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...
Harold L. Mckinney
Dec 15, 2017
Harold L. McKinney, 94, passed away Friday, December 15, 2017, at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital in Greensburg, KS. Born July 10, 1923 on a farm north of Coldwater, KS, the son of Walter Arthur and Sadie (Marley) McKinney, he was a farmer. Harold was a lifetime resident of the Coldwater, KS area. He attended Reeder Country School and graduated from...
Elmer "Bud" Schultz
Nov 14, 2017
Elmer "Bud" Schultz, 89, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. He was born October 11, 1928, to Harry and Emma (Reich) Schultz at their rural home near Coy, OK, the 8th of 11 children, 6 girls and 5 boys. When Elmer was about 5 years old, the family moved back to Kansas and...
Norma Jeanne Dickinson
Nov 11, 2017
Norma Jeanne (Sankpill) Dickinson, 93, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017, at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born July 7, 1924, at Wood River, IL, she was the daughter of Albert M. and Mary Elizabeth (White) Sankpill. The Sankpill's moved to a farm southeast of Buttermilk, KS in 1930. Later the family moved to a farm in the Paruna,...
Joaquin Alonso Rivero Venegas
Nov 5, 2017
Joaquin Alonso Rivero Venegas, 18, passed away Sunday, November 5, 2017, at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, KS. Born June 27, 1999, at San Jorge, Utah, he was the son of Joaquin Rivero Hernandez and Maria Dolores Venegas Flores. Alonso was a lifetime resident of Comanche County, KS. He graduated from South Central High School in 2017 and was...
Steve J. Prusa
Oct 15, 2017
Steve J. Prusa Steven Joseph Prusa, 66, passed away Sunday, October 15, 2017, at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born January 28, 1951, at Hoisington, KS, he was the son of Alphonse Daniel and Lorena Magdalene (Mater) Prusa. Steve was a long-time resident of Coldwater, KS, where he owned and operated Hatfield-Prusa Funeral Home and Hatfield Furniture for many...
Francis "Frank" Leroy Young
Sep 6, 2017
Francis "Frank" Leroy Young, 81, passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at Pratt Health and Rehab in Pratt, KS. Born January 14, 1936, at Protection, KS, he was the son of Alva and Opal (Huffman) Young. He grew up on farms near Protection and graduated from Protection High School in 1955. He joined the U.S. Air Force after graduation, and...
Walter Gene Myers
Aug 1, 2017
Walter Gene Myers, 88, passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2017 in Monett, MO. Born May 27, 1929 in Coldwater, KS, he was the son of Harmon and Ruth (Shelley) Myers. Gene was nearly a lifetime resident of Comanche County, KS, recently moving in 2016 to Sarcoxie, MO to be near family. He attended Coldwater High School and was a veteran...
Gwen Ann Kamas-Herd
Jul 28, 2017
Gwen Ann Kamas-Herd, 67, passed away Friday, July 28, 2017 at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born October 18, 1949, in Fostoria, Ohio, she was the daughter of Ora J. and LaDonna (Molter) Colwell. Gwen attended and graduated from Hopewell Loudon Schools in Bascom, Ohio. She was a resident of Coldwater, KS for 19 years, previously living in the...
James Daniel Thompson
Jul 20, 2017
James Daniel Thompson, 96, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017, at Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, KS. Born April 20, 1921, at Coldwater, KS, he was the son of Walter T. and Clara (Hase) Thompson. A lifetime resident of Comanche County, KS, James was a farmer and rancher. He attended Coldwater Schools and was a veteran of World War II, serving...
Carl G. Conklin
Jul 17, 2017
Carl G. Conklin. 96, passed away on July 17, 2017. He was born to Harry and Eva Conklin at Humboldt, KS, where he attended school. He served 32 months in the Army Air Corps in North Africa, Italy, and Sardinia during World War II, then worked for Cities Service Gas Company for 37 ½ years. He married Lorene (Sevier) at...
