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Funeral services for Roger VanRanken were held on Saturday, July 27, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. at First Christian Church in Medicine Lodge, Kansas. Arrangements were by Lanman Funeral Home Inc. of Kiowa. Online condolences may be made at http://www.lanmanmemorials.com.
Roger was born April 12, 1962, in Kiowa, Kansas, to Horace and Jennie VanRanken. He lived in this area his entire life. In 1982 he married his high school sweetheart, Tonia. To this union three children were born: Sheila, Beau and Samantha.
Roger was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed fishing, golfing and hunting. He was well known for his predator hunting skills. He worked for the Chain Ranch for 25 years. During that time, he participated in many ranch rodeos. To this day he still holds the team roping doctrine arena record time for the OCA Range Roundup at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie. He was on the Medicine Lodge Golf Course Board and has been on the state team for the Kansas Bass Anglers Association. He was also a member of the Community Bible Fellowship.
He was preceded in death by his parents and father-in-law Gene Garrett.
He is survived by his wife, Tonia VanRanken; three children, Sheila Tatro and husband Michael, Beau VanRanken and wife Steffanie and Samantha Morrison and husband Joel; grandchildren, Molly and Clay Tatro and Jack Roger Morrison; three brothers, Howard VanRanken and wife Loretta, Doug VanRanken and wife Cindy, Ronnie VanRanken and wife Cindy Kay; one sister, Anita Bedwell and husband Pat; mother-in-law, Lillian Garrett; three sisters-in-law and their families and numerous nieces and nephews
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