Sep 1, 2017

Vianne J. Brown, 81, of Colby, died Friday, September 01, 2017 at Colby Health & Rehab. She was born February 11, 1936, at Ft. Sam Houston Army Base, in Texas, to Roy and Alice (Neese) Speaker. She graduated from Adams City High School, in Adams City, CO. On June 12, 1957, Vianne married Arnold Brown. She worked as a real...

Sep 1, 2017

Vernon L. Patten, 78, of Colby, formerly of Brewster, died Friday, September 1, 2017 at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. He was born October 9, 1938, in Goodland, KS, to V.L. (Lewis) and Letha (Duncan) Patten. Vernon attended grade school at the Barrett Township Country School and graduated from Brewster High School in 1956. He worked on his parent’s farm, north...

Aug 29, 2017

Obituary for Katherina D. Frederick Katherina D. Frederick (“Katie” to all her friends) died August 29, 2017, aged 97. She was born near Ruskin, NE, on February 4, 1920, to William H. and Anna M. Werner Kluender. Katie was the fourth of their six children. At 5 years old, in 1925, Katie moved with her family to a farm near...

Aug 28, 2017

Judy Kay Escudero, 77, of Goodland, died Monday, August 28, 2017, in Colby. She was born February 25, 1940, in Sharon Springs, KS, to Roy and Ruth (McGhghy) Cochrane. She attended school in Sharon Springs KS and graduated from Wallace County High School in 1958. She was as a graduate of International Career Institute majoring in culinary/catering studies. She worked...

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....