Obituaries

Nov 30, 2014

Audrey L. Gannon, 98, of Atwood, died Sunday, November 30, 2014. She was born in Atwood, KS, on October 25, 1916, the oldest daughter of Henry and Vivian Rummel. She married Ivan V. Pennington July 30, 1933, to this union 5 children were born, 3 daughters and 2 sons, Patsy, Dolores, Richard, Nyla and Clifford. Ivan and Audrey owned and...

Nov 28, 2014

Glen D. Close, 88, of Oakley, died November 28, 2014 at the Logan County Hospital. He was born March 23, 1926 in Monument, Kansas, to Gilbert and Bernice (Huddelston) Close. He graduated from Monument High School in 1944 and then joined the United States Air Force. He left the service in August of 1946, a Sergeant. He married Ruth “Marie”...

Nov 22, 2014

James Kriss, 81, of Colby, died November 22, 2014 at Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center in Denver, CO. He was born November 23, 1932 in Thomas County, KS to John and Stella (Dryden) Kriss. He was a State Champion Wrestler in 1950. He served in the United States Army and was stationed in Japan during the Korean War. He married...

Nov 19, 2014

Nov 13, 2014

Everett William Holthus was born on June 21, 1930, on the family farm 8 miles East of Atwood to Ted and Lydia (Dunker) Holthus. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Ludell. He passed away at the Atwood Good Samaritan on November 13, 2014 at the age of 84. Everett graduated from Atwood High School in 1948....

Nov 13, 2014

Frances Margaret Goetz, 79, of Grinnell, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2014 at the Logan County Manor. She was born in Logan, KS on January 12, 1935 to the late Christy and Inez (Paramore) Lynch. On August 4, 1956 she married Charles Goetz in Logan, KS and they made their home in Grinnell. She was a member of the Altar...

Nov 7, 2014

Kenneth John Focke was born in Rawlins County, Kansas, on May 31, 1928 to Marie D. Heussman and Bernhard H. Focke and passed away November 7,2014 at the Rawlins County Health Center at the age of 86. He was baptized on June 15, 1928 and confirmed on May 10, 1942 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Ludell, Kansas. He attended elementary school...

Nov 7, 2014

Norman “Bud” Goeken, 95, of Colby, died Friday, November 7, 2014 at Citizens Medical Center. He was born August 21, 1919, the eighth child of John and Nora (McCormick) Goeken, on a farm in Norton County, Kansas. He graduated from Edmond High School in 1938. He attended the School of Milling at Kansas State College for 2 years before enlisting...

Nov 5, 2014

Duard Goble, 90, of Oakley, died Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at the Logan County Manor. He was born February 17, 1924, on the family farm in Logan County, to Oura and Opal (Davis) Goble. He married Helen Suter on November 21, 1946. Duard was a farmer and owned and operated the Oakley Skelly Service. He was preceded in death by...

Oct 30, 2014

LOIS NADINE KAMMER Lois Nadine Kammer was born on August 22, 1921, at her family’s farmhouse north of Brewster. She was welcomed into the world by her parents Wilber “Lloyd” Mallory and Carolina “Lina” (Andregg”) Mallory and her older sister, Elma Louise age 2. Nadine’s brother Charles William joined the family in 1925 with Bonnie Del joining the family in...

Oct 29, 2014

Margaret Lucille Powers, 94, of Grainfield, died Wednesday, October 29, 2014. She was born October 18, 1920, in rural Park, KS to Nick and Marie Eva (Hartman) Malsom. She graduated from Gove Rural High School. She served in the Waves during WWII and was honorably discharged. On June 6, 1946 Margaret married Robert M. Powers. Margaret and Robert farmed west...

Oct 24, 2014

Lucine E. Albers, 87, of Oakley, died Friday, October 24, 2014. She was born May 30, 1927 in Orion, KS to Fred and Mable (Stevenson) Hullet. Lucine was a 1946 graduate of Oakley High School. She owned the Silhouette Shoppe in Oakley for 27 years. She was a member of the Oakley Chamber of Commerce, the Ambassadors Club and the...

Oct 24, 2014

Arlene June Carlson was born February 12, 1919, in Ludell, Kansas, on the farm where her grandmother, Mrs. Andrew Anderson, lived. She was the oldest child of Carl and Mina Anderson Carlson. Arlene died October 24, 2014, at the Rawlins County Health Center, at the age of 95. Arlene attended School at District 38, Laing Township, through 7th grade, and...

Oct 20, 2014

Mary Joan Dinkel, 73, of Grainfield, died Monday, October 20, 2014. She was born September 22, 1941 in Colfax, IA to Paul and Lillian Yoakum. She was a cook at USD 292. She loved the kids and really enjoyed cooking for them. Joan also loved playing jokes. She married LeRoy Dinkel on October 24, 1992. She was preceded in death...

Oct 12, 2014

Margaret Umberger, 83, of Oakley, died Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Gove County Medical Center. She was born March 13, 1931, in Larned, KS to William and Katie (Schneider) Schraeder. She graduated from Larned High School. Margaret was united in marriage with Cody Umberger on September 6, 1950. She worked at Larned State Hospital and was a farmer, with land...

Oct 12, 2014

Phyllis Bryan Elliott died October 12, 2014 at the age of 96. Phyllis was born to Arthur A. and Jesse (Miller) Bryan on March 25, 1918 in San Antonio, Texas. At the age of 2, her father gave up the hard farming life there and moved the family to Ames, IA where he worked the rest of his life in...

Oct 8, 2014

Lena Roopchan, 69, of Colby, died Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Citizens Medical Center. She was born June 12, 1945 to Joseph and Ester (Sundarsing) Roopchan in Trinidad and Tobago. She was preceded in death by her son, James Roopchan and brother, Ralph Roopchan She is survived by her son, Peter Roopchan; daughter in laws Tricia and Sandra; siblings, Veronica...

Oct 8, 2014

Claude D. Woerpel of Colby passed Wednesday October 8th due to complications associated with cancer and COPD. Claude was born March 8th, 1935 and was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth L. (Betty) Woerpel, a brother Wayne Woerpel and his parents August (Dutch) and Nettie Woerpel. Claude graduated from Gem High School, worked for K&N Gas Co. for many...

Oct 4, 2014

Marietta (Lintel) Coats, 78, of Topeka, passed away October 4, 2014. She was born August 27, 1936, in Oakley KS, the daughter of Herman and Mary (Mader) Lintel. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Wichita. Marietta married James E. Snyder and to this union, four children were born. They later divorced. She then married Byron Coats. He preceded...

Oct 3, 2014

Kieth Duane Luedke, 89 reached his journey’s end October 3, 2014. He was born September 6, 1925 near Selkirk, Greeley County, Kansas to Charles and Estella Niswonger Luedke. He was a World II Veteran, drafted December 26, 1943 in his Junior year of High School. He served as a Light Artillery Instructor at Fort Hood, Texas. Kieth was discharged May...