Obituaries

May 27, 2018

Delores Jean Focke was born August 1, 1933 at Chardon, KS in Clinton Township. She was the second daughter of Louis G. and Grace (Birrer) Vap. She attended Chardon Grade School until her family moved 12 miles north of Atwood and finished grade school at Bower School District. She then attended and graduated from Atwood High School. While in high...

May 24, 2018

Betty (Elizabeth Jane) Hills Keller, 89, of Oakley, went to be with her heavenly Father on May 24, 2018, at the Logan County Hospital. She was born July 31, 1928, to Fred and Anna (Ilges) Ostmeyer, at Angelus, KS. On October 25, 1946 she married Harold Hills, Jr. After 30 blessed years of marriage, he preceded her in death on...

May 17, 2018

Mrs. Patricia Angelone entered eternal rest on Thursday May 17, 2018. She was 89 years old. Patricia was the beloved wife of the late Oliver William. She was the devoted mother to Annamarie Galvin, the late John, Paul, Lisa, and Carla Lown. She was the loving grandmother to Laura, Renae, Ian, Devan, Emily, Nicholas Jake, Nika, Aiyana, Matthew, and Jaclyn....

May 17, 2018

Gordon Neal Crowdis, 79, of Atwood, passed away May 17, 2018, after a massive stroke, at Via Christi-St. Francis in Wichita, KS. Gordon was born December 19, 1938 in Thomas, Oklahoma to Leo and Faye Crowdis. He was a member of a State Championship High School Football Team and graduated from Thomas high school in 1957. He attended Pratt Junior...

May 10, 2018

Call to Order Flowers by Phone 1-888-579-7953 Code: 2001730P Frank Joseph Skiles was born July 31, 1956 at Fort Hood Army Base in Texas, the son of Allen F. And Lola (Turrell) Skiles. He grew up and attended school in Colby, KS. Frank worked most of his life driving a cement truck and witnessed the growth of Colby and the...

May 7, 2018

Mary Eva (Plymesser) Draper, 77, of Atwood, died May 7, 2018, in Hays KS. She was born October 14, 1940, in Speed KS, to Guy and Stella May (Paulsen) Plymesser. She attended grade school and graduated from Densmore High School with the class of 1958. After graduation she attended Brown Mackie School of Business in Salina KS. She returned to...

May 6, 2018

Apr 28, 2018

Ronald Eugene LeValley, 80, of Brewster, KS, died Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Logan County Hospital. He was born July 4, 1937, in Meade, KS, to Omar and Hilda (Russell) LeValley. He graduated from Meade High School in 1955. He was united in marriage to Mila Rhodes, of Meade, KS, on November 5, 1961. To this union 2 daughters were...

Apr 27, 2018

Karen Ann “Kay” Anderson, 74, formerly of Oakley, died Friday, April 27, 2018, in Okarche, OK. She was born May 30, 1943, in Minot, ND, to Norman and Bernice (Fitzgerald) Peterson. On November 21, 1964, Kay married David Anderson, in Grafton, ND. Kay was a preschool teacher and enjoyed baking and music. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic...

Apr 26, 2018

Send Flowers Paula S. Bixenman November 12, 1964 - April 26, 2018 Paula Sue Doherty Bixenman, 53, of Colby, Kansas, passed away on April 24 th , in Hays, Kansas. A memorial service will be held at 2 P.M. on Friday, May 4th at Kershenbrock Funeral Chapel with Kirby Benisch of Celebration Community Church of Colby officiating. Burial will follow...

Apr 21, 2018

Patsy Dorene (Babst) Kahle, 89, of Winona, died Saturday, April 21, 2018, at Citizens Medical Center, in Colby, KS. She was born November 1, 1928, in Wakefield, KS, to Arthur and Rosa (Suter) Babst. Patsy attended school in Monument, KS and graduated from Winona Schools. She then worked at JCPenney’s in Oakley. On August 10, 1947, she was united in...

Apr 21, 2018

Madeleine Gravener, 93, of Colby, died Saturday, April 21, 2018, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. She was born December 1, 1924, in Sherman County, KS, to Jesse and Germaine (Richard) Jacobs. She attended school in Brownville and later graduated from Colby High School. After high school she completed college at Fort Hays State University. She married Charles F. Gravener on...

Apr 9, 2018

COLBY — Nicolee J. Leebrick, 67, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018. She was born Aug. 13, 1950, in Atwood, to Wilbur and Virginia Leebrick. Survivors: brothers, David Leebrick of Indian Land, S.C., and Lance Leebrick of Atwood. Preceded in death by: parents; and sister, Linda Leebrick. Visitation: 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, at Kersenbrock Funeral Chapel, Colby. Services: 10...

Apr 9, 2018

Eugene 'Gene' Bernard Hutfles was born a the family farm south of Herndon, Kansas, the 3rd of 8 siblings. He passed away April 9, 2018 at the Collier Hospice Center in Wheat Ridge, CO at the age of 88. Gene grew up at 'The midway' (the family farm midway between Atwood and Oberlin), attending high school 6 miles north in...

Apr 6, 2018

Send Flowers Judith Ann Wintz, 76, died April 6, 2018 in her home in Leawood, KS after a four year bout with COPD. She was born in Colby, KS in 1941. Her parents were Nick and Sally Eberle. Judy grew up on a farm in Levant, KS before moving to Colby in 1947. She was a 1959 graduate of Colby...

Apr 6, 2018

Richard James Beamer, 68, of Bakersfield, CA, died April 6, 2018, at his home. He was born April 15, 1949, in Hays, KS, to R. Boyd and T. Joan (Beckman) Beamer. He was preceded in death by his father, Boyd Beamer; brothers, Dennis and Stewart Beamer and long time girlfriend, Debi Faulconer. He is survived by his mother, Joan, of...

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Mar 28, 2018

Nellie “Lucille” Burkhead, 81, of Colby, died Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at Colby Health and Rehab. She was born September 14, 1936, in Salem, NC. Lucille was preceded in death by her husband Ed Burkhead; son, David Cook and grandson, James Wright. She is survived by her children, William (Peggy) Cook, Bruce Cook, Michael (Missy) Wright and Roger Wright; thirteen...

Mar 28, 2018

Alfred Lee Leiker, 78, of Colby, died Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at Citizens Medical Center, in Colby. He was born August 6, 1939 to Herbert and Catheryn (Schoenfeld) Leiker. Alfred worked for the Rio Grande/Union Pacific Railroad for 38 years. He loved music and was a member of the country band Saratoga Light. In 2004 he opened Thunderchord Guitars in...