Jerald Zerr
Apr 8, 2024
Jerald “Jerry” N. Zerr, 73, of Oakley, died Monday, April 8, 2024, at the Logan County Manor. He was born on Wednesday, December 6, 1950, the son of Lawrence and Mary (Maurath) Zerr. He graduated from Triplains High School in 1969. Jerry was preceded in death by his parents; sister Charlotte Wasko; twin brother Garry Zerr and granddaughter Addison Nickols....
August Durham
Apr 7, 2024
August (Augie) Durham was born on September 18, 1930, to Charles and Rosa (Miller) Durham. He was one of seven siblings. As a young man, Augie joined the Navy and served during the Korean War. After returning stateside, he was united in marriage with the love of his life, Shirley (Hamm). Augie and Shirley spent 63 years together and had...
Roy Nickel
Apr 2, 2024
Roy A. Nickel, 91, died Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at the Logan County Hospital, in Oakley, KS. He was born September 20, 1932, in Goessel, KS, to Arnold and Lena (Gossen) Nickel. Roy attended a one room schoolhouse in Marion County. On December 7, 1952, he married Bernice Keller. Roy served in the United States Army as a medic in...
Georgia Rowh
Apr 2, 2024
Georgia Lea (Davis) Rowh, 98, formerly of Norton, Kansas, passed on to her heavenly home on April 2, 2024, at the Citizens Medical Center in Colby, Kansas following a short illness. Georgia was born in Dellvale, Kansas to Mazie and Percy Davis, and was the oldest of three girls and a boy. The family moved to Clayton, Kansas when she...
Cynthia Trenkle
Mar 30, 2024
Cynthia Kathryn Trenkle, 72, of Colby, died Saturday, March 30, 2024, at Citizens Medical Center, in Colby. She was born May 30, 1951, in Atwood, KS, to William and Clara (Gilbert) Wancura. Cindy graduated from Atwood High School with the class of 1969. In the summer of 1966, Cindy met the love of her life, Clyde “Kevan” Trenkle, while he...
Shana Carman
Mar 30, 2024
Shana Nicole Carman, 50, of Colby, died Saturday, March 30, 2024, at Citizens Medical Center, in Colby. She was born on August 28, 1973, to Larry and Carol (McElderry) Westerman. Shana graduated from Kensington High School in 1992 and attended Cloud County Community College and then Fort Hays State University where she received a master’s degree in speech-language pathology. Shana...
Barbara Hopper
Mar 28, 2024
Barbara Hopper died March 28, 2024, after a short illness. She was born in Monte Vista, Colorado on July 23, 1947, the fourth child, of Elmer and Cordie Inez (Sidebottom) Guyer. She graduated from Boulder High in 1965 and married Cloyde Dale Hopper on December 22, 1979 at Beth Eden Baptist Church in Wheat Ridge Colorado. She is survived by...
Errol Biggs
Mar 25, 2024
Errol Lee Biggs, age 83, of Castle Rock, CO passed away on Monday, March 25, 2024. He was born November 4, 1940, in Denver, CO to W.L "Red" and Eldora (Dode) Chick Biggs. He then grew up in Colby, KS. Errol was the oldest of three sons. He graduated from Colby High School where, among other sports, he was a...
Aurelia Escher
Mar 25, 2024
Aurelia Marie (Marintzer) Escher, 102, of Topeka, KS, died Monday, March 25, 2024. She was born on November 14, 1921, in Herndon, KS, to Joseph and Mary Katherine (Huss) Marintzer, and was the youngest of eight children. Aurelia attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and was in the last high school class to graduate from there in 1939. Upon graduating high...
Charlotte Albers
Mar 25, 2024
Charlotte Joan (Nemechek) Albers, 91, of Grinnell, KS, passed away March 25th, 2024 in Salina, KS. She was born on April 13, 1932 in Trego County, KS, the third of Johanna (Gaschler) and Louis Nemechek’s eight children. Charlotte graduated from Trego Community High School in 1950. She attended nursing school at St. Anthony’s hospital in Hays, graduating in 1954. On...
