Obituaries

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...

May 21, 2023

Raymond Lee Edwards “Stingray” was born on February 22, 1961, in John Day, OR to Kenneth and Muriel (Gilbert) Edwards. Ray enjoyed many career paths in his life, but his true calling was being an over the road truck driver. He loved being able to explore the country and made many life-long friends along the way. Ray enjoyed many things...

May 20, 2023

Gary Chris Madsen, 75, of Colby passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, KS. Gary was born February 5, 1948, in Colby, KS and was adopted by Christopher C. and Marie W. (Woerpel) Madsen, also in 1948. Gary was blessed with a bonus family, Ralph E. and Mary J. Mead (Mom and Dad) and...

May 19, 2023

Carol Janice Lovenstein, 81, of Colby, passed Friday, May 19, 2023. She was born October 23, 1941, in Colby, to Roy and Elva (Garrett) Livingston. Carol married Marvin Lovenstein on October 20, 1958. To this union three children were born. Marvin’s military career in the Air Force took the family all over the United States. They lived in California, South...

May 16, 2023

It is with great sadness that the family of Paul Matthew Horinek, Jr., announce his peaceful passing on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Lincoln, NE at the age of 78. He was born September 28, 1944, in Stratton, NE, to Paul, Sr., and Helen Mary (Mazanec) Horinek. Paul graduated from Atwood High School in 1962 and attended Wichita Technical Institute...

May 13, 2023

Pamela Bell Thomas was born September 1, 1951, at the Cheyenne County Hospital in St. Francis, KS, the only child of Clarence LaFollette Bell and Claribel (Shaw) Bell. She passed away May 13, 2023, at Swedish Medical Center, in Englewood, CO, at the age of 71 years and 265 days old. Pam loved to learn, at two years old she...

May 12, 2023

Wayne Lynn Walz, a life-long resident of Oakley, passed away Friday morning, May 12, 2023, at Littleton Adventist Hospital, Littleton, Colorado, at age 71. Wayne was diagnosed with Complicated Traumatic Brain Injury, following a fall, and subsequently developed a pneumonia complication. He liked to inform his friends that he was retired, following an award from Developmental Service of Northwest Kansas...