Obituaries

Sep 28, 2014

Carol Ann Hatfield, 74, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2014 at her home in Atwood, KS. She was born June 21, 1940 at Blue Earth Minnesota to Richard Allen and Eulalia ( Gaddy ) Carroll. She Married Virgle Hatfield on April 11, 1960. They lived in Minnesota until the moving to Atwood, KS on May 12, 1969, where she lived...

Sep 26, 2014

Priscilla Elaine Buford, 68, of Colby, died September 26, 2014 at her home. She was born June 23, 1946 in Logan County, KS to Walter and Thelma (Miller) Kowalke. She graduated Russell Springs High School in 1964 and married Rex Buford on April 10, 1964. She enjoyed cross stitching, gardening, cooking, traveling and her grandchildren. She was preceded in death...

Sep 25, 2014

Caidlyn Cunningham, 6, of Oakley, died September 25, 2014 in Wichita, KS. She was born July 5, 2008 in Colby, KS. She was a princess and a farm girl who liked singing, dancing, swimming, 4 – wheeling, riding with grandpa on the motorcycle, makeup with mom and working with dad. She was preceded in death by her sister Madison Dell...

Sep 23, 2014

Alisa Ann Finley, 18, of Colby, died September 23, 2014. She was born November 2, 1995, in Phoenix, AZ. She had worked at Sonic, Inlow Interiors and the Good Life Marina in Trenton, NE. Alisa was a member of the Colby High School Dance Team and Graduated with the CHS class of 2014. Our Hero will be greatly missed. She...

Sep 19, 2014

Sep 18, 2014

Kevin S Finley passed away on Sept 18, 2014, at the age of 56. He was born in Atwood at Rawlins County Hospital to John D & Doris E (Luedke) Finley, the 4th of their 5 sons. Kevin grew up in Atwood , graduating from Atwood High School in 1976. After completing 2 years at Colby Community College, Kevin started...

Sep 17, 2014

Pamela Robben, 66, of Grinnell, died Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at Salina Regional Health Center. She was born March 22, 1948 in Denver, CO. She married Kenneth Robben on August 2, 1975, in Oakley, KS. She had worked as a waitress at several café’s, a nurse’s aide at Logan County Manor and was a manager at the Dairy Queen in...

Sep 17, 2014

Cloyce Ellis Hand (92) of Atwood was born to Roy Albert Hand and Edna Maude Wheatley in Claudell, KS on October 4, 1921 and died September 17, 2014 in the Rawlins County Hospital. Cloyce grew up in Smith County and graduated from Kensington High School in 1940. He joined the CCCs (Civilian Conservation Corps) from 1940 to 1942. He served...

Sep 14, 2014

Everett F. Cunningham, 79, of Oakley, was born on May 21, 1935, to Clyde and Margie (Mastin) Cunningham on a farm two miles east and a mile north of the Union School House on the Gove-Orion Road, in Gove County, KS. He died at home on September 14, 2014. He grew up on a farm Southwest of Oakley, KS. He...

Sep 8, 2014

Anna Elizabeth McDougal, 95, formerly of Atwood, passed away September 8, 2014 at the Blue Valley Lutheran Homes in Hebron, NE. She was born March 12, 1919 on a farm near Stratton, NE, to Molly Mabel (Lough) and Charles David Durham. Anna’s childhood days were spent on family farms in the counties of Rawlins and Norton, KS. She attended Pleasant...

Sep 8, 2014

Kenneth E. Howard, 78¸of McDonald, died Monday, September 8, 2014 at Rawlins County Health Center. He was born June 7, 1936 to Charlie and Elsie (Moreland) Howard on the farm in rural Rawlins County. He was a man of many jobs including farmer, owner of Howard Construction, Salesman for National Motor Club, Coscot and Pennsylvania Live. He enjoyed the outdoors;...

Sep 7, 2014

Lillian G. (Maddy) Lawson was born on August 8, 1918, in Rooks County, KS, to Lester and Lydia (Borin) Maddy. She passed away September 7, 2014 at the Rawlins County Hospital in Atwood, KS. Lillian attended Stockton, KS schools and graduated in 1936. She attended one semester at Kansas State University. Illness forced her to drop out in the spring...

Aug 27, 2014

Francis “Frank” Joseph Pianalto, 72, died Wednesday August 27th in Sun City, AZ. He was born January 8, 1942, to George and Clara (Barenberg) Pianalto in Atwood, KS. He attended grade school at the Hillside School District in rural Atwood and attended high school at Maur Hill Prep School in Atchinson, KS, graduating in 1960. He served in the US...

Aug 26, 2014

To know Elon Levina (Tubbs) Miller was to know a woman who loved God, her family, and hard work. To know her better was to unearth a library of treasured stories from her 98 years on earth, which she’d happily recall over a game of cards. She might tell you of her childhood: that she was born on a farm...

Aug 26, 2014

Larenz Jacob Rall Larenz Jacob Rall, 76, of Colby, husband of Jeannine and father to Tracy and Tim, died Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at his home. He was born September 13, 1937 at the farmstead northwest of Hoxie to William Christ and Dorothy Christene Sophie Louise (Gaede) Rall. Larenz graduated from Hoxie High School in 1956. He served his country...

Aug 24, 2014

Elsie May Bloom Cox passed away Sunday, August 24th, 2014 at Hays Medical Center at the age of 82. Elsie Cox, daughter of Helen and Dick Mannen, was born December 6th, 1931 in Oakley, KS. She graduated from Oakley High School in 1950 and moved to Colby, KS. where she lived the remainder of her life. She worked at the...

Aug 17, 2014

Mary Kay Wellbrock, 67, of Grinnell, died Sunday, August 17, 2014 in Quinter, KS. She was born October 2, 1946 in Hays, KS to Joseph and Margaret (Wasinger) Kroeger. She married Norman Wellbrock on August 7, 1965 in Ellis, KS. Mary Kay enjoyed working with children. She had been employed by Northwest Kansas Educational Service Center and USD 291, in...

Aug 15, 2014

LEROY MOORE Raymond Leroy Moore passed away August 15, 2014 at Swedish Hospital in Denver Colorado after complications from a stroke, having just celebrated his 77th birthday. Leroy graduated from Colby High School. Leroy was married to Eunice Darlene Depe on August 30, 1959 a union which lasted over 50 years until Eunice passed away in 2010. Leroy earned bachelor’s...

Aug 14, 2014

Rev. Wilbur Niermeier, age 89, of Morristown, SD, passed away on Thursday evening, August 14, 2014 at the Five Counties Nursing Home in Lemmon, SD. He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Barbara Jo Miller; five brothers and three sisters. He is survived by his wife, Johanna Niermeier, Morristown, SD; two sons, Rodney (Jean) Niermeier, Belton, MO...

Aug 13, 2014

Vera Esther Dunn, 99, of Colby, died August 13, 2014 at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. She was born July 10, 1915 in Coulter, IA to John and Emma (Ahrens) Vogel, the 7th of 10 children. She moved with her family to Blanchard, IA in the early 30’s on the train. Early in her life Vera worked for families in the...