Jan 31, 2025

Linda “Lindy” Lou (McFee) Ramsey was born August 24th, 1952, to Malcolm McFee and Betty (Anderson) McFee. She was the third born of four sisters Sharon, Shirley, Linda and Beverly. She passed away peacefully at her home in Atwood, Kansas on January 31st, 2025, at the age of 72. She graduated from Atwood High School in 1970. In 1976 her...

Jan 31, 2025

Ty Alan Kaiser was born on July 4, 1994. He departed this earth on January 31, 2025. Ty was a lifelong resident of Grainfield, KS.

Ty loved sports at a young age. He especially excelled at baseball. He was a pitcher and rarely lost a game. Ty also loved throwing the javelin and still holds the record at Wheatland High School....

Jan 29, 2025

Jan 27, 2025

Catherine Theresa Stehno, 88, of Atwood, died Monday, January 27, 2025. She was born January 15, 1937, in Atwood, KS to August (Gus) and Rose Stehno. She attended Atwood Grade and High Schools graduating Atwood Community High School in 1955. She attended McCook Junior College in Nebraska and later graduated from Marymount College in Salina, KS with a Bachelor of...

Jan 26, 2025

Kathleen Marie (McIlnay) Tubbs was born on January 9, 1946, at St. Thomas Hospital in Colby, KS. She was the fifth of seven children born to Leland Stanford and Celeste (Schwebach) McIlnay. Kathleen was called home to be with the Lord on January 26, 2025, at the age of 79. 

Kathleen, fondly called Tat by her mother, lived the first 18...

Jan 26, 2025

Our loving Mother, Elsie Luetta Keller, 93, of Colby, went to be with the Lord Sunday, January 26th, 2025. She was born in Logan County, Kansas to Fred and Marie (Grauberger) Uhrich on August 18th, 1931. Elsie was one of nine children.

A farming and ranching family with a strong work ethic and close family bonds is where Elsie learned the...

Jan 21, 2025

Leslie Lynn Plummer, age 82, of Oakley, passed away on January 21, 2025, at Swedish American Hospital in Englewood, CO.

 

Lynn was born on September 10, 1942, to Leslie W. and Marguerite (Cope) Plummer in Oakley, KS. He attended Oakley High school. In high school, he took 3rd in 1958 and 2nd in 1960 at State Wrestling. After high school, he...

Jan 19, 2025

Rex Aubra Erickson was born on August 11, 1945, to Albert and Euella Erickson on their farm in southeast Rawlins County near Achilles, Kansas. After a nearly six-month illness, he passed away peacefully at the age of 79 on January 19, 2025, in De Soto, Kansas, surrounded by his children.

Growing up, Rex attended the one-room schoolhouse in Achilles for eight...

Jan 18, 2025

Miranda ReNee (Hadley) Sisay was born April 29, 1981, in Columbus Ne., to Dr. Terrell and Katherine Hadley. Miranda passed January 18, 2025, in Morgantown WV. She was surrounded by her siblings, Ryan Hadley, Elise Hadley, Tia Webb, Shay Rouse and her mother Katherine Green.

Miranda graduated in 1999 in Clarksburg WV. She worked as a CNA until she decided to...

Jan 17, 2025

Sheryl Kay Brenn, 80, of Levant, died Friday, January 17, 2025, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. She was born in Beloit, KS, on July 18, 1944, to Kenneth and Hazel (Wilson) Jordan. Sheryl grew up on a farm and loved raising animals and riding horses. She attended Georgia Rural School and Beloit High School, and later Kansas State University where...

Jan 15, 2025

Russell Lynn Cox, 66, of Oakley, passed away Wednesday, January 15th, 2025, at the Logan County Hospital. He was the youngest of three children of Francis and Vesta Cox, born on November 7th, 1958, in Oakley, Kansas.

Russell was raised in Grainfield, Kansas and graduated from Wheatland High School in 1977. On April 6, 1978, he met Donna Close on a...

Jan 13, 2025

Terrall Leonard Swart (known as Terry or TL), age 80, of Grinnell, passed away Monday, January 13, 2025, at the Swedish Hospital, in Colorado. Terry was born on February 6, 1944, in Colby, KS, to Leonard and Elizabeth (Schurr) Swart. Terry graduated from Grinnell High School.

 

On January 29, 1964, Terry married the love of his life, Karol Kruse, at St....

Jan 13, 2025

Myrna L. Griffin, 87, departed this life, surrounded by loved ones, on Monday, January 13, 2025, in Tyler, TX. Myrna was born on July 22, 1937, in Brownington, MO, to Philip and Lucille Cummins Metzler. Myrna was the youngest of five children and grew up with a strong appreciation for family and community.

When Myrna was just a baby, her family...

Jan 6, 2025

Janice Lea Hutfles Sattler, 90, of Atwood, departed this life Monday January 6th, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Home in Atwood. Janice was born June 21, 1934, in Herndon, KS to Clemens and Alice Hutfles. Janice was the eldest and was raised with her sisters Marlene Marie, Julie Ann, and brother Clem Jr. 

Janice was baptized, confirmed, and married at St....

Jan 3, 2025

Tina Marie Urban, 63, of Atwood, Kan., died Friday, January 3, 2025. Tina Marie was born July 7, 1961, at Rawlins County Hospital, Atwood, Kan., to Delvin Joseph and Jacqueline Lee (Taylor) Urban.

Tina was baptized at 3 months old at Calvary Episcopal Church, Golden, Colo. Godparents were Donald Taylor and Suzanne Klein.

Tina attended special education school in McCook, Nebr., Atwood...

Jan 2, 2025

Dennis Harold Coon, 70, of Colby, died Thursday, January 2, 2025. He was born in Minneapolis, MN, on December 24, 1954, to Marie E. Smith. She married Donald Orin Coon in 1955. He adopted Dennis and helped raise him. Dennis Joined the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Riley, KS. Dennis stayed in Kansas, where he married and...

Dec 31, 2024

Ron Beims was an enigma…serious businessman on one hand…fun loving rebel on the other. He loved a good fight. He loved to pray. He loved to read books and could win whatever card game you wanted to play. He worked hard…too hard according to Peach, and he played hard…WAY too hard according to Peach. He hunted and fished, then would...

Dec 30, 2024

Bonnie Joann Siruta, 84, of Winona, died Monday, December 30, 2024. She was born in Levant, KS, on February 10, 1940, to Doyle and Frances (Tubbs) Erwin. Bonnie attended school in Levant and became a homemaker for many years before joining the workforce. She loved to cook for others and throughout her career she worked at Colby Community College, in...

Dec 29, 2024

Maxine Sappenfield, 86, formerly of Ozawkie, KS, died Sunday, December 29, 2024. She was born October 8, 1938, in Lyons, KS, to George and Ora (Engelbert) Taylor. Maxine married Merle Sappenfield in 1968 in Atwood, KS. Maxine worked for over 40 years at the State Department in Topeka, KS where they made their home. She enjoyed riding motorcycles, camping, fishing,...

Dec 29, 2024

Larry E. Weber, 82, of Colby, died Sunday, December 29, 2024. He was born March 6, 1942, in Gove County, KS to Adolph and Grace (Turner) Weber. Larry married Rita Davis on February 24, 1962, and to this union two children were born. Larry was a mechanic and a farmer. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing, boating and mowing....