All Obituaries

Maurice “Mo” Eskew, 78, died February 13, 2024, in Larned, KS. He was born February 28, 1945 in Great Bend, KS. The son of Glenn and Alice Eskew. He graduated from Garfield High School in 1963. Mo worked for Cross Mfg. of Lewis, KS. as a machinist for 20 years then went to work for Crustbuster in Spearville, KS. where he retired in 2014. Mo spent 6 years in the National Guard and was a member of the American Legion Post #300 in Garfield, KS. Survivors include; Bobbi Coover of...

Marilyn Pierce, age 96, died on December 13, 2023.  She was born August 11, 1927, in Fall River, MA. to Alfred Deston and Lillian Pollard.  She married Donald Buckley Pierce on June 30, 1950, and moved to Kinsley in 1954 when Donald became the priest of the Church of the Holy Nativity.  She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and her nephew Johnathan. Marilyn is survived by her daughters Cheryl, Melinda, Candace and Mary; her sons-in-law Mark, James, and...

Winston John Louis Keller, was born on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 in Hutchison, KS. He passed into the arm of Our Lord on Sunday, March 24, 2024 in Kinsley, KS. He is survived by his parents Pat Ellis and Jeremy Keller of Kinsley, brothers Peter Keller of Kinsley and Nathan Keller of Larned, a sister Natasha of Wichita, KS., his grandparents Kellie and Karl Jenkner of Pawnee Rock, Marlene Keller, Donnie Roller, and Dean Harding of Kinsley, KS.as well as a large extended family. A memorial...

Sandra Kay Lightcap was born and began her journey into this world on Thursday, November 17th , 1949 at 7:59 pm in Glendale, California. Sandy was born to Norma Ruth and William Sparkenbaugh. Norma and Sparky had 2 children, Rodney Dwight, and Sandra Kay. Sandy’s mother Norma later remarried Paul Noel who adopted both Rod and Sandy, and then added to her family another son, Lynn Noel. Growing up many of her childhood memories were made on their camping trips and trips up to Lake...

Harlan Schwertfeger, 78, of Hutchinson, KS, passed away on March 6th, 2024, after a battle with complications due to Parkinson’s Disease. Harlan was born on March 12, 1945, to Mildred and Hilmer Schwertfeger in Stafford, KS. After Harlan graduated from Kinsley High School in 1963, he joined the Air Force and was stationed in South Korea working as a medic in the Flight Surgeon’s Office. After leaving the service in 1968 he returned to Kinsley and jointly owned and operated the...

Sue Werner Nystrom, age 83, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2024 in Dodge City, KS. She was born October 14, 1940 in Kinsley Kansas to Hugo and Laura Werner. She attended Saint Peter and Paul School and Kinsley High School where she graduated in 1958. Sue married Fred Nystrom on August 6, 1959, at Saint Peter and Paul Church, Kinsley, Kansas. The couple moved around the area some before settling in Dodge City where they raised 3 children. She was a homemaker until her children were...

Judith Mae Dockendorf passed away Monday February 26 at St Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS. She was born February 19, 1941 in Dodge City Kansas the daughter of Edward and Angeline (Schinstock) Bogner. Upon filing for social security benefits she discovered the state said her birthday was February 20th. From then forward we celebrated her birthday two days in a row. She attended school at Sacred Heart Grade School and St Mary of the Plains High School all in Dodge City. After graduation...

John Thomas Craft, 82, peacefully left this world on February 15th, 2024, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS. He was born to William “Hap” and Vera Craft in Dodge City, KS on August 8th, 1941. As a lifelong resident of Kinsley, he married his high school sweetheart, Jane Schmitt, on August 11th, 1962. They were blessed with 53 years of a loving marriage which was evident to anyone who knew them. After graduation John attended FHSU. He started his career with the Kansas...

Fae Rita Mae Wardle, 70, died February 13, 2024 at Medicalodge of Kinsley.  She was born December 5, 1953, in Dodge City, KS. the daughter of George and Maurita (Weiss) Fowler.  She worked for many years at The High Plains Journal in Dodge City, KS.   A funeral service was held on February 16, 2024 at the Zion Lutheran Church, Offerle, KS. with Pastor Stanley Palmer presiding.  Burial preceded the service in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery next to the church.