Obituaries

Sep 26, 2023

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Edgar Leslie "Ed" Sandritter, 89, died September 26, 2023, at his home in Hoisington. He was born July 1, 1934, in Arma, Kansas, the son of Edgar H. & Edna Faye (Scott) Sandritter.  Ed graduated from Crawford County High School and attended college at Labette County Community College in Parsons, Kansas, where he played...

Sep 15, 2023

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Arthur F. "Art" Schneweis, 85, died September 15, 2023, at HaysMed, Hays, Kansas.  He was born June 25, 1938, in Claflin, Kansas, the son of August and Martha (Penka) Schneweis.  Art graduated from Odin High School.

On November 19, 1971, he married Betty L. (Dooling)Walker in St. John, Kansas. Together Art &...

Sep 9, 2023

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Mable Wilton passed away Sept. 9, 2023, at the age of 100, at Credo Senior Living Center, Hoisington, Kan., peacefully and surrounded by her children.  She was born July 15, 1923, in Weskan, Kan., to Ed and Zona (Kroetching) Watt.  She married Hugh Elmer Wilton Oct. 25, 1945, in Goodland, Kan.  Hugh passed away...

Sep 8, 2023

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Phyllis Gail Gifford, 94, passed away September 8, 2023, at Credo Senior Living, Basehor, Kansas. She was born on July 12, 1929, at Kansas City, Missouri, to Rodney & Zella (LaClare) Wilcox. On November 2, 1952, Phyllis married Lawrence Mische in Trousdale, Kansas. He passed away on July 29, 1958. She then married Merle...

Aug 31, 2023

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Lucinia L. "Lucy" Krieger, 79, died August 31, 2023, at Bramlage House, Meadowlark Hills, Manhattan, Kansas.  She was born January 24, 1944, in Vancouver, Washington, the daughter of Howard and Ruth (Brady) Burtnett.  She attended elementary school in Chase, Kansas, and then the family moved to Hays. She attended junior high and high school...

Aug 18, 2023

Margaret Helena Schlegel, 98, died August 18, 2023, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas.  She was born July 8, 1925, in Otis, Kansas, the daughter of Fred and Elsie (Schneider) Lebsack.  Margaret was a graduate of Otis High School.

On October 6, 1946, she married Samuel Schlegel in Otis, Kansas. He preceded her in death on April...

Aug 17, 2023

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Barbara Louise Ann Merry was born September 17, 1941, at St. Rose Hospital in Great Bend, Kansas.  She was the eldest daughter of Paul and Hermine (Hoffman) Strecker.  She was baptized at St. John Lutheran Church in Russell and confirmed her faith at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Galatia in 1956.  She started 1st...

Aug 15, 2023

Barbara "Joyce" Barnard, 83, died August 15, 2023, at Smokey Hill Health and Rehabilitation, Salina, Kansas.  She was born August 22, 1939, at the family home in Wayne County, Illinois, the daughter of William "Harold" and Willena Maurine (Molt) Hosselston.  Joyce graduated from Fairfield High School, Fairfield, Illinois in 1957.

On October 13, 1956, she married David...

Aug 5, 2023

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MaryBeth Higgins, 78, died August 5, 2023, at her home in Hoisington.  She was born December 31, 1944, in Hays, Kansas, the daughter of Warren E. and Margaret L. (Walters) Moore.  MaryBeth graduated from La Crosse High School in 1962.

On May 8, 1965, she married Robert C. Higgins in La Crosse,...

Aug 3, 2023

Daniel David DeWitt, 59, passed away August 3, 2023, at his home in Hoisington, Kansas. He was born on July 20, 1964, in Hays, Kansas, to Donald and Marth (Triebel) DeWitt.

Dan grew up in and graduated from Concordia, Kansas, later moving to Coffeyville, Kansas, then to Hoisington, Kansas, where he lived for several years. Dan enjoyed...

Jul 31, 2023

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Denton Ralph "Rip" Schlegel, 78, passed away on July 31, 2023, at Azria Health, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born on June 20, 1945, at Hoisington, Kansas, to Ralph & Carrie (Gustin) Schlegel. On October 27, 1973, he married Linda Monroe at Hoisington, Kansas.  She died November 28, 2010.

Mr. Schlegel was...

Jul 29, 2023

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Marline Joyce Amerine, 85, passed away July 29, 2023, at her home in Hoisington. She was born December 8, 1937, at Nowata, Okla. to Charles and Ada (Adamson) Branham. She married Richard E. Amerine on February 6, 1955, at Beaver, Kan.

A longtime area resident, Marline worked for Goss Insurance Agency and...

Jul 27, 2023

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Morgan D. "Smitty" Smith, 92, passed away on July 27, 2023, surrounded by his family at Credo Senior Living, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born on January 2, 1931, in Lawton, Oklahoma, the son of John P. and Pauline (Swann) Smith.

On June 2, 1956, he married Norma L. Whitsel at First Christian...

Jul 19, 2023

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Deborah A. "Debbie" Jimison, 66, died July 19, 2023, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.  She was born August 18, 1956, in Ellinwood, Kansas, the daughter of Gene and Marietta (Bieberle) Mooney. Debbie graduated from Bushton High School in 1975.

On August 23, 1975, she maried Kyle M. Jimison in Bushton, Kansas....

Jul 16, 2023

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Stephen Craig "Steve" Ball, 70, passed away July 16, 2023, at his home in Bison, Kansas. He was born on October 6, 1952, in Great Bend, Kansas, to John and Coralee Ann (Lewis) Ball. On October 10, 1987, he married Linda Koci in Bison, Kansas. She survives.

Steve served his country in...

Jul 5, 2023

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Curtis Watts, 76, died July 5, 2023, at Clara Barton Hospital ER, Hoisington, Kansas.  He was born August 22, 1946, in Bennington, Kansas, the son of Raymond L. and Phyllis J. (Collins) Watts.  Curtis graduated from Bennington High School in 1964.

On July 7, 1973, he married Roberta Ott, in Gypsum, Kansas....

Jun 27, 2023

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Gwenda Gail Deines, 80, died June 27, 2023, at Clara Barton Medical Center, Hoisington. She was born September 18, 1942, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Randall "Tony" and Winifred "Winnie" (Shyrer) Chambers.  Gwenda was a 1960 graduate of Hoisington High School. She went on to graduate from beauty school in Wichita, Kansas.

Jun 20, 2023

Martin Mayford "Marty" Myers, 71, died June 20, 2023, at his home in Hoisington. He was born December 13, 1951 to Eldon Mayford and Dorothy Joy (Tullis) Myers. Marty graduated from Hoisington High School in 1971 and then proudly served his country in the Army as a SP4 from 1971 to 1974.

A lifetime Hoisington resident, Marty...

Jun 18, 2023

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Glen Alexander Doonan, 76, passed away June 18, 2023, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita.  He was born April 10, 1947, in Parsons, to Willard and Blanche (Schaffer) Doonan.  Glen married Dorthy Hart Sept. 6, 1969, in Patuxent River, MD.

Glen, a Hoisington area resident since 1975 coming from...

Jun 3, 2023

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Dana Kirk Randel, 72, died June 3, 2023, at his home in Emporia, Kansas. He was born May 19, 1951, in Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Ira Frank and Donna Marie (Jessen) Randel.

On May 27, 1972, he married his high school sweetheart, Lana Beth Scheuerman in Baldwin, Kansas.

He...