Larry Lewis
May 26, 2019
Larry Lane Lewis, 77, of Colby, died Sunday, May 26, 2019 at Citizens Health in Colby, Kansas. He was surrounded by his loved ones. He was born June 3, 1941, in Hoxie, KS, to Peary and Maxine (Rosenkrans) Lewis. He graduated from Hoxie High School in 1959, where he participated in basketball, football and track. Larry served in the United...
Scott Howard
May 25, 2019
On Saturday, May 25, 2019, Scott D. Howard, of Ludell, KS, loving husband, and father passed away at the age of 59 from complications from cancer. Scott David Howard was born Jan. 31, 1960, in Denver, CO to David and Sharol (Dirks) Howard. Scott married Virginia "Ginny" Niermeier on Jan. 12, 1980 at Grace Lutheran, Atwood, KS. Born to this...
Annette Moorhous
May 22, 2019
Annette Marie Moorhous, 87, of Oakley, KS, died peacefully at the Logan County Hospital on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, due to health complications. She was born Anna Marie Robben on October 26, 1931, in Angelus, Kansas, to Francis and Mary (Moellering) Robben. She graduated from Grinnell High School in 1949 and attended college in Salina, Kansas, which resulted in her...
Doris Shoemaker
May 20, 2019
Doris Louise Shoemaker, 90, of Colby, died Monday, May 20, 2019, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. She was born January 10, 1929, in Winfield, KS, to Robert and Helen (Enegren) Haines. Doris married Gene Shoemaker on May 1, 1946. The couple was married for over 71 years. Doris was active in several United Methodist Churches across western Kansas, that Gene...
John Bargo
May 19, 2019
John Raymond Bargo, Jr., 57, of Colby, died Sunday, May 19, 2019, at his home. He was born September 15, 1961, in Abilene, TX, to John Raymond Bargo, Sr. and Mary Inez (Pearson) Bargo. John enjoyed hunting, camping, fishing, shooting and riding his motorcycle. He especially loved spending time with his family. He was preceded in death by his father....
Billy Turrell
May 17, 2019
Billy Joe Turrell, 83, of Colby, died Friday, May 17, 2019, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. He was born May 4,1936 North of Rexford, KS to Joseph and Avis May (Phillips)Turrell. He was the youngest of six children, sisters Lola Skiles and Blanche Cheney, brothers Clifford, Clyde and Donald. Billy was the only one that graduated from high school. He...
John Schroeder
May 13, 2019
John Henry Schroeder, 85, of Colby, died Monday, May 13, 2019, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. He was born October 21, 1933, in Thomas County, KS, to Leon M. and Protus (Ackard) Schroeder. John graduated from Levant High School with the class of 1951. He married Betty Stickel on May 23, 1952. John was a lifetime farmer and cattleman, especially...
Wilma Anderson
May 5, 2019
Wilma Anderson, 91, of Colby, died May 5, 2019 at the Logan County Manor, Oakley. Wilma was born March 8, 1928 near Levant, KS, to Charley and Mildred Carpenter. In 1948 she married Glen Doherty and they had five children, Barbara, Charles, Gary, Joseph, & Paula. Wilma managed a motel in Goodland for many years. Most of her life was...
Connie Dawson
May 5, 2019
Connie Marie Dawson, 73, of Oakley, died Sunday, May 5, 2019 at Gove County Medical Center, Quinter. She was born December 1, 1945, in Colby, KS, to Leonard and Elizabeth (Schurr) Swart. She married Dennis Dawson on April 18, 1964. Connie was a member of the Sun Beam Club and enjoyed quilting. She was a bookkeeper and secretary. Connie was...
Ellen Dewey
Apr 29, 2019
Ellen E. (Kogl) Dewey, 84, of McDonald, died Monday, April 29, 2019. She was born the middle child to William and Helen (Barenburg) Kogl on September 20, 1934 in Herndon, Kansas. She attended grade school through the 3rd Grade in Herndon before their family moved to the Southwest part of Rawlins County. She then attended Mirage Township Country School and...
Gladys Fischer
Apr 28, 2019
Gladys Helen (Frese) Fischer, 81, of Colby, died Sunday, April 28, 2019, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. She was born November 13, 1937, in Trenton, NE, to Edgar and Augusta (Lampe) Frese. Gladys married Ralph Fischer on November 1, 1969. Two sons, Thomas Charles and William Alan were born. She also became mother to Ralph’s sons Rick and Timothy, from...
Karen Bolt
Apr 28, 2019
Karen Louise Bolt, 64. of Atwood, Kansas left this earth on Sunday, April 28, 2019 as a result of an auto accident near Cope, Colorado. Karen was born on June 7, 1954 in Goodland, Kansas to Jewell and Rosalyn (Edwards) Bolt. The family lived in Brewster KS until they moved to the Edwards Family Homestead north of Goodland in 1962....
Richard Koel
Apr 24, 2019
Richard Lee Koel, 72, of Colby, died April 24, 2019, at the University of Kansas Hospital, Kanas City, KS. He was born September 20, 1946, in Lenora, KS, to Walter and Mary (Eaton) Koel. Richard served in the United States Air Force, was a Vietnam War veteran and a lifetime member of the V.F.W. He loved being a custodian. Richard...
James Baughn
Apr 21, 2019
James Leslie “Jim” Baughn, 92, departed this life Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, at the Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby, KS. James was born January 3, 1927, on the Wookie farmstead, southwest of Colby, the youngest child of Earl and Gertrude Ellen (Byler) Baughn. He was welcomed into the family by his parents, brother, Eldon, and sisters, Lena and Mary....
Anthony Souchek
Apr 21, 2019
Anthony "Tony" Souchek, 74, of Atwood, died Sunday, April 21, 2019 at Hays Medical Center. He was born March 31, 1945 in Stratton, Nebraska to Henry and Frances (Horinek) Souchek. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Gery Lee in 1966, and beloved partner Charlotte Findlay in 2006. He is survived by his children, Jennifer, Decatur, TX and...
Peter Zimmerman
Apr 15, 2019
Peter P. “Pete” Zimmerman, 88, of Grinnell, died Monday, April 15, 2019, at the Logan County Hospital, in Oakley. He was born June 9, 1930, in rural Gove County, KS, to Ben and Mary (Wildeman) Zimmerman. Pete served in the United States Army and was a member of the Grainfield American Legion and the Grinnell VFW. He worked for over...
Gladys Rowley
Apr 15, 2019
Gladys Louise Swart was the tenth of fourteen children born to George Martin and Zula May Gilkerson Swart. She arrived in this world on January 14, 1930 at the Swart Homeplace in rural Gove County, Kansas near Campus. Gladys departed her life on earth on April 15, 2019 at Brookdale Senior Living in Denver, Colorado. Gladys grew up on a...
Peach Beims
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...
Patricia Williby
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...
Gene Bertrand
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...
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