Obituaries

Feb 21, 2020

Todd Eugene Bellinger, 63, of Atwood, passed away Friday morning, February 21, 2020. He was born March 20, 1956 in Washington, KS to Charles J. and Ida May (Landis) Bellinger. Growing up Todd and his sister, Charla, had a paper route in Syracuse, KS. Then in high school he worked at Roy’s Jack and Jill Grocery, Millsap’s Grocery and dog...

Feb 18, 2020

Kenneth “Whitey” Joseph Struckhoff, 81, of Grinnell, died Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Salina Regional Health Center. He was born October 8, 1938, in Grinnell, KS, to Aloys and Regina (Ballmann) Struckhoff. Whitey was a 1956 graduate of Grinnell High School. Following high school, he proudly served his country in the United States Army stationed in Germany from 1958-1960. Upon...

Feb 18, 2020

Daniel Roeten, 21, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at his residence in Colby, Kansas. Daniel, a nationally registered Advanced Emergency Medical Technician, was employed at Thomas County EMS in Colby. He loved his job, the town, and his coworkers and had recently started pursuing his dream of obtaining his Paramedic certification. Daniel was born in Hoorn, the...

Feb 18, 2020

Denise Clark, 46, of Ludell, died Tuesday, February 18, 2020. She was born June 12, 1973, in Lompoc California, to Don and Debra Adams. She loved spending time with her husband, children, and grandchildren. She loved to sing, make jewelry, and spend time by the lake. She was a great wife, mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, friend, and advisor. She was...

Feb 17, 2020

William “Bill” Henry Frerichs, 92, of Colby, died Monday, February 17, 2020 at Colby Health and Rehab. He was born July 6, 1927, in Goodland, KS, to Heye Frerichs and Mary (Walker) Frerichs-Bolen. Bill served in the United States Marines and was a member of the Colby American Legion. In his early life Bill went to work for the railroad,...

Feb 17, 2020

Feb 17, 2020

Duane D. (Swede) Leak was born June 1, 1927 and died February 17, 2020 at the age of 92. If you believe that Life should be lived as if you are creating a masterpiece painting, his was created with mostly broad and bold brush strokes and filled in with loving detail. His gift for storytelling served him well for sharing...

Feb 16, 2020

Terri Ann Arnberger, 62, of Colby, died Sunday, February 16, 2020, at Hays Medical Center. She was born February 12, 1958, in Hays, KS, to Duane and Lois Jean (Ekberg) Dawes. Terri attended Brewster schools, graduating in 1976. On July 22, 1978, Terri married Rod Arnberger, in Colby. Terri had worked at Farmers and Merchants Bank for 5 years, then...

Feb 15, 2020

Thomas Patrick Baalman, 78, of Grinnell, died Saturday, February 15, 2020, at the Logan County Hospital. He was born December 27, 1941, in Hays, KS, to Francis and Sarah (Murphy) Baalman. Tom was a math and science teacher with a career spanning 27 years at Oakley High School, and 3 years at Quinter HS. He had a tremendous impact on...

Feb 9, 2020

Thomas Lee Rominger, Jr., 55, of Colby, died Sunday, February 9, 2020, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, KS. He was born June 27, 1964, in Olney, Maryland, to Norma Jean (Sexton) and Thomas Lee Rominger, Sr. Thomas worked in landscaping and home improvement. In his free time he enjoyed fishing, building furniture and walking dogs. He also loved cheering...

Feb 6, 2020

Esther Mae Eicher, 90, of Brewster, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, at the Logan County Hospital, Oakley. She was born Jan. 15, 1930, in Thomas County, Kansas, to Harry and Lois (McArthur) Eicher.

Esther graduated from Colby High School and earned her bachelor’s degree in nutrition at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She went on to receive a Master’s in Public...

Jan 28, 2020

John Manning Rogers, 75, of Atwood, died Tuesday the 28th of January, 2020 at Swedish Medical Center, in Englewood Colorado. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri on the 4th of September, 1944 to Olis and Gladys Rogers. John lived a full life, from serving our country in Vietnam, driving and erecting oil derricks all around the Midwest, to gardening,...

Jan 22, 2020

Norma Jean Huss, 86, of Herndon, died Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at the Rawlins County Health Center, Atwood, KS. She was born January 7, 1934, in rural Herndon, KS, to Alfred P. and Eleanora (Barenberg) Marintzer. Norma Jean grew up on the family farm northwest of Herndon, KS. On June 10, 1958, she married Frank Huss Jr. and to this...

Jan 19, 2020

Beverly Elaine Petersen, age 96, of Ames, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Accura Healthcare of Ames. Beverly was the youngest of four daughters born to Glenn Hiriam Partlow and Lillian Katherine Zelinsky Partlow on August 16, 1923 in Esterville, Iowa. Beverly graduated from Valley Center High School in Des Moines, Iowa and married Vincent Lee Hedrick. Three...

Jan 12, 2020

Frederick Joseph Albers, 65, of Rexford, died Sunday, January 12, 2020, at his home. He was born July 7, 1954, in Colby, KS, to Alfred and Anna (Haffner) Albers. Fred attended Selden Schools then graduated from Rexford High School in 1972 and joined the United States Army. He attended boot camp at Ft Leonard Wood, MO and was then stationed...

Jan 7, 2020

Elsie Lorraine Wolters, 88, of Oberlin, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, in Wichita, KS. She was born March 27, 1931, in Selden, KS, to Everett and Ruby Mae (Anderson) Roberts. After graduating high school, she went on to get her nursing certificate. On February 14, 1955, Elsie married Gus Wolters, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, in Oberlin. They...

Jan 1, 2020

Sylvester Anthony Bange, 88, of Colby, died Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby. He was born July 24, 1931, in rural Thomas County, KS, to Joseph and Anna (Schwarz) Bange. Sylvester graduated in 1948 from Hoxie High School. He served in the United States Army from 1953-1955. He farmed and ranched for many years near Menlo,...

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...

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...

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...