Jul 9, 2025

Patrick Aaron Porter, 62 of Oakley died on July 9, 2025, at his home southwest of Oakley. He was born on June 27, 1963, to J.G. (Pete) Porter and Mary Ann (Temaat) Porter in Oakley and was the youngest of five children.

Pat grew up in Oakley attending St. Joseph’s Catholic School and Oakley Public Schools in Jr. High and High...

Jul 7, 2025

With deep love and cherished memories, the family of Patty Lou Wagoner announces her passing on July 7, 2025, at the age of 87. Born on February 9, 1938, on the family farm in McDonald, Kansas, to Laurel and Maudie Kelley. Pat lived a remarkable life defined by strength, humor, and a boundless heart for others.

In high school, Pat was...

Jul 1, 2025

Robert “Bob” Duane Ekberg, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2025, at the age of 96, at Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby, Kansas.

Born on August 7, 1928, to Morris and Merle Ekberg, Bob was raised on the family farm where he cultivated a lifelong connection to the land. He graduated from Levant High...

Jun 29, 2025

David (Dave) Lee Mariman, 61, of Grand Island, Nebraska, died on Sunday, June 29, 2025, at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, Kansas, surrounded by his family.

Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home in Grand Island has been entrusted with arrangements.

There will be no visitation held. A Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, July 3, 2025, at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in...

Jun 28, 2025

William “Bill” Leo Wieland, 94, of Colby passed away Saturday, June 28, 2025. He died peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones. Bill was born in Colby on May 20, 1931, to H.L. and Katherine Ann Wieland. He was raised in Missouri by his aunt and uncle who he fondly called Ma and Dad Cohen until he was a...

Jun 27, 2025

Jun 27, 2025

Shirley Ochs, 61, of Park, KS passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on June 27, 2025, after a second battle with cancer. She was born on October 11, 1963, to Billy and Sophie Ochs. Shirley was the fifth of their six daughter family. She was raised on a farm near Park, KS and really enjoyed the outdoors and her...

Jun 23, 2025

Jun 22, 2025

Randy Lynn Brown, 71, of Colby, died Sunday, June 22, 2025. He was born on July 20, 1953, in Colby, to Donald and Mildred (Stupka) Brown. Randy attended Colby Public Schools and then worked in construction. He was part of the crew that built Colby Community College in the 1960’s and he helped build the South Park apartments in the...

Jun 21, 2025

Jane (Sramek) Lewis, 84, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2025.

She was born January 6, 1941, in McCook, Nebraska, the daughter of Lewis Albert and Agnes Stephanie (Kopriva) Sramek. She was a 1958 graduate of Atwood High School and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from University of Kansas.

She was baptized at St. John’s Catholic Church in Atwood and...

Jun 14, 2025

Our beloved son Jude was born at St. Luke’s Presbyterian Medical Center in Denver, Co. on June 14th, 2025. Jude passed away peacefully in his parents’ arms shortly after birth.

Jude is deeply loved by his parents Grant and Bryn Kuhlman, big sister Maryn Kuhlman, grandparents Mike and Anita Kuhlman and John and Kelly Morgenstern, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins....

Jun 11, 2025

Clarence Alfred Denning, 80, of Colby, passed from this earth into the hands of the Lord on June 11, 2025, at Swedish Hospital in Englewood, Colorado. He was born on April 30, 1945, in Hays, Kansas to Alphonse and Clara (Hoff) Denning. After graduating high school in Gorham, KS, he joined the United States Army where he was a helicopter...

Jun 9, 2025

Bradley Dale Latham, 71, of Winona, died June 9, 2025, at Logan County Hospital in Oakley, Kansas. He was born to Dale and Erma (Werner) Latham on January 14, 1954, in Hays, Kansas.

Brad grew up in Winona, Kansas and remained there all his life. He was the oldest in his family with a younger brother and sister. Brad graduated from...

Jun 8, 2025

Jun 7, 2025

Pete Merjil, 60, of Colby, died Saturday, June 7, 2025. He was born August 27, 1964, in Los Angeles, CA to Peter and Jaunita (Miller) Merjil. Pete had worked at Commercial Sign for 33 years. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing and watching sports, especially when the Raiders were playing football and the LA Lakers or Golden State Warriors...

May 29, 2025

Donald Scott Phillips, 65, of Colby, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2025, after a long battle with cancer. Don was born on July 12, 1959, in Great Bend, Kansas, to Melvin and Joanna (Howe) Phillips. Don was the youngest of three children, and they were raised on a farm in Rush County, Kansas where it was early to...

May 28, 2025

Charles Henry Huelsmann, 86, of Grinnell, died Wednesday, May 28, 2025. He was born September 21, 1938, in Oakley, KS, to Henry and Louise (Baalmann) Huelsmann. Charlie graduated from Grinnell High School and went on to serve in the United States Army. He spent his career working for the Grinnell schools as a custodian and bus driver and was a...

May 26, 2025

Kathleen Margaret O’Neal was born the middle child of John Henry and Artie Holmwood (Smith) Faber on October 13, 1931, on a farm north of Campbell, Nebraska. She was baptized June 1, 1932. When she was small, the family moved to a farm in Rawlins County, Kansas, where she grew up. She loved everything about the farm, especially “the smell...

May 26, 2025

May 25, 2025

Elaine Heussman, 88, of Atwood, died Sunday, May 25, 2025. She was the first-born daughter of Fred and Grayce Stute and was born in her grandmother’s home in Haigler, Nebraska, on February 18, 1937. She would later be joined by 4 sisters: Carol, Judy, Cathy, and Lori. Two brothers died in infancy.

Elaine graduated from Haigler High School in 1954 and...