Obituaries

Jun 15, 2014

Robert “Bob” Joseph Leitner, 87 years, 11months 26 days, Herndon, KS Died Sunday, June 15, 2014 at Collier Hospice Center, Wheatridge, CO. He was born June 20, 1926 in rural Herndon on the Leitner homestead to Herman & Nellie (Heasley) Leitner. Bob was drafted into the US Navy (WWII) October 1944 to June 1946. He was a 1947 graduate of...

Jun 14, 2014

James (Jim) Harper 82 was born on March 30, 1932 to Bryan (Cute) and Sarah (Sadie) Ramey Harper in Colby, Kansas. Jim passed away on Saturday evening, June 14, 2014 after a lengthy illness at the Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby, Kansas. Jim grew up on the family farm north of Levant, Kansas. Jim loved the farm and his...

Jun 12, 2014

Dale Everett Losey, 89, of Oakley, died Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Logan County Hospital. He was born May 27, 1925 to Henry and Viola (Cales) Losey in Naponee, NE. He graduated from Gove High School in 1945. He married Mary Jane Burris on June 7, 1947 in Oakley, KS. The family lived on a farm south of Gove until...

Jun 6, 2014

Robert L. Ross, 87, of Colby, died Friday, June 6, 2014 at the Prairie Senior Living Complex. He was a quiet man, kind and generous, loyal to his friends and his family. He took many road trips to attend family events from weddings to birthdays and loved being with "the Ross girls", his five sisters and their families. As a...

Jun 4, 2014

Jun 4, 2014

William ‘Bill’ Joseph Weishaar William ‘Bill’ Joseph Weishaar, 79, resident of Colby, died Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at Citizen’s Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born January 27, 1935 in Gem, KS, the son of Harry Joseph and Mary Agnes (Ryan) Weishaar. He attended grade school in Gem, high school at St. Joseph Military Academy (now Thomas Moore...

Jun 4, 2014

Send Flowers Kathryn "Kit" "Kit" Gerstner June 27, 1929 - June 4, 2014 Kathryn “Kit” Gerstner June 27, 1929 - June 4, 2014 Kathryn “Kit” Gerstner passed away at her home in Colby, Kansas on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at the age of 84. She was born in Salina, Kansas on June 27, 1929, the daughter of Cecil and Anna...

Jun 3, 2014

Bonna Lea (Fivecoat) Luedke was born the oldest of two children of Claude & Florence Fivecoat, on September 6, 1930 on her grandparents farm in Colony, Kansas. She departed this life June 3, 2014 at the age of 83. She was very fond of her younger sister Claudette who was 5 years younger than her. Growing up her father worked...

May 29, 2014

Paul Richard Nieman, 70, died Thursday, May 29, 2014, at his home in Gem, Kansas. He was born September 2, 1943 in Grinnell, the son of Nicholas and Lucy (Broeckelman) Nieman. He graduated from Grinnell High School in 1961, and attended FHSU. He then served in the U.S. Army, where he did active duty in Vietnam. He received a Purple...

May 18, 2014

Billy Morrow Warren, 89, of Oakley, died Sunday, May 18, 2014. He was bon October 28, 1924 in Latham, Missouri, the eldest son of Eric and Florence (Morrow) Warren. Bill grew up near Russell Springs, KS and went to school there, graduating from Russell Springs High School in 1943. He enlisted in the army air corps in WWII and was...

May 18, 2014

Leland Warren Kindler, 92, died Sunday, May 18, 2014 at his home in Colby. He was born May 24, 1921, on a farm east of Esbon in Jewell County to Ernest and Frances (Spachek) Kindler and had lived in Colby since 1957. He served in the Navy for 39 months during World War II, including 16 months stationed at naval...

May 15, 2014

Louis J. (Dyke) Lindeman passed away peacefully in the Logan County Hospital on May 15, 2014. He was born on September 1, 1924 to Anna (Moellering) and Louis H. Lindeman on the farm in Sheridan County. He attended school in a one room school house where he picked up the nickname Dyke which came from him looking like the little...

May 13, 2014

Jamie Lee Skeers, 30, of Hays, formerly of Oakley, died May 13, 2014. He was born June 18, 1983 in Oakley, KS to Eddie and Roxie (Briard) Skeers. He graduated from Oakley High School in 2003. He was continuing his education at DSNWK Reed Center in Hays, KS. He was preceded in death by his brother, Jason; grandparents, James and...

May 12, 2014

Send Flowers Phyllis D. Kriss July 28, 1932 - May 12, 2014 Phyllis Delia (Bedore) Kriss, 81, died Monday, May 12, 2014, at the Citizens Medical Center in Colby. She was born to Phillip and Melvina (Thyfault) Bedore on July 28,1932 in Zurich, Kansas. The family moved to Colby when she was a young child. Phyllis graduated from Colby High...

May 10, 2014

Lois Jean Dawes, 83, of Colby, died Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Citizens Medical Center. She was born August 29, 1930 in rural Thomas County to Morris and Merle (Dawes) Ekberg. She married Duane Frank Dawes on September 12, 1948 in Colby. She was a homemaker and very active in the Levant Community Church. She was a Sunday School Teacher...

May 9, 2014

Robert Edward (Bob) Barton Sr. Age 96 died May 9, 2014 in Colby, Kansas. Bob was born on July 29, 1917 to James Franklin and Lena (Blau) Barton in Russell Springs, KS. He attended school until 8th grade in Russell Springs, Kansas then going to work on the family farm and a local ranch. On October 13, 1941, he married...

May 6, 2014

May 2, 2014

Jack Junior Brier, 84, of Colby, died Friday, May 2, 2014 at Hays Medical Center. He was born December 3, 1929 in Colby, KS to Jack and Irene (Camp) Brier. He served in the U.S. Navy from September, 1950 to July, 1954. He married Eileen Delzeit on October 28, 1966. Jack worked as a bricklayer, a custodian at Colby Public...

Apr 22, 2014

Ross Boyd Beamer, 87, of Oakley, died Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Hays Medical Center. He was born March 15, 1927 in Gove County, KS to Clinton Ross and Ethel (Gallion) Beamer. He married Joan Beckman on April 28, 1948 in Denver, CO and they had five sons. He served in the United States Navy from 1944-1946, on the USS...

Apr 22, 2014

Bernard J. Horinek, (B.J.), 101 years, 1 month, and 1 day, of Atwood, died Tuesday April 22, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Center in Atwood. He was born March 21, 1913 to Rudolph and Agnes (Janousek) Horinek. He married Martha Holub on August 11, 1935. They were married 65 years and 4 days before Martha passed away on August 14,...