Larry John Heinz - Dec. 30, 2025
Larry John Heinz passed away after a brief illness on December 29th, 2025 in McPherson, Kansas. He was 81 years old. Larry was born on August 24th, 1944 in Dodge City, Kansas to Milton and Sybil Heinz. He was one of three children. He was raised in Kinsley, Kansas and spent his...[More]
Mary Evelyn Drew - Dec. 28, 2025
Mary Evelyn DrewOctober 8, 1924 – December 24, 2025 Mary Evelyn Libertus was born on October 8, 1924 to Ona and John Libertus in Hamilton County, Kansas. She joined four brothers—Mike, Ike, Allen, and Leroy. The family lived on a farm Ona and John purchased in 1919. They later sold the farm...[More]
Jesse H. Melton - Dec. 27, 2025
Jesse H. Melton passed away peacefully at his home in Granada, Colorado, on December 23, 2025, at the age of 91. He was born on April 19, 1934, in Holly, Colorado to Hershel and Dorothy (Davis) Melton. Jesse grew up in Granada, Colorado and was a proud graduate of Holly High School, finishing in the...[More]
Gary Lee Hatcher - Dec. 24, 2025
Gary Lee Hatcher, a beloved father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2025, in Syracuse, Kansas, at the age of 90. Born on March 26, 1935, in Dodge City, Kansas, to Elwyn and Hattie (Pittman) Hatcher, Gary was a man whose life was richly woven with love, dedication,...[More]
Shirley Naulls - Dec. 17, 2025
Shirley Nadine Naulls passed away peacefully on December 9, 2025 in Denver, Colorado, at the age of 90, in the company of her sister Marjorie Hurst and niece Tracey Hall. She was born December 13, 1934 in Syracuse Kansas, to Edna and Clyde Jones. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ray Naulls,...[More]
Maria Salud Garcia De Gonzalez - Dec. 16, 2025
Maria Salud Garcia De Gonzalez passed away December 13, 2025 at the Via Christi St. Francis Hospital, in Wichita, Kansas. She was the daughter of Jose Garcia and Maria Gauadalupe Rivera. She was born December 27. 1949 in Urireo Guanajuato, Mexico. Maria grew up in Guanajuato, Mexico and later in her...[More]
William “Bill” Thomeczek - Dec. 16, 2025
William (Bill) Joseph Thomeczek, age 78, of Girard, Kansas, born on March 19, 1947, in Syracuse, Kansas, went home to be with the Lord on December 15, 2025, in Girard, Kansas. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Carl Joseph Thomeczek and Marie Lillian (Kerns) Thomeczek; his infant sister,...[More]
Jerry Seybert - Dec. 11, 2025
Recitation of the Rosary for Holly, Colorado resident, Gerald "Jerry" Seybert will be held at 10:00 a.m., followed by the Funeral Liturgy at 10:30 a.m. with Deacon Alan Medina officiating, at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, Colorado. Interment will follow in the Holly Cemetery. Visitation...[More]
Lester Eugene Harris - Dec. 9, 2025
Lester Eugene Harris was born on January 31, 1961 in Concordia, KS. He passed away at his home on December 4, 2025. He was the eldest son of Bill and Sharon Harris. Lester’s family moved to Syracuse, KS in 1973 where he attended Syracuse School District through his junior year. Lester...[More]
Jean Jorgensen - Dec. 7, 2025
Jean DeLynn (White) Jorgensen, 83, of Winchester, KS, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, December 4th, 2025, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, KS. She was born on July 21, 1942, in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Robert and Grace (Burdick) White. Jean grew up in Denver and graduated from...[More]
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