Esther M. Oberle
Sep 11, 2016
Esther M. Oberle, 98, died Sept. 11, 2016, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. She was born March 1, 1918, at Ellinwood, Kansas the daughter of Peter and Anna Straub Kimpler. A resident of Kingman since 2000, previously of Bushton and Claflin, she was the former cook for the Holy Name and Bushton schools. She was a member of the St....
Barbara Jean Mcburney
Sep 7, 2016
BARBARA JEAN MCBURNEY Dateline/Kingman Barbara Jean McBurney, 83, died Sept. 7, 2016. She was born Oct. 7, 1932, at Wichita the daughter of Artie and Vera Burger Cross. A Kingman resident since 1948, she was a retired AT&T operator. Barbara Jean was a member of the Kingman Christian Church, Mary's Quilters Circle, Kingman Hospital Auxiliary and Nu-2-U store, the Kansas...
Max Ramsey
Sep 3, 2016
OLEN M. "MAX" RAMSEY Dateline/Kingman Olen M. "Max" Ramsey, 89, Sept. 3, 2016, at his home in Kingman. He was born Dec. 26, 1926, in Kingman County the son of Dewey and Clara Hundley Ramsey. A lifetime resident of Kingman County, he was a retired farmer and stockman. He was a member of the Kingman United Methodist Church; and was...
Donald E. Albright
Aug 30, 2016
Donald E. Albright, 91, died Aug. 30, 2016, at Hospice House of Reno County. He was born Jan. 30, 1925, at Pretty Prairie the son of Irvin and Bertha Young Albright. A lifetime resident of the Pretty Prairie community, he was a retired farmer. Don was a member of the United Methodist Church; formerly of the Roscoe Township Board, the...
Cecil O. Boese
Aug 30, 2016
CECIL O. BOESE Dateline/Kingman Cecil O. Boese, 88, died Aug. 30, 2016, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. He was born May 22, 1928, at Colwich, Kansas the son of Tobias "Tobe" and Susie Ratzlaff Boese. A Kingman resident since 1957, he was the retired manager of the Safeway Grocery Store. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Lions...
Gerald R. Statz
Aug 11, 2016
GERALD R. STATZ Dateline/Kingman Gerald R. Statz, 84, died Aug. 11, 2016. Gerald was born Feb. 21, 1932, at Fairfield, Nebraska the son of Theodore and Lela Hungerford Statz. A longtime resident of Kingman, he was a retired grocer for Safeway and IGA; and was a retired member of the Army National Guard. On Nov. 7, 1952, he married Relda...
Georgine Joan Barber
Aug 7, 2016
Was born March 19, 1951, at Great Bend, Kansas and died August 7, 2016, at her home in Kingman. She was the daughter of Eilt Edward and Betty Stout Eilts. A longtime resident of Kingman, having also lived in Winfield and Wichita she was a home healthcare provider. Georgine was a 1969 graduate of Winfield High School. She is survived...
Stephanie A. Watkins
Aug 6, 2016
Aug 9, 2016 Dateline/Wichita Stephanie A. Watkins, 39, died Aug. 6, 2016, in Wichita. She was born Sept. 4, 1976, at Kingman the daughter of Steven and Sheila Melton Watkins. A longtime Wichita resident, she was a CNA and a CMA. Survivors include Chris Wiench; children Rowan, Abbey and Savannah Wiench; father Steven; brother Ashley; grandfather Bob Melton; and numerous...
Esther E. Robey
Aug 5, 2016
ESTHER E. ROBEY Dateline/Kingman Esther E. Robey, 91, died Aug. 5, 2016. She was born March 4, 1925, at Waterloo, Kansas the daughter of Adolph and Martha Frey Hampel. A longtime Kingman resident, moving to the Catholic Care Center in 2004, she formerly worked for Calvert's Clothing Store and Kingman Drug. She was a member of the St. Patrick Catholic...
William M. "Bill" Vaught
Jul 23, 2016
JULY 24, 2016 WILLIAM M. "BILL" VAUGHT Dateline/Kingman William M. "Bill" Vaught, 49, died July 23, 2016, at his home at Murdock. He was born Sept. 22, 1966, at Rome, Georgia the son of Clarence and Edna Burstine Vaught. A resident of Murdock for several years, he was an aircraft mechanic. He was a member of the NRA, the American...
