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Wade Jackson Morris

Wade Jackson Morris

May 12, 2022

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Papa Wade Jackson Morris, 62, died May 12, 2022, at Clara Barton Hospital.  He was born December 22, 1959, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the son of Bobby J. and Virginia (Cronic) Morris.

Wade graduated from Greensburg High School in 1978 and then received his Associate Degree from SouthWestern College.

A longtime...

Dyanna Kay Wilson

Dyanna Kay Wilson

May 1, 2022

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Dyanna Kay Wilson, 58, died May 1, 2022, at her home in Hoisington.  She was born October 23, 1963, the daughter of Gary and Linda (Woodard) Wilson.

Dyanna was a member of First Street Church of God, Hoisington, Kansas. Dyanna was a motorcycle enthusiast who also loved to play pool and crochet....

Junior Lee Deutsch

Junior Lee Deutsch

Apr 25, 2022

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Junior Lee Deutsch, 89, died Monday April 25, 2022, at Country Place Senior Living, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born November 18, 1932, at Susank, Kansas, the son of Fred and Emelia (Bitter) Deutsch.  Junior was a graduate of Hoisington High School.  He  grew up in the St. John Lutheran Church at Susank and later...

Donald K. Boese

Donald K. Boese

Apr 16, 2022

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Donald K. Boese, 88, died April 16, 2022, at Country Place Senior Living, Hoisington. He was born May 10, 1933, in La Crosse, Kansas, the son of Peter and Elsa (Ebert) Boese. Don graduated from Alexander High School, Alexander, Kansas. He then served in the United States Army as a Private First Class in...

Wilma J. Witterstaetter

Wilma J. Witterstaetter

Apr 14, 2022

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Wilma J. Witterstaetter, 87, died April 14, 2022, at Ranchwood Nursing Center, Yukon, Oklahoma.  She was born June 19, 1934, in Ashdown, Arkansas, the daughter of Ray and Anne (Munson) Joyce.

On June 5, 1951, she married Harry S. Witterstaetter III, in Texarkana, Texas.  He preceded her in death on May 27,...

Teresa Marie Dolechek

Teresa Marie Dolechek

Apr 10, 2022

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Teresa Marie Dolechek, 102, died April 10, 2022, at Country Place Senior Living, Hoisington, Kansas.  She was born August 24, 1919, on the family farm outside of Claflin, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Louise (Zecha) Miller.   Teresa was a graduate of Claflin High School.

On May 27, 1941, she married Paul...

Sallie Hager

Sallie Hager

Mar 28, 2022

Sallie Adaline Hager, 86, passed away on March 28, 2022, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. She was born on November 20, 1935 in Horace, Kansas to Glen & Bessie (Smith) Neal. Sallie married Arthur Hager on August 18, 1953 at Hoisington, Kansas.  He died May 26, 2014.

Coming from Dighton in 2004, Sallie was a Claflin,...

Erma J. Gerritzen

Erma J. Gerritzen

Mar 24, 2022

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Erma J. Gerritzen, 68, died March 24, 2022, at Clara Barton Hospital ER, Hoisington, Kansas.  She was born April 28, 1953, in LaCrosse, Kansas, the daughter of Leonard G. and Grace A. (Sell) Heine.  Erma graduated from Hoisington High School in 1971.  She later received her Associate Degree of Applied Science in Administration Technology...

Stanley Willis Jantz

Stanley Willis Jantz

Mar 22, 2022

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Stanley Willis Jantz, 80, died March 22, 2022, at his home in Hoisington.  He was born September 1941, in Newton, Kansas, the son of Charles and Lila (Hays) Jantz. Stanley graduated from Newton High School in 1959. He married Lana Sue Brooks on May 26, 1963 in Scott City, Kansas. They later divorced.

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Jerry L. Griffith

Jerry L. Griffith

Mar 8, 2022

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Jerry L. Griffith of Lawrence, Kansas passed away on March 8, 2022. He was born on July 8, 1919, in Collinsville, Oklahoma to John A. Griffith and Elizabeth Driskell Griffith. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, and his brother Dr. John Griffith and sisters Celeste Griffith and Margaret Evans. The...

