Marvin Sander
Apr 23, 2022
Marvin Joseph Sander, 87, of Oakley, died Saturday, April 23, 2022. He was born December 21, 1934, in rural Gove County, KS, to Severn and Bridget (Graf) Sander. After graduating from Monument High school in 1954, Marvin served in the United States Army. After completing his service, he then worked at Weaver Beaty, in Denver, CO and Dreiling Buick &...
Erma Tubbs
Apr 22, 2022
Erma Lorene (Smith) Tubbs was born on April 15, 1924 in her grandmother’s home in Brewster, Kansas. She was the oldest of three children born to Newton Martin and Alice Grace (Parker) Smith. Erma passed away on April 22, 2022 at the age of 98. Erma, fondly called Jean by her father, lived the first 18 years of her life...
Austin Heier
Apr 21, 2022
Austin James Heier was born on December 7th, 1994, to Ron and Nancy Heier. He passed away April 21st, 2022. Austin grew up in Wisconsin and Kansas graduating from Quinter High School in 2013. After high school Austin proudly served his country in the United States Army for five years. During his time with the military he earned many accolades,...
Evelyn Engel
Apr 17, 2022
Evelyn F. (Butza) Engel, 94, of Oakley, died Sunday, April 17, 2022, at the Halstead Health and Rehabilitation Facility. She was born September 28, 1927, to Mary (Mueth) and Paul Butza in St. Louis, MO. Evelyn attended school in St. Louis, MO. She attended Hadley Technical High School, in St. Louis, where she specialized in office management. Upon receiving her...
Denis Burk
Apr 14, 2022
Denis Layne Burk entered into eternal rest on April 14, 2022 at Stephens County Hospital, Toccoa, GA. Denis was born with Down Syndrome in McCook, Nebraska to Elmer C. and Agnes Orten Burk, April 1, 1962. He grew up on a farm outside McDonald, Kansas and was the youngest with two brothers and two sisters. His family was instrumental in...
Dalton Ellis
Apr 12, 2022
Dalton Micheal Ellis, 25, of Colby, died Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO. He was born October 23, 1996, in Colby, KS, to Gregory Ellis and Tonya Yonkey. Growing up, Dalton loved to help on the family farm and work with the cattle, pigs, horses and llama. He enjoyed shooting sports and participated in 4-H and...
Jeanette Sowers
Apr 9, 2022
Jeanette Marlene Ratzlaff Sowers was born on June 9, 1939, to Rachel Amanda (Goertz) and Abram Ratzlaff. At a young age she began her close relationship with Jesus. On April 9, 2022, at the age of 82, she went to be with Him and many others, whom she knew and loved. Jeanette was raised in a Mennonite community near Hillsboro/Goessel,...
Muriel Miars
Apr 1, 2022
Muriel Ann Miars, 89, of Oakley, KS, passed away at Logan County Senior Living, on April 1, 2022. She was born to Dwight and Sarah Gilbert in Hanks, North Dakota on January 20, 1933. She was the youngest of 11 children. She was previously married to Kenneth Edwards of Kalispell, MT and Charles Miars (dec. 1978) and found her life...
Ronald Strom
Apr 1, 2022
Ronald Allan Strom, 75, of Colby, died Friday, April 1, 2022. He was born January 30, 1947 in Rockford, Illinois to Allan O. and Marjorie L (Anderson) Strom. After graduating from East High School Ron enlisted in the US Navy and served during the Vietnam War. Ron loved living in Colorado from 1982 until 2020 when he moved to Colby....
Laretta Simonsen
Mar 28, 2022
Laretta Alice Simonsen, 88, of Oakley, passed away on March 28, 2022, at Citizens Medical Center, in Colby, KS. Laretta was preceded in death by her husband Ral Stenning Simonsen; parents, William “Bill” and Flossie Teague; and sisters Irene Cunningham and Janice Williams. She is survived by her son Ral Terrel Siomonsen and many nieces and nephews. Loretta will be...
