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Harlin Conrad Yost
Jun 19, 2018
Harlin Conrad Yost Harlin Conrad Yost was born at Hesston, Kansas on January 27, 1921 to Harvey and Elizabeth [Holdeman} Yost. He passed away at the Kiowa County Memorial Hospital Greensburg, Kansas on June 19, 2018, reaching the age of 97 years. His family moved to a farm southwest of Greensburg when he was 7. He attended the "Lone Star...
Jennie June Oller
Jun 13, 2018
Jennie June Oller, 92, passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, KS. Born September 14, 1925, at Protection, KS, she was the daughter of Ralph and Lucy (Stevenson) Sangster. Jennie was a longtime resident of the Buttermilk, KS area, living in Dodge City, KS from 1976-2009, returning to Comanche County, KS in 2009. She graduated from...
Nona Gale Fitzwater
Jun 11, 2018
Our dear Nona Gale Fitzwater passed away on June 11, 2018. She was born on November 24, 1950 to Garland Fitzwater and Irene (Ditch) Fitzwater at Ashland Hospital, Ashland, KS. Nona spent her childhood on a farm west of Protection, KS. She was born into a music loving family and as a young child, her love of music became obvious...
Doris Anne Leeper
Jun 2, 2018
Doris Anne (Dorsey) Leeper passed away on June 2, 2018 in Coldwater, KS at the age of 91. She was born February 20, 1927 in Omaha, NE, to Charles Duvall Dorsey and Georgia Marie Funk Dorsey. At the age of ten, the family moved back home to the Protection, KS area. She graduated from Protection High School in 1945 and...
Jack D. Allen
Apr 18, 2018
Jack D. Allen, 84, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born July 15, 1933 in Coldwater, KS, he was the son of Renous J. and Ruth G. (Beeley) Allen. Jack was a lifetime resident of Coldwater, KS. He attended Missouri Valley and Sunnyside Country Schools and graduated from Coldwater High School in 1951....
Lewis Harold Darr, Sr.
Apr 7, 2018
Lewis Harold Darr, Sr., 71, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018, at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born March 6, 1947, at Freedom, OK, he was the son of Otis Raymond Darr, Sr. and Retha Belle (French) Darr. Lewis was a long-time resident of Coldwater, KS, moving there in 1972 from Freedom, OK. He attended Freedom Schools in Freedom,...
Dru Sherman
Apr 1, 2018
Clayton Andrew "Dru" Sherman, 62, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2018, at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, KS. Born July 27, 1955, at Coldwater, KS, he was the son of Clayton and Ellen (Brown) Sherman. A lifetime resident of the Coldwater, KS area, Dru graduated from Coldwater High School in 1973. He was a lifelong farmer and his work...
Everett Ellsworth Allen
Feb 26, 2018
Everett Ellsworth Allen, 96, passed away Monday, February 26, 2018 at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born April 16, 1921, at Allentown, Ohio, he was the son of Ezra and Annie (Davis) Allen. Everett was a resident of Protection, KS, moving there in 2006, previously living in Ohio and Florida. He was a veteran of World War II where...
Danny Lee Burkhall
Feb 23, 2018
Danny Lee Burkhall, 79, passed away Friday, February 23, 2018, at Cimarron, KS. Born December 19, 1938, at Ashland, KS, he was the son of Roy C. and Frances G. (Cline) Burkhall. Danny attended New Home Country School and graduated from Coldwater High School in 1956. He worked at Allderdice's General Store during high school. He received an associate degree...
Tracy Allen Price
Feb 14, 2018
Tracy Allen Price was born August 23, 1971. He was the third born son of Eldon "Butch" Price and Pamela Price. He left this life on February 14, 2018. He is greeted in heaven by his dad, his grandma, Wintie Todd, grandma, Neva Rainbolt and several others that have gone before. He leaves behind his wife, Ange, son Drew (Ford)...
