Obituaries

Feb 16, 2023

Sheridan Charlene Kraft, 78, of Colby, died Thursday, February 16, 2023, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS. She was born August 21, 1944, in Hill City, KS, to Gerald and Elnora (Cullum) McDowall. Sheridan graduated from Oakley High School. On May 1, 1965, at Park, KS, she married Robert Kraft. To this union, four children were born. Sheridan’s family was...

Feb 12, 2023

Ronald Claude Bell was born on March 22, 1940, in St. Francis, KS, and was raised on the family farm two miles east of McDonald. He was the second of three children born to Loren “Claude” and Marie Appel Bell. Ron died on February 12, 2023, at Prairie Senior Nursing Home, Colby, KS, at the age of 82. Ron attended...

Feb 7, 2023

Our beloved Roy L. Searls, of Atwood, finished his race and heard, “well done good and faithful servant” on February 7, 2023, at the age of 96 years, 6 months and 23 days. Roy was born to parents Daniel and Emma Searls on July 15, 1926. Early on in life, Roy faced many significant losses. By the age of 14,...

Feb 4, 2023

Ronald “Ron” Eugene Kuhlman, 70, of Oakley, died Saturday, February 4, 2023, at KU Med Center surrounded by his family. He was born December 15, 1952, in Larned, KS, to Henry and Mildred (Brenner) Kuhlman. Ron graduated from Oakley High School in 1971 and was drafted into the United States Army and served from 1971 to 1975. On April 29th,...

Feb 4, 2023

Casey Allen Quagliano, 25, passed away February 4th, 2023. Casey was born on July 28th, 1997, to Debbie and Brian Quagliano in Colby, Kansas. Casey was a graduate of Colby High School where he met the love of his life Sabryn O’Gara. Sabryn and Casey started dating in 2013 and finally got married on August 31st, 2019. After high school...

Feb 2, 2023

Daniel Ross Denneler, 97, of Colby, Kansas, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2023. Dan was born on July 27, 1925, in Winchester, KS, to Carmelita Virginia Barnes Denneler and Alexander Hamilton Denneler. He graduated from Jefferson County High School and received a farm deferment for World War II so that he was not entered into the draft. Dan went...

Jan 28, 2023

Blanche Frances Koons passed away Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the Rawlins County Health Center at the age of 104. She was the fifth of six children born to Roy and Sophia (Kletchka) McKain, on September 26, 1918, on the McKain homestead in Rawlins County. She attended Prairie View country school through the eighth grade. Blanche met Gene Koons who...

Jan 27, 2023

Joan P. Zerr, Maize, KS passed away peacefully on Friday, January 27, 2023. She was born May 30, 1940, in Quinter, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Amalia (Rohr) Dinkel. She graduated from Grainfield High School. She married Philip Stephen Zerr on September 4, 1961. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Amalia Dinkel; siblings, Joe, Alvin,...

Jan 24, 2023

Elma Alberta Ahrens, 94, of Oakley, Kansas passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at Logan County Hospital. She was born Sept. 7, 1928, in Towanda, KS to Albert Frederick Hueftle and B. Magdalene (Ebel) Hueftle. She graduated from Menlo High School in 1946 and from Fort Hays State University in 1950 with a degree in English and a minor in...

Jan 24, 2023

Rosalind Jean Bundy, 87, of Brewster, died Tuesday, January 24, 2023. She was born on June 20, 1935, to Charles L. and Mary (O’Brien) Bundy. Rosalind was one of three daughters born to the couple: Marguerite, who died in infancy, Laura, born two years later, and then 16 years later Rosalind joined the family. Rosalind attended Pleasant Valley School and...

Jan 22, 2023

Jan 20, 2023

Zachary Wayne Wright, 34, of Levant, died Friday, January 20, 2023, at Citizens Medical Center, in Colby. He was born September 28, 1988, in Colby, KS, to Larry Wright and Connie Schiltz. Zach worked at Fosters Floor Covering in Colby and Ben Lee Processing in Atwood. He enjoyed motorcycles, vehicles and spending time at the lake. On November 10, 2016,...

Jan 12, 2023

Clement Roland “Clem” Mumm, 85, of Colby, KS died Thursday, January 12, 2023 at Citizens Medical Center. Clem was born July 13, 1937 the 13th child to Gottfried “Fred” and Sarah “Sadie” (McDonald) Mumm on the family farm in rural Sheridan County, KS. He attended country school until 6th grade and then was a student at Selden Grade School. He...

Jan 10, 2023

Martha Heier, 80, of Hays, formerly of Oakley, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at Hays Medical Center. She was born in Sheridan County, Kansas on January 3, 1943, to Valentine “Walter” and Margaret (Zerr) Heier. Martha graduated from Sheridan Community High School in 1960. She worked as a cook in the Colby and Oakley area for many years. Martha...

Jan 9, 2023

Donald K “Don” Miller, 87, died Monday January 9, 2023, in Colby, Kansas. He was born July 5, 1935, in Farnam, Nebraska to Marion J and Edna Heath Miller. Don grew up in rural Nebraska and graduated from Maxwell High School in 1953. As a boy, he spent many hours wading along the creeks of central Nebraska with his older...

Jan 9, 2023

Roberta “Bobby” (Huffman) Samsel passed away, Monday January 9, 2023, at the Logan County Senior Living Center, leaving behind many who loved her greatly and will miss her dearly. Roberta Kay was born July 29, 1943, to Rose (Meis) and Alva Huffman. Bobby was the second youngest child. Bobby was raised and attended school in Oakley. She was raised Catholic...

Jan 3, 2023

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Jan 1, 2023

Judy Lee (Cornett) Schmidt, 69, passed away on January 1, 2023, at Hays Medical Center. Judy was born on April 24, 1953, to Lloyd and Ada (Elshire) Cornett in Colby, KS. She graduated from Colby High School in 1971. Judy attended Kansas State University and graduated with a degree in Home Economics. She taught for a year before moving to...

Dec 31, 2022

Betty June (Raber) Budd, 88, of Arden, died Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Mission Hospital. Born in Achillis, KS and raised in Atwood, KS, she was the wife of the late Thomas Dwight Budd, and the daughter of the late Danny Lawrence and Mildred Elsie (Knudson) Raber. She was a member of Biltmore Bible Church. At an early age, she...