Roger Lee Vogt
Jul 17, 2016
ROGER LEE VOGT Dateline/Kingman Roger Lee Vogt, 73, died July 17, 2016. He was born May 17, 1943, at Hesston, Kansas the son of Ralph and Hazel Berner Vogt. A longtime Kingman resident, having also lived in Colorado and Texas, he was a farmer and rancher. He was a member of the Kingman Mennonite Church. He was married to Lynn...
Dr Iden M. Grossman
Jul 15, 2016
DR IDEN M. GROSSMAN Dr. Iden M. Grossman, 102, died July 15, 2016. He was born Oct. 19, 1913, at Elkhart, Kansas the son of Mark and Dora Bryant Grossman. A Kingman resident of Kingman since 1938, he was a Doctor of Chiropratic Medicine. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. On Dec. 11, 1938, he married Blanche...
Randall J. Neal
Jul 14, 2016
JULY 15, 2016 RANDALL J. NEAL Dateline/Kingman Randall J. Neal, 56, died July 14, 2016, at Hospice House of Reno County. He was born Nov. 17, 1959, at Kingman the son of Richard and Dorothy Goetz Neal. A longtime resident of Burrton, Kansas he was a construction worker and held various other jobs. Survivors include son Josh; mother Dorothy; brother...
James R. Branstetter
Jul 8, 2016
July 16, 2016 JAMES R. BRANSTETTER Dateline/Kingman James R. Branstetter, 58, died in Wichita, KS. He was born Sept. 13, 1958, at Tulsa, OK the son of James and Connie Vanlandingham Branstetter. He was a cabinet maker. Survivors include his mother Connie; a brother Jeff; and two sisters Julie Pacino and Jana Thimesch. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday,...
Jody M. Dutton
Jul 8, 2016
Jody M., Dutton, 69, died July 8, 2016. She was born Dec. 21, 1946, at Kingman the daughter of Wilbur and Cedora Piller Glassner. A lifetime resident of Kingman, she was a former employee of the Kingman First National and Citizens Bank of Kansas. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church. On May 18, 1968, she married Jay...
Nellie Edith Williams
Jul 3, 2016
JULY 5, 2016 NELLIE EDITH WILLIAMS Dateline/Pretty Prairie Nellie Edith Williams 76, died July 3, 2016, at her home in Pretty Prairie, Kansas. She was born April 19, 1940, at Kit Carson, Colorado, the daughter of Clifford and Mildred Martin Schrimp. A resident of Pretty Prairie for over 50 years, previously of Medicine Lodge, she was a cook for the...
Margaret May Edwards
Jun 30, 2016
PRETTY PRAIRIE Margaret May Edwards joined her heavenly family on Dec. 30, 2016. Margaret was a resident of Prairie Sunset Home in Pretty Prairie. Margaret was born to Henry Ola and Josephine McRae Trickle on June 17, 1929, from Loda Township, Reno County, Kansas. Margaret joined the family of sister Mary, and brothers Clarence, Robert and Leighton. Margaret graduated from...
Helen M. Weikal
Jun 30, 2016
JULY 1, 2016 HELEN M. WEIKAL Dateline/Kingman Helen M. Weikal, 82, died June 30, 2016, at Newton, Kansas. She was born Dec. 6, 1933, at Sedan, Kansas the daughter of LeRoy and Effie Beery Jones. A longtime Kingman resident, she was a retired aircraft manufacturing employee. On Feb. 14, 1975, she married Richard L. "Bud" Weikal; he died in 2007....
Doris V. Schnelting
Jun 27, 2016
DORIS V. SCHNELTING Dateline/Kingman Doris V. Schnelting, 92, died June 27, 2016. She was born Nov. 10, 1923, at Ft. Smith, Arkansas the daughter of Thomas and Clara Barnwell Overstreet. A longtime Kingman resident, she was a former associate at the Gift Gallery. She was a member of the Kingman United Methodist Church. She married Owen "Red" Schnelting; he died...
Mary Frances Kostner Kramer
Jun 25, 2016
Dateline/Murdock Mary Frances Kostner Kramer, 95, died June 25, 2016. She was born Jan. 27, 1921, at Lerado, Kansas, the daughter of Carl Preston and Elizabeth Myers Jones. A resident of Murdock, Kansas most of her life, she was a homemaker. She was a member of United Methodist Church in Murdock. On May 25, 1943, she married Virgil Kostner; he...
