Larned  – John Daniel “Danny” Dipman, 72, passed away peacefully at his home in rural Larned on May 2, 2015, after a courageous battle with brain cancer.  He was born on April 18, 1943, in Larned, KS, the son of John W. and Eldred E. (Sanders) Dipman.  He was a farmer/stockman, residing on the farm that had been in his family for over 100 years.  He had also previously worked as a school bus driver & a rural mail carrier.  He married Vicki Berglund on July 29, 1962, she survives.  Other survivors: his two daughters, Sandi Bates & husband Jeffrey Bates, Candi Parker & husband Randy Parker all of Larned.  Granddaughters Keeli Parker & fiancé Josh Howard, Larned & Kelbi Parker & fiancé Ian Harvey, Hays, his mother, of Hutchinson, two sisters, Dedria Ashworth, Arlington, KS & Cynthia Wallace, Rawlins, WY, & a brother, David Dipman, Casper, WY.  Danny had a love for the land & considered himself a steward of it with his farming.  He was a past board member of the Golden Valley Coop & Pawnee County Farm Bureau, was Treasurer for Morton Township & served on the Pawnee County Zoning Board.  He loved spending time with family & enjoyed travelling in his RV, wintering in Florida every year for over 20 years, making many lifetime friends along the way.  Funeral will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Bethann Black and Dr. David Hales presiding.  Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday with the family present from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Wednesday at the Mortuary.  Burial will be in the Larned Cemetery, Larned, Kansas.  Memorials may be sent to the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital Foundation or the Pawnee County Humane Society in care of Beckwith Mortuary.  Personal condolences maybe left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.