Apr 13, 2019

On December 9, 1944 the world was about to change for many, not because World War II was coming to an end, but because in a small hospital room in San Antonio, TX, Katherine Sartorius was about to give birth to her and Dr. Herman’s 5th and final child. Hey, they were Catholic…5 kids was a small family. Her siblings...

Apr 10, 2019

Patricia (Barton) Williby, 91, of Colby, KS, died Wednesday, April 10th, 2019, at Prairie Senior Living Complex. She was born September 28, 1927, in Lawton, Oklahoma; to Ray and Edith (Crossman) Barton. She married Virgil Williby on July 21, 1948. Pat met Virgil at the Craterville Skating rink in Lawton, OK. Virgil was stationed at an Army base; shortly thereafter...

Apr 10, 2019

Gene L. Bertrand, 84, of Oakley, died Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at the Logan County Hospital. He was born February 12, 1935, in Grainfield, KS, to Ernest and Ruth (Widdifield) Bertrand. He graduated from Oakley High School. Gene married Anita Portschi on November 24, 1956. He was a rancher and enjoyed nature, hunting, water sports, exploring innovations in agriculture and...

Apr 8, 2019

Chad R. Sharpe, 54, of Oakley, died Monday, April 8, 2019. He was born June 6, 1964, in Scott City, KS, to Harley and Ora Sharpe. Chad married Rebecca Buffington on January 31, 1998. He was good at building things and worked in construction. Chad enjoyed fishing, hunting and playing cards. His favorite thing was playing with his grandchildren. Chad...

Apr 7, 2019

Helen Joan Albers, known as Joan, left family and friends to meet her Heavenly Father on Sunday, April 7th, 2019 at Benton House of Staley Hills, a caring and loving independent living community in Kansas City, Missouri. She was 87 years old and died peacefully surrounded by her loved ones. Joan was born in Quinter, Kansas, on February 1,1932, the...

Apr 7, 2019

Judith L. “Judy” Ratzlaff, 70, of Colby, KS, formerly of Ulysses, KS passed away Sunday April 7, 2019. She was born June 8, 1948, in Ulysses, to Richard and Barbara (Brown) Martin. On November 8, 1969, Judy married Donald Ratzlaff at the Methodist Church in Ulysses. Judy worked in healthcare in hospitals. She enjoyed ceramics, reading and word searches. Judy...

Apr 7, 2019

Marlene Marie Cook , 81, of Littleton, passed away April 7, 2019. She was born November 29, 1937 in Oberlin, Kansas, the daughter of Clem and Alice (Kompus) Hutfles. Marlene was loved by everyone. She never met someone she didn’t give something of herself to. She was active in her church including serving as a Martha. Her faith in her...

Apr 6, 2019

Apr 5, 2019

Roberta Darlene Christie, 86, of Hoxie, died Friday, April 5, 2019, at Hays Medical Center. She was born August 11, 1932, in Salina, KS, to Albert and Esther (Bartell) Plummer. Roberta grew up south of Russell Springs, KS. She married Charlie Salmans in 1951. During their 40 years of marriage Roberta and Charlie farmed and raised cattle. They enjoyed many...

Apr 1, 2019

Janice Kay (Schissler) Kogl, 74, of Atwood, Kansas went to be with the Lord April 1, 2019 in McAllen, Texas following a tragic accident. She was born January 22, 1945 in Oberlin, Kansas to Clifford and Blanche Schissler, their first of three children. She was baptized and confirmed at the Atwood United Methodist Church and remained active as a United...

Apr 1, 2019

Treva Venus Fite, 97, of Colby, died Monday, April 1, 2019, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. She was born May 21, 1921, on a farm in Thomas County, KS, to Charles F. and Nellie A. (Kieffer) Laurant. Treva married John Alvin Fite on Nov 17, 1944. They both worked at Albert and Helen Frahm’s farm, where he was the foreman...

Apr 1, 2019

Gertrude (Vlasin) Lankas, 102, formerly of Atwood, KS, died Monday, April 1, 2019, in Lee’s Summit, MO. She was born to Joseph and Rose (Kucera) Vlasin, near Hayes Center, NE, in Hayes County, on March 7, 1917. She was baptized into the Catholic Faith at Sacred Heart Church in Hayes County. She attended rural school in Hayes County. She was...

Mar 31, 2019

Ronald Lynn Brier, 51, of Colby, died Sunday, March 31, 2019, at the Sheridan County Health Complex in Hoxie, KS. He was born May 19, 1967, in St. Francis, KS, to Raymond and Marlene (Weis) Brier. Ron graduated from Colby High School in 1985. After school he went to work for Commercial Sign until 2000, when he started working in...

Mar 30, 2019

Darrell “Mac” D. McMillin, 85, of Atwood, died Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby. He was born January 6, 1934, in Atwood, KS, to Leroy and Leona (Schroeder) McMillin. Upon graduating from Atwood High School Darrell joined the Navy and served on a fuel tanker during the Korean War, from 1958 to 1962. After being honorably...

Mar 29, 2019

Dennis "Danny" Lee Bond, 67, of Colby, died on March 29, 2019, at his home. He was born July 28, 1951, in Colby, KS to John D. Bond and Betty (Hofenstine) Bond. He was employed at the Village Inn in Colby, KS. He is survived by his brother, Kenneth and wife Linda, of Sterling, CO; several nieces and nephews. He...

Mar 26, 2019

Shirley Louise (Marsh) Hundley, 81, of Atwood, KS, formerly of Horton, KS passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Center in Atwood. She was born March 28, 1937 to John Frederick (Fred) and Louise (Kupferschmied) Marsh of Fanning KS, the fourth of four children. She was baptized and confirmed as a member of the Reorganized Church of...

Mar 25, 2019

Andrea Sue Metzler, 62, of Brewster, KS was called home to our Lord on March 25, 2019 in Crossville, TN after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. Sue was born May 8th, 1956 in Colby, KS the youngest child of Alvin and Allie Helin. She attended Brewster High school where she had many friends and participated in multiple sports and...

Mar 18, 2019

Melvin “Mel” Allen Bannister, of Lawrence, KS, passed away on March 18th, 2019 at the age of 85, surrounded by his family. Born in McDonald, KS on June 1st, 1933 to Richard and Vivian (Martin) Bannister, Mel graduated from Colby High School where he met Barbara Calliham. Mel then went on to further his education at the University of Colorado...

Mar 17, 2019

Mar 17, 2019

Clara (Beth) Schnellbacher Barrett lived to see a century of progress in Thomas County Kansas. She was born June 25, 1918 in Thomas County to Claude and Augusta (Peters) Schnellbacher and died March 17, 2019 in Colby, Kansas. Clara’s mother died in October 1920 when Clara was two years old leaving her and seven-year-old sister Helen motherless. Both girls were...