SPEARVILLE - Deacon Dwaine F. Lampe, 89, died Saturday, November 22, 2025 at Southwind at Spearville.

He was born January 14, 1936 at Scott City, the son of Henry George and Wilamina "Minnie" (Kuhl) Lampe. He was a graduate of St. Mary High School in Dodge City and served in the United States Navy from 1956 to 1960 as a Radio Operator with the Airborne Early Warning Squadron where they flew into hurricanes to collect data. On December 29, 1958 he married Louise Grasser at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Offerle. They moved to Dodge City after the service and he was a salesman for MoorMan Feed Co. for 28 years as well as becoming a Deacon with the Catholic Church in November of 1983. In 1965 they moved from Jetmore to Ness City, to Scott City in 1981, Fowler in 1993 and to Spearville in 1999. Besides being a husband, father, salesman and deacon, he was also a rodeo clown in his younger years and held many other interests.

He was a member of St. John the Baptist Church in Spearville and a 4th Degree and Life time Member of the Knights of Columbus.

Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Louise; 2 sons, Lawrence Lampe and wife Tammy, Dodge City and Mark Lampe and wife Anne, Scott City; 3 daughters, Nannette Pogue and husband Lee, Dodge City, Renee O'Leary and husband Shawn, Norman, Oklahoma and Rochelle "Shelly" McDonald and husband Stuart, Ness City; a brother, Leander Lampe (Cynthia), Vann, Texas; a sister-in-law, Patty Lampe, Dodge City; 11 grandchildren, Daniel Pogue, Danna Pogue, Trevor Lampe, McKenna Lampe, Brian O'Leary and wife Cassie, Colin O'Leary and wife Veronica, Luke O'Leary, Whitney Ford and husband Doug, Marcy Martin and husband Eric. Garrett Lampe and wife Gretchen and Clayton Lampe; and 18 great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; 5 brothers, Quentin, Cletus, Darlow, Joseph and Darrell Lampe, 5 sisters, Beatrice Frank, Mildred Schaffer, Ethelrita Stein, Frozine Greene and Ganell "Nellie" Jacobs and a grandson, Patrick O'Leary.

Vigil service will be Friday, November 28, 2025 at 7:00 pm at St. John the Baptist Church, Spearville. Funeral Mass will be Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 10:00 am at the church.  Burial will follow in St. John Cemetery, Spearville with full military rites by Southwest Kansas Veterans Funeral Honor Guard and the United States Navy. Visitation will be Friday, November 28, 2025 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Ziegler Funeral Chapel, Dodge City.

The family suggests memorials to Arrowhead West or St. John the Baptist Church both in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N. 14th Ave., Dodge City, Kansas 67801.