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...

May 25, 2025

Darrel Eugene Wark was born May 17, 1937, on the farm northwest of Rexford, KS that his grandparents homesteaded. He passed away on May 25, 2025, at Citizens’ Medical Center in Colby, KS, with his wife, Valerie (Flipse) of 69 years by his side.

Darrel and Valerie met at a soda fountain in Colby in the summer of 1953 and were...

May 24, 2025

James Lee Bartlett, 90, of Colby, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2025. He was born June 21, 1934, in Ft. Morgan, CO, to Lee and Marguerite (Dornon) Bartlett. Jim grew up on a farm southwest of Monument, KS with his granddad Frank Dornon. He was a 1952 graduate of Monument High School, where he enjoyed playing baseball and basketball. Jim...

May 22, 2025

Doran Neil Lorimer died May 22, 2025, at the Rawlins County Health center in Atwood, KS at the age of 94. He was born on August 26, 1930, in Rawlins County Township of Celia to Dewey and Laura Lorimer. He was the fourth child born to the couple. He was raised on the family farm near Beardsley, in Rawlins County....

May 22, 2025

Daniel Edward Thomas was born to Adrian and Joy (Brown) Thomas on December 6th, 1947, at St. Thomas Hospital in Colby, Kansas. He grew up on a farm East of Atwood, Kansas. He began his education in a one room country schoolhouse and graduated from Atwood High School in 1965. While in high school, Dan played many sports with wrestling...

May 19, 2025

Anita (Kastens) Focke, 94 of Colby Kansas, passed away May 19th, 2025, at Hays Medical Center. She was born January 30, 1931, in Rawlins County to Albert and Louise (Carstens) Kastens, being the last of nine children.

Anita was baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ludell, Kansas. She graduated from Atwood High School in 1948.

On...

May 16, 2025

Lindle K. Harold, 71, of Colby, died Friday, May 16, 2025. He was born June 13, 1953, in Goodland, KS to Lloyd and Jenelle (Boudreau) Harold. Lindle grew up on a small rural farm southwest of Brewster, Kansas. During high school, he balanced farm work with playing sports and graduated in 1971. After graduation, he moved away and held several...

May 9, 2025

Mildred “Stephanie” Esposito, age 95, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2025, in Herndon, VA. A longtime resident of Tarpon Springs, FL for 24 years, she spent her final year near her daughter and family.

Stephanie was born on July 22, 1929, in Atwood, KS to Adolf and Mary Horinek. She dedicated her life to helping and serving others through her...