Jeffrey Scott Ragoschke
Sep 25, 2021
Jeffrey Scott Ragoschke, 61, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City, KS. Born July 7, 1960, at Eau Claire, WI, he was the son of Albert Clarence Ragoschke (Deceased) and Hazel Eleanor (Conry) Ragoschke (Living in Unity, WI).
Jeff graduated from Protection High School in Protection, KS in 1980. He...
Mary Ellen Jantzen
Sep 24, 2021
Mary Ellen Jantzen, 65, passed away Friday, September 24, 2021, at her residence in Wichita, KS. Born December 15, 1955, at Ashland, KS, she was the daughter of Wallace Dean and Marietta (Herman) Jantzen.
Mary Ellen grew up in Protection, KS and graduated from Protection High School in 1973. She received a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from...
Thomas "Tom" Leroy Offield
Aug 29, 2021
Thomas "Tom" LeRoy Offield, 79, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021, at his residence in Coldwater, KS. Born May 8, 1942, at Contra Costa, CA, he was the son of Roy and Catherine (Wagoner) Offield.
Tom was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Air Force from 1960-1964. He was a long time resident of Coldwater, KS, moving...
Jack Lee Fitzwater
Aug 21, 2021
Jack Lee Fitzwater, 76, passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born September 26, 1944 at Protection, KS, he was the son of Garland John and Irene Christine (Ditch) Fitzwater.
Jack graduated from Protection High School in 1962 and received a Bachelor's Degree in Education from Wichita State University in 1968. ...
Jane Ellen Deewall
Aug 20, 2021
Jane Ellen Deewall, 90, passed away Friday, August 20, 2021 at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born June 15, 1931 at Sublette, KS, she was the daughter of E.C. "Slim" and Etta (Dye) Creeden.
Jane was a long time resident of Coldwater, KS, moving there in 1967. She was a member of the Coldwater First Presbyterian...
Brenda Sue (Betschart) Mead
Aug 15, 2021
Brenda Sue (Betschart) Mead passed away, at the age of 57, on August 15, 2021 at Ashland Health Center, after a year and a half battle with cancer. She was born April 24, 1964 to Frantz and Ellen (Cunningham) Betschart in Ashland, KS. She attended Ashland Schools, graduating with the class of 1982. She attended cosmetology school in Dodge...
Darrol Wayne Miller
Aug 2, 2021
Darrol Wayne Miller, 94, passed away Monday, August 2, 2021, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born March 28, 1927, on a farm near Buttermilk, KS, he was the son of Ernest Westford and Merl (Williams) Miller.
Darrol was a lifetime resident and farmer in Comanche County, KS. Â He attended Fairview and Nauvoo County Schools...
Debra "Debbi" Jean Allen
Jul 22, 2021
Debra "Debbi" Jean Allen, age 68, passed away peacefully at St. David's North Austin Medical Center on July 22, 2021 due to complications with the Covid virus. She was born January 28, 1953 in Woodward, Oklahoma to Clarence Eugene and Helen Louise Baker (Dickenson).
On June 5, 1970 she married Ronald Jene Allen and had 3 sons...
John Preston Nolan
Jul 11, 2021
John Preston Nolan was born September 1, 1939 to Sam and Beatrice (Ogle) Nolan. He departed this life July 11, 2021, at age 81, at his daughter's home in Coldwater, KS.
John served in the U.S. Army Special Forces from 1957-1960. He attended Cleveland Chiropractic School in Kansas City, MO.
John went to work at...
Laveda Mae Woolfolk
Jul 1, 2021
LaVeda Mae Woolfolk, 87, passed away Thursday, July 1, 2021, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born October 5, 1933, at Mehan, OK, she was the daughter of Charles and Nellie (Wilson) Stites.
LaVeda was a long time resident of Comanche County, KS, living at Legacy Village in Stillwater, OK, for the past year. She...
Glennda Lee Burt
Jun 30, 2021
Glennda Lee Burt, 60, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in Elk, City, OK. Born December 16, 1960 in Denver, CO, to her biological mother: Anna Lou Wesley, she was later adopted by her maternal grandparents: Glenn Allen and Treva Juanita (Emerson) Moreton.
Glennda was nearly a lifetime resident of Coldwater,...
Jack Leon Pyle
Jun 27, 2021
Jack Leon Pyle, 72, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2021, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born March 5, 1949, at Pratt, KS, he was the son of Jack Stanley and Claudine (Martin) Pyle.
Jack graduated from Haviland High School in Haviland, KS in 1967 and was the President of his Senior Class and quarterback...
Merle Dewayne Wait
Jun 23, 2021
Merle DeWayne Wait, 93, passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at Protection Valley Manor in Protection, KS. Born October 9, 1927, at the family farm east of Protection, KS, he was the son of John and Minnie Esther (Sinkle) Wait.
Merle was a farmer and a lifetime resident of Protection, KS. He graduated from Protection High School...
Pauline Zielke
Jun 15, 2021
Pauline L. Zielke, 94, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at her residence in Coldwater, KS. Born December 24, 1926, at Tulsa, OK, she was the daughter of Stanley George and Robbie Esther (Keese) Lasarsky.
Pauline graduated from High School in Ada, OK and received a Bachelor's Degree in Music and a teaching certificate in Vocal Music...
John Wayne Friend
Jun 11, 2021
John Wayne Friend, 68, of rural Freedom, OK, passed away Friday, June 11, 2021, at Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, KS. Born January 24, 1953, at Coldwater, KS, he was the son of Chester Willard and Dorothy Edna (Corbin) Friend.
John was a rancher and lifetime resident of NW Woods County, OK. He attended Centerview Country School and...
Marjorie Holler
May 31, 2021
Marjorie Evelyn (DeMoss) Holler, 102, went to be with the Lord, Monday, May 31, 2021. She was born March 28, 1919, at Wellsford, KS and was the sixth child of Charles and Beulah (Williamson) DeMoss. Her family moved from Croft, KS to Wilmore, KS when she was five years old. She graduated from Wilmore High School in 1937.
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James Alva Young
May 29, 2021
James Alva Young, 87, passed away peacefully Saturday May 29, 2021, at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. James was born the first child of Alva "Cap" Young and Opal (Huffman) Young in Protection, Kansas on December 05, 1933.
James attended grade school and high school in Protection, KS, graduating in the Class of 1951. James served in the...
Garlon Leroy Jarnagin
May 5, 2021
Garlon Leroy Jarnagin, 87, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born March 9, 1934, at Dalhart, TX, he was the son of Ivan R. and Alba A. (Barker) Jarnagin.
Garlon graduated from Seiling High School in Seiling, OK, received a Bachelor's Degree in Education from Friends University in Wichita,...
Greg Norton
May 1, 2021
Gregory A. Norton, 61, passed away on May 1, 2021, due to a motorcycle accident.
Greg was born on July 23, 1959 on Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin, Texas to Don and Karen Jo (Hopkins) Norton.
With his Dad in the U.S. Air Force, he traveled with family all over the United States and...
Larry Van Dorn
Apr 24, 2021
Wichita, Kansas – Wilbur "Larry" Van Dorn, age 80, passed away April 24, 2021. He was born on June 25, 1940 to Jennafawn (Bell) and Wilbur "Bill" Van Dorn in Protection, KS. Larry was a devoted father, brother and loving grandpa. He will be dearly missed. Larry graduated from Protection High School in 1959 and attended college at Northwestern...
