Obituaries

Melvin Siemens, 90, passed away Saturday, Jan. 18.  He was born Nov. 19, 1929, to Henry R and Martha (Ratzlaff) Siemens in Buhler.   Melvin enjoyed playing basketball at Buhler High School on the team who became...

Deborah E. Wortman, 66, died Jan. 13. She was born June 5, 1953, at Norton, the daughter of Herman and Ellen Nelson Wallace. A Kingman resident since 2019, previously of Belle Plaine, she was co-owner and...

Richard Arthur Kostner, 48, passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, Jan 5, following a long battle with cancer. Born and raised in Murdock, Richard was a 1989 graduate of Kingman High School. Following graduation,...

Kevin Rex Stillwell, 60, passed away Monday, Dec. 30. Kevin was preceded in death by his father, Robert Stillwell, and brother Orin Stillwell. Survivors include his wife of 28 years, Robin; his mother, Joan Stillwell; brothers...

Kenneth Leo Thieme, 68, of Zenda, hard working farmer and loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away at his home surrounded by family Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. Ken is survived by his wife of 11 years,...

Lori J. Roeder, 60, died Dec. 29. She was born Sept. 15, 1959, to Virginia and Frank DeThample. She married her husband James Roeder on Sept. 18, 1976, and he preceded her in death. Survivors are...

Wallace Eugene Hartley, 69, passed away peacefully at his home on Dec. 30. He was born Aug. 10, 1950, in Kingman. Wallace was owner and operator of Wallace Hartley Fish Hatchery in Cunningham until his retirement...

Katherine Irene “Kathy” Gonzales, died Dec. 24, 2019. She was born Nov. 25, 1938, in Kiowa, the daughter of Joe and Gertude Moreno Jaso. A longtime Kingman resident, she was a retired medical insurance billing clerk...

Betty Lorraine Malone, 89, died Dec. 29 at Wamego. She was born March 11, 1930, at Coy, Okla., the daughter of Floyd H. and Mamie Frances Bliss Brown. A longtime resident of Kingman, previously of Coldwater,...

Doris Virginia Howell, 94, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 18 in Fort Collins, Colo. The town she called home was Kingman. She graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in journalism. She was the daughter...