Obituaries

Oct 16, 2025

Mary Esther (Bell) Herbel, 82, Colby KS passed away on Thursday October 16, 2025, at Shawnee Parc Facility in Overland Park, KS.

Mary was born on June 8, 1943 in St. Francis, KS and was the daughter of Loren “Claude” and Marie (Appel) Bell. She grew up on the family farm in McDonald, KS with her parents and brother where she...

Oct 15, 2025

Oct 13, 2025

Maxine Marie Wright, age 83, of Atwood, KS, passed away on October 13, 2025, in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born on June 14, 1942, in Atwood, KS, to Glenn and Avilda (Reeves) Frick.

Maxine was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Harvey Wright, sons, Kevin Most and Kenny Most Jr., brother Richard Frick, grandson Tate and his parents (daughter-in-law Kathy...

Oct 13, 2025

Margaret Ann “Marge” (Beyer) Feldt, 95, of Grinnell, KS, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 13, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She most recently resided in Overland Park, KS, having moved there to be closer to her family.

Marge was born in Hays, KS, on August 18, 1930, to Lillian (O’Leary Urban) and Raymond J. Beyer. She was seventh of...

Oct 11, 2025

Frances Ann Griego, 83, of Colby, died Saturday, October 11, 2025. She was born on August 19, 1942, to Frank and Anna Bosch. Frances worked for Pepsi in Colby for 15 years and was a cook at the Senior Progress Center. She was an amazing home maker and dedicated to her family. Raising her children and watching them grow is...

Oct 7, 2025

With hearts full of love and gratitude, the family of Bonnie Rae “Boo” Ehmann, 57, of Colorado, and most recently of Herndon, Kansas, shares her unexpected passing on October 7, 2025.

Bonnie was born in Carol, Iowa, to Don and Carolyn Bahr, who later made their home in Artesia, New Mexico. Both her parents and her beloved sister, Sue, preceded her...

Oct 7, 2025

Leona Ann Diederich Clark passed away peacefully on October 7, 2025, at Prairie Senior Center in Colby.

Leona was born in Selden, KS on April 26, 1941, to Julius Diederich and Mae (Weaver) Diederich. At an early age her father nicknamed her “Butch” which she carried with her the rest of her life. She grew up and attended school in Selden....

Oct 1, 2025

Michae Lee O’Brien, age 52, departed this earth on October 1, 2025. He was the son of Robert J. O’Brien of Apple Valley, California and Betty Jo Baird of Brewster, Kansas. Mike was born on September 7, 1973, in Denver, Colorado. He completed High School at Littleton High School in Littleton, Colorado. His favorite pastime growing up was fishing, hiking...

Sep 28, 2025

Sep 16, 2025

Robert Wayne Coleman, 85, of Colby died Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. He was born in Bassett, NE on July 1, 1940, to Robert G. and Viola (Wyant) Coleman. Bob married Shirley Schutte on November 27, 1961, and to this union three children were born. He worked for Kansas Nebraska Gas for 35 years and retired...

Sep 14, 2025

Jhett Dale Draper was born silently into this world on September 14, 2025, to John (JD) and Kinzie Draper. Though he spent only moments in his parents’ arms, his little life spoke volumes. From the moment they knew of him, he was deeply loved and brought immense joy.

Jhett is cherished and will forever be loved and remembered by his parents,...

Sep 11, 2025

Jackie Lee Urban, 86, of Atwood, KS, died Thursday, September 11, 2025, at the Atwood Good Samaritan. She was born in McCook, NE on November 14, 1938, to Wayne and Betty (Hader) Taylor and was the oldest of their three children. Jackie graduated from McCook High School in 1957 and worked as a telephone operator for a few years. On...

Sep 9, 2025

Jean Rietcheck, of Grinnell, KS, died Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at the Logan County Senior Living, Oakley, KS. She was 98 years old.

Jean was born on August 18, 1927, on the family farm north of Angelus, KS. She was the youngest of 14 children born to Barney and Regina (Robben) Dickman.

She married Jim Rietcheck on November 4, 1947, at St....

Sep 9, 2025

Rebecca Banyard White, affectionately known as Becky, passed away peacefully on September 9, 2025, at her home in Colby, KS, at the age of 80 surrounded by her family.

Becky was born on February 5, 1945, in Oklahoma City, OK, to Frank Herbert Banyard and Florence Elizabeth (La Rue) Banyard. Proud of her English and French heritage, Becky was raised with...

Sep 9, 2025

Robert Lee Weber, AKA Bob or “1B” as many of his lifelong friends called him, 84, of Colby, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at Citizens Medical Center in Colby. He was born on June 28, 1941, in Ellis, Kansas, to Joseph Weber and Evelyn Whittman.

Bob grew up in Ellis. He graduated from Ellis High School and proudly served...

Sep 7, 2025

James Allen Gormley, 60, of Hoxie, died September 7, 2025. He was born September 10, 1964, in Quinter, KS to Jerome “Jerry” and Roberta “Jeanie” (Stephens) Gormley. Jim was a good athlete in school and graduated with the Grinnell High School class of 1983. After graduating he began farming, taking care of cattle, driving semi and chopping silage. He was...

Sep 6, 2025

Carol Lea Baalmann, 58, of Shawnee, KS, died Saturday, September 6, 2025. She was born in Oakley, KS, on February 12, 1967, to Ralph and Lois (Bell) Baalmann. Carol was a 1985 graduate of Grinnell High School. She attended Marymount College in Salina, KS, until its closing and then finished her degree at Kansas Wesleyan University. Carol worked for Ferrell...

Sep 6, 2025

Mary Ann Meyer, 64, of Kearney, NE, died Saturday, September 6, 2025. She was born June 21, 1961in Ipswich, Australia to Neal and Patricia (Roach) Crozier. Growing up, her parents had a grocery store, and they used to put Mary in the shop window so she was safe and could watch everything going on outside. She loved to roller skate...

Sep 6, 2025

Sep 6, 2025

Walter Leroy Teichmer, 75, of Grinnell, KS passed away at home on September 6, 2025. He was born on January 27, 1950, in Goodland, KS to Ben and Dorothy (DeBeer) Teichmer. Walter grew up in Logan County, KS at the family farm.

Walter was a hard worker and enjoyed carpentry, building things for himself and others. He was always willing to...