Obituaries

Feb 13, 2024

Nanette (French) Baumfalk, 90, of Colby, passed away February 13, 2024. She shared her birth with her twin brother Robert H. French Jr. They were born in McCook, NE to Robert Hollingsworth French Sr. and Mabel (Weeks) French on October 8, 1933. She was baptized at the United Methodist Church and Installed into the Order of Rainbow Girls Assembly #11...

Feb 13, 2024

Robert (Bob) Waldman of Grinnell, Kansas passed away February 13, 2024, at the Logan County Senior Living Center in Oakley, Kansas at the age of 88. He was born to Lawrence and Barbara (Zerr) Waldman June 7, 1935, on the family farm where he lived all of his life. Bob served two years in the Army stationed in Germany. He...

Feb 13, 2024

Edward Alfred Gagnon, 89, of Atwood, died February 13, 2024. He was born September 12, 1934, in Grainfield, KS to Emery and Jeannette (Boucher) Gagnon. Ed attended Grainfield schools and enjoyed participating in athletics. In 1955 he joined the United States Navy where he served as an Engineman 2nd Class for four years, then was in the Navy Reserve until...

Feb 11, 2024

Shirley Lee Funk, 92, passed away peacefully February 11, 2024, at Logan County Hospital in Oakley, KS. Born on January 24, 1932, in Oberlin, KS, to Fred and Lucile Davis, she was the youngest of three children. As a young girl, Shirley moved with her family to Salina, KS, and as would be true for all of her life, she...

Feb 9, 2024

Feb 6, 2024

Joan Helen (Ambrose) Ziegler, 86, of Colby, KS, died Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. She was born May 26, 1937, in Grand Island, NE. She loved telling the story of being her parents’ only child born in a hospital. Joan was born to Joseph William and Anna (Marfica) Ambrose. She lived on a farm until 1938,...

Feb 6, 2024

Anastasia “Daisy” Fellhoelter, 93, of Menlo, died Tuesday, February 6, 2024. She was born in Gove County, KS, on January 8, 1931, to Michael and Marianne (Kuntz) Heier. On September 22, 1953, she was united in marriage with Boniface Fellhoelter and to this union six children were born. Daisy was a member of the St. Ann Altar Society and St....

Feb 4, 2024

Dena Stoll was born Elizabeth Darlene Cox in Leach, OK on October 9, 1948. Dena worked in many fields throughout her life. Her occupations included everything from waitress to security guard to business owner to over-the-road truck driver to hotel operator. She lived in many places from Texas to Oklahoma to California and traveled to many more. She eventually settled...

Feb 3, 2024

Edward Thelsten Kocher, 89, quietly passed away at the Good Samaritan, in Atwood, KS on Saturday, February 3, 2024. Ed grew up on his parents’ farm south of Concordia, KS. He attended Cottonwood Rural and in 1952, graduated from Concordia High School. Edward loved sports, he played both football and baseball throughout high school. Ed then attended Kansas State University....

Jan 29, 2024

Gary Lynn Saddler was born on June 17, 1941, in Colby, KS, the son of Guy and Berta Saddler. He died Monday, January 29, 2024 at his home surrounded by his family. Gary grew up on his parent’s farm near Gem, KS, and went to grade school, jr. and sr. high school in Gem, KS. Upon his high school graduation,...

Jan 27, 2024

Gaylen William Horinek, Sr. departed this life on January 27, 2024, at the age of 91. He was born February 11, 1932. He was the first of six children to Rudolph and Alice (Vrbas) Horinek. Gaylen grew up on the family farm northwest of Atwood and graduated from Atwood High School in 1949. He joined the Navy in 1950 and...

Jan 24, 2024

Doreen Mendenhall, 97, of Colby, formerly of Gove, died Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at Citizens Medical Center, in Colby. She was born in 1926, on a farm two miles north of Quinter, KS, to Joe and Helen Fink. She was their only child. Doreen attended grade school and high school in Quinter, graduating with the class of 1944. She lived...

Jan 22, 2024

Tammy Lea Jurek, 57, of Colby, died Monday, January 22, 2024, at Citizens Medical Center, in Colby. She was born May 18, 1966, in Holyoke, CO, to Carl and Vivian (Graff) Warner. On March 14, 1986, Tammy was united in marriage with Frank Jurek and the couple had two sons. For 21 years, Tammy drove for UPS. In her free...

Jan 20, 2024

Rosemary Madeline Bergling, 93, of Atwood, died Saturday, January 20, 2024, at the Rawlins County Health Center in Atwood. She was born in rural Adams County, Colorado on December 7,1930 to Robert and Madeline Eppinger. She was baptized and confirmed in the Emmaus Lutheran Church. She attended a one room rural grade school and graduated from Westminster High School in...

Jan 19, 2024

Beth Maxine Balogh, 83 of Thornton, Colorado passed away peacefully on January 19, 2024. She was a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. Beth was born in Colby, Kansas on July 14, 1940, to Bethel Ernie and June Geraldine Brown. Beth grew up in Colby where she spent all her childhood until moving to Thornton, Colorado...

Jan 16, 2024

Donna Marie (Epard) Schwindt was born June 19, 1931, in Colby, KS to Arthur Hunter and Mable Ruth (Strait) Epard and departed this earth on January 16, 2024, at the age of 92. She was baptized in the Methodist Church in Brewster, KS and was placed on their Cradle Role. Donna later attended the College Drive Assembly of God Church,...

Jan 15, 2024

On November 24, 1930, Donna D Horton, the fifth child of six children, entered this mortal world of humanity. Her parents, Blanche (Wilcox) and George M. Horton lived on a farm east of Lucerne, in Sheridan County, Kansas. Life on the farm, in a community of many neighbors, in the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s was challenging, fun, hard work, boring...

Jan 15, 2024

Dennis LeRoy Dawson of Oakley, Kansas, age 85, passed away on January 15th, 2024, at Gove County Medical Center in Quinter, KS. He was born at home to Gilbert and Dorothy (Schwarz) Dawson on November 9th, 1938. Dennis was the second of five children in the family. He attended church services with his mom and occasionally with his grandma if...

Jan 14, 2024

Gaylen “Sonny” William Horinek, Jr., 63, of Atwood, died Sunday, January 14, 2024, at the Rawlins County Hospital, in Atwood. He was born July 16, 1960, to Gaylen, Sr. and Ellen Horinek. Sonny was a truck driver for Finley Construction. Some of his hobbies were building model airplanes and working on cars. He was known to paint his Nova in...

Jan 10, 2024

Phyllis Eileen Alexander Haffner passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at the age of 82. She was born on June 19, 1941, to Bill and June Alexander in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. She attended Pinedale High School. After graduation, she went to Denver, Colorado to attend business college where she met her good friend Donna Kraft. Donna introduced her to...