Robert Huelsman
Mar 26, 2022
Robert Huelsman, 78, died March 26, 2022 at Hays, KS. He was born January 1, 1944, to Frank H. and Anna Marie (Feldt) Huelsman, in Colby, Ks. He attended Angelus and Grinnell schools and graduated in 1962. When he was in high school, he worked as a farm hand and at the elevator. Later, he worked in Summit County, CO...
Richard Clouse
Mar 26, 2022
Richard Eugene Clouse 62, of Atwood, KS, passed away at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE, on March 26, 2022. Richard was born to Joyce Parker on December 26, 1959 in Hoxie, KS. He graduated from Atwood High School in 1979. Richard loved to fish. In his spare time you could usually find him out by the water. He was...
Albert Hardon
Mar 21, 2022
Albert L. Hardon, beloved father, and friend to many passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022, at age 92. Albert Lee Hardon was born in a raging blizzard on November 11, 1929, to Albert E. Hardon and Rosa (Bliss) Hardon. They had called Dr. Lanager, but he fell off old highway 36 in the blizzard and broke an arm so...
Robert Losey
Mar 21, 2022
Robert “Bob” Losey, 76, of Grinnell, died Monday, March 21, 2022, at Gove County Medical Center, in Quinter. Bob was born December 26, 1945, in Anderson, IN, to William Houty “Bill” and Thelma (Rawlings) Losey. Bob’s father passed away when he was 2 years old. His mother then married James “Jim” Losey, who adopted him, and they moved to Gove...
Celene Dunker
Mar 20, 2022
Celene Esther Dunker, 89 of Ludell, KS passed away peacefully March 20th, 2022 at Wheat Haven Home in McDonald, KS. Her family is forever grateful for the wonderful care and love she received while residing there. Celene was born December 6th, 1932 in Herndon, Kansas to John and Emma (Keplinger) Huss, and raised on the family farm west of Herndon....
Jerry Baalmann
Mar 17, 2022
Jerry Lee Baalmann, 77, died peacefully Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Logan County Senior Living. He was the son of Edward Gerhardt Baalmann and Eleanor “Elenora” Amelia (Schlageck) Baalmann. Mr. Baalmann was the oldest of six children and was born July 29, 1944. His formative years were spent on the family farm northeast of Grinnell, KS, in rural Sheridan County....
Thomas Brown
Mar 14, 2022
Thomas “Tom” Patrick Brown, was born March 10, 1945 in Colby, KS. He was the 11th child of Wenzle and Dora Brown. The Lord called him home March 14, 2022 at the age of 77 years and 4 days. The family lived 18 miles southeast of Atwood, KS. He attended the Valley View Country School until he was in the...
Richard Roesch
Mar 10, 2022
Richard “Dick” Roesch, 73, rural Atwood, passed away March 10, 2022, at Citizens Medical Center, in Colby, KS. Richard Lee was born May 19, 1948, in Colby, to Charles Frederick “Fritz” and Frances Marie (Harry) Roesch. Dick grew up in southwest Rawlins County, attending country school until the 5th grade. He graduated from Colby High School in 1966. After graduation,...
Blanche Zerr
Mar 7, 2022
Blanche Elizabeth Zerr, 91, of Grainfield, died Monday, March 7, 2022, at the Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care, in Quinter, KS. She was born during the dirty thirties, on October 31, 1930, in Hill City, KS, and was the first born of Joseph and Elizabeth (Dinkel) Richmeier. She grew up in St. Peter, KS and attended St. Anthony’s...
Cora Harden
Mar 5, 2022
Cora Ann (Cay) Harden, from Oakley, KS., passed away on March 5, 2022, at the age of 93. Cay was born on March 8, 1928, in Amarillo, TX to Mina and Walter Yeager. She lived in Phoenix, AZ until the age of seven, with her four sisters and one brother, when their father died in an auto accident. After his...