Obituaries

Feb 1, 2014

Edna A. Hatcher, 92, of Colby, died Saturday, Feb 1, 2014 at Deseret Health and Rehab at Colby. She was born May 10, 1921 to Ray and Josephine (Boucher) Hatcher in Penokee, KS. She was a stenographer for the State of California. Edna was outspoken and always made sure her voice was heard, this included writing to political figures to...

Jan 31, 2014

Lillian Margaret (Faimon) Sramek, 95, departed this earthly life on January 31, 2014 at Good Samaritan Center in Atwood, KS. She was born June 19, 1918 at the family farm 10 ½ miles southeast of Stratton, Nebraska and was the youngest daughter of Joseph and Mary (Kopriva) Faimon. She attended St. John Nepomucene Church, northwest of Atwood, where she received...

Jan 30, 2014

Maxine I. Nelson, 95, of Oakley, died Thursday January 30, 2014. She was born August 19, 1918 to Guy and Clara (Whan) Moritz in Villisca, Iowa. She moved with her family from Iowa to Kansas when she was two years old. Shortly after arriving in Kansas her father was killed in an accident at Campus and her mother decided to...

Jan 24, 2014

Wesley D. Mather, born April 21, 1932, in Gove County, Kan., passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on January 24, 2014, at his home in Russell Springs, Kan. Born the eighth child to Jacob Pence Mather and Susie Jane Bigbee Mather, he graduated from Grinnell High School in 1950. He was a avid KU basketball Fan. Wes served in...

Jan 19, 2014

Martin Weber, 89, of Oakley, died Sunday, January 19, 2014. He was born February 5, 1924 in Gove County, KS to Jakob and Rosa (Herrmann) Weber. He was a US Army Veteran and received a silver star. On April 27, 1948 he married Antonia Heier. They farmed and raised eight children. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus...

Jan 17, 2014

Enedine "Sally Ann" Olson, 84, wife of Robert W. Olson of Atwood, a 1949 graduate of Decatur Community High School in Oberlin, died Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, surrounded by her husband and children at the home of Debra (Larry) Marks in Mulvane. She was born May 1, 1929, in Pittsburg, Calif., the daughter of John and Enedina (Martinez) Duran. She...

Jan 16, 2014

Call to Order Flowers by Phone 1-888-579-7953 Code: 2001730P RONALD DEAN “JOE” CARMEN Ronald Dean “Joe” Carmen died January 16, 2014 at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, Kansas. “Joe” as he was called by his friends and family, was born to Bertha (Carpenter) and Paige Carmen on August 24, 1938 on a farm 7 miles NW of Colby, KS. On...

Jan 7, 2014

Luella "Lou" Kersenbrock 74 was born on August 9, 1939 to William Henry Miller and Lillian Irene Miller-Mosier. Lou passed away early Tuesday morning, January 7, 2014, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Prior to Lou’s graduation from high school, she would spend several summers living with her Aunt Genevieve and Uncle Harlan where she worked at Frederick’s Pharmacy...

Jan 7, 2014

Clem A.J. Zerr, 92, of Oakley, died Tuesday, Jan 7, 2014 at Logan County Hospital. He was born Oct 5, 1921 to Joseph and Agatha (Heier) Zerr in Sheridan County on the family farm. He served our country in the United States Army in WWII from 1942 – 1946 spending most his time in the Aleutian Islands. He married Pauline...

Jan 4, 2014

Ada Mae Mays was born on a farm in Furnace County, Nebraska, near the town of Wilsonville on October 7, 1916. Ada was the oldest of eight children born to Charles Owen Mays and Mable Blanche Sullivan Mays. At the age of three months Ada moved with her parents to a farm in Rawlins County, Kansas two miles south of...

Jan 3, 2014

Jill R. Samson, 78, of Ludell, died January 3, 2014. She was born December 19, 1935, in Smith Center, KS, to Vance and Ruby (Hudson) Robbins. She graduated from Atwood High School. On May 27, 1953 she married Joe Samson. She worked in banking for 28 years, first at Farmers State Bank of Ludell for 10 years and then was...

Jan 1, 2014

Dec 31, 2013

Scott Matthew Olson, 31, died December 31, 2013 at his grandfather Robert Olson’s home in Atwood, KS. He was born April 2, 1982 in Hays, KS to Rheinhold and Jeaneen (Roy) Olson. At the age of five he started wrestling and continued this until he graduated Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, IA. He was also a black belt in...

Dec 30, 2013

Leonard Leroy Vyzourek, 93, of McDonald, died on Dec 30, 2013. He was born Feb 6, 1920 to Frank J. and Nan L. (Bahret) Vyzourek in a sod house near Beardsley. He graduated from McDonald Rural High School in 1938. After graduation he left Rawlins County for Venice, California. He was called into the United States Army in 1941; he...

Dec 30, 2013

Dickie Dale “Dick” Nelson, 62, of Oakley, died Monday, Dec 30, 2013. He was born Dec 22, 1951 to Virgil and Lucille (Rodenbeck) Nelson in Oakley. He worked for the City of Oakley for over 30 years. He had a love for family, friends and his two dogs. He is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by...

Dec 24, 2013

Edith Beulah Rogers, 92, of Atwood, passed away at her home Tuesday, December 24, 2013 surrounded by her family. She was born August 3, 1921 in rural Thomas County to Henry “Hank” Clement and Hilda Marie (Rodenbeck) Kersenbrock. She attended a country school in Thomas County and graduated from Colby High School with the class of 1939. She married Alden...

Dec 24, 2013

Johnny Lee Martin, 62, of Atwood, died Tuesday, Dec 24, 2013. He was born Dec. 18, 1951 to Bill Frank and Betty A. Martin in Salina, KS. He proudly served in the United States Army. He is preceded in death by his parents Bill Frank Martin of Houston, TX and his mother Betty A. Martin of Atwood. He is survived...

Dec 23, 2013

Bruce Douglas Halvorson was born September 18, 1951 in Crosby, North Dakota to Selmer and Glennie (Moum) Halvorson. Growing up on the western plains of North Dakota taught Bruce how to endure the bitterly cold winters and massive snowstorms. When he moved to Kansas, he used to remark that it was summer all year long and Kansans had no clue...

Dec 22, 2013

Willard W. Hughes, 87, of Oakley, KS, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013. He was born Sept. 2, 1926 to Harry and Hazel (Barritt) Hughes on their family farm in Gove County. He graduated from Grinnell High School in 1944 and went on to serve in the United States Navy through 1946. Willard met his wife, Rose Lager, through friends...

Dec 12, 2013

Cordelia Ida Jespersen, 86, of Colby, died December 12, 2013. She was born July 21, 1927 in Zurich, KS to Phillip and Melvina (Thyfault) Bedore. She married Louis Jespersen. She owned Cordie’s Crafts and was a member of the Green Thumb of Kansas, Colby V.F.W. Auxiliary and Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents;...