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...

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,...

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....

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...

Mar 8, 2017

James F. “Jim” Baalman, 78, of Grinnell, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Colby, KS. He was born March 16, 1938, in Hays, KS, to Francis and Sarah (Murphy) Baalman. He graduated from Grinnell High School and attended one year of college at St. Benedict College, in Atchison, KS. He was a mechanic for 42 years and farmed for 25...

Mar 7, 2017

Catherine Celeste Bliss-Johnson of Ellis, succumbed to a two decade struggle with lupus at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita on March 7th. Catherine Celeste Bliss was born in Topeka on August 16th, 1969. She graduated from Atwood High, 1988; varsity athlete, cheerleader, singer, musician. She attended Colby Community College; student council president, band member, runner, cheerleader. Graduated with music degree. She...

Mar 6, 2017

Mar 3, 2017

Melvin Moss, 55, of Colby, died Friday, March 3, 2017 at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby. He was born Nov 17, 1961 to Tom and Delores (Seeberger) Moss, in Colby. He was raised in Menlo on the family farm. As a child Melvin was a dare devil and thrill seeker; climbing trees and jumping his bike and motorcycle off ramps...

Mar 3, 2017

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Mar 3, 2017

Lela Mae Heier, 89, of Sharon Springs, formerly of Oakley, died Friday, March 3, 2017. She was born August 28, 1927, in Collyer, KS, to Herman and Mary (Mader) Lintel. She graduated from Oakley High School. She married Gordon Kinsley in August 1945 and to this union three children were born. She later married Francis Halbleib in February 1956 and...

Feb 28, 2017

Nelda Marie (Nelson) Dinning, was born June 12,1928 on a farm north of Page City in Thomas County Kansas, to Severina Johnson Nelson and Oscar Nelson. Nelda passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her family, on February 28, 2017 in Westminster, CO, at the age of 88 She married Ray Gene Dinning on Dec 30, 1951, at the...

Feb 26, 2017

Caroline Josephine (Prokop) Tubbs, 82, of Levant, Ks died February 26, 2017 in Colby. She was born in Atwood, Ks. to Cyprian and Antoinette (Horinek) Prokop on January 11, 1935. She was the 4th of 11 children. She lived on a farm east of Atwood until her parents moved to the family farm northeast of Colby. While growing up on...

Feb 24, 2017

Send Flowers Norman Whittaker was born to Horace and Alma Whittaker on the Brewster Family Farm on July 8, 1941. He died February 24, 2017 at the age of 75. Norman hobbies included the making of peanut brittle, pies and pikles that he shared with family & friends. Norman never knew a stranger and loved to showoff his 1958 Dodge...

Feb 23, 2017

Karen Lee (Bowin) Horinek, 57, of Atwood, died Thursday, February 23, 2017, in Englewood, CO. She was born on July 3, 1959 in Emporia, KS to Rufus and Irene (Harris) Bowin-Leech. She was the youngest of four children. Karen was raised in Osage City, KS and graduated high school in 1977. Karen joined the Air National Guard in 1978 and...

Feb 22, 2017

Patricia (Pat) Strutt was born in Hollis, Oklahoma on July 10, 1936 to Doyle Leon Ramsey and Myrtle Thelma (Howry) Ramsey. Pat was raised in Maysville, Oklahoma where she attended Maysville High School. In 1953 she married Thomas Richardson and they had Pat’s first son Leon Richardson. Leon died shortly after he was born. In 1955, Pat met Richard Hays...

Feb 19, 2017

Leona Evelyn Bigbee, 103, of Oakley, died Sunday, February 19, 2017. She was born January 31, 1914, south of Orion, KS, in Gove County, the third child of Edward Kelly and Grace Eva (Jenkins) Moss. She attended grade school at District #44 and went to Grinnell High School for two years. On February 2, 1932 she married Raymond Bigbee. Evelyn...

Feb 18, 2017

Send Flowers Armun Duane Jones July 6, 1921 - February 18, 2017

Feb 17, 2017

Kathleen Ann Carman, 64, of Colby, passed away Friday, February 17, 2017, at her home. She was born January 1, 1953, in McCook, NE, to Earl and Marcella (Keagen) Ridpath. She grew up in Indianola, where she attended Republican Valley Schools. On February 4, 1970, she married Darrell Eugene Carman at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, in McCook. The couple was...

Feb 10, 2017

Thelma Ann (Racette) Beckman, 90, of Oakley, died Friday, February 10, 2017. She was born May 28, 1926, in Sheridan County, KS, to William and Mary (Chavey) Racette. Thelma went to grade school south of Campus, KS, then attended Grinnell High School, graduating in 1944. She then earned her teaching certificate at St. Mary’s College, in Salina and taught for...

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...