Obituaries

Aug 12, 2019

Gerald Green, son of Joe & Josephine (Diederich) Green, was born on December 28, 1930 and he departed this life on August 12, 2019 at the age of 88. Jerry grew up on a farm north of Herndon, KS and later moved in to Herndon. He attended grade school at St. Mary’s in Herndon and graduated high school from Herndon...

Aug 10, 2019

Catherine C. (Heinrich) Morel, 94, of Grainfield, passed away in the early hours on Saturday, August 10, 2019. Catherine was born October 8, 1924, to Jacob and Anna (Kaiser) Heinrich. She was a graduate of Gove Rural High School in 1943. She worked as a gauger at the Kaiser Ammunition factory during World War II in Denver, Co, making 90...

Aug 9, 2019

Mary Jane (Rogers) Smith was born on March 30, 1947 in Colby, Kansas to her parents, Stanley and Frances Eleanor(Mumm) Rogers of Selden, Kansas. She lost her battle to metastasized triple negative breast cancer on Friday, August 9, 2019 at the age of 72. Mary Jane was the oldest of five children. Her childhood years were spent on the family...

Aug 8, 2019

Dorothy May (Mosher) Renner, 98, of Colby, passed away Thursday, August 8, at Fairview Estates. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 17th at Baalmann Mortuary, 190 S. Franklin in Colby. Her grandson, Trent Renner, will officiate. Burial will be at the Oakley Cemetery preceding the funeral at 9 a.m. Dorothy was born on July 31, 1921 in...

Aug 2, 2019

Neil F. Maune age 64 went to be with the Lord August 2, 2019 at his residence in McDonald, Kansas. Neil was born to Victor & Iona Maune of Washington, Missouri where he grew up and lived. He met Shelia Sramek and married December 13, 2003. Neil has two lovely children, Jennifer Hauther and Michael Maune, nine grandchildren and 1...

Jul 29, 2019

Darryl L. Cooper, 80, of Oakley, died Monday, July 29, 2019, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. He was born July 29, 1939, on a farmstead north of Grainfield, KS, to Frank and Pauline Cooper. Frank and Pauline divorced in 1941. Darryl lived with his father’s grandparents for 3 years during this period. Frank then remarried to Elnora Sharp and Darryl...

Jul 28, 2019

Donna Marie (Periman Ebeling) Strasser, 83, died peacefully in her sleep Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Glendale, AZ. Donna was born Aug. 6, 1935, to Warren Mason and Leona Beulah (Coon) Periman at Florence, KS. She attended school in Durango, CO. On Feb. 7, 1958, she married Willard H. Ebeling in Durango, CO. They were married 44 years. As a...

Jul 25, 2019

Pauline Vise, 78, of Oakley, died Thursday, July 25, 2019. She was born February 13, 1941, in Oakley, to Leo and Rosa (Dechant) Schoenberger. Pauline enjoyed playing Bingo, fishing and playing cards. She especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pauline was preceded in death by her parents and husbands, Robert Dean Schiltz, Sr. and Dwight Vise...

Jul 23, 2019

Armella Marie Kruse, 94, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at the Prairie Senior Living Center in Colby, Kansas. Armella was born on October 12, 1924, to Herman and Mary Lintel. She grew up and lived most of her life in Oakley, Kansas. On January 24, 1944 she was united in marriage to Ralph J. Kruse in Oakley, Kansas,...

Jul 21, 2019

Robert Joseph Dickman, Jr. “RJ”, 76, of Grinnell, died Sunday, July 21, 2019, at his home. He was born July 16, 1943, in Wichita, KS, to Eunice (Andregg) and Robert Joseph Dickman, Sr. RJ graduated from Grinnell High School in 1961 and served in the United States Army from 1965-1967, stationed in Germany. He married Leona Schwarz on November 21,...

Jul 19, 2019

Ralph Francis Albers, a lifelong western Kansas farmer, cattleman and resident of Oakley, KS, died Friday, July 19, 2019 at the age of 90 years. He was born on September 6, 1928, in Sheridan County, KS to Joseph Anthony and Veronica (Beckman) Albers. In his early years, Ralph attended Oakley schools until he graduated the eighth grade. During this time,...

Jul 16, 2019

Shane Leroy Mullen, age 60, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, at his home in Oakley, KS. Shane made his memorable first appearance on September 16, 1958, being delivered by his grandmother, Mabel Linder, on his grandparent’s farm NE of Leoti, KS. Shane was the baby of the family, the son of Leonard and Sharon Mullen. Growing up on a...

Jul 16, 2019

Dorothy Arlene Emahizer, 90 of Ludell, died Tuesday July 16th 2019. She was born August 19, 1928 to James & Ethel (Meyers) Gilbert on their farm near Achilles, KS. Dorothy attended Rosedale School through 8th grade & graduated from Oberlin High School in 1946. She taught school & later attended nursing school at Halstead Ks. Dorothy married Thaine Emahizer June,...

Jul 15, 2019

Judy Lynn Younger (Durham), 56, died July 13th 2019 at her home in Colby, Kansas. She was born April 26th 1963 in Colby, Kansas to August and Shirley (Hamm) Durham. She was preceded in death by her sister, Linda Crouse and her niece, Natasha Barnett. Judy is survived by her daughter, Holly Younger, of Hays, Kansas; her parents, August and...

Jul 14, 2019

Judi Morse, 66, of Atwood, went home to the Lord on Sunday, July 14, 2019. Judi was born November 22, 1952, to Joseph and Patricia (Miller) Esch. One of ten children, Judi learned the value of hard work and compassion. Judi went to Central Catholic Grade School and graduated from Union High School, both in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She met...

Jul 13, 2019

Caroline Louise Crist was born in Laredo, Texas on April 22nd, 1943, to Roy and Leona Crist. Roy was stationed there during World War II, but after the war, the family returned to Kansas where Caroline was raised primarily on the plains of Kansas. She spent 8 years of her time there on a wheat and cattle farm where she...

Jul 6, 2019

Jul 5, 2019

Gary Linn Seemann passed away at home in Great Bend, KS on July 5th, 2019 at the age of 66. Gary was born in Smith Center, KS on November 30th, 1952. He and his family moved to Levant, KS in 1959. Gary served with the United States Army beginning in 1971 until he was distinguishably discharged in 1977. After the...

Jul 5, 2019

Mary Ann (Vontz) James, 73, of Colby, died July 5, 2019 at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, Kansas surrounded by her loved ones. She was born July 17, 1945, in McCook, Nebraska, the oldest child of Leonard John and Esther (Brown) Vontz. Mary grew up on the family farm south of McCook, and attended grade school at District 8, graduating...

Jul 4, 2019

Joshua David Berens, 15, of Colby, died Thursday, July 4, 2019. He was born August 6, 2003, in Goodland, KS, to Kevin and Angela (Flickner) Berens. Josh was saved through faith in Christ June 20, 2019. He followed in believer’s baptism June 30, 2019. Knowing Jesus and heaven as Josh does now, face to face, he would urge you to...