October 27, 1923 – April 14, 2019

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Dorothy Louise Crist, age 96, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. The second of five children, she was born on August 29, 1922 in Scott County, Kansas, to George and Grace Bush Graham. She was a 1940 graduate of Shallow Water High School in Shallow Water, Kansas.

In March of 1943, she traveled by train to Leesville, LA, to marry her sweetheart, Wilford D. Crist on March 27, 1943 who was stationed at Fort Polk. Accompanied on the train by her mother, the newly married couple soon realized they would need to share their wedding night with Louise’s mother, as there were no hotels available for her overnight stay.

Returning home at the end of WWII, they moved onto the Crist farm, in southern Scott County, where they raised their two children, Connie & Terry. They remained on the farm for fifty years, moving to Scott City, in 1995, where they built a new home to enjoy and share with their family and many friends. Their home was always open to visiting ministers and missionaries. Louise and Wilford were married for 70 years.

Louise was an active member of the Prairie View Church of the Brethren near Friend, Kansas, where she was baptized, along with her husband, in 1945. They both taught Sunday school classes and served faithfully so long as they were physically able to do so. Both of them were avid Bible students, taking many Bible classes and courses across the years. A memorable highlight of her life was a trip to Israel with her husband.

Survivors Include her One Son – Terry & Cindy Crist of Sunrise Beach, Texas, One Sister – Jean & Keith Burgess of Scott City, Kansas, Three Grandsons – Mark & Gretchen Graber of Wichita, Kansas, Treven & Cathy Crist of Lakewood, Colorado, Colten & Samantha Crist of Waxahachie, Texas, Two Great Grandchildren and Two Great Great Grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her Parents, Husband, One Daughter – Connie Crist Cate, One Brother – Tom Graham, Two Sisters – Mary Alice Dean, Lucille Duff and One Grandson – Bradley Graber.

Funeral Services will be held at the Prairie View Church of the Brethren in Friend, KS at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 2019 with Rev. Jon Tuttle & Rev. Don Williams presiding.

Memorials in Lieu of Flowers may be made to the Prairie View Church of the Brethren or Pence Community Church in care of Price & Sons Funeral Homes.

Interment will be in the Prairie View Church Cemetery in Friend, Kansas.

Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday and 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas.

Kenneth Dale Steinert, 84, passed away April 15, 2019 at his home in Great Bend. He was born June 30, 1934 in Barton County, KS to Albert Leo & Martha (Steitz) Steinert. He married Donna L. Sarver August 15, 1954 in Russell. She survives.

A Great Bend resident, Kenneth was a member of the St. Mark Lutheran Church. He was a floor covering installer for Steinert’s & Kimple Furniture and self-employed for 38 years. He liked gardening and cutting wood.

Survivors include, his wife Donna of the home; three sons, Chris K. Steinert of Great Bend, Royce A. Steinert and his wife Kimberly of Hutchinson and Nolan H. Steinert of Kalamazoo, MI; one brother, Robert Lee Steinert of Aurora, CO; two sisters, Alberta M. Brack of Hoisington and Anna Marie Powell and her husband Bill of Salina; four grandchildren, Christen Steinert, Valerie Adams, Lance Steinert and his wife Amanda and Makya Steinert; and four great grandchildren, Braxton, Ryder, Aliza, and Seth. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Kelly Duane Steinert; and two brothers, Eugene L. Steinert and Waldean O. Steinert.

Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Bryant Funeral Home. Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 19, 2019, at the Great Bend Cemetery, with Pastor Andy Addis presiding. Memorials are suggested to Quilts of Valor, in care Bryant Funeral Home.

Claudine M. Coker, age 83, of Sharon Springs passed away Monday, April 15, 2019 at the Wallace County Community Care Center in Sharon Springs.

Claudine was born June 3, 1935 to Claude DeCliffton and Freda Marie (Walker) Wertz at home in Wallace County. She grew up and went to school in Sharon Springs. On September 15, 1951 she married Glenn Coker at the Sharon Springs Methodist Church.

Claudine worked as a CNA, CMA and Activities Director at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland,and Prairie Manor in Sharon Springs .She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary, Bowling League and Dart League. She enjoyed playing cards, Yahtzee, dancing, cooking and most of all spending time with her family.

Preceding her in death are her parents and grandparents; infant daughter, Donna Marie; son, Claude Edward; great grandson, Michael Wayne Langdell; and her brother, Jack Wertz.

