Obituaries

Feb 18, 2026

Duane Brown was born in Colby, Kansas, on November 7, 1955, and he lived and died in Colby. He graduated from Colby High School, where he was very good at athletics. Duane was talented in almost anything he did, and beyond sports, he was one hell of an artist. One of the best ways to know Duane was sitting with...

Feb 17, 2026

Gary Lee Stoll, 75, of Oakley, KS passed away February 17, 2026, on I-70, where he lived a good part of his life as a truck driver. He was born six weeks early to Harry and Nora (Miller) Stoll on January 16, 1951, along with his twin brother Larry Dee, who died the next day. A lifelong fan of the...

Feb 14, 2026

Dennis John Diederich “Denny” died Saturday, February 14, 2026, at the age of 81. Denny was one of seven children born to Julius “Dulie” and Mae (Weaver) Diederich on February 10, 1945, in Dresden, Kansas. Denny grew up in Selden and attended Selden Elementary School and Selden Rural High School. He worked at the HI-WAY Café, a restaurant his mother...

Feb 12, 2026

Barbara Jean Sawer, born in McCook, Nebraska on July 8, 1940, the first child of Frank and Dorothy Sawer, was raised on the family farm north of Atwood, Kansas. While in grade school, she joined the local Driftwood Sunflowers 4-H Club and developed a skill for recording and tracking her projects. During her high school years, Barbara was elected club...

Jan 30, 2026

No services are scheduled at this time. 

Jan 30, 2026

Irene Mavis Barnhart was born in a sod house in rural Hale, Colorado, on October 26, 1929; the first of seven children to Everett and Vivian (Agan) Barnhart. When Irene was about five years old, the family moved to Achilles, Kansas, close to both her mother and father’s families.

Irene’s elementary school years were spent at the Achilles school, and she...

Jan 28, 2026

Connie Williams, 64 of Tucson Arizona, died Wednesday January 28, 2026, at Banner University South Hospital in Tucson AZ. She was born April 21, 1961, in Goodland KS to Orval Williams and Elizabeth “Betty” (Haremza) Williams.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and her brother Darrell Williams.

She is survived by her daughter Crystal Ferns (Steve Ferns), of San Tan...

Jan 27, 2026

Mary Frances Roesch, 98, of Colby, died Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Mary Frances was born of the farm, north of Havensville, Kansas, in Pottawatomie County. The actual locale of her father's farm was known as "the Irish north of Havensville". It is one of a cluster of Irish American settlements in Kansas dating from settlement in the late 1850s and...

Jan 26, 2026

Gregory Allen Inman, 49, of Colby, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2026. He was born in Colby on September 9, 1976. Greg was a diesel mechanic for many years. He served in the Army and was medically discharged. Greg’s favorite hobbies included fishing and spending time with family and friends.

He is survived by his mother Florence Inman, of Colby;...

Jan 25, 2026

Jan 25, 2026

Anthony John “Tony” Horinek, age 81, passed away Sunday morning, January 25, 2026, after brief battle with cancer, in his home, surrounded by his family.

Anthony was born in Colby, Kansas to Anton E Horinek and Henrietta (Kacirek) Horinek.

Anthony graduated from Saint Thomas Moore Prep school in 1964. He then attended Milford Vocational Technical College and studied Electrical Engineering. Anthony graduated...

Jan 24, 2026

Stanley Dean Higley, age 73, passed away on January 24th, 2026, in Atwood, KS, surrounded by loved ones.

He was born on September 1st, 1952, in Atwood, Kansas at the Rawlins County Hospital to Earl and Gleneva (Argabright) Higley.

Stan started school in the one-room schoolhouse south of Atwood, then attended Atwood Grade School and graduated from Atwood High School in 1971....

Jan 23, 2026

Nyla Jo Domsch, 84, died Friday January 23rd, 2026, at Gove County Medical Center, Quinter, Kansas.

Nyla was born May 14, 1941, in Atwood, Kansas. She resided there until she went off to Cosmetology School in Colorado Springs, Co. She married Theodore Domsch in 1961, and they resided in Colby, Kansas. After being married to Ted for 56 years, he passed...

Jan 12, 2026

Almetha Mendenhall, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, joined her husband Eldon Mendenhall in heaven on January 12, 2026, passing away at Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby, Kansas. Born on September 2, 1931, the second oldest child of Richard F. and Magdaline (Kreutzer) Brungardt, she grew up on a farm south of Hoxie, Kansas with her siblings Pauline,...

Jan 11, 2026

Larry Leroy Booth, age 93, of Colby, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at the Citizens Medical Center in Colby. He was born June 15, 1932, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Leroy Camille and Dorothy Helene (Hall) Booth.

Larry graduated from Wyandotte High School in Kansas City. He joined the United States Marines and fought in the Korean conflict,...

Jan 11, 2026

Lisa Diane (Kough) Schroeder, daughter of Harry “Conrad” Kough and Betty Ann (Ryan) Kough, was born April 15, 1966, in Scott City, Kansas. She passed away peacefully at her home near Colby, Kansas, surrounded by her family, on January 11, 2026.

Lisa was united in marriage to Kriss Schroeder on March 14, 1986, at the First Baptist Church in Scott City,...

Dec 30, 2025

Bradley Billingsley, 71, of La Crosse, KS, died Wednesday, December 30, 2025, in Colby, KS. He was born November 19, 1954, in Hays, KS to Wayne Billingsley and Althea Marie (Orth) Bieker.

He enjoyed fishing, riding motorcycles, playing disc golf and spending time with his family, pets and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother, Jimmy Harrell.

He...

Dec 29, 2025

Mary Kathryn “Kay” Krus, 74, of Atwood, died December 29, 2025. She was born October 10, 1952, in Santa Monica, California, the youngest of four siblings.

At age 17, she graduated and moved to Huntington, CA, where she worked as a receptionist for a veterinarian, which began her great love of fur babies. Later, Kay found a great passion in working...

Dec 29, 2025

Angel Gonzales Salinas, 68, of Colby, died Monday, December 29, 2025. He was born and raised in Urireo, Guanajuato, Mexico. He was the son of Luz Salinas and Ofelia Gonzales and completed his primary education in his hometown through the sixth grade. He was part of a large family with six brothers and four sisters.

At the age of 16, Angel...

Dec 29, 2025

Alvin “Alvie” Bieker, Atwood’s Chief Ambassador, was born in Hays, KS on January 12, 1953, the son of John and Alvina (Degenhardt) Bieker. He came to the Prairie Development Center (PDC) when it opened in Atwood in 1975, coming from the Kansas Neurological Institute in Topeka, KS. Then the PDC was an affiliate site of Homer B. Reed Adult Training...