Obituaries

Mary Helen Bergh

Mary Helen Bergh

Mary Helen Bergh

Mary Helen Biermann Bergh, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully with her husband by her side on March 28th. Mary’s life was one of love, service, and passion for her family, friends and community.
Roy Torres

Roy Torres

Roy Torres

Leoti—Roy Janas Torres, age 70, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Adventhealth Porter Hospital in Denver, Colorado. He was born on August 28, 1953, in Texas, to Lionicio and Mary Janas Torres. He was a member of St.
Dwight Gayle Mollenkamp

Dwight Gayle Mollenkamp

Dwight Gayle Mollenkamp

Dwight Mollenkamp, 70, passed away on Monday, February 26, 2024, surrounded by family. Dwight was born on June 29, 1953, in Ransom, Kansas. He was the second of three children born to Gayle and Marilyn Mollenkamp. Dwight grew up at the family ranch southwest of Russell Springs, Kansas.
Rodney Lee Gruver

Rodney Lee Gruver

Rodney Lee Gruver

Rodney Lee Gruver, 67, Topeka, died on Feb. 3, 2024. Rodney was born on Aug. 2, 1956, in Garden City, the son of Robert Lee and Elva Lorene (Betzold) Gruver. He graduated from Scott Community High School in 1974.
Lois Ilene Phillis

Lois Ilene Phillis

Lois Ilene Phillis

Lois Ilene Phillis, 95, of South Hutchinson, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at Wesley Towers in Hutchinson, Kansas. One of fourteen children, Lois was born on October 19, 1928, in Leoti, Kansas, the daughter of Ernst and Eva (Campbell) Minor.
Annette Marie Rodecap

Annette Marie Rodecap

Annette Marie Rodecap

Annette Marie Rodecap, 69, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2024. She was born December 9, 1954, in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Jerome and Donna (Miller) Ridder.
Daniel Patrick Ryan

Daniel Patrick Ryan

Daniel Patrick Ryan

Daniel Patrick Ryan, age 38, passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2023, in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on February 11, 1985, in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Patrick John & Barbara Jean Bishop Ryan.
Raymond Joe Medina

Raymond Joe Medina

Raymond Joe Medina

Raymond Joe Medina, age 63, of Liberal, Kansas, formerly of Leoti, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2023, after a short illness. He was born on April 19, 1960, the son of Cipriano Pinon Medina and Mary Medina in Wichita, Kansas.
Phyllis Jean Black

Phyllis Jean Black

Phyllis Jean Black

Phyllis Jean Black, 80, of Edson, KS, died Thursday, December 7, 2023. She was born November 24, 1943, in Larned, KS, to Glenn and Dorothy (Grate) Cooley. Phyllis married Frank Black on December 7, 1963, in Leoti, KS. To this union two kids were born, Pamela and Rick.