Nov 13, 2019

Loretta June Mentlick, 74, of Colby, died Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at her home. She was born August 4, 1945, in Tacoma, WA, to Elmer and Minne Boxberger. Loretta graduated from Russel High School and attended Colby Community College. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband James Mentlick and son Doug Allen Goodheart. She is survived by her...

Nov 9, 2019

Betty Louise Schneider, 92, passed away November 9th at the Logan County Hospital in Oakley. Betty was born on April 29th, 1927 to Earl and Florence Messinger, of rural Abilene. She graduated from Abilene High School in 1945 and upon graduation she went to Washington, D.C. and worked as a secretary for the Dept. of the Marines. She married Jack...

Nov 4, 2019

David Lee Gallagher, age 66, passed away on November 4, 2019, at his home in Oakley, KS with his family by his side, after his bout with pancreatic cancer. Dave was welcomed in to this world on December 6, 1952, in Wichita, KS. Dave was one of six children of Frank and Joyce Gallagher. Dave grew up in Hoxie and...

Nov 3, 2019

Deanna Rae Dewey, 75, of Brewster, entered into her final resting place November 3, 2019, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. She was born December 21, 1943, in Arapahoe, NE, to Frank and Bertha (Wendland) Kaltoff. Dee, as she was affectionately known, enjoyed gardening, ceramics and cooking. She grew up near Arapahoe, NE and attended Arapahoe High School. Dee was preceded...

Oct 31, 2019

Melinda “Mindy” Ann Fryback, 43 of Colby, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019, at Hays Medical Center. She was born January 1, 1976, in Colby, KS to Gordon and Judy (Brown) Gilbert. Mindy married Jeffrey Fryback on February 2, 1996. She enjoyed hunting and fishing and especially loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. Mindy is survived by her...

Oct 28, 2019

Oct 27, 2019

Anthony (Tony) Worek, 61, of Grainfield, Kansas, died Sunday, October 27, 2019 at Hays Medical Center. He was born August 1st, 1958, fostered by Earl and Darlene (Dollinger) Jones. He graduated from Arvada West High School. Tony worked for the Jefferson County Department of Transportation and Kansas Department of Transportation. He loved NASCAR and was a member of the Grainfield...

Oct 25, 2019

Oct 23, 2019

Darrel Weber, 87, of Norton, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at Sebelius Reservoir, in Norton, County, KS. Darrel was born July 22, 1932, to Frida P (Agan) and Arthur H. Weber. He was one of six children born to the marriage and was the last living of his siblings. Darrel was raised in Northwest Kansas. He lost his father...

Oct 22, 2019

Norman Earl Claus, 86, of Colby, died Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Denver, CO. He was born February 13, 1933, in Madison County, NE, to Herman and Esther (Schade) Claus. On February 15, 1964, Norman married Vivian Maxwell. Norman worked for the Union Pacific for 39 years most often as a station agent and telegrapher in...

Oct 19, 2019

Marjorie Maxine (Nelson) Abell, 91, of Grinnell, died Saturday, October 19, 2019, at the Gove County Medical Center in Quinter. She was born May 31, 1928, to Walter and Ruby Nelson, and raised on a farm in the Clifton-Clyde area of central Kansas. She attended Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, and graduated with a teaching degree from Kansas State University...

Oct 13, 2019

Oct 8, 2019

Tommy Joe Moorhous passed away on October 8, 2019, at the age of 63, due to diabetes complications. Tom was born to Johnny Ray and Annette (Robben) Moorhous on September 19th, 1956, in Oakley, KS. Upon graduating from Oakley High School, he graduated from Colby Community College and Fort Hays State University, with a Bachelor’s Degree of Fine Arts, a...

Oct 3, 2019

Brent Lee Emery, age 27, of Topeka passed away Thursday evening October 3, 2019 in Colby, KS. Brent was born August 14, 1992 the son of Gary and Terry Coulter Emery, Jr. Brent attended school at Shawnee Heights High School. He currently was working at Hi-Plains Coop in Gem, Kansas. Brent is survived by his mother, Terry (David) Hause of...

Oct 3, 2019

Brandon Silas Gordon, 28, of Lawrence, died Thursday, October 3, 2019. He was born September 19, 1991, in Colby, KS, to Clinton and Stacy (Elliott) Gordon. Brandon graduated from Colby High School in 2010. He enjoyed fishing at Villa High Park, music, cheering for the 49ers and spending time with his son. Brandon was preceded in death by his father...

Sep 25, 2019

Cale Lewis Evins, 12, of Oakley, died Wednesday, September 25, 2019. He was born January 6, 2007, in Great Bend, KS, to J.L. and Carrie (George) Evins. Cale was an active young man and enjoyed playing with friends and participating in soccer, baseball and football. He loved camping, hiking and summer weekends at the lake on the boat and fancied...

Sep 24, 2019

Dorothy Clara (Schmidt) Wolters was born July 23, 1927 in Potter, KS. She was the 5th of 9 children born to John Traugott and Elsie L (Herderhorst) Schmidt. She entered her eternal rest on September 24, 2019 in Garden City, KS. At the age of 10, Dorothy moved with her family to the Trinity Lutheran Church parsonage north of Ludell,...

Sep 17, 2019

Richard Benton Hayes, age 80, of Atwood, passed away September 17th, 2019 at the Rawlins County Health Center. Rich was born on March 28th, 1939 in Decatur County, Kansas to C. A. “Jack” and Virda Hayes, he was the 4th of five children. Rich was born and raised on the family farm north of Rexford, in Decatur County, along with...

Sep 17, 2019

Sep 16, 2019

Anna Mary (Fleming) Barnett, 89, of Colby, died Monday, September 16, 2019, at Fairview Estates of Colby, KS. Anna Mary was born to Henry L. and Laura W. (Kirby) Fleming in Logan, KS, on June 24, 1930. She grew up in Rooks County, near Webster, KS. In 1945 her and her family moved to Sheridan County, KS. In August 17,...