Obituaries
Janie Marie Barr
Jan 28, 2016
Janie Marie Barr, 54, a longtime resident of Liberal, passed away January 28th, 2016 at her home. She was born on June 17th, 1961 in Grand Junction, Colorado, to Irvin E. “Slim” Cook and Betty L. (Coon) Cook. She graduated from Rolla High School in 1979, and attended Seward County Community College. Janie was employed by the Seward County Landfill...
Don E. Friesen
Jan 27, 2016
Donald E. “Don” Friesen, 56, died January 27, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, MO.He was born March 7, 1959 at Newton, KS, the son of Elmer B. and Eunice (Brandt) Friesen. He was a graduate of Meade High School, Meade, KS.He worked with the maintenance department at Seward County Community College / Area Technical School.Don was...
Rafael Villanueva
Jan 12, 2016
Rafael Villanueva age 82, died, Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at his home in Liberal, KS.He was born January 2, 1934 in Jalisco, Mexico the son of Librado and Marcelina (Calvillo) Villanueva. On June 20, 1955 he married Evelia Ochoa in Mexico. She survives. Other survivors include:3 Son Rafael Villanueva Liberal, KS Carlos Torres Liberal, KS Vincente Torres Liberal, KS 5...
Donna Mae Kemsley
Jan 10, 2016
Donna Mae Kemsley 78, died, Sunday, January 10, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS.She was born Jan. 21, 1937 in Ogden, Utah the daughter of Jess and Alta (Andrews) Kemsley.She was employed as a Register Nurse for several years and in 1968 she became a truck driver until she retired in 1979. She have been a longtime resident...
Richard K. Larsen
Jan 8, 2016
Richard K. Larsen 88, died, Friday, January 08, 2016 at the Clermont Park Retirement Home in Denver, CO. He was born April 13, 1927 in Des Moines, Iowa the son of Frederick Cristian and Ruth (Everhart) Larsen. He graduated from Central High School in Kansas City, Missouri in 1945. Dick served with the US Army from September 1945 to January...
Irene Esparza Ortega
Jan 5, 2016
Irene Esparza Ortega, 62, of Liberal, KS died Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at her home in Liberal, KS She was born at Durango, Mexico on November 27, 1953, the daughter of Marcelino Esparza and Maria Melero. She married Gerardo Ortega on August 15, 1970 at Col. Independencia Namiquipa, Chihuahua, Mexico. He survives.Survivors Include4 Sons: Luis Gerardo Ortega Esparza of Liberal,...
Robert "Bob" E. Hood
Dec 31, 2015
Robert E. “Bob” Hood, age 96, died Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, KS.Robert Ellsworth Hood was born May 5, 1919 at the farm in Texas County, Oklahoma, the son of L. O. and Myrtle (Claggett) Hood.He was a 1936 high school graduate of the New Mexico Military Institute. He was a veteran serving in the U....
Elizabeth M. "Bessie" Fetsch
Dec 29, 2015
Elizabeth M. “Bessie” Fetsch, age 93, died December 29, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born March 3, 1922 in Red Cloud, NE, the daughter of Vencil and Marie (Kafka) Maruska. She attended school in Red cloud, NE. She was a resident of Liberal for 57 years.On March 7, 1943, she married Thaddeus T. Sperry at...
Henry Lee Andrade
Dec 25, 2015
Henry Lee Andrade, 79, died, Friday, December 25, 2015 at his residence in Liberal,KS. He was born February 25, 1936 in Liberal, KS, the son of Michael G. and Lucadia (Rosas) Andrade. He has been a lifetime resident of Liberal, KS. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1955 and furthered his education at Kansas State University. He became a...
Ray Lynn Orth
Dec 25, 2015
Ray Lynn Orth 62, died December 25, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center. He was born January 1, 1953 in Dodge City, Kansas to William Lee Orth and Ednamae Allen Orth.He graduated from Sublette High School in 1971. He then attended Liberal Area VO Tech and graduated in 1973.Ray worked for General Shale Bricking as a brick layer and brick salesmen....
Vernon Eugene "Gene" Watson
Dec 19, 2015
Vernon Eugene “Gene” Watson, 69 died December 19, 2015 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, KS. He was born November 11, 1946 in Garden City, KS the son of George and Nellie (Lunblade) Watson. He attended Garden City High School, Garden City, KS. He worked in the Maintenance Department at National Beef Packing Plant in Liberal. He worked for...
Norman Lee Bloom
Dec 18, 2015
Norman Lee Bloom, 90, died Friday December 18, 2015 at Brookdale Liberal Springs in Liberal, KS.He was born October 3, 1925 at Liberal, KS, the son of Lewis and Mildred (Headrick) Bloom. He was a 1943 graduate of Liberal High School. He served in WWII from 1944-46 as a Chief Petty officer in the Navy.On September 8, 1946, he married...
William "Tom" Shook
Dec 15, 2015
William C. “Tom” Shook 92,died Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born on April 29, 1923 in Carmi Illinois the son of Clifford O. and Ruth (Beck) Shook. He graduated in 1941 from Great Bend High School Great Bend, Kansas. He attended and graduated from Ft. Hays State in 1949 with a degree...
Freda Isaacs
Dec 15, 2015
Freda Isaacs 98, died Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at her residence in Liberal, KS. She was born April 18, 1917 in Beaver County, Oklahoma, the daughter of Henry A & Maggie (Wiens) Wedel. She has been a resident of Beaver County for most of her life. In 1936 she graduated from Greenough High School and while attending high school played...
Dorothy Loreen Swan
Dec 14, 2015
Dorothy Loreen Swan 84, died Monday, December 14, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born Jan. 11, 1931 in Liberal, KS, the daughter of Pete M. and Ann (Zielke) Franz. She has been a long time resident of the Liberal area. She graduated from Turpin High School in 1949. She had worked as a secretary for...
Ivan T. Cothron
Dec 12, 2015
Ivan Tazwell Cothron 58, died, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015 at his residence in Liberal, KS. He was born Sept. 7, 1957 at Liberal, KS, the son of Edgar Ivan and Wilma Lucille (Hart) Cothron. He graduated with honors from Boys Ranch in Amarillo, TX. While attending school at the Boys Ranch, he was in the choir and rodeo. He had...
Overend Otis "Cookie" Cook
Dec 7, 2015
Overend Otis “Cookie” Cook, age 94, died Monday, December 7, 2015 at Moore County Hospital in Dumas, TX. He was born December 9, 1920 in Grand Cane, LA the son of Clyde and Fannie Belle (Pharis) Cook.He moved to Liberal in 1946 after serving in the Army Air Force, during WWII from Oct. 8, 1940 to October 14, 1945. He...
Kitty Lou Brack
Dec 7, 2015
Kitty Lou Brack 73, died, Monday, December 7, 2015 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. She was born Jan. 24, 1942 in Stafford, KS the daughter of John B. and Erma (Headding) Kendall. She graduated from St. John High School in St. John, Kansas in 1960. After high school she attended Pratt Community College in Pratt, KS for...
Jose D. Vega
Dec 6, 2015
Jose D. Vega, age 71, died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born July 1, 1944 in Chihuahua, Mexico the son of Pedro and Maria (del Refugio Quezada) Vega.He had been a resident of Liberal since 1993.He worked in the oil fields as a derrick hand.He was a member of the Primera Iglesia...
Jesus Mendoza Mendoza
Dec 5, 2015
Jesus Mendoza Mendoza, 71, of Beaver, OK, died Saturday December 5, 2015 at the Beaver County Nursing, Beaver, OK.He was born at Babonollaba Satebo Chihuahua, Mexico to Filimon Mendoza and Conscpcion Mendoza. He married Josefa Mendoza June 1989 at Delicias Chihuahua, Mexico.He worked for National Beef. He was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Liberal.Survivors include:Brothers: Rafael Mendoza and...
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