Obituaries

Feb 28, 2015

Feb 21, 2015

Ruth E. Chance, 83, Colby, formerly of Jennings, KS, died February 21, 2015 at Citizens Medical Center. She was born July 8, 1931, in Oxnard, CA, to Fred and Ruth (Eck) Kraft. On May 28, 1949 she married Merl Chance at the Jennings United Methodist Church. They spent all of their married life living in Jennings where she was a...

Feb 20, 2015

Teri Diane (Hanson) Adams was born May 17, 1954 to Donald and Loring (Fogo) Hanson in Smith Center, KS. Her mother married Wayne Medford when Teri was very young and they eventually settled in Colby, KS when Teri was a Junior in high school. Teri died on February 20, 2015 at Rose Medical Center in Denver, CO after being diagnosed...

Feb 19, 2015

Irma Jean Snyder died peacefully surrounded by family under the compassionate care of the CMC staff in Colby, Kansas on February 19, 2015. Born Jean Garrett on Feb 7, 1925 in Levant Kansas, she had just celebrated her 90th birthday. She was Bill and Florence Garrett’s youngest of eight, and lived a childhood filled with family, friends, work, play, music,...

Feb 16, 2015

Jeannette R. Bohme, 58, of Arvada, Colorado, died February 16, 2015. She was born on July 7, 1956 to John and Jean (Starks) Pennebaker. Jeannette married Carl Bohme, on April 24, 1999, who described her as his best friend and a blessing from God. She was known in life to be a caring and loving person, always offering hugs and...

Feb 16, 2015

“Buddy” Sherman Duane Van Horn, 66, of Colby, died February 16, 2015 at Citizens Medical Center. He was born September 2, 1948 in Colby to Sherman and Verleen (Backus) Van Horn. He married Linda Broeckelman on April 17, 1971 in Oakley, KS. Buddy had worked in the lumber business since the age of 16. He had managed lumber yards in...

Feb 14, 2015

George Frederick Luckert died February 14, 2015 at the age of 95. George was born on June 26, 1919, in Pawnee County, near Rozel, KS on the family farm. He was the second child of Frederick and Emma (Held) Luckert. In 1924, George moved with his family to a farm five and a half miles south of Edson, KS. George...

Feb 11, 2015

Ada Lee Bowles Cox of Atwood passed away February 11, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society Center of Atwood. Ada Lee was born June 21, 1927 in Atwood the 4th child of James A. and Metha J. (Buck) Bowles. Her parents, three brothers, Lyle, Jimmy, Buddy, two sisters, Betty, and Marcella preceded her in death. She spent her growing up...

Feb 10, 2015

Feb 10, 2015

Richard John (Dick) Williams was born November 24, 1944 to John Ambrose and Mary Clara (Ruda) Williams in Colby, Kansas. He passed away on February 10, 2015 in Hays, Kansas. Dick attended Sacred Heart Catholic School in Atwood and graduated from Atwood High School in 1962. He also attended St. Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City, Kansas. In...

Feb 5, 2015

Estelle Margaret Bugbee, 82, of Gem, died February 5, 2015. She was born October 29, 1932 in Gem to Clyde and Breta (Baker) Treat. She graduated from Gem high school then went on to Ottawa University, Ottawa, Ks, for two years to study music and play softball. She married Donald J. Bugbee on August 17, 1952 and they started their...

Feb 4, 2015

Dorothy Jean Okeson, 83 was born August 31, 1931 at Garden City, KS to Arthur E. Newman and Thelma Lucille (McGraw) Newman and died February 4, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society, Atwood, KS. She graduated High School in 1949 from Grand Junction CO. She graduated from the University of Colorado State College at Greeley, CO, in 1961. Over the...

Feb 4, 2015

ORVAL LESLIE WILLIAMS Sept 28, 1936 – February 4, 2015 Orval was born the 6th child of 12 to James Elzie Williams and Ethel Ruth Jordan on September 28, 1936 in Colby Kansas. Orval was an identical twin. His twin was Erban Lester Williams who preceded him in death. Orval’s father, James, died when Orval was only 9 years old....

Feb 1, 2015

NORMA E. JENIK COLBY – NORMA E. (HINES) JENIK, 74, of Colby KS, passed away at Citizens Medical Center – Colby, KS Sunday, February 1, 2015. She was born on April 11, 1940 in Waldrom, AR to Othel & Inez (Gibbs) Hines. Norma married Dwayne Jenik on Aug. 8, 1958 just prior to his first Air Force assignment. She &...

Jan 30, 2015

Roena Marie Gordon, 88, of Colby, died January 30, 2015 at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby. She was born January 19, 1927 in Rawlins County, KS to Leffler and Blanche (Tucker) Ramey. She attended college for 2 years in Watertown, Wisconsin. On September 2, 1948 she married Robert Gordon at the Presbyterian Church in Colby, KS. To this union three...

Jan 27, 2015

In June of 2014 I was given the news that I had cancer and that my life would be shortly coming to an end. This gave me time to reflect on my life, prepare myself and my family for my death and put my thoughts to paper. I was born in Colby, Kansas on a Monday, April 23, 1956 to...

Jan 24, 2015

LeRoy Joseph Horinek, 80, died Jan. 24, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Home in Oberlin, Kan. He was born on May 6, 1934 to Anton and Henrietta Kacirek Horinek in Atwood, Kan. He is preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Doretta Sappenfield. LeRoy is survived by his wife, LaRue Fikan Horinek, of 35 years; two brothers, Ramon...

Jan 18, 2015

Jan 18, 2015

Jo Wolf was born on November 23, 1935 to Ralph and Marge McGimsey in Hays, KS. Jo passed away on January 18, 2015 with her family by her side. Jo was preceded in death by her husband Sam, parents, and infant son, Sammy Lee Wolf. Jo graduated from Central High School, Salina, KS, and attended Fort Hays State University. Jo...

Jan 17, 2015

Lloyd David Chick, 72, of Denver, CO, died Saturday, January 17, 2015. He was born October 8, 1942, in Colby, KS to Lloyd J. and Margaret (Ward) Chick. He graduated from Colby High School in 1961 and Fort Hays State University in 1965. After college he moved to Denver, CO and worked as an accountant and in real-estate. He worked...