Obituaries

Aug 1, 2024

Beatrice Joan (Wilson) (McCullough) Hilzer was born April 21, 1931 in WaKeeney, KS to the late Howard and Alvina (Tegtmeyer) Wilson. She passed away Thursday, August 1st, 2024 at the Logan County Hospital in Oakley, KS at the age of 93. Joan was raised in WaKeeney, KS with all her siblings and graduated from Trego Community High School. After graduating...

Jul 27, 2024

Benjamin Lee Meadows, 40, of Colby, died Wednesday, July 24, 2024. He was born on January 15, 1984, in Indiana. Ben married Cami Kile on June 28, 2008, in Colby. He worked as a farmhand for his close friend Marvin Urban. Ben enjoyed riding his motorcycles and was a member of the Tri-State Coalition of Concerned Motorcyclists for several years....

Jul 25, 2024

Doris Estella Finley passed away Thursday July 25, 2024, at the age of 95. Doris was born on February 23, 1929, in Amoret, Missouri to Charles and Estella (Niswonger) Luedke. She had one sister and eight brothers, one of which was her twin. When Doris was 21, she met Jack (John D) Finley while visiting relatives in Atwood. After a...

Jul 24, 2024

Laura Ann Cersovsky, 93, of Colby, died Thursday, July 24, 2024. She was born in Lincoln County, KS, on September 18, 1930, to James and Vera (Rude) Helus. Laura collected many things and was the family historian. She enjoyed going to garage sales, polka music and vegetable gardening. Laura loved animals and took in many strays and rescue animals over...

Jul 17, 2024

Lori Denise Dykes Morris, 58, of Colby, died Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Aurora, CO at UC Health Center. She was born on February 15, 1966, in St. Paul, MN, to Bill E. and Theresa (Hipp) Dykes and was the youngest of 11 kids. Lori graduated from Great Bend High School in 1984 and married Timothy Morris on May 10,...

Jul 16, 2024

Karol Ann (Kruse) Swart, 79, of Grinnell, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at home with her family by her side, after battling dementia. She was born at 12:32 a.m. on October 15, 1944, in Colby, KS, to Ralph and Armella (Lintel) Kruse and weighed in at 9lbs 2oz. Karol received her first haircut at six weeks old, so her...

Jul 13, 2024

June Maaske, 90, of Atwood, died at the Good Samaritan Society Atwood on July 13, 2024. She was born Wilma June Finn on August 12, 1933, in Norton, KS, to George and Flora Armstrong Finn. At the age of 47 days, she was adopted by Dewey and Wilma Wills Boatman of Almena, KS. June graduated from Almena High School in...

Jul 8, 2024

Patti Domsch, 87, of Atwood, died Monday, July 8, 2024, at the Good Samaritan in Atwood. She was born on April 21, 1937, in Okmulgee, OK to Arthur and Josephine Paullin. Patti married Gene Domsch on October 24, 1964. She was a member of the Red Hat Society and Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church, where she enjoyed participating in all the...

Jul 4, 2024

Norma Jean (LaBarge) Wasinger, 84, of Hays, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Logan County Senior Living in Oakley. She was born on Aug. 2, 1939, in Rooks County, the oldest child of Phillip and Edmae (Desbien) LaBarge. Norma graduated from Damar High School in 1958. She married R. Roger Wasinger in 1967. Surviving are her siblings Marvin...

Jul 3, 2024

Maribeth Ann (Middleton) Delehoy, aged 79, passed away Wednesday July 3, 2024, at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, KS. Maribeth was born May 16, 1945, to Ernest and Waneta (Roberts) Middleton. She was the second of four children including older sister Glenda (Bob) Seibert and younger siblings, Dale Middleton (Deb Johnson) and Gayle (Fred) Allen. The four of them were...

Jun 30, 2024

Margaret Louise AraSmith, 90, of Hartford City, IN, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at her home. She was born in Elkader, KS to Clifford and Ula (Logsden) McGuire on April 2, 1934. Margaret married William AraSmith on April 10, 1950, in Densmore, KS and the two spent many happy years together until William’s passing....

Jun 28, 2024

Phyllis Lynn Bliss, 70, of Sharon Springs, died Friday, June 28, 2024, in Tribune, KS. She was born March 25, 1954, in Oakley, KS, to George and Dorothy (Russell) Burris. Phyllis grew up in Wallace, KS, attending school there through the 8th grade. She then went to Sharon Springs High School and graduated with the class of 1972. On April...

Jun 26, 2024

Edward Ray Fringer, 58, of Menlo, KS, died Wednesday, June 26, 2024. He was born on December 23, 1965, in Oberlin, KS, to Larry and Kathleen Ann (Gibson) Fringer. Ed grew up in Hoxie, KS and attended Hoxie schools, graduating in 1985. Between his Junior and Senior years in high school Ed joined the National Guard. After graduating he completed...

Jun 24, 2024

Janet Marie Wolf, 83, of Colby, KS, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 24, 2024. Jan was born on June 17, 1941, in Colby, KS, to Frank and Marian (Strayer) Woofter. Jan attended grade school and high school in Colby, where she demonstrated an early passion for music. She pursued higher education at the University of Northern Colorado, earning both...

Jun 24, 2024

Jun 24, 2024

Ronald Lee Kough, 78, of Winona, died Monday, June 24, 2024. He was born June 17, 1946, in Colby, KS, the oldest child of Blair and Helen (Seele) Kough. Ron attended the Page City School from 1st-8th grade and then went to Winona High School, graduating in 1964. He went on to attend Fort Hays State University and obtained a...

Jun 23, 2024

Danny Lee George, 71, of Oakley, KS, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2024, surrounded by many loving family members, at Gove County Medical Center, in Quinter, KS. His friends and family found him to be an exceptional, humble, and hardworking man that will be deeply missed. Danny was born in Quinter, KS, on March 20, 1953, to Frank Alva...

Jun 17, 2024

Jody Hartwell, 92 years old, of Colby, Kansas, passed away peacefully in her home on June 17th, 2024. Jody was born in Toole County, Montana on November 25th, 1931, to Ethel and Joseph Skryja. Jody was born in a blizzard on the family's homestead in Montana. Jody married Red Hartwell in 1966 in Shelby, Montana. Together they joyously raised Penny...

Jun 14, 2024

Roger Lee Holmdahl died on June 14, 2024, at the age of 88 years, in Atwood, Kansas. He was born during the Dust Bowl on July 11, 1935, in Oberlin, Kansas, to Carl Joseph “Joe” Holmdahl and Maude Venla (Carlson) Holmdahl. He lived in rural Rawlins County, attending country school, until he moved with his family to Wheat Ridge, Colorado,...

Jun 13, 2024

Agnes (Cahoj) Sabatka, 97, of Atwood, departed this life on June 13, 2024, at Prairie Senior Living Center, Colby, KK. She was born October 4, 1926, on the family farm northeast of Beardsley, KS to Joseph J. and Mary (Dvorak) Cahoj. Her school years were spent north of her farm home at Prairie View, District 40, for her first five...