Obituaries

NORTH NEWTON — Shirley Anne Thieszen was born Feb. 29, 1936 to Ben and Susie Goertzen at Mt. Lake, Minn. She passed away March 1, 2014 at the age of 78 years, in her home in...

GARDEN CITY — Gregory C. Wohler, 55, died Saturday, March 1, 2014 at Garden City. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 6 at Livingston Funeral Home, 1830 N. Main St., Kingman, KS 67068....

DERBY — Catherine Ann (Bevington) Drosselmeyer, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. She was born July 4, 1928 in Anthony, to Glen Day Bevington Sr. and Mary E. Bevington. Survivors: longtime...

DODGE CITY — Alice P. Demuth, 89, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. She was born April 1, 1924 on the family farm near Willowdale in Kingman County, the...

KINGMAN — Gerda J. Leland, 84, entered eternal life Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Gerda was born Aug. 15, 1929 in Dieren, Netherlands to James and Albertha deWit. She immigrated to the United States at the age...

CUNNINGHAM — Carlos A. Schwartz, 89, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014 at Hospice House of Reno County in Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 17, 1924 in Kingman County, the son of Charles and Anna Fischer Schwartz....

KINGMAN — Dr. Randall Kevin Fahrenholtz, 63, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014 in Greeley County, Kan. Randy was born March 22, 1950 in Hutchinson, the son of Herbert and Erma Easter Fahrenholtz. He had...

NASHVILLE — Curtis Lee Shelton, 57, died at his residence in Nashville. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Medicine Lodge, with Rev. Karen Lemon officiating. Burial...

WICHITA — Mary “Faye” Bertholf McCoy, 100, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014. Faye was born to Lin and Mable Bertholf on Oct. 3, 1913 at the family home near Spivey, Kansas. She attended school in Spivey...

HUTCHINSON — James Archie Hartzell, 72, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014 at Hospice House, Hutchinson. Memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Feb. 21 at Elliott Chapel. Friends may sign the book from 9...