Obituaries

Delores  Herrera

Delores Herrera

Mar 23, 2020

Delores Ann Herrera, age 77, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas. Delores was born June 17, 1942 at Bridgeport, Nebraska, the daughter of Carlos Jose & Maria Marina (Arellano) Lopez. A resident of Leoti, Kansas since 1964 moving from Minatare, Nebraska, she served as dispatch for Wichita County Sheriffs Office from...

Virginia K. Clinton

Virginia K. Clinton

Mar 22, 2020

Virginia K. Clinton, age 61, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020, at her home in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on October 23, 1958, in Scott City, Kansas, the daughter of Reece and Delores Thon Roemer. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1981 moving from Healy, Kansas, she was a Bookkeeper and Grain Merchandiser for Scott Coop...

Juanita Mae Janssen

Juanita Mae Janssen

Mar 20, 2020

Juanita Janssen has been called to assist God with entertaining, book reviews and any other need that might provide grace and eloquence to her new heavenly home. A life-long Kansan, Juanita died on Friday, March 20, at the age of 100 at The Ranch Nursing Home in Garden City, Kansas. In heaven, she joins her husband, Alfred Janssen Jr., her...

Nikki  Miller

Nikki Miller

Mar 13, 2020

Nikki Rene Miller, age 40 of Holcomb Ks, died March 13, 2020 in Garden City, Ks. She was born to Douglas K. and Gayle A.(Trent)Miller on May 5, 1979 in Dodge City, Ks. Growing up in Holcomb, Nikki graduated there in 1997. Wanting to fulfill her dream of serving in the military, at the age 34 she joined the U.S....

Judith Ann Kitch

Judith Ann Kitch

Mar 13, 2020

Judith Ann Kitch, age 79, passed away on Friday March 13, 2020 at the Scott County Hospital. She was born on July 14, 1940 in Ness County, Kansas, the oldest daughter of Herman and Nella Lewis Funk. In 1958, Judy married Gary Kitch and was co-owner of Kitch Packing Company for many years. They later divorced, but remained good friends....

Fritz L. Hamill

Fritz L. Hamill

Mar 11, 2020

Garden City, Kansas Fritz L. Hamill, age 84, die on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born September 6, 1935 in Garden City, Kansas the son of William Everett and Mabel Thelma Gatlen Hamill. He was a lifetime member of Garden City, Kansas and worked as a truck driver. He was...

James D. Simons

James D. Simons

Mar 10, 2020

Marienthal, Kansas James D. Simons, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas. Jim was born May 2, 1938 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Louis B. & Ida (Wewer) Simons. A lifetime resident of Wichita County, he was a farmer and rancher. Jim served his country in the United...

Margaret Rosamary Sheets

Margaret Rosamary Sheets

Mar 8, 2020

Lakin, Kansas/Leoti, Kansas Margaret Rosamary Sheets, age 92, went to be with her Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, March 8, 2020. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Rosamary was born July 23, 1927 in Larned, Kansas, the daughter of Herb J. & Eula May (Sipple) Barr. She was a 1945 graduate of Wichita County...

Sharon Lea Scherer

Sharon Lea Scherer

Mar 8, 2020

Garden City, Kansas Sharon Lea Scherer, age 75, died at her home in Garden City, Kansas on Sunday, March 8, 2020. She was born on December 30, 1944 in Denver, Colorado the daughter of Harry and Ruth Morgan Daily. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Colorado Springs. She moved with her husband in 2007 from Lamar,...

Maximina  Sanchez

Maximina Sanchez

Mar 7, 2020

Maximina Sanchez, age 84, died on Saturday March 7, 2020 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born on October 7, 1935 in Tuscola, Texas, the daughter of Ogamas and Nickolas Perez Beravides. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Garden City, Kansas. In 1950 she married Florencio Sanchez. He survives. Other survivors...

Clark  Nelson

Clark Nelson

Mar 5, 2020

Clark Nelson, age 72, died on March 5, 2020 at the High Plains Retirement Village in Lakin, Kansas. He was born on January 7, 1948 in Massachusetts, the son of Walter and arlene Tucker Nelson. He was a long time member of the Garden City community working as the owner/operator of Quiznos. He was also a member of the Lions...

Neil J. Bland

Neil J. Bland

Mar 4, 2020

Neil J. Bland, age 85, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on July 8, 1934, in Plainville, Kansas, the son of Harley Cecil & Lilly A. Smith Bland. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1971 moving from Colby, Kansas, he was a technician for KN Energy from...

Brennan H. Beedy

Brennan H. Beedy

Mar 3, 2020

Brennan H. Beedy, age 42, was called away to his heavenly home on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Wichita, Kansas. Brennan was born June 8, 1977, in Tribune, Kansas, the son of Hugh & Elaine (Millirons) Beedy. Brennan attended elementary school at the Christian Academy in Leoti, Kansas and then transferred to High Plains Elementary to finish grade school. From...

Thelma Joyce Elder

Thelma Joyce Elder

Mar 1, 2020

Thelma Joyce (Brack) Elder, age 87, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Chisholm Place in Wichita, Kansas. Thelma was born May 22, 1932, at Garden City, Kansas, the daughter and seventh child of Daniel & Marie (Riffel) Brack. Thelma attended and graduated from the Wichita County School System, then known as WCCHS. Thelma was an active member of...

Shania Rochelle Lane

Shania Rochelle Lane

Feb 29, 2020

Shania Rochelle Lane, age 24, passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020, in Leoti, Kansas. She was born on November 6, 1995, in Tribune, Kansas, the daughter of Braden R. Lane & Dannette L. Arnold. Shania was a resident of Eads, Colorado since 2018 and was an artist & writer. Survivors Include her One Son - Journey R. Lane of...

Doris Jean Hutchison

Doris Jean Hutchison

Feb 29, 2020

Doris Jean Hutchison, age 91, passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Somerlen Glen in Centennial, Colorado. Doris Jean was born April 19, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Leonard M. & Inez Virginia Ocheltree Gilman. A resident of Colorado since 1986 moving from Leoti, Kansas, she was a homemaker. Doris Jean held membership in the United...

Werner Duane Burch

Werner Duane Burch

Feb 25, 2020

Leoti, Kansas Werner Duane Burch, age 46, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas. Werner was born February 8, 1974 in Tribune, Kansas, the son of Lester Lew & Lyla Kay ( Rowton ) Burch, Sr. A 1992 graduate of Hartshorne High School in Hartshorne, Oklahoma, he moved to the Leoti area...

Pebble Marie Johnson

Pebble Marie Johnson

Feb 23, 2020

Pebble (Marie) Johnson, age 86, died on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at the Ranch House in Garden City, Kansas. She was born on September 7, 1933 in Arkansas, the daughter of Roscoe and Genelda Madole Bush. She was member of the Garden City community since 1969 having moved from Wichita, Kansas. She worked as a book keeper of Oklahoma Tire...

John Keith Mick

John Keith Mick

Feb 23, 2020

John Keith Mick, age 71, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2020, at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on June 12, 1948, in Plainville, Kansas, the son of Frank J. & Mary V. Thummel Mick. John was a resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1967 moving from Lincoln, Kansas and was a appliance repair...

Carlos Enrique Gonzalez-Ovando

Carlos Enrique Gonzalez-Ovando

Feb 20, 2020

Carlos Enrique Gonzalez-Ovando, age 36, passed away on February 20, 2020 in Leoti, Kansas. Carlos was born November 11, 1983 in Villa Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico, the son of Julio Cesar & Maria Beatriz Ovando- Cruz Gonzalez- Lopez. Carlos was of the Catholic faith. He held a Master’s degree in Agricultural Biology and was a breeder for Seaboard Industries in Leoti,...