Obituaries

Jan 20, 2013

Jan 19, 2013

Josephine Quint, 80, of Grinnell, died Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. She was born February 21, 1932 to Peter and Agatha (Leikam) Unrein in rural Ellis County. She married Melvin Quint on Nov. 22 1949, a marriage that lasted 61 years. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church (Grinnell) and St. Mary’s Alter Society....

Jan 9, 2013

Gregory G. Close, 51, of Oakley, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at University of Kansas Hospital. He was born on Aug. 19, 1961 in Newton, KS and was adopted on Oct. 27 by Glen and Ruth Marie (Gidley) Close in Newton, KS. He graduated from Oakley High School Class of 1979 and North West Kansas Technical College class of 1980....

Jan 7, 2013

Albert J. Hartman, 61, of Quinter, died January 7, 2013. He was born January 21, 1951 to Lawrence and Johanna (Selensky) Hartman in Quinter, KS. He worked for the City of Colorado Springs as a utility purchasing agent. He had a loving heart and he became friends with everyone he talked to. He attended college at St. Thomas Seminary, Denver,...

Jan 5, 2013

George Moffitt McKee Jr., 88 of Wichita, died Jan 5 2013. He was born on March 27, 1924 to George Moffitt Sr. and Iva N. (Santrock) Mckee in Valparaiso, Neb. He graduated from Colby High School in 1942. He attended Kansas State University and Bowling Green University, Ohio, before serving in the United States Marine Corps during WWII. Following his...

Dec 29, 2012

John Frederick Fikan, 53, of Colby, died Saturday, December 29, 2012 after a long struggle with cancer. He was born April 16, 1959, in Atwood, to Darrel and Bertha (Ankle) Fikan. He was definitely born to farm; he was the fourth generation to farm the family land in Kansas and craved that independent lifestyle. He married Karen Luedders on Dec....

Dec 18, 2012

Esther L. Wieland, 99 of Colby died December 18, 2012 at Deseret Care Center, Colby. She was born on October 24, 1913 to Mae Harner and Jack (Patno) Dawes in rural Thomas County. She married John L. Wieland on February 5, 1940 in Wakeeney, and after making several moves they settled in LaJunta, CO. They had several rentals and lived...

Dec 18, 2012

Eunice Pabst, 89, of Colby, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby. She was born Feb. 13, 1923 to William and Florence (Elliot) Garrett in Levant, KS. She married Hie Pabst on Dec. 28, 1941 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Colby. She enjoyed square dancing with her husband and traveling in their motor home. She...

Dec 9, 2012

Donna M. Smith, 69, of Oakley died Sunday, Dec 9, 2012, at Logan County Hospital. She was born May 18, 1943 to John and Amelia Schroeder in Medina, ND. She was one of 10 children. After the death of her mother she was an orphan. She was seventeen when she came to Lincoln, NE. She worked at Alice’s Restaurant as...

Dec 8, 2012

Opal Mae Bretz, 90, Wallace, a lifelong resident of Logan County, died Saturday, December 08, 2012 at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, KS after a lengthy illness. She was born September 15, 1922, south of Oakley in a sod house, the daughter of Minnie Elizabeth “Beth” (Wise) and William “Bill” Oliver Martin. She attended Monument Schools. On June 16, 1948,...

Dec 5, 2012

Bill Keck, 88, of Colby died December 5, 2012 in Hays, KS. He was born February 23, 1924 to Teed and Iva (Elbidge) Keck in Enid, OK. Bill served in the United States Navy during WWII and the Korean Conflict. He married Billie Jean Railing on November 28, 1948 in Dodge City, KS. Bill was a long time businessman in...

Dec 2, 2012

Arlo R. Sporer Longtime Oakley area resident Arlo R. Sporer died Sunday, December 2nd , 2012 in Colby, KS. Arlo was born August 30th, 1934 in Seneca, South Dakota, and was best known locally as the founder of Sporer Land Development Co. in 1961, retiring from active management in 2001. His love of family complemented his enjoyment of hunting and...

Dec 2, 2012

Mildred Bernadine (Huelsmann) Thummel, 94, died Sunday morning at her home in Grinnell, Kansas. She was born March 22, 1918, in rural Angelus, Kansas to Henry & Mary Louise (Baalmann) Huelsmann. She worked outside the home before marrying Lawrence Anthony Thummel on Aug 16, 1939 at St Paul Catholic Church, Angelus, KS. They made their home on a farm south...

Nov 27, 2012

Gertrude A. Shelton, 87, of Russell Springs, died Tuesday, November 27, 2012 in Colby. She was born Dec. 5, 1924 to Carl and Alta (McKinstry) Bush in Wichita County, KS. Gertrude lived in Russell Spring with her husband Gerald for 24 years. They were residents of Colorado Springs for 33 years where she and her husband raised 5 children. She...

Oct 31, 2012

Charles F. Gravener Jr., 87, of Colby, died Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. He was born Jan 22, 1925 to Charles and Zoe Elsie (Dewey) Gravener in Hoxie, KS. He married Madeleine Jacobs on Oct 30, 1943. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in WW II. He worked as a switching...

Sep 13, 2012

Robert “Bob” Potter, 81, of Colby, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather left this world on Thursday, September 13 at his home surrounded by his family. A lifelong resident of northwest Kansas, Bob was born September 27, 1930 in Monument, KS to John and Nellie (Cunningham) Potter. He married Barbara Medford on May 11, 1957. Bob was a railroad...

Sep 12, 2012

Karen Kay Baalman, 67, of Oakley, died Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at Logan County Manor, Oakley. She was born March 27, 1945, in Telford, Tennessee, to Fred and Opal (Testerman) Hayes. She married Jack Baalman on June 2, 1984. She was a homemaker. Preceded in death by her parents; a son Jeffery Lee Woodman; two sisters, Charlene Davison and Cleva...

Sep 9, 2012

Niel “Dean” Larsen, 79, of Colby, died Sunday, September 9, 2012 at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby, one day before his 80th birthday. He was born September 10, 1932 to James J. and Pearle (White) Larsen in Rawlins County on the farm by the Middle Sappa Creek. Dean worked after high school for the Colby Experiment Station. He served two...

Aug 30, 2012

Emma June Lock, of Oakley, was born silently at 12:34 p.m. on August 30, 2012 at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. She “danced” peacefully on to meet Jesus. Emma is the daughter of Derek and Melissa Lock of Oakley. “How silently she tiptoed into our world, but what an imprint her tiny footsteps have left on our hearts.” Emma weighed 6...

Aug 7, 2012

Maurice Deaun “Red” Campbell, 77, of Colby, died Tuesday, August 7, 2012, at Kaye Pogue Hospice of Salina, Kansas. He was born April 8, 1935 to Roy and Velma (Goebel) Campbell in Womer, KS. He received his elementary education in various one room country schools and was a 1953 graduate of Lebanon High School. He was awarded the State Farm...