Mar 8, 2019

Venita Lee Davis passed away Friday, March 8, 2019 at Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby, KS at the age of 97. Venita was born September 28, 1921 in Garden City, KS to C G and Letha (Steele) Linscott. She married James F. Davis on May 24, 1956 in Albuquerque, NM. He preceded her in death. Venita was baptized as...

Mar 8, 2019

Gary Duane Wolf, 79, of Colby, died Friday, March 8, 2019, at Hays Medical Center. He was born December 8, 1939, in Colby, KS, to Willard “Bus” and Alice (Weber) Wolf. On May 17, 1960, he married Alice M Garrett, in Levant, KS. Gary often looked for ways to make life better for his family, working as a mechanic, ranch...

Mar 7, 2019

Rosemary A. Bange, 92, of Colby, died Thursday, March 7, 2019 at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby. She was born April 28, 1926, in Kansas City, MO, to John and Mary (Fellhoelter) Rehmer. Rosemary entered the Order of the Sisters of Adorers of the Blood of Christ in Wichita, in 1942. She completed her high school education in 1944 and...

Mar 6, 2019

Leo Michael Berens, 99, of Colby, died Wednesday, March 6, 2019. He was born April 6, 1919, in Ellis County, KS, to John and Anna (Kuhn) Berens. After leaving the home Leo joined the Civilian Conservatory Corps. On November 22, 1942, Leo married Elizabeth Krannawitter, in Park, KS. Leo served in the United States Army from 1942-1943, during WWII and...

Mar 4, 2019

Estelene Mitten, age 94, was released into God’s loving hands on March 4th, 2019 at Citizens Health in Colby, Kansas. She was born in Utica, Kansas on May 16th, 1924 to her parents Art and Irene Hagans, where she was raised on the family farm. In 1945 she was united in marriage to her beloved husband of 72 years, Jim,...

Mar 4, 2019

Caroline Peterson Searls, age 81, of Bella Vista, Arkansas passed away March 4, 2019. She was born the daughter of John and Ruby McCain, January 5th, 1938 in McDonald, Kansas. Caroline was a co-owner for Ford Garage and worked for Beamgard Learning Center, the Atwood Citizen Patriot and E.C. Mellick Insurance Agency before retiring. She enjoyed quilting and was a...

Mar 3, 2019

Christa Mae Nye, 93, of Colby, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 3, 2019. Christa was born on December 25, 1925 in Mulvane, KS. She spent her adult life in Colby, KS and was active in Eastern Star, Rebecca’s and Oddfellows. Christa held the office of Worthy Matron for the Eastern Star in the Colby Chapter....

Mar 1, 2019

Wayne Holloway, 66, passed away on March 1, 2019. He was born July 21, 1952 in Merkel, Texas, the first born son of Marvin and Daphna Holloway. He graduated from Merkel High School in 1970 and served in the U.S. Army for 3 years. He is survived by his daughter, Lindsay and Tyson Hoff; his grandson, Karsten; a new grandbaby...

Feb 26, 2019

Annunciata Marie (Wildeman) Weber, 88, of Park, departed this life on February 26, 2019, at the Sheridan County Long Term Care Unit, in Hoxie. The oldest child of Daniel and Mary (Ziegler) Wildeman, Ann was born at home, May 29, 1930, east of Park. Ann and her family moved to their new sod house south of Grainfield when she was...

Feb 26, 2019

Feb 22, 2019

James Robert “Jim” Malone was born 1936 in Topeka, Kansas, to Audrey and Clarence Malone and passed away on 22. February 2019 in Bühl, near Baden-Baden, Germany, at the age of 82. He was flown one last time to his homeland, where he loved to spend time on the Malone homestead in the prairie of North West Kansas and also...

Feb 20, 2019

James “Jim” Harrell Morelock was born to Cecil and Ruby Morelock on November 6, 1935, in Little Rock, Arkansas and died on February 20, 2019 at Rawlins County Health Center in Atwood, Kansas. Jim and Ruth (Gayle) Morelock were married for 37 years before her death. Through this union, the couple had 3 children; Tim, Tom and Traci. As a...

Feb 18, 2019

Lorene Mary Faimon, 61, of Hebron, NE., died Monday, February 18, 2019. She was born May 5, 1957, in Lincoln, NE. In 1960 at the age of 3, she and her brother, Michael, were adopted by Ben and Agnes (Pianalto) Faimon. Her early education was spent at Stratton Public Schools until she needed more specialized care. She attended other educational...

Feb 10, 2019

Corey Lea (Santo) Bergsten, 44, of Winona, KS, died Sunday, February 10, 2019. She was born December 4, 1974, in North Platte, NE, to John and Connie Santo. Corey graduated from Stapleton High School, then attended McCook Community College and the University of Nebraska Kearney, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education. She loved children and enjoyed...

Feb 8, 2019

LaVerna Lorraine Stambaugh, 98, born December 3, 1920, in Gem, Kansas to Arthur Jasper and Mary LaVerna Smith, passed away February 8, 2019. Lorraine had one older sister, Ulala Royalynn Smith. Both of her parents, sister and husband preceded her in death. Lorraine worked various jobs in Colby, Kansas, including working at the Welfare Office, Thomas County National Bank, County...

Feb 7, 2019

Justin “George” Ladenburger, 89, of Oakley, died Thursday, February 7, 2019, at Colby Health and Rehab. He was born April 18, 1929, in Angelus, Ks, to Peter and Carrie (Wehner) Ladenburger. George met Dorothy Albers and they were married on October 23, 1950 in Angelus. They were married 67 years. Our Dad, Grandpa and Great Grandpa enjoyed farming and harvesting...

Feb 4, 2019

Diana Landau, 64, of Oakley, died Monday, February 4, 2019. She was born March 14, 1954, in Norfolk, VA, to Donald and Goldie (Willson) Young. She was a pharmacist in Lawrence, KS. She was preceded in death by her mom Goldie. She is survived by her father Donald Young, of Colby; sons, Dustin Landau, of Gardner, KS and Kirk Landau,...

Feb 1, 2019

Rosalie Valnet Snow Seemann , Colby, passed away on February 1, 2019 at Citizens Medical Center, Colby, Kansas. Rosalie was the 8 th child and 4 th daughter of Harry Monroe and Ora Rachel Power Snow. She was born on September 5, 1934 in rural Bow Creek Township of Phillips County, Kansas. When she was 1 year old the family...

Jan 30, 2019

Edward Miller, 89, of Colby, died Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. He was born August 27, 1929, in Dresden, KS, to Edward and Christina (Zimmerman) Miller. Ed served in the United States Army. He married JoAnn Daniel on December 27, 1955, in Oberlin, and to this union nine children were born. Ed farmed until 1969, when...

Jan 30, 2019

Mary Cynthia “Cindi” (Graves) Rummel was born in Atwood, Kansas on March 31, 1952, the youngest of five children born to Byron “Bike” Graves and Hazel (McGowan) Graves. She departed this life on January 30, 2019, at the Rawlins County Health Center in Atwood, Kansas, at the age of 66 years, 9 months and 30 days. The family moved to...