Obituaries

Oct 4, 2020

Leo W. Keller, 97, of Oakley, died Sunday, October 4, 2020 at Logan County Senior Living, Oakley. He was born on August 1, 1923, near Mingo, KS to David & Sophia (Bush) Keller. He was the 2nd of the 8 children: Rebecca, Les, Ben, Ruthie, Esther, Daniel and Mary. He was raised on a family farm, milking cows, feeding cows...

Oct 3, 2020

Gerald L. “Tim” Adrian, 96, of Colby, passed away Saturday morning, October 3, 2020 at Citizens Medical Center, Colby, KS. He was born July 15, 1924, in Sheridan County, KS to John and Marie (Tucker) Adrian. He married Mary Lou Wallace on March 9, 1947. Tim tilled the soil to raise crops and raised cattle in his adult years. In...

Oct 1, 2020

Alfred “Bud” Clarence Lager died on October 1, 2020 at the Sheridan County Long Term Care in Hoxie, KS. Bud was born on August 24, 1927, in Grinnell, KS, to Fred and Irene (Comeau) Lager. The family grew up on a farm north of Grinnell, KS. Bud was the oldest of 6 children. He met Bonita Heim at a local...

Sep 30, 2020

Thelma Ann Wieland, 84, of Colby, died Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at Citizens Medical Center. She was born in Hays, KS on February 14, 1936 to Bonaventure & Felicitas Kreutzer. She was the 2nd oldest of 12 children. Thelma and family moved to a farm close to New Almelo, KS. Upon graduation from Leoville, she was a nurse’s aide at...

Sep 30, 2020

Robert Ray Tubbs, 87, died Wednesday September 30 at his farm north of Levant. He was born September 25, 1933 to Harold and Elma Tubbs. He was an only child. As a child growing up on the Tubbs family homestead, he attended Bunker Hill School. On January 9, 1955 he married Caroline Prokop in Colby, KS. He was always involved...

Sep 28, 2020

Janice Kay (Vernon) Hayes, 77, of Atwood, was born in Oberlin, KS, July 11, 1943, and passed away September 28, 2020, at Rawlins County Health Center, with her three children by her side. Janice was 3rd of six children born to Glenn & Florence (Hoppess) Vernon and grew up on a family farm east of Oberlin, KS, near Norcatur. Janice...

Sep 20, 2020

Kenneth Dean McDaniel, 82, of Colby, formerly of Brewster, died Sunday, September 20, 2020, at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby. He was born April 18, 1938, in Goodland, KS, to Ralph and Evangeline (Coffee) McDaniel. Kenneth graduated from Brewster High School in 1957. On June 15, 1957, at Pleasant Home Church, Brewster, KS, he married Colleen Joyce McDaniel. Kenneth was...

Sep 15, 2020

Cinch Everette Barta, 2 weeks old, of Colby, KS, died Tuesday, September 15, 2020. He was born August 26, 2020, in Colby, to Dillon and Ashley (Burton) Barta. Cinch was an amazing baby for the time his family had with him. He was such a laid back baby and was the sweetest little boy ever. He was loved by all....

Sep 14, 2020

Betty Lou Rundel (Christiansen), 85, was born in Colby, KS September 20, 1934 and passed away Monday, September 14, 2020 at Swedish Medical Center, Denver, CO. Betty married John R. Rundel (Johnny) on April 17, 1954 in Raton, NM. She was a homemaker, businesswoman and farmer. She was preceded in death by her husband Johnny Rundel; son Robert (Bob) Rundel;...

Sep 7, 2020

Terry Lee Schissler, 73, of Atwood, Kansas, passed away on Monday September 7th 2020 in Seffner, Florida. Terry was born in Oberlin, Kansas to Clifford Schissler and Blanche Schissler (Simpson) on March 26th, 1947. He went to school in Atwood Kansas prior to entering the military. He was a veteran of Vietnam and served in the Navy primarily on River...

Sep 6, 2020

James "Jim" W. Prochazka, 79, of Atwood, Kansas passed peacefully from this life on September 6, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in McCook, NE to Bertha (Horinek) and Wenceslaus (W.E.) Prochazka on November 17, 1940, James was a lifelong resident of Rawlins County, KS. He attended elementary school at Queen of Driftwood School in the Driftwood Township...

Sep 5, 2020

Dale Lee Olson, 89, a 1949 graduate of Decatur Community High School, died Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, at Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby. He was born March 13, 1931, on the family homestead in rural Herndon in Rawlins County, the son of Robert L. and Hattie (Schmidt) Olson. He attended Plainview Rural School and was confirmed in the Herndon...

Sep 2, 2020

Bernard Joseph Huelsmann, 92, of Angelus Kansas died peacefully Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care, Hoxie, Kansas. He was born September 4, 1927, in Thomas County, Kansas to Henry and Mary Louise (Baalmann) Huelsmann. Bernie was a lifelong farmer with a love for the land surpassed only by the love for his family and...

Aug 28, 2020

Pauline Catherine Maurath, 72, of Adel, IA, formerly of Oakley, KS, died Friday, August 28, 2020. She was born September 28, 1947, in Denver, CO and raised by Robert and Mary Helen (Sims) Bixenman. Pauline married Elmer Maurath on June 19, 1971. She was a registered nurse and had worked at the Logan County Manor for over 30 years. Pauline...

Aug 21, 2020

Francis Edmund Bouts, better known as Frank, 91, of Selden, KS, died August 21, 2020 at Colby Hospital, Colby, KS. He was born May 19, 1929 in Cedar, KS, to Anton and Leona Barnett Bouts. Frank was always a Kansas farm boy at heart and was certainly a child of the Great Depression. He grew up working harvests and herding...

Aug 17, 2020

Branden Trimmer, born November 28, 1972, grew up in Casper, Wyoming, where he played football and wrestled. After graduating, Branden went straight to work. He later attended college and worked in the oil field. Branden loved playing golf and had a huge passion for sports. Brenden enjoyed his time with his only son, Michael and his wife of three years,...

Aug 16, 2020

Aug 13, 2020

Philip Dale Davis died on August 13,2020. He was born October 24, 1931 to George and Gaynell (Fuerstock) Davis and was the youngest of nine children. He was preceded in death by his parents; his beloved wife, Jody; brothers, Harlan, Donald, and Harold and sisters, Vida Arimintrout, Thelma Davis, Elizabeth “Betty Lou” Mudgett, and Shirley Gregory. Phil’s interest in horses...

Aug 3, 2020

Richard Joseph Griffin, 74, of Atwood, died Monday, August 3, 2020. Richard was born to Paul E and Viola (Coyne) Griffin on April 15, 1946 in Marysville KS. At the tender age of 4 Rich and his brother Paul Jr. were reluctantly admitted to Winfield State Hospital by their father after their mother passed suddenly. For 26 years he lived...

Jul 28, 2020

On Tuesday, July 28th, 2020, Alan DeWitt Beougher stepped into the presence of the Lord at the age of 74. Alan was born on January 19th, 1946 at the family farm South of Oakley, Ks to Charles DeWitt and Edna Faye (Gibson) Beougher. He married the love of his life, Sharon Lorraine Cameron, on June 14th, 1964, in Colby KS,...