Obituaries

Mar 29, 2017

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Mar 27, 2017

Kimberly C. Burk, 46, Haysville, KS, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017. She was born February 13, 1971, to Gary Lynn and Virginia Mae (Griggs) Curry, in Colby, KS. Kim married Jon M. Burk on June 19, 1993, in Goodland, KS. Kim was a beauty consultant, working for Regency Institute for nearly ten years. She helped shape the career of...

Mar 26, 2017

Jerry Lee Vrbas was born Sept. 30, 1946 in Colby, Kan., the sixth of nine children of James and Genevieve Heble Vrbas. He grew up in Atwood, Kan., where he attended Sacred Heart grade school through the eighth grade and graduated from Atwood High School in 1964. Jerry enlisted in the U.S. Navy in March of 1965, hoping to travel...

Mar 25, 2017

Send Flowers Dick Parnell September 13, 1936 - March 25, 2017 James R. “Dick” Parnell, 80, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Citizens Medical Center in Colby. He was born on September 13, 1936 to Jim and Geraldine (Coffin) Parnell in Goodland, KS.   Dick graduated from Goodland High School in 1954. Dick married Shirley Donn in Colby on May...

Mar 23, 2017

Ollie May (Slawson) Durant, 95, Oakley, Kansas, died Thursday, March 23, 2017 at the Trego County Long Term Care. She was a Logan County resident for nearly 65 years. She was born in Pratt County, Kansas, September 29, 1921 to Monroe Frank Slawson and Maude Elizabeth Sanders. She graduated from Holcomb High School in 1942. She married Kenneth H. Durant...

Mar 19, 2017

Ethel Jean Woofter Ethel Jean Woofter, 92, Colby, died Sunday, March 19, 2017, at Holmes Lake Manor, Lincoln, NE. She was born June 18, 1924 in Junction City, KS to Joseph and Jesse (Ackard) Schonberner. She married Duane Woofter on September 25 th , 941 and they celebrated their 75 th anniversary last fall. They were proud to be residents...

Mar 18, 2017

Darrel Dean Lamb, 86, of Colby, died Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Prairie Senior Living Complex, in Colby. He was born July 9, 1930, in Downs, KS, to C.O. and Ethel (Naumann) Lamb. Darrell grew up near Beaver City, NE, where he graduated from high school in 1948. He went on to attend McCook Community College, were he graduated with...

Mar 16, 2017

Naida Odessia Ginther was born on December 11, 1926 in Ludell, KS to Ralph and Julia (Raber) Arendt and passed away March 16, 2017 in Englewood, CO. She attended grade school in Ludell and graduated from Atwood Community High School with the class of 1944. On June 6, 1946 she was united in marriage to Harlan Ginther at the First...

Mar 13, 2017

In Loving Memory of Virgil Ray Baumfalk Jr. He was born April 7, 1961 at the Rawlins County Hospital in Atwood, Kansas, the sixth child of Virgil and Nanette Baumfalk. He graduated from Atwood High School in 1979 after attending public schools in Herndon, KS, College Station, TX and Cumberland, IA. He was a BIG fun- loving Teddy Bear. He...

Mar 13, 2017

JoAnn Miller, 80, of Colby, KS died Monday, March 13, 2017 at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. She was born December 13, 1936 in rural Thomas County near Rexford to Thurman and Lula (Claar) Daniel. JoAnn graduated from Oberlin High School in 1955. She married Edward Miller on December 27, 1955 in Oberlin and to this union nine children were born....

Mar 10, 2017

Nina Mary Wilson, 88, of Colorado Springs, died Friday, March 10, 2017, at Liberty Heights Respite Care, Colorado Springs, CO. She was born March 14, 1928 in Treece, KS. She was raised from the age of 6 by Charley and Francis Miles of Hoxie. She attended and graduated from Hoxie schools. On May 8, 1949, she married Clarence F. Wilson,...

Mar 8, 2017

Richard John Rippe, 68, of Atwood, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at the Rawlins County Health Center. He was born January 14, 1949, in Atwood, KS to Walter and Leta (Prideaux) Rippe. He graduated from Atwood High School in 1967, attended K-State for a year. He was a drummer in the H.S. band and was in a local band with...

Mar 8, 2017

James F. “Jim” Baalman, 78, of Grinnell, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Colby, KS. He was born March 16, 1938, in Hays, KS, to Francis and Sarah (Murphy) Baalman. He graduated from Grinnell High School and attended one year of college at St. Benedict College, in Atchison, KS. He was a mechanic for 42 years and farmed for 25...

Mar 8, 2017

Johnny Dean Daniels, 85, of Oakley, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at the Logan County Manor, in Oakley. He was born August 10, 1931, in Logan County, KS, to John and Mable (Samuelson) Daniels. Johnny married Hazel Rhea on November 13, 1948 and to this union four children were born. Johnny and Hazel ran the Palace Theater for 24 years....

Mar 7, 2017

Catherine Celeste Bliss-Johnson of Ellis, succumbed to a two decade struggle with lupus at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita on March 7th. Catherine Celeste Bliss was born in Topeka on August 16th, 1969. She graduated from Atwood High, 1988; varsity athlete, cheerleader, singer, musician. She attended Colby Community College; student council president, band member, runner, cheerleader. Graduated with music degree. She...

Mar 6, 2017

Mar 3, 2017

Melvin Moss, 55, of Colby, died Friday, March 3, 2017 at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby. He was born Nov 17, 1961 to Tom and Delores (Seeberger) Moss, in Colby. He was raised in Menlo on the family farm. As a child Melvin was a dare devil and thrill seeker; climbing trees and jumping his bike and motorcycle off ramps...

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Mar 3, 2017

Lela Mae Heier, 89, of Sharon Springs, formerly of Oakley, died Friday, March 3, 2017. She was born August 28, 1927, in Collyer, KS, to Herman and Mary (Mader) Lintel. She graduated from Oakley High School. She married Gordon Kinsley in August 1945 and to this union three children were born. She later married Francis Halbleib in February 1956 and...

Feb 28, 2017

Nelda Marie (Nelson) Dinning, was born June 12,1928 on a farm north of Page City in Thomas County Kansas, to Severina Johnson Nelson and Oscar Nelson. Nelda passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her family, on February 28, 2017 in Westminster, CO, at the age of 88 She married Ray Gene Dinning on Dec 30, 1951, at the...