Bonnie Ferrell Brown
Feb 10, 2018
Bonnie Ferrell (McGee) Brown, 102, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born February 21, 1915, at Dilworth, MN, she was the daughter of Daniel Jackson and Viola H. (Zimmerman) McGee. When Bonnie was about 3 years old, her mother died. She and her sister, Vallie, went to live with their grandparents, Jud and...
Lester Fry, Jr.
Jan 31, 2018
Lester Paul Fry, Jr., 79, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018, at Comanche County Hospital, Coldwater, KS. Born August 12, 1938, on a farm southwest of Wilmore, KS, he was the son of Lester Paul Fry, Sr. and Clarice E. (McMillin) Fry. Lester was a lifetime resident of Wilmore, KS. He graduated from Wilmore High School in 1956 and received...
Karel Patrick Pavlik
Jan 26, 2018
Karel Patrick "KP" Pavlik, 87, beloved dad and loving granddad, passed away Friday, January 26, 2018, at the Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, KS. Born May 9, 1930, at Galveston, TX, he was the son of Karel and Mary Lucy (Collerain) Pavlik. On October 7, 1950, he married Jacquelyn Lou Martin of Coldwater, KS. Hand in hand, for 64 years, they...
Eddie Laverne Killgore
Jan 20, 2018
Eddie Laverne Killgore, 74, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018, at his residence in Coldwater, KS. Born April 19, 1943, at Aztec, NM, he was the son of Artie Marvin and Mary Della (Havens) Killgore. Eddie graduated from Aztec High School in Aztec, NM and attended computer robotics school. He was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Air Force for...
William Duane Blasi
Jan 16, 2018
William Duane Blasi, 85, died Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at Pathways Hospice Care in Loveland, Colorado. He was born Oct. 02, 1932 to August Blasi and Grace (Kingsbury) Blasi in Pratt, KS. He married Lila M. Sangster Nov. 4, 1955 in Pratt, KS. Survivors include one daughter Joy Lynn Blasi of Loveland, CO; one granddaughter Jadey Blasi of Loveland, CO,...
Sharon Louise Sangster
Jan 15, 2018
Sharon Louise Sangster, 68, passed away Monday, January 15, 2018, at her residence in Greensburg, KS. Born July 2, 1949, at Ashland, KS, she was the daughter of Lester and Phebe (Hershberger) Selzer. Sharon graduated from Protection High School in 1967 and received a business certificate from Salt City Business College in Hutchinson, KS. She was a long-time resident of...
Sherrie Lynn Smith
Jan 12, 2018
Sherrie Lynn Smith, 57, went home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Friday, January 12, 2018, at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, KS. Born June 5, 1960, at Denver, CO, the daughter of James Henry Schierenbeck and Mary Kay Minor, she was a homemaker. Sherrie attended Adams City High School in Commerce City, CO and graduated from...
Michelle Marie Moore
Jan 11, 2018
Michelle Marie Moore Michelle Marie Moore, 48, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018, at her residence in Great Bend, KS. Born December 19, 1969 at Denison, TX, and adopted on November 15, 1971, she was the daughter of Rex A. and Ruby (Metzker) Moore. Michelle lived most of her life in special care. Her home was with friends, Virginia and...
Wayne Wesley Kindsvater
Dec 26, 2017
Wayne Wesley Kindsvater, 82, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017, at his residence in Coldwater, KS. Born January 22, 1935, at Ashland, KS, the son of Jake and Helen E. (Boese) Kindsvater, he was a farmer and rancher. Wayne was a lifetime resident of Comanche County, KS. He attended Pikeview Country School and graduated from Coldwater High School in 1952,...
Sharon Koehn Sutton
Dec 18, 2017
Sharon Koehn Sutton, 76, passed away on Monday, December 18, 2017 at her residence in Wichita, KS. Born February 7, 1941, at Coldwater, KS, she was the daughter of Jacob J.C. and Susie (Nichols) Unruh. Sharon was nearly a lifetime resident of Greensburg, KS. She graduated from Greensburg High School in 1959 and was a member of the Greensburg Mennonite...
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