Oscar Junior Olson, 84, of Liberal, passed away on April 26, 2015 at the Medicalodge of Goddard at Goddard, KS. He was born on April 19, 1931 to Oscar and Violet (Jackson) Olson at Liberal, KS. On October 19, 1952 he married Dorothy L. Glover at Turpin, OK. She preceded him in death on November 9, 2012. Junior worked as a Grocery Selector for Nash Finch for 25 years before retiring in the earl...

Mark Gerstberger CDR, USNR, DO, age 58, of Ulysses, Kansas died Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center – St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Kansas. He was born December 2, 1956 in Tribune, Kansas, the son of William and Mary Frances (Mautz) Gerstberger. Mark was raised on the family farm and ranch in Logan County. He served in the Special Forces Airborne 5th SFG, in the U...

Floyd Eugene Tedford, age 78, died April 19, 2015 at his residence in Liberal, KS. He was born on June 17, 1936 in Medicine Lodge, KS, the son of Carl Jasper and Lilly Marie (Crellin) Tedford. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1954. He graduated from Emporia State University in 1962 with a Bachelor of Business Administrati...

Mary Irene Lemaster, left this world to join her husband, April 20, 2015, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center. She was born May 5, 1929, at the home of her parents, Walter Earnest and Ora Isbell (Boyd) Fletcher, in Meade, Kansas. Irene grew up in Meade except for a short time when they lived in Waco, Texas, during World War II. She married Willis Leroy Lemaster, October 4, 19...

Karlton Douglas Waechter, age 21, of Garden City, Kansas died Sunday, April 19, 2015 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born June 30, 1993 in Liberal, Kansas, the son of Troy Waechter and Karla (Hogie) Shore. Karlton was very active in 4-H, serving as an Ambassador and was always helping others. He showed pigs, sheep and cattle, and was a Round Robin Showmanship Champion. ...

Gary Leon Heger, 77, passed from this earth surrounded by his family on April 16, 2015 at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover, KS. He was born in his home, July 18, 1937 to Otto and Versia Heger of Hugoton, KS. He attended Fairview Grade School and graduated from Hugoton High School in 1955. On November 20, 1965, he was united in marriage w...

Antonia Flores Sanchez, age 74, of Johnson, Kansas, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. She was born March 17, 1941 in MacAllen, Texas, the daughter of Ernesto and Beatriz (Flores) Sanchez. Antonia grew up in Hereford, Texas. Her family was migrant workers, which provided her the opportunity to see many places. When she was 12 years old...

Irvin R. Sobba, age 90, died Friday morning, April 10, 2015, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. He was born June 4, 1924, in rural Fowler, Kansas, the son of Christopher and Ruth (Ralston) Sobba. As a young boy he attended school in Fowler, graduating from Fowler High School in 1942. In 1944, he joined the United States Army Air Corps, serving until 1946. After his di...

Marie Ernestine Kiser, age 84, died Tuesday evening, March 10, 2015, at the Fowler Residential Care Center, Fowler, Kansas. She was born October 24, 1930, the daughter of Herman Alexander and Mary Etta (Bales) Kiser. She is survived by a sister, Elaine Post of Meade, Kansas, and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; a brother, William Kiser; and...

Morris Lynn Kapp, 82, was born December 10, 1932 in Moscow, KS and passed from this life on April 10, 2015 at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK. Morris resided in Oklahoma City, OK in the 1950’s with his wife Marilyn Ann Kapp and three of their children before moving his family to Liberal, KS and having two more ch...