Roberta Darlene Christie, 86, of Hoxie, died Friday, April 5, 2019, at Hays Medical Center. She was born August 11, 1932, in Salina, KS, to Albert and Esther (Bartell) Plummer. Roberta grew up south of Russell Springs, KS. She married Charlie Salmans in 1951. During their 40 years of marriage Roberta and Charlie farmed and raised cattle. They enjoyed many...
Janice Kay (Schissler) Kogl, 74, of Atwood, Kansas went to be with the Lord April 1, 2019 in McAllen, Texas following a tragic accident. She was born January 22, 1945 in Oberlin, Kansas to Clifford and Blanche Schissler, their first of three children. She was baptized and confirmed at the Atwood United Methodist Church and remained active as a United...
Treva Venus Fite, 97, of Colby, died Monday, April 1, 2019, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. She was born May 21, 1921, on a farm in Thomas County, KS, to Charles F. and Nellie A. (Kieffer) Laurant. Treva married John Alvin Fite on Nov 17, 1944. They both worked at Albert and Helen Frahm’s farm, where he was the foreman...
Gertrude (Vlasin) Lankas, 102, formerly of Atwood, KS, died Monday, April 1, 2019, in Lee’s Summit, MO. She was born to Joseph and Rose (Kucera) Vlasin, near Hayes Center, NE, in Hayes County, on March 7, 1917. She was baptized into the Catholic Faith at Sacred Heart Church in Hayes County. She attended rural school in Hayes County. She was...
Ronald Lynn Brier, 51, of Colby, died Sunday, March 31, 2019, at the Sheridan County Health Complex in Hoxie, KS. He was born May 19, 1967, in St. Francis, KS, to Raymond and Marlene (Weis) Brier. Ron graduated from Colby High School in 1985. After school he went to work for Commercial Sign until 2000, when he started working in...
Darrell “Mac” D. McMillin, 85, of Atwood, died Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby. He was born January 6, 1934, in Atwood, KS, to Leroy and Leona (Schroeder) McMillin. Upon graduating from Atwood High School Darrell joined the Navy and served on a fuel tanker during the Korean War, from 1958 to 1962. After being honorably...
Dennis "Danny" Lee Bond, 67, of Colby, died on March 29, 2019, at his home. He was born July 28, 1951, in Colby, KS to John D. Bond and Betty (Hofenstine) Bond. He was employed at the Village Inn in Colby, KS. He is survived by his brother, Kenneth and wife Linda, of Sterling, CO; several nieces and nephews. He...
Shirley Louise (Marsh) Hundley, 81, of Atwood, KS, formerly of Horton, KS passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Center in Atwood. She was born March 28, 1937 to John Frederick (Fred) and Louise (Kupferschmied) Marsh of Fanning KS, the fourth of four children. She was baptized and confirmed as a member of the Reorganized Church of...
Andrea Sue Metzler, 62, of Brewster, KS was called home to our Lord on March 25, 2019 in Crossville, TN after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. Sue was born May 8th, 1956 in Colby, KS the youngest child of Alvin and Allie Helin. She attended Brewster High school where she had many friends and participated in multiple sports and...
Melvin “Mel” Allen Bannister, of Lawrence, KS, passed away on March 18th, 2019 at the age of 85, surrounded by his family. Born in McDonald, KS on June 1st, 1933 to Richard and Vivian (Martin) Bannister, Mel graduated from Colby High School where he met Barbara Calliham. Mel then went on to further his education at the University of Colorado...
Clara (Beth) Schnellbacher Barrett lived to see a century of progress in Thomas County Kansas. She was born June 25, 1918 in Thomas County to Claude and Augusta (Peters) Schnellbacher and died March 17, 2019 in Colby, Kansas. Clara’s mother died in October 1920 when Clara was two years old leaving her and seven-year-old sister Helen motherless. Both girls were...
William (Bill) Joseph Moriarity, 90, of Loveland, CO, died March 16, 2019 with his wife and family at his side. He was born in Missouri Valley, Iowa on July 12, 1928 to Charles Edward Moriarity and Chloe Hazel (Hatcher) Moriarity. He was raised and attended school in Missouri Valley, Iowa. The day after high school graduation, he enlisted and served...
Rita Hazlett, 58, of Atwood, died Wednesday, March 13, at Rose Medical Center, Denver, CO. She was born June 6, 1960, in Kansas City, MO, to John H. Palacios and Teresa (Florez). Rita loved spending time with her family. She was married to Ron for 18 years. In her spare time she enjoyed farm life which included taking care of...
Elva Lois (Garrett) Livingston, 97, Colby, died March 12, 2019 at Citizens Medical Center. Elva was born to Jesse J. and Jessie (Foster) Garrett on September 27, 1921 in Decatur County. As a small child Elva's family moved to a farm North East of Levant. Elva attended country school through her elementary years and graduated from Levant High School. Elva...
Frances Marie (Harry) Roesch was born November 7, 1920, in Bartley, Nebraska, to Victor M. and Della (Blair) Harry. She passed away on March 11, 2019, at the age of 98, in Colby. As a child, Frances lived with her mother and brother in McCook, NE, until the third grade. They moved to Atwood where she attended school, graduating from...
Karen Jean Bebb, 68, of Colby, died Monday, March 11, 2019, at Colby Health and Rehab. She was born March 20, 1950, in Benton County, Arkansas, to Eugene Bebb and Vesta (Rogers) Bebb. Karen worked for the PDC, in Atwood. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother James Bebb. She is survived by her brother Dean (Marlene)...
Venita Lee Davis passed away Friday, March 8, 2019 at Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby, KS at the age of 97. Venita was born September 28, 1921 in Garden City, KS to C G and Letha (Steele) Linscott. She married James F. Davis on May 24, 1956 in Albuquerque, NM. He preceded her in death. Venita was baptized as...
Gary Duane Wolf, 79, of Colby, died Friday, March 8, 2019, at Hays Medical Center. He was born December 8, 1939, in Colby, KS, to Willard “Bus” and Alice (Weber) Wolf. On May 17, 1960, he married Alice M Garrett, in Levant, KS. Gary often looked for ways to make life better for his family, working as a mechanic, ranch...
Rosemary A. Bange, 92, of Colby, died Thursday, March 7, 2019 at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby. She was born April 28, 1926, in Kansas City, MO, to John and Mary (Fellhoelter) Rehmer. Rosemary entered the Order of the Sisters of Adorers of the Blood of Christ in Wichita, in 1942. She completed her high school education in 1944 and...