J. Douglas Finley
Feb 10, 2017
J. Douglas Finley, 61, of Colby, died Friday, February 10, 2017 in Kansas City, KS. He was born March 10, 1955, in Atwood, KS, to John and Doris (Luedke) Finley. Doug graduated from Atwood High School in 1974 and then received his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Social Work, from the University of Kansas. He was a Social Worker for...
Dorothy Metzler
Feb 9, 2017
Dorothy Maye Metzler was born May 17, 1926, in Gem Kansas to Josephine and Clarence Ziegelmeier. She attended the Gem Public Schools graduating in 1943. She went to Denton, Texas where she attended Texas State College for Women. She returned to the Gem area and taught classes in a one-room schoolhouse. On April 30, 1948, she married James L. Metzler....
Keith Reunitz
Feb 7, 2017
Keith Frederick Reunitz, 69, died Tuesday, February 7, 2017. He was born on Jan. 2, 1948 in Stratton, NE to parents Vernon and Joann (Foster) Reunitz of Ludell, KS and Colorado Springs, CO. He was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran church. The family later moved to Colorado followed by a move to California. Following secondary school graduation, Keith was...
Stephen Finley
Feb 6, 2017
Stephen Michael Finley was born on Oct 21, 1951 in Atwood, Kan., the eldest of five sons of John "Jack" Dale and Doris Estella Luedke Finley. Steve was a lifelong resident of Atwood. He loved sports from childhood and when he attended Atwood High School, he was active in the athletics program. He earned medals in football, track, and basketball...
Larry Fikan
Feb 6, 2017
Larry Kent Fikan, 76, of Atwood, passed away Monday, February 6, 2017 at the Atwood Good Samaritan Home. He was the eldest child of Reno and Eileen (Kyte) Fikan and was born on October 2, 1940, at the home of his grandparents, southeast of Atwood. Larry grew up on the family farm southeast of McDonald, KS. He attended Lone Prairie...
James Carpenter
Jan 28, 2017
James Sykes Carpenter, 82, of Brewster, died Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Citizen’s Medical Center. The second son of Fred and Mary Elizabeth (Sykes) Carpenter, was born in Colby, Kansas at “Passell’s” September 10, 1934. Jim and his parents lived on a farm located about fifteen miles northeast of Brewster, Kansas, in Thomas County. When Jim was about a year...
Frank Deibert
Jan 27, 2017
Corwin Franklin Deibert was born in Hoxie, KS on March 24th, 1936 to Julius Deibert and Fairy Faye (Barr) Deibert. He went to be with the man upstairs on January 27, 2017 at the age of 80. Frank married Charlotte Lewis on July 30, 1955 in Hoxie, KS. To this union 4 children were born. Preceding him in death were...
Gaylen Randolph
Jan 26, 2017
Gaylen Lee Randolph, 76, of Jennings, KS died January 26, 2017 at the Sheridan County Health Complex, Hoxie, KS. He was born December 10, 1940, in Decatur County, KS, to Helen Maxine (Rhodes) Randolph and Louis Wesley Randolph. Gaylen was the second of five children and grew up in Allison, KS. He attended grade school at the Allison Country School...
Dorothy Yardley
Jan 26, 2017
Dorothy J. Yardley passed away in Denver, CO on January 26, 2017. She was born June 3, 1927 in Murdock, NE. Dorothy was the daughter of Iva and Maude McCrory. Sister of Lela, Della, Bernice, Sarah, Edna, Ed and Maurice. She was married to Norman W. Yardley on August 18, 1946 in Murdock, NE. They had two children son, Stephen...
Hilda Holste
Jan 26, 2017
Hilda Anna Magdalena (Dunker) Holste, 98, of Ludell, died Thursday, January 26, 2017, at Kearney (Nebraska) Regional Medical Center. She was born December 3, 1918, at the family farm near Ludell, the eldest child of Herman C. and Marie (Domsch) Dunker, Jr. and was baptized at home on December 9, 1918, by the Reverend Otto Moellmer. On March 20, 1932...
Rose Zimmerman
Jan 25, 2017
Rose Zimmerman, 93, of Oakley, died Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at Logan County Hospital. She was born November 22, 1923 to Theodore and Regina (Heier) Ziegler in Gove County. On December 31, 1945 Rose married Joseph Zimmerman. She was a homemaker and worked hard on the family farm. Rose enjoyed quilting, sewing, making clothes and cooking for her family. She...
Mayetta Schulte
Jan 19, 2017
Mayetta Marie Schulte, 86, of Grinnell, died Thursday, January 19, 2017 in Wellsville, KS. She was born March 2, 1930 to Otto and Regina (Dickman) Novak in Grinnell. She married David F Schulte on November 22, 1949 in Grinnell. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband David; sisters, Ann Lavon Brack and Rita Castor and brother Elwin Novak....
Everly Graham
Jan 16, 2017
Everly Ami Diane Graham was born on January 16, 2017 at 7:32 pm at Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, KS. She blessed her parents Tom & Kacie Graham for two hours before being Baptized and taken home by God at 9:30 pm. She is preceded in death by her Aunt Ami Nicole Donn, Sister to Kacie Graham. She is survived...
Sharon Mackley
Jan 16, 2017
Sharon R. Mackley, 77, of Winona, died January 16, 2017 at the Logan County Hospital, in Oakley. She was born April 12, 1939, in Hays, KS, to Robert and Norma (Gfeller) Washburn. On December 27, 1956, she married Doug Mackley, in Winona. Sharon liked to spend time at Trenton Lake, the Country Club, and traveling to Arizona. She enjoyed playing...
Lois Lowe
Jan 14, 2017
Lois Jean Lowe, 91, of Colby, died Saturday, January 14, 2017, at Kearney Regional Medical Center, in Kearney, NE. She was born November 10, 1925, in Russell Springs, KS, to Charles and Mabel (Ricketts) Lamb. Jean graduated from Winona High School in 1943 and then attended Colorado State Teacher’s College. She taught elementary school in both Russell Springs and Winona...
Gary Brogan
Jan 11, 2017
Gary D. Brogan, Sr. 59, of McDonald, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at his home. He was born September 15, 1957, in Colby, KS, to Harry and Shirley (Wilson) Brogan. Gary enjoyed fishing and golfing. He was preceded in death by his parents; son Benjamin Brogan; siblings, Tony Brogan, David Arnold and Cindy Fowler and step-father Glen Stragey. He is...
Mary Kane
Jan 10, 2017
Mary Virginia Widtfeldt Kane, 78, died Jan. 10, 2017, at her home in Atwood. She was born the fourth of eight children to Mary Knapp and Helmer Joseph Widtfeldt on May 19, 1938, in O’Neill Neb. She attended elementary school at various schools in northwest Nebraska and graduated as salutatorian of the class of 1956 at Rushville, Neb. Virginia attained...
Arthur Dunker
Jan 9, 2017
Arthur H. Dunker, age 93, died Monday, January 9, 2017 at Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska. He was born on April 6th, 1923, at the family farm north of Ludell, Kansas to Herman C. and Marie (Domsch) Dunker. Arthur was baptized into the family of God by Pastor Otte, and was confirmed into the Christian faith in 1937. He attended...
Maxine Rahe
Jan 4, 2017
Maxine C. Rahe, 88, of Atwood, died January 4, 2017 at Rawlins County Health Center, Atwood. She was born September 23, 1928, to Leroy and Leona (Schroeder) McMillin. March 11, 1973, Maxine married Orville Rahe. Maxine loved to garden, bake, sew, fish and knit blankets. In her later years, she enjoyed coloring. Maxine is preceded in death by her husband,...
Richard Mick
Jan 4, 2017
Richard Mick, 70, of Colby, died Wednesday, January 4th 2017, at Logan County Hospital. He was born August 9th, 1946 in Beloit. He was the son of Frank and Mary (Thummel) Mick. Richard served in the United States Army from 1965-1971. He married Carol Owens on August 5th 1968, they had four daughters. He worked for Hoxie Implement Company for...