Obituaries

Mary Margaret Bak of Simpsonville, S.C., a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2025, at the age of 73.  She was born on June 26, 1951, in Nashville, a daughter...

Joan Bushnell passed away on Jan. 20, 2025, in Independence, Kan.  She was born to Thomas Fisher Shaffer and Goldie Fern Disney Shaffer on Oct. 13, 1932, in Pond Creek.  She married Charles Byron Bushnell on...

William August “Bill” Erdman, 62, died Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. He was born June 9, 1962, in Kingman, the son of Abe, Sr. and Mildred Henning Erdman. A lifetime resident of...

Robert Werneke, of Medford, passed away on April 21, 2025.  Robert was born on July 17, 1929 in Caldwell, Kan. to Ed and Lillie Werneke. He was raised on the family farm southeast of Renfrow. He...

Edward James Lehman went to his heavenly home on April 26, 2025 at the St. Mary’s Hospital, Enid.   Ed was was born on March 29, 1950 in Berkeley, Calif., and was the oldest son of...

Marcella Joyce Risley, 86, left Pretty Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie, Kansas to join her LORD and Savior Jesus Christ on April 26, 2025. She was born Oct. 8, 1938, in Hutchinson to Charles Allen and...

Lyle R. Boyer, 80, passed away in Casa Grande, Ariz., on April 14,2025. He was the son of Cecil James Boyer and Martha Dee Green Boyer. He was born Aug. 3, 1944, in Kingman. He worked...

FT. DODGE — Helen Ann Zecha, 100, passed away on April 19, 2025, at St. Catherine Hospital in Dodge City. She was born on July 7, 1924, at Odin, the daughter of Jospeh and Emma (Reif)...

Eugene Waltner, 88, died April 22, 2025, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. He was born Oct. 3, 1936, at Pretty Prairie, the son of Harvey and Ann Krehbiel Waltner. A Kingman resident, previously of Pretty Prairie...

Judith Marie Messecar passed away on Jan. 9, 2024, two days before her birthday. Judith was born Jan. 11, 1948, in Pratt, the daughter of Harold and Nancy Messecar of Pratt. Judy was a 1966 graduate...