Michael James Gensil, 47, of Colby, Kansas died December 16, 2020 in the Rehabilitation Hospital of Overland Park, Overland Park, Kansas. He was born January 29, 1973 to Michael and Patty Jo (Carney) Gensil in Goodland, Kansas. Michael attended Elementary School in Goodland, Kansas living with his mother and Colby High School living with his Grandparents James (Jim) and Betty...
Mary Ann Holle was born on the Focke Farm north of Ludell, KS, on November 29, 1932. She was the second daughter of four girls born to John Focke Jr. and Anna (Wicke) Focke. Mary Ann died on December 15, 2020, at the Rawlins County Health Center, in Atwood, KS. Mary Ann was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church,...
Darryl William Dohm will be spending Christmas with Jesus in Heaven this year. He passed away Monday, December 14, 2020. He was born June 28, 1945, to Walter and Beulah (Kelly) Dohm and was baptized at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Oakley, September 23, 1945. He grew up farming and, except for a few years working for Olen Kannady &...
Curtis Gene Stephens, third child of Joe A. and Darline (Wagy) Stephens, was born at Oakley, KS, on September 17, 1959. After graduating from Oakley High School he attended Northwest KS Vo-Tech, earning a degree in Farm and Diesel Mechanics. Curtis returned to live his life in the Monument, KS community. Curtis’s life career and passion was as a Farmer...
Virginia Beamer, 82, of Oakley, died Monday, December 14, 2020, at Logan County Hospital. She was born November 24, 1938 in Monument KS, to Belle and Martin Selley. She graduated from Oakley High School in 1956. On October 14, 1956 she married Charles Beamer. Virginia was a member of the United Christian Church in Oakley. Virginia had served as Clerk...
Joan Ida (Heussman) Freise was born May 25, 1930, to Herman and Ida Heussman on the family farm in rural Rawlins County, Kansas. She died December 12, 2020 of Covid-related causes at the Good Samaritan Society in Atwood, Kansas. She was 90 years old. Baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith, she remained a lifelong, active member of the Lutheran...
Pauline Marie (Moellering) Zimmerman, 69, of Oakley, KS, entered eternal rest on December 9, 2020, at the Logan County Hospital, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. She was born on May 12, 1951, to Reynold and Hilda (Schwarz) Moellering of Angelus, KS. Pauline grew up on a dairy farm and learned her strong work ethic by helping her parents with...
Jerry Nickelson, 56, of Oakley, passed away peacefully in his sleep on the morning of December 6, 2020. He was born July 26, 1964, to Harry and Maxine (Hullet) Nickelson. He graduated from Oakley High School in 1982 and from the University of Kansas in 1988, with a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy. Following graduation, Jerry moved to his beloved San...
Dallas ‘Jim’ James Fields, 74, passed away December 2, 2020, at Diversicare of Hutchinson. He was born November 13, 1946, in Colby, to Dall J. and Effie Meb (Bearley) Fields. Jim graduated from Atwood High School and served in the United States Army. He was an independent over-the-road truck driver. Jim was an avid Harley Davidson riding enthusiast, and a...
Frank "Milton" Rebarchek, 86, of Grinnell, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2020, at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, KS. He was born November 2, 1934, in rural Gove County, KS, to Amil and Carrie (George) Rebarchek. He married Norma Jean Russell on November 2, 1953, and to this union ten children were born. Milton was a lifetime Gove County resident...
Betty Jane (Gates) Bandy, 91, passed away at Junction City, CA, on Monday, November 30, 2020. She was born on May 4, 1929, to Rev. Philip and Bertha Mae (Eppler) Gates at Waxahachi, TX. As a Methodist minister’s daughter, she attended schools across Texas. She graduated from McMurrray University, with her Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching. She married Rev. Thomas Alvin...
Maxine Nickelson, 95, of Oakley, passed away peacefully in her home on November 28, 2020. She was born on May 21, 1925, to Fred and Mabel Hullet. She graduated from Oakley High School in 1943 and briefly attended Brown Mackie College in Salina, KS. On June 6, 1948, she married Harry Nickelson, with whom she had 4 children. She was...
Mary Ann Juenemann, 90, of Colby, died Thursday, November 26, 2020, at Prairie Senior Living Complex, in Colby. She was born October 9, 1930, in Sheridan County, KS, near Angelus, to Alexander and Mary (Robben) Schwarz. Mary Ann grew up on a farm and attended country school. In her free time, after caring for her younger siblings and helping with...
Dawson Michael Walker, 18, of Atwood, KS, died November 22, 2020, at his home. He was born April 8, 2002, in Hays, KS, to David and Brandi (Stejskal) Walker. He enjoyed camping, hunting, fishing, cooking outside, playing with his nephews and spending time with his family and friends. Survivors include his father David Walker; step-mother Keri; brother Hunter, of Atwood;...
Dorothy Elizabeth Racette, 100, of Oakley, died Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at the Logan County Hospital, in Oakley. She was born August 14, 1920, in a sod house, in southern Logan County, KS, to William O. and Beth (Wise) Martin. When Dorothy was 8 years old, her family started building a new home. The home was almost finished when a...
Julie Ann Britton, 64, of Atwood, Kansas, died on November 13, 2020. Julie was born in Atwood on January 8, 1956. She was the youngest daughter of William Walter Sawer and Erma Kathleen (Chvatal) Sawer. She was the sister of James Sawer and Carol Brown. Growing up in Atwood, Julie was always an artist in the community. In her senior...
Anthony Wayne Heble was born, the youngest child of Rudolph & Rose (Micek) Heble, on September 2, 1937, at the family farm northwest of Atwood, KS; where he also departed this life on November 11, 2020 at the age of 83 years, 2 months and 9 days. Tony was a lifelong resident of Rawlins County. He attended elementary school at...
R. Joe Kramer, 79 was born February 21,1941 in Ozawkie, KS to William Anthony and Ellen Marguerite (Clare) Kramer. He passed away November 10, 2020 at St. Francis hospital in Topeka from complications due to COVID-19. Joe grew up on a small dairy farm near Ozawkie and spent many hours on a tractor to avoid milking the cows. This was...