Obituaries

Aug 28, 2017

Katherine Geraldine “Jerry” Richardson, 86, of Colby, died Monday, August 28, 2017, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. She was born November 24, 1930, in Sheridan County, KS, to Herbert and Catherine (Albers) Asbridge. Jerry attended the Oakley Schools. On September 26, 1948, in Oakley, she married Charles Richardson. Jerry worked as a cook at the Colby Public Schools, then co-owned...

Aug 27, 2017

Loretta Gene Rodriguez, 73, of Hoxie, died Sunday, August 27, 2017, at the Sheridan County Hospital, in Hoxie. She was born August 1, 1944, in Studley, KS, to Thomas and Ermagene “Jeanette” (Dunlap) Irwin. She graduated from Hoxie High School. Loretta was a homemaker, but had also worked as a CNA, personal caregiver and loved her job working in sales...

Aug 21, 2017

Aug 20, 2017

Timothy Jay Beeck, 27, of Rexford, died Sunday, August 20, 2017. He was born January 20, 1990, in Denver, CO, to Timothy J. Beeck and Diane Morey. Timothy had worked at Walmart and Schwan’s. He loved his Challenger cars and watching Charger’s football. He married Pamela Gunther on March 29, 2014, in Colby. He is survived by his wife, Pamela,...

Aug 17, 2017

Send Flowers Lt. Col. (Ret.) Vicki Ann Woldt Vicki Ann Woldt passed into Heaven on August 17, 2017 in Bel Aire, Kansas. She was born on April 22, 1943 to Eldon and Phena VanCampen, formerly of Colby, Kansas. Following graduation from Colby, she obtained her nursing degree at Mercy School of Nursing in Denver, Colorado. She enlisted in the Army...

Aug 16, 2017

Aug 12, 2017

Leslie Lee (Bud) Johnson, 87, of Colby, died Saturday, Aug 12, 2017. He was born on Friday, May 23, 1930 to Lureta (Cayton) and Walter L. Johnson in Colby, KS. Bud grew up and attended school in Colby where his parents farmed and had a seed business, and young Bud got strong lifting 100-pound bags of seed wheat under each...

Aug 10, 2017

Carol Jean (Jones) Huffman, 60 of Oakley, KS died Thursday, August 10, 2017 in her home. Carol was born in Oakley on January 29, 1957 to Joyce and Bill Jones. She was a stepdaughter to Charlie Hoeb and Betty Jones. A sister to Kenny Jones and Darrin Hoeb. Carol attended the Oakley High School; Class of 1975. She was a...

Aug 9, 2017

Shirley E. Crowdis, 80, Atwood, died August 9, 2017 at Via Christi Saint Francis, Wichita. She was born March 2, 1937, in Grainfield, KS to C.A. and Rosa (White) Worthy. She graduated from Atwood High School, in 1955. She attended Fort Hays State University and Kansas State University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary education. Shirley married Gordon...

Aug 4, 2017

Aug 2, 2017

Harriet Mildred Schroeder, 78, of Oakley, died Wednesday August 2, 2017 at Logan County Hospital. She was born February 10, 1939 to William and Mary (Chavey) Racette in Sheridan County. Harriet married Kenneth Schroeder on August 2, 1959 in Grinnell. Harriet was preceded in death by her parents; husband Kenneth; brothers, Wilcid, Gerald, Luke and George; sisters, Rita Ribordy, Delores...

Jul 26, 2017

Jul 25, 2017

Viola M. Castens, 82, of Atwood, died Tuesday, July 25, 2017, in Atwood. She was born April 2, 1935, in Atwood, to William J. and Irene (Zwickle) Rummel. Viola married Harvey Wright on Dec. 21, 1952 and to this union three children were born. As the children grew up, the family lived on a farm in Achilles, where she helped...

Jul 22, 2017

Randall R. Huffman, 57 of Oakley, KS died July, 22, 2017 in Salina, KS. Randy was born September 24, 1959, in Oakley, KS, to Virgil Sr. and Ermalina Huffman. He graduated from Oakley High School in 1979. Randy married Paulina (Wright) on August 9, 1986; in Oakley. Randy and Paulina had two children, stepson Donnie and their angel Tina Marie....

Jul 18, 2017

Doris Louise Popp, 95, of Colby, died Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby. She was born August 25, 1921, in Culbertson, NE, to William and Mabel (Christensen) Frerichs. She was one of 17 children, 10 boys and 7 girls. She was baptized and then later confirmed in 1935. Doris attended the Culbertson Country School, until the...

Jul 17, 2017

Dorothy R. Francis, 92, of Colby, died Monday, July 17, 2017 at Colby Health and Rehab. She was born November 19, 1924, in Durham, KS, to Daniel and Selma (Hill) Hein. She married Gerald Francis on July 14, 1945, in Wichita, KS and to this union two children were born. She was a member of the Colby United Methodist Church....

Jul 17, 2017

Franklin C. Lunkwitz, 84, of Monument, died Monday, July 17, 2017. Born June 10, 1933, Sutherland, NE, to Charles and Iva (Ward) Lunkwitz. Frank served in the United States Army during the Korean War and was a lifetime member of the V.F.W. He married Adela Jara, September 23, 1967, Ogallala, NE. Frank worked at Keystone Ranch, in Keystone, NE. He...

Jul 16, 2017

Longtime Rawlins County resident Lowana Mae Prochazka died Sunday, July 16, 2017, at TRU Community Care hospice in Boulder, Co. Lowana was born Jan. 3, 1928, in Salina, Kan., to Roy D. and Stella F. Stephen. She grew up on a farm near Kipp, Kan., riding horses, playing near the creek and developing a lifelong loathing of snakes, after seeing...

Jul 10, 2017

Albin John Mazanec, 96, of Colby, died Monday, July 10, 2017, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. He was born August 2, 1920, in Brainard, NE, to Adolph and Hedvika “Hattie” (Kobza) Mazanec. He graduated from Colby High School and then joined the United States Navy, serving from 1942-1945. After his service, he purchased a Harley Davidson motorcycle to return home....

Jul 4, 2017

Benjamin Walter Crouse, 14, of Atwood, was born on April 10th, 2003. He was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith. On July 4th, 2017 Ben's promise of eternal life was fulfilled, at the age of 14, when he ascended through the gates of heaven due to injuries sustained in an ATV accident. His final days were spent surrounded by...