OBITUARIES

Jun 24, 2025

Viola "Vi" Mae (Pettay) Blake was born November 12, 1936 in Kiowa, KS to Carl C. and Annie A, (Sneary) Pettay.  She passed at home with family on June 24, 2025.

Vi grew up and graduated in Kiowa. After graduation, she moved to Coldwater, KS and this is where she met Ivan R. Blake, her husband of...

Jun 23, 2025

Judith Ann Moore, cherished wife of nearly 65 years, mother, grandma and great-grandma passed away June 23, 2025, at the age of 86, at the Ashland Health Center Senior Living Center, in Ashland, KS.

Judy was born on October 20, 1938, to Walter and Lillie (Hopkins) Christopher in her parent's farmhouse located in the Collier Flats community....

Jun 17, 2025

Kenny Colter, 79, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at his residence south of Coldwater, KS. Born December 17, 1945, in Ashland, KS, he was the son of Willard Ira and Mildred (Houck) Colter.

Kenny was a lifetime farmer and rancher in  Comanche County, KS. He graduated from Coldwater High School in 1963 and attended Hutchinson Community...

May 19, 2025

Betty Jean Jantzen, 73, passed away May 19, 2025, at her residence in Wichita, KS.  Born July 23, 1951, in Ashland, KS, she was the daughter of Wallace Dean and Marietta (Herman) Jantzen.

Betty Jean grew up in Protection, KS and graduated from Protection High School in 1969.  She was a Lab Tech in Wichita, KS.  She...

May 14, 2025

ElVera I. Unruh, 76, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at Hill Top House in Bucklin, KS.  Born September 20, 1948, at Fairview, OK, she was the daughter of Rodney and Mable Koehn.

ElVera was a resident of Greensburg, KS, previously living in Wilmore, KS, Coldwater, KS, Haviland, KS, and Portland, OR.  She attended Mullinville Schools in...

Mar 25, 2025

Morris Paul Deewall, RPh, 80, of Wentzville, MO passed away peacefully at home on March 25, 2025.

Morris was born and raised on a farm in the small town of Coldwater, KS. He was a proud and very active member of 4-H, and many of his fondest memories were of growing up "out on the farm", where...

Mar 12, 2025

Cathy Marie Smith, 75, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS.  Born November 24, 1949 in Glendale, CA, she was the daughter of Ted Royce and Opal Ida (Brewer) Hughes.

Cathy graduated from Campbell County High School in Gillette, WY in 1968.  She attended Casper College in Casper, WY, received an...

Feb 18, 2025

Helen L. Lehman, 81, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita, KS. Born February 20, 1943, in Coldwater, KS, she was the eldest child of Harry and Nellie (Lehl) Lohrding.

Helen was a lifetime resident of Coldwater, KS. She grew up on the family farm south of Coldwater and attended Glendale...

Feb 16, 2025

Mary Schultz, 95, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2025 at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS.  Born February 9, 1930 at a farm south of Protection, KS, she was the daughter of Grover Cleveland and Rebie Pearl (Wilborn) Sanders.  She was welcomed by six brothers: Robert, Ralph, Nelson, Grover, and twins, Roger and Raymond.

Mary was a...

Feb 16, 2025

Connie Gail Lindsay, 83, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2025 at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS.  Born December 9, 1941, at Coldwater, KS, she was the daughter of Gay Harter and Nellie Vianna (Norton) Lindsay.

Connie graduated from Protection High School and attended Emporia State University and Northwestern University in Alva, OK.  She worked as a...

Jan 28, 2025

Donald Dean Edmonston, age 93, was born on September 8, 1931 on his parent's farm north of Protection, Kansas. He was a lifelong resident of the communities within Clark, Comanche, and Kiowa counties — Ashland, Protection, Coldwater and Greensburg, where his farming activities were. He passed away on January 28, 2025.

He attended a rural school until...

Jan 7, 2025

Elwood Clair Carlisle was born on October 28, 1945, in Ashland, Kansas to Elwood and Helen Carlisle. His parents raised him and his two brothers, Ronnie and Philip, on the family ranch just outside of Coldwater, Kansas. Clair – as he was known by everyone – lived on that ranch until his last day on earth. He attended elementary...

Jan 6, 2025

Steve Landon Mann, 65, passed away Monday, January 6, 2025 at St. Catherine Hospital in Dodge City, KS.  Born October 26, 1959 in Frankfurt, Germany, he was the son of John and Beatrice Ann "Bea" (Jellison) Mann.

Steve grew up and attended school in El Paso, TX prior to moving to Protection, KS, where he graduated from...

Jan 3, 2025

Mary Francis Milligan was born the daughter of Robert Dudley Duvall and Edith Waltz Duvall on February 25th,1946, in Pocatello, Idaho. She attended school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, transferring to Laverne, Oklahoma as a sophomore where she was a cheerleader, a Miss Laverne contestant, and an academic leader in her graduating class.

On September 3,1966, she married William...

Dec 16, 2024

Jack Alton Loesch was born on June 19, 1937 in Ashland, KS.  His parents were John William Loesch and Gladys Esther (Moore) Loesch, from Protection, KS.  He passed from this life on December 16, 2024 at Legacy at College Hill in Wichita, KS.  He was 87 years old.

Preceding him in death were his parents: John and...

Dec 6, 2024

Harry Clark Craig was born April 24, 1945 in Dodge City, Kansas and died December 6, 2024 in Trenton, Florida.

He is survived by his wife of over forty years Cheryl Craig, son Tom Craig, daughter Kim, stepson Tom and younger brother Ronald Craig.

Clark grew up in southwest Kansas, attending Coldwater High School and...

Nov 18, 2024

Diane Lynn McMoran, 74, passed away Monday, November 18, 2024 at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS.  Born June 29, 1950 at Great Bend, KS, she was the daughter of Oscar Leroy and Barbara Jean (Carter) Byrn.

Diane graduated from Woodward High School in Woodward, OK in 1969.  On March 7, 1970, she married Ray "Mac" McMoran...

Nov 18, 2024

Jay Emerson Royce, 76, passed away Monday, November 18, 2024 at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS.  Born April 15, 1948 in Houston, TX, he was the son of Fred Harry Royce, Sr. and Irlene Elizabeth (Powell) Royce.

Jay graduated from Jesse Jones High School in Houston, TX in 1966 and attended the University of Houston.  He...

Nov 11, 2024

Curtis "Curt" Lee Rush left this world peacefully at home in Coldwater, KS, on Monday, November 11, 2024 at age 60.  He was born on March 24, 1964 in Alton, IL to Harley E. and Donna J. (Cline) Rush.

The family moved to Coldwater in 1971 where Curt grew up tending the family farm as well as...

Nov 2, 2024

Allen Ray "Al" Little, 88, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2024 at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS.  Born June 30, 1936 on a farm near Mullinville, KS, he was the son of Harold Ray and Ora Marie (Gillette) Little.

Al was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Army from 1955-1958.  He spent many years working as...