Obituaries

Feb 5, 2015

Estelle Margaret Bugbee, 82, of Gem, died February 5, 2015. She was born October 29, 1932 in Gem to Clyde and Breta (Baker) Treat. She graduated from Gem high school then went on to Ottawa University, Ottawa, Ks, for two years to study music and play softball. She married Donald J. Bugbee on August 17, 1952 and they started their...

Feb 4, 2015

ORVAL LESLIE WILLIAMS Sept 28, 1936 – February 4, 2015 Orval was born the 6th child of 12 to James Elzie Williams and Ethel Ruth Jordan on September 28, 1936 in Colby Kansas. Orval was an identical twin. His twin was Erban Lester Williams who preceded him in death. Orval’s father, James, died when Orval was only 9 years old....

Feb 4, 2015

Dorothy Jean Okeson, 83 was born August 31, 1931 at Garden City, KS to Arthur E. Newman and Thelma Lucille (McGraw) Newman and died February 4, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society, Atwood, KS. She graduated High School in 1949 from Grand Junction CO. She graduated from the University of Colorado State College at Greeley, CO, in 1961. Over the...

Feb 1, 2015

NORMA E. JENIK COLBY – NORMA E. (HINES) JENIK, 74, of Colby KS, passed away at Citizens Medical Center – Colby, KS Sunday, February 1, 2015. She was born on April 11, 1940 in Waldrom, AR to Othel & Inez (Gibbs) Hines. Norma married Dwayne Jenik on Aug. 8, 1958 just prior to his first Air Force assignment. She &...

Jan 30, 2015

Roena Marie Gordon, 88, of Colby, died January 30, 2015 at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby. She was born January 19, 1927 in Rawlins County, KS to Leffler and Blanche (Tucker) Ramey. She attended college for 2 years in Watertown, Wisconsin. On September 2, 1948 she married Robert Gordon at the Presbyterian Church in Colby, KS. To this union three...

Jan 27, 2015

In June of 2014 I was given the news that I had cancer and that my life would be shortly coming to an end. This gave me time to reflect on my life, prepare myself and my family for my death and put my thoughts to paper. I was born in Colby, Kansas on a Monday, April 23, 1956 to...

Jan 24, 2015

LeRoy Joseph Horinek, 80, died Jan. 24, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Home in Oberlin, Kan. He was born on May 6, 1934 to Anton and Henrietta Kacirek Horinek in Atwood, Kan. He is preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Doretta Sappenfield. LeRoy is survived by his wife, LaRue Fikan Horinek, of 35 years; two brothers, Ramon...

Jan 18, 2015

Jo Wolf was born on November 23, 1935 to Ralph and Marge McGimsey in Hays, KS. Jo passed away on January 18, 2015 with her family by her side. Jo was preceded in death by her husband Sam, parents, and infant son, Sammy Lee Wolf. Jo graduated from Central High School, Salina, KS, and attended Fort Hays State University. Jo...

Jan 18, 2015

Jan 17, 2015

Lloyd David Chick, 72, of Denver, CO, died Saturday, January 17, 2015. He was born October 8, 1942, in Colby, KS to Lloyd J. and Margaret (Ward) Chick. He graduated from Colby High School in 1961 and Fort Hays State University in 1965. After college he moved to Denver, CO and worked as an accountant and in real-estate. He worked...

Jan 14, 2015

On November 4, 1955, Mark Alan Ginther was born to Harlan and Naida (Arendt) Ginther in Atwood, KS. He died January 14, 2015 at the age of 59 in Atwood, KS. Mark was the youngest of three children, after Jane and Barbara. He was raised in Atwood and graduated from Atwood High School in 1974. On June 18, 1977 Mark...

Jan 12, 2015

Susie M. Skeers, 77, of Oakley, died January 12, 2015 at the Logan County Manor. She was born November 29, 1937 in Downs, KS to Walter and Emma (Fuller) King. She married Donald Skeers on June 28, 1954. Susie works as a nurse’s aide at Parkside Manor in Oakley. She was a member of the Oakley Wesleyan Church. She was...

Jan 12, 2015

Nova Devo Versch, 86, passed away January 12, 2015 at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center, Wichita, KS. She was born March 26, 1928 to J Arthur and Edith (McDougal) Butler in Bird City, KS. She married Gerald (Bud) Versch on December 1, 1946. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sisters, Jeanine Butler and Betty Lee Fuss...

Jan 11, 2015

Velma Mae Hullet, 77, of Oakley, died January 11, 2015 in Aurora, CO. She was born to Robert and Cora Vavricka on October 27, 1937 on the farm south of Oakley in Gove County. The family sold the farm in November of 1956 and moved to Oakley on East Third Street. While they lived less than three miles apart growing...

Jan 1, 2015

Doris Y. Hayward, 95, of Colby, died Thursday, January 1, 2015 at Citizens Medical Center, Colby, KS. She was born Jan 19, 1919 to Charles M. and Susie (Everiss) Yeo in Rawlins County, KS. She began her education at Ilion School in rural Rawlins County. She moved to Colby with her mother and brother in 1932 where she attended Colby...

Dec 27, 2014

Maurice Lynn Sloan, youngest child of Harold and Annetta (Day) Sloan was born January 9, 1929 on a farm east of Colby. He departed his earthly life to be with his Lord and Savior at Hays Medical Center on December 27, 2014 at the age of 85. He attended Colby Schools, graduating in 1947. In 1950 he married the love...

Dec 25, 2014

Loretta V. Smith passed away peacefully Christmas night, 2014 in Yakima, WA. She was born December 12, 1921 in Marshall, Lyon County, Minnesota to John and Ella Radonski. She worked in a bakery, at the Jansen swimsuit company in Portland, OR as a seamstress and as a waitress in various restaurants. Loretta worked hard all her life to raise her...

Dec 25, 2014

Send Flowers Edward C. Stephean July 15, 1941 - December 25, 2014

Dec 24, 2014

Irvin Edward Schwarz, 76, of Colby, died on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at Citizens Medical Center in Colby. He was born August 18, 1938 to Alexander and Theresa (Wessel) Schwarz on the farm northeast of Angelus in Sheridan County. He was united in marriage to Carol Kleinsorge on August 4, 1964 at Sacred Heart Church in Selden. To this union...

Dec 23, 2014

The Rev. Thomas Alvin Bandy, 89, Colby, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014, at Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby. He was born July 20, 1925, in Calhoon, McMinn County, Tenn., the son of W.L. and Sarah (Swafford) Bandy. He graduated from high school in Cleveland, Tenn., and moved to South Carolina, where he worked in ship building until he was...