Jan 12, 2022

Richard Charles Rippe, 79, of Ludell, died Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at Rawlins County Medical Center in Atwood, KS, as a result of an ATV accident near his farm in rural Rawlins County. He was born December 10, 1942, in Oberlin, KS, to Edwin and Verneda (Schmid) Rippe. He attended the Ludell Grade School through 6th grade and Sacred Heart...

Jan 12, 2022

It is with great sadness that the family of Charles Craig Lamb (Rabbit), 62, of Atwood Kansas, announce his passing Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at home after a long battle with cancer. He was born March 31, 1959, in Oberlin, KS to Darrel Dean Lamb and Sylvia Jean Urban. Craig spent his life in and around the Atwood area, graduating...

Jan 7, 2022

Keaneu Dustin Chad Depe, 23, of Denver, CO, died January 10, 2022. He was born August 3, 1998, in Denver, CO, to Juanita Swiftwater and Russell Depe. When Dustin was two years old, he moved to Colby, KS. At a young age he liked to play soccer and loved helping his grandpa Carroll with the chores around the farm. He...

Jan 6, 2022

Jennie Lynn Wolf, 75, of Monument, KS, died Thursday, January 6, 2022, at the Logan County Hospital, in Oakley, surrounded by family. She was born June 20, 1946, in Colby, KS, to Alexander and Marion (Donovan) Keller. Jennie married Daryl Wolf on June 25, 1964, and to this union 2 sons were born. Jennie loved cooking, crocheting, sewing, and visiting...

Jan 3, 2022

Else Jofrid Keil, 88, of Colby, received her gift of eternal life on Monday, January 3, 2022 at Citizens Medical Center, Colby, KS. She was born May 26, 1933 in Stavanger, Norway to Berge and Inger Serine (Vestre) Bertelsen. Else was baptized in the faith June 23, 1933 and a lifelong member of the Lutheran Church. She was a member...

Jan 1, 2022

God took Betsy Ann Ruda Whitaker of Atwood, KS home into his loving arms on January 1, 2022 after she lost her battle with Covid. Betsy was born on July 4, 1947 to Anton and Marian Ruda and was the fifth of seven children. Betsy loved being born on the 4th of July because everyone celebrated her birthday by shooting...

Dec 31, 2021

Dec 31, 2021

Marjorie Ann Rudy-Kramer, 60, of Colby, died Friday, December 31, 2021, at Citizens Medical Center, in Colby. She was born on August 17, 1961, in Liberal, KS, to Loyd and Carole (Conger) Rudy. Margie worked at Mittens Truck Stop. In her spare time, she enjoyed being in the outdoors and kept active gardening, biking, camping, fishing, and hiking. She also...

Dec 31, 2021

Marlene G. Voss, 72, of Colby, died Friday, December 31, 2021, at her home. She was born June 16, 1949, in Colby, KS to Harold and Margery (Bond) Trail. Marlene attended Gem Schools until their closing and then graduated from Rexford High School in 1967. She married Tommy Hurtt in 1968, and to this union, two daughters were born, Gwen...

Dec 31, 2021

Jack Faber, 93, of Brewster, Kansas died on Friday, December 31, 2021, in Lakewood, Colorado, surrounded by family. He was born October 27, 1928, to Artie (Smith) and John Faber, at his Aunt Ella’s home in Kearney County, Nebraska and baptized January 25, 1929. He began primary school at the age of three, scored high on exams, and by the...

Dec 30, 2021

Judy McCarty, 75, of Rexford, died Thursday, December 30,2021 at Citizens Medical Center, in Colby. She was born August 27th,1946, in Rochester, NY to Francis Crawford and Mona (Swayze) Crawford. After high school she attended Mansfield University in Pennsylvania where she obtained a degree in education. She did her student teaching in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, a small community in Northeastern PA,...

Dec 29, 2021

Michael B. Packard, 70, of Oakley passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021. He was born on March 31, 1951, in Oakley, Kansas to Floyd and Maxine (Bland) Packard. Mike graduated from Oakley High School in 1969 He then graduated from the N.W. Kansas Vo-Tech School in Goodland, Kansas with an architectural drafting degree in 1971 and the Kansas Law Enforcement...

Dec 29, 2021

Robert "Bob" Robben, age 61, of Rossville, KS, died December 29, 2021. He was born December 29, 1960, to Betty and Jerome Robben, of Angelus, Kansas. He graduated from Grinnell High School in 1979. Following his graduation, he continued farming operations with his father on a family farm near Angelus, Kansas. He was a member of the Angelus Knights of...

Dec 28, 2021

Virgle Hatfield, age 80, of Lakefield, formerly of Atwood, Kansas, passed away with his family by his side, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. Virgle, son of Ben and Sophia (Schuler) Hatfield, was born on Saturday, August 30, 1941, in Ledyard, Kossuth County, Iowa. In 1960, he married Carol Ann Carroll...

Dec 28, 2021

Marion Bernice Nickel, 88, died Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at her home in Oakley, Kansas. She was born August 22, 1933, on her grandparent’s farm in Barton County, Kansas, to Alexander Keller and Marion (Donovan) Keller. Bernice attended school at Monument, Kansas. On December 7, 1952, she married Roy A. Nickel. She enjoyed quilting with the ladies from St Joseph...

Dec 20, 2021

Simon Cousins, 74, of Oakley, KS, died Monday, December 20, 2021, at the Logan County Hospital. He was born on November 29, 1947, in Colby, KS, to Harold and Velma (Dawson) Cousins, of Oakley KS. He graduated from Oakley High School in 1965. He married Ginger (Kinne) Cousins on March 5, 1970. Simon served in the U.S. Army from 1968...

Dec 19, 2021

Lawrence “Larry” John Kuhlman, 70, of Oakley, died Sunday, December 19, 2021. He was born September 5, 1951, in Larned, KS, to Henry and Mildred (Brenner) Kuhlman. Larry graduated from Oakley High School in 1969 and then studied diesel mechanics at the Northwest Kansas Area Vocational Technical School in Goodland for two years. He worked for a farmer in Goodland,...

Dec 19, 2021

Maurice Joseph Cersovsky, 84, of Colby, died Sunday, December 19, 2021, at Citizens Medical Center, in Colby. He was born April 9, 1937, in Atwood, KS, to Frank and Helen (Mergenmeier) Cersovsky. Maurice was a United States Army Veteran. He loved the country and had a sharp mind for business and finance, which served him well as a lifelong farmer....

Dec 18, 2021

Dec 15, 2021

Margaret “Margo” Leona Crist passed away on December 15, 2021, at her Amherst, Massachusetts home. Margaret Crist was born on May 20, 1947, in Belleville, Kansas to Roy and Leona (Woodward) Crist. After living in Belleville and Colby, the family moved to a farm in the McDonald School District where she participated in music, drama, school clubs, competitive typing, competitive...