Obituaries

Jul 6, 2021

Gayona “Gay” Ramsey, 86, of Greeley, CO, formerly of Colby, KS, died July 6, 2021. She was born January 26, 1935, in Calico Rock, Arkansas, to E.O. and Agnes Woody. Gay grew up in Dyess Colony Arkansas. Chopping and picking cotton was her childhood. Gay followed her parents to Colby, Kansas in late 1952. There she met John Ramsey. They...

Jul 6, 2021

Marjorie “Marj” Lee (Williams) Brown, 87, of Colby, died Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at the University of Colorado Hospital, in Aurora, CO. She was born in Oklahoma City, OK, to Mack Olaf and Florence Elizabeth (Wheaton) Williams. She had one older sister and a younger sister and brother. When Marj was 12 years old, her family relocated to Colby, KS,...

Jul 5, 2021

Larry Allen Towns, 71, of Colby, died Monday, July 5, 2021, at Hays Medical Center. He was born July 12, 1949, in Thomas County, KS, to Lawrence and Wilma (Kistler) Towns. Larry graduated from Colby High School in 1967 and Kansas State University in 1971, with a degree in Horticulture. He married Berna Wiens on April 13, 1968, in Colby....

Jul 4, 2021

Carolyn Meier Denchfield, age 85, passed away July 4, 2021, at the Logan County Senior Living Center. She was born Carolyn Weigel, to Wilhelmina Weigel, in Chicago, Illinois, on January 27, 1936. Her mother passed away in March of 1943. Carolyn was then adopted by Wendle and Josephine Knoll Meier, of Holcomb, Kansas, in April 1944. Although she was an...

Jul 3, 2021

James “Jim” Eugene Griffin, 63, of Colby, died Saturday, July 3, 2021, at Swedish Medical Center, in Englewood, CO. He was born September 14, 1957, in Colby, KS, to Jay and Margene Griffin. Jim graduated from Colby High School in 1976 and enrolled in the Goodland Vocational Technical School, for auto mechanics. He then joined the Kansas National Guard. Jim...

Jun 30, 2021

Jun 21, 2021

Marilyn Kay (Heier) Caldwell, 81, of Grinnell, died Monday, June 21, 2021. She was born November 22, 1939, in Oakley, KS, to Vince and Ferne (Beckman) Dickman. Marilyn graduated high school in 1956, from Sacred Heart Academy, in Wichita, KS. She then attended Marymount College, in Salina, KS, where she received a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education, in 1960. Later,...

Jun 19, 2021

Dorothy Mary Cahoj passed away peacefully on June 19, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Home, in Atwood, KS, at the age of 92 years, 5 months and 15 days. She was born January 4, 1929, in Stratton, NE, to Stanley and Albina (Chvatal) Vrbas. Dorothy married Louis Cahoj on September 22, 1948. They had three children, Ronald, Collette and LuAnn....

Jun 17, 2021

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Jun 10, 2021

Ronda L. Morris, 62, of Winona, KS, died Thursday, June 10, 2021. She was born January 24, 1959, in Elgin, ND, to Leo and Leona (Maier) Baesler. Ronda enjoyed cooking, gardening, watching KU Basketball, and especially spending time with her kids and grandkids. Ronda was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her three children, Shanon (Jenna)...

Jun 8, 2021

Keplind “Kip” Wayne Rojas, 51, of Oakley, KS, died Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at Swedish Medical Center, in Denver. He was born August 30, 1969, in Garden City, KS, to Jimmy Rojas and Caverly (Beltran) Rojas- Wallace. Kip served in the United States Army. He worked as a jail guard. In his free time Kip enjoyed playing golf, racquet ball...

Jun 5, 2021

Curtis Lee Eicher, 86, of Colby, died Saturday, June 5, 2021, at Citizens Medical Center. He was born March 7, 1935, on a farm north of Brewster to Harry and Lois (McArthur) Eicher. He attended the Prairie Gem School, and at 6 years old, he drove a farm truck to school each morning containing the school’s water supply. He graduated...

Jun 4, 2021

Ivan Ralph Lee, 73, of Colby, died Friday, June 4, 2021, at Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita. He was born October 7, 1947, in Burlington, CO, to George Leslie and Wanda (LaRue) Lee. Ivan graduated high school in Liberal, KS and served in the United States Army. He was a Vietnam Vet and was part of the Big Red One....

May 31, 2021

Thomas Joseph Ruda, passed away at the age of 78 on May 31, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Society Center, Atwood Kansas. He was born March 3, 1943, to John and Rose (Sis) Ruda in Colby, KS. He lived most of his life in Rawlins County. He attended grade school in Atwood at both the Atwood Public Elementary School and...

May 27, 2021

John Albert Goetz, 67, of Oberlin, died Thursday, May 27, 2021, at Hays Medical Center. A Celebration of Life will take place in Colorado, at a later date. Memorials may be made to the family and sent in care of Kimmani Quakenbush, 210 S. Buffalo Ave, Oberlin, KS, 67749.

May 24, 2021

May 23, 2021

Larry Dinkel, 64, of Oakley, KS, left this earth on May 23, 2021. He was born October 30, 1956, in WaKeeney, KS, to Ralph and Rubina Dinkel, the 3rd of four brothers. Larry grew up in Oakley, KS, attending St. Joseph’s Catholic Grade School and Oakley High School. In high school Larry enjoyed playing football and wrestling. He was a...

May 20, 2021

Jacob “Jake” Frederick Wildeman, 88, of Grainfield, died Thursday, May 20, 2021. He was born April 7, 1933, in Gove County, KS, to Fred and Dora (Selensky) Wildeman. Jake served in the United States Army from 1957-1958. Upon his return from service Jake worked for Blair Construction building bridges and managed the Lumber Yard in Grainfield. After the lumber yard...

May 18, 2021

Anita Louise Bertrand 82, of Oakley, passed away peacefully at her home, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. She was born August 24, 1938, in Herndon, KS, to Edward and Elizabeth (Leitner) Portschi. She graduated from Oberlin High School in 1956. On November 24, 1956, she married Gene Bertrand. Anita was a member of Oakley Christian Church. She was preceded in death...