Marcille LaNita (Reiss) Birney passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at Johnson County Health and Rehab in Clarksville, Arkansas. Born August 20, 1934, in Liberal, KS, to Helena Mildred (Fowler) and Oscar Frank Reiss, Marcille graduated from Liberal High School in 1953. That same year, she married Robert Frank Birney on February 26, 1953, in New Mexico. Together, they built a life defined b...

Dorka Herrera Mercedes, age 77, died on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born on July 2,1948 in Dominican Republic, to Emilio Herrera and Altagracia Mercedes. Dorka pursued her education in the Dominican Republic, attending both high school and the University of the East (UCE). She devoted her life to teaching both elementary and seconda...

Robert R. Annis, age 90, passed away on January 13, 2026, just two days after celebrating his birthday. He was born on January 11, 1936, to Lawrence Earl “Bill” and Pauline Frances (Binney) Annis, in Garden City, Kansas. He spent his entire life rooted in Grant County. Robert was raised with strong values of hard work, service, and community. He graduated from Grant County Rural High School...

Helen F. Wenta, age 98, passed away early Friday morning, January 9, 2025, at her Hutchinson residence. She was born April 29, 1927, on a farm near Florence, Kansas, to Lee and Esther (Williams) Ireland. Helen graduated from Florence High School in 1945. She attended Phillips University, Enid, Oklahoma, graduating with a BME degree, majoring in piano in 1949. She taught mu...

Mona Louise Winger, age 98, of Johnson, Kansas died peacefully on Monday, January 5, 2026 at the St Anthony’s Hospital in Lakewood, CO. She was born to Maude Jewel (Reynolds) and Felix Raymond Edmisson on June 5, 1927 in Englewood, Kansas. When Mona was old enough to travel, the family moved to Johnson. Mona grew up with 3 sisters: Anna Mae (Edmisson) Lewis, Iris Elizabeth (Edmisson) Lane, an...

Thomas Lloyd Koehn was born to Henry A. and Susie (Kahn) Koehn on October 14, 1930, in Grant County, Kansas. He quietly passed away on January 5, 2026, surrounded by his family, reaching 95 years of age. Dad was the first of eleven children. When he was only four years old, he, along with his two-year-old brother, Bob, and six-month-old sister, Juanita, lost their mother, leaving Grandpa Henry ...

Beryl I. Scranton, 87, of Liberal, passed away on Friday January 2, 2026 at Homestead Estates in Liberal. He was born on July 3, 1938 to Ira and Gladys (Bates) Scranton at the Epworth Hospital in Liberal, KS. On May 10, 1961 he married Judith Kaye Harrel in Liberal, KS; Judy preceded him in death on June 21, 2025. Beryl was a graduate of Hugoton High School; Class of 1956. He was a Vetera...

MEADE - Pastor Kenneth W.G. Kramer, age 90, passed away Monday morning, January 5, 2026, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. Pastor Kenneth W.G. Kramer was born 2/13/1935 in Highland Park Illinois. He was raised in Wisconsin. He attended Augustana High School and then went on to Augustana College, graduating in 1957. Ken then moved to International Falls Mn to become the Campus or Y...

Carolyn Rosezan (Hayes) Turner, age 75, passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community in Buhler, Kansas. Carolyn was born the oldest of 6 children, on December 3, 1950, to Norman L. Hayes and Vera R. (Webb) Hayes in St. John, Kansas. Carolyn graduated from Hudson High School in Hudson, Kansas in 1968. After graduation, Carolyn started her career in the medi...

Betty Yoder, age 99, died, January 1, 2026, at Morton County Assisted Living Center in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born on November 13, 1926, in Elkhart, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Florena (Weir) Minor. Betty and her family lived Northeast of Elkhart on the family farm until the mid 1930’s, surviving the depression of 1929 and the Dust Bowl of the 1930’s. Betty was raised in Elkhart ...