Nov 1, 2013

Robert J. Robben, 78, of Colby, died November 1, 2013 at Presbyterian Saint Luke’s Hospital in Denver, CO. He was born November 6th, 1934 in Thomas County, KS to Augusta (Schwarz) and Lawrence Henry Robben. He spent the early part of his life working on the family farm outside of Oakley. He graduated Oakley High School in 1953. Robert married...

Oct 31, 2013

Fannie Marie Chipperfield, 90, of Atwood, KS passed into eternity Thursday, October 31, 2013 at Atwood, KS. Fannie was born November 16, 1922 to Harry and Stella Pettit in Cheyenne Co., Kansas. She spent her youth in Big Timber Community growing up acquainted with the Chipperfield family. Fannie attended Baker School, Bird City High School and Ft. Hays State. She...

Oct 31, 2013

Delmar “Sonny” Weinhardt, 78, of Grinnell, died October 31, 2013 at Gove County Medical Center. He was born December 2, 1934 to Harvey and Madeline Weinhardt. He married Joan Mense on April 28, 1959 and became an active member of Immaculate Conception Parish in Grinnell. They had two sons. Sonny enjoyed living childhood and most of his adult life in...

Oct 30, 2013

Darold Everitt Hamill went to join his savior and lord on October 30, 2013. He was born to Everitt and Louis Hamill on April 7, 1926, in Atwood, Kansas. Darold lived his life in Atwood attending school. He furthered his education when he went to Oakland, Ca. to become a preacher in 1950. He was ordained as a minister in...

Oct 29, 2013

Leonard James (Stubby) Oliver, 99, of Colby, died Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby. He was born August 2, 1914 in Hamilton, KS to Pheanes and Mae (Holland) Oliver. He married Jeanne Beasley June 4, 1938. He was the former Vice President of National Equipment Corporation, where he worked for over 30 years. He had a...

Oct 22, 2013

James Jerome Hecker, 75, of Oakley, died Tuesday, October 22, 2013 in the comfort of his own home. He was born August 13, 1938 in Gove County, Kansas to Martin and Frances (Ziegler) Hecker. He married Noralee Schwebach November 11, 1961. Jim was a farmer and served in the United States Navy from 1956-1960. He was a 4th degree Knight...

Oct 21, 2013

Gary Lynn Curry, 63, of Levant, died Tuesday, October 22, 2013 in Hays, KS. He was born March 31, 1950, in Atwood, to Everett and Idella (Purcell) Curry. He married Ginny Griggs December 21, 1968 in Colby and they had three children. Gary was a lifelong farmer and rancher. He is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived...

Oct 20, 2013

Jessica Layne Rudell, 18, of Oakley, died Sunday, October 20, 2013. She was born June 20, 1995 in Englewood, CO. Jessica was a 2013 graduate of Oakley High School. She was a member of the FFA and National Champion for goats and a runner up for horses. She was attending Colby Community College and was a member of the CCC...

Oct 16, 2013

Dr. Norbert John “Jack” Kanak passed from this world on October 16, 2013 in Norman, Oklahoma at the age of 76. He was born on November 26, 1936, the youngest of eight children, to Joseph and Anna Faimon Kanak in Atwood, Kansas. Dr. Kanak earned a B.A. in Sociology with minors in Psychology and Philosophy in 1961 from St. Benedict’s...

Oct 13, 2013

Donald F. Ostmeyer, 85, Grinnell, died Sunday, October 13, 2013 at Hays Medical Center. He was born June 2, 1928 to Anthony and Katherine (Rueschhoff) Ostmeyer in Thomas County, Kansas. He married Patsy Sowers on October 29, 1956 in Oakley, KS. He was a lifetime farmer and a DeKalb seed dealer. He was a member of the Grinnell VFW, Immaculate...

Oct 12, 2013

Marian Martha (Vrbas) Ruda the fifth child of thirteen was born to Frank and Mary Bartosovsky Vrbas on August 15, 1913 in her Grandmother’s home in the Studer Settlement, Kansas and Marian’s Heart of Gold stopped beating on Saturday October 12, 2013 at the Rawlins County Hospital, Atwood, Kansas at the age of 100 years, 1 month and 27 days....

Sep 26, 2013

Sep 26, 2013

Roberta Rose (Albers) Robben died Thursday, September 26th, 2013 at Hays Medical Center. She was born January 9, 1941 in Hoxie, KS to John M. and Mary P. (Schoenberger) Albers. She grew up in Oakley Kansas and the surrounding area, graduating from Oakley High School in 1959. She married Phillip J. Robben March 6, 1962 in Angelus Kansas. They lived...

Sep 21, 2013

Mabel M. Berndt, 92, Monument, died Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Logan County Manor, Oakley. She was born November 6, 1920 to Adam and Louise (Theye) Germeroth at Bremen, KS. She married Ernest Berndt on March 2, 1946 in the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rural Hoxie. She was a farm wife and loving mother. She was a member of the Immanuel...

Sep 14, 2013

Mary Martha Carman, 89, of Colby, passed away September 14, 2013 at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. She was born June 8, 1924 to Carlton and Viola (Long) Yeager. Her mother died a year and a month after she was born and her Grandmother Jennie and her Aunt Marie raised her. Mary grew up in Johnsville, Ohio were she attended Johnsville...

Sep 13, 2013

Mary B. Smith, 88, of Colby, died Friday, September 13, 2013. She was born February 5, 1925 to Jasper and Laura (Carter) Ballinger in Long Beach, CA. She attended nursing school and received her RN degree. Mary married Dr. Floyd L. Smith on December 29, 1948. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, P. E. O., Citizens Medical...

Aug 31, 2013

Shirley Brown, 83 wife of Paul Brown, Jr passed away Saturday, August 31st in the Goodland Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born May 21, 1930 in Rawlins County to Murray and Maude Edwards. On October 12, 1947, she married Paul Brown Jr. Children born to this union were Dana Unruh, Goodland, Jerry (deceased), and Doug (Wanda)...

Aug 25, 2013

Robert A. Nelson, 60, of Grinnell, died Sunday, August 25, 2013. He was born on Dec 3, 1952 to Wayne and Katherine (Morris) Nelson in Oakley. He served in the United States Army. He married Roxann Sheesley on Nov 2, 1973 in Grinnell. Robert was an over the road transport driver and had a love for hunting, fishing, and shooting...

Aug 19, 2013

Delbert W. Majors, 73, of Oakley, died Monday, August 19, 2013 at Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO. He was born January 3, 1940 to Debs and Fern (Brooks) Majors in Russell Springs, KS. He served in the United States Army. He married Louise Dawson and to this union came two daughters. After this, he married Marilyn Jackson and had two...

Aug 7, 2013

Maxine M. (Wagy) Berry, 83, of Page City, KS, died August 7, 2013 at Brandon Woods Health Center in Lawrence, KS. She was born February 17, 1930 at home in rural Thomas County to Clarence L. and Ruby (Kistler) Wagy. On June 9, 1956, she married Wesley B. Berry at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Page City and moved to their...