Obituaries

Oct 20, 2013

Jessica Layne Rudell, 18, of Oakley, died Sunday, October 20, 2013. She was born June 20, 1995 in Englewood, CO. Jessica was a 2013 graduate of Oakley High School. She was a member of the FFA and National Champion for goats and a runner up for horses. She was attending Colby Community College and was a member of the CCC...

Oct 16, 2013

Dr. Norbert John “Jack” Kanak passed from this world on October 16, 2013 in Norman, Oklahoma at the age of 76. He was born on November 26, 1936, the youngest of eight children, to Joseph and Anna Faimon Kanak in Atwood, Kansas. Dr. Kanak earned a B.A. in Sociology with minors in Psychology and Philosophy in 1961 from St. Benedict’s...

Oct 13, 2013

Donald F. Ostmeyer, 85, Grinnell, died Sunday, October 13, 2013 at Hays Medical Center. He was born June 2, 1928 to Anthony and Katherine (Rueschhoff) Ostmeyer in Thomas County, Kansas. He married Patsy Sowers on October 29, 1956 in Oakley, KS. He was a lifetime farmer and a DeKalb seed dealer. He was a member of the Grinnell VFW, Immaculate...

Oct 12, 2013

Marian Martha (Vrbas) Ruda the fifth child of thirteen was born to Frank and Mary Bartosovsky Vrbas on August 15, 1913 in her Grandmother’s home in the Studer Settlement, Kansas and Marian’s Heart of Gold stopped beating on Saturday October 12, 2013 at the Rawlins County Hospital, Atwood, Kansas at the age of 100 years, 1 month and 27 days....

Sep 26, 2013

Roberta Rose (Albers) Robben died Thursday, September 26th, 2013 at Hays Medical Center. She was born January 9, 1941 in Hoxie, KS to John M. and Mary P. (Schoenberger) Albers. She grew up in Oakley Kansas and the surrounding area, graduating from Oakley High School in 1959. She married Phillip J. Robben March 6, 1962 in Angelus Kansas. They lived...

Sep 26, 2013

Sep 21, 2013

Mabel M. Berndt, 92, Monument, died Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Logan County Manor, Oakley. She was born November 6, 1920 to Adam and Louise (Theye) Germeroth at Bremen, KS. She married Ernest Berndt on March 2, 1946 in the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rural Hoxie. She was a farm wife and loving mother. She was a member of the Immