Obituaries

Dec 28, 2016

Dec 24, 2016

Gerald Frederick ‘Fred’ Sheaks II, 55, of Oakley, died Saturday, December 24, 2016 at the Logan County Hospital, in Oakley. He was born December 29, 1960, in Garden City, KS, to Gerald and Erma (Scott) Sheaks. He served in the United States Army from 1979-1981. Fred worked as a farm hand and enjoyed fishing and water sports. He was a...

Dec 19, 2016

Derald D. Brown, 86, of Colby, died Monday, December 19, 2016, at Citizens Medical Center. He was born February 19, 1930, in Levant, KS, to Carl H. and Isabella (Tubbs) Brown. On May 12, 1950, he married Mary “Gala” McGinley. Derald worked for the City of Colby for over 30 years and worked in the water department. He was a...

Dec 18, 2016

Susan JoAnne Goetsch, 81, of Brewster, KS died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016 at Logan County Manor, Oakley, KS. She was born Oct. 30, 1935 in Randolph, KS, to Milton L. and Susan T. (Smith) Wendland. JoAnne attended Peach Grove Community School and Randolph Rural High School. She attended Kansas State University, earning her bachelor’s degree in elementary education in 1957....

Dec 15, 2016

Donald George Vohs, 82, of Colby, died Thursday, December 15, 2016 at the Logan County Hospital, in Oakley. He was born December 26, 1933, in Rawlins County, KS to Harry and Geraldine (Calnon) Vohs. Don married Rozanne Carl on January 17, 1953 and later married Elaine (Lovenstein) Hurtt on August 20, 2011, in Colby, KS. Don served two years in...

Dec 13, 2016

Pauline (Heinrich) Ribordy, 88, of Oakley, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at the Logan County Manor, in Oakley. She was born May 9, 1928, in Wichita County, KS, to Jacob and Anna (Kaiser) Heinrich. She graduated from Gove High School in 1946 and then moved to Oakley, where she met Lenard Ribordy. On August 26, 1947 they were married....

Dec 8, 2016

Dec 5, 2016

Florence Marie Jane (Kantor) Horinek, 87, of Colby, passed away Monday, December 5, 2016, at Fairview Estates, in Colby. She was born March 24, 1929, in Loma, NE; the only daughter of Matthew and Agnes (Kacirek) Kantor. Florence attended elementary school in Atwood and graduated high school from Notre Dame School for Girls in Omaha, NE. She received her teachers’...

Dec 3, 2016

Elmer Joseph Geist, 88, of Oakley, died Saturday, Dec 3, 2016. He was born Aug 2, 1928 to Adam and Lucy (Windholtz) Geist in Gove County. He graduated from Grinnell High School in 1946. Elmer served in the United States Army and was a member of the V.F.W. On April 11, 1956, he married Evelyn M. Albers and to this...

Nov 27, 2016

Edith E. (Horinek) Vrbas, 91, died November 27, 2016 at the Rawlins County Health Center. Edith was born second of seven children to Mary (Kacirek) and Stanley J. Horinek on August 18, 1925, on a family farm in Driftwood Township, Rawlins County, KS. Edith graduated from Norte Dame Academy High School in Omaha, NE in 1945. On August 6, 1946,...

Nov 26, 2016

Jerald Dean Leitner, 89, of Colby, died Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Citizens Medical Center. He was born May 23, 1927, in Traer, KS, to Paul and Theresia (Wendelin) Leitner. He attended high school in Traer. He served in the United States Army, from 1945-1947, during WWII, stationed in Korea. On May 23, 1947, he married Elaine Runyan, in Oberlin,...

Nov 24, 2016

On November 24, 2016, Albert Frederick Kastens, Jr. 90 of Ludell, Kansas joyfully went to meet his Lord as he passed away at the Cambridge Manor in Cambridge, NE. He was born May 27, 1926 in Rawlins County, Kansas to Albert F. and Marie Louise (Carstens) Kastens. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church of rural Ludell and...

Nov 20, 2016

Dora Ann Boyd, 85, of Denver, CO, died Sunday, November 20, 2016, in Denver. She was born June 6, 1931, in Thomas County, KS, to Roscoe and Pearl (Mansfield) Boyd. She attended school in Monument and Page City, KS and graduated from Page City High School. She then attended business school in Denver. Following her graduation from business school, she...

Nov 19, 2016

Lyle Abner Worthy, 90, of Atwood, died peacefully in his home on November 19, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was born March 12, 1926 in Grainfield, KS, to Curry Abner and Rosa Madge (White) Worthy. He attended elementary and three years of high school in Grainfield. When his parents moved to Atwood in 1942, Lyle finished his senior year...

Nov 18, 2016

Wilcid Bernard Racette, 96, of Oakley, died Friday, November 18, 2016 at the Logan County Hospital, in Oakley. He was born May 27, 1920, in St. Joseph, KS, to William and Mary (Chavey) Racette. Wilcid spent 44 months in the United States Army during WWII, serving as a member of the Army Air Corp and Military Police. Wilcid married Dorothy...

Nov 16, 2016

Darline Barbara Arnold Hutfles passed away peacefully at the age of 84 on Nov. 16, 2016, from Multiple Myeloma in the Colby Citizens Medical Center. The eldest of nine children, she was born in the family home on May 19, 1932 in Seguin, KS to Simon and Aldea Plante Arnold. During the Great Depression years, she attended grade schools in...

Nov 13, 2016

Paul Leon Wagoner was born in Colby, Kansas on November 24, 1937.  He passed away on November 13, 2016 at his home in Colby at the age of 78.  Paul attended school in Colby and spent a short time at Fort Hays State University until he was summoned home to work at Colby Wrecking Yard when his dad was involved...

Nov 13, 2016

Theodore Jack “Ted” Juenemann, 30, of Herndon, died Sunday, November 13, 2016. Ted was born March 10, 1986, in Hoxie, the son of Lawrence “Larry” and Kimberly (Knudson) Juenemann. He was a graduate of the Herndon class of 2004. One of his proudest accomplishments was his football team going to the state championships. Ted attended MMI Institute of Orlando, FL....

Oct 31, 2016

Joseph Benjamin Cox, whom we all knew as Joe, was born on a hot day in Atwood, July 16, 1957. He was the youngest child of JB and Ada Lee (Bowles) Cox. He grew up in the Atwood area enjoying all the fun, farm activities that kids do, including riding ponies. He attended school in Atwood. Joe loved playing football,...

Oct 29, 2016

John Eldridge Wright, 81, of Oakley, died Saturday, October 29, 2016 at Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, KS. He was born June 21, 1935, in Lebanon, MO, to Roy and Charlotte “Lottie” (Simmons) Wright. He graduated from Monument High School in 1954. John married Beverly Holmes in July of 1955, and to this union two children were born....