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Kimber Mellinger
May 19, 2026
Kimberlie “Kimber” Janine Mellinger, 55, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2026, surrounded by loved ones at the KU Medical Center after a hard-fought battle with liver disease.
Kimber was born on February 1, 1971, in Waukegan, IL to Robert and Janice (Carlock) Mitchell. Kimber attended the Zion Benton Township Schools. It was there that she met and fell in love...
Jan D. Thomas
May 18, 2026
Jan Delmar Thomas, age 71, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2026, at home surrounded by family. Jan fought a courageous journey of six years with Multiple Myeloma.
He was born on April 23, 1955, to Marvin and Etta Mae Thomas. He grew up in McPherson and attended McPherson High School, graduating class of 1973. He started his...
Patti Robinson
May 15, 2026
Funeral services for Patti Ann (Christenson) Robinson, 90, of Charleston, SC (formerly of McPherson) will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2026, with a visitation/viewing prior from 9:00 a.m. until service time at Stockham Family Funeral Home in McPherson. Burial will follow at McPherson Cemetery. Patti passed May 15, 2026, in Charleston, SC.
Patti was born February 1, 1936,...
Rex J. Morris
May 14, 2026
Rex J. Morris, 87, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 14, 2026, with family by his side at Good Shepherd Homecare and Hospice, Manhattan, KS.
He was born on September 15, 1938, in Kansas City, MO, and raised in a loving home in McPherson, the son of Frank and Rosalind (Almen) Morris. He graduated from McPherson High School...
Jonathan Voeltz
May 14, 2026
Jonathan Dean Voeltz, 54, of McPherson, KS and formerly of Hutchinson, KS, peacefully passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2026, with family by his side at the Hospice House, Hutchinson.
He was born on October 15, 1971, in Hutchinson, KS, the son of Marvin Dean and Judith Marie (Roberts) Voeltz. Jon graduated from Nickerson High School and continued his education at...
John A. Otto
May 7, 2026
John A. Otto, 85, of Galva, KS, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at his home.
John Arthur Otto was born on Saturday, July 6, 1940, at the family home in Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska, to Harley Clifford and Lois Josephine (Nelson) Otto, the fifth of nine sons.
At age 4, the family moved to Hastings, Nebraska. John attended Hastings Public...
Darla J. Jenkins
Mar 18, 2026
Darla Jolene Jenkins was born on March 26, 1965, to Anson W. and Eleanor E. (Newman) Dossett and was the third child in a family of four. The Dossett family lived in the country, and grew up with country values. Darla was active in the local 4H club, where she loved learning home-making skills such as sewing, cooking, baking, and...
Ronald "Woody" Logback
May 10, 2026
Ronald “Woody” L. Logback, 90, of McPherson, KS, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at his home.
Woody was born on April 22, 1936, in rural Mentor, KS, the son of Leonard Adolph and Alice Sophia (Ericson) Logback. He was raised on a farm east of Lindsborg and graduated from Roxbury High School in 1954. On June 2, 1957, Woody...
Richard "Dick" Wiens
May 8, 2026
Richard “Dick” Henry Wiens, 81, of rural McPherson, KS, peacefully passed away after a very brief battle with pancreatic cancer on Friday, May 8, 2026, surrounded by family at the Harry Hynes Hospice Center in Wichita.
Dick was born on December 1, 1944, in Hutchinson, KS, the son of Henry R. and Rubena M. (Enns) Wiens. He attended West Liberty School...
Allen W. Jahn
May 4, 2026
Allen Walter Jahn, 88, of McPherson, KS, peacefully passed away on Monday, May 4, 2026, surrounded by family at Hospice House, Hutchinson.
He was born on July 4, 1937, in Newton, KS, the son of Arthur Albert and Dora Sophia (Otte) Jahn. He attended Immanuel Lutheran Parochial School through the 8th grade and graduated from Canton High School in 1955. On...
Verla "Charly" Allenbach
Apr 21, 2026
Verla Charlene “Charly” Allenbach, 85, of McPherson, Kansas, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, surrounded by family at Bethany Home in Lindsborg.
