Obituaries

BENTON – Laverne Berry passed away, Saturday, June 3, 2017, having reached the age of 90 years old. Laverne’s life began on March 28, 1927, the son of Lester and Olive (Coon) Berry in Norwich. He...

ST. LEO – Dennis E. “Den” Ford, 66, died June 4, 2017, at his home. He was born Nov. 10, 1950, at Nashville, the son of Roy G. and Marcella M. Adelhardt Ford.  A lifetime resident...

KINGMAN – He was born Oct. 27, 1942, at Zenda, Kansas the son of Joe and Evelyn Spade Arensdorf.  A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, he was a retired cattleman and owner/operator of Arensdorf Trucking....

HOUSTON, Texas – Beverly Ruth Handkins, 90, died May 8, 2017. She was born Sept. 6, 1926, at Lafayette, Ind. the daughter of Kenneth and Ruby Linville Edwards. A longtime resident of the Houston area, she...

ST. LEO – Charlene F. Schaller, 83, died May 15, 2017, at Wichita. She was born Dec. 17, 1933, at Nashville, Kansas the daughter of Karl and Rose Theis Vierthaler.  A lifetime resident of the St....

PRETTY PRAIRIE – Daryl E. Young, 84, died May 23, 2017, in rural Pretty Prairie. He was born July 19, 1932, on the family farm to Merle W. and Hilah Field Young.  A lifetime resident of...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Susan Janelle Becker died April 21, 2017 at Oklahoma City, Okla. She was born Nov. 22, 1951 at Kingman, daughter of James N. and Alice West Woodson. She spent her growing up...

WICHITA – Alan K. Hardesty, 77, died on May 4, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. He was born on March 3, 1940 in Waterloo, to Mary (Holder) and Karl Hardesty. Alan married Lyndel Martin...

HUTCHINSON — Alan L. Waltner, 71, was born Nov. 29, 1945, in Kingman, Kansas to Harvey and Ann Krehbiel Waltner. He was raised in Pretty Prairie attending schools there until graduation in 1963 from Pretty Prairie High...

KINGMAN – Wayne Owen Koon, 87, died May 6, 2017, at Kinsley. He was born Jan. 7, 1930, at Kingman, the son of Clarence Walter and Pauline Isabell McCue. A lifetime resident of Kingman, he was...