Obituaries

Steven G. “Steve” Graber, 79, died Dec. 27, 2029, in Wichita. He was born Dec. 9, 1946, in Hutchinson the son of Walter E. and Martha Krehbiel Graber. Steve was given the nickname of “Short Stroke”...

Mary Lou Osner entered the world on Sept. 1, 1935, the youngest of 12 children born to August and Anna Detmer (Rohling). From the very beginning, she was surrounded by a full, lively family, where siblings...

Ryan Dean Hower of Norwich departed this world on Dec. 21, 2025, at the age of 44. He was born on Aug. 6, 1981, in Kingman, the second child of Lanny and Veronica (Pool) Hower. He...

Donald (Don) H. Couch, 87, of Attica, passed away on Dec. 24, 2025. He was born on May 24, 1938 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, to Don and Maxine Couch. Don was a man of great faith in...

Lynette Ann Markel, 64, died Dec. 24, 2025 at Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 1, 1961, at Wichita, the daughter of Raymond and Phyllis (Geubelle) Lubbers. She grew up in the St. Joe Ost community where...

Diana Lynn Osborn, 72, passed away on Dec. 20, 2025 in Kingman. Diana was born on May 17,1953, in Sacramento, CA to Cecil and Evelyn (Sampson) Williams. Diana was preceded in death by her parents and...

Daniel Joseph Bonham was born April 28, 1953, one year and five minutes after his sister, Jane, at the Galloway Hospital in Anthony.  He was the fourth of six children born to Leland Edwin and Valeria...

Dale R. Potter, 83, of Pond Creek, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Dec. 6, 2025 at 9:40 p.m. A funeral service was held on Saturday, Dec. 20 at the Methodist Church in Pond...

Patrick A. “Pat” Goff, 82, died Dec. 13, 2025 at his home. He was born Nov. 6, 1943, in Richmond, Calif., the son of Dennis O. Gaunt and Dorothy Sanders Gaunt, both formerly of Great Bend....

Wanda L. Luthi, 95, died Dec. 16, 2025 at the Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie. She was born Sept. 26, 1930, in Graham County, the daughter of Oura and Eva Trisler Wallgren.  Wanda’s mother died when...