Charly was born on May 12, 1940, in Minneapolis, Kansas, the daughter of Lyle Verlin and Dorothy Agnes (Wallace) Hardisty. She graduated from Bennington High School in 1958. Charly married her high school sweetheart, Thomas D. Slick,...
Katherine R. Braden
Apr 21, 2026
Katherine Rae Braden, 84, passed away peacefully on the morning of April 21, 2026, with grace and quiet strength. Born on February 17, 1942, in a small farmhouse near Thayer, Kansas, to Truman and Elizabeth Cooper, she learned early the values of hard work, faith, and caring for others.
Katherine married her high school sweetheart, Gary Braden, raised two sons, and...
Howard J. Thiessen
Apr 14, 2026
Howard James Thiessen passed away unexpectedly on April 14, 2026, at the age of 6.
Howard was born in Wichita, Kansas, on December 5, 2019, to Scott and Ruth Thiessen. He had an outgoing and friendly personality and enjoyed talking with friends and relatives of all ages. He loved life, loved people, and was endeared to everyone who knew him. Howard’s...
Ken A. Krien
Apr 13, 2026
Ken Krien, a lifelong resident of Cheyenne County, Kansas was peacefully called home on Monday, April 13, 2026, at The Cedars Courts in McPherson, Kansas.
Ken was welcomed to the world on February 4, 1940, in a sod house in rural St. Francis, Kansas, the son of John G. and Frances M. (Loyd) Krien. Throughout his life, progress came one hard-won...
Nellie A. Oriet
Apr 5, 2026
Nellie Ann Oriet, 87, of McPherson, KS, peacefully passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2026, at Pine Village, Moundridge.
Nellie was born on October 26, 1938, in Fort Dodge, KS, the daughter of Frank Leo and Myrtle Mae (Meacham) Busch. On July 25, 1956, she was united in marriage to Joseph “Joe” Eugene Oriet in Wichita, KS. Nellie and Joe were...
Amber D. Mannel
Apr 3, 2026
Amber Dawn Mannel, 47, of McPherson, Kansas passed away peacefully on April 3, 2026, at her home.
Amber was born on January 9, 1979, at Memorial Hospital in McPherson, Kansas, to Dutch and Stacey (Shadduck) Mannel.
Her sister, April, was two years old at the time of her birth. When Amber was nine months old, she began receiving services through the Early...
Marilyn L. Holler
Mar 28, 2026
Marilyn L. Holler, 83, of McPherson, Kansas, peacefully passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2026, surrounded by her family at Legend Senior Living in Hutchinson. She courageously faced a long battle with cancer, strokes, and dementia.
She was born on May 13, 1942, in Lyons, Kansas, the daughter of Claud and Alberta (Weese) Kinney.
On February 5, 1960, Marilyn was united in...
Patricia "Patty" A. Strickland
Mar 26, 2026
Patricia “Patty” Ann Strickland, 70, of McPherson, Kansas, peacefully passed away and moved to her Heavenly home on Thursday, March 26, 2026, with her daughter by her side at McPherson Health & Rehab. Patty was a cherished mother, devoted grandmother, loyal sister, aunt, and friend. Patty lived a life marked equally by compassionate kindness towards others and a resolute stubbornness...
Robert "Bob" Lundberg
Mar 25, 2026
Robert Eldon (Bob) Lundberg, 95, of McPherson, KS, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, surrounded by family at The Cedars in McPherson. Bob was born on September 20, 1930, in McPherson, KS the eldest of Walter and Lucille (Delay) Lundberg. His parents moved from rural McPherson to a farm NW of Roxbury when he was 5 years old.
Bob...
Bettie M. Griffith
Mar 21, 2026
Bettie Margene Willis Griffith was born on November 8, 1932, to Winfield and Bernice Willis in Hutchinson, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Anita Willis Pulliam (Pete) and Shirley Willis Aco (Richard), and a brother, Russell Willis (Shirley). Bettie’s greatest earthly treasure was her family. Her legacy of grace, kindness and grit will live on...
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