Obituaries

Jun 17, 2016

Rojelio Ochoa Jr. (Roy Jr. and Shredder Roy), 48, of Denver, CO, died Friday, June 17, 2016. He was born June 7th 1968 in Moline, Illinois to Rojelio R. Ochoa, Sr. and Graciela (Villarreal) Ochoa. Roy grew up in Moline until the age of 10, when his family moved to North Platte, Nebraska. He attended Lincoln Elementary, Madison Middle School...

Jun 15, 2016

Nicholas “Nick” Aidan Schwarz, 21, of Lyons and formerly of McPherson, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in an automobile accident near Windom, KS. His girlfriend, Rebecca “Becca” Jean Deist, and their unborn daughter, Hailey Jean Schwarz, also died in the accident. Nick was born on November 13, 1994, in Biloxi, MS, the son of Christopher P. and Allison...

Jun 15, 2016

Donald Joseph Boeger, 69, of Angelus, died Wednesday, June 15th, 2016, at Via Christi Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. He was born August 6th, 1946, in Colby, Kansas, to Frank and Catherine (Moellering) Boeger. He graduated from Grinnell High School in 1964 and Goodland Vo-tech in 1966. On October 5th, 1968, he married Raecine Heinrich, in Angelus, Kansas. Donald was a farmer...

Jun 10, 2016

Willard F. Werner, 91, of Atwood, KS died Friday, June 10, 2016 at the Rawlins County Health Center. He was born July 14, 1924 in La Crosse, KS to Robert E. Werner and Mary E. Fisher. Willard attended elementary and high school in Ingalls, KS. After one year at Garden City Junior College, he served in the Navy as a...

Jun 7, 2016

Virginia Kay “Ginger” Reeves, 66, of Atwood, died Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Center, in Atwood. She was born December 19, 1949, to Kay L. and Connie (Kay) Reeves. Ginger attended Atwood Grade School and then moved to Topeka to be part of the Kansas Neurological Institute. She then moved to Smith Center and worked for 20...

Jun 7, 2016

Doris Elizabeth (Miller) Amsberry, 87, of Bird City, passed away on June 7th, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Goodland. She was born June 18th, 1928 on the family farm, nine miles west of St. Francis, KS, to Helen (Wolbach) and Leonard Miller. She had three siblings, Melvin, Barbara and Peggy. On the farm, all the children were...

Jun 3, 2016

Kenneth LeRoy McGinley, 74, of Colby, died Friday, June 3, 2016 at Fairview Estates, in Colby. He was born April 30, 1942, in Levant, KS, to Floyd and Doris (McBride) McGinley. Visitation is 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Monday, June 6, 2016 at Baalmann Mortuary, Colby, followed by a private burial in Beulah Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice Services...

May 29, 2016

Dean Duane Johnson Dean Johnson, 64, Brewster, KS, died May 29, 2016, at Citizen’s Medical Center of complications from heart failure. Dean was born May 17th, 1952, in Colby, KS, the second son of (Walfred) Hayes and Leora Adelia (Carpenter) Johnson. Dean grew up on the family farm West of Levant with his brother John, helping run the farm while...

May 26, 2016

May 24, 2016

Send Flowers Darrell J. Witzel July 26, 1936 - May 24, 2016 Darrell Jay Witzel, 79, of Colby, passed away at his home May 24, 2016.   The son of Fred and Ethel (Ellis) he was born July 26, 1936 in Burlington, Co. Darrell attend school  at a small country school, Plainview and Burlington High.  He was in the National Guard...

May 24, 2016

Robert Gerald “Jerry” Messamore, 90, of Colby, died Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Brookdale Rosehill, in Shawnee, KS. He was born on May 10, 1926 to James and Genevieve (Wheaton) Messamore in Colby. He served in the United States Army in the European Theatre from 1944 to 1946. He received the Bronze Star, the ETO Medal with two battle stars...

May 17, 2016

Donna Lou Smith, 55, of Atwood, died May 17, 2016 at Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO. She was born June 10, 1960, in San Manuel, Arizona, to Raymond and Rosell (Mahurin) Stubblefield. Donna loved to spend time with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents. Donna is survived by her husband, James “Jim” R. Smith, Jr., of...

May 15, 2016

Christine “Violet” Mellick Beims, 98, of Atwood, died May 15, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Center, Atwood, Kansas. Violet was born to E. C. and Tiny V. Mellick on October 10, 1917. She was baptized in the Methodist Church in Atwood, KS. She married Ramie E. Beims on January 3, 1940, and to this union was born 3 daughters and...

May 13, 2016

Keith Orville Farmer, 91, of Colby, died Friday, May 13, 2016 at Citizens Medical Center. He was born August 5, 1924, in Menlo, KS, to Orville and Veda (Grover) Farmer. Keith married Nina May Griffin on November 5, 1943, in Colby. Keith served in the United States Army from August 10, 1944 to October 2, 1945 and was awarded the...

May 8, 2016

May 2, 2016

Jane Elizabeth Ratcliff, 81, of El Paso, TX, passed away Monday, May 2, 2016. Jane was born on August 28th, 1934 in Atwood, KS to Dewey James and Ona Mae (Minnick) Ratcliff. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in music from the University of Kansas at Lawrence where she pledged to the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority. Jane was certified in...

May 2, 2016

Olyn Danford (O.D.) Calhoon Jr., 80, formerly of Colby, Kansas, died on Monday, May 2, 2016, in Logan, KS. from melanoma. O.D. was born on October 27, 1935, in Osborne, KS. to Olyn Danford Calhoon,Sr. and Nina Mae Eshbaugh Calhoon. As a child, he and his sister Carol Kay Calhoon Brooks spent time fishing, hunting, playing outside, and visiting relatives...

Apr 23, 2016

Ray Arnold Hansen, 67, of Colby, died Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. He was born Feb 18, 1949 to Henry and Nora (Bauer) Hansen, in Topeka, KS. Ray served in the United States Army, stationed in Vietnam, from May of 1967 to April of 1970. On May 10, 1971, he married Laura Towns. Ray taught school...

Apr 21, 2016

Verna J. (Janzen) Wiens, 93, of Colby, died Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Citizens Medical Center in Colby. She was born August 5, 1922, in rural Texas County, OK to Barney and Agnus (Wiebe) Janzen. She was baptized on April 15, 1938, at the Mennonite Brethren Church and graduated from Adams High School in 1942. Verna married George Wiens on...

Apr 21, 2016

Beverly Jean (Grigsby) Biel, 69 years of age, from Colby, Kansas, died peacefully, April 21, 2016, at Collier Hospice in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. She was born in Ogallala, Nebraska on August 25, 1946 to Robert and Rose (Williams) Grigsby and graduated from Ogallala High School in 1964. She received her Licensed Practical Nurse Certification in 1965 and married William H...