Obituaries

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,...

Apr 22, 2014

Bruce Jackson Goldsworth ( B.J.) 35, died Tuesday April 22, 2014 at The University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Ks. Bruce was born in Colby, Ks on April 10, 1979 to the late Milton "Moe" Goldsworth and Tammy (Dawes) Goldsworth. He graduated from Colby High School in 1997 and also attended Goodland Votech. His passion was cooking, Broncos football...

Apr 22, 2014

Charles Robert Walker was born September 27, 1939 to Doren Dale Walker and Verda Veanna (VanVleet) Walker on the three generation family farm southwest of Atwood where he resided most of his life. He joined our Lord, surrounded by family, on Tuesday, April, 22, 2014. On April 13, 1958, Charles married Wilda June Eaton. To this union, three daughters were...

Apr 21, 2014

Apr 17, 2014

Lola Ellen Marrs, 87, of Brewster, died Thursday, April 17, 2014. She was born July 1, 1926 to John and Faye (Everett) Oard on a farm near Longford, KS. She married Eugene H. Marrs July 11, 1944 in Colby, KS. Lola was a member of the Brewster United Methodist Church. She enjoyed gardening, bowling, sewing, board games, and puzzles and...

Apr 16, 2014

Call to Order Flowers by Phone 1-888-579-7953 Code: 2001730P Otto “Babe” Nicolas Schroeder was born October 3, 1920 and departed this life April 16, 2014. Mr. Schroeder was born on his fathers homestead to Mart and Charlotte (Toppendeck) Schroeder Southwest of Levant, KS. The family moved to Colby KS in 1944. Babe then cared for his father and mother until...

Apr 11, 2014

Charles Robert Goetz, 79, of Grinnell, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 at the Independent Living Apartments at Logan County Hospital. He was born in Park, KS on August 26, 1934 to the late Helen N. (Gallagher) Brungardt and Edmond Cecile Goetz. On August 4, 1956 he married Frances Lynch in Logan, KS and made their home in Grinnell. He...

Apr 9, 2014

Wilbur J. Brown, 80, of Atwood, died Wednesday, April 9, 2014. He was born July 8, 1933 to Franklin and Elva (Parker) Brown on the family farm south of Atwood. He graduated from Atwood High School in 1952 and served in the U.S. Army from July 1953 to May 1955, where he spent a portion of his time in Germany...

Apr 7, 2014

Duane Frank Dawes, 86, of Colby, died Monday, April 7, 2014 at Citizens Medical Center. He was born January 23, 1928 in Thomas County, KS to Frank and Anna (Blaser) Dawes. He married Lois Jean Ekberg on September 12, 1948 in Colby. He was a farmer and rancher and was active in his community. He served on the S&T Telephone...

Apr 6, 2014

Eleanor W. Kruse of Oakley, was born on September 2, 1920 to John and Catherine (Korte) Robben on a farm in Thomas County, KS. She passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the Logan County Hospital, Oakley, KS, at the age of 93. Eleanor attended Angelus Grade School and proudly earned her GED at the age of fifty (50)....

Apr 5, 2014

GEORGE WHITING ELLIOTT died April 5, 2014 at the age of 95. George was born to James J. and Alyce (Fischer) Elliott on September 1, 1918 in Sioux City, Iowa. His early childhood was spent on a farm north of Sioux City. He attended a country school when he was 4 years old, riding behind his older brother on an...

Apr 2, 2014

Joan Sheree Williams, 57, of Oakley, died April 2, 2014. She was born February 10, 1957 to Verlin Lyle and Norma Lee (Pinkston) Plummer. She was the second of four siblings. When Joan was a little girl, her grandmother Clara Pinkston nicknamed her ‘Joni’ and that was the name that stuck. Her father nicknamed her ‘Pudden’ and ‘Fender Bender’ cause...

Apr 2, 2014

Rolland Raye Rush, 82, died Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014 in Colby, KS. He was born October 28th, 1931 to Francis and Lela (Moses) Rush in Oak Hill, KS. The family resided in the Longford, KS area until 1937 when they moved to the Levant area where he farmed the majority of his life. Rolland graduated from Levant High School in...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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,...

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...

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....