Orrin J. Westerman
Mar 19, 2013
ORRIN J. WESTERMAN Orrin J. Westerman, 51, died March 19, 2013. He was born Feb. 4, 1962, at Nashville, Kansas the son of Harold and Ethel Helmke Westerman. A lifetime resident of the Nashville and Kingman communities, he was a farmer and rancher. Orrin was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Kingman. On April 26, 1997, he married Renee...
Marge Buscher
Mar 5, 2013
MARJORIE M. "MARGE" BUSCHER Dateline/Kingman Marjorie M. "Marge" Buscher, 90, died March 5, 2013, in Kingman. Marge was born May 7, 1922, at Willowdale, Kansas the daughter of T.J. and Pauline Zoeller Sheahan. A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, she was the retired bookkeeper for John J. Buscher Transport and retired secretary for the Kingman County Road and Bridge...
Della E. Wedel
Mar 3, 2013
MARCH 4, 2013 DELLA E. WEDEL Dateline/Pretty Prairie Della E. Wedel, 98, died March 3, 2013. She was born May 23, 1914, at Pretty Prairie the daughter of Jonathan and Rosa Kaufman Goering. A lifetime resident of Pretty Prairie, she formerly worked in alterations for Blackburn Cleaners and was a dietary aide at Prairie Sunset Home. She was a member...
Anthony E. "Tony" Allison
Mar 3, 2013
ANTHONY E. "TONY" ALLISON Dateline/Kingman Anthony E. "Tony" Allison, 45, died March 3, 2013. He was born June 17, 1967 the son of Robert and Carolyn Albright Allison. He is survived by his son Clayton; mother Carolyn; brother Mark; and granddaughter Makenzie. He was preceded in death by father Robert. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m, Friday at Walnut Hill...
Leonard C. Base
Mar 2, 2013
LEONARD C. BASE Dateline/Kingman Leonard C. Base, 98, died March 2, 2013, at Harper, Kansas. He was born Jan. 18, 1915, at Murdock the son of Jonas and Barbara Saner Base. A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, he was a retired farmer, stockman and custom cutter. On April 9, 1935, he married Lola Beshore; she died Feb. 8, 2000....
Robert L. 'Bob' Naasz
Feb 25, 2013
ROBERT L. 'BOB' NAASZ Dateline/Kingman Robert L. 'Bob' Naasz, 81, devoted husband, father and papa, died Feb. 25, 2013. He was born April 11, 1931, in Kingman County the son of John and Wilahemna "Minnie" Pfeifner Naasz. A longtime Kingman resident, he was a retired inspector for Boeing and foreman for Cessna Aircraft. He was a member of the Lutheran...
Kylie Sanderson
Feb 21, 2013
KYLIE R. SANDERSON Dateline/Murdock Kylie R. Sanderson, 23, died Feb. 21, 2013 at Wichita. She was born Oct. 4, 1989, at Wichita the daughter of Donald and Penny Sanderson. A resident of Murdock most of her life, she was a 2007 graduate of Kingman High School. Survivors include her parents Donald and Penny; brothers Derek Sanderson, Cody Bowyer and Blake...
Charles A. Burgess
Feb 21, 2013
CHARLES A. BURGESS Dateline/Arlington Charles A. Burgess, 53, died Feb. 21, 2013, at his home. He was born Oct. 27, 1959, at Hutchinson the son of Willard D. and Helen Swenson Burgess. A longtime resident of Arlington, he was a former grain inspector for the Kansas State Grain Inspection Service. He was a member of the Huntsville United Methodist Church;...
Gene Dixon
Feb 19, 2013
W. EUGENE "GENE" DIXON Dateline/Kingman W. Eugene "Gene" Dixon, 92, died Feb. 19, 2013. He was born Dec. 9, 1920, at Basil, Kansas the son of Lloyd and Gladys VanArsdale Dixon. A lifetime resident of Kingman, he was retired from Kingman Radio. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Lions Club, Ninnescah Lodge #230, the VFW, all of...
Mary B. Bowyer
Feb 17, 2013
MARY B. BOWYER Dateline/Kingman Mary B., Bowyer, 90, died Feb. 17, 2013. She was born April 13, 1922, the daughter of James A. and Lucy Riggs Marshall. A longtime resident of Kingman, she was a retired restaurant cook. She was a member of the Kingman Church of Christ. In 1963, she married Bob Bowyer; he died in 1996. Survivors include...
