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John Abendschan

John Abendschan

Mar 31, 2014

John Jacob (Jack) Abendschan V Aug.2, 1919 - March 31,2014 John Jacob Abendschan, 94, surrounded by his family, went home to be with his Lord and Savior March 31, 2014 at 5:07 at Deseret Health and Rehab, Colby, KS. Jack was born Aug.2, 1919 in Denver, Co, grew up in La Junta, Co, graduating from La Junta High School in...

Charles Berend

Charles Berend

Mar 18, 2014

Charles Joseph Berend, 80, of Colby, died Tuesday, March 18, 2014. He was born July 11, 1933 to Charles and Helen (Fox) Berend in Rural Ford County. He served in the United States Army. He married Pauline Bailey on Jan 19, 1980. He worked for and retired from the City of Hutchinson as the Electrical and Building Inspector from 1980...

Eugene Dreiling

Eugene Dreiling

Mar 17, 2014

Eugene “Gene” Dreiling passed away on Monday, March 17, 2014 at the Gove County Long Term Care facility in Quinter, KS. He was born on November 1, 1926 in Collyer to Pete & Clara (Bollig) Dreiling. On August 30, 1947 he was united in marriage to Mary Catherine Baker. They enjoyed 65 years of marriage together. They shared their lives...

Justin Peek

Justin Peek

Mar 17, 2014

Justin Dean Peek, 31 year old resident of Pryor, Oklahoma died Monday, March 17, 2014. He was born on December 14, 1982 in Pueblo, Colorado to Kieth and Marlene (Reed) Peek. Justin attended and graduated from Ketchum High School and attended Northeast Oklahoma Vo-Tech Center. He worked as an electrician for CCC Electric until his health forced him to retire....

Clinton Griffin

Clinton Griffin

Mar 12, 2014

Call to Order Flowers by Phone 1-888-579-7953 Code: 2001730P Clinton E. "Ike" Griffin, 84, A retired Truck Driver died Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at the Deseret Health & rehab Center in Colby. He was born December 28, 1929, in Thomas County, the son of John E. and Grace M. (Chadwick) Griffin. Survivors include two sons, Bruce E. Griffin, Santa Ana,...

Leroy Maier

Leroy Maier

Mar 9, 2014

LeRoy Maier, 79, Oakley, KS, died March 9, 2014 at Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby, KS. He was born March 1, 1935 in Voda, KS to Fred and Elizabeth (Fabrizius) Maier. LeRoy farmed with his siblings south of Voda throughout his life. For 43 years, he hauled cattle for Jim Mitten Trucking Inc., where he met Constance “Connie” Garrett....

Norman Larsen

Norman Larsen

Mar 9, 2014

Norman E. Larsen of Kansas City, MO transitioned from earth to heaven to be with Jesus on March 9, 2014. He was born June 11, 1931, to James and Pearle Larsen, and was one of nine children. He entered the U.S. Navy in August, 1950, and served aboard the U.S.S. Kermit Roosevelt, stationed primarily at Yokosuka, Japan. After discharge, he...

Norval Phelps

Norval Phelps

Mar 4, 2014

Norval Lloyd Phelps, 89, of Atwood, passed away March 4, 2014 after a lengthy illness. He was born in Page City, KS, May 8, 1924 to David and Alta (Scarrow) Phelps. He attended Beardsley grade school and then graduated from Atwood High School in 1942. He served in WWII in the U.S. Navy from May 9, 1943 until he was...

Vera Kacirek

Vera Kacirek

Mar 3, 2014

Vera (Harper) Kacirek was born on February 13, 1922 at the farm home in Northwest Rawlins County. She was the youngest daughter of Elmer C. Harper and Bessie (Hatch) Harper. In 1930 the family moved to Benkelman, NE where Vera attended grade and high school, graduating with the class of 1939. She attended Hastings College, acquiring a teaching degree. After...

Thelma Rebarchek

Thelma Rebarchek

Mar 1, 2014

Thelma Charlene Rebarchek, 79, of Orion, KS, died Saturday, March 1, 2014 at her home. She was born January 29, 1935 in Oakley, KS to C.E. and Thelma (Stoecker) Bedrang. She married Amil ‘Wayne’ Rebarchek on December 13, 1953 and they had four children. She worked as a telephone operator, then at Logan County Hospital for thirteen years and the...

