All Obituaries

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...

Daniel Zink, 60, passed away on April 23rd, 2022 in Ellinwood, KS. Born in Hutchinson, KS on May 7th, 1961 he was the son of Donald V. & Beverly J. (Lichter) Zink. Dan graduated from Claflin HS in 1979 later receiving his Associates Degree from Barton Co. Community College. He married Melanie Bieberle at St. Joseph Catholic Church on September 21st, 1985. Dan worked for Sunflower Electric for over 20 years before retiring in 2020. Survivors include wife, Melanie Zink, Ellinwood; son,...

Carol Ann Hall, 87, passed away on March 7th, 2022 in Ellinwood, KS. Services are pending with Minnis Chapel in Ellinwood. 

Dianna Louise (Lynch) Teeter, 82, passed away February 27, 2022 in Ellinwood, Kansas. She was born April 23, 1939 in Kansas City, Missouri to Frank and Martha Elizabeth (Shutts) Lynch. She graduated from Turner High School in Kansas City, Kansas in 1957 and married Jack Andrew Teeter on August 17, 1957 in Brenner Ridge, Kansas City, Missouri. They moved to Great Bend, Kansas in 2015. She worked in the cafeteria at Turner Grade School and for Gear for Sports both in Kansas City, Kansas. She...

On Tuesday, February 15th, 2022, Nathan Miller, loving husband and father of two children, passed away at age 61. Nathan was born on September 20th, 1960 in Great Bend, KS to Harold and Elma Jean Miller. He graduated from Ellinwood High School in 1979, and worked for the City of Ellinwood for the last 39 years. On August 19th, 1979 he married Pam Caffee. They raised two children, Breauna and Brayden Miller. Nathan had a passion for hunting. His sanctuary was spending time at his two...

John C. Hanne, age 70, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022 at the KU. Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. He was born on April 6, 1951 in Wichita, KS he was the son of Robert and Frances (Rogers) Hanne. John was an Ellinwood resident for 1 year, and a Las Vegas resident for 30 years. He served in the Army National Guard, was a member of the American Legion and loved his motorcycle. Survivors include his three daughters, Shonda (Shane) Sowers, Salina, KS, Sherry (Scott) Marcic, Great Bend, KS,...

Lowell (Red) Meier entered the kingdom of heaven on Saturday, February 12,2022 at Ellinwood Hospital.  The son of Claus and Marie Scheuerman Meier born on the family farm near Bison, Kansas, March 26, 1932.  Red entered the Army on 1952, a veteran of the Korean War and was Honorably Discharged in 1957.  He worked for Northern Natural Gas (Enron) for 44 years. On July 6, 1957 he married Carolin (Sue) Meier in Bushton, Kansas. Sue...

Mary Jo Hirsch Cunningham, 77, passed away Jan. 30, 2022 in Ellinwood, KS. She was born Jan. 1st, 1945 in Manhattan, KS to Charles & Stella Dyche Hirsch. She attended St. Joseph School and graduated from EHS in 1963 and from Kansas State with a degree in Technical Journalism in 1967 and has advanced hours in Museology from Bowling Green State University. She married Ronald Gene Cunningham in 1967 and moved to Wooster, Ohio for a year where she worked at Wooster Floral Store and OARDC in...