Ralph Hoofer
Oct 1, 2025
Ralph L. Hoofer, 96, passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born March 25, 1929, at a farm northwest of Coldwater, KS, he was the son of Asa and Zoe (Weimert) Hoofer.
Ralph was a lifetime resident of Coldwater, KS. He attended Coldwater Grade School and graduated from Coldwater High School...
Jane Arlene (Christopher) Roetker
Sep 25, 2025
Jane Arlene (Christopher) Roetker, 83, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2025 at Protection Valley Manor in Protection, KS. She was born March 7, 1942 to Walter and Lillie (Hopkins) Christopher in Ashland, KS. She had one older sister, Judy, and a younger brother, Jim.
She was a lifetime resident of Protection, KS and graduated from Protection High...
Myrtle Lucille "Lucy" (Gann) Nolan
Sep 13, 2025
Myrtle Lucille "Lucy" (Gann) Nolan passed away September 13, 2025. Born March 25, 1930 in Elkland, MO in a home overlooking the Niangua River, she was the daughter of A.J. and Iva (Pinkly) Gann.
Lucy attended Charity, MO and Buffalo, MO High School. She was married in 1948 and divorced four years later. To that marriage, a...
Patricia "Pat" Joyce Dunn
Sep 13, 2025
Patricia "Pat" Joyce (Richardson) Dunn, 96, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2025 at Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, KS. Born May 11, 1929 at the Johnson Ranch south of Coldwater, KS, she was the daughter of Alonzo and Emma Mae (Bibb) Richardson.
On May 20, 1944, she married Edward "Ed" Kenneth Dunn in Medicine Lodge, KS. He preceded...
Cory Jason Minton
Aug 10, 2025
Cory Jason Minton, 49, of Coldwater, Kansas passed away on August 10th, 2025.
Cory was born to David Louis Minton and Tanya Jo Canon (Culp) in Snyder, Texas on Thursday, September 4th, 1975.
Cory moved around a lot when he was young. He moved to Bloomfield with his family in 1991 and started at Bloomfield...
Vickie Lee Williams
Jul 27, 2025
Vickie Lee Williams passed away peacefully the morning of July 27th, 2025, at Protection Valley Manor in Protection, KS. She was 76 years old.
Vickie was born in Ashland, KS to Jim and Leona Mae Winn Williams. She grew up on a farm just south of Protection, graduating from Protection High School in 1967. After high school,...
Ruby Thompson
Jul 26, 2025
Ruby Thompson, age 86, of Freedom, OK, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones.
Born on March 14, 1939, in Coldwater, KS, Ruby was the daughter of John and Florence (Hoffman) Bliss. On November 1, 1957, she married Floyd Thompson.
Ruby spent the last 15 years of her career at...
Connie Loretta Cox
Jul 14, 2025
Connie Loretta Cox, 75, passed away Monday, July 14, 2025, at Grand Plains Skilled Nursing and Rehab in Pratt, KS. Born March 4, 1950, in Shamrock, TX, she was the daughter of John and Virgie (Dalton) Rector.
Connie graduated from Minneola High School in Minneola, KS in 1968. She married Hoy Lee Cox, Jr., in March of...
Linda Carol (Mccarty) Herman
Jul 12, 2025
Linda Carol (McCarty) Herman, 82, was born December 19, 1942 in Vancouver WA. The daughter of Glenn McCarty and Opal (Bowen) McCarty. Linda passed from this life surrounded by her family, at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Inman, KS on July 12, 2025.
In 1943 when her father went into WWII Service, Linda and her mother moved...
Bill Bayne
Jun 25, 2025
Billy Jo Bayne, 93, of Protection, KS, was welcomed in the arms of Jesus on June 25, 2025. Born on December 28, 1931, in Ashland, KS, he was the son of Kern and Bernice Bayne. He spent the majority of his life in Protection and graduated from Protection High School in 1949; on March 3, 1950, he married Bernice...
Viola "Vi" Mae (Pettay) Blake
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...
Judith Ann Moore
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....
Kenny Colter
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...
Betty Jean Jantzen
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...
Elvera I. Unruh
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...
Morris Deewall, Rph
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...
Cathy Marie Smith
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...
Helen L. Lehman
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...
Mary Schultz
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...
Connie Gail Lindsay
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...
