Oct 24, 2014

Lucine E. Albers, 87, of Oakley, died Friday, October 24, 2014. She was born May 30, 1927 in Orion, KS to Fred and Mable (Stevenson) Hullet. Lucine was a 1946 graduate of Oakley High School. She owned the Silhouette Shoppe in Oakley for 27 years. She was a member of the Oakley Chamber of Commerce, the Ambassadors Club and the...

Oct 20, 2014

Mary Joan Dinkel, 73, of Grainfield, died Monday, October 20, 2014. She was born September 22, 1941 in Colfax, IA to Paul and Lillian Yoakum. She was a cook at USD 292. She loved the kids and really enjoyed cooking for them. Joan also loved playing jokes. She married LeRoy Dinkel on October 24, 1992. She was preceded in death...

Oct 12, 2014

Phyllis Bryan Elliott died October 12, 2014 at the age of 96. Phyllis was born to Arthur A. and Jesse (Miller) Bryan on March 25, 1918 in San Antonio, Texas. At the age of 2, her father gave up the hard farming life there and moved the family to Ames, IA where he worked the rest of his life in...

Oct 12, 2014

Margaret Umberger, 83, of Oakley, died Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Gove County Medical Center. She was born March 13, 1931, in Larned, KS to William and Katie (Schneider) Schraeder. She graduated from Larned High School. Margaret was united in marriage with Cody Umberger on September 6, 1950. She worked at Larned State Hospital and was a farmer, with land...

Oct 8, 2014

Lena Roopchan, 69, of Colby, died Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Citizens Medical Center. She was born June 12, 1945 to Joseph and Ester (Sundarsing) Roopchan in Trinidad and Tobago. She was preceded in death by her son, James Roopchan and brother, Ralph Roopchan She is survived by her son, Peter Roopchan; daughter in laws Tricia and Sandra; siblings, Veronica...

Oct 8, 2014

Claude D. Woerpel of Colby passed Wednesday October 8th due to complications associated with cancer and COPD. Claude was born March 8th, 1935 and was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth L. (Betty) Woerpel, a brother Wayne Woerpel and his parents August (Dutch) and Nettie Woerpel. Claude graduated from Gem High School, worked for K&N Gas Co. for many...

Oct 4, 2014

Marietta (Lintel) Coats, 78, of Topeka, passed away October 4, 2014. She was born August 27, 1936, in Oakley KS, the daughter of Herman and Mary (Mader) Lintel. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Wichita. Marietta married James E. Snyder and to this union, four children were born. They later divorced. She then married Byron Coats. He preceded...

Oct 3, 2014

Kieth Duane Luedke, 89 reached his journey’s end October 3, 2014. He was born September 6, 1925 near Selkirk, Greeley County, Kansas to Charles and Estella Niswonger Luedke. He was a World II Veteran, drafted December 26, 1943 in his Junior year of High School. He served as a Light Artillery Instructor at Fort Hood, Texas. Kieth was discharged May...

Sep 28, 2014

Carol Ann Hatfield, 74, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2014 at her home in Atwood, KS. She was born June 21, 1940 at Blue Earth Minnesota to Richard Allen and Eulalia ( Gaddy ) Carroll. She Married Virgle Hatfield on April 11, 1960. They lived in Minnesota until the moving to Atwood, KS on May 12, 1969, where she lived...

Sep 26, 2014

Priscilla Elaine Buford, 68, of Colby, died September 26, 2014 at her home. She was born June 23, 1946 in Logan County, KS to Walter and Thelma (Miller) Kowalke. She graduated Russell Springs High School in 1964 and married Rex Buford on April 10, 1964. She enjoyed cross stitching, gardening, cooking, traveling and her grandchildren. She was preceded in death...

Sep 25, 2014

Caidlyn Cunningham, 6, of Oakley, died September 25, 2014 in Wichita, KS. She was born July 5, 2008 in Colby, KS. She was a princess and a farm girl who liked singing, dancing, swimming, 4 – wheeling, riding with grandpa on the motorcycle, makeup with mom and working with dad. She was preceded in death by her sister Madison Dell...

Sep 23, 2014

Alisa Ann Finley, 18, of Colby, died September 23, 2014. She was born November 2, 1995, in Phoenix, AZ. She had worked at Sonic, Inlow Interiors and the Good Life Marina in Trenton, NE. Alisa was a member of the Colby High School Dance Team and Graduated with the CHS class of 2014. Our Hero will be greatly missed. She...

Sep 19, 2014

Sep 18, 2014

Kevin S Finley passed away on Sept 18, 2014, at the age of 56. He was born in Atwood at Rawlins County Hospital to John D & Doris E (Luedke) Finley, the 4th of their 5 sons. Kevin grew up in Atwood , graduating from Atwood High School in 1976. After completing 2 years at Colby Community College, Kevin started...

Sep 17, 2014

Pamela Robben, 66, of Grinnell, died Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at Salina Regional Health Center. She was born March 22, 1948 in Denver, CO. She married Kenneth Robben on August 2, 1975, in Oakley, KS. She had worked as a waitress at several café’s, a nurse’s aide at Logan County Manor and was a manager at the Dairy Queen in...

Sep 17, 2014

Cloyce Ellis Hand (92) of Atwood was born to Roy Albert Hand and Edna Maude Wheatley in Claudell, KS on October 4, 1921 and died September 17, 2014 in the Rawlins County Hospital. Cloyce grew up in Smith County and graduated from Kensington High School in 1940. He joined the CCCs (Civilian Conservation Corps) from 1940 to 1942. He served...

Sep 14, 2014

Everett F. Cunningham, 79, of Oakley, was born on May 21, 1935, to Clyde and Margie (Mastin) Cunningham on a farm two miles east and a mile north of the Union School House on the Gove-Orion Road, in Gove County, KS. He died at home on September 14, 2014. He grew up on a farm Southwest of Oakley, KS. He...

Sep 8, 2014

Anna Elizabeth McDougal, 95, formerly of Atwood, passed away September 8, 2014 at the Blue Valley Lutheran Homes in Hebron, NE. She was born March 12, 1919 on a farm near Stratton, NE, to Molly Mabel (Lough) and Charles David Durham. Anna’s childhood days were spent on family farms in the counties of Rawlins and Norton, KS. She attended Pleasant...

Sep 8, 2014

Kenneth E. Howard, 78¸of McDonald, died Monday, September 8, 2014 at Rawlins County Health Center. He was born June 7, 1936 to Charlie and Elsie (Moreland) Howard on the farm in rural Rawlins County. He was a man of many jobs including farmer, owner of Howard Construction, Salesman for National Motor Club, Coscot and Pennsylvania Live. He enjoyed the outdoors;...

Sep 7, 2014

Lillian G. (Maddy) Lawson was born on August 8, 1918, in Rooks County, KS, to Lester and Lydia (Borin) Maddy. She passed away September 7, 2014 at the Rawlins County Hospital in Atwood, KS. Lillian attended Stockton, KS schools and graduated in 1936. She attended one semester at Kansas State University. Illness forced her to drop out in the spring...