Carl Elvin Burkhall
Mar 20, 2015
Carl Elvin Burkhall Carl Elvin Burkhall, 80, passed away Friday, March 20, 2015, at Hilltop Manor in Cunningham, KS. Born April 9, 1934, on the family farm north of Coldwater, KS, the son of Francis and Alma (Ochs) Burkhall, he was a farmer. Carl was a lifetime resident of Comanche County, KS. He attended New Home Country School and graduated...
Jim D. Shipley
Mar 5, 2015
Jim D. Shipley Jim D. Shipley, 79, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015 at the Deseret Health and Rehab in Pratt, KS. Born October 23, 1935 in Woods County, OK, he was the son of E. E. and Lillie Mae (Rhodes) Shipley. He was a former resident of Protection, KS. Jim was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Marines and...
Jerry Clifford Owens
Mar 3, 2015
Jerry Clifford Owens Jerry Clifford Owens, 76, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at his residence in Coldwater, KS. Born April 11, 1938, at Buffalo, OK, he was the son of Charles Clifford and Jennifer (Ellis) Owens. Jerry was a resident of Coldwater, KS, moving there in 2000 from South Fork, CO. He attended school in Selman, OK. Jerry was...
Lela Kropf
Feb 22, 2015
Lela Kropf Lela (Byram) Kropf, 91, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015 at the Mennonite Manor in South Hutchinson, KS. Lela was born on April 30, 1923, and lived on a farm near Sheldon, MO. She was one of 12 children, the sole survivor being her twin sister: Lila Carder of Chanute, KS. She was married to Paul Kropf on...
Nancy Victoria (Barnes) Jackson
Feb 20, 2015
Nancy Victoria (Barnes) Jackson Nancy Victoria (Barnes) Jackson, 70, passed away Friday, February 20, 2015, at the Carriage House in Greensburg, KS. Born May 6, 1944, at Coldwater, KS, the daughter of Monte Dean and Thelma Irene (Campbell) Barnes, she was a farmer and rancher. Nancy was a lifetime resident of Comanche County, KS. She attended Coldwater Grade School, graduated...
Dewayne Herd
Feb 11, 2015
DeWayne Herd Lawrence DeWayne Herd was born September 23, 1921 South of Protection, Kansas--the eighth child of George Robert and Bertha Agnes Herd. DeWayne, as he would be called, joined sisters: Doris Coles, Velma Wimmer, Ruth Land, Maxine Brewer, Beatrice McNelly and Margaret St. Clair Watts. DeWayne's brothers were: Harmon Herd, James Herd and Hern Herd and his cousin, Ward...
Margaret Rose Snyder Morgan
Feb 2, 2015
Margaret Rose (Jackson) Snyder Morgan Margaret Rose (Jackson) Snyder Morgan, 92, passed away Monday, February 2, 2015, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. She was born in Coldwater, KS on June 8, 1922 to Daniel Neill and Gladys (Taylor) Jackson. She grew to adulthood on the family ranch, Valley Farm, now known as the Crossed J Ranch. She...
James "Jim" A. Hess
Jan 24, 2015
James Alvin Hess James Alvin Hess of rural Protection, Kansas died Saturday, January 24, 2015 at the Kansas Soldiers' Home at Fort Dodge, Kansas where he had lived for the past several months. He was 69 years old. The son of Alvin Clair and Lucille Mary Jeck Hess, Jim, as he was known to his family and friends, was born...
Viola "Vi" H. Bliss
Jan 13, 2015
Viola H. "Vi" Bliss Viola H. "Vi" Bliss, 91, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at the Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, KS. Born November 23, 1923, at Bronx, New York, the daughter of Carmine and Raffaela (D'Auria) Bello, she was a homemaker. Vi was a long time resident of Coldwater, KS, moving to the area in 1962. She was a...
Gary Dean Trummel
Jan 9, 2015
Gary Dean Trummel Gary Dean Trummel, 84, passed away Friday, January 9, 2015 at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born August 17, 1930, at Wilmore, KS, he was the son of Lester E. and Eulah Booth (Wood) Trummel. Gary was a long time resident of Comanche County, KS, also living in Wichita, KS and Greensburg, KS. He graduated...
