Obituaries

Herbert E. “Gene” Hirst, 95, died Sept. 15, 2021 at Pretty Prairie. He was born Aug. 22, 1926, at Hutchinson, the son of Harvey “Bert” and Juanita Buchanan Hirst.  A longtime resident of Pretty Prairie, he...

Ellen L. Boyle, 97, died Sept. 13, 2021 at her home in Wichita. She was born Jan. 21, 1924, at Spivey, Kansas the daughter of Joe and Alberta Wilson Shultz. A longtime Spivey resident moving to...

Larry B. Lubbers, 76, died Sept. 14, 2021 at his home. He was born Aug. 30, 1945, at Cheney, the son of Ed and Aurelia Blasi Lubbers. A longtime resident of Reno County, he was a...

Richard D. Holladay, 81, died Sept. 5, 2021 at the Prairie Sunset Home. He was born Oct. 25, 1939, at Kingman, the son of Roscoe and Frieda Albrecht Holladay. A lifetime resident of the Kingman community,...

NASHVILLE — Mary Denise Hellman, 62, passed away Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in Nashville surrounded by her family. She was born on Nov. 21, 1958, in Nashville to Leon B. and Helen (Kanngiesser) Vierthaler. Mary married...

Philip (Phil) Lee Johnston, 91, died peacefully at his assisted living home on Sept. 7, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Darlene Johnston, his brother Jean Johnston, his sister Norma Eggert,...

Aloah Ehrheart, 98, died Sept. 8, 2021 at Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie. She was born March 4, 1923, at Spivey, the daughter of Ray and Bessie Roessler Collins. A longtime resident of Castro Valley, Calif.,...

Hunter Lee Voyles was born on Dec. 17, 2003 in Wichita to Russell Lee and Sara Elaine (Eslinger) Voyles. The family made their home in the Norwich area and Hunter attended Norwich schools from preschool to...

Harold George Fieser, 70, died Aug. 25, 2021 in Wichita. He was born Jan. 16, 1951, in Kingman, the son of George and Dorothy (Fink) Fieser. A lifetime resident of the Norwich community, he was a...

Joshua William Westerman, 26, died Aug. 14, 2021 in Wichita. He was born April 13, 1995, in Wichita, the son of Orrin and Renee Fairchild Westerman.  A longtime resident of Kingman, he was a farm laborer....