Obituaries

Nov 10, 2017

Duane L. Beckley, 93, of Colby, died Friday, November 10, 2017, at Citizens Medical Center. He was born April 2, 1924, in Scott City, KS, to Chet and Mary (Pearson) Beckley. Duane attended a country school from first to eighth grade, and graduated from Scott City High School. He then attended college at the University of Kansas and West Point....

Nov 9, 2017

Send Flowers Ernest "Ernie" S. Kistler December 10, 1924 - November 9, 2017 Ernest S. Kistler Obituary Ernest Samuel Kistler, 92, of Colby, Kansas, passed away November 9, 2017, at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, Kansas, following a recent stroke. Ernie, the third of four children born to Roy Allen and Effie Leah (Grover) Kistler, was born in Thomas County,...

Nov 8, 2017

Wilbern Rex Wilson, 68, of Oakley, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at his home. He was born August 6, 1949, in Colby, KS, to Frank “Sonny” and Mary JoAnne (Hanna) Wilson. On April 27, 2004, Rex married Cheryl Dibbern. Rex was preceded in death by his parents; son, Cody Wilson; father in law, Lynn Beyer and niece, Robyn...

Nov 4, 2017

Michael John Hake, 58, of Colby, passed away peacefully at home with his family Saturday, November 4, 2017, after a courageous cancer journey. He was born June 13, 1959, in Hays, KS, to Joseph and Thelma (Dreiling) Hake. Mike graduated from Plainville High School and attended Fort Hays State University. On April 28, 1979 he married his high school sweetheart...

Nov 2, 2017

Send Flowers Doris Ann O'Dowd July 12, 1926 - November 2, 2017

Oct 29, 2017

Mary Margaret (Brown) Oard, 96, of Colby, was born February 24, 1921 to Virgil R & Margaret M. (Burnside) Brown on a farm north of Levant. She departed from this life to join her Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, KS after a long and fulfilling life. Mary grew up on a...

Oct 29, 2017

Betty Joan Behring, 73, of Colby, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado. Betty was born on May 7th, 1944 in Holdrege, Nebraska as the daughter to Clarence & Beaulah Wick. Betty graduated from Holdrege High School and attended Kearney State College in Kearney, Nebraska. She married Norman Louis Behring on July...

Oct 27, 2017

Margaret Perkins Obituary Margaret Ann (Utt) Perkins, 90, died Friday, October 27 th , 2017 at Citizen’s Medical Center in Colby, Kansas. Margaret was born January 21 st , 1927 in Downs, Kansas to Charles Milton and Louise Fredricka (Schneider) Utt. She graduated from Downs High School in 1945, and was then married to Delbert “Max” Perkins in Denver, Colorado...

Oct 23, 2017

Richard L. Mann, 79, of Colby, KS, formerly of Kansas City, MO, died Monday, October 23, 2017, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. He was born March 15, 1938, in Kansas City, MO, to Walter and Mary (Denton) Mann. Richard served in the United States Army Reserves and worked in animal control while living in Kansas City. He was a jokester,...

Oct 23, 2017

Pauline Marie Zerr, 89, of Oakley, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 23, 2017 in her home. She was born November 24, 1927, in Ness County, KS, to Frank and Catherine (Dinkel) Pfeifer. On May 20, 1947 she married Clem A.J. Zerr at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in St. Peter, KS. They enjoyed 66 years of marriage together until Clem’s...

Oct 22, 2017

John David Moore, 84, formally of Aurora, CO, died Sunday, October 22, 2017 at Colby Health and Rehab, Colby, KS. He was born Mar 16, 1933 in Sutherland, Iowa. He married Iola “Penny” Langey. He served his country in the United States Air Force. After retiring from the Air Force he worked as a police officer. He enjoyed hunting, fishing...

Oct 13, 2017

James Roger Boeger, 61, of Angelus, KS, died Friday, October 13, 2017 at the Sheridan County Health Complex, in Hoxie, KS. He was born May 6, 1956, in Hays, KS, to George and Leona (Heinrich) Boeger. James graduated from Grinnell High School in 1974 and then attended Northwest Kansas Vocational School in Goodland, KS. After his schooling James worked for...

Oct 7, 2017

Robert ‘Bob’ Novak, 82, of Oakley, formerly of Grinnell, died Saturday, October 7, 2017. He was born December 10, 1934, on a farm in Gove County, KS, to Otto and Regina (Dickman) Novak. Bob had worked for the Gove County Road Department. He enjoyed tinkering with motors, reading and doing puzzles. He was preceded in death by his parents and...

Oct 7, 2017

Elmer Henry Holthus, son of Ella (Dunker) and Edward Holthus, died peacefully on October 7, 2017, in Orange, California. Elmer was born June 24, 1927, in the same farmhouse, a few miles east of Ludell, Kansas where his father, Edward, had been born in 1901. Elmer’s mother, Ella, came from the Dunker family, farming several miles north of Ludell. When...

Oct 4, 2017

Arlene Nellie Billington, age 79, died Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home of Atwood, Kan. She was born on January 21, 1938 on a farm 1/4th mile North of Max, Neb., daughter of Peter & Ruth (Brynoff) Anderson. She attended and graduated from Max High School in May, 1956. She met Guy Billington, Jr. at...

Sep 29, 2017

Lenard Ribordy, 91, of Oakley, died Friday September 29, 2017. He was born August 29, 1926 on a farm northwest of Grainfield to parents, Levi and Margaret (Trembley) Ribordy. He grew up on this farm with seven brothers and sisters. In 1943, as a seventeen-year old, Lenard traveled to Kansas City to enlist in the Navy. His amphibious training was...

Sep 22, 2017

Sep 19, 2017

Sep 19, 2017

Wilfred Arthur Gallion, 84, of Grinnell, died Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at the Logan County Manor, in Oakley. He was born October 16, 1932, on a farm south of Grinnell, to Arthur and Leona (Gittinger) Gallion. Wilf attended school in Grinnell and graduated from Grinnell Rural High School in 1950. He married Mary Joan Johnson on November 26, 1953, at...

Sep 15, 2017

Send Flowers Sue Cathrine Harter October 27, 1953 - September 15, 2017 Sue Cathrine Harter joined Our Lord and loved ones in heaven on September 15, 2017, at the age of 63 while in her home in Nebraska. She was born on October 27, 1953 in Hoxie, KS to Harold and Eleanor (Krannawitter) Kennedy. Sue graduated from Hoxie High School...