Helen Christine Hackney
Dec 3, 2014
Helen Christine Scheuerman Carlisle Hackney Helen Christine Hackney, 88, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, Kansas. She was a long time resident of Comanche County. Helen was born to Jacob and Leta (Smith) Scheuerman on December 17, 1925, in Hutchinson, Kansas. She was the third of seven children and was preceded in death...
Charles "Chuck" Bruckner
Dec 2, 2014
Charles "Chuck" Bruckner Charles "Chuck" Bruckner, 69, passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at the Kansas Soldiers Home in Fort Dodge, KS. Born January 23, 1945, at Hegyfalu, Hungary, he was the son of Frank and Mary (Fulop) Bruckner. Chuck grew up in Owensboro, KY and attended Wesleyan University. On April 27, 1968, he married Diane Snell. To this union...
Dora Laurene Dearmond
Nov 19, 2014
Dora Laurene DeArmond Dora Laurene DeArmond, 84, passed away November 19, 2014 at the Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, KS, surrounded by her husband, daughters, and grandchildren. She was born November 14, 1930 to Arthur J. and Adele (Durham) Bowhay in Blackwell, OK. On August 28, 1948, she married Harry Lee DeArmond at Cherokee, OK. She was seventeen and he was...
Lance Riner
Nov 4, 2014
Lance Rankin Riner Lance Rankin Riner, 72, passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born April 16, 1942, at Ashland, KS, he was the son of Nevan and Faye Evelyn (Minor) Riner. Lance graduated from Protection High School in 1960, where he participated in football, track, and was trainer for the basketball team....
Don Frazier
Oct 29, 2014
Don Frazier Don Frazier, born January 28, 1938, died on October 29, 2014. He was the son of Carlyle and Lucille Frazier, both deceased, of Coldwater, Kansas. He was currently living in Haysville, KS but had lived in Coldwater for most of his life. In 1959 he married Loretta Jane Young. She precedes him in death. They had 3 children:...
Joe Byron Spence
Oct 23, 2014
Joe Byron Spence Joe Byron Spence, 93, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2014, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. He was born on June 16, 1921 in Pauls Valley, OK, to James Dee and Lula (Linn) Spence, the youngest of 9 kids. After living in Oklahoma and Texas, his family moved to California and he graduated from Chowchilla,...
Marjorie Overocker
Oct 4, 2014
Marjorie Overocker Marjorie (Thompson) Overocker was born in Kiowa County, KS, on March 21, 1923 and died at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS on October 4, 2014, at the age of 91. She was the third child of Walter and Clara (Hase) Thompson. On August 20, 1944, Marjorie married John Overocker. Three children were born to this union:...
Deloris "De" Carol Brown
Sep 25, 2014
DeLoris "De" Carol Brown DeLoris "De" Carol Brown, 73, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2014, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born March 14, 1941, at Hutchinson, KS, she was the daughter of Jesse and Marguerite (Reynolds) Brandon. De was a lifetime resident of Comanche County, KS. She graduated from Coldwater High School in 1960 and attended beauty...
Betty Jean Brass
Sep 20, 2014
Betty Jean Brass Betty Brass, 87, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at her apartment at Sunrise Assisted Living in Leawood, Kansas. She was born on April 26, 1926, at Coldwater, Kansas. Her parents were Wilford and Lucille Betzer of Coldwater, Kansas. Betty grew up in Coldwater with her three sisters, Mary, Wilma, and Dorothy, and her brother, Donald....
Irene Maris
Sep 7, 2014
Esther Irene Maris Esther Irene Maris, 95, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2014 at the Ashland Health Center Long Term Care Unit in Ashland, KS. Born April 20, 1919, at her grandparents' farm south of Protection, KS, the daughter of Claude and Alma (Goos) Rieff, she was a homemaker. Irene was nearly a lifetime resident of Protection, KS, moving to...
