Jul 23, 2018

Darlene Ann (McCarty) Vyzourek, 82, of McDonald, died Monday, July 23, 2018. She was born April 8, 1936, in the Kansas City, KS area to Edith (Moore) Ankle and Leon McCarty. She was raised by her mom and step dad, Stephen Ankle, whom she considered her dad. Darlene moved to Northwest Kansas when she was a young child and lived...

Jul 22, 2018

Rose Marie Hand (88) of Atwood, KS was born to Emile Simoneau and Delia (Saindon) Simoneau in Sequin, KS on August 7, 1929. She died on July 22, 2018 in St. Anthony’s Hospital, in Lakewood, CO. Rose was the 9th of 11 children. Her father worked as a Railroad Section foreman and moved his family across Nebraska and KS. She...

Jul 21, 2018

John Harvey McGuire, 81, of Oakley, was born in a sod house in rural Logan County, Kansas to John Lloyd and Mabell Ruby (Trowbridge) McGuire on October 22, 1936. He finished his earthly journey July 21, 2018 in Oakley, KS. He started school in District #3 and graduated from Oakley High School in 1954. Harvey was a lifetime learner and...

Jul 18, 2018

Douglas W. Hills, 68, of Colby, Kansas passed away on July 18, 2018 at Citizens Medical Center. He was born on April 27, 1950 in Colby to Harold A. Hills, Jr. and Elizabeth Jane (Ostmeyer) Hills and resided in Colby, Kansas. He graduated from Colby High School in 1968 and attended Colby Community College after high school and then joined...

Jul 12, 2018

Gilberto Retamoza-Guzman, 57, of Oakley, died Thursday, July 12, 2018, at the Logan County Hospital, in Oakley. He was born May 29, 1961, in La Batea, Zacatecas, Mexico, to Salvador Retamoza-Ayon and Evangelina Guzman-Martinez. Gilberto lived in Homestead, FL, where he worked in the orange fields. He then picked fruit, in Bakersfield, CA before moving to Garden City, KS to...

Jul 8, 2018

Winona June Cook, 88, of Oakley, died Sunday, July 8, 2018. She was born in Cedar Rapids, IA, to Donald and Doris Anna (Boomershine) Townsend, on July 8, 1930. On January 13, 1955 she married Dwight H. Cook. Winona was an antiques dealer and was an excellent seamstress. She enjoyed sewing, fishing and traveling, especially to Canada. Winona was an...

Jul 5, 2018

Jul 5, 2018

Jerry Lynn Margheim, 67, of Oakley, died Thursday, July 5, 2018, at the Logan County Hospital, in Oakley. He was born May 26, 1951, in Oakley, to Waldo and Mary (Settle) Margheim. Jerry had worked at Western Auto, doing bicycle repair, then at D &B Body Shop and Cross Country Trucking. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of...

Jul 4, 2018

Jus’ A. B. Born April 12, 1941 in St. Francis, KS to C. K. and Nellie Fisher, A.B.’s parents wanted to name him after his paternal grandfather, Abraham Billet, but (reportedly) felt that was “just too much name,” thus his birth certificate reads simply “A. B.” As a young child, when asked his name he would often shake his head...

Jul 3, 2018

STEVEN STUART BRENN Obituary Steven Stuart Brenn, 45 of rural Levant, KS, passed away July 3, 2018 at his home. He was born February 9, 1973 in Colby, KS to Lawrence and Sheryl Brenn, Levant. Steve moved to Hugoton, KS when he was 3 yrs. old and graduated from Hugoton High School, Hugoton, KS. He earned his BA in Piano...

Jul 2, 2018

Obituary for Vera Saddler Vera Marie (Ziegelmeier) Saddler, age 94, passed away on Monday, July 2, 2018, at Prairie Senior Living Center in Colby, Kansas.  She was born on June 7, 1924 to C.V. and Josephine (Queen) Ziegelmeier in Gem, Kansas, as the seventh of nine children. As a child, Vera contracted polio, which caused her right leg to be...

Jul 2, 2018

Jerry Lee White > > Jerry Lee White was born on May 5, 1952 in Quinter, Kansas to Herbert (Woody) White and Carolee (LaVada) Stillwell. He died on July 2, 2018 in Colby, Kansas. > > His early years were spent on the farm outside of Hoxie. He then moved around western Kansas with his family, including Hoxie, Menlo, Rexford,...

Jul 1, 2018

Ovidio Perez, 70, of Oakley, died Sunday, July 1, 2018. He was born January 21, 1948, in Kenedy, TX, to Rosendo and Tomasa (Zuniga) Perez. Ovidio has worked in grocery stores all of his life. He was a produce manager for many years but he also enjoyed working in the meat market at Heartland Foods in Oakley. Ovidio enjoyed carrying...

Jun 30, 2018

Frances Irene Berkgren 82, was born September 2, 1935 at Pinoak, Pennsylvania to Earl and Irene Louie Hagerty Stephens. She and her brother, Frank, were the second set of twins in the family. The other set of twins are John and Joan. Frances graduated from Cranberry High School, Cranberry, Pennsylvania in 1953. She graduated from Vennard College, University Park, Iowa...

Jun 28, 2018

Charles Marl “Mike” Bloom, 58, of Oakley, died Thursday, June 28, 2018, at Hays Medical Center. He was born July 6, 1959, in Oakley, to John Byron (Buddy) and Beula Faye (Sidles) Bloom. Mike graduated from Grinnell High School in 1977. In his younger years he worked at many of the North West Kansas sale barns. He was a lifelong...

Jun 25, 2018

Veda Jean Hixon was born December 1, 1927, east of Gem, Kansas on the family farm in Thomas County. Her parents were Thomas and Barbara (Shoffner) Hopper. Veda worked in the Traffic Department in Colby, Kansas as a telephone operator on September 12, 1945. During her service in the department, she held several titles pertaining to her work. She was...

Jun 22, 2018

Wren Allen Worley passing from this life on June 22, 2018. Wren is survived by Virginia, the love of his life for over 50 years; children Mitch (Dawn) Bill (Carol) Jimmy (Melanie) Wrenda (David) Benson, 10 Grandchildren and 13 Great Grandchildren. Funeral Service will be held at 1 pm on June 26, 2018, at Christ Lutheran Church, 3001 Lovers Lane,...

Jun 20, 2018

Norma Dee Holthus, 87, of Atwood, KS, entered God’s Kingdom on June 20, 2018. She was born February 12, 1931, to Del and Addie (Winslow) Porter, in Beardsley, KS. Dee attended grade school at McDonald, KS. After eighth grade the family moved to Atwood, KS, so she could attend high school. Dee graduated from ACHS in 1949. During high school,...

Jun 20, 2018

Call to Order Flowers by Phone 1-888-579-7953 Code: 2001730P Donald (Don) Eugene Rohn September 25, 1944 - June 20, 2018 Donald Rohn died following a long illness at his home in Colby, Kansas on June 20.  He was born at the hospital in Hays, Kansas, in 1944 to Anna (Reitmayer) Rohn and Alvin Rohn. His family, including his older brother...

Jun 16, 2018

Jewel D. Shanks, 91, formally of Atwood passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2018 in Dodge City. She was born August 6, 1926 in Warm Springs, ARK to Clyde and Flossie (Blackwell) Cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband Carl; daughter Judith Thornburg; parents and brothers, Gene and Robert Cousins. She is survived by son Danny (wife Dale)...