Earl G. Thiel
Feb 15, 2013
EARL G. THIEL Dateline/Arlington Earl G. Thiel, 75, died Feb. 15, 2013, at Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 12, 1937, at Harper, Kansas the son of Ogle E and Stella Maricle Thiel. A longtime Arlington resident, moving to Hutchinson in 2009, he retired from Eaton Hydraulics and was also a retired farmer. He was a member of the United Methodist...
Ruby Ann Pendergrass
Feb 12, 2013
RUBY ANN PENDERGRASS Dateline/Kingman Ruby Ann Pendergrass, 84, died Feb. 12, 2013. Ruby was born Jan. 11, 1929, in Texas the daughter of Nelson and Susan Crawford Keith. A longtime resident of Kingman, she was a retired sewing machine operator for Cessna Aircraft. Ruby attended the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. On May 26, 1972, Ruby married Frank Pendergrass; he...
Leonard L. Orth, Jr.
Feb 12, 2013
LEONARD L. ORTH, JR. Dateline/Kingman Leonard L. Orth, Jr., 92, died Feb. 12, 2013, at Kingman. He was born March 13, 1920, at Cheney, Kansas the son of Leonard L. and Gladys Marshall Orth. A Kingman resident since 1991, he was the retired owner of the Hallmark Card Store, Hutchinson and Orth's Drug Store, Moundridge. He was a member of...
Everett D. Ely
Feb 8, 2013
EVERETT D. ELY Dateline/Kingman Everett D. Ely, 71, died Feb. 8, 2013. He was born Nov. 26, 1941, at Harper the son of Russell and Mildred Metzger Ely. A longtime Kingman resident, he was a retired carpenter for Donlinger Construction. He is survived by daughters Sherri Smith and Angela Sergent; brothers Don and Danny; sister-in-law Joanne; 5 grandchildren; and 1...
Viola J. "Vi" Pullen
Feb 6, 2013
VIOLA J. "Vi" PULLEN Dateline/Norwich Viola J. "Vi" Pullen, 82, died Wednesday, Feb. 6 at Cheney Golden Age Home. She was born March 5, 1930, at Byron, Oklahoma, the daughter of Walter V. and Velda Olive Waters Sunderland. A longtime resident of Norwich, she was a homemaker. She was a follower of the Baptist faith. On Feb. 10, 1952, she...
Delbert J. Fisher
Feb 4, 2013
DELBERT J. FISCHER Dateline/Cunningham Delbert J. Fischer, 87, died Feb. 4, 2013 at his home. He was born Aug. 30, 1925, at Ost, Kansas the son of Anthony B. and Anna Reichenberger Fischer. A resident of Cunningham most of his life, he was a retired farmer and stockman. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Cunningham. On...
Robert M. White
Feb 1, 2013
ROBERT M. WHITE Dateline/Pretty Prairie Robert M. White, 62, died Feb. 1, 2013 at Hutchinson. He was born July 13, 1950, at Hannibal, Missouri the son of Thomas B. and Juanita L. Williams White. A longtime Pretty Prairie resident, he was a former auto body mechanic for Collins Bus Industries. He was a former board member of the Pretty Prairie...
Robert M White
Feb 1, 2013
PRETTY PRAIRIE Robert M. White, 62, died Feb. 1, 2013 at Hutchinson. He was born July 13, 1950, at Hannibal, Missouri the son of Thomas B. and Juanita L. Williams White. A longtime Pretty Prairie resident, he was a former auto body mechanic for Collins Bus Industries. He was a former board member of the Pretty Prairie Booster Club. On...
Katherine Ann May
Jan 19, 2013
KINGMAN - Katherine Ann May, 97, died Jan. 19, 2013, at Wheatlands Health Care Center, Kingman. She was born Aug. 20, 1915, in Midway, Kansas, the daughter of Henry Phillip and Ruth Ann McCallester Thomas, she was the Co-Owner of Hillcrest Grocery, Oak Street Grocery, and Trailways Bus Depot, life member of the VFW Auxiliary and Avid Golfer all in...
Gilbert D. "Gil" Krehbiel
Jan 19, 2013
Gilbert D. 'Gil' Krehbiel KINGMAN - Gilbert D. 'Gil' Krehbiel, 84, died Jan. 19, 2013, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. He was born Aug. 29, 1928, in Harvey County, Kansas, the son of Henry H. and Edna Krehbiel. A resident of Kingman most of his life, he was a retired KDOT Maintenance Supervisor for the Kingman County Department of Transportation...
