Jul 17, 2023

Oliver Lee Fyfe, was born November 14, 1930, in Ottawa County, KS to William Guy Fyfe and Ethel May (Chayer) Fyfe. He left this world to pass his contagious smile on to others on July 17, 2023, in Oakley, KS at the age of 92. Oliver graduated high school in 1949 from Clay Center, KS and then joined the Kansas...

Jul 12, 2023

Kathleen Margaret (Hamer) Weigel, 81, of Oakley, died Wednesday, July 12, 2023. She was born on January 28, 1942, to John and Catherine Hamer in Evanston, Illinois. She grew up in an Irish Catholic neighborhood in Chicago, attending St. Jerome Church and grade school before graduating from St. Scholastica High School. She was quite proud to share that she never...

Jul 8, 2023

Ethan William Rohr, 18, of Colby, KS, died Saturday, July 8, 2023. He was born March 16, 2005, in Colby, KS. Ethan was a 2023 graduate of Colby High School, where he participated in FFA, tennis, powerlifting, played the trumpet in the school band, and later taught himself to play the cornet. Ethan enjoyed carpentry and woodworking and was always...

Jul 7, 2023

Rose Ann Ryan passed away on July 7, 2023. She was 92 years old. She was born in Stratton, Nebraska on January 25, 1931, to Agnes and Charles Horinek. Rose married Robert L Ryan on September 28, 1948. Together they had 4 children, Pam, Michael, Tina and Jeff. She was preceded in death by her husband Bob and sons, Mike...

Jul 4, 2023

John Calvin Haverfield of Russell Springs, Kansas passed away on July 4, 2023. Calvin was born in Scott City, Kansas on July 28, 1958. One of five children born to Larry Luke Haverfield and Elizabeth Dawn Haverfield, Calvin took great pride in carrying on his late father’s legacy through his hard-work and dedication on the family ranch, working alongside his...

Jul 4, 2023

Walter Raymond Biggs, 84, of McDonald, KS, died Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at Citizens Medical Center, in Colby, KS. He was born on the family farm in Rawlins County, KS, to Milton and Eva (Eicher) Biggs on March 22, 1939. Walter served in the United States Navy from 1958-1961. Upon his return from the service he lived in Colby, Walter...

Jul 2, 2023

Kevin G. Schiltz of Oakley, Kansas died Sunday, July 2, 2023 at Citizens Medical Center in Colby Kansas. Born May 31, 1955, he was adopted by John “Jack” and Norlene (Baalman) Schiltz. He was the oldest of four children. Kevin grew up in rural Sheridan County, attending school at Seguin and Menlo, graduating from Hoxie High School in 1973. His...

Jun 28, 2023

Dona Lee White, 71, of Colby, died Wednesday, June 28, 2023. She was born August 13, 1951, in Goodland, KS to Richard and Ila Ardelene (Mucklow) Stegman. She married John White on June 23, 1984, in Colby, Kansas. Together they raised six children. Dona ran a daycare for over 40 years before retiring in 2017 after having three major surgeries...

Jun 28, 2023

Frances Josephine (Holub) Kompus, third daughter of Florian William and Frances Rose (Chleborad) Holub, was born in rural Beardsley, KS, on November 11, 1921. She died on June 28, 2023, at the age of 101, at the Rawlins County Health Center, in Atwood, KS. Frances was baptized and confirmed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Atwood, where she was a...

Jun 26, 2023

Jun 20, 2023

Dwight A. York, 93, of Oakley, passed away on June 20, 2023, at the Logan County Hospital in Oakley. He was born on August 30, 1929 in rural Gove County to Henry and Alberta (Brown) York, the youngest of three siblings. Dwight attended school in a one-room schoolhouse in Gove County and later graduated with the Healy High School class...

Jun 17, 2023

Clyde “Kevan” Trenkle, 77, of Colby, died Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. He was born on March 31, 1946, in Alliance, NE, to Clyde Clayton Trenkle and Mary Elizabeth (Merritt) Trenkle. He had one younger brother, Cecil Clayton. The family moved from the Alliance area to Rushville, NE, where Kevan graduated from Rushville High in 1964....

Jun 17, 2023

Glenita Ardis (Jessup) Moore, of Oakley, died on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Logan County Hospital in Oakley, KS, at 101 years old. She was born on October 25, 1921, in Dougherty, IA, to William and Claudia (Bates) Jessup. Glenita married Donald M. Moore on November 3, 1940, at the Little Brown Church, in Nashua, IA. Glenita was a member...

Jun 13, 2023

Oren Dale Chrisler, 93, of Russell, KS, passed peacefully to be with our Lord, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at Wheatland Nursing Home in Russell, after a prolonged illness. Dale was born January 29, 1930, at his home in Fairport, KS to George Oren and Hettie Belle (McConnell) Chrisler. Brother Duane Chrisler welcomed Dale home. He attended Codell schools and graduated...

Jun 13, 2023

Agnes Fae (Kathka) Urban, 84, of Valley Center, KS passed away on June 13, 2023, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. Agnes was born in Oberlin, KS to Gustave and Pearl Kathka on September 9, 1938. She went to school at Decatur County High School in Oberlin. She left school to marry John Urban on June 25, 1956,...

Jun 9, 2023

Albert Lloyd Jenik, 82, of Atwood, died Friday, June 9, 2023. He was born March 27, 1941, in Colby, KS, to Frank and Phyllis (Oelke) Jenik. Lloyd graduated from Oakley High School and attended Colby Community College. He worked at the Kansas State Highway Department in Oakley, at S&S Body Shop in Oakley, Dale’s Body Shop in Colby and Vans...

Jun 6, 2023

Lynette Ruth Chapman, 71, of Colby, died June 6, 2023, at Citizens Medical Center, in Colby. She was born November 23, 1951, in Phillipsburg, KS, to Glenn and Arlene (Davidson) Ellis. Lynette married Floyd Chapman in July 1996. She is survived by her husband Floyd; son, Eric Ehlers and grandchildren, Emily, Eric and Ariel Ehlers; brothers, Marvin, Leslie, Kenton and...

May 29, 2023

Helen Mary (Mazanec) Horinek joined loved ones on May 29, 2023, in Colby, KS at the age of 100. She was born April 20, 1923, in Colby, to Adolph John Mazanec and Hedvicka (Hattie) Mazanec. Helen grew up with three sisters (one who died as an infant) and three brothers. She attended a country school in her earlier years and...

May 27, 2023

May 26, 2023

Jesse Lee Hockersmith, 52, of Victoria, KS, died Friday, May 26, 2023, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS. He was born December 8, 1970, in Colby, KS, to Terry and Betty (Schwarz) Hockersmith. Jesse graduated from Oakley High School in 1989. He then attended Northwest Kansas Area Vo-Tech, graduating in 1990, as an Auto Body Technician Jesse married Primrose Lea...