Obituary - Roger Duane Ranes

Roger Duane Ranes

Roger Duane Ranes, age 83, a resident of Moran, KS, died Thursday, July 13, 2017, at the Franklin House in Fort Scott, KS. Roger was born August 23, 1933, in Coffeyville, KS, the son of Homer L. Ranes and Alma C. Cushman Ranes. He graduated from Leroy High School. He married Ruth Meats. She preceded him in death on October 11, 2011. He served in the United States Navy on the U.S.S. Hancock. 

While in the Navy, he was stationed in many foreign countries. He loved to hunt and fish, especially catfish. In 1957 he and a friend drove to Alaska in a 1939 Plymouth. He was an avid gardener and loved to coach Little League Baseball.

Survivors include his two sons, David Ranes and wife Verna, and Scott Ranes and wife Randi, all of Mapleton, KS; five grandchildren, Chad Ranes, Dereck Ranes, Tyler Ranes, Ethan Ranes, and Beckett Ranes; three great-grandchildren, Jaxon Ranes, Talie Henry, and Tryke Henry; and a brother, Jerry Russell and wife Betty, of Leroy, KS. In addition to his wife Ruth, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Denise Ranes; and his parents.

Rev. Chuck Russell will conduct graveside services at 10:30 AM Thursday, July 20, 2017, at the Altamont Cemetery in Leroy, KS. Memorials are suggested to the SEK Humane Society of LaHarpe and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.