Bernhard D. “Ben” Bartel, age 86, passed away from this earth and into the presence of God (based on his hope and faith in Jesus Christ as his Savior) Wednesday afternoon, May 10, 2017, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas.   He was born February 5, 1931, at rural Meade, Kansas, the son of Peter B. and Sarah (Doerksen) Bartel.  As a young boy he attended the McNaulty Grade Sc...

Irvin C. Atkinson, age 96, passed away Friday, May 5, 2017, at the Brookdale Senior Living Center, Dodge City, Kansas. He was born August 30, 1920, at rural Plains, Kansas, the son of William Clyde and Clara Belle (Schmidt) Atkinson.  As a young boy he attended the Plains school system, graduating from Plains High School in 1938.  He later attended Fort Hays State University, receiving his Ba...

Naomi Ruth Rine, 83, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday May 9, 2017 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on March 12, 1934 to Martin and Ellen (Plunkett) McKee at Moyers, OK. On October 31, 1952 she married Philip at Oklahoma City, OK. He preceded her in death on March 12, 1991. She attended school at University High School in Norman, Oklahoma. Naomi married Philip...

Gustavo Emmanuelle Marino, age 30, died Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Rural Beaver County, OK. He was born on February 17, 1987 in Guerrero, Mexico the son of Rodrigo and Elisa (Marino) Marino. He graduated from Liberal High School and attended Seward County Community College for 1 year. He worked at Sally Beauty Supply as a Sales Clerk. He was a member of St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. ...

  Richard Joe Lawder, age 73 died Monday May 8, 2017, at his home near Baker, Oklahoma. Joe was born February 4, 1944 at Liberal, the son of Albert Wilmer Lawder and Helen (Williams) Lawder. Joe graduated from Liberal High School in 1962 and attended college and Panhandle State University and Fort Hays State University. On January 11, 1969, he married Peggy Balloun in Liberal, Ks. She s...

Angel Lopez Garcia died Wednesday, April 26, 2017 in Tonganoxie, KS. He was born January 15, 1985 in Caserio Tablero, Guatemala, the son of Mateo Lopez Garcia and Isabela Sucup. He was a resident of Clay Center, KS. He worked as a roofer for McGee Roofing and White Roofing of Liberal. Survivors include His parents. 2 Brothers Jose Manuel Lopez, and Valerio Santos Lopez, both of Guatema...

Minister Jorge Romeo Castaneda, age 54, died May 4, 2017 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. He was born September 26, 1962 in Playitas Morales Izabal, Guatemala the son of Cesar and Graciela (Archila) Castaneda. After high school he studied Theology for three years in California and three years in Kansas. In 1985 he married Maria Consuelo Grijalva in Mission Hill, California. She survive...

  Rufus L. Reese, age 87, of Ulysses, Kansas died Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at Pratt Regional Medical Center in Pratt, Kansas.  He was born January 10, 1930, in Benton, Arkansas, the son of Frank and Effie (George) Reese. Rufus grew up in Arkansas. He moved to Garden City in 1957 to drive a truck. Rufus married Marilyn Mader in 1960 in Clayton, New Mexico. They moved to Ulysses in 1961 a...

Betty Joanne Booth, 76, daughter of the late Joseph and Fern (MacDonald) Killough, was born July 21, 1940 in Boise City, Ok and departed this life on April 30, 2017 at her home near Mountain Grove, Mo.  She was 76 years, 9 months, and 9 days of age. Betty was raised in Guymon, Ok and moved to Liberal, Ks when she was 16.  She graduated from Liberal High School in 1957.  Betty married William...

Jeanne Darlene Olinger, 90, of Harrah, OK passed away on April 29, 2017 at Midwest City Oklahoma Regional Hospital after a short illness. Jeanne was born on April 20, 1927 to Orville and Mary McKirahan Barrows at her grandparents Hurley “Doc” and Oma McKirahan’s home place southwest of Hooker.  Jeanne attended school in Hugoton, KS.  Her senior year they moved to Johnson Kansas where she ...