Obituaries

Lawrence Joseph Mertens, 87, died Sept. 21 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. He was born May 1, 1932, in Kingman County, the son of Leo and Lucille Miller Mertens. A lifetime resident of the Willowdale community,...

Graveside services for Orville (Junior) Foster will be at Langdon Cemetery at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5....Read More

Donald Lee Coleman, 60, of Russell, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 18, at Russell Regional Hospital in Russell. Donald was born Nov. 17, 1958 in Russell. He was one of three children born to Robert and Sharon...

Karen Sue Jones, 79, died Sept. 20, 2019, at her home in Kingman. She was born Oct. 2, 1939, at Kingman, the daughter of Benny and Mildren Plush Reid. A lifetime resident of Kingman, she was...

Chadwick R. “Chad” Williams, 60, died Sept. 6, 2019, in Kingman. He was born Aug. 1, 1959, in Kingman, the son of Roy E. and Meritta Lewis Williams.  A Kingman resident most of his life, he...

WICHITA — Helen Bergkamp, 92, died Tuesday, Aug. 20. Helen was a member of St. Cecelia #249 D of I in Kingman. She was preceded in death by her husband Bob; parents Cornelius and Lena Gerber;...

Carl L. Lord, 77, died Aug. 29. He was born Aug. 21, 1942, at Kingman, the son of Roy and Louise Richardson Lord. A resident of the Kingman community most of his life, he was the...

Leon J. Lowery, 87, passed away peacefully at Wheatlands Rest Home on Sept. 1. He was born in Kingman on March 30, 1932, to Thomas J. and Agnes S. Wallace Lowery.  Leon graduated from Norwich High...

Connie L. Vanlandingham, 85, died Aug. 29, 2019. She was born April 6, 1934, at Harper, Kansas the daughter of Ross and Lota Pepper Vanlandingham. A longtime resident of the Kingman community, she was a retired...

CUNNINGHAM – Edwin A. “Eddie” Steffen, 92, died Aug. 28 at his home near Cunningham, surrounded by his children. He was born June 27, 1927, at his parents’ home in Cunningham. He was the son of...