Lawrence "Butch" Miller

Lawrence "Butch" Miller

Feb 21, 2022

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Lawrence W. "Butch" Miller, 65, died February 21, 2022, at Hays Medical Center.  He was born June 6, 1956, in Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Lawrence  J. "Brownie" and Marie (Lang) Miller.  Butch graduated from Claflin High School in 1974.

On April 24, 1982, he married Vicki Folk at Holy Family Catholic...

Jacqueline "Jackie" Mae Pritchard

Jacqueline "Jackie" Mae Pritchard

Feb 7, 2022

Jacqueline Mae "Jackie" Pritchard, 93, passed away on February 7, 2022, at her home.  She was born on April 6, 1928, at Charles City, Iowa, to Harold and Irene (McCluskey) Kress.

Jackie moved to Hoisington from Hastings, Minnesota in 1990. She was preceded in death by her parents and one son, Danny Flugge.

Survivors include;...

Joseph "Joe" William Patzner

Joseph "Joe" William Patzner

Feb 4, 2022

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Mr. Joseph William "Joe" Patzner, Jr., 81, of Joplin, Missouri, formerly of Claflin, Kansas, departed this life on Friday evening, February 4, 2022, while at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Missouri.

Joe was born on April 9, 1940, on the family farm in Claflin, Kansas, son of the late Joseph and Georgia...

Clint Steinert

Clint Steinert

Feb 2, 2022

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Clint Steinert, 52, died February 2, 2022, at McPherson Hospital.  He was born July 23, 1969, in Lawrence, Kansas, the son of Carl Dean and Clydell (Rafferty) Steinert.  Clint was a 1987 graduate of Quivera Heights High School, Bushton, Kansas. He then went on to receive his Associate Degree from Hutchinson Community College in...

Norma "Ann" Round

Norma "Ann" Round

Jan 27, 2022

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WESLACO, Texas — At 96, Norma "Ann" Round passed away peacefully in Weslaco, Texas, at the John Knox Health Center on Jan. 27, 2022.

On Aug. 30, 1925, Ann was born in Hoisington, to Tillie and Julius Reif. She grew up in Kansas and did all her schooling there. Ann had three...

Mary Sue Schneider

Mary Sue Schneider

Jan 24, 2022

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Mary Sue Schneider, 82, died January 24, 2022, at Diversicare of Larned, Kansas.  She was born May 22, 1939, in Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Willard and Ruby (Edgell) Anderson. Mary Sue graduated from Hoisington High School in 1957 and later received her diploma from Brown Mackie College in Salina, Kansas.

A...

Charlotte Ann Linsner

Charlotte Ann Linsner

Jan 23, 2022

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Live beneath your means.

Return everything in better condition than it was when you borrowed it.

Do charity for charity's sake.

Listen more.

Talk less.

Be kind to people. Be kind especially to unkind people.

Be humble.

Learn from the...

Dr. William Franklin Harrison

Dr. William Franklin Harrison

Jan 23, 2022

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Dr. William Franklin Harrison of Kansas City Kansas passed January 23, 2022, at 87. He was born February 13, 1934, to William Franklin and Winnie Faye (Shetler) Harrison of Hoisington, Kansas.

He was preceded in death by; former wife, Shirley, sons, Clay Anthony and Lance Diego Harrison.

He is survived...

Edward Lewis Mccurry

Edward Lewis Mccurry

Jan 20, 2022

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Edward Lewis McCurry, 94, passed away January 20, 2022, at Medicalodges in Great Bend, Kansas.  He was born May 16, 1927, in Hoisington, Kansas to Francis and Clara (Harper) McCurry. Edward married Marjorie Hickey on August 17, 1964 in Hoisington. She died on April 15, 2018.

A lifetime resident of Hoisington, Edward...

Jenna Lyn King

Jenna Lyn King

Jan 16, 2022

Jenna Lyn King, 35, passed away January 16, 2022, in Geneseo, Kan. She was born on June 9, 1986, in Great Bend, to John & Cynthia (Ferguson) King.

Jenna was of the Christian faith. She was a collector of many different things and has been known to go dumpster diving for what she was in search of....

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