Obituaries

SUN CITY – Ricky L. Kramer, 71, passed away Jan. 1, 2026, at Wesley Medical Center. He was born on July 18, 1954, in St. John to Rellie Harold and Maxine (Lowderman) Kramer. Ricky married Carol...

Jessie Marie Byers, 99, passed away Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, at Pratt Health and Rehab. She was born on Aug. 21, 1926, in Wichita to Carl T. and Effie E. (Herrington) Erwin. Jessie married Robert “Bob”...

Morea M. Bradley, 89, of Winfield, passed away Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, at Cumbernauld Village surrounded by her family. Born May 12, 1936, in Sharon,, she was the daughter of Kenneth Lawrence and Maxine Phyllis (Martin)...

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

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...