Obituaries

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;...

Dec 11, 2013

Antoinette Frances (Vap) Mazour, 90, died on December 11, 2013 at Holmes Lake Manor nursing home in Lincoln, Nebraska. Antoinette was born in Atwood, Kansas on September 30, 19223 to Frank and Julia (Chleborad) Vap. She was named after her grandmother Antoinette (Janousek) Vap who was a participant in the last Indian raid occurring in the State of Kansas. She...

Dec 9, 2013

Charles E. Cook, 90, of Colby, died Monday, December 9, 2013. He was born May 19, 1923 in Washington, KS to Edward and Bell (Carl) Cook. He served in the United States Army Air Corps and was a decorated WWII veteran. He married Dorothy Tubbs and they had three sons. He was a long time farmer, but had also owned...

Dec 7, 2013

Verlin L. Plummer, 84, of Winona, died Saturday, December 7, 2013. He was born April 17, 1929 to Roy and Meta (Lee) Plummer in Monument, KS. He married NormaLee “Noni” Pinkston on June 1, 1947 in Colby, KS and they were married sixty six and a half years. He was a farmer and rancher, but had previously worked for the...

Dec 7, 2013

Elizabeth “Betty” T. Scott, 90, of Oakley, KS, died December 7, 2013 in Oakley. She was born February 10, 1923 to John Ernest Benedict and Christina (Schroeder) Fellhoelter in Angelus, KS. She married Orie Kenneth Scott May 7, 1946 in Angelus and they celebrated 50 years of marriage before his death in 1996. Betty was a member of the St....

Nov 30, 2013

Kathleen Louise Warren, 93, of Oakley, died Saturday, November 30, 2013. She was born July 23, 1920 to Dean and Ruth (Ringwalt) Carver. She graduated from Oakley High School in 1939. On Sept 4th, 1949 she married Bill Warren in Goodland. They had two sons Paul and Rod Warren. She was a long time piano teacher in Oakley and volunteered...

Nov 23, 2013

Darrel Herman Fikan, 78, of Colby, died Saturday, November 23, 2013. He was born December 26, 1934 at the Alex Harris Maternity Home in Colby to Fredrick and Mary (Barratt) Fikan. He grew up on a farm south of Atwood and attended a one room Country School until High School. In 1953 he Graduated from Atwood Community High School and...

Nov 14, 2013

Joseph William “Joe” Cabrinha was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, November 29, 1938. He was the oldest son of Joseph and Juliette Cabrinha. He was called to the Throne of his Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 14, 2013. Joe was raised in Honolulu with his younger brother, Thomas. He often talked of his fond memories of surfing, playing baseball and...

Nov 12, 2013

Eugene (Gene) Roy passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 in Atwood, KS at the age of 87. He was born July 9, 1926 on the family farm in Rooks County, KS to Dona and Nathalie (Asselin) Roy. Gene was raised on the family farm with 9 brothers and sisters and attended school in Webster, KS. After High School Gene...

Nov 9, 2013

Edith Elnora Ehrlich Carr, 91, longtime Oakley resident, died November 9, 2013, in Spokane, WA. She was born September 30, 1922 to Henry and Susie Ehrlich at their home in Oakley, KS. She joined her older brother Egon and later welcomed younger sister, Charlotte. She attended school in Oakley and graduated from Oakley high School in 1940 as a member...