Obituaries

Kristie Lynn Teeter

Kristie Lynn Teeter

Sep 1, 2026

Kristie Lynn Teeter, 65, of Grinnell KS, passed away September 1st, 2026, in Oakley KS after a long hard-fought battle with cancer. She was born April 24, 1961, in Colby KS to Ammon “Mac” Teeter and Mary Magdalene Seat.

She received her G.E.D in 1978 and a Printers Certificate in 1979, both from Colby Community College. She joined the Navy in...

Rex Leon Buford

Rex Leon Buford

Aug 31, 2026

Rex Leon Buford, 82, of Colby, died Monday, August 31, 2026. He was born August 11, 1944, in Colby, KS to Charles and Josephine (Hatcher) Buford. Rex married Priscilla Kowalke on April 10, 1964, and they were married for 50 years before her passing. Rex worked in the sanitation department for the City of Colby for 41 years before retiring....

Anna Laura Sporer

Anna Laura Sporer

Aug 31, 2026

Anna Laura Sporer, 91, of Oakley, Kansas, passed away in Hays, Kansas, on August 31, 2026.

Laura was born May 15, 1935, in Russell Springs, Kansas, to Thomas Jay and Mary Margarette (Majors) Hillery. She was raised with her siblings in a two-bedroom farmhouse south of Russell Springs.

Laura graduated as Valedictorian from Russell Springs High School in May 1953. On June...

Rebecca Lee Eicher

Rebecca Lee Eicher

Aug 27, 2026

Rebecca Lee Eicher, 45, of Colby, Kansas died Thursday, August 27, 2026, after being diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer on April 24, 2026. She was born on September 23, 1980, to parents Debbie Steele and Rick Jackson in Burlington, Colorado. She grew up in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado. Becky was a happy joyous child, thriving on reading books, novels, and...

Daryl Meyer

Daryl Meyer

Aug 26, 2026

Daryl Meyer, age 71, of Colby KS, passed away on August 26th, 2026.

Daryl was born on September 21, 1954, in South Dakota to Wilbur and Avis (Steiner) Meyer. He grew up alongside his siblings, Ronnie Meyer, Donna (Tom) Russell, Cindy (Brian) Beard, Teresa (Lonnie) Lewis, and Terry (April) Meyer, who shared in the memories and experiences that shaped his early...

Erna Elaine Goossen

Erna Elaine Goossen

Aug 26, 2026

Erna Elaine Goossen, 68, passed away on August 26, 2026, at 3:40 pm at Norton County Hospital, Norton, KS. She was born in Oakley, KS on May 28, 1958. Her parents were Cornelius D. and Hulda (Franz) Goossen. She was the youngest of eight siblings in her family.

Erna was nonverbal and had profound disabilities. At age 8, in February 1966,...

Julie Ann Saddler

Julie Ann Saddler

Aug 26, 2026

Julie Ann Saddler, 68, of Colby, died Wednesday, August 26, 2026. She was born to Harry and Joan Morphy on August 8, 1958, in Omaha, NE.

Julie grew up in Omaha and graduated from Westside High School in 1976. She owned two horses growing up and her love of animals took her to Colby Community College where she received a degree...

Stanley Loyal Edmundson

Stanley Loyal Edmundson

Aug 25, 2026

Stanley Loyal Edmundson, 70, of Colby, KS, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS. He was born on December 10, 1955, in Scott City, KS to Marguerette (Musick) and James Edmundson.

Stan attended school in Scott City until the family moved to St. Francis where he attended St. Francis High School, graduating with the class of...

Geraldine M. Swart

Geraldine M. Swart

Aug 22, 2026

Geraldine Marguerite Cecilia VonLintel Swart, 94, of Grinnell, KS, passed away on August 22, 2026, at the Logan County Senior Living Center, Oakley, KS. She was born November 10, 1931, in Logan County to Herman and Mary (Mader) Lintel. Geraldine attended Oakley High School and later embraced life as a farmer’s wife to her beloved husband, Johnnie.

Being a mom was...

Carol Sue Dixson

Carol Sue Dixson

Aug 22, 2026

Carol Sue Dixson was born July 15, 1965, to Donald Lee and LaVay Jean (Huntley) Dixson in Atwood, KS. She passed away August 22, 2026 at UCHealth Colorado Springs, CO at the age of 61.

