Alan Hartner
Mar 4, 2022
Alan Leon Hartner, 70, of Arvada, Colorado, passed away Friday, March 4, 2022, at his home, after battling cancer. He was a precious blonde baby born July 9, 1951, in Atwood, KS, to Clarence and Margaret (Riepl) Hartner, of Herndon, KS. Born one of seven children, Alan along with his siblings resided in Herndon and helped out with the family...
Otto Rohla
Feb 26, 2022
Otto Ross Rohla, Jr., 89, of Colby, died Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Hays Medical Center. He was born on October 14, 1932, in Webber, KS to Otto and Minnie (Wilton) Rohla. In the 7th grade Otto moved to Mankato, KS, with his family. He graduated with the class of 1950 and then entered the United States Navy. Upon returning...
Ronald Gierhart
Feb 23, 2022
Ronald Gierhart, 62, of Quinter, KS, died Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Ron was born March 11, 1959, in Fort Worth Texas, to Judy Tolson. He lived in Fort Worth with his mother and brother Kenny until his mother married Jim Gierhart. They then moved to Colorado. Where he lived and grew up with his family, including his two new siblings,...
Hermenia Tubbs
Feb 19, 2022
Hermenia (Hedy) Alice Tubbs, 93, of Colby, died February 19, 2022, at Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby, Kansas. She was born July 20, 1928, to Louis and Anna (Janousek) Stupka in Bear Lake, Wisconsin. Hermenia spent a short time in Wisconsin before moving with her family to a farm in Rawlins County, Kansas where she first learned the meaning...
Sem Flores Lopez
Feb 19, 2022
Sem Flores, 23, of Rexford, died Friday, February 19, 2022, at Citizen Medical Center. He was born April 19, 1998, in Sonora, Mexico, to Guillermina Flores. He graduated from Golden Plains High School in 2017. He is survived by his mother, sister Rocio Flores and brother, Angel Sanchez. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 25,...
Alvina "Vickie" Smith
Feb 15, 2022
Alvina "Vickie" Smith, age 90, entered into rest Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at her residence at Wheatridge Apartments in Atwood, KS. She was born June 3, 1931 at her family farm near Herndon, KS, in Rawlins County, the fifth child of Otto and Elizabeth (Kirchner) Sattler. She was baptized into the Catholic Faith and remained Catholic until death. She graduated...
Charles Anderson
Feb 15, 2022
Charles Roger Anderson, 87, of Oakley, KS died Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at his residence. He was born September 9, 1934, to Andrew and Helen Anderson, in Gove, KS, where he was raised with his three brothers and one sister. Chuck graduated from Gove High School in 1952 and spent two years at Fort Hays State University before being employed...
Viola Richmeier
Feb 11, 2022
Viola R. (Dinkel) Richmeier, 90, of Grinnell, died Friday, February 11, 2022, at the Gove County Medical Center, in Quinter, KS. She was born July 7, 1931, on the family farm south of Victoria, KS, to Frank M. and Rosa (Hertel) Dinkel. She was raised on the farm and attended school in Victoria. On April 13, 1955, Viola married Leo...
Berna Leibbrandt
Feb 7, 2022
Berna Lee (Finan) Leibbrandt, 88, of Atwood, KS died Monday, February 7th, 2022, at Prairie Senior Living Center, Colby, KS. Berna Lee was born November 14th, 1933, in Blaine, KS, the daughter of Patrick Francis and Bridget (Minihan) Finan. She graduated from Blaine Rural High School in 1951. Later in 1954, she graduated from Marymount College, Salina, KS with a...
Florene Messamore
Feb 6, 2022
Florene Jane Messamore, 92, formerly of Colby, died February 6, 2022, at Brookdale Memory Care in Shawnee, Kansas. She was born April 26, 1929, to Peter and Lucy (Nordman) Bixenman in Hays, Kansas. Florene grew up in Menlo and then Levant, KS where she graduated from high school in 1947. In 1946 she married Darrell Kent Williams of Colby. Four...
Leta Moses
Feb 6, 2022
Leta Fern Moses, 96, of Colby, died Sunday, February 6, 2022, at the Gove County Long Term Care, in Quinter, KS. She was born January 31, 1926, in Gem, KS, to August and Nettie (Kiefer) Woerpel. On August 15, 1942, Leta married Emery Moses. To this union 5 children were born. Leta enjoyed her flower garden, reading and sitting with...
Maxine Turner
Feb 3, 2022
Maxine Lynn Turner, 76, of Colby, died Thursday, February 3, 2022, at Citizens Medical Center, in Colby. She was born January 14, 1946, in Colby, to William and Rosella (Headley) Turner. No services are scheduled at this time. Baalmann Mortuary, Colby, is handling the arrangements. For information or condolences visit www.baalmannmortuary.com
Sheila Marcy
Jan 30, 2022
Sheila Kay Marcy, 53, of St. George, KS, passed away January 30, 2022, at her home. Shelia was born during a blizzard, on December 23, 1968, at the Greeley County Hospital, Tribune, KS, to Lynn and Kay (Hutchison) Marcy. Sheila attended school in Leoti, KS, where she was a member of the Leoti Swim Club. Sheila was an excellent swimmer...
Peggy Saddler
Jan 30, 2022
Peggy May (Lanning) Saddler was born on April 28, 1933, in Clinton Township of SE Rawlins County, Kansas, at the home of her parents. She was the youngest of three children born to James Russell Lanning and Erma Arabelle (Higley) Lanning. She passed away on January 30, 2022, at the age of 88. Peggy attended first grade at Tully rural...
Stanley Faimon
Jan 27, 2022
Stanley Martin Faimon, beloved father and farmer, passed away, January 27th, 2022, at Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital, in Lincoln, NE, after a hard fight with Leukemia. At the ripe age of 63, he would joke that he was, "Sick and tired of being sick and tired," and "it was time to go." He was born on November 12th, 1958, in Stratton,...
Marvin Cousins
Jan 25, 2022
Marvin Cousins, 50, of Oakley, KS, died January 25, 2022, at Hays Medical Center. Marvin was born March 31st, 1971, in Norton, KS to Simon and Ginger (Kinne) Cousins. Marvin graduated from Ellinwood High School in 1989. He was preceded in death by his father Simon Cousins, of Oakley, KS; grandfathers, Harold Cousins, of Oakley, KS and Earl Kinne, of...
