All Obituaries

Raymond, KS Clyde Steven Ricker, 70, passed away at Chisholm Place assisted living in Wichita, KS on May 26th, 2018.   Services will be announced at a later date with Minnis Chapel in Ellinwood, KS 67526.

Gloria A. Hickel, 79, passed away in Great Bend, KS on May 19th, 2018. Born on February 18th, 1939 in Great Bend, KS to Wilfred & Bertha (Koehler) Thill; she was a lifetime Ellinwood & Claflin area resident growing up in Ellinwood & moving to Claflin later in life. Gloria married Charles Hickel on February 20th, 1960 in Ellinwood. He passed away February 18th, 1979. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church & altar society, Claflin, and former member of St....

James A. "Andy" Fullbright, 57, passed away at Great Bend Regional Hospital on April 28th, 2018. Born in Lyons, KS on April 6th, 1961 he was the son of Lovell & Joyce (Andrews) Fullbright. A lifetime Ellinwood area resident Andy graduated from Ellinwood High School in 1979. Later he worked in the oil industry as a plant manager. Andy  was known to be a friend to all and a fun loving and caring person.  Survivors include brothers, Irlan...

Ellinwood, KS Carol A. Cole, R.N., 76, passed away at Woodhaven Care Center in Ellinwood on April 13th, 2018. Born on December 27th, 1941 in Great Bend, KS she was the daughter of Charles R. & Virginia Cole (Hornberger). A lifetime Ellinwood resident she graduated from Ellinwood High School in 1959. Mrs. Cole was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and past Secretary of Ellinwood Area Enterprise and President of the VFW & American Legion Auxiliary. Her favorite...

Ellinwod, KS Larry Sheldon, 73, passed away at his home in Ellinwood on April 3rd, 2018. Larry was born on August 16th, 1944 in Denver, CO to Harry Clyde & Wilma Agnes (Burrows) Sheldon. He graduated from Jefferson HS in Colorado. Mr. Sheldon worked as a Quality Control Inspector in Denver, CO for 17 years and was also active in the labor union. He later worked as an asphalt foreman for another 10 years retiring in 2005. He married Debbie Hoover in Grand County, CO on July...

Jeanne Schloctermeier, 71, passed away April 1st, 2018 at Ellinwood District Hospital in Ellinwood, KS. She was born on February 2nd 1947 in El Dorado, KS to Melvin Ray & Florence Mae (Wakefield) Martin.  She lived in Augusta, KS until 8th grade later moving to Ellinwood where she graduated High School in 1965. Shortly after she married her high school sweetheart Don Schloctermeier at St. Peter and Church, Ellinwood. Jeanne worked at Farmers Mutual Insurance in Ellinwood in...

ELLINWOOD – Larry Gene Dannebohm, 73, died peacefully with his family by his side, Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at the Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita, KS. Born May 11, 1944 to Stanley and Irene (Parker) Dannebohm, he was a lifelong central Kansas resident, and a 1962 graduate of Ellinwood High School. He farmed and ranched in Barton, Stafford, and Kiowa Counties. He was also an agent and board member for Farmers Mutual Insurance Company in Ellinwood, KS, where he served as a board...

Larned, KS  David Schloctermeier, 52, passed away at his home in Larned, KS. Born on December 5th, 1965 he was the son of Don & Jeanne (Martin) Schloctermeier. A longtime Larned resident formerly of Ellinwood, he grew up with a love of hunting and the outdoors. David graduated from Ellinwood High School in 1984. Later he worked as a sales representative for Jimmie Jones Welding Supply and as an oil field worker. Survivors include, daughter, Rachel Pumford (Chase),...

Orville P. Schartz, 78, passed away at Woodhaven Care Center in Ellinwood, KS on March 11th, 2018. Born on December 11th, 1938 in Great Bend, KS he was the son of Alphons & Caroline (Auchstetter) Schartz. A longtime Ellinwood resident Orville worked as a dairy farmer before serving in the United States Army 11th Airborne from 1957 to 1960. After the service he worked as a pumper for Kincaid Oil Service in Ellinwood, later moving to Kingman where he worked for Mac Energy as a...

Ronald Raymond "Rocky" Bownes, 81, of Ellinwood passed away March 1st 2018 in Ellinwood, Kansas, the son of Clarence Raymond and Dollie Mae (Thomas) Bownes. Born on July 6th, 1936 in Shenandoah, Iowa he was a resident of Ellinwood since 1954 where he graduated from Ellinwood High School.  He later entered the US Army in 1955 where he served in the 3rd Armored Division receiving an Honorable Discharge. Rocky worked for Ellinwood Coop from 1958-1964 and the City of Ellinwood...