She graduated from Atwood High School and Kansas Wesleyan University. In 1987 she began teaching 6th grade at Oberlin Elementary School. Carol dedicated her life to...

Douglas Joseph Weber

Douglas Joseph Weber

Aug 19, 2026

Douglas Joseph Weber, 57, of Overland Park, KS, died Wednesday, August 19, 2026. He was born on February 27, 1969, in Wichita, KS, to Robert Weber and Judy Helget. He grew up in Colby, KS, graduating from Colby High School in 1987. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the United States Coast Guard. He proudly served his country for...

Frank "Dwayne" Jenik

Frank "Dwayne" Jenik

Aug 19, 2026

Frank “Dwayne” Jenik, 87, of Fort Collins, Colorado, formerly of Colby, Kansas, died Wednesday, August 19, 2026.

He was born December 7, 1938, in Colby, Kansas, to Frank and Phillippina (Oelke) Jenik.

Dwayne married Norma Hines on August 8, 1958, shortly before receiving his first assignment with the United States Air Force. Dwayne had a deep love for his country and demonstrated...

Laura J. Fellhoelter

Laura J. Fellhoelter

Aug 18, 2026

Laura Jeanne Fellhoelter, age 57, of Rexford, KS, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2026, in Colby, Kansas, surrounded by family.

Laura was born on July 12, 1969, in Norton, Kansas to Junior and Loretta Niblock. She grew up in Logan, KS and graduated from Logan High School in 1988. She later attended Cloud County Community College and Fort Hays State...

Charles Francis Moos

Charles Francis Moos

Aug 18, 2026

Charles F. Moos, 88, of Grinnell, died Tuesday, August 18, 2026. He was born on August 21, 1937, in Menlo, KS to John and Alvina (Schlageck) Moos. He moved with his parents and older brother to Grinnell where two sisters and a brother were added to the family. Charlie attended Grinnell schools and then went to college at Benedictine and...

James Lynn Pfaff

James Lynn Pfaff

Aug 16, 2026

James Lynn “Jim” Pfaff, 62, of Grinnell, passed away on August 16, 2026, at the Logan County Hospital, in Oakley. He was born on February 6, 1964, in Ransom, KS, the son of Leon and Patricia Pfaff.

Jim and Deea had one sone named Keith. Keith and his wife Taryn gave him two grandsons, Stetson and Jamison. In 2001 Jim and...

Veleda J. Steinle

Veleda J. Steinle

Aug 16, 2026

Veleda Joy Steinle, 95, of Colby, died Sunday, August 16, 2026. She was born in Osborne County Kansas at her Grandma Petry’s house on April 25, 1931, to William E. Haskell and Beulah E. Petry. Veleda was the third child out of seven. In 1935, the family packed up and moved to Arkansas due to the dust bowl going on...

Dorothy Rose Reinert

Dorothy Rose Reinert

Aug 16, 2026

Dorothy Rose (Kogl) Reinert, a farmer and mother of nine from rural Atwood who served as a judge in Rawlins County for more than four decades and also delivered the mail, drove a school bus, and volunteered as an EMT on the ambulance crew, died Aug. 16, 2026, at Wheat Haven Home in McDonald. She was 94.

The daughter of Clemens...

Cherrie W. Clark

Cherrie W. Clark

Aug 10, 2026

Cherrie W. Clark, a devoted nurse, cherished mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at home in Oakley, on August 10, 2026, just 10 weeks shy of her 90th birthday. Born on October 30, 1936, in rural Meriden, Kansas, to Alfred and Edna (Rupe) Thomas, Cherrie was a voracious reader and lived a life marked by dedication to her family...

Donald Dean Argabright

Donald Dean Argabright

Aug 7, 2026

Donald Dean Argabright was born March 6, 1936 to Glenn and Polly Argabright in Atwood, Kansas. He died at his home on August 7, 2026.

Don enjoyed a happy childhood with his older sister Gleneva (Higley) and younger sister Mary Beth (McCutchen). After high school Don enrolled at Kansas State University. He worked as a photographer for the school paper and...

Kenneth G. Bieber

Kenneth G. Bieber

Aug 2, 2026

Kenneth, known to most as "Kenny", was born on December 8, 1942, to Bruce and Margaret Ann Bieber. He attended Colby schools and graduated from Colby High School in 1960.

Following graduation, Kenny proudly served his country in the United States Army after being drafted during the Vietnam era. Much of his military service was spent at Fort Lewis, Washington.

In 1978,...