Oct 24, 2023

Bernita Imogene Sramek Beesley died on October 24, 2023, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby, KS. She was born July 29, 1923, in Rural Rawlins County to William F. and Lillie K. (Henkel) Burk. She attended three county grade schools: Mayflower, Lone Tree and Prairie Dog. She was a 1940 graduate of McDonald Rural High School and attended Fort Hays State...

Oct 24, 2023

Joy A. Crandall, 61, of Oakley, died Tuesday, October 24, 2023. She was born November 11, 1961, in Hahira, GA to Gerald and Emil (Fuller) Buethe. Joy’s favorite thing in life was spoiling her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister Rebecca (William) Davidson and Hope (Richard) Rogers. She is survived by her children, Jeremy Crandall (Jennifer),...

Oct 23, 2023

Betty L. Schroeder, 89, of Colby, died Monday, October 23, 2023. She was born June 16, 1934, in Thomas County, KS to Ira and Lorraine (Tubbs) Stickel. Betty was a 1952 graduate of Levant High School. On May 23, 1952, she was united in marriage with John Schroeder. Betty was a homemaker and enjoyed living on the farm. The couple...

Oct 23, 2023

Phyllis Elzene Hurtt (Wales) died peacefully in her home on Monday, October 23, 2023. Phyllis was born on November 26, 1934, in Smith County, Kansas. Her parents were Alva and Letha (Yerkes) Wales. In January 1935 Letha passed away, Alva then remarried in 1936 to Leona Abernathy who loved and raised Phyllis. Alva and Leona gave birth to two more...

Oct 23, 2023

Mary Beth Klippert, 76, died Monday, October 23, 2023, at Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby, KS. She was born April 12, 1947, in Denver, CO, to Marvin and Mary Jean Westlake. She ran a daycare for many years and did home health in Colorado. Mary enjoyed playing bingo, doing crafts, crocheting, and quilting. She was preceded in death by...

Oct 22, 2023

David Walter Kuerschner, the fifth child of Reverend Edwin M. and Olivia B (Krueger) was born July 13, 1945 in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. His at home baptism occurred on August 12 with confirmation of that vow on March 22, 1959, at Trinity Lutheran, North Morristown, Minnesota. At three years of age, Dave determined he would be a pastor. The majority of...

Oct 19, 2023

Galen Lynn Covalt, 67, passed away on. October 19th, 2023. He was born in Norton, KS on April 29,1956. He was the youngest of 5 children of Roy and Beryl Covalt. He married Kathy Hall Covalt on April 3,1982, and together they had one daughter Jennifer Covalt Stinemetz. Galen went to grade school in Studley, KS, then graduated from Hoxie...

Oct 17, 2023

Daryl Leo Wolf, 80, of Monument, KS, died Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at the Logan County Hospital, in Oakley. He was born May 4, 1943, in rural Gove County, KS, to Fred and Mary (Merrian) Wolf. Daryl graduated from Grinnell High School. He married Jennie Keller on June 25, 1964, and to this union two sons were born. Daryl was...

Oct 9, 2023

Louis Joseph Sabatka, 93, of Atwood, KS, passed away Monday October 9, 2023, on his rural family farm northwest of Atwood. He was born October 19, 1929, to Joseph and Pauline (Holub) Sabatka in Stratton, NE. He was the youngest of 5 children. He attended a rural elementary school and graduated from Atwood High School in 1947. He married Rosalie...

Oct 1, 2023

Dale Joseph Vrbas was born May 15,1950 in Oberlin, KS, the third child of Victor and Margie (Havel) Vrbas. He departed this life Sunday October 1, 2023, the age of 73. Dale lived most of his life in Atwood, KS. He graduated from Atwood High School in 1968. While in high school he participated in track and field and received...

Sep 26, 2023

Allen Scott Cheney, 53, of Rexford, KS died Tuesday, September 26, 2023. He was born July 21, 1970, to John and Phyllis (Dahl) Cheney, in Colby, KS. Allen graduated from Golden Plains High School, in Rexford, KS, in 1988. He attended Goodland Vo-Tech and completed the carpentry program. He also received an associate degree from Colby Community College. Allen spent...

Sep 23, 2023

Ronald Barnett was born to Ralph and Velma (Schieffer) Barnett on the family farm in Gem, Kan. on Jan. 24, 1938. He was the first of three boys in the family. Ron passed away in Greeley, Colo. at the Pathways Hospice Care Center on Sept. 23, 2023. Ron attended school and graduated from Colby, Kan. Ron’s adult life started with...

Sep 22, 2023

Shirley May Hutton, of Oakley, Kansas, died on September 22, 2023, at Logan County Senior Living. She was born May 23, 1936, in rural Yuma County, Colorado to Harley and Lorena (Bowden) Salvador. Shirley graduated in 1954 and went to work at Farmers State Bank in Yuma, Colorado. In September of 1960, she married the love of her life, Derrell...

Sep 21, 2023

Elizabeth (Chleborad) Pochop, 96, of Atwood, died Thursday, September 21, 2023. She was born September 7, 1927, to Henry and Mary (Horinek) Chleborad on a farm south of Atwood. She attended a country school and later graduated from Atwood High School. She attended Marymount School of Nursing in Salina, Kansas and did some of her clinicals in Manhattan, Ks. Following...

Sep 16, 2023

Duane Charles Watkins was born September 12, 1985, in Plainville, KS to Richard and Leeon Watkins and passed away on September 16, 2023. Duane graduated from High School in Derby, KS. He went to Vo-Tech school in Beloit, KS and graduated from the welding department. He went to work for Leon’s Welding in Hays, KS and later made scaffolding and...

Sep 15, 2023

Jayme Kent Sattler, 66, died Friday, September 15, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society Home in Atwood, Kansas. Jayme was born December 16, 1956, to George and Janice (Huftles) Sattler in McCook, Nebraska. He was the second of seven children. Jayme began his education at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Herndon, Kansas and later moved to Atwood High School and...

Sep 12, 2023

Kirk Elroy Coulter, 72, of Colby, passed away Tuesday, September 12th, 2023. He was born May 4th, 1951, in Oberlin, Kansas to Elvin and Wanda (Bretz) Coulter. He graduated from Hoxie High School in 1969, and on March 24th, 1972, Kirk married LuEllen Fuchs. The couple moved to Claflin for a short while before settling down in Colby where Kirk...

Sep 2, 2023

Aug 25, 2023

Vance Allen Poage “Grandpa”, of Grainfield, KS, peacefully passed away at his home on August 25, 2023, at the age of 70. He was born to Philip and Claire (Cochran) Poage, on March 12, 1953, in Norton, KS. He married Sharon (Tacha) Poage in 1976 and they had two children, Amy and Tony. Vance was an avid hunter and fisherman....

Aug 24, 2023

Donald Francis Solko, 80, died Thursday, August 24, 2023, at Hope Springs Community Care Center in Sharon Springs, KS. Don was born July 21, 1943, to Albert and Lucille (Marintzer) Solko in Oberlin, Kansas. He was the second of eight children. Don married Diana Dewey on June 7, 1975 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Herndon, Kansas. Don was a...