Elaine Fentress
Mar 24, 2024
With a twinkle in her eye and a mischievous smile that we’ll never forget, Elaine (Dawson) Fentress aged 77, left the building – or should we say garden – on March 24, 2024. She was born to Gilbert and Dorothy (Schwarz) Dawson on January 12, 1947, in Colby, Kansas, it quickly became apparent that the world had gained a splash...
Carla Jeanne Struckhoff
Mar 23, 2024
Carla Jeanne Struckhoff, 90, of Grinnell, died Saturday, March 23, 2024. She was born on July 27, 1933, in Hays, Kansas to John and Helene Baalman. She was the first born of four children. Jeanne graduated from Sacred Heart Catholic Academy in Wichita, Kansas. On April 24, 1956, she married Raymond F. Struckhoff at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Angelus,...
Donald Ratzlaff
Mar 23, 2024
Donald R. Ratzlaff, 79, of Colby, formerly of Ulysses, KS, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2024. He was born on July 29, 1944, to William J. and Lena Marie Ratzlaff. On November 8, 1969, Donald and Judith Martin were united in marriage in Ulysses, KS. A funeral service will take place at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at Baalmann...
Patricia Baalman
Mar 21, 2024
Patricia Ann Baalman, 75, of Grinnell, died Thursday, March 21, 2024. She was born in Hays, KS, on November 11, 1948, to Andrew and Matilda (Dreher) Braun. Patricia married the love of her life, Thomas Baalman on June 13, 1970 and they enjoyed 50 wonderful years of marriage. She loved books and reading. She shared this love over her 38...
Loretta Garcia
Mar 20, 2024
Loretta Virginia Garcia, 70, of Levant, KS died Wednesday, March 20, 2024. She was born on Jun 30, 1953, in Sault St. Marie, MI. She was a respiratory therapist for several years and had worked at Walmart for the last 15+ years. Loretta was united in marriage to Roberto Garcia on May 29, 1998, in Colby. Loretta enjoyed spending time...
Lawrence Tholen
Mar 18, 2024
Lawrence D. Tholen, 94, “Grandpa” of Grinnell, died Monday, March 18, 2024. Lawrence was born May 9, 1929, to Theodore and Margaret (Berens) Tholen. He married Agnes Schumacher on October 27, 1953. Lawrence was a member of the Immaculate Conception Parish, Grinnell, served in the Korean War as a medic; and was a member of the V.F. W. Post 2864,...
Carolyn Gilson
Mar 18, 2024
Carolyn Gilson, 66, of Colby, died Monday, March 18, 2024, at home. She was born September 8th, 1957 in Washington D.C, to Arnold and Sue (Condon) Davis. She graduated from Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, CA in 1975. She then attended Chico State University in Chico, CA. On November 30, 1985 Carolyn and Gary were united in marriage, and to...
Jack Kersenbrock
Mar 18, 2024
Jack Jay Kersenbrock, age 88, passed away on March 18, 2024, at Citizen’s Medical Center in Colby, Kansas. He was born on the family farm on February 25, 1936, to Herman “Babe” and Olive (Metzler) Kersenbrock. He grew up on the farm, first attending country school and graduating from Colby High School. He attended Kansas State University for one year...
Cleo Duffey
Mar 16, 2024
Cleo Duffey, 94, of Menlo, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Citizens Medical Center in Colby. Cleo was born on June 21,1929 at the family home southwest of Menlo to Ray and Eva (Moos) Duffey. He attended school in Menlo where he graduated in 1947, after which he helped on the family farm for a time. He joined...
Regina Rydquist
Mar 12, 2024
Regina Ann Rydquist, 74, of Colby, died Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at Rose Medical Center in Denver, CO with her loved ones by her side. She was born February 21,1950 in Goodland, KS to Forest and Dorothy (Scherff) Taylor. Regina graduated high school from Norton Community High School in 1968. On April 25, 1971, Regina and Rick Rydquist were united...