Marvin "Rusty" Selby
Jun 15, 2022
Marvin Russell “Rusty” Selby, 63, of Denver, CO passed away June 15, 2022. Rusty was born in Emporia, KS, on September 14, 1958, to Marvin Selby and Doris (Hearn) Selby. The Selby family moved to Colby, KS in 1964, where Rusty was raised until graduating from Colby High School in 1977. After high school, Rusty attended Kansas State University, where...
Newell Jones
Jun 13, 2022
Newell E. "Sam" Jones, 79, died unexpectedly on June 13, 2022, at the Pensacola Baptist Hospital. He was born April 21, 1943, in Kansas, the son of Earl and Mildred Jones. Sam graduated from Colby High School, Class of 1958. Following graduation, he served in the United States Navy, deploying to conflicts in Vietnam and Libya as an Aviation Warfare...
Maxine Starkey
Jun 6, 2022
Maxine Elsie Starkey was born on November 8, 1922 on the family farm in Rawlins County, Kansas to Peter T. and Mary F. Nelson. She had two older siblings, Orvis and Zelma. Shortly thereafter the family of five welcomed a new brother, Dale. This brother became a favorite playmate of Maxine’s. Maxine took care of her mother for a year...
Grace Jones
Jun 5, 2022
Grace Irene (Barnett) Jones, of Colby KS, was 86 when she passed away on Sunday, June 5th, 2022, at home in Colby. She was born November 6, 1935, to Lester and Adele Barnett. She was the youngest of 9 children. Grace graduated from Colby High School in 1953. While attending Colby schools, she met Harold Jones. Grace married Harold on...
Shirley Focke Williams
Jun 4, 2022
Shirley E. (Toth) Williams, 90, of Atwood, died Saturday, June 4, 2022. Cremation was chosen and a private family service will be held at a later date. For information or online condolences visit www.baalmannmortuary.com
Jake Geisinger
Jun 2, 2022
Jake Anthony Geisinger, 21, of Selden, KS, died Thursday, June 2, 2022, at Swedish Medical Center, in Englewood, CO. Jake was born December 5, 2000, in Quinter, KS, to Jason and Dana (Juenemann) Geisinger. He graduated from Hoxie High School in 2019 and from the Precision Agriculture program at Northwest Kansas Technical College, in Goodland, in 2021. Jake was a...
Ralph Hansen
May 31, 2022
Ralph Hansen, 83, of Colby, died Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at Hays Medical Center, in Hays, KS. He was born October 26, 1938, to Ernest and Eunice Hansen, Otis, Colorado. Ralph was the third of eight children. He graduated from Lone Star High School in 1956. He then attended Northeastern Junior College, Sterling, Colorado, where he met Betty Einspahr in...
Erica Murphy
May 29, 2022
Erica Joan Murphy, age 42, of Oakley, passed away May 29, 2022, at Logan County Hospital from a 14-month fight with cancer, with her loving family at her side. On March 19, 1980, she was born in Eureka, KS to Jack and Carol (Lumley) Deniston. She was a graduate of Scott Community High School in Scott City KS, she attended...
Freddie Lamm Phd., P.E.
May 26, 2022
Freddie R. Lamm, son of Mildred Jean (Pfeiffer) and Henry Silas Lamm Jr., was born September 11, 1955, in Boonville, Missouri, and departed life on May 26, 2022, at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas, surrounded by his loving family. Freddie was raised on a farm outside of Wooldridge, Missouri, until 1976 when his parents retired from farming and...
Twila Miller
May 21, 2022
Twila Lou Miller, 78, of McDonald, KS, died Saturday, May 21, 2022. She was born on July 22, 1943, to Kenneth and Gladys (Compton) Miller, at the family home in Thomas County, KS. She attended school in McDonald, KS, until her parents moved to Kanorado, KS, where she continued her schooling. After her father Kenneth passed away in 1965, Twila...
Joan Morphy
May 17, 2022
Joan Margret Morphy, 89, of Colby, died Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. She was born on the family farm at Temple Hill in rural Onslow, IA, on January 20, 1933, to Bernard and Margret (Fagan) Keating. Being raised on a farm, Joan developed a lifelong love for the farm life. After high school, Joan attended Mount...
Judy Kistler
May 16, 2022
Judy Rae Kistler, 77, of Colby, died Monday, May 16, 2022, in Kansas City, MO. She was born August 11, 1944, in Topeka, KS, to Leonard and Helen (Spencer) Cook. Judy graduated from Topeka West High School. Judy was a real-estate broker in Colby for over 20 years. She was active in the Colby Chamber of Commerce and was on...
Rodney Spong
May 11, 2022
Rodney Alan Spong was born on March 8, 1968, in Hoxie KS but he grew up in Denver Colorado. Rod’s adventurous spirit has brought him to many places throughout the US and he even spent 10 years abroad, living in Ireland. Rod was known for four things… His love of music, his love of cooking, his adventurous spirit, and his...
Darlene Rietcheck
May 11, 2022
Long time Oakley resident Darlene A. Rietcheck, 66, died Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS. At her request, no service will be held. The family will receive friends from 2-4:00 p.m. Sunday, May 15, 2022, at Gateway Fellowship, Oakley. Darlene was born on October 2, 1955, in Oakley, KS to Ambrose and Anna Selenke. Darlene was...
Larry Gibson
May 4, 2022
Larry Leroy Gibson, 69, died May 4, 2022, at his home in Broken Arrow, OK. He was born September 24, 1952, in Oakley, KS, to Duane and Betty (Walz) Gibson, of Monument, KS. Larry was the third of five children. He attended Monument Consolidated School until he graduated from the 8th grade. Betty passed away in 1965 and Duane in...
Robert Lewallen
May 3, 2022
Robert Dale Lewallen, 93, of Winona, died Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at Colby Health and Rehab, Colby, KS. He was born July 15, 1928, in Winona, KS, to Gurna and Lydia (Theimer) Lewallen. Robert attended the Brownville and Winona schools. After high school, he took up a career in carpentry. Along with his carpentry work, Robert was the owner of...
Gerald Juenemann
May 3, 2022
Gerald Frank Juenemann, 86, of Selden, died on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at Colby Health and Rehab, in Colby. He was born on September 8, 1935, in rural Sheridan County to Frederick and Rosa (Kaus) Juenemann. Gerald married Arvilla Schwarz on June 6, 1956. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Selden. He was preceded in...
Benjamin Chadwick
Apr 30, 2022
Benjamin Floyd Chadwick, 24, of Oakley, passed away April 30th, 2022. He was born November 21st, 1997, in Colby, Ks to Lonnie and Tami (Dawes) Chadwick. He was welcomed home by his big brother Trey Dawes, who helped him explore all the mischievous little things two boys can find together. Along the way each found their own calling and pursued...
Veronica Olson
Apr 29, 2022
Veronica Emelia (Pettera) Olson, 96, of Westminster, Colorado passed away on April 29th, 2022 at home. Veronica was born in Ludell, Kansas to Joseph and Emma Pettera on March 28th, 1926. She attended high school at St. Mary’s and finished in the 1970s with a GED from District 50. She was employed as a cook and a housekeeper, as well...
Douglas Wolters
Apr 23, 2022
Douglas John Wolters, 74, of Atwood, KS, died Saturday, April 23, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Center, Atwood. A visitation will be held Friday, April 29, 2022, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Baalmann Mortuary, Atwood. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 30, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Atwood. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Atwood. Memorials...