Donna Lou Ellyn Elder

GARDEN CITY, Kan. – Donna Lou Ellyn (Pepper) Elder, 84, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City following a brief illness.

Marianne Porter

has received late word of the passing of longtime Leoti resident Marianne Porter. Price and Sons Funeral Home in Leoti says services are pending. We hope to have more information to provide next week.

Carl Lee Zink

Leoti—Carl Zink, 87, passed from his earthly life on August 1, 2022. He was born September 26, 1934, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the son of the late Orval and Mary (Bontrager) Zink. Carl graduated from Kansas State University with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.

Wanda Schuhs

Leoti—Wanda May Schuhs, 95, passed away on September 18, 2022, at the Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas. She was born on November 7, 1926, in Lenora, Kansas, to Sidney R. and Etta Catherine Fitzjarrell Williams.

Lorraine M Heronemus

Leoti—Lorraine Mae (Appl) Heronemus, age 93, passed away on August 25, 2022, at the Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas, surrounded by her family. Lorraine was born on December 29, 1928, on the Appl farm homestead south of Leoti to Frank & Hester (Wagner) Appl; their oldest child.

Jesse Dwain West

Leoti—Jesse Dwain West, age 29, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2022, in Leoti, Kansas. He was born on August 30, 1992, in Tribune, Kansas. A loving husband and father, he lived nearly his entire life in the community and was known as a jokester and life of the party.

Larry O. Wewer

Larry O. Wewer, 80, of O’Fallon, IL, formerly of Wichita, KS, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in O’Fallon, IL. Larry was born May 15, 1942, in Scott City, KS, to Joseph Andrew and Mary Agnes (Kissinger) Wewer.

Donna Marie (Geyer) Wright

May 5, 1948 – August 12, 2022 On May 5, 1948, Dolly and Junior Geyer welcomed a little baby girl, Donna Marie Geyer. She was the oldest of eight children, and her loving family was the cornerstone of her Catholic faith.

Jonathan Mays

Jonathan L. Mays of Brighton, CO passed away at Saint Joseph’s Hospital of a sudden illness on August 5, 2022, at the age of 65 and was born in Atwood, KS to Richard Dean and Marita Mays. Jon came from a large family that loves and supports each other through it all.

Dr. Carl Zink

We have received word of the passing of a beloved former longtime Leoti resident, Dr. Carl Zink. The family wishes to delay the formal obituary until closer to the time of Dr. Zink’s graveside services, which will be held at a later date.