Obituaries

Apr 19, 2016

Send Flowers Dan W. Oard October 15, 1946 - April 19, 2016 DAN WESLEY OARD Dan Wesley Oard, 69, of Colby, KS, was born October 15, 1946 to Earl & Mary (Brown) Oard in Colby, KS. He departed from this life to join his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, KS, after...

Apr 17, 2016

John D. Hayes, 64, of Atwood, died Sunday, April 17, 2016 at the Rawlins County Health Center. He was born October 8, 1951, in Atwood, to Howard and Ethel (Yates) Hayes. John graduated from Atwood High School in 1970 and married Marilyn Martin on October 12, 1972. He was a farmer, spending his life farming the land he grew up...

Apr 17, 2016

PHILIP BRUCE FINLEY        Philip ‘Phil’ Finley, 86, Colby, Ks., died April 17, 2016, at Citizen’s Medical Center of complications from heart failure.       He was born March 25, 1930, in White City, Ks. the first of five children of Marshall A.and Zelma (Krenkle) Finley.       Philip graduated from Morrowville High School in 1947, and enrolled at Kansas State University. ROTC was mandatory,...

Apr 16, 2016

The Story of Hulda (Franz) Goossen April 6, 1921--April 16, 2016 Hulda (Franz) Goossen was welcomed into her eternal home in heaven on April 16, 2016, by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, along with many other family members and friends who have “gone before.” Hulda Ella was born to Peter J. and Anna Franz on April 6, 1921, in...

Apr 13, 2016

Send Flowers Pansy Pearl Barton Age 89 died April 13, 2016 in Colby, Kansas.  Pansy was born on July 9, 1926 to James and Pearl Ross Brooks in Russell Springs, KS.  She attended school until 8th grade in Russell Springs, Kansas. On October 13, 1941, she married Robert (Bob) Barton at the age of 15 in Russell Springs, KS. They...

Apr 10, 2016

Apr 10, 2016

Gilbert D. “Blackie” Dawson, 70, of Hutchinson, died Sunday, April 10, 2016, in Wichita, KS. He was born December 2, 1945, in Oakley, KS, to Gilbert and Dorothy (Schwarz) Dawson. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his son Brenden (Charla) Dawson, of Wichita; grandson, Jax Dawson; brothers, Dennis (Connie) and Marvin (Nancy) and sisters,...

Apr 7, 2016

Richard A. “Rick” Rhoades passed away Thursday, April 07, 2016 at the age of 63. He was born on May 28, 1952 in WaKeeney, to the late Wayne E. and Doris V. (Jamison) Rhoades. He graduated from Quinter High School with the Class of 1970 and served in the Air Force after graduation. Rick drove a fuel truck by trade,...

Apr 6, 2016

Apr 5, 2016

Amber Michelle Dennis, 37, of Colby, KS, died Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, CO. She was born April 12, 1978 to Mike Meis and Patty Plantz Meis Drake in Colby, KS. She graduated from Colby High School in 1997 and Colby Community College in 2003. She married Daniel Dennis of Greensburg, KS on May 23,...

Apr 4, 2016

Deloris Reeh, 79, of Atwood passed away peacefully at Citizens Medical Center in Colby on April 4, 2016 after a short illness. Deloris and her twin brother, Daniel were born to Frank and Mary (Schwartz) Reeh on August 1, 1936 on the family farm in Rawlins County. Deloris, along with her five brothers and one sister, lived a childhood filled...

Apr 4, 2016

Marvin Frederick Holle was born March 23, 1928 on the Holle farm near Ludell, KS to Rennig and Frieda (Rippe) Holle. Marvin died at the Rawlins County Health Center on April 4, 2016, at the age of 88. As an infant, he was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Ludell, and then confirmed on March 29, 1942. Marvin served in...

Apr 2, 2016

Send Flowers VELMA F. BARNETT COLBY – Velma Florene Barnett, 97 died Monday, April 2, 2016 at the Colby care and Rehab Center in Colby, KS She was born September 15, 1918 to Louis and Pansy (Bourquin) Schieffer on a farm north of Gem, KS on the same place she resided until her death. Velma was a member of the...

Apr 1, 2016

Albert L. Temaat, 80, of Oakley, died Friday, April 1, 2016 at Logan County Hospital, Oakley. He was born February 25, 1936, in Oakley, KS to John B. and Julia (Grasser) Temaat. He graduated from Oakley High School in 1955 and then served in the United States Army from 1955 – 1957. On June 1, 1959, he married Valeria Mannebach,...

Apr 1, 2016

Emma N. Nelson, 77, of Oakley, died April 1, 2016, at Logan County Hospital, Oakley. She was born October 16, 1938, in Oakley, to Alvin and Julia (Bogart) Richardson. Emma married Donald L. Nelson on July 15, 1956. They lived on a farm in Page City until January, 1970, when they moved to Oakley. She loved flowers, gardening, her stuffed...

Mar 31, 2016

Richard Harrison ‘Bud’ Bearley died Thursday, March 31, 2016 at the Atwood Good Samaritan Center, at the age of 97. He was born, the third of six children of Harry A. ‘Gus’ and Effie Palmer Bearley Sr., February 23, 1919, at the homestead north of Atwood, where he was able to return and live the last 20 years of his...

Mar 25, 2016

Nancy Rose Larsen Sanders was born February 26, 1939 to James Jule and Pearle G. (White) Larsen on the family farm in Rawlins County near Chardon, KS, and died March 25, 2016, at the age of 77. Nancy was the youngest of nine children, one of whom survives her, Frances Smith of Colby. She was preceded in death by her...

Mar 25, 2016

Genevieve Smith Lorenzen, 90, died March 25, 2016, at Citizens Medical Center in Colby. Born October 12, 1925, in Seattle, Wash., she was the daughter of Robert P. Hemmingsen and Ella Francis Totten. Seattle is where she met her first husband, Oliver O. Smith Jr. They were married on May 15, 1945. He preceded her in death on August 1,...

Mar 24, 2016

David Wayne Cook, 60, of Oakley, died Thursday, March 24, 2016, at Logan County Hospital, Oakley. He was born March 9, 1956, in Paris, TX, to Clefton and Nellie Lucille (Wright) Cook. He married Lisa Wright on July 7, 1995, in Oakley. David was preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his wife, Lisa; mother, Nellie Lucille...

Mar 20, 2016

Lucy A. Baalmann Curtin, 97, of Lawrence, formerly of Colby, died the first day of Spring, Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living, in Lawrence. KS. Lucy was born September 20, 1918, to Bernadiene (Huelsmann) and Herman Baalmann, in Angelus, KS. She attended Campus and Angelus Schools. After secondary school she trained as a registered nurse in Salina,...