Feb 13, 2014

Thelma Lorene Nickel, 81, of Atwood, passed away and entered into Heaven Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center in Denver, CO. She was born September 10, 1932 to Ralph and Clara (Hayes) Nickel in their home in Wichita County, KS. She was baptized in the Church of Christ in Scott City and attended grade school and high...

Feb 12, 2014

Phyllis Marie Reed, age 59, of Atwood, KS passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney NE. Phyllis was born August 11, 1954 in Denver CO. to Guy Herbert and Rilla Ione Corner Graham. She went to Sheridan High School in Sheridan, CO. She moved to Atwood, KS in 2002. She met and married Duwayne Reed...

Feb 9, 2014

Evelyn Laudine Weber, 78, of Norton, died February 9, 2014. She was born November 17, 1935, in Colby, KS, to Charlie and Mildred (Keneflec) Carpenter. She married Darrel Weber on March 12, 1952. She worked at the Thomas County Hospital in the Laundry department. She was preceded in death by her daughters, Rena and Dena Weber and sister Cynthia Rose...

Feb 7, 2014

Katherine Z. Delzeit, 77, of Oakley, died Friday, February 07, 2014 at Logan County Hospital. She was born November 25, 1936 on the family farm, in Sheridan County, KS, to Joseph and Agatha (Heier) Zerr. She married Fred S. Halbleib on March 21, 1957 and they had three children. He preceded her in death on December 31, 1986. On February...

Feb 3, 2014

Robert "Bob" Lynn Carney was born on march 27, 1952 to James Howard and Betty Jo (Ramsey) Carney in Colby, KS. He was the fourth of eighth children. Bob grew up on the family farm and attended Colby Public Schools and was part of the class of 1971. Bob was an active child, keeping up with older siblings, fishing with...

Feb 1, 2014

Edna A. Hatcher, 92, of Colby, died Saturday, Feb 1, 2014 at Deseret Health and Rehab at Colby. She was born May 10, 1921 to Ray and Josephine (Boucher) Hatcher in Penokee, KS. She was a stenographer for the State of California. Edna was outspoken and always made sure her voice was heard, this included writing to political figures to...

Jan 31, 2014

Lillian Margaret (Faimon) Sramek, 95, departed this earthly life on January 31, 2014 at Good Samaritan Center in Atwood, KS. She was born June 19, 1918 at the family farm 10 ½ miles southeast of Stratton, Nebraska and was the youngest daughter of Joseph and Mary (Kopriva) Faimon. She attended St. John Nepomucene Church, northwest of Atwood, where she received...

Jan 30, 2014

Maxine I. Nelson, 95, of Oakley, died Thursday January 30, 2014. She was born August 19, 1918 to Guy and Clara (Whan) Moritz in Villisca, Iowa. She moved with her family from Iowa to Kansas when she was two years old. Shortly after arriving in Kansas her father was killed in an accident at Campus and her mother decided to...

Jan 24, 2014

Wesley D. Mather, born April 21, 1932, in Gove County, Kan., passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on January 24, 2014, at his home in Russell Springs, Kan. Born the eighth child to Jacob Pence Mather and Susie Jane Bigbee Mather, he graduated from Grinnell High School in 1950. He was a avid KU basketball Fan. Wes served in...

Jan 19, 2014

Martin Weber, 89, of Oakley, died Sunday, January 19, 2014. He was born February 5, 1924 in Gove County, KS to Jakob and Rosa (Herrmann) Weber. He was a US Army Veteran and received a silver star. On April 27, 1948 he married Antonia Heier. They farmed and raised eight children. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus...

Jan 17, 2014

Enedine "Sally Ann" Olson, 84, wife of Robert W. Olson of Atwood, a 1949 graduate of Decatur Community High School in Oberlin, died Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, surrounded by her husband and children at the home of Debra (Larry) Marks in Mulvane. She was born May 1, 1929, in Pittsburg, Calif., the daughter of John and Enedina (Martinez) Duran. She...

Jan 16, 2014

Call to Order Flowers by Phone 1-888-579-7953 Code: 2001730P RONALD DEAN “JOE” CARMEN Ronald Dean “Joe” Carmen died January 16, 2014 at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, Kansas. “Joe” as he was called by his friends and family, was born to Bertha (Carpenter) and Paige Carmen on August 24, 1938 on a farm 7 miles NW of Colby, KS. On...

Jan 7, 2014

Luella "Lou" Kersenbrock 74 was born on August 9, 1939 to William Henry Miller and Lillian Irene Miller-Mosier. Lou passed away early Tuesday morning, January 7, 2014, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Prior to Lou’s graduation from high school, she would spend several summers living with her Aunt Genevieve and Uncle Harlan where she worked at Frederick’s Pharmacy...

Jan 7, 2014

Clem A.J. Zerr, 92, of Oakley, died Tuesday, Jan 7, 2014 at Logan County Hospital. He was born Oct 5, 1921 to Joseph and Agatha (Heier) Zerr in Sheridan County on the family farm. He served our country in the United States Army in WWII from 1942 – 1946 spending most his time in the Aleutian Islands. He married Pauline...

Jan 4, 2014

Ada Mae Mays was born on a farm in Furnace County, Nebraska, near the town of Wilsonville on October 7, 1916. Ada was the oldest of eight children born to Charles Owen Mays and Mable Blanche Sullivan Mays. At the age of three months Ada moved with her parents to a farm in Rawlins County, Kansas two miles south of...

Jan 3, 2014

Jill R. Samson, 78, of Ludell, died January 3, 2014. She was born December 19, 1935, in Smith Center, KS, to Vance and Ruby (Hudson) Robbins. She graduated from Atwood High School. On May 27, 1953 she married Joe Samson. She worked in banking for 28 years, first at Farmers State Bank of Ludell for 10 years and then was...

Jan 1, 2014

Dec 31, 2013

Scott Matthew Olson, 31, died December 31, 2013 at his grandfather Robert Olson’s home in Atwood, KS. He was born April 2, 1982 in Hays, KS to Rheinhold and Jeaneen (Roy) Olson. At the age of five he started wrestling and continued this until he graduated Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, IA. He was also a black belt in...

Dec 30, 2013

Leonard Leroy Vyzourek, 93, of McDonald, died on Dec 30, 2013. He was born Feb 6, 1920 to Frank J. and Nan L. (Bahret) Vyzourek in a sod house near Beardsley. He graduated from McDonald Rural High School in 1938. After graduation he left Rawlins County for Venice, California. He was called into the United States Army in 1941; he...

Dec 30, 2013

Dickie Dale “Dick” Nelson, 62, of Oakley, died Monday, Dec 30, 2013. He was born Dec 22, 1951 to Virgil and Lucille (Rodenbeck) Nelson in Oakley. He worked for the City of Oakley for over 30 years. He had a love for family, friends and his two dogs. He is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by...