Satanta - Carol A. Wilson, 80, died January 5, 2023, at Satanta Long Term Care Unit. She was born on December 29, 1942, in Hartner, Kansas, the daughter of Elmer and Dorothy (Joachims) Hartwig. Carol’s childhood was spent in Alva, Oklahoma. She graduated from Alva High School in 1960 and went on to further her education at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, majoring in education, gradu...

Perry Edwin Rubart, formerly of Ulysses, Kansas, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2023, at home in Fayetteville, Arkansas. All throughout his 91 years, Perry was a man who chose to “Dare to Dream… Dare to Make the Dream Come True.” This phrase—the title of his memoir—encapsulates Perry’s remarkable life. Perry was born on August 8, 1931, to Webber and Inez (Hunt) Rubart, in M...

Barbara Ann Law "Bobbie" Wellman, 89, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. Barbara, daughter of George Henry Law and Oma Myers Law, was born August 24, 1933, in Epworth Hospital in Liberal, Kansas. She married Myron Eugene "Red" Wellman June 6, 1953 and they are the parents of two children, a son William Eugene "Bill" and a dau...

Lloyd E. Sneath, age 97, just a couple of days before his 98th birthday, passed away Thursday evening, January 5, 2023, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. He was born January 7, 1925, in rural Meade County, Kansas, the son of Glen W. (Babe) and Margaret S. (Manning) Sneath. As a young boy he attended grade school in a one room country school before attending high school ...

Lonnie Ray Luck passed suddenly on January 3, 2023, at the age of 67. He was born on June 23, 1955 in Hays, Kansas to Rosalie H. and Donald L. Luck. He was the oldest of five children with two brothers, Jeffrey Luck and Kenton Luck and two sisters, Darla Myers and Nancy Edmundson. He spent his childhood days in Elkhart, Kansas. Lonnie was married to the love of his life, Peggy Marie (Hansen), ...

Colleen Raye Dittfurth, 70, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022, at Western Prairie Care Center, in Ulysses, Kansas. She was the daughter of Duane and Ada (Ratliff) Rasmusson and was born June 14, 1952, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She and Walter “Dale” Dittfurth were married on December 31, 2008, in Elkhart, Kansas. Their marriage was full of love and everlasting enjoyment to each of them. ...

Dorothy (Dot) May Cherry Turner was a caring wife, mother, daughter, aunt, grandmother, and sister to her family, as well as her husband’s family. She left this world on January 2, 2023, just three days after her 96th birthday. She was born to Paul and Gurtha (Word) Cherry on December 30, 1926, in Tyrone, OK, joining her parents and sister Pauline. After graduating from high school, Dorothy ...

Lisa Dawn DeHerrera, age 46, died Monday, January 2, 2023, at her home in Hugoton. She was born September 2, 1976, in Hugoton, Kansas, the daughter of Larry and Carol Ann (Hackley) DeHerrera. Lisa grew up in Elkhart and graduated from Elkhart High School. She has worked for the Stevens County Economic Development, Stevens County Hospital, and currently worked as the office manager at Aqua Shi...

Alfreda Dawson, 87, died Monday, January 2, 2023, at her residence in Turpin, Oklahoma. She was born on December 15, 1935, in Winona, Kansas, the daughter of Herman and Christina (Albers) Schiltz. She attended and graduated from Grinnell High School in Grinnell, Kansas. On December 11, 1954, she married Neil Allen Dawson in Grinnell. He preceded her in death on December 18, 2016. Alfr...

Joseph D. (Joe) Piteo, age 75, passed away early Friday morning, December 30, 2022, at his Meade, Kansas, residence. Joe was born April 19, 1947, at the Bronx, New York, the son of John and Doris (Brakefield) Piteo. As a young boy, his family moved to Fultondale, Alabama where he developed a lifelong passion for fishing with his family. After high school, he began working for Bell South Tele...