All Obituaries

Roberta Eloise Ahrens, 87, passed away on August 6th, 2022 at Hospice House in Hutchinson. Born on Mar. 5, 1935 in Rural Ellinwood, she was the daughter of Fred H. & Viola A. (Brenn) Muller. She graduated from Ellinwood High School and Hutchinson Community College.  A lifetime Ellinwood area resident, Roberta was a homemaker, bookkeeper, substitute teacher and school secretary. Roberta married  Morris Ahrens in Ellinwood on Sept. 8, 1957. He passed away Jan. 21, 1993. Her...

Ellinwood, KS William "Bill" Clemons, 69, passed away surrounded by loved ones in Ellinwood, KS on Aug. 2nd, 2022. Born on Aug. 21st, 1952 in Great Bend, KS he was the son of William P. & Loretta (Melcher) Clemons. Bill graduated from Ellinwood High in 1970. After graduation he joined the United States Army where he served his country from 1971-1977. Later he married Julia Eggers in Ellinwood on April 11th, 1975. He worked for Schendel Pest Control and Lakin-Comanche...

Donald D. Wornkey, age 86, passed away on July 20, 2022 at Kenwood Plaza, St. John, KS.  He was born on Jan. 10, 1936 in Caney, KS., the son of Roy D. and Maxine (Kilgore) Wornkey.  He had previously farmed and worked at St. John National Bank. He was a retired maintenance supervisor and bus driver for USD-350 Schools and a St. John resident since 1966.  He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, former Sunday School teacher serving on various Church Boards, Second...

Ellinwood, KS Mildred Elaine Menges, 67, passed away at Ellinwood District Hospital in Ellinwood, KS on July 18th, 2022. Born Sept. 21, 1954 she was the daughter of Gerald and Geraldine A. (Bousser) Menges. A lifetime Ellinwood resident Mildred graduated from Ellinwood High in 1972. She later worked for Great Bend Manufacturing and Waxy’s. Mildred loved crafts, crocheting, and spending time with family was always a priority.  Memberships include St. Joseph Catholic Church and...

James S. Eubank, 91, passed away at Salina Regional Hospital on July 10, 2022. He was born James S. Tourtillott, Jr., in Wichita, KS on Feb. 24, 1931 to parents James S. and Winifred I. Tourtillott. Later his paternal grandmother and her 2nd husband Frank Eubank adopted him. His mother remarried Arthur D. Branson, who later adopted his sister Betty. His father legally changed his own name to James C. Seymour, and joined the merchant Marines.  0n 1953 he married Susan Johnson at...

Ida (Beth) Elizabeth Ford, 69, passed away in Kansas City, KS on June 20th, 2022. The daughter of Robert & Ida Marlene (Jepson) Helton, Beth was born in Greensburg, KS on Sept. 1st, 1952. She graduated from Dodge City High School in 1970 later receiving her Bachelors in Nursing from Wichita St. University in 1980. Beth went on to work 35 years as an RN for APPS. She married Randy Ford on Sept. 16, 1978 in Wichita, KS.  Beth was a loving and devoted mother and wife who is survived...

 Ruth Pauline Corbett, 93, passed away at Ellinwood District Hospital on June 5th, 2022. Born on Nov. 21, 1928 on the family farm south of Odin, KS, she was the 10th child of Joseph and Anna (Seus) Hekele. She attended both grade and high school in Odin, Kansas,  graduating in 1946. She attended Saint Rose Nursing School in Great Bend, KS graduating in 1949 as a Registered Nurse. Ruth worked at St. Rose Hospital in the surgical department until 1952. Later she worked at Ellinwood...

Ellinwood, KS Elma “Jean” Miller, 87, passed away at Ellinwood District Hospital on May 20th, 2022. Born in Great Bend, KS on September 15, 1934 she was the daughter of Lawrence & Frances (Huschka) Sessler. She graduated from Ellinwood High School in 1952 and later attended St. Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City, KS. Jean worked as a secretary for Knop Oil where she met her lifelong partner, Harold Miller. She married Harold on October 16, 1954 at St. Joseph Catholic...

*Livestream available 11am 5/20 at https://www.facebook.com/MinnisChapelEllinwood Kelly Dean Miller, 62, passed away at Ellinwood District Hospital on May 16th, 2022. Born in Ellinwood, KS on Dec. 21st, 1959 he was the son of George and Phyllis (Alpers) Miller. Kelly graduated from Ellinwood High in 1978 later he graduated from Kansas State University in 1999 where he received his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. He was also a member of Acacia fraternity. A lifetime Ellinwood resident...

Delores (Achatz) Hauser, 99, passed away in Larned, KS on May 8th, 2022. Born July 19th, 1922 at home in rural Ellinwood she was the daughter of Henry and Rose (Koch) Achatz. A lifetime Ellinwood area resident Delores married Edward Hauser on May 13th, 1946 he passed away July 13th, 1996. Delores was a homemaker, mother, and sports fan who enjoyed bingo and bowling. She worked for Avon in addition to a handful of other jobs.  Former memberships include St. Joseph Catholic Church...