Martha Shepard Arange, 68, died Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home, Hugoton. The daughter of John & Pauline McClure Shepard, she was born on November 5, 1946 at Hugoton, KS. She loved her family and enjoyed driving to Cripple Creek with her son Patrick. She worked for Pioneer Manor Nursing Home for 25 years and she enjoyed working with the residents. Survivors include...

Marjorie C. Persinger, a lifetime resident of Stevens County, age 92 passed away on September 14, 2015. She was born August 14, 1923 in Stevens County to Benjamin Wesley Parsons and Aldora Smith Parsons. Marjorie was married to J. Garland Persinger in 1940 and they had three children—Charlotte F. Baron of Denver, James G. Persinger of Hugoton, and Nancy C. Littell of Wichita. Marjorie wa...

Leroy D. Friesen , age 75, died Tuesday morning, September 15, 2015, at the Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born October 27, 1939, at Meade, Kansas, the son of John L. and Helen Friesen. As a young boy he attended the Meade school system, graduating from the Meade Bible Academy. A lifetime resident of Meade, he was the co-owner of Friesen Machine, I...

William K. Schroeder, 91, of Adams, Oklahoma passed away September 15, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas Services are pending with Roberts Brothers Funeral Home in Hooker, Oklahoma. Condolences may be left at www.robertsbrothersfuneralhome.com ...

On September 13, 2015, Warren Leroy Koehn was on the road again, but this time it was to his heavenly home. Leroy passed away at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. Dad’s birthday was always celebrated on November 15, but when his birth certificate was attained, it said he was born on November 9, 1935. His mother stood fast on the 15th because as she stated “I was t...

Dana Minter, 46, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away September 12, 2015 in Poteau, Oklahoma. The family will greet friends at the Roberts Brothers Funeral Home on Friday, September 18, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 19, 2015 at the Hooker Cemetery ...

Micaela Rascon Bojorquez, 46, died on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, rural Stevens County, Kansas as a result of auto accident. The daughter of Rodolfo Rascon SR & Delia Fuentes Rascon, she was born on August 10, 1968, Chihuahua, Mexico. She and Juan Bojorquez were married She loved her family. She was involved...

Hoxie Truette Rapp, the daughter of Beau and Steika Gilmore Rapp passed away September 7, 2015 at Colorado Children’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Hoxie was born August 8, 2015 in Liberal, Kansas. Hoxie is survived by her parents Beau & Steika Rapp of Hooker, Oklahoma; maternal grandparents, Brent & Linda Gilmore of ...

Gary Lee Koehn 73, died Saturday, September 5, 2015 at his residence in Liberal, KS. He was born July 31, 1942 in Liberal, KS the son of Milford D. & Mae A. (Graber) Koehn. He was a lifelong resident of Liberal graduating in 1960 from Liberal High School. He had graduated from OPSU in 1965 and received his Master Degree in Education from Kansas State University in 1977. He retired from USD 48...

Gene Jarvis Schwein passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015 in Manhattan, Kansas. He was 71. Gene was born in Garden City, Kansas on June 12, 1944 to Keith Schwein and Gwendolyn (Jarvis) Schwein. Gene was raised on the family farmstead south of Ulysses. He graduated from Grant County Rural High School in 1962, having also attended Wentworth Military Academy for a year. While in college at W...