Robert Clark
Apr 25, 2017
Robert L. Clark, 84, of Oakley, died Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS. He was born July 1, 1932, the son of Vernon and Emma (Herdt) Clark, on a farm in Logan County, KS. He was baptized and confirmed in Immanuel Lutheran Church, in Oakley. Bob attended grade school in Logan and Gove Counties and graduated...
Loyde Imhof
Apr 24, 2017
Send Flowers Loyde R. Imhof September 22, 1934 - April 24, 2017 Loyde Robert Imhof, 82, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017 at his home in Hays, Kansas. He was born September 22, 1934 in rural Thomas County to Robert and Esther Imhof. Loyde began elementary school at Lone Star, Colorado, later attending Levant and Brewster schools in Thomas County....
Emma Rogers
Apr 22, 2017
Send Flowers Emma Lou (Hafer) Rogers, age 79, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 21,2017, in her home in Colby, KS. She was born August 1, 1937 in Goodland, KS to Charley E & Ruby F (Clapp) Hafer. She married Charles L Rogers on August 9, 1955, in Atwood, KS. Emma enjoyed working at Pioneer Memorial Library for many years....
Robert Abell
Apr 13, 2017
Robert Jean Abell, 87, of Grinnell, died Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Logan County Manor, in Oakley. He was born May 2, 1929, in Gove County, KS, to Jean and Vergie (Scott) Abell. He graduated from Greely High School in Greely, CO and then served in the United States Army during the Korean War. On August 17, 1957, Bob...
Lavonne Baxter
Apr 13, 2017
LaVonne F. Baxter, 89, of Winona, died Thursday, April 13, 2017. She was born May 15, 1927, to Ben & Edna (Meyer) Marcotte in Oakley, KS. She grew up in Kansas and married Paul Baxter Jr., raising four children, in Winona, KS. LaVonne worked for the Logan County Road Department for several years, before employment with the USD 275 School...
Robert Zelfer
Apr 8, 2017
Robert E Zelfer, 78, of Galena, MO, died Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, KS. He was born October 11, 1938 to Francis and Pauline (Ronnebaum) Zelfer in Bern KS. Bob was the oldest of five children. He grew up in the Goff, Centralia, and Seneca area and in 1954 moved to Hutchinson with his family....
Linda Crouse
Apr 1, 2017
Linda Crouse, 56, of Oakley, passed away April 1, 2017 at her home. She was born August 22, 1960 in Colby, KS, to August and Shirley (Hamm) Durham. Linda enjoyed fishing and anything that was related to gardening. She took pride in the groomed landscape at her house. She is survived by her parents, August and Shirley; husband of 20...
Kimberly Burk
Mar 27, 2017
Kimberly C. Burk, 46, Haysville, KS, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017. She was born February 13, 1971, to Gary Lynn and Virginia Mae (Griggs) Curry, in Colby, KS. Kim married Jon M. Burk on June 19, 1993, in Goodland, KS. Kim was a beauty consultant, working for Regency Institute for nearly ten years. She helped shape the career of...
Jerry Vrbas
Mar 26, 2017
Jerry Lee Vrbas was born Sept. 30, 1946 in Colby, Kan., the sixth of nine children of James and Genevieve Heble Vrbas. He grew up in Atwood, Kan., where he attended Sacred Heart grade school through the eighth grade and graduated from Atwood High School in 1964. Jerry enlisted in the U.S. Navy in March of 1965, hoping to travel...
Dick Parnell
Mar 25, 2017
Send Flowers Dick Parnell September 13, 1936 - March 25, 2017 James R. “Dick” Parnell, 80, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Citizens Medical Center in Colby. He was born on September 13, 1936 to Jim and Geraldine (Coffin) Parnell in Goodland, KS. Dick graduated from Goodland High School in 1954. Dick married Shirley Donn in Colby on May...
Ollie Durant
Mar 23, 2017
Ollie May (Slawson) Durant, 95, Oakley, Kansas, died Thursday, March 23, 2017 at the Trego County Long Term Care. She was a Logan County resident for nearly 65 years. She was born in Pratt County, Kansas, September 29, 1921 to Monroe Frank Slawson and Maude Elizabeth Sanders. She graduated from Holcomb High School in 1942. She married Kenneth H. Durant...
Ethel Woofter
Mar 19, 2017
Ethel Jean Woofter Ethel Jean Woofter, 92, Colby, died Sunday, March 19, 2017, at Holmes Lake Manor, Lincoln, NE. She was born June 18, 1924 in Junction City, KS to Joseph and Jesse (Ackard) Schonberner. She married Duane Woofter on September 25 th , 941 and they celebrated their 75 th anniversary last fall. They were proud to be residents...
Darrel Lamb
Mar 18, 2017
Darrel Dean Lamb, 86, of Colby, died Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Prairie Senior Living Complex, in Colby. He was born July 9, 1930, in Downs, KS, to C.O. and Ethel (Naumann) Lamb. Darrell grew up near Beaver City, NE, where he graduated from high school in 1948. He went on to attend McCook Community College, were he graduated with...
Naida Ginther
Mar 16, 2017
Naida Odessia Ginther was born on December 11, 1926 in Ludell, KS to Ralph and Julia (Raber) Arendt and passed away March 16, 2017 in Englewood, CO. She attended grade school in Ludell and graduated from Atwood Community High School with the class of 1944. On June 6, 1946 she was united in marriage to Harlan Ginther at the First...
Joann Miller
Mar 13, 2017
JoAnn Miller, 80, of Colby, KS died Monday, March 13, 2017 at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. She was born December 13, 1936 in rural Thomas County near Rexford to Thurman and Lula (Claar) Daniel. JoAnn graduated from Oberlin High School in 1955. She married Edward Miller on December 27, 1955 in Oberlin and to this union nine children were born....
Virgil Baumfalk
Mar 13, 2017
In Loving Memory of Virgil Ray Baumfalk Jr. He was born April 7, 1961 at the Rawlins County Hospital in Atwood, Kansas, the sixth child of Virgil and Nanette Baumfalk. He graduated from Atwood High School in 1979 after attending public schools in Herndon, KS, College Station, TX and Cumberland, IA. He was a BIG fun- loving Teddy Bear. He...
Nina Wilson
Mar 10, 2017
Nina Mary Wilson, 88, of Colorado Springs, died Friday, March 10, 2017, at Liberty Heights Respite Care, Colorado Springs, CO. She was born March 14, 1928 in Treece, KS. She was raised from the age of 6 by Charley and Francis Miles of Hoxie. She attended and graduated from Hoxie schools. On May 8, 1949, she married Clarence F. Wilson,...
Johnny Daniels
Mar 8, 2017
Johnny Dean Daniels, 85, of Oakley, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at the Logan County Manor, in Oakley. He was born August 10, 1931, in Logan County, KS, to John and Mable (Samuelson) Daniels. Johnny married Hazel Rhea on November 13, 1948 and to this union four children were born. Johnny and Hazel ran the Palace Theater for 24 years....
Richard Rippe
Mar 8, 2017
Richard John Rippe, 68, of Atwood, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at the Rawlins County Health Center. He was born January 14, 1949, in Atwood, KS to Walter and Leta (Prideaux) Rippe. He graduated from Atwood High School in 1967, attended K-State for a year. He was a drummer in the H.S. band and was in a local band with...