She is survived by her sons, Glenn Wayne (Shelly) Coker of Sharon Springs, KS and David Lee (Sherry) Coker of Apache Junction, AZ; brother, Donald (Connie) Wertz of Tulsa, OK; sister Beverly (Richard) Henderson of Sharon Springs, KS; grandchildren, Kimberly Langdell; Wayne Edward Coker; John Coker; Laramie Coker; Wade Harvey; Brandi Osberg, Shyann Coker and Morgan Coker; nephews, Shaun Wertz, Bill, Don and Robert Henderson; nieces, Kimberly Belieri and Tami Laughlin; 24 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild.

Funeral service will be Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. MT at the Gateway to Grace Church, 201 2nd Street in Sharon Springs. Interment will follow the service at the Sharon Springs Cemetery, 1605 KS Hwy 27. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 17, 2019 from 4 to 6 p.m. MT at the Gateway to Grace Church in Sharon Springs. Memorials will be designated by the family later and may be left at the services or mailed to Bateman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 278, Goodland, KS 67735. Online condolences and informationwww.batemanfuneral.com

Longtime Goodland, KS resident, Wilma “Bill” Nadine Yoke, 81, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at her home in Goodland surrounded by her family.

Wilma was born on March 15, 1938 in Hoxie, Kansas to Ray and Myrna (Batchelder) Spillman. She was one of five children. Wilma attended school in Hoxie and graduated from Hoxie High School in 1955.

On July 30, 1955, Wilma married Ken Yoke in Amarillo, TX on the home plate of a baseball field. To this union, four children; Nancy, Pam, Les and Mike were born. In 1969, the family moved to Goodland.
Wilma was a member of the First Christian Church. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren, gardening and reading.

Preceding her in death were her parents and her three brothers and sister-in-laws; Lloyd and Ardith Spillman, Arlen and Opal Spillman, and Doren and Doris Spillman.

She is survived by her husband Ken of the home in Goodland, her children; Nancy (Cliff Nolan) Yoke, Pam (Arlen) Riesen, Les (Debbie) Yoke and Mike Yoke. She is also survived by her sister Lois (Ken) Smith, six grandchildren; Rick (Jenni) Roeder, Kasi (William) Shephard, Thomas Riesen, Travis (Cayla) Riesen, Sydney Yoke and Aubrey Yoke, and four great grandchildren; Blake Roeder, Preston, Hayden and Bryna Shephard.

Memorial services for Wilma will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 10:30 AM MT at Koons-Russell Funeral Home in Goodland with Pastor Doug Amend officiating. Inurnment will follow at 1:00 PM MT in the Hoxie Cemetery, Hoxie, Kansas.

Memorials may be designated to the NWKS Animal Shelter and may be left at the services or mailed to Koons-Russell Funeral Home, 211 N. Main Ave., Goodland, KS 67735.

Online Condolences for the family may be left at www.koonsrussellfuneralhome.com.

Funeral service arrangements have been entrusted to Koons-Russell Funeral Home in Goodland.

Theodora (Teddy) W. Tull, 91, passed away April 14, 2019 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.

She was born February 7, 1928 in Larned, Kansas, the daughter of Theodore Cecil and Fay Amanda Muck Cossman. A lifetime area resident, she was a beautician.

She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, United Presbyterian Women, Jetmore Senior Center, American Legion Auxiliary and the Red Hats Society, all of Jetmore.

On September 10, 1945 she married William Edward Tull in Burdett, Kansas. He died January 30, 1996.

Survivors include: two sons, Don Eugene Tull, Garden City, Ron Edward Tull, Houston, Texas; two daughters, Leatrice Waconda (Tull) Tacha, Loveland, Colorado, Vonda Nadine (Tull) Borger, Jetmore; ten grandchildren; twenty great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Keith Cossman and two sisters, Ernestine Crockett and LaZora Daughenbaugh.

Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday at United Presbyterian Church, Jetmore with Rev. Mark Durham presiding. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Beckwith Funeral Home, Jetmore. Burial will be in the Fairmount Cemetery, Jetmore.

Memorials may be given to United Presbyterian Church or American Legion Auxiliary in care of Beckwith Funeral Home, Box 663 Jetmore, Kansas 67854.

Julius J. Suppes, age 92, of Otis, Kansas died Monday, April 15, 2019, at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis, Wichita, Kansas.

He was born May 13, 1926, in rural Otis, Kansas to Adam and Anna Maria “Mary” (Herrman) Suppes III. He married Elsie Jane (Holzmeister) on April 11, 1959, at Pfeifer, Kansas.

Julius was a farmer and worked part time jobs as well. He grew up in rural Otis, Kansas and attended Otis High School. He was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Olmitz, Kansas, a Eucharistic Minister, also attended St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Loretto, Kansas and was a member of the LaCrosse Knights of Columbus Council No. 2970.

Julius was a faithful Christian role model always thinking of others, enjoyed KU basketball, Kansas City Royals, going to dances and he loved to Polka. He was an attentive grandfather that loved to hold and play with his grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife, Elsie Suppes, of sixty years, Locust Grove Village Care Center, LaCrosse, KS; three sons, Patrick Suppes and wife, Kathleen, Otis, KS; Glen Suppes and wife, Rita, Lindsborg, KS; Jesse Suppes and wife, Lori, Salina, KS; one daughter, Wanda Diets and husband, Bob, Smith Center, KS; one twin brother, Eugene Suppes and wife, Alma, Great Bend, KS; one sister-in-law, Mary Louise Suppes, Otis, KS; 14 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Tony Suppes and his wife, Agnes, Primus Suppes and his wife, Delores, Reinhold Suppes and his wife, Ruby, Clarence Suppes; two sisters, Helen Schuckman and her husband, Herbert, Ruth Engel and her husband, Eddie and three infant grandchildren.

Funeral services are at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Pfeifer, Kansas. Burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, Pfeifer, Kansas.

A vigil service is at 7:00 P.M. Wednesday followed by a LaCrosse Knights of Columbus rosary at 7:30 P.M. both a Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd, Hays, Kansas.

Visitation is from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays
and from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Thursday, at Holy Cross Catholic Pfeifer, Kansas.

In Lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials to Holy Cross Charities Inc. and masses.

Services are entrusted to Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd St, Hays, Kansas 67601. Condolences can be sent via e-mail to [email protected] or left at guestbook at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com

Mildred Mae Demoret, 105, passed away April 15, 2019 at Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore.

She was born February 5, 1914 in Dodge City, the daughter of Clark O. and Alta Wilson Orebaugh. A lifetime area resident, she was a homemaker/farmer.

She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church and United Presbyterian Women, both of Jetmore. She was a loving mother and grandmother and enjoyed cooking.

On August 3, 1932, she married Clarence Johnson Demoret in Dodge City. He died September 14, 2007.

Survivors include: two sons, Larry (Ramona) Demoret, Dodge City, Gene (Marilyn) Demoret, Jetmore; daughter, Joan Kirchoff, Garden City; a brother, Clark Orebaugh Jr., Wichita; sister-in-law, Opal Eichman, Jetmore; eighteen grandchildren; fifty-nine great grandchildren and seventy-six great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a son, Melbourn Demoret; daughter-in-law, Dixie Demoret; son-in-law, Jim Kirchoff; three brothers, Lloyd, Leo and Melvin Orebaugh and three sisters, Fern Wintamute, Jean and Phyllis Orebaugh.

Funeral service will be 10 a.m., Saturday at United Presbyterian Church, Jetmore, with Rev. Mark Durham presiding. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Beckwith Funeral Home, Jetmore. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City.

Memorials may be given to Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore in care of Beckwith Funeral Home, Box 663 Jetmore, KS 67854.

Rural Agra resident Marvin J. Struik passed away April 13, 2019 at his home at the age of 77. He was born July 9, 1941 in Jasper County, IA, the son of Hubert & Hendrika (Van Norden) Struik.

Survivors include his wife Loretta of the home; 2 sons, Kenton of Cedar Rapids, IA & Kurtis of Mesa, AZ; his daughter, Kathy Schmid of Kensington; 3 sisters: Linda Vande Lune & Phyllis Vander Pol of Pella, IA & Carol Van Zee of Ankeny, IA; 5 grandchildren and 4 Great Grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Friday, April 19 at 2:00 p.m. in the Heartland Worship Center, Agra, with Pastors Lorna Paulus & Becky Saddler officiating. Burial will follow in the Agra Cemetery.

Visitation will be from noon to 9:00 Wednesday at the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 Thursday at the Heartland Worship Center.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Services or the Agra Fire Dept.