Jul 23, 2019

Armella Marie Kruse, 94, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at the Prairie Senior Living Center in Colby, Kansas. Armella was born on October 12, 1924, to Herman and Mary Lintel. She grew up and lived most of her life in Oakley, Kansas. On January 24, 1944 she was united in marriage to Ralph J. Kruse in Oakley, Kansas,...

Jul 21, 2019

Robert Joseph Dickman, Jr. “RJ”, 76, of Grinnell, died Sunday, July 21, 2019, at his home. He was born July 16, 1943, in Wichita, KS, to Eunice (Andregg) and Robert Joseph Dickman, Sr. RJ graduated from Grinnell High School in 1961 and served in the United States Army from 1965-1967, stationed in Germany. He married Leona Schwarz on November 21,...

Jul 19, 2019

Ralph Francis Albers, a lifelong western Kansas farmer, cattleman and resident of Oakley, KS, died Friday, July 19, 2019 at the age of 90 years. He was born on September 6, 1928, in Sheridan County, KS to Joseph Anthony and Veronica (Beckman) Albers. In his early years, Ralph attended Oakley schools until he graduated the eighth grade. During this time,...

Jul 16, 2019

Shane Leroy Mullen, age 60, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, at his home in Oakley, KS. Shane made his memorable first appearance on September 16, 1958, being delivered by his grandmother, Mabel Linder, on his grandparent’s farm NE of Leoti, KS. Shane was the baby of the family, the son of Leonard and Sharon Mullen. Growing up on a...

Jul 16, 2019

Dorothy Arlene Emahizer, 90 of Ludell, died Tuesday July 16th 2019. She was born August 19, 1928 to James & Ethel (Meyers) Gilbert on their farm near Achilles, KS. Dorothy attended Rosedale School through 8th grade & graduated from Oberlin High School in 1946. She taught school & later attended nursing school at Halstead Ks. Dorothy married Thaine Emahizer June,...

Jul 15, 2019

Judy Lynn Younger (Durham), 56, died July 13th 2019 at her home in Colby, Kansas. She was born April 26th 1963 in Colby, Kansas to August and Shirley (Hamm) Durham. She was preceded in death by her sister, Linda Crouse and her niece, Natasha Barnett. Judy is survived by her daughter, Holly Younger, of Hays, Kansas; her parents, August and...

Jul 14, 2019

Judi Morse, 66, of Atwood, went home to the Lord on Sunday, July 14, 2019. Judi was born November 22, 1952, to Joseph and Patricia (Miller) Esch. One of ten children, Judi learned the value of hard work and compassion. Judi went to Central Catholic Grade School and graduated from Union High School, both in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She met...

Jul 13, 2019

Caroline Louise Crist was born in Laredo, Texas on April 22nd, 1943, to Roy and Leona Crist. Roy was stationed there during World War II, but after the war, the family returned to Kansas where Caroline was raised primarily on the plains of Kansas. She spent 8 years of her time there on a wheat and cattle farm where she...

Jul 6, 2019

Jul 5, 2019

Gary Linn Seemann passed away at home in Great Bend, KS on July 5th, 2019 at the age of 66. Gary was born in Smith Center, KS on November 30th, 1952. He and his family moved to Levant, KS in 1959. Gary served with the United States Army beginning in 1971 until he was distinguishably discharged in 1977. After the...

Jul 5, 2019

Mary Ann (Vontz) James, 73, of Colby, died July 5, 2019 at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, Kansas surrounded by her loved ones. She was born July 17, 1945, in McCook, Nebraska, the oldest child of Leonard John and Esther (Brown) Vontz. Mary grew up on the family farm south of McCook, and attended grade school at District 8, graduating...

Jul 4, 2019

Joshua David Berens, 15, of Colby, died Thursday, July 4, 2019. He was born August 6, 2003, in Goodland, KS, to Kevin and Angela (Flickner) Berens. Josh was saved through faith in Christ June 20, 2019. He followed in believer’s baptism June 30, 2019. Knowing Jesus and heaven as Josh does now, face to face, he would urge you to...

Jul 1, 2019

Marc August Mundhenke, 27, of Colby, Kansas and formerly of Waterloo, Iowa passed away on July 1, 2019 in Colby, Kansas. Marc August Mundhenke was born on August 1, 1991, the son of David and Monica (Moraniec) Mundhenke in Waterloo, Iowa. He graduated from Denver high school in 2010. He worked at M.A.Mortenson Construction, Wanzek Construction, and Blattner Energy in...

Jun 29, 2019

John Robert Geisinger, 85, of Selden, died Saturday, June 29, 2019, at Prairie Senior Living Complex of Colby. He was born April 30, 1934, in Sheridan County, KS to John and Anna (Goscha) Geisinger. John graduated from Leoville High School in 1952 and served in the United States Army from 1952-1954 as a payroll officer in Germany. After the service...

Jun 24, 2019

Bernard Anthony Muehlenkamp, 91, of Oakley, died Monday, June 24, 2019. He was born April 15, 1928, in Sheridan County, KS, to Ben and Katherina (Mense) Muehlenkamp. Bernard served in the United States Army, during the Korean War, from 1950-1952. After his service he drove truck for the Grinnell COOP, before moving to Denver to drive a Freight Truck. He...

Jun 24, 2019

Dixie ‘Charlene’ Anderson, 87, of Salida, CO formerly of Graham County, KS, died June 24, 2019. She was born November 29, 1931, in Morland, KS to Ivan Louis and Geraldine (Boss) Rawson. She graduated from Morland High School in 1949 and married Dwane M. Anderson on May 22, 1949. She worked side by side with her husband at Anderson Motor...

Jun 23, 2019

Jun 22, 2019

Olive L. Arnold, 99, of Clayton, died Saturday, June 22, 2019 at Good Samaritan in Oberlin. She was born September 10, 1919, in Clayton, KS, to Blakey and Lulu “Blanche” (Reid) Rule. She graduated from Clayton High School and on March 27, 1949, she married Francis Arnold. Olive was a member of the United Methodist Church in Clayton. She was...

Jun 22, 2019

Jun 19, 2019

Lisa Jane Cook, 48, of Oakley, died Wednesday, June 19, 2019. She was born April 13, 1971, in Euless, TX, to Wheeler Dale and Thelma (Wheeler) Wright. She married David Cook on July 7, 1995, in Oakley. Lisa enjoyed playing Farkle and spending time with her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband David and grandson Jesse...