Obituaries

Inez M Blau

Leoti—Inez M. Blau, age 92, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020, from complications after contracting the COVID-19 virus. She was born on November 7, 1928, in Falfurrias, Texas, the daughter of Juan Nicholas and Soledad Garcia-Campos.

Barbara June Clark

Barbara June Clark, age 86, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020, at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born May 29, 1934, the daughter of Robert Carter and Adlee Belle Wilson Clark in Wichita County, Kansas. She graduated from Leoti High School in Leoti, Kansas, in 1952.

Jose Jesus Marquez

Leoti— Jose Jesus Marquez, 74, died Wednesday November 25, 2020, at his home in Leoti, Kansas. He was born February 16, 1946, in Temósachic, Chihuahua, Mexico the son of Pedro and Celsa Marquez. He married Elvia Varela on May 8, 1967.

Peggy Ann Gish

Leoti, Kansas—Peggy Ann Gish, age 81, passed away among family on Friday, November 13, 2020, in Goodland, Kansas. She was born in Jewell, Kansas, on August 25, 1939, to Henry and Pearl Elizabeth Williams Saltkill. She lived in Leoti, Kansas, since 1971, having moved from Fort Collins, Colorado.

Mary Bernice Berning

Leoti, Kansas—Mary Bernice Berning, age 91, peacefully passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at the Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas. She was born on July 22, 1929, in Marienthal, Kansas, the daughter of Alfons and Loretta Kreutzer Gerstberger.

Carrol Dean Ribbing

Leoti, Kansas—Carrol D. Ribbing, age 73, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2020, at the Wichita County Hospital in Leoti, Kansas. He was born on October 27, 1947, in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Eugene & Geraldine Ribbing.

Peggy Ann Gish

Leoti, Kansas—Peggy Ann Gish, age 81, passed away among family on Friday, November 13, 2020, in Goodland, Kansas. She was born in Jewell, Kansas, on August 25, 1939, to Henry and Pearl Elizabeth Williams Saltkill. She lived in Leoti, Kansas, since 1971, having moved from Fort Collins, Colorado.

Dan Nickelson

Leoti, Kansas—Dan Nickelson, age 83, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at the Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas. He was born on April 15, 1937, on the family farm in rural Graham County, the son of George and Emma Nickelson.

Raymond Jaeger

Leoti, Kansas—Raymond Earl Jaeger, age 77, died on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born on December 27, 1942, at home during a blizzard in Wichita County, Kansas, the son of Daniel Frederick and Lena Annette Green Jaeger.

Steven C. Gruver

Scott City, Kansas—Steven C. Gruver, age 60, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, as the result of an automobile accident in Scott County, Kansas. He was born on April 2, 1960, in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Robert Lee and Elva Betzold Gruver.