Obituaries

Feb 20, 2014

Lois Elaine Heeren 75, died, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014 at Liberal Good Samaritan Society in Liberal.She was born October 10, 1938 on a farm in rural Charter Oak, Iowa, the daughter of August and Ellen Marie (Nordin) Namanny. At the age of two, she moved to Crawford County, Iowa and later attended a rural school.She had worked at various restaurants...

Feb 12, 2014

Feb 11, 2014

Liesa Ann (Cline) Klein, 47, died Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at her residence in Klamath Falls, OR.She was born February 18, 1966, the daughter of Roger Warren and Jo Ann (Kapp) Cline. She graduated in 1985 from Hugoton High School. She graduated from Seward County Community College and attended Panhandle State University in Goodwell, OK. She had also studied Cosmetology...

Feb 11, 2014

Friends and family gathered together to remember Melva Irene Bonsall, who passed from this life at the age of 90 years at Sterling, KS at 2:35 pm on February 11, 2014. Melva was born April 17, 1923 in rural Haskell County, KS, north of Satanta, the daughter of Melvin and Julia (Duncan) Allen. She later moved with her parents southeast...

Jan 26, 2014

LiberalMaria T. Ortiz De Leon, 73, died Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal. She was born August 13, 1940 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, the daughter of Rafael and Rafaela (Ramirez) Ortiz. She married Carlos DeLeon in 1963 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. He survives.A resident of Liberal for the past 28 years, She formally worked for the Liberal...

Jan 24, 2014

Paulina Pardo De Leyva, 68, died, Friday at Kansas Medical Center in Andover, KS.She was born June 22, 1945 in Durango, Mexico the daughter of Ernesto and Julia (Zuniga) Pardo. She has been a resident of Liberal for the past 13 years. She was a homemaker.She was a member of the St. Anthony Catholic Church.In 1974, she married Jesus Leyva...

Jan 24, 2014

Dale E. Harper, age 68, died January 24, 2014 at his residence in Liberal, KS. He was born April 4, 1945 in Beaver, OK, the son of M. E. “Pug” and K. Joyce (Heitschmidt) Harper. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1963. He attended Indiana Tech for 2 years. He was a life time resident of Liberal.He worked as...

Jan 23, 2014

Thomas Paul “Tom” Mein, 66, died Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Liberal Good Samaritan Center, Liberal, KS. He was born April 18, 1947 in Ida Grove, IA, the son of Robert J. and Edith (Sears) Mein. Tom was a 1965 graduate of Ida Grove High School. He served in the U. S. Navy from 1965-1969. He attended Wayne State College...

Jan 23, 2014

Wilma Agnes Olsen 91 died January 23, 2014 at Liberal Good Samaritan Society.She was born December 23, 1922 in Duke, Oklahoma the daughter of Arthur and Indi (Andrews) Andrews.She has been a longtime Liberal resident; she was a homemaker and also working as a waitress at the Airport Café and Sally Anns.She was a member of the Women’s aglow and...

Jan 22, 2014

Stanley H. “Stan” Wilbers, 80, died Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS.He was born July 11, 1933 in Westphalia, Missouri, the son of Joseph L. and Ida (Rudroff) Wilbers. He graduated in 1951 from St. Joseph High School in Westphalia, MO and in 1960 graduated from Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, MO.He has been...

Jan 19, 2014

LiberalHarvey T. Thompson, 78, died Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal. He was born February 4, 1935 in rural Seward County, the son of Emil and Pearl (Ingraham) Thompson. He married Retta Mangels in 1953, he later married Marilyn K. (Lewis) Freeman on June 1, 1962, at Liberal, Ks. She survives. A lifelong resident of Liberal, Harvey...

Jan 14, 2014

Thelma Irene Bridenstine, 84, died January 14, 2014 at Pleasant View Home in Inman, KS.She was born April 22, 1929 at Dombey,OK, the daughter of Everett and Carrie (Comstock) Wilkerson.She attended school in Turpin, OK. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Trinity Faith Church and the Senior Citizens Center both of Liberal. She was also a member...

Jan 13, 2014

Sheila Opal Tackett, age 63, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2014 at her residence in Liberal, KS. She born on August 17, 1950 in Joplin, MO the daughter of Leslie (Jake) and Maxine (Holding) Tackett. Sheila lived in various towns across KS. Shelia chose the supportive program of Mosaic to help her. Her hobbies included collecting radios and researching and collecting...

Jan 11, 2014

Deborah Sue De La Rosa, 63, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014, at the Cancer Treatment Center in Zion, IL.She was born December 7, 1950 in Dumas, TX, the daughter of Cloys and Betty Jean (Ledbetter) Monroe and attended high school in Amarillo, Texas. She has been a resident of Hugoton, Kansas for the past 47 years and loved working...

Jan 8, 2014

Alan Merle Cole, 58, died January 8, 2014 at his home in Liberal, KS. He was born February 19, 1955 at Liberal, the son of Forrest and Billie Jean (Sloan) Cole. Alan was a lifelong resident of Liberal. He was a custodian at Wal-mart. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1973-1977 on active duty during peacetime.Survivors included:...

Jan 8, 2014

LiberalRich Harp, 57, died Wednesday, January 08, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center-Wichita, Kansas.He was born June 17, 1956 at Orville, California, the son of Branford and Janice (Chambers) Harp.He married Patricia Weilert on February 14, 1975 at Plains, Kansas, she survives.He was formally employed by National Beef Packing for 20 years as well as Mikes Pipe Inspection, working in shop/maintenance....

Jan 7, 2014

John William “Johnnie” Byrum, 82, died, Tuesday January 7, 2014 at his residence in Liberal, KS.He was born October 8, 1931 in Russellville, Arkansas, the son of Clyde and Stella (Vick) Byrum.He has been a longtime Liberal resident. He worked for Chrysler Corner for 30 years as a mechanic. He retired in 1993. He enjoyed Sprint Cup racing, Bee Jay...

Jan 5, 2014

Mary Amanda Betz, 90 died, Thursday, January 09, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center.She was born November 26, 1923 in Ness City, KS the daughter of Harry and Sabina (Burdett) Hawkins. She was raised in Ness City and graduated from Ness City High School. She has been a resident of Liberal for the past 47 years. She was a homemaker. On...

Jan 5, 2014

William R. “Bill” Atkinson, 82, died Sunday January 5th, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS.He was born February 25, 1931 at Ellsworth, KS, the son of Charles R. “Hogan” and Kathleen (Storey) Atkinson of Burdick, Kansas. He graduated in 1950 from Diamond Valley High School in Burdick and graduated in 1954 from the University of Kansas with a...

Dec 28, 2013

LIBERAL, KSLupe Andrada, Sr., age 66, died Saturday, December 28, 2013 at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover, KS. He was born June 28, 1947 in Brownsville, Tx, the son of Juan and Refugia (Anugia) Andrada. He was a resident of Liberal since 1974.He worked for Nation Beef Packing Company, in the Hide Department, and retired after 32 years of...