Mary Katherine Racobs, age 93, died Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Fowler Residential Care Center, Fowler, Kansas. She was born August 5, 1920, at Scottdale, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John and Matilda (Hart) Brown. During World War II she was a registered nurse, serving in the Mediterranean and the China Burma India Theaters of campaign. After her honorable discharge she continued...

Charles W. Lucas, age 89, of Johnson, Kansas died Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. He was born January 16, 1925 in Belpre, Kansas, the son of Carl and Estella (McKinney) Lucas. Charles moved to Stanton County with his family when he was five years old. He attended a one room school and graduated from Johnson High School. He also attended Bethany...

Larry Elden Friesen, 63, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away March 3, 2014 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Larry was born April 13, 1950 in Liberal, Kansas, the son of Elden E. and Ruby Mae Blehm Friesen. He grew up and attended school in Hooker graduating from Hooker High School with the Class of 1968. He then attended OSU in Stillwater, Oklahoma graduating with a bachelo...

Rosella Ann “Rose” Nikkel , 97, died Friday, February 28, 2014 at Emeritus/Liberal Springs Assisted Living, Liberal. She was born November 27, 1916 in Hooker, OK. The daughter of Abraham Aaron Wiens & Anna Klassen . On March 6, 1935 she married Leonard Hamm in Liberal, KS, he preceded her in death on October 5, 1973. She later married Harvey Nikkel on May 8,...

Margaret Grace Josserand, age 90, of Johnson, Kansas passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born May 31, 1923 in Syracuse, Kansas, the daughter of Grover Cleveland and Mildred Brown Miller. She attended Syracuse schools for most of her education, before graduating from Manhattan High School. She then pursued her education at Kansas Sta...

Ruby Sara Tuggle, age 97, of Johnson, Kansas passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014, at the Memorial Living Center. She was born on April 11, 1916, in Johnson the daughter of Elam and Helena Hilty. Ruby spent her early years on the Hilty homestead south of Johnson before moving to Johnson in the early 1920’s to start school. She attended Johnson grade and high schools, graduating valed...

Clyde D. Lambert, 73, died Thursday, February 27, 2014 at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover, KS. He was born August 7, 1940 at Coats, KS, the son of Merle and Doris (Frame) Lambert. He married Sondra Maphet on December 21, 1973 at Ft. Scott, KS. She survives. Clyde was a graduate of Coats High School and attended college at Pratt, KS. He was a Truck Driver for 40 years recently retirin...

Alicia Variga, 62, former Liberal resident, died Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at Pleasant Hill , MO. She was born June 23, 1951, at Juárez , Chihuahua , México, to Asuncion Martinez and Alicia Ramirez. She spent most of her life in Liberal, with the last 2 years in MO. She was a homemaker. She attended Various Churches. On December 12, 1974, she married Rodolfo Variga, at ...

Shadow Makell Findley, age 16, of Ulysses, Kansas died Monday, February 24, 2014 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born January 13, 1998 in Ulysses, Kansas , the son of James Bryan Findley and Tawnya Foutch-Findley. Shadow grew up in Ulysses and attended Ulysses High School . He enjoyed playing x-box, shooting guns, redneck hot-tubing, and fighting with ...

Tom Roberts, age 59, died Monday, February 24, 2014, in rural Meade County, Kansas. He was born July 17, 1954, at Cottage Grove, Oregon, the son of Amon Marion “Cotton” and Isola Ameila (Ward) Roberts. As a young boy he moved with his family from Arkansas to Meade, and has been a resident for over fifty years. He was an Equipment Operator II for the State of Kansas Depar...