Obituaries

Daniel J. “Butch” Thimesch, 82, died Aug.12, 2026. He was born Jan. 6, 1944, at St. Joe-Ost, the son of John and Pauline Lubbers Thimesch. He was one of ten children. A lifetime resident of the...

John F. Adelhardt, 85, died Aug. 12, 2026. He was born Jan. 16, 1941, at Nashville, the son of John and Emma Simon Adelhardt. A lifetime resident of the St. Leo community, he was a farmer....

Charles “Chuck” F. Youngers died Aug. 4, 2026, in Kingman. He was born Oct. 4, 1951, to Herman and Alfreda (Miller) Youngers in Nashville. He graduated from Kingman High School and was a member of the...

Flora Belle (Ransom) Guthrie passed away, on Aug. 6, 2026, at the Community Health Center, in Wakita, one month after her 105th birthday. She was born on July 7, 1921, in Sand Creek, the oldest of...

Dennis Keith Tucker, 86, died on Aug. 6, 2026, at Diversicare, in Hutchinson. He was born on April 5, 1940, in Coldwater to Keith Monroe and Christina Adeline “Deanie” (Thornhill) Tucker. Dennis was a 1959 graduate...

Susan Rohlman, 61, of Texas, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2026. Susan was born on Oct. 28, 1965. She worked in computer technology in San Francisco. She is survived by her brother, Kurt Rohlman of...

Melvin Thomas Simmons, 86, of Medicine Lodge, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. He was welcomed into Heaven and joyfully reunited with those who had gone before him.  Melvin was...

Judith (Judy) Lynn Utz, 83, of Idalia, Colo., and most recently, Parker, Colo., passed away on July 18, 2026, at her son’s home surrounded by her family. Born on March 27, 1943, in Anthony, Judy was...

John D. Williams III was born on March 7, 1945, in Charlotte, N.C., to John “Jack” D. Williams II and Gretchen Carriker Williams. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family. John earned his engineering degrees...

HUTCHINSON – Jackie Lee Bailey, 86, died Sunday Aug. 2, 2026, at Hospice House of Reno County. He was born Sept. 22, 1939, in Ashland, the son of Charles Oscar and Alice S. (Hinkle) Bailey. He...