Obituaries

Oct 22, 2022

Virginia Arlene Campbell Lavery, age 54, of Colby, died October 22, 2022, at Swedish Medical Center, in Englewood, CO, from a brain aneurysm. Virginia was born on December 11, 1967, in Abilene, KS, to parents Maurice “Red” Deaun and Doris Louise (Miller) Campbell. Her family lived in Harrah, OK and McPherson, KS before finally settling in Colby, KS, on June...

Oct 21, 2022

It is with great sorrow that the family of Brett Allen Sims announces his death on October 21, 2022, in San Antonio Texas. He is survived by his wife Stacy, and daughters Ava, Elle, and Lillian. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wight and Lillian Sims, sister, Linda Sims, and spouse Linda Jane Giordano. Brett was born in...

Oct 19, 2022

Memorials may be made to Kyle Strohm and sent in care of Baalmann Mortuary. PO Box 391, Colby, KS 67701.

Oct 16, 2022

James Henry Sabatka, 58, of Naponee, NE, died October 16, 2022, at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney, NE. He was born November 16, 1963, in Colby, KS to Louis and Irene (Curtin) Sabatka. Jim married the love of his life, Linda, on April 17, 2021. He was preceded in death by his mother Irene, his brother Kenny, and his...

Oct 15, 2022

Our mother, Lillian Rhea Sims passed away on October 15, 2022, after a long and full life. She was born in Russell Kansas on July 12, 1926. In 1931 Lillian moved with her parents, twin sister Ruth and brother Harold to a farm six miles northwest of Oakley. She was a wonderful mother who was always there when we needed...

Oct 13, 2022

Linda Marie (Sandvil) Rumback passed from this world October 13, 2022, at 63 years of age. As most who knew her were aware, she had been ill for some time, and her passing was expected. She was born in September of 1959, to Joseph Jr. and Sheila Sandvil, in Highland Falls, New York. Born into a military family, her early...

Oct 12, 2022

Edna Mae (Bourquin) Hoyt loved life. She lived it fully from the time she was born on April 27, 1936 in Auburn, Nebraska to Ted and Odessa Bourquin, to her last fighting breath at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado on October 12, 2022. Edna grew up on a family farm north of Colby, along with a younger sister Gwen...

Oct 12, 2022

Jimmy Lee Smith (Known to most as Smitty) departed this life on October 12th. 2022. The last few months of his life he had been living at The Soldier's Home at Fort Dodge. Jimmy was born May 8th 1947 in Oakley, Logan County, Kansas. His parents were John Author Smith and Mary Marvel Nancy Bloom. Jimmy had no siblings and...

Oct 12, 2022

Services will take place in California. For more information contact Forest Lawn Mortuary 69855 E. Ramon Road Cathedral City, CA 92234 https://forestlawn.com/

Oct 10, 2022

Janice Linville, 86, of Colby, Kansas, passed away October 10, 2022, at Ascension Senior Living in Wichita, Kansas. She was born July 2, 1936, to Forest (Punk) and Eva (Mahorney) Denny on a farm in Rawlins County, Kansas. The family, including her sisters Connie and Carol, moved to Colby in 1945, where Janice graduated from Colby High School in 1954....

Oct 9, 2022

Florence Belle Antholz passed away at the Good Samaritan Society, in Atwood, KS, on October 9, 2022, at the age of 89. She was born December 28, 1932, in Rapid City, SD, to Harold & Elizabeth Haas. Florence grew up in a Christian home. The Haas family loved and appreciated music. Favorite times were gathering around the piano and singing...

Oct 5, 2022

Bonnie Rose Smith, 75, of Atwood, KS, passed away October 5, 2022, 3:00 p.m. at Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita, KS, surrounded by family and friends. She was born May 22, 1947, in Holyoke, CO to Clifford Raymond and Maxine Mickey (Thatcher) Smith. Her school years were spent in Holyoke, CO. She graduated from Holyoke High School in 1965. She...

Oct 4, 2022

Evangeline (Vange) Balik, 80, of McDonald, KS died Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at Dunaway Manor in Guymon, OK. She was born on January 5, 1942, in Imperial, NE to Roger and Teresa (O’Brien) Pflum. She graduated from Chase Co. High School in 1960. She attended the University of Nebraska at Kearney and graduated with a Physical Education degree in 1964....

Oct 4, 2022

Mitchell Ryan Nollette, 50, of Monument, KS, died Tuesday, October 4, 2022. He was born October 4, 1972, in Oakley, KS, to Michael and Lorraine (Close) Nollette. Mitch accepted Jesus as his savior at the age of 12 and was baptized. He graduated from Oakley High School in 1991 and went on to Garden City Community College where he received...

Oct 3, 2022

Wayne Eldon Bosler, 87, of Herndon, died Monday, October 3, 2022. He was born on January 19, 1935, the fourth child of six children to Nick and Josephine (Johnston) Bosler in Oberlin, KS. He attended and graduated from Oberlin Elementary School and Decatur Community High School. In 1956, Wayne joined the United States Navy and was honorably discharged in 1959....

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Sep 27, 2022

Regan Laine Lewis, 20, of Grinnell, KS, died Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at Kearney Regional Medical Center, in Kearney, NE. She was born in Hays, KS, on April 9, 2002, to Patrick and Connie (Werth) Lewis. Regan grew up on the family farm where she loved being around animals. She enjoyed training horses, barrel racing, working and sorting cattle, and...

Sep 25, 2022

Sep 23, 2022

Pat Criss, of Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, passed from this life at her home on September 23, 2022, at the age of 85. Pat was born at Goodland, Kansas, to Alfred H. “Cotton” Stover and Fontella Mae (Perry) Stover on November 8, 1936, as Helen Patricia Stover. A few years later Pat was joined by her sister, Kayla Sue Hawk...