Obituaries

Larry Wendell Werner, age 76, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Feb. 4, 2025, in Claremore, Okla., after a long, difficult battle with cancer. He was born in Nashville, Kan., on July 20, 1948, to E. Glenn and Maurine E. Werner.

Charline (Padlasek) Stoppel, 94, of Wilson, Kan., passed away on Feb. 11, 2025, at the Ellsworth County Medical Center in Ellsworth, Kan. She was born on Oct. 8, 1930, to Charles and Irma (Pecival) Padlasek in Ellsworth County.

Callie M. (Murphy) Reber, 89, of Concordia, Kan., formerly Ellsworth, Kan., and McPherson, Kan., went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.Callie Margaret Murphy was born in Emporia, Kan., to Calvin Earl Murphy and Blanche (Johnson) Murphy on May 23, 1935.

Robert D. “Bob” Raney, Sr., 94, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Ellsworth, Kan. He was born Sept. 2, 1930, in Ellsworth to Kenneth Raney Sr. and Ruth (Grubb) Raney. Bob was an Ellsworth High School graduate in the class of 1948.

Marion Mossman “Nick” Nicholas, 82, of Geneseo, Kan., passed away Feb. 11, 2025, at Azria Health, Great Bend, Kan. He was born Feb. 12, 1942, in Sterling, Kan., the son of George Arthur and Harriet Estel (Mossman) Nicholas. Nick was a lifelong Geneseo resident.

Jimmie “Jim” Lee Ehrlich, 85, of Wilson, Kan., passed away on Feb. 11, 2025, at the Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kan. He was born on May 14, 1939, in Susank, Kan., to Julius and Eunice (Steinle) Ehrlich.

Frederick Lee “Fred” Barta, 94, of Little River, Kan., passed away on Feb. 15, 2025, at his home, surrounded by family.Fred was born in rural Ellsworth, Kan., on Feb. 3, 1931, the son of the late Helen Libby (Doubrava) and Ferdinand “Fred” Barta.

 Buck Melvin Cummings, Jr., 51, passed away Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family in Lorraine, Kan. He was born Oct. 23, 1973, in Bartlesville, Okla., to Buck Melvin Cummings Sr. and Candice (Brumley) Cummings.

The memorial service for Gordon Larry Lee, 80, of Wichita, Kan., will be held on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 861 N. Socora St., Wichita, KS 67212. Open viewing begins at 1:45 p.m. The Rosary will be at 2:30 p.m. followed by the memorial Mass service at 3 p.m.

Cindy Lea Johnson, 47, passed away Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Ellsworth, Kan. She was born May 24, 1977, in Russell, Kan., to Walter E. Risher and Sherith Loper. Cindy was a 1996 graduate of Wilson High School. She married Jeremie Johnson on June 17, 2012, in Salina, Kan.