DODGE CITY - John "Johnny O" Newton Oringderff, 87, died Friday, June 28, 2019 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City.

He was born January 31, 1932 in Oswego, Kansas to Ray and Florence (Williams) Oringderff.  He married Barbara Wingfield van den Berg on September 30, 1950.  John joined the United States Air Force and became a cryptographer.  They were based in Anchorage, Alaska for four years.  John and Barbara returned to Manhattan, Kansas where he attended Kansas State University, and received a degree in Animal Science.  Their first daughter Sharon was born while they lived in Manhattan.  The family moved to Dodge City where John had his first job in a feedyard.  Their daughter Carol was born while they lived in Dodge City.   In 1960 John became the manager of Ingalls Feed Yard at Ingalls, Kansas.  During his eighteen years there he saw tremendous growth in the cattle business.  In his lifetime "Johnny O" (as he was widely known) was known to be an innovator and later grew to be a legend in the cattle industry.

On August 16, 1981 John married Lydia Kliewer.  John later became general manager of Supreme Feeders and the couple moved to Liberal, Kansas.  They lived in Liberal for the next 28 years, and moved back to Dodge City to retire in 2015.

John was preceded in death by his former wife Barbara, sister-in-law Dixie Oringderff and stepson, Scott Kliewer.

He is survived by his wife Lydia, sister, Rose Strube, Pratt, Kansas; brother Ralph Oringderff, Dodge City; daughters, Sharon and husband Ran Smith, Tribune, Kansas and Carol and husband Chris Schuetze, Cimarron, Kansas.  John had four grandchildren, Sarah Schuetze Montgomery and her husband Tyler, Almena, Kansas, Rachel Shuetze, Manhattan, Kansas, Adam Smith, New York, New York, and Evin Smith, Boca Raton, Florida, niece Debbie and husband Harold Veatch, Pratt Kansas and niece Patty and husband Phil Bilbery  of Hopkins, MN.  Also surviving is John's stepson, Lonnie and wife Karen Kliewer, Wichita, Kansas and their children, Tamara and husband Scott Mink, Dodge City, Dixie and husband Mike Kiser, Wichita, Paul Kliewer, Wichita and Meagan and husband Curt Higgins, Wichita and 11 great grandchildren.

Funeral service will be at 1:00 pm Friday, July 5, 2019 at St. Cornelius Episcopal Church in Dodge City, with Fr. John Seatvet officiating.  Burial will follow in the Cimarron Cemetery, Cimarron, with full military rites by the United States Air Force and the American Legion 8th District. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 3, 2019 from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm with the family present from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the Good Samaritan Fund at Manor of the Plains or St. Cornelius Episcopal Church both in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N. 14th Ave., Dodge City, Kansas 67801.  Condolences may be sent to www.zieglerfuneralchapel.com