Norma Plummer

Norma Plummer

Feb 25, 2014

Norma Lee “Noni” Plummer, of Winona, died Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at Logan County Manor, Oakley. She was born June 1, 1929 in Radium, KS to O.C. and Clara (Richards) Pinkston. She married Verlin L. Plummer on June 1, 1947 in Colby, KS and they were married sixty six and a half years. She worked at Duckwall’s in Oakley for...

Allan Taylor

Allan Taylor

Feb 25, 2014

Laurence Allan Taylor, 64, of Colby, Kansas, passed away February 25, 2014 at his home. Allan was born in Colby on February 2, 1950 to parents William and Edith Taylor. He attended Colby Public Schools, Kansas State University where he received his Bachelor of Science degree and in 1977 he graduated from Washburn Law School with his Juris Doctorate. From...

Frances Schleicher

Frances Schleicher

Feb 22, 2014

Frances Geraldine "Jeri" Schleicher, 87 died Saturday, February 22, 2014. She was born September 10, 1926, in Waco, Texas to William Jushua Jones and Sarah Emily (Blount) Jones. Surviviors include her daughter, Linda J. Garrett, Gem, KS; her son Clif (Sheryl) Schleicher, Bradenton, FL; three grandchildren, Penny (Jerry) Nemechek, Goodland, KS; Jill (Larry) Deges, Montezuma, KS; Grady Garrett, Colby, KS;...

Dorothy Reinert

Dorothy Reinert

Feb 19, 2014

Dorothy Agnes (Holub) Reinert, 84, of Atwood, departed this life on February 19, 2014. She was born on Feb. 26, 1929 in Stratton, Neb., to Adolph and Mary Holub. She was the seventh of 11 children in that family. Dorothy was united in marriage to Francis "Frank" Gerald Reinert on March 30, 1948, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Atwood....

Anna Sullivan

Anna Sullivan

Feb 15, 2014

Anna Marie (Thompson) Sullivan, 91 of Colby, died Saturday, Feb 15, 2014 at Deseret Health and Rehab at Colby. She was born Oct 23, 1922 to William Ezam and Elizabeth (O’Brien) Thompson in Rawlins County. She was the second of three daughters. She graduated from the local country school and after her father died, her mother taught in various schools...

Thelma Nickel

Thelma Nickel

Feb 13, 2014

Thelma Lorene Nickel, 81, of Atwood, passed away and entered into Heaven Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center in Denver, CO. She was born September 10, 1932 to Ralph and Clara (Hayes) Nickel in their home in Wichita County, KS. She was baptized in the Church of Christ in Scott City and attended grade school and high...

Phyllis Reed

Phyllis Reed

Feb 12, 2014

Phyllis Marie Reed, age 59, of Atwood, KS passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney NE. Phyllis was born August 11, 1954 in Denver CO. to Guy Herbert and Rilla Ione Corner Graham. She went to Sheridan High School in Sheridan, CO. She moved to Atwood, KS in 2002. She met and married Duwayne Reed...

Evelyn Weber

Evelyn Weber

Feb 9, 2014

Evelyn Laudine Weber, 78, of Norton, died February 9, 2014. She was born November 17, 1935, in Colby, KS, to Charlie and Mildred (Keneflec) Carpenter. She married Darrel Weber on March 12, 1952. She worked at the Thomas County Hospital in the Laundry department. She was preceded in death by her daughters, Rena and Dena Weber and sister Cynthia Rose...

Katherine Delzeit

Katherine Delzeit

Feb 7, 2014

Katherine Z. Delzeit, 77, of Oakley, died Friday, February 07, 2014 at Logan County Hospital. She was born November 25, 1936 on the family farm, in Sheridan County, KS, to Joseph and Agatha (Heier) Zerr. She married Fred S. Halbleib on March 21, 1957 and they had three children. He preceded her in death on December 31, 1986. On February...

Robert Carney

Robert Carney

Feb 3, 2014

Robert "Bob" Lynn Carney was born on march 27, 1952 to James Howard and Betty Jo (Ramsey) Carney in Colby, KS. He was the fourth of eighth children. Bob grew up on the family farm and attended Colby Public Schools and was part of the class of 1971. Bob was an active child, keeping up with older siblings, fishing with...

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