Elric Tremblay
Jan 1, 2020
Elric “Rick” Alfred Tremblay, 91, of Colby, died Wednesday, January 1, 2020. He was born in rural Cloud County, Kansas, near St. Joseph, on February 5, 1928, to Eli and Edmee (Bouley) Tremblay. Rick graduated from Concordia High School in 1947. He then attended Chillicothe Business College in Chillicothe, Missouri to learn the art of telegraphy. In April 1948, he...
Stanley Sanders
Dec 30, 2019
Stanley Edwin Sanders was born May 10, 1927 to Carl and Mattie Sanders. Stanley had one brother, Sidney Sanders. He lived and worked on the family homestead outside of Harper, KS until he joined the Army Air force in 1945, serving in the Philippines. He was awarded the Philippine Independence Ribbon, World War II Victory Medal, and Army of Occupation...
Randall Heier
Dec 30, 2019
Randall Kenneth Heier, 68, of Grinnell, died Monday, December 30, 2019. He was born November 26, 1951, in Oakley, KS, to Valentine and Anna Mary (Zimmerman) Heier. Randall enjoyed gardening, horticulture and socializing at the Grinnell Senior Center and grocery store. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Brice Leon Heier and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. He...
Bettie Schielke
Dec 30, 2019
Bettie Marie Schielke, 77, of Colby, died Monday, December 30, 2019, at Hays Medical Center. She was born November 4, 1942, in Esbon, KS, to Ottis and Erma (Morris) Alldredge. Bettie married Dean Schielke on November 10, 1984, in Colby. She had worked at Careful Cleaners, Days Inn, Mr. C’s and Tom and Jerry’s. Bettie’s hobbies included yard work, tending...
Elmer Lawver
Dec 30, 2019
Elmer Eugene Lawver, 92, of Colby, died Monday, December 30, 2019, at Prairie Senior Living Center. He was born August 31, 1927, in McCook, NE, to Samuel and Beulah (Koon) Lawver. He lived in a sod homestead located near where the town of Achilles was, in Rawlins County, Kansas. After the death of his father in 1928 he lived in...
Rosemary Beckman
Dec 24, 2019
Rosemary (Rosie) Catherine Beckman, 89, of Grinnell, died Tuesday, December 24, 2019. She was born on a farm near Angelus, KS, on March 7, 1930, to Francis and Mary (Moellering) Robben. Rosemary married Dorven (Fat) Beckman on August 17, 1949. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, of Grinnell, the Altar Society and Daughters of Isabella. She...
Joyce Gatlin
Dec 23, 2019
Joyce Elaine (Lauritsen) Gatlin, 87, our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, has passed on to eternity. She left this world on Monday, December 23, 2019. We grieve, but not as those who are without hope. This dear lady has gone ahead of us, and someday we will see her again. Joyce leaves a legacy of faith, evident every day in her...
Joy Davis
Dec 21, 2019
Joy Irene Davis, 97, of Colby, died Saturday, December 21, 2019. She was born September 27, 1922, in Meade, KS, to Asa and Goldie (Keltner) Ford. Joy graduated from Meade High School. She married Henry Clay Davis on September 14, 1942, in Amarillo, TX. Joy had worked at the Thomas County Bank for several years. She was a member of...
Judith Kennedy
Dec 15, 2019
Judith Ann (Judy Morgan) Kennedy, 61, of Colby, died Sunday, December 15, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS, after a short battle with cancer. She was born November 19, 1958, in Colby, KS, to Willard and Mary (Wigginton) Morgan. Judy graduated from Hoxie High School, with the class of 1976, and then attended Colby Community College and Barton County...
Marian Smith
Dec 14, 2019
Marian (Vohs) Smith was born in Rawlins County Kansas on May 19, 1932 to Harry and Geraldine Vohs. She attended schools in McDonald & Brewster, Kansas and spent her junior and senior years attending Mt. St. Gertrude Academy in Boulder, Colorado where she graduated in 1950. After graduation she returned to Colby and began working at the John Deere Company...
Sidney Strait
Dec 13, 2019
Sidney Milhon Strait, 76, of Colby, passed away Friday, December 13, 2019, at her home. She was born March 31, 1943, in St. Rose Hospital, Great Bend, KS, to Kenneth and Treva (Black) Milhon. She was a graduate of Larned High School in 1961 and Colorado Womens College, in 1965. Preceding her in death were her parents, Kenneth Milhon, Garden...
Warren Billips
Dec 12, 2019
Warren Larry Billips, 64, of Oakley, died Thursday, December 12, 2019. He was born February 1, 1955, in Norton, KS, to Eldon and Leora (Cutting) Billips. He was a graduate of Hill City High School, followed by four years of service in the United States Air Force. On January 22, 1983, he married Rita Goetz. Warren enjoyed family time, hunting,...
Diana Sabatka
Dec 11, 2019
Diana Dale Sabatka was born on August 18th 1943 and died Wednesday, December 11th 2019 at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, KS after her long fight with Alzheimer’s Disease. Diana (Dani) is a Kansas native born in Colby and raised in Brewster. Diana was the daughter of Dale and Vivian Kauffman and has two siblings; Debi Page and Byron Kauffman....
Evelyn Freeburn
Dec 10, 2019
Evelyn Mary Kopriva Freeburn was born on October 16, 1926 in rural Hill County near Abbott, Texas to Vinc and Amalie Ruzijcka Urbanovsky. She died Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 93. She was the third of four children, and had one brother and two sisters. At a very young age, she...
Patricia Young
Dec 9, 2019
Patricia Ann Young, 84, of Colby, passed away Monday, December 9, 2019 at Citizens Medical Center. She was born February 14, 1935, in Colby, KS, to E. A. (Neb) and Mary (Talbott) Swanson. Patricia was a member of the United Methodist Church and the VFW Auxiliary 6882. She attended Colby Schools and graduated high school in 1953. She attended Fort...
John Cranston
Dec 9, 2019
John H. Cranston, 94, of Colby, Kansas, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019 at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, Kansas. He was born on November 7, 1925 in rural Bazine, Kansas during a snow storm. He always told people it took three days for the doctor to make it through the snow to their rural farm. He was the...
Shanelle Padilla
Dec 5, 2019
Shanelle Marie Padilla August 04, 1995 - December 05, 2019 Beloved Daughter, Sister, Granddaughter, Niece and Friend to many. She was born on August 04, 1995 to Nikki Padilla in Loveland, Colorado. She passed away in Colby, Kansas on December 05, 2019. She is survived by her mother Nikki Padilla and father Robbie Luna, of Rexford, Kansas; her sister Tabatha...
Dennis Buford
Nov 24, 2019
Dennis R. Buford, 80, died Nov. 24, 2019 at Parker Hospital in Parker, Colo. Tracy, Vicki and Tyler were at his side. Dennis was born Dec. 2, 1938 to Orville and Elvina Frick Buford in Marion, Kan. He grew up in Colby, Kan. Dennis and Mardell Kogl were married Aug. 25, 1962. They were blessed with three sons, Trevor Lee,...
Eugene Kleidosty
Nov 23, 2019
Eugene Leonard Kleidosty died Saturday, November 23, 2019, at the Good Samaritan nursing home in Atwood, Kansas. He was born November 6, 1926, at the George Jr. Sattler farmstead, five miles northwest of Herndon, Kansas, the son of Mike and Carrie (Sattler) Kleidosty. He attended the Stoney School, first through fourth grades and then went to St. Mary’s School in...
Brian Friesen
Nov 16, 2019
Brian Friesen, 36, of Colby, died Saturday, November 16, 2019. He was born October 11, 1983, in Colby, Kansas, to Jon and Ann Friesen. He graduated from Colby High School in May 2002 and from Kansas State University in May 2007, with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance. Brian was a devoted father and loving son, farming with his mother and...