Obituaries

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...

Nov 28, 2021

Nov 26, 2021

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Hubert Duane “Pete” Pickett. Pete was born two miles west of McDonald, Kansas on November 18, 1940, to Albert Leonard Pickett and Dorothy Faye (Archer) Pickett. He passed away peacefully at his home on November 26, 2021, at the age of 81. Pete attended McDonald Elementary School...

Nov 24, 2021

Ramona “Mony” Ann (Bieker) Stupka passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at Citizens Medical Center in Colby. She was born September 13, 1939, to Theodore and Leona (Billinger) Bieker in WaKeeney, Kansas. She grew up in Victoria and Colby and attended Colby High School. Throughout her school years, Mony enjoyed cheerleading and serving her friends and the community while...

Nov 23, 2021

Billy Pack Beamgard was born on December 2, 1933, in Atwood, KS, to C.W. and Gladys Innes Beamgard. Billy Pack passed away after a tragic accident on November 23, 2021. He was very proud to live in and be an active member of the Atwood community most of his life, only leaving for a few years for the military, college...

Nov 23, 2021

Celestin Severin Leiker “Junior” was born to Celestin & Virginia Leiker on June 10, 1939, just outside Wallace, KS. Junior was the youngest of 5 children. At the age of 5 the family moved into Wallace. Junior attended grade school in Wallace and high school in Sharon Springs. Junior played basketball in school. Junior was inducted into the Army Nov....

Nov 21, 2021

Just three weeks ago, Bob Prideaux was doing one of his favorite things. He was going on an afternoon van ride home to Atwood. Bob and his wife Maxine had lived at Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby, KS for the past five years. They liked living there and they and their children appreciated the caring staff at the facility....