Obituaries

Jan 20, 2023

Zachary Wayne Wright, 34, of Levant, died Friday, January 20, 2023, at Citizens Medical Center, in Colby. He was born September 28, 1988, in Colby, KS, to Larry Wright and Connie Schiltz. Zach worked at Fosters Floor Covering in Colby and Ben Lee Processing in Atwood. He enjoyed motorcycles, vehicles and spending time at the lake. On November 10, 2016,...

Jan 12, 2023

Clement Roland “Clem” Mumm, 85, of Colby, KS died Thursday, January 12, 2023 at Citizens Medical Center. Clem was born July 13, 1937 the 13th child to Gottfried “Fred” and Sarah “Sadie” (McDonald) Mumm on the family farm in rural Sheridan County, KS. He attended country school until 6th grade and then was a student at Selden Grade School. He...

Jan 10, 2023

Martha Heier, 80, of Hays, formerly of Oakley, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at Hays Medical Center. She was born in Sheridan County, Kansas on January 3, 1943, to Valentine “Walter” and Margaret (Zerr) Heier. Martha graduated from Sheridan Community High School in 1960. She worked as a cook in the Colby and Oakley area for many years. Martha...

Jan 9, 2023

Donald K “Don” Miller, 87, died Monday January 9, 2023, in Colby, Kansas. He was born July 5, 1935, in Farnam, Nebraska to Marion J and Edna Heath Miller. Don grew up in rural Nebraska and graduated from Maxwell High School in 1953. As a boy, he spent many hours wading along the creeks of central Nebraska with his older...

Jan 9, 2023

Roberta “Bobby” (Huffman) Samsel passed away, Monday January 9, 2023, at the Logan County Senior Living Center, leaving behind many who loved her greatly and will miss her dearly. Roberta Kay was born July 29, 1943, to Rose (Meis) and Alva Huffman. Bobby was the second youngest child. Bobby was raised and attended school in Oakley. She was raised Catholic...

Jan 3, 2023

Jan 3, 2023

Jan 1, 2023

Judy Lee (Cornett) Schmidt, 69, passed away on January 1, 2023, at Hays Medical Center. Judy was born on April 24, 1953, to Lloyd and Ada (Elshire) Cornett in Colby, KS. She graduated from Colby High School in 1971. Judy attended Kansas State University and graduated with a degree in Home Economics. She taught for a year before moving to...

Dec 31, 2022

Betty June (Raber) Budd, 88, of Arden, died Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Mission Hospital. Born in Achillis, KS and raised in Atwood, KS, she was the wife of the late Thomas Dwight Budd, and the daughter of the late Danny Lawrence and Mildred Elsie (Knudson) Raber. She was a member of Biltmore Bible Church. At an early age, she...

Dec 28, 2022

Christopher James Gerstner passed away at his home in Colby, Kansas on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at the age of 64. He was born in Colby, Kansas on March 14, 1958, the fifth of eight children of Alfred and Kathryn (Kit) Gerstner. After graduating from Colby High School in the spring of 1976, he attended Colby Community College, as he...

Dec 27, 2022

Mary M. Cripe, 91, died on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at Citizen’s Health. A resident of Colby since 1974, she was born on October 23, 1931, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Thompson H. Everingham and Mary Elder Everingham. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Jack Cripe; brother Thompson Everingham and her sister Dorothy Call. She is survived...

Dec 26, 2022

Louis Aloysius Wahlmeier, 82, of Colby, KS died Monday, December 26, 2022, at his home. Louis was born November 24, 1940, to Aloysius Louis and Credilla Ruth (Spohrer) Wahlmeier in Jennings, KS. He graduated from Jennings Rural High School in 1958. He attended college and earned a degree in Education from Saint Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City...

Dec 26, 2022

Paula Sue Bixenman, 64, of Colby, died Monday, December 26, 2022. She was born July 26, 1958, in Colby, the fifth of six children to LeRoy and Lucy (Leiker) Bixenman. Paula attended Sacred Heart School and Colby Public Schools, graduating with the class of 1976. She worked as a maid at several area motels before becoming disabled. Paula was a...

Dec 25, 2022

Dec 20, 2022

Donna Lea (Connelly) Dible, of Rexford, Kansas and Bonita Springs, Florida passed away on December 20, 2022 at her residence in Bonita Springs. Donna was born in Rexford, Kansas on April 24, 1935, the youngest child of Chester and Martha (Claar) Connelly. She spent her childhood in Thomas and Sherman Counties, and Sunnyside, Washington, returning to Thomas County toward the...

Dec 17, 2022

Patsy Lynn Ostmeyer, 87, Oakley, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Logan County Hospital. Patsy was born March 13, 1935, in Oakley, Kansas, the daughter of Harry C. and Vivian (Turner) Sowers. She married Don Ostmeyer on October 29, 1956. She worked at Dean Organ Jewelry for several years and worked on the Ostmeyer family farm as a...

Dec 11, 2022

Dec 9, 2022

Maxine (Keller) Berry was born November 3, 1922, at Page City, Kansas to Oliver and Irene (Waldmeier) Keller, the eighth of eleven children. She had four brothers; Leo, Clinton, John and Walter and six sisters; Verna Wright, Eleanor, Letha Huntley, Sylvia Tate, Goldie and Freda Mason. All who are deceased. Maxine completed 12 years schooling at Page City then earned...

Dec 6, 2022

Larry Joseph Kogl, 82, took his final journey and went home to heaven on Tuesday evening, December 6th, 2022, at his home in Atwood, KS. He was born February 10, 1940, in Atwood, KS to Harry and Alice (Dozababa) Kogl and was the oldest of five siblings. Larry graduated from Atwood Community High School in 1958. Over 50 years later,...

Dec 5, 2022

Michael "Mike" Ryan, 68, of Fort Lupton, Colorado passed away on December 5, 2022. Mike was born in Sydney, Nebraska. He was the second oldest of four children. Mike spent the majority of his life as a truck driver in Colorado. In his down time, he had a love for NASCAR, football and old western movies. Mike was persistent with...