Dorothy Ilene Morgan - wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great
grandmother - went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, May 3, 2026 in Concordia. She
was 93 years old.
Born on June 21, 1932, Dorothy was a life-long resident of Cloud County, attending the
Lowland schoolhouse as a child before graduating from Concordia High School. She
went on to attend York College in Nebraska, earning a teaching certificate before
serving as a 1-4 grade teacher at the Hollis schoolhouse. Dorothy would not teach for
long, however, as writing letters to a young military man who she had known since
childhood led to her marrying Mark C. Morgan on December 20, 1953, at Huscher.
Dorothy wore many hats throughout her life, serving as a farmer's wife for many years,
a realtor for Double M Realty alongside her husband, a Sunday School teacher at Trinity
United Methodist Church, a member of the local P.E.O. chapter AV for 46 years, which
included serving as president for several years, as well as many other acts of service to
the community. She dedicated herself to helping each of her four daughters excel in 4-
H, as each of them were ten-year members. Furthermore, she was known for sewing
countless flannel baby blankets for her grandchildren and great grandchildren in
addition to other projects. Dorothy's cooking was also exceptional, with her apple butter,
chocolate cake, strawberries, "Happy Day" cake, and peaches being just a few of her
specialties. The peaches especially were one of her trademark recipes, earning her the
title "Grandma Peaches" by some of her great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Walter E. and Lula (Koester) Johnson,
granddaughter Heather Lauer, and grandson Jared Hughes.
She is survived by Mark, her husband and the love of her life for seventy-two years;
brother Norman (Sherry) Johnson; daughters Deb (Matt) Lauer of Concordia; Patti
(Dave) Hughes of Lampe, Missouri; Tami (Terry) Landis of El Dorado Springs, Missouri;
and Susie (Ric) Ratzlaff of Buhler, Kansas; grandchildren Jennie Allen, Mark Lauer, Kim
Lauer, David (Brandi) Hughes, Christi (Eric) Olliverson, Shane (Kendra) Hughes, Trevor
Landis, Tanner Landis, Megan Ratzlaff, and Ryan Ratzlaff, in addition to 15 great
grandchildren and 6 great-great grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life will be held Thursday, May 7 th , 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at Chaput-Buoy
Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Hollis Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Chaput-
Buoy Funeral Home from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6 th , 2026 with the
family receiving visitors from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be
made to the P.E.O. Chapter AV for Cottey College scholarships or Sunset Home and
can be sent in care of Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home, P.O. Box 606, Concordia, KS
66901. For online condolences please visit www.chaputbuoy.com.