All Obituaries

Graveside services will be held for Dale and Helen Delay on Monday, June 12th at 11:00 am at the Wayne Cemetery in Lewis, KS. Dale A. Delay, 81, was born on November 25th, 1934 in Lewis, KS. Dale was the son of Floyd and Faye Bell Delay. He passed away on November 29th, 2015 in Scott City, Kansas. Helen (Bernatzki) Delay, 83, was born on November 9th, 1939 in Kinsley, KS. Helen was the daughter of Theodore and Elsie Spears Bernatzki. She passed away on November 22nd, 2022 in Scott City,...

Ronald J Schaller of Grove, OK. passed away May 1st 2023 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Born Dec. 3rd 1939 to Paul Joseph (Joe) & Matilda (Tillie) Schaller on the farm 7 miles southwest of Kinsley, Ks. Ron was employed at People’s Natural Gas Co. in Dodge City for 37 years. He was a avid hunter & fisherman and went on many trips. After retirement he and his wife Shirley moved to Grove, Ok. He is preceded in death by his parents Joe & Matilda Schaller a brother Gerald...

V. Marcile King, 94, passed away on May 22, 2023, in Larned, KS. She was born on December 24, 1928, in Belpre, KS. the daughter of William and Mary Kazmaier. Marcile graduated from Belpre High School and was a member of the Lewis United Methodist Church in Lewis, KS. She retired as VP/Cashier after 27 years at the Home State Bank in Lewis. On December 19, 1947, Marcile married Donald Keith King in Lewis. She is survived by her children; Boyd King and wife Tona of Pensacola, FL., Jo Lynne...

Terrence Dean Brake (Terry) was born March 26, 1972. He passed away unexpectedly on May 17, 2023 in Kinsley, Kansas. Terry was born to Emmett and Judy Brake in Denver, Colorado and was the second of 10 children. Most of his childhood was spent on the family farm in Kinsley, Kansas. He spent his adult life in western Kansas working as a truck driver, custom cutter and machinist.  In 2005, he returned to Kinsley where he worked for the Schmitt family and enjoyed farming and raising...

Daniel E. Frick, 67 passed away on Sunday, April 30 2023 at Via Christi St. Francis hospital in Wichita. Dan was born April 18, 1956 to Elmer T. and Donna Kay (Anderson) Frick of Kinsley. He married Sherry L. Wassinger in Ness City on October 24, 1981; they separated in 1996. He later moved to Cunningham. Dan was a loving son, brother, father, grandfather, and friend. Along with a passion for his work he always dedicated time to his friends, family, and community, and brought joy to all...

Arthur Edwin Gumpenberger, went to be with the Lord on March 17, 2023, surrounded by family. He was born to Ed and Stella Gumpenberger in 1951 in Fowler, KS. Arthur will be greatly missed by his wife Linda Gumpenberger and children; Joseph Gumpenberger, Brian and wife Traci Gumpenberger, Sarah and husband Chris Goodrich, David and wife Sarah Lampe, Jason and wife Becky Lampe, and 17 grandchildren; Anna Gumpenberger, Jonah Gumpenberger, Emily Gumpenberger, Ashlind Gumpenberger, Atleigh...

Danny Ray Nash, 75, of Kinsley took the Lord by the hand on March 3, 2023. He walked out of his tired old body and into the gates of Heaven. Danny was born December 18, 1947, in Kinsley at the family home on 2nd and Elizabeth street. He was the youngest of five children born to Samuel Frederick and Eula (Burns) Nash. Danny grew up in very humble beginnings, surely not one of Privilege. He attended Lincoln Grade School and Kinsley High School. His younger years were turbulent. He was an...

Maxine Lubbers Jones passed away peacefully at her home in Hollister, MO, on April 20, 2023 at 1:30 am surrounded by family. She was born on November 3, 1940 in Kingman, KS, to Evelyn Forster Lubbers and John Bernard “Ben” Lubbers. Her mother passed away when she was only 2 ½ years old. Maxine then went to live with her Grandmother Lubbers until she was old enough to go to 1st grade in a two-room schoolhouse. She lived with her Dad on a farm until she moved to Kingman, KS....

Duane Francis Habiger, of Kinsley, KS, passed away on April 12th, 2023 from complications with heart disease and a short battle with cancer. Duane’s body gave out, but his fighting spirit never did. His passing occurred in Glendale, AZ, in the presence of his wife, son, and daughter-in-law. Duane was born in Edwards County on October 1st, 1952, to Joseph Justin Habiger and Geraldine Mary Habiger (Dockendorf). Duane was a devout Catholic and member of St. Nicholas Church, where he also...

Cheyenne Lynn Scott, 31, passed away April 12, 2023 in Hay, KS. She was born September 20, 1991 in St. Joseph, MO. the daughter of Paul Clark & Susan Scott. Cheyenne loved taking walks with her fiance together, she loved animals very much. She was a very funny girl to be around and always made people smile. She would do anything for anybody. She had a very energetic personality. Cheyenne loved all her children dearly, and was a wonderful, loving mother and wife to her family. She loved...