Obituaries

Jan 7, 2018

Joseph M. Parker, 59, of Colby, died Sunday, January 7, 2018, at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby. He was born July 1, 1958, in Riverside, CA, to Merle and Leona (Walt) Parker. Joe graduated from Oakley High School and then attended the Vo-Tech in Goodland for Electrical Technology. Joe married Judy Weber on August 3, 1985, in Grainfield, KS. He...

Jan 4, 2018

Joyce Heinrich, 72, of Oakley, died Thursday, January 4, 2018, at her home. She was born February 28, 1945, in Logan County, KS, to Raymond “Roy” and Floy (Finley) Smith. Joyce worked as a dispatcher for the Oakley Police Department and had also worked as a cook for many different restaurants. On September 2, 1983, she married Terry Heinrich. Joyce...

Dec 26, 2017

Dec 25, 2017

Rosemary Elizabeth (Simminger) Weishapl, 81, of Atwood, passed away on Christmas Day, 2017, her favorite day of the year, surrounded by those she loved. Born on March 8, 1936, to Francis and Doretta (Beims) Simminger, she was the last child to be born on the Simminger homestead north of Ludell, KS, where she grew up. She attended Ludell School and...

Dec 21, 2017

Viola M. Janousek, daughter of Henry and Mary (Horinek) Chleborad was born June 7, 1931 on the family farm, south of Atwood, Kansas. She entered into rest December 21st, 2017, at the age of 86. She attended Fairview country school and graduated from Atwood High School in 1949. Viola attended cosmetology school in Denver and worked in Colorado for 2...

Dec 11, 2017

Ruth G. Lisenby (Rowe), 84, of Great Bend, died Monday, December 11, 2017, at Cheyenne County Hospital. She was born February 22, 1933, in Great Bend KS, to Fredrick and Ester (Penney) Rowe. On June 17, 1970, she married Roger A. Lisenby. She was preceded in death by her parents; Fredrick and Ester Rowe; siblings, Herman Rowe, Edison Rowe and...

Dec 5, 2017

Thomas Sid McCurdy of Rexford. Kansas passed away on December 5, 2017 at 2:25 P.M. at Citizens Medical Center of Colby, Kansas. Services will be held at 4:30 P.M. on Sunday December 11, 2017 at Rexford Community Church with Pastor Lane Purcell officiating. Arrangements are by Kersenbrock Funeral Home of Colby, Kansas. Tom was born in Petoskey, Michigan on to...

Nov 28, 2017

Arnold E. Brown, 85, of Colby, died Tuesday, November 28, 2017, at Colby Health and Rehab. He was born July 5, 1932, in Penokee, KS, to Joe and Mary (Nickelson) Brown. On June 12, 1957, Arnold married Vianne Speaker. He had worked as a maintenance engineer at Caterpillar Tractor for 35 years. Arnold enjoyed fishing, gardening, cars and going to...

Nov 23, 2017

Francis J. Tauber, 80, of Monument, died Thursday, November 23, 2017, at his home. He was born October 14, 1937 to Francis and Pauline (Unger) Tauber. He married Betty Jean Kinne and to this union four children were born. He was a greeter at Walmart for over 5 years, in Colby. Before that he had farmed for many years. He...

Nov 18, 2017

Elsie Lea (Mays) Bryan, 90, of Atwood, died November 18, 2017 at the Good Samaritan nursing home in Atwood. She was born October 22, 1927 at the family home near Beardsley, Kansas. Elsie was the last survivor of the Charles and Mable Mays family, preceded in death by her parents and 7 siblings, and three husbands. Elsie was orphaned at...

Nov 10, 2017

Duane L. Beckley, 93, of Colby, died Friday, November 10, 2017, at Citizens Medical Center. He was born April 2, 1924, in Scott City, KS, to Chet and Mary (Pearson) Beckley. Duane attended a country school from first to eighth grade, and graduated from Scott City High School. He then attended college at the University of Kansas and West Point....

Nov 10, 2017

Mary Ann Porter, 83, of Oakley, died Friday, November 10, 2017 at the Logan County Hospital. She was born April 11, 1934, in Logan County, to John and Julia (Grasser) Temaat. Mary Ann graduated from Oakley High School in 1952. On June 14, 1954, in Oakley, she married “Pete” J.G. Porter. Mary Ann was a farm wife and enjoyed farming,...

Nov 9, 2017

Send Flowers Ernest "Ernie" S. Kistler December 10, 1924 - November 9, 2017 Ernest S. Kistler Obituary Ernest Samuel Kistler, 92, of Colby, Kansas, passed away November 9, 2017, at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, Kansas, following a recent stroke. Ernie, the third of four children born to Roy Allen and Effie Leah (Grover) Kistler, was born in Thomas County,...

Nov 8, 2017

Wilbern Rex Wilson, 68, of Oakley, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at his home. He was born August 6, 1949, in Colby, KS, to Frank “Sonny” and Mary JoAnne (Hanna) Wilson. On April 27, 2004, Rex married Cheryl Dibbern. Rex was preceded in death by his parents; son, Cody Wilson; father in law, Lynn Beyer and niece, Robyn...

Nov 4, 2017

Michael John Hake, 58, of Colby, passed away peacefully at home with his family Saturday, November 4, 2017, after a courageous cancer journey. He was born June 13, 1959, in Hays, KS, to Joseph and Thelma (Dreiling) Hake. Mike graduated from Plainville High School and attended Fort Hays State University. On April 28, 1979 he married his high school sweetheart...

Nov 2, 2017

Send Flowers Doris Ann O'Dowd July 12, 1926 - November 2, 2017

Oct 29, 2017

Betty Joan Behring, 73, of Colby, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado. Betty was born on May 7th, 1944 in Holdrege, Nebraska as the daughter to Clarence & Beaulah Wick. Betty graduated from Holdrege High School and attended Kearney State College in Kearney, Nebraska. She married Norman Louis Behring on July...

Oct 29, 2017

Mary Margaret (Brown) Oard, 96, of Colby, was born February 24, 1921 to Virgil R & Margaret M. (Burnside) Brown on a farm north of Levant. She departed from this life to join her Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, KS after a long and fulfilling life. Mary grew up on a...

Oct 27, 2017

Margaret Perkins Obituary Margaret Ann (Utt) Perkins, 90, died Friday, October 27 th , 2017 at Citizen’s Medical Center in Colby, Kansas. Margaret was born January 21 st , 1927 in Downs, Kansas to Charles Milton and Louise Fredricka (Schneider) Utt. She graduated from Downs High School in 1945, and was then married to Delbert “Max” Perkins in Denver, Colorado...

Oct 23, 2017

Pauline Marie Zerr, 89, of Oakley, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 23, 2017 in her home. She was born November 24, 1927, in Ness County, KS, to Frank and Catherine (Dinkel) Pfeifer. On May 20, 1947 she married Clem A.J. Zerr at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in St. Peter, KS. They enjoyed 66 years of marriage together until Clem’s...