Obituaries

Leola A. Hageman passed away on Aug. 23, 2025, surrounded by loved ones, at the age of 92 in Kingman.  Leola was the daughter of Cornelius and Lena Tiesmeyer Gerber and the fifth of seven children....

Leon Leroy Miller, 88, passed away peacefully on July 13, 2025, in Yuma, Ariz. Born in Harper, on Sept. 17, 1936, Leon was a proud graduate of Harper High School, Class of 1954. Just one year...

Gary James Rohlman, 63, died Aug. 17,  2025. He was born Sept. 26, 1961 in Kingman, the son of James P.  and Helen Probst Rohlman.  A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, he was a farmer...

Dorothy Evelyn Rapp passed from this life at the age of 90 on Aug. 3, 2025.  Dorothy was born on April 18, 1935. She moved to Wakita when she was in the sixth grade. She participated...

Cecil Lee Westerman, 86, died Aug. 8, 2025 in Wichita. He was born Feb. 25, 1939, in Zenda, the son of Henry and Edna (Kalthoff) Westerman. A lifetime resident of the Zenda and Nashville communities, he...

Malinda Ann Dickson was stubborn, hot-headed, and filled with more fire than anyone could put out.  Yet alongside that fire lived a gentleness. She was kind, understanding, loving, and deeply sentimental. Malinda — also known as...

Harlan Nathan “Pete” Harmon passed away peacefully on July 22, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, following a brain hemorrhage caused by a recent fall. Harlan was born on Nov. 10, 1941, in Buffalo, Okla.,...

Dan Swafford, age 76, passed away peacefully on July 24, 2025, in his beloved Kansas.  His family would like to thank his longtime friends that continued to provide comfort and support until the very end. And...

Glenna Marie Craig, 97, died July 27, 2025, in Wichita. She was born Nov. 4, 1927, in Neodesha, the daughter of Charles L. and Lucille Clark Killion. A Kingman resident since 1955, moving to Goddard in...

Ralph A. Lankton, 94, of Kingman passed away peacefully on July 25, 2025. Born Jan. 29, 1931, in LeRoy, Ralph was the son of Elmer and Frances (Miller) Lankton. A longtime resident of Kingman, he worked...