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...

Dec 15, 2021

Sandra Diane Vap, 65, of Atwood, died Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Society, in Atwood. She was born on April 22, 1956, at the Rawlins County Hospital, in Atwood, to Daniel S. and Blanche O. (Quiroz) Vap. Sandy grew up on the family farm with three brothers and a sister. She graduated from Atwood High School in...

Dec 15, 2021

James “Jim” Anthony Muehlenkamp, 63, of Oakley, died Wednesday, December 15, 2021. He was born July 31, in Denver, CO, to Bernard and Sandra (Speckman) Muehlenkamp. Jim graduated from Oberlin High School in 1977. After graduating he started working for Koch Pipeline Company, in Wichita, KS. Jim returned to Oberlin, KS, then lived in Cheyenne Wells, CO, before settling in...

Dec 14, 2021

Janice (Teague) Williams, 85, of Oakley, passed away on December 14, 2021, at the Logan County Manor, in Oakley. She was the youngest daughter of Bill and Flossie (Wright) Teague, born on September 27, 1936, in Gove County, KS. Janice married John E. Williams of Russell Springs, KS, on June 3, 1953. The couple had three children, Nyla and husband...

Dec 11, 2021

Dec 10, 2021

Dec 7, 2021

Kathleen Amber Hedden, 85 of Colby, Kansas, died December 7, 2021, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby, surrounded by family. She was born November 27, 1936, to Glenn and Leona (Troudt) Wiley on the family farm near Mankato, Kansas. Kathleen graduated with the Class of 1954 from Mankato High School. She was married to Wayne S. Hedden on January 27, 1956,...

Dec 7, 2021

Carol Y. Fite, 66, of Colby, died Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. She was born August 3, 1955, in Colby, KS, to John Alvin Fite and Treva (Laurent) Fite. Carol had cleaned house and cared for her mother for many years, until her passing. She had also taught at ACE Christian School, in Gem, KS and...

Dec 6, 2021

Dec 6, 2021

Sandra Dossett (Reid) Studer, of Atwood, KS, passed away Monday, December 6, 2021, at St. Catherine’s Hospital in Garden City, KS. She was born March 2, 1946, in Chicago, IL, to Wylie and June (Stevens) Reid. She graduated from Maine Township High School East in 1964. While attending Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO she met her ‘Mr. Elegant’—Phil...

Dec 6, 2021

Betty (Suter) Lee, 90, passed away on December 06, 2021, at the home of her daughter Sheryl (Lee) Watson. She was the oldest daughter of John E. and Ida M. (Walz) Suter, born in Gove County, and grew up in Oakley, KS. Betty married Robert E. Lee of Monument, KS in 1948. In this union, they had four children, Gayle...

Dec 4, 2021

Dec 3, 2021

Geraldine “Gerry” Marie Nemeth, 91, of Herndon, died Friday December 3, 2021, in Atwood, Kansas. Gerry was born January 10, 1930, on a farm four miles northwest of Herndon, Kansas, to Francis and Cecilia (Lippold) Barenberg. She was the oldest of four children. She moved with her family into the town of Herndon in 1938, where she attended St. Mary’s...