Delores Diane Lockhart

Delores D. Lockhart, 70, of Oakley, died Monday, November 3, 2025. She was born October 19, 1955, in Quinter, KS, to Victor and Esmaria “Esta” (Wolf) Schmidtberger. Delores grew up on the family farm near Grainfield and graduated from Wheatland High School in 1973.

She married Eugene Baalmann on November 23, 1973, and made their home in Oakley. The couple had two boys who, especially after Gene’s passing, kept her on her toes. Delores was a dedicated employee and always took pride in her work. After high school she took a job at C.D. Clark & Sons, working in the parts department and later moved to the office where she learned accounting. She remained there until 1991 when she went to work at Hoxie Implement, where she stayed for 25 years. She was employed at American Implement in Colby at the time of her death. She also did the accounting for Cross Country Trucking and Baalmann Mortuary. Along with accounting, she was a notary and had her insurance license. After Gene’s passing in 1996, Delores met Daniel Lockhart and they were married in August 2002.

She never met a stranger and remembered everyone! She enjoyed socializing at her weekly ladies bowling league and one of the highlights of her year was bartending with Danny at the annual St. Joesph School Winter Blast. This led to them bartending many weddings, which she was always thrilled to do. She was known for her huge garden, which she took great pride in. She loved giving the produce away to coworkers, family, and St. Joseph School. What she didn’t give away she enjoyed canning, cooking and baking with. She also loved playing cards, going to her grandchildren’s events and spending time with family. Delores was a member of St. Joseph Church, where she served on the Finance Council and was part of the Altar Society.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Eugene Baalmann and infant brother Mark Alan.

Delores is survived by her husband Danny; sons, David (Julie), of Louisburg, KS and Jason (Shane) of Colby, KS; grandchildren, Kylie, Carson, Connor, Liam, Elan and Audra; step-children, Ryan (Amanda) Lockhart and Elizabeth (Ethan) DeVader; nine step- grandchildren; siblings, Sylvia (Terry) Krannawitter, Lela Cooksey, Doris Schmidtberger-Baker, Leroy (Pam) Schmidtberger, Joe (Jennifer) Schmidtberger, Delmar (Linda) Schmidtberger, Arnold (Kathy) Schmidtberger, Alvera (Gary) Bruggeman, and Vicki (Sean) Timiney; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Visitation is 5-7:00 p.m. with Vigil at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, November 6, 2025, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Oakley. The Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 7, 2025, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with burial in St. Paul Catholic Cemetery, Angelus. Memorials may be made to St. Joseph Catholic School and sent in care of Baalmann Mortuary, PO Box 391, Colby, KS 67701. For information or condolences visit baalmannmortuary.com