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Ruth Weed

Ruth Weed

Jun 19, 2015

RUTH E. WEED Ruth Erma Weed was born to Herman William Rodenbeck and Mary Theresa (Kersenbrock) Rodenbeck on January 4, 1925 at Colby, Kansas. She passed away peacefully at Prairie Senior Living in Colby, Kansas on June 19, 2015. She was born and raised in Colby. After she graduated from Colby High School, she attended Business School in Denver until...

Jacqueline Finley

Jacqueline Finley

Jun 18, 2015

JACQUELINE LOU FINLEY Jacqueline Lou Finley was born March 11, 1928 to Clair Edmond Thomas and Thalia (Shutt) Thomas in Battle Creek, Michigan. Jackie as she was known to all, died June 18, 2015 in Kearney, Nebraska of complications from a short term illiness As an only child, and parents working at the Kellogg Cereal Co., Jackie began developing while...

Anna Phillips

Anna Phillips

Jun 15, 2015

Anna Marie Phillips, 78, died June 15, 2015. She was born September 19, 1936 to Irven and Edna Pedersen in Padroni, Colorado. Anna was raised in the country and that is where she learned her love of animals and hard work. She was one of eight children who worked beside her parents and siblings to take care of the family....

Geneva Cooper

Geneva Cooper

Jun 12, 2015

Geneva “Gene” Cooper, 94, of Colby, died Friday, June 12, 2015 at Hays Medical Center. She was born Aug 24, 1920 to Peter and Lucy (Nordman) Bixenman in Wien, MO. She graduated from Menlo High School in 1938. She worked at the Cooper Hotel where she met her husband Hubert Cooper. They were married on Oct 31, 1949 in Colby....

Guy Strickland

Guy Strickland

Jun 12, 2015

Guy "Paul" Strickland, 75, of Tucson, AZ passed away June 12, 2015 in Tucson, AZ. Paul was born to Guy and Lucille Strickland on October 25, 1939 in Haxton, CO. He was raised in Winona, KS and attended school and graduated from Winona High School. He had his own construction business as a builder of different projects (produce sheds, homes,...

Elmer Timson

Elmer Timson

Jun 10, 2015

Elmer F. Timson Jr. 96, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at his home in Atwood, KS. Elmer was born November 21, 1918 in Buchanan County, IA to Elmer Sr. and Edith (Strain) Timson. He married Lorene Kuhn of Lamont, IA on September 13, 1941 she preceded him in death in 1999. Elmer farmed jointly with his father west of Winthrop,...

Raymond Straub

Raymond Straub

Jun 5, 2015

Raymond Henry Straub 89, of Oakley, KS died June 5, 2015 at the Logan County Manor, Oakley. He was born December 23, 1925 at a farm home in Logan Co. to William and Annie (Hofer) Straub. He married Bernice Deaver on July 31, 1946 in Colby. Raymond was an Army veteran who served in World War II. He is preceded...

Aloysius Weber

Aloysius Weber

Jun 3, 2015

Aloysius Philip Weber, 86, of Park, departed this life on June 3, 2015 at Gove County Medical Center. He was born on Sept 27, 1928 to Jakob and Rosa (Herrman) Weber on the family farm, south of Park. He attended school and graduated from Park High School in 1947. He worked on the family farm until being drafted into the...

Kily Miller

Kily Miller

Jun 1, 2015

Kily Camille Miller, 25, was born March 12, 1990 to Kurt R. and Sherrelle M. (Brunick) Miller in Colby, Kansas. She passed away in Hays, Kansas June 1, 2015. She graduated from Brewster High School in 2008. Kily was an artist and pianist who loved music. She attended Colby Community College and worked as a CNA. Kily was a loving...

Casey Jones

Casey Jones

May 29, 2015

Call to Order Flowers by Phone 1-888-579-7953 Code: 2001730P Casey Jones Vaughn Charles “Casey” Jones, 73, Bertrand, Nebraska, formerly of Rexford, Kansas, passed away on May 29, 2015, in Lincoln, Nebraska, surrounded by family. He was born on November 13, 1941, in Larned, Kansas, the son of Bill and Josephine (Schneider) Jones. He was the fourth of five siblings. Casey...

Hazel Duffey

Hazel Duffey

May 28, 2015

Hazel M. Duffey Long-time Thomas County resident, Hazel M. Duffey, passed away May 28, 2015. She was born November 27, 1921, in Thomas County, Kansas, to Raymond F. Farmer and Allie (Slater) Farmer. She married William Francis Duffey on June 16, 1940. Hazel was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers: Forrest, Dean, and Vail; and grandson Brian Smith....

Kim Hale

Kim Hale

May 26, 2015

Kim Alan Hale was born in Atwood, Kansas on March, 2 1954, to Arden K. and Joan Cochran Hale. He died May 26, 2015 at his home in Atwood. Kim went to school in Atwood, and at 6’ 7”, he was one of the mainstays of the Buffaloes basketball team that won the state championship in 1972. He graduated from...

Charles Plumisto

Charles Plumisto

May 24, 2015

Charles M Plumisto, 60, of Rexford, died Sunday, May 24, 2015. He was born Nov 15, 1954 to Mitchell and Lois (Withers) Plumisto in Raton, NM. He was a volunteer Fire Fighter for many years and baseball coach for several years. He worked for Red River Commodities for the last 22 years. He married Tamara (Kaaz) Ackerman on April 10,...

Stanley Jones

Stanley Jones

May 17, 2015

Send Flowers Stanley "Stan" J. Jones April 7, 1958 - May 17, 2015 Stan J. Jones Stanley Joseph “Stan” Jones, age 57, died Sunday, May 17, 2015 at his home in Colby, Kansas. Stan was born April 7, 1958 at St. Thomas Hospital in Colby to William “Bill” and Olita (Mader) Jones. The fifth of eight children, Stan attended Sacred...

Elmo Hawkins

Elmo Hawkins

May 16, 2015

Elmo “Shorty” Duane Hawkins, 84, of Mc Donald, Kansas died Saturday May 16, 2015 at Cheyenne County Hospital in St. Francis. He was born to Elmo William Hawkins and Nellie (Reager) Hawkins on September 19, 1930 in Atwood Kansas. He married his wife of sixty years, Reta Cody on July 24, 1954 and they were blessed with three children. Elmo...

Dale Hawk

Dale Hawk

May 14, 2015

Send Flowers Dale Hawk June 27, 1921 - May 14, 2015 Dale Hawk, Jr. was born in Colby, KS on June 27, 1921, the first child of Loyal Dale Hawk and Lois Mallory Hawk. He passed away Wednesday morning, May 14, 2015 at Citizens Medical Center at the age of 93 years and 10 ½ months. Dale attended Colby Public...

Loretta Meitl

Loretta Meitl

May 12, 2015

Loretta Marie (Diederich) Meitl was born in the family farmhouse on September 19, 1931 in Dresden, KS to Bernadine (Schroer) and Bernard Diederich. She passed from this life on May 12, 2015 in Wichita, KS at the age of 83 years from multiple health issues. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bernadine (Schroer) and Bernard Diederich; her brothers,...

Gary Wingard

Gary Wingard

May 11, 2015

Gary Lee Wingard, 76, of Colby, died Monday, May 11, 2015. He was born Oct 16, 1938 to Claude and Ethel (Starts) Wingard in Independence, KS. In 1956 Gary graduated High School in Guyman, Ok and attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University from 1956-1960. He then attended graduate school at Wichita State University for Speech Pathology from 1961-1962 and the University...

Rosanna Parker

Rosanna Parker

May 6, 2015

Obituary Rosanna Kay Parker Long time Goodland resident Rosanna Kay (Hayden) Parker died Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at Goodland Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. A family viewing will be held on Tuesday, May 12, from 8:30 am to 9 am, and a public viewing from 9 am to 10 am at the First United Methodist Church in Goodland,...

John Lee

John Lee

May 3, 2015

John Harold Lee was born June 27, 1951 to Ovia and Barbara Lee in Colby, Kansas. He went home to his Heavenly Father in the early morning hours of May 3, 2015 surrounded by his wife Jeanene; son Josh; daughter Kallie; son-in-law Dane; and Pastor Lyle. John graduated from Colby High School in May of 1969. That same August he...

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