Obituaries

Dec 9, 2020

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...

Dec 6, 2020

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...

Dec 2, 2020

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...

Dec 2, 2020

Dec 1, 2020

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...

Nov 30, 2020

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...

Nov 28, 2020

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...

Nov 26, 2020

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...

Nov 26, 2020

Nov 22, 2020

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;...

Nov 17, 2020

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...

Nov 13, 2020

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...

Nov 11, 2020

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...

Nov 10, 2020

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...

Nov 8, 2020

Our beautiful wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Maxine Lucy (Sabatka) Prideaux passed from this life to her life of glory on November 8 2020. She passed away with her husband Bob and sister-in-law Agnes Sabatka at her side at Prairie Senior Living in Colby, Kansas. Her passing was a result of complications from the novel Coronavirus 19. Maxine was...

Nov 8, 2020

Linda Kaye Schwarz, 72, of Oakley, died November 8, 2020, in Wichita, KS. She was born August 26, 1948, in Quinter, KS, to Charles and Ruth (Moss) Sidles. Linda moved to Oakley in 1961 and graduated from Oakley High School in 1966. On July 13,1968 she married William “Bill” Schwarz in Oakley, Kansas, where they lived their entire life. To...

Nov 7, 2020

Mildred Mary (Heim) Barnett Green, 93, of Colby, died Saturday, November 7, 2020, at the Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center, Sedalia, MO. She was born January 14, 1927, in Leoville, KS, to John and Margaret Heim. Mildred grew up near Dresden, KS and attended a country grade school. She attended High School in Leoville, graduating with the class of 1944....

Nov 4, 2020

Nov 4, 2020

Kenton Keith Krehbiel, 71, of Colby, died Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at the University of Kansas Health System St. Francis, in Topeka, KS. He was born July 24, 1949, in Hutchinson, KS, to Walter and Dorothy (Goering) Krehbiel. Kenton started school at Pretty Prairie and graduated from Inman High School, in 1967. He then attended Brown Mackie College in Salina,...

Nov 3, 2020

Florence "Flo" Rodriguez, of Colby, Kansas, passed away peacefully, in the presence of her children, in Hays, Kansas, on November 3, 2020, at the age of 74. Flo was born on November 6, 1945 in Lakin, Kansas. She graduated from Deerfield High School in 1963. She was a long-time resident of Colby and worked at Colby Elementary School where she...