Obituaries

PRATT—Ula Von Quinn, 89, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2021 at Pratt Health and Rehab. She was born December 17, 1931 in King City, Missouri to Glenn and Blanche (Broderick) Darnell. Ula married Sherrill Duane Quinn on March 10, 1951 in King City, Missouri. He...

PRATT—Melinda Lou Enick, 57, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2021 at her home. She was born December 3, 1963 in Iola to Raymond and Chloe (Storrer) Klaus. Melinda married Doug Enick on August 2, 1986 in Emporia, Kansas. They were married for 34 years. Melinda graduated...

DODGE CITY - Bruce Dale Mock, 93, passed away on January 13, 2021 in Dodge City, Kansas Bruce was born in Hutchinson, Kansas. February 16, 1927 to Kester C. And Alverna (McMurray) Mock. He married JoAnne (Hoskinson) Mock on February 27, 1948 in Hutchinson, Kansas....

Wilma Rose Schlenz Fisher, age 98, graduated from this life to her eternal home in Heaven on December 27, 2020. She was born August 8, 1922 to John George and Hattie Freymiller Schlenz. In addition to her parents, Wilma is also preceded in death by stepmother,...

MANHATTAN - Una L. Allen was born to Keith and Edna Kehr in Newton, Kansas on April 2, 1928.  She and her family moved to Preston, Kansas, where she graduated from Preston High School in 1945. She married Richard Allen on December 24, 1945.  Richard was...

BEL AIRE—Our Dearest Mom, Juanita June (Leeper) Smith, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, January 2, 2021 in her sleep at Catholic Care Assisted Living in Bel Aire, KS.  She was born August 23rd, 1934 to Ross Gardner Leeper Sr. and Beatrice Elizabeth Schuman.  She was proceeded in...

STERLING—Mary Jane Schweitzer, 94, of Sterling passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 in Sterling.  Private services will be held at Riverside Cemetery. Mary was born on May 27, 1926 in Franklin, Kansas to John Henry and Jenny Lynn (Lane) Tolliver.  She graduated from Arma High School...

Age 90, passed away on Dec. 2, 2020. She was born in Greensburg, Kansas, May 28, 1930 to her parents Harold and Emma (Bertram) Beck. The youngest of four children, she attended Greensburg schools and WSU. She married Walter W. Sondergard, June 29, 1952. They...

SALINA—Cornelia (Joyce) McBride Turner, age 88, passed away Jan. 6, 2021 at Salina Regional Health Center. She was born on Jan. 7, 1932 at Jetmore, KS, the daughter of Roy William and Cornelia Emily Allen McBride.  She was a master scheduler at Cross Manufacturing. She was...

ANDOVER - Rosanne Sullivan (87) died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, January 8, 2021 after a lengthy battle with various health issues.  A recent heart attack on October 5, 2020 left her weak in physical strength but still strong of character as she attempted...

IUKA—Larry Gene Huff, 80, of Iuka, Kansas passed away January 4, 2021 at the Grand Plains Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in Pratt, Kansas.  Larry was born November 16, 1940 at the family home in Decatur County, Kansas as the oldest of three children to Bert B...

PRATT—Leonard Lee Mumma, 86, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Grand Plains Skilled Nursing in Pratt.  He was born September 6, 1934 in Garnett to Louie P. and Mary (Bronson) Mumma. Leonard married Kathryn (Shores) Mumma on August 14, 1954 in Ulysses. They were married...

BUCKLIN—Elveta Estelle Keller passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Hill Top House in Bucklin, KS. Elveta was born on October 20,1937 to George Melvin and Ethel Beatrice (Ward) Keller in Sun City. Elveta enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps of the US Army in 1957. She...

Jimmie Lee Wise, age 88, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021 at the Russell Reginal Hospital in Russell, Ks. He was born on Oct. 23, 1932 in St. John, KS, the son of W.S. and Eva (Hunt) Wise.  Jimmie married Patricia Ellen York on July...

GREENSBURG —Jennifer Duke, 42, died December 15, 2020 at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, Greensburg, Kansas.  She was born June 21, 1978 in King City, California the daughter of Duane Maas and Leslie Duke. She had lived in California and Kiowa County, Kansas.  Jennifer earned a certificate in...

GREAT BEND—Great Bend - Joseph Edward Michael Snyder, of Great Bend, Kansas passed away of a non-COVID illness on December 28, 2020 at the age of 67. He was known as Joe, Pops, Papa Joe, and Snyd by family, friends, and community. Joseph was born in...

PRATT—Her needle is silent and her hands are at rest as Gladys Faye (Randall) Kennedy passed peacefully into God’s arms on December 30, 2020 at the age of 92 at Prairie Sunset Home in Pretty Prairie, Kansas. She was born November 18, 1928 to Amos C....

SAWYER—Louise Fern, daughter of Jesse and Fern Hearn Boyd, was born October 11,1936 in Pratt. She departed this life Tuesday, December 29, 2020 in a hospital in Pratt at the age of 84. In 1953 Louise was baptized and became a member of the Old German...

PRATT—Linda Sue (Chance) Honeman passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Pratt Regional Medical Center at the age of 74.  She was born on April 27, 1946 to Mildred Coleen (Hemphill) Chance and Philip Wayne “Dude” Chance in Pratt, Kansas. Sue grew up in...

HUDSON—Virgil Ray Gatton, age 82, of rural Stafford died December 23, 2020 at Leisure Homestead of Stafford, KS.  He was born May 22, 1938 at St. Rose Hospital in Great Bend, KS to R.D. and Lucille (Panning) Gatton.  On May 25, 1958 he married Vinita...

CUNNINGHAM—Jerry Lee Nice, 69, died Dec. 22, 2020 at his home in Cunningham. He was born April 18, 1951 the son of Lawrence and Goldie Ross Nice.  A longtime Cunningham resident he was a retired carpet installer. He married Brenda Strickland.  Other survivors include daughter Mersadies Nice;...

PRATT—Herman “ Darrel ” Patrick, 88, passed away Sunday, December 6th, 2020 in Pratt. He was born March 27, 1932. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman Miller and Hazel Effie (Green) Patrick; and brothers, Marvin “Clyde” Patrick and Dale Patrick. Darrel is survived...

WICHITA—Janis G. Swafford (Galene), 81, died Dec. 24, 2020 in Wichita, Kan., following a brief illness. She was laid to rest in a private family graveside service, Dec. 28, in Pratt. Galene was born Dec.  2, 1939, in Pratt, Kan., the youngest child of Elmer L....

Pratt - Robert Lee Bell, 87, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Grand Plains Skilled Nursing in Pratt. He was born December 10, 1932 in Rosalia to Frank Jefferson and Alma Alice (Ehrlich) Bell. Robert married Carrie Ellen (Dale) Bell on June 15, 1952...

PRATT - Erple Lee Frame, 98, passed away Friday, December 11, 2020 at Pratt Health and Rehab Center, Pratt, Kansas. He was born November 16, 1922 in Elm Mills Township and was the son of  Frank  and Eva Mae  (Colburn) Frame. Erple married Margaret (Patrick) Erple on...

PRATT—Terry Raymond Osterhout, Jr., 49, died of cardiac arrest on Friday, December 4, 2020 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. Terry is survived by his wife, Janet, of Pratt; his sister, Synde (Ken) Kautz of Hermiston, Ore., brother, Darel Glandon of Hermiston, Ore., Christiaan Strydom and...

Pratt - Diana Kay Garten, 60, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Olathe Medical Center. She was born March 3, 1960 in Plainville to Keith and Gwen (Couture) McComb. Diana married Curtis Garten on May 21, 1982 in Stockton. They lived a life full of love for 38 years and were...