Obituaries

Dec 28, 2022

 

MARIANO SALDANA ZAMUDIO SR.

 

Mariano Saldana Zamudio Sr., 74, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at St. Catherine’s Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.

The son of Pablo Saldana and Juana Zamudio, he was born on June 27, 1948, in Caltimacan Tasquilo Hidalgo, Mexico.

Mariano and Teresa Martinez Saldana were married in Mexico.

Survivors include wife, Teresa Martinez...

Dec 24, 2022

 

 

Karen E. Renick Hall, 77, passed away on December 24, 2022 at St. Catherine’s Hospital, Garden City, Kansas.

She was born on November 26, 1945, in Liberal, Kansas to Randall Renick and Pauline Olsen Owens. Karen graduated from Liberal High School in 1963.  She attended college at Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas.

On April 6, 1968, she married...

Dec 22, 2022

Norman Carl Matthews, 84, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at St. Catherine’s Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.

 

Norman was born on September 4, 1938 in Woodward County, to James and Eva Mae (Keltch) Matthews.  Norman attended school at Pleasant Valley, OK; Sharon, OK; and Satanta, KS before finishing out his...

Dec 18, 2022

 

Colleen Raye Dittfurth

  Colleen Raye Dittfurth, 70, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022, at Western Prairie Care Center, in Ulysses, Kansas. She was the daughter of Duane and Ada (Ratliff) Rasmusson and was born June 14, 1952, in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

She and Walter “Dale” Dittfurth were married on December 31, 2008, in Elkhart, Kansas. Their marriage...

Dec 18, 2022

Kathleen Ann Hill

 

Kathleen Ann Hill “Kathy”, age 68, of Satanta, Kansas passed from this life on to her eternal life on December 18th, 2022, in Norman, Oklahoma. Kathy was born December 14th, 1954, in Aurora, Colorado, to Martha Ann Smith. She spent her childhood in Guymon, Oklahoma, and was raised by her loving grandparents Carl and Bea Grove.  

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Dec 17, 2022

 

William "Texas Bill" Thorpe, 76, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Satanta Long Term Care Unit, Satanta, Kansas.  He was born on June 14, 1946, in Beaver, Oklahoma to Wilbur and Geneva Thorpe.

Bill was a rodeo clown and cowboy entertainer, and he never met a stranger.  His rodeos took him all over the United States.  His trained...

Dec 13, 2022

 

Louis Arthur Boultinghouse was born April 17, 1925, in Grand Junction Colorado to Louis Arthur Boultinghouse Sr and Dora Elizabeth (Treadwell) Boultinghouse.  He passed away Monday, December 13, 2022, at Brookdale Skilled Nursing Facility in Overland Park, Kansas, at the age of 97.

 

Louis was born in Osborne, Kansas, and attended grade school, junior high and high school...

Dec 7, 2022

Dec 7, 2022

 

Joseph T. Brooks Jr., 95, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Satanta Long Term Care Unit in Satanta, Kansas. The son of Joseph and Blanche (Greenwood) Brooks, he was born on July 15, 1927, in Tabler, Oklahoma.

Joe and Virginia Helen Brooks were married on September 3, 1948, in Canon City, Colorado. 

Joe worked for the...

Dec 6, 2022

Treva L. Hanks, 92, of Garden City, KS passed away Tuesday, December 6th, 2022 at St. Catherine’s Hospital in Garden City.  Treva was born May 30, 1930 to the late Fama and James Redding in El Dorado, KS.  She graduated from Tribune High School in 1947.  Treva was united in marriage to Leonard H. Hanks on May 1, 1948 in...

Dec 5, 2022

 

EDNA JUNE (MILLER) KINSER

 

Edna June (Miller) Kinser, 101, Hugoton, Kansas, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2022, at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home, in Hugoton.

The daughter of Marvin and Violet (Beasley) Miller, she was born March 6, 1921, in Stevens County, Kansas. She was a lifetime resident of Stevens County.

Edna and Leslie Otis Kinser were married...

Nov 30, 2022

Jody Eugene Bennett, 64, of Garden City, KS passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at his home.  Jody was born November 13, 1958, in Garden City, Kansas to the late Donald and Elma Jean Bennett.  He graduated from Garden City High School in 1976.  After high school, Jody attended Garden City Community College, then went on to earn his PhD...

Nov 29, 2022

Tonya Laynette Schmidt Batey, born June 3, 1973, passed away suddenly onNovember 29, 2022, in Hugoton, Kansas, Tonya battled Lupus and a variety of physical(and other) challenges throughout her life.

Tonya had a creative spirit that she shared with those near and far. She was a hardworker at all her endeavors. Her hobbies included collecting little things, doing “wordsearches” and...

Nov 27, 2022

 

Ronnie Frank Meyer, 83 years old, went to be with his Lord November 27, 2022, at Wesley medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.

Ronnie was born September 7, 1939, in Fowler, Kansas to Clifford and Wilma (Eccleston) Meyer.

He and Patsy Sue (Aaron) Ratliff were united in marriage on October 3, 1980, in Clayton, New Mexico. They recently celebrated 42...

Nov 27, 2022

 

Alan Bruce Olson, 60 years old passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022, in Norton County, Kansas. The son of Daryl and Vanetta (Hager) Olson, he was born on March 17, 1962, in Burlington, Colorado.

He and Joyan Renee Romero were married on October 5, 2019, in Ulysses, Kansas.

            Alan worked for the City of Ulysses in various positions...

Nov 25, 2022

Feel free to wear regular funeral attire with a splash of RED in honor of our mother.

Maria De Lourdes (Martinez) Jimenez, 60 years old, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, November 25, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis, in Wichita, Kansas.

The daughter of Jesus Martinez Sr. and Lydia (Lozano) Martinez, she was born on...

Nov 25, 2022

Robert (Bob) Marley Nairn Jr., 81, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas.

 

Robert was born on August 14, 1941, in Los Angeles, California to Robert Marley Nairn Sr. and Lois Louise (Merkel) Nairn.  He grew up in Los Angeles and then moved to Garden City, Kansas. 

 

In 1958, he...

Nov 4, 2022

Wanda May (Durham) Alexander, 85 years old, of Satanta, Kansas passed away on Friday, November 4, 2022, at Kearny County Hospital, Lakin, Kansas.

Wanda was born to Louis and Bertie (Thornton) Durham on May 18, 1937, in Cedaredge, Colorado.  The family moved to Satanta, Kansas when Wanda was 3 years old.

Wanda met the love of her life, Alfred Alexander...

Oct 29, 2022

 

DATELINE- ULYSSES, KS

Laura Lee (Steen) Heaton

 

Laura Lee Heaton, 92, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at Western Prairie Care Center Home, Ulysses, Kansas.

 

Laura Lee was born to Lawrence and Dorothy Steen on October 10, 1930, in Ulysses, Kansas. After graduating from high school, she married Harold Lloyd (Buddy) Heaton. She was a wife,...

Oct 18, 2022

 

Jesus “Art” Arturo Ramirez, 59, of Garden City, Kansas passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2022.  Art was born May 13, 1963 in San Luiz, Mexico; the oldest of ten children.  Art attended Buffalo Jones Elementary and Abe Huebert Middle School prior to his family relocating to Yuma, AZ. As an adult Art moved back to Garden City where he...