Jul 26, 2020

Grace Maxine (Pugh) Mahaffey, 80, of Colby, died Sunday, July 26, 2020, at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby. She was born January 22, 1940, in Stratton, CO, to Freddie and Alta (Miles) Pugh. Grace graduated from Stratton High School. She married Terrence Kiefer and they had 4 children. Grace lived in Burlington, CO, where she was a member of the...

Jul 24, 2020

Dr. Willis (Bill) Lloyd Funk, 91, of Oakley, KS, died Friday, July 24, 2020, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. He was born on October 2, 1928, in Abilene, KS, to Adolf and Olga (Weinbrenner) Funk. Bill spent his youth working in his father’s creamery, graduated from Hope High School, and served in the United States Army from 1946-1948. He graduated...

Jul 24, 2020

An angel left this earth July 24th, 2020. She was born Mary JoAnn Fink on July 12, 1934, to Ernie and Ruby (Jones) Fink, near Monument KS. JoAnn managed to become the world’s most spoiled depression baby ever. Her father Ernie was the first to begin what would become a lifetime of letting JoAnn get her way. She attended both...

Jul 23, 2020

Harlan E. Downing, 61, of Colby, died Thursday, July 23, 2020, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. He was born September 22, 1958, in Colby, to Jerry and Lorraine (Miller) Downing. Harlan graduated from Atwood High School in 1976 and then studied HVAC and electric at the Salina Area Technical College. In 1979 Harlan started farming and did this job proudly...

Jul 21, 2020

Donald “Stu” Stuczynski, 62, of Herndon, KS, was born October 20, 1957, on his mother’s birthday, in Omaha, NE. He passed away at home, peacefully, and surrounded by loved ones, on July 21, 2020. Stu graduated from Omaha South High School in 1976. He was a career auto mechanic and enjoyed working the last few years at SureFire Ag. He...

Jul 21, 2020

Jul 19, 2020

James Henry Schroeder, 91, of Grinnell, died Sunday, July 19, 2020, at the Logan County Hospital, Oakley. He was born March 21, 1929, in Washington, MO, to Everet and Louise (Schwarz) Schroeder. He attended Angelus Grade School and Grinnell High School. James married Bunny Wessel on August 2, 1949. James and Bunny lived on a farm near Angelus and moved...

Jul 11, 2020

Mara K. Johnson went to live eternally with her Savior on July 11, 2020.  She was born September 21, 1928 in Oberlin, Kansas to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lawver.  In 1946, she married Glenn Thaine Tice and they were married for eighteen years until Glenn’s passing in 1964.  Later, she married Allen M. Johnson and Mara and Allen were together...

Jul 10, 2020

Gerald “Gary” Lee Berens, 76, of Colby, died Friday, July 10, 2020 at Kearney Regional Medical Center, Kearney, NE. He was born May 27, 1944, in Colby, KS, to Wendell and Anna (Weigel) Berens. Gary graduated from Gem High School in 1962 and worked for Duckwall’s. In 1963, Gary entered the United State Air Force. He proudly served his country...

Jul 7, 2020

Myrtle Lee (Stevens) Shaw, 86, of Colby, died Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Oakley, KS. Myrtle Lee was born on January 19, 1934, to Leonard and Della Marie (Chapman) Stevens, in a sod house, on a creek, southwest of Hoxie, KS. She lived there for 5 months before moving to Hoxie. The family then moved to Denver when Myrtle Lee...

Jul 4, 2020

Doris Lea Warta Hartwell passed away on July 4th, 2020, in Glendale, AZ, at the age of 94. Doris was born in Glasco, KS October 13th, 1925 to Dr. A H Shull and Margaret (Ludwig) Shull. She married Dr. Edmund L. Warta in 1946 and later moved to Atwood, KS where they raised their daughter Kristen and sons Mark and...

Jul 3, 2020

Ruby Ruth Feess, 86, of Colby, died Friday, July 3, 2020. She was born May 16, 1934, in Colby, to John (Ted) and Grace (Chadwick) Griffin. Ruby graduated from Colby Community High School in 1954 and then attended Central Business College in Denver before returning to Colby. In the Fall of 1955, Ruby joined the US Army as part of...

Jul 1, 2020

Maryann E Racette, age 85, of Oakley, KS died at Logan County Senior Living on July 1, 2020. She was born April 17, 1935 in rural Sheridan County, KS to Levi and Margaret (Tremblay) Ribordy. Maryann married Luke A Racette on January 25, 1954 in Grainfield, KS. To this union, 8 children were born, Kathy (Ed) Wolak, Goodland, KS. William,...

Jun 27, 2020

Alvin LeRoy Volk, 92, of Colby, died Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Prairie Senior Living Complex. He was born September 19, 1927, in Campbell, NE, to Albert and Louise (Niederklein) Volk. Alvin completed the 8th grade, in Franklin, NE and was drafted in to the United States Army in 1946, serving 1 year in Korea. Alvin’s first job was working...

Jun 26, 2020

Jun 26, 2020

Willis Earl Crabtree, 91, of Brewster, died Friday, June 26, 2020, at Colby Health and Rehab. He was born August 23, 1928, in Utica, KS, to Roy and Gertrude (Jacka) Crabtree. Willis graduated from Utica High School in 1946 and then attended college at Fort Hays State University, receiving his bachelor’s degree. He taught at Beeler, KS for one semester...

Jun 23, 2020

Carl Earnest Wederski, 74, of Colby, formerly of Atwood, died Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at Citizens Medical Center, in Colby. He was born May 25, 1946, in Rawlins County, KS, to Luduish "Lew" and Gertrude A. (Larson) Wederski. Carl worked for Worthy Implement, the Kansas Department of Transportation and was a member of the Lions Club. On June 13, 1967,...

Jun 21, 2020

Vance Ray Kerksiek, age 55, of Colby, KS, passed away June 21, 2020, in North Platte, NE. He was born August 27, 1964, to Leroy and Pauline (Daughty) Kerksiek. Vance was a Veteran of the United States Army. He was stationed at Fort Riley, KS, in the Devils Brigade and departed service as a Corporal. He met his wife while...

Jun 12, 2020

Leonard Leroy Ziegler, 85, of Colby, died Friday, June 12, 2020, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. He was born April 19, 1935, in Hoxie, KS, to Leonard and Theresa (Kruse) Ziegler. Leroy graduated from Oakley High School in 1953 and served in the United States Navy from 1957-1959. He returned to Oakley and worked for Lee Ohrman at the Filling...

Jun 11, 2020

Richard V. Ohmart, MD, FAAFP, 84, of Oakley, died Thursday, June 11, 2020, at the Logan County Hospital. He was born May 29, 1936, in McPherson, KS, to Verle and Fern (Heckman) Ohmart. He was a long time Oakley physician and enjoyed photography. After completing high school in Scott City, Dick enrolled in the University of Kansas and received a...