All Obituaries

Clarence E. Marker, 89, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2026. Born on June 14, 1936, in Ellinwood, Kansas, Clarence lived a life marked by service, hard work, humor, and deep devotion to the people he loved. He spent many years in Casa Grande, Arizona, before recently relocating to Santa Maria, California.   Clarence proudly served his country in the United States Army and later enjoyed a long and successful career with the Southern California Gas Company. He was respected for his ...

Catherine Anderson Hammeke, 101, died Sunday, June 7, 2026, at Ellinwood District Hospital, Ellinwood, KS. She was born on May 6, 1925, in Virgil, Kansas, to Arthur Peter and Mary Ellen Berthot Anderson. After graduating from Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Kansas, in 1943, she was employed by Material Distributors, a subdivision of Beech Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas.  In 1944, she moved to Ellinwood and was employed by Wolf Milling Company.  Later, she worked at several oil ...

Ellinwood, Kansas Nellie A. Campbell Hamby, 97, passed away at Ellinwood District Hospital on June 5th, 2026. Born on Nov. 25, 1928 in Arnica, Missouri she was the daughter of Elmer and Cora (Estes) Rains. Nellie grew up in Polk Country Missouri. She married Ray Campbell on Jan. 15, 1946 in Cedar County, Missouri he passed away on Oct. 24, 1962. She later married Leland Hamby on May 18, 1966 in Oklahoma.  He passed away Nov. 23, 2000.  Nellie was an Ellinwood, KS resident since ...

Wichita, KS Richard Allan Herter, 81, passed away in Wichita, KS on May 4th, 2026. Born in Great Bend, KS on June 10th, 1944 he was the son of  Louis J. and Mildred L. (Sinnott) Herter.  After high school Richard served in the US Air Force. He married wife Vicki Kipp in Ellinwood on June 11, 1971. Longtime Ellinwood residents Richard and Vicki moved to Wichita in 1980 where he worked for 23 years in the Wichita school district before retiring.  Survivors include wife, ...

** Click for LifeTribute Video link :  https://www.tributeslides.com/tributes/show/NNGN82L5LBBHRD2Y?e=1 ** Service will be livestreamed:  Ellinwood Community Church Facebook page  -  https://www.facebook.com/ImmanuelUnitedChurchofChristEllinwood Ellinwood, KS Donita J. Goosen, 85, passed away May 2, 2026, at Azria Health Woodhaven, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born August 15, 1940, in Bison, Kansas, to Clarence Henry and Naomi Kathryn (Reichel) Gisick. On ...

Ellinwood, KS  Mary L. Herter, 82, passed away Apr. 26, 2026 after a nine month courageous battle with cancer. Born Apr. 29, 1943 in Dresden, Maine she was the daughter of Otis L. and Evelyn (Lamarre) Carver. She worked at several different jobs Parts Store, Laundry Mat, Shoe Factory, waitressing, and housekeeping among others. Mary moved from Arizona to Ellinwood in May 1995 where she worked for and helped her sister, Melody open a restaurant "Taste of Country". That is ...

Ellinwood, KS Marilyn (Ackley) Frydendall, 96, passed away at Good Samaritan Society in Hutchinson, KS on Apr. 17, 2026. Born in Portis, KS on Apr. 11, 1930 she was the daughter of G.W. and Dorthea (Schlott) Ackley.  Marilyn graduated from Portis High School later marrying Charles "Chuck" Frydendall in 1949. They lived on a farm near Portis until they moved to Wichita in 1955. In 1970 the family moved to Ellinwood. They were blessed with 65 years together many of which were in ...

Judith Aileen (Milton) Brown (August 17, 1951 – April 14, 2026) Judith Aileen Brown, 74, of Ellinwood, KS, passed away peacefully at the Ellinwood Hospital and Clinic, surrounded by her family on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. She was born August 17, 1951, in Mendota, CA, the daughter of George and Betty Milton. Judy was raised in Fresno, CA, and after high school, married William Gerald Brown on December 23, 1969. They were married for 54 years before his death in November 2024. They ...

Karen Hamby, 87, passed away at Sterling Village in Sterling, KS on April 11th, 2026. Born in Carydon, Indiana on August 24, 1938 to parents Eugene M. and Mary L. (Sampson) Frank she grew up in Hutchinson, KS graduating from Hutchinson High in 1957. Karen married John Ray Hamby on August 24, 1956 in Hutchinson, KS, they later moved to Ellinwood where she worked at Great Bend Manufacturing, Fuller Brush and Rice Engineers. Later they moved to Stockton, MO for four years before returning to ...

Ellinwood, KS  Phyllis Marie (Alpers) Miller, 94, of Ellinwood passed away peacefully at Ellinwood Country Living on April 6, 2026. She was born June 22, 1931, to Elmer Leo and Laura Matilda (Hullman) Alpers at St. Rose Hospital in Great Bend. Phyllis attended German Valley Grade School, graduated from Hudson High School in 1949, and Hutchinson Community Junior College.  After college, she taught 1st through 3rd grades at Wheatland School, District 105 south of Ellinwood for ...