Oct 22, 2021

Randall Joseph Ladenburger,68, of Oakley, died Friday, October 22, 2021. He was born January 7, 1953, in Oakley, KS, to George and Dorothy (Albers) Ladenburger. As a child he enjoyed family time with his siblings and friends. He liked to work with livestock, motorcycles and playing baseball. Much of his life was devoted to working in the oil business, when...

Oct 22, 2021

John Leon Brannick, 89, of Colby, met his personal Lord and Savior face to face in the early morning hours of Friday, October 22, 2021. Though facing numerous health challenges, he peacefully went to sleep and woke in the Presence of God. John was the second to last of 13 children born to Michael and Lizzie (Wingfield) Brannick in Goodland,...

Oct 21, 2021

Margie Marie (Broeckelman) Schoenfeld was born March 5, 1958 in Oakley, Kansas to Bill and Emelyn (Moellering) Broeckelman. She died on Oct. 21, 2021 at KU Med Center in Kansas City. Margie grew up on a farm just north of Oakley. She was the only sister that filled in with farm chores, including milking cows, after most of the boys...

Oct 18, 2021

Jerome Fredrick Gormley, 81, of Grinnell, died Monday, October 18, 2021. He was born February 7, 1940, in Grinnell, KS, to Chester and Reba (Schroeder) Gormley. Jerry was a lifelong farmer, who never stopped working. He devoted his life to his work and was a perfectionist in whatever he did, never quitting until the job was done right. If he...

Oct 17, 2021

Melvin Eugene Betzner was born in Tarkio, Missouri, on February 14, 1940 to Clinton A. and Margaret (Mason) Betzner. He was the fifth of seven children. Life for Melvin changed at the age of 17 when he was sent to live in several institutions and state hospitals for almost 20 years. In 1977 Melvin became a member of the PDC...

Oct 15, 2021

Gary L. Johnson, 74, of Oakley, Kansas entered God’s Kingdom on Friday, October 15th, 2021 at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. He was born to Frank and Doris (Phelps) Johnson in Quinter, Kansas on December 5th, 1946. Gary married the love of his life, Toni Mitten on January 21, 1968. In 1969 they moved to Oakley where...

Oct 13, 2021

Leon Wesley Schroeder, 53, of Levant, died Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at Centerpoint Medical Center, Independence, MO. He was born January 16, 1968, in Colby, KS, to Robert L. Schroeder, Sr. and Helen (Jensen) Schroeder. Leon was a farmer, he also ran cattle and enjoyed running the combine. He was a member of Masons, Isis Shrine, Sons of the American...

Oct 11, 2021

Clara Louise (Cousins) Dougherty, 94, of Colby, died Monday, October 11, 2021, at Citizens Medical Center. She was born February 20, 1927, on a farm in Sheridan County, KS. She was the daughter of Jess and Fanny (Hammontree) Cousins. Louise grew up in the Colby-Menlo area, graduating from Menlo High School in May of 1945. After graduation, she worked for...

Oct 11, 2021

Kevin Jerome Ryan, 61, of Colby, died Monday, October 11, 2021, at Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO. He was born June 13, 1960, in Colby, KS to Dennis and Frances (Albers) Ryan. Kevin graduated from Oakley High School in 1978 and then attended Goodland Vo-Tech for 2 years in the Electric Program. In 1985 Kevin joined the National Guard and...

Oct 10, 2021

Oct 4, 2021

Kathleen A. (Baalman) Zerr, age 85, of Grinnell, KS, peacefully transitioned in the comfort and loving care of her family on October 4, 2021, at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, KS. Kathleen was the only daughter of Ben and Frances Baalman. Kathleen attended Angelus Grade School, her freshman year at Sacred Heart Academy in Wichita and graduated from Grinnell High...

Sep 28, 2021

Jason T. Carman, age 49, of Sharon Springs, KS passed away Sept. 28, 2021 surrounded by his family after a brave three-year battle with cancer. Jason was born on Jan. 28, 1972 in Jefferson City, MO, the son of Gary and Sandra (Crigler) Carman. Growing up in Onaga, KS graduating from Onaga High School in 1991. He continued his education...

Sep 26, 2021

Robert Eugene Long, age 53, passed away September 26, 2021, as a result of a vehicle accident. He was born on June 20, 1968, in Oakley, KS. to the late Richard and Linda (Wright) Long. He is survived by his two daughters Haley Long, of Sioux Falls, SD, and Lola Hipp, of Goodland, KS, and a sibling Dana Charles and...

Sep 25, 2021

Mary Faber, 94, of Brewster, died peacefully on Saturday, September 25, 2021, in her home, surrounded by her devoted husband and family. She was born March 20, 1927, to Margaret Hoy (Baird) Hurst and James Millard Hurst, at their home in Rawlins County, KS, during a blizzard that stranded the doctor there for two days. While growing up, she attended...

Sep 24, 2021

Irene M Stoecker, 90, of Oakley, passed away Friday, September 24, 2021. She was born Irene Mae Nickel, to Arnold B and Lena M (Goossen) Nickel, on April 16, 1931, in Goessel, Kansas. She attended Antioch School, District 35, near Goessel, KS, graduating from the 8th grade. In 1946, the family moved to a farm near Oakley, where she then...

Sep 16, 2021

William (Bill) J. Cunningham, 61, of Oakley, KS, passed away September 16, 2021. He was born March 17, 1960, in Nuremberg, Germany, to Loren and Marie Francis (Daugherty) Cunningham. William was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Rohanda Cunningham, Thomas “Rick”, Donald and Butchie. He is survived by his wife Mary; two sons, Dustin and Matthew, of WaKeeney,...

Sep 11, 2021

William (Bill) Andrew Goetz, 78, of Oakley, KS died Saturday, September 11, 2021, at Logan County Hospital. He was born August 29, 1943, in Park, KS to Edmund and Helen (Nellie Brungardt) Goetz. He graduated from Grainfield High School in 1961. On September 4, 1970, he married Laura Maurath. Bill was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Oakley....

Sep 9, 2021

Sep 3, 2021

John Riener, 42, of Atwood, Kan., died Sept. 3, 2021, in Phillipsburg, Kan. He was born March 10, 1979, at McCook Community Hospital to Karol and Patricia (Marintzer) Riener. John graduated from Herndon High School in 1997, Colby Community College in 1999, and Northwest Kansas Area Vocational Technical School in 2000. On May 10, 2008, he married Keri Waterman. To...

Sep 2, 2021

Eunice Marie Braxmeyer, daughter of Joseph S. Leitner and Barbara (Kleidosty) Leitner, was born August 10, 1935, in Herndon, Kansas. Eunice died September 2, 2021, at the age of 86. Eunice was the oldest of four children. She attended school at a country school, St. Mary’s Catholic School and Herndon High School, in Herndon, Kansas, graduating in 1953. On June...