Margaret A Cain

The Native Sun has received notice of the death of beloved longtime Leoti resident Margaret Hughes-Cain. Margaret passed away May 8, 2022. She was born September 12, 1953, the daughter of John K. and Gloria (Nodine) Hughes.

Virginia Mae Lee

Virginia Mae Lee, age 95, passed away at The Cottages in Garden City, Kansas, on Saturday, May 7, 2022. She was born on May 30, 1926, in Wichita County, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph F. and Hattie E. (Schwindt) Gerstberger.

Aneth Wright

Aneth Wright passed away at her home on April 27, 2022. She was 81. She died peacefully of natural causes at her independent residence facility in McKinney, Texas. Aneth was born in Leoti, Kansas on September 6, 1940.

Christopher Conrad

Christopher Q. (Chris) Conrad was born June 20, 1940, to John Kenneth and Marguerite Josephine (Roberts) Conrad. He passed away April 13, 2022. Chris attended school in Wray, graduating in 1958.

Rosamary “Jo” Gregor

Scott City, KS—Rosamary “Jo” Joyce Gregor was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She left this world suddenly on Monday, April 18, 2022, at the age of 74. She was surrounded by family at Saint Luke’s Heart Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Cindi E. Toner

Cindi Elaine Fletcher Toner was born February 23, 1950, to Aeilene (Lunz) and Ralph Fletcher. She passed away April 12, 2022, in Elizabeth, Colorado, at age 72. Cindi was a lifelong Wichita County resident, recently moving to Elizabeth, Colorado, to be with her family.

Harold Berend

Marienthal—Harold Berend, age 91, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2022, at St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Harold was born on July 2, 1930, in Archer City, Texas, to Anton and Eleanor Wachsman Berend. Harold was a farmer, rancher, and postmaster throughout his life.

Anna Mae Epp

Anna Mae Epp was born on the family farm near Mountain Lake, MN, on Feb 1, 1930, to Jacob and Maria Regier. In her formative years, she enjoyed the outdoors, working the fields and running farm equipment alongside her brother and father.

Marguerite Berning

Marienthal—Marguerite Berning, age 90, passed away on April 1, 2022, at Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas. Marguerite was born May 4, 1931, at the Biel Family homestead near Marienthal, Kansas, the daughter of Albert B. and Ida (Kreutzer) Biel, Sr.

Robert “Kirk” McMain

Robert (Kirk) Kirkman McMain, Jr., age 62, passed away in Colorado Springs, CO, on March 22, 2022, after battling a short illness. Kirk was born June 3, 1959, in Mt. Clemens, MI. His family moved to Colorado Springs, CO, in August, 1964.