Obituaries

Jan 8, 2018

For 40 years Crystal Lynn Sharp brought joy and sweetness into our lives. She was born January 1 st 1978 to Norman L. Sharp and Jean A. Jacobs at St. Thomas Hospital in Colby. She passed away at the age of 40 on January 8 th at Hays Medical Center with family & friends by her side. Crystal was a...

Jan 8, 2018

Mildred D. Stephens passed away Monday, January 8, 2018.  She was born November 25, 1924  in Denver, Colorado to Carl and Miriam(English) Blum.  She lived in Menlo and attended the Menlo school graduating in 1942.   She married the love of her life Carl B. Stephens on August 16, 1942.  They bought and moved to  a farm west of Menlo and...

Jan 8, 2018

Twila Berniece Carpenter Berry, 88, of Emporia, KS, formerly of Colby, KS and Trenton, NE passed away Monday, January 8, 2018. She was born May 15, 1929 in Colby, KS. Twila was the second daughter born to Charles (Fuz)and Mildred (Kenefake) Carpenter. She attended Levant Schools and later attended cosmetology school in Denver, Colorado. She was a beautician in Denver,...

Jan 8, 2018

Dorothy Marie Ladenburger 84, died Monday, January 8, 2018 at the Logan County Hospital in Oakley Kansas. She was born January 13, 1933 in Angelus, Kansas, the daughter of Ben and Cathrine(Wessel) Albers. After graduating from high school in Grinnell, Dorothy met her husband, George Ladenburger, and they were married on October 23, 1950 in Angelus, Kansas. She was preceded...

Jan 7, 2018

Elizabeth “Betty” J. Yoos, 86, of Grayville, Illinois, passed away at 5:00 pm, Sunday, January 7, 2018, at BridgePointe Health Campus, in Vincennes, IN. She was born November 16, 1931, in Mt. Vernon, Indiana, to Fred and Catherine (Pfister) Hutchison. Betty served as a legal assistant and as an administrative assistant for many years. She was a member of the...

Jan 7, 2018

Joseph M. Parker, 59, of Colby, died Sunday, January 7, 2018, at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby. He was born July 1, 1958, in Riverside, CA, to Merle and Leona (Walt) Parker. Joe graduated from Oakley High School and then attended the Vo-Tech in Goodland for Electrical Technology. Joe married Judy Weber on August 3, 1985, in Grainfield, KS. He...

Jan 4, 2018

Joyce Heinrich, 72, of Oakley, died Thursday, January 4, 2018, at her home. She was born February 28, 1945, in Logan County, KS, to Raymond “Roy” and Floy (Finley) Smith. Joyce worked as a dispatcher for the Oakley Police Department and had also worked as a cook for many different restaurants. On September 2, 1983, she married Terry Heinrich. Joyce...

Dec 26, 2017

Dec 25, 2017

Rosemary Elizabeth (Simminger) Weishapl, 81, of Atwood, passed away on Christmas Day, 2017, her favorite day of the year, surrounded by those she loved. Born on March 8, 1936, to Francis and Doretta (Beims) Simminger, she was the last child to be born on the Simminger homestead north of Ludell, KS, where she grew up. She attended Ludell School and...

Dec 21, 2017

Viola M. Janousek, daughter of Henry and Mary (Horinek) Chleborad was born June 7, 1931 on the family farm, south of Atwood, Kansas. She entered into rest December 21st, 2017, at the age of 86. She attended Fairview country school and graduated from Atwood High School in 1949. Viola attended cosmetology school in Denver and worked in Colorado for 2...

Dec 11, 2017

Ruth G. Lisenby (Rowe), 84, of Great Bend, died Monday, December 11, 2017, at Cheyenne County Hospital. She was born February 22, 1933, in Great Bend KS, to Fredrick and Ester (Penney) Rowe. On June 17, 1970, she married Roger A. Lisenby. She was preceded in death by her parents; Fredrick and Ester Rowe; siblings, Herman Rowe, Edison Rowe and...

Dec 5, 2017

Thomas Sid McCurdy of Rexford. Kansas passed away on December 5, 2017 at 2:25 P.M. at Citizens Medical Center of Colby, Kansas. Services will be held at 4:30 P.M. on Sunday December 11, 2017 at Rexford Community Church with Pastor Lane Purcell officiating. Arrangements are by Kersenbrock Funeral Home of Colby, Kansas. Tom was born in Petoskey, Michigan on to...

Nov 28, 2017

Arnold E. Brown, 85, of Colby, died Tuesday, November 28, 2017, at Colby Health and Rehab. He was born July 5, 1932, in Penokee, KS, to Joe and Mary (Nickelson) Brown. On June 12, 1957, Arnold married Vianne Speaker. He had worked as a maintenance engineer at Caterpillar Tractor for 35 years. Arnold enjoyed fishing, gardening, cars and going to...

Nov 23, 2017

Francis J. Tauber, 80, of Monument, died Thursday, November 23, 2017, at his home. He was born October 14, 1937 to Francis and Pauline (Unger) Tauber. He married Betty Jean Kinne and to this union four children were born. He was a greeter at Walmart for over 5 years, in Colby. Before that he had farmed for many years. He...

Nov 18, 2017

Elsie Lea (Mays) Bryan, 90, of Atwood, died November 18, 2017 at the Good Samaritan nursing home in Atwood. She was born October 22, 1927 at the family home near Beardsley, Kansas. Elsie was the last survivor of the Charles and Mable Mays family, preceded in death by her parents and 7 siblings, and three husbands. Elsie was orphaned at...

Nov 10, 2017

Mary Ann Porter, 83, of Oakley, died Friday, November 10, 2017 at the Logan County Hospital. She was born April 11, 1934, in Logan County, to John and Julia (Grasser) Temaat. Mary Ann graduated from Oakley High School in 1952. On June 14, 1954, in Oakley, she married “Pete” J.G. Porter. Mary Ann was a farm wife and enjoyed farming,...

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...