Burdett – Gary Wayne Schmidt, 69, passed away January 2, 2020 at his home in Burdett, KS. He was born February 13, 1950 in Larned, KS, the son of Arnold and Roberta Martin Schmidt. A longtime area resident, he was a farmer. He attended the United Methodist Church in Greensburg, KS, and was on the city council in Burdett, KS. August of 1999, he married Glenda Mason in Larned, KS. She survives. Other survivors include: two daughters, Miranda (Kent) Schmidt, Pawnee Rock, KS and Lisa [...]
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Obituary: Gary Schmidt
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Obituary: Kenneth Thieme
Zenda, KS — Kenneth Leo Thieme 68, hard working farmer and loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away at his home surrounded by family Saturday, January 4, 2020. Ken is survived by his wife of 11 years, Kerry(Ewy)Thieme, sons: Joseph(Luz), Mark(Nicole) Thieme and Tony Conn, daughters: Melissa Mobley, Kassy(Curtis) Koirth, Kady Conn, Kelby Conn, brothers: Robert(Carolyn), Dale(Susan) and Dennis Thieme, sisters: Marlene(Paul) Von Mereveldt, Joan(Phil) Brown, 20 [...]
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Obituary: Anna Hately
Iuka, KS —Anna J. (Morelan) Hately, age 68, passed away on Jan. 4, 2020 at theKansas Heart Hospital, Wichita, KS. She was born on June 19, 1951 atStafford, KS, the daughter of Arvy Utah and Ruth Caroline (Schmidt)Morelan. She was a former Bank Teller and Secretary at PrattCommunity College. Survivors [...]
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Obituary: Margaret Reichert Porter
Margaret Reichert Porter, 87 of Marietta, GA passed away on January 1, 2020. Born to George and Inez Manson Reichert on their family farm in Brunswick, Missouri. She graduated from Avila University, formerly St Theresa College as a Registered Nurse. She practiced nursing in Kansas City, Denver, Kuwait, North Dakota and 23 years of elder care in Pratt, Kansas. She married William J. Porter in June of 1960 and spent their first year of marriage in Kuwait working in a local hospital for an oil [...]
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Obituary: Wilfred Loibl
Goddard, KS - Wilfred F Loibl, 89 was born on July 21, 1039 in Offerle, KS to the late Frederick and Emma (Stegman) Loibl and passed away on January 7, 2020 at his home. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mada of the home. Sons: Paul (Tana), Glenn (Kim), Keith, Byron; daughters Julie (Gene) Cannata and Beth (Jeff) McCaslin; siblings Richard (Lavaughn) Loibl and Catherine Baxter; grandchildren Bernadette, Noah, Elijah, Brandi, Brandt, Montana, Jackson, Lily, Adam, [...]
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Obituary: Maurine Stimatze
Macksville, KS: Maurine Louise Stimatze, age 85, life-long area resident, passed away on Jan. 7, 2020 at Harry Hynes Hospice, Wichita, KS. She was born on Mar. 3, 1934 at Larned, Kansas, the daughter of Leonard and Margaret (Beiser) Post. She was a homemaker and farmer and had membership at the Macksville Christian Church. On Dec. 6, 1952 she married Gary Richard Stimatze at St. John, KS, he preceded her in death on Sept. 27, 2017. Survivors include 3 sons, Rick Stimatze (Toni), Pawnee Rock, [...]
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Obituary: Crystal Easley
Crystal Lee Easley, age 45, passed away on Jan. 8, 2020 at her home in St. John, KS. She was born on Feb. 23, 1974 at St. John, KS, the daughter of Terry and Linda (McBeth) Welch. Crystal was a retired Postmaster at Pratt, KS. She previously worked in the Great Bend and St. John post offices. On Mar. 18, 1995 she married Timothy Easley, Jr. at Manhattan, KS. Survivors include both parents, Terry and Linda Welch, St. John, KS; her husband Timothy Easley, Jr., St. John, KS; a son, Timothy [...]
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Obituary: Betty Hauser
Betty M. Hauser, 85, died Jan. 13, 2020 at Pratt. She was born April 6, 1934, at Nashville, Kansas the daughter of Harold and Hazel Keith Venard. A lifetime resident of the Nashville community, she was Ward clerk at Pratt Regional Medical Center and former Med Aide at Hilltop Manor, Cunningham. Betty was a member of the St. Leo Catholic Church. On Feb. 12, 1951, she married Eugene E. Hauser at St. Leo; he died March 15, 2009. [...]
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Obituary: H. 'Verlene' Rasmussen
Pratt, KS - H. "Verlene" Rasmussen, 84, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Pratt Rehabilitation and Residence Center. She was born March 30, 1935 in Gate, Oklahoma to William E. and Sylvia (Kirkhart) Arnett. Helen married Denis Rasmussen on August 25, 1956 at Haviland Friends Church. They were married for 64 years. He survives.Verlene graduated from Haviland Friends Academy in 1952. She received her Associates degree from Friends Bible College (Barclay College), then attended [...]
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Obituary: Mary Skiles
Sawyer, KS - Mary Susanne Skiles, 87, passed away January 23, 2020 at her home. She was born February 5, 1932 in Ringgold, Maryland to Archie S and Iva (Brumbaugh) Bayer. Mary married Alvin Skiles on November 5, 1950 in Brookville, Ohio. They were married for 54 years before he preceded her in death on June 22, 2005.Mary attended Brookville High School for 2 years. She worked as a homemaker in her own home. She formerly served on the Pratt Regional Medical Center Auxiliary for 20 [...]
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Obituary: Mary Garner
Mary E. Garner, age 77, passed away on Jan. 28, 2020 at River Bend Assisted Living, Great Bend, KS. She was born on Dec. 14, 1942 at Junction City, KS, the daughter of Virgil and Willa Mae (Teem) Springfeldt.Mary received her Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics from Fort Hays Kansas State College in 1964. She taught school at WaKeeney and St. John, was a First Responder/Ambulance Driver, worked for the Kansas Fish and Game Commission, Pratt, KS, was a Stafford County [...]
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Obituary: Marie Ann Mantooth
Sterling--Marie Ann Mantooth passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at the age of 91. She was born on June 2, 1928, in Los Angeles, California, the only child of George (Judd) and Alma Geron Nichols. When she was two the family moved back to their hometown of Zenda, Kansas. For many years they ran the Zenda Café, until the food rationing during WWII made it difficult to get the supplies they needed and it was closed.Marie Ann graduated from [...]
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Obituary: Rodney L. Freeman
Rodney L. Freeman, 62, of Pratt, Kansas, passed away January 25, 2020 atPratt Rehabilitation and Residence Center, Pratt, Kansas. He was born June 2,1957 in Medicine Lodge, Kansas, the son of Marion "Toby" and Ann Freeman.He was a retired heavy equipment operator.Survivors include: his mother, Ann; 1 brother, Rocky; 1 daughter, Jana; 1 son,Jance; 1 niece, Gentry; 2 nephews, Wyatt and Wayde; aunts, uncles, family andmany friends. He was preceded in death by [...]
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Obituary: Mary Carroll
Mary Carroll, 97, passed away Friday, January 24, at The Gardens at Barry Road, Kansas City, MO. She was born December 16, 1922 at Abdal, NE to Anton and Marie (Andersen) Damm. Mary married Gale Carroll on November 24, 1941 in Belleville, KS. They were married 78 years. He survives. Mary and Gale lived in Pratt from December 1941 to May 1948. They moved back to Pratt in August 1959 and lived here until they moved to the Kansas City area in [...]
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Obituary: Helen Schwarm
Greensburg- Helen Ruth Schwarm, 100, died February 4, 2020 at Parkwood Village, Pratt, Kansas. She was born March 3, 1919 in Strong City, Kansas, the third of four children, to Maude Alice (Nickel) and Clyde Clinton Piester. Helen had lived on the family ranch near Belvidere, Kansas, rural Greensburg, and Pratt since 2007. She attended school at Croft, Kansas through the eighth grade, then attended Haviland High School graduating in 1937. She continued to Friends Bible College, Haviland and [...]
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Obituary: Deborah Whisennand
Deborah Whisennand, 65 year old Woodward resident, died Saturday, February 1, 2020 in Woodward. Memorial services were held at 10 a.m. Friday, February 7, 2020 in the Billings Funeral Home Chapel. Interment was in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Pratt, Kansas. Deborah Sue (Clevenger) Whisennand, was born on April 14, 1954 in Pratt, Kansas; she was the daughter of Finis Edgar and Lela Faye (Wells) Clevenger. Deborah grew up in Pratt, she attended grammar [...]
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Obituary: Martha Strong
Pratt—Martha "Myrt" Albers Strong, 93, died Feb. 12, 2020, at Parkwood Village, Pratt, Kansas. She was born May 29, 1926, at Cunningham, Kansas the daughter of Ben and Anna Mary Geris Ebenkamp. A resident of the St. Leo community most of her life, she was a homemaker. Martha was a member of the St. Leo Catholic Church and the Altar Society, both of St. Leo. On May 29, 1945, she married Fred Albers at St. Leo; he died April [...]
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Obituary: Betty Barker
Wichita, KS - Betty Lorraine (Leatherman) Barker, 90, was born August 9, 1929 in St. John, the 3rd of 7 daughters born to Chester and Pansy (Gariss) Leatherman, and died Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at her home in Wichita. Betty graduated from Antrim High School in 1947, and attended Kansas University studying Journalism. On May 2, 1954, Betty married Morton Barker in Pratt. Morton and Betty spent the majority of their married life on the family farm in rural Pratt. [...]
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Obituary: Marie Bryant
Pratt - Marie C. (Bartel) Bryant, 91, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020, at Pratt Rehab and Residence Center in Pratt. She was born September 8, 1928 at Meade, KS to John B. Bartel and Elizabeth T. (Classen) Bartel. Marie married Raymond W. Bryant on March 11, 2000 at Pratt, KS. He preceded her in death on November 7, 2012. Marie was a member of the Pratt Friends Church. Survivors include a sister, Margaret Bartel of Meade, KS, 2 [...]
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Obituary: Lane Gourley
Pratt—Lane Keith Gourley, 56 son, brother, uncle and friend passed away on January, 31, 2020. He was employed as a supervisor for the City of Pratt. He was an avid outdoor enthusiast. He had a generous and loving heart and will be greatly missed by those he touched. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, archery and spending time with family and friends. He is preceded in death by his father, Keith Gourley. He is survived by his mother, Barbara Gourley, sister, [...]
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