Robert “Bob” Nemeth, 95, died Sunday June 18, 2017, in Atwood, Kansas. Bob was born September 2, 1921 to Kolman and Elizabeth Grill Nemeth on a farm 5 miles west of Herndon, Kansas. He was baptized September 25, 1921 in the Trinity Lutheran Church north of Ludell, and on April 14, 1935 was confirmed in the same church. Bob attended...
Elaine L. Leitner, 92, of Colby, died Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at Citizen’s Medical Center, Colby. She was born June 8, 1925, in Herndon, KS, to Claude and Lena (Pummer) Runyan. Elaine graduated from Oberlin High School and on May 23, 1947, married Jerald Leitner. She was a housewife and had worked as a secretary at Sauvage’s Gas Station. Elaine...
Merlin Earl Green, 83, of Ludell, died Tuesday, June 13, 2017. He was born July 11, 1933, to Roy M. Green and Ethel Lanning Green, on the family farm 8 miles southeast of Atwood, the third of four sons. Merlin attended Pleasant View Country School through the 8th grade and graduated from Atwood High School, with the Class of 1952....
James Lee Flick, 88, of Oakley, died Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS. He was born August 20, 1928, in Blackwell, OK, to Walter and Sara (Winchel) Flick. He went to high school in Blackwell, and then attended Colorado Springs Bible College. He was a pastor from 1953-1991, serving at 7 churches throughout Colorado, Kansas and...
Send Flowers Druscilla Washburn October 3, 1916 - June 8, 2017 Druscilla Marie Washburn, 100 of Colby, Kansas pass away on June 8, 2017. Druscilla was born on October 3, 1916 to Hubert and Benevra (Pilkington) Wieland in Sedalia, Missouri Druscilla was the oldest of four siblings John, George, William (Bill) and Charlotte (Lottie) On August 18, 1939, Druscilla married...
La Rue May (Fikan) Horinek, long-time resident of the Atwood community, died June 5, 2017, at her home. She was born July 5, 1936 to Wilhem H. and Mary (Ryba) Fikan at the family homestead in Atwood, KS, delivered by a neighbor, midwife Anna Matisek. She attended Hawkeye Country School through 7th grade and then graduated from Atwood High School...
Rosetta Barbara (Laverenz) Bremenkamp, 93, of Colby, went to be with her heavenly Father, Monday, June 5, 2017, at Citizens Medical Center, in Colby. She was born on February 4, 1924, to John and Anna (Delzeit) Laverenz, in Purcell, KS. She graduated from Highland High School in 1942, and then moved to Western Kansas with her parents after graduation. She...
Betty Jean (Allen) Wicke, 84, of Atwood, died Thursday, June 1, 2017. She was born August 9, 1932 to Fred L. and Mary V. (Lilly) Allen, on a farm south of Stratton, Nebraska or north of Beardsley in Rawlins County Kansas. The last of seven, she joined siblings Delbert Allen, Ruth Havel, John William, Everett Allen, Dorothy Brown and Ruby...
Sharon D. Noriega, 76, of Atwood, died May 31, 2017, at Kearney Regional Medical Center, Kearney, NE. She was born March 10, 1941, in Atwood, KS, to Judson T. and Irma D. (Wiginton) Corder. She graduated from Atwood High School in 1959. Sharon worked for the Rawlins County Sheriff's Department for over 30 years. She was a devoted member to...
Donna Mae Wagy Ellis Shull July 28, 1938 – May 29, 2017 Donna Mae Wagy Ellis Shull, 78, of Colby, KS, passed May 29, 2017 at Colby Health and Rehab, Colby, KS. Donna was born on July 28,1938 to Clarence Leslie and Ruby May (Kistler) Wagy. Donna and her three older sisters Maxine, Darline, and Velma were raised by their...
Lyla M. Younkin, 81, of Oakley, died Friday, May 26, 2017, at the Logan County Hospital. She was born August 2, 1935, in Gove County, KS, to Charles and Ruth (Moss) Sidles. Lyla graduated from Grinnell High School in 1953 and on July 21, 1957, married Floyd “Jackie” Younkin. She worked in the insurance industry for 60 years. She was...
Frances Roberta Luckert died May 26, 2017 at the age of 91. Roberta was born on December 20, 1925 at the family farm eight miles north and three west of Goodland, KS. She was the second child of John and Frances (Nester) Schindler. Roberta attended the first eight grades in a one room school house. She attended Goodland High School...
Jack Steiger, at the age of 78, unexpectedly passed from this life, into the next, on Friday, May 26, 2017, at the Hays Medical Center. Born January 10, 1939, he grew up on a farm southwest of Menlo, KS, where he was raised to adulthood, by his grandparents, John and Viola Steiger. He married Leoma Duffey, a dearly loved classmate,...
Send Flowers Nancy Jones, age 73, went to be with Jesus, her Lord and Savior, on May 25, 2017 in Wichita. She was born on October 2, 1943 in Colby, Kansas to Oscar and Josephine (Trybom) Jones. She lived all of her youth in Colby and attended University of Kansas on a music scholarship. She married Jarree E. Miller of...
Sandy Jamison, 76, of Richmond, Virginia, died May 22, 2017. She was born February 1, 1941, in Denver, CO, to Orval and Evelyn (Bradshaw) Durham. She grew up in Oakley, KS and lived in the Washington, DC area for many years. She more recently lived in Wichita and Lawrence before returning to Virginia briefly before she passed. On November 27,...
Send Flowers Dale Deaver April 8, 1925 - May 21, 2017 Austin Dale Deaver, of Levant, Kansas was born April 8, 1925 to Lawrence and Anna (Blau) Deaver in Russell Springs, Kansas. Dale grew up in a family of four boys and six girls, attending school in Russell Springs. On August 18, 1943 he was drafted into the Army Air...
Elna Eileen (Evans) Ridgway, 97, died Sunday, May 21, 2017. Elna was born June 10, 1919, she was the fifth of seven children born to John Elmer and Gertrude June (Cardiff) Evans on a farm near Camargo, Oklahoma. When she was four, her family moved 500 miles to Baca County in south-east Colorado. After attending numerous schools during the worst...