...
Charlene F. Schaller
May 15, 2017
CHARLENE F. SCHALLER Dateline/St. Leo Charlene F. Schaller, 83, died May 15, 2017, at Wichita. She was born Dec. 17, 1933, at Nashville, Kansas the daughter of Karl and Rose Theis Vierthaler. A lifetime resident of the St. Leo community, she was a homemaker and co-owner/operator of Spikes Place. Charlene was a member of the St. Leo Catholic Church, the...
Alan L. Waltner
May 10, 2017
MAY 11, 2017 ALAN L. WALTNER Dateline/Hutchinson Alan L. Waltner, 71, was born Nov. 29, 1945, in Kingman, Kansas to Harvey and Ann Krehbiel Waltner. He was raised in Pretty Prairie attending schools there until graduation in 1963 from Pretty Prairie High School. He graduated from McPherson College in 1967 with a degree in Agriculture. In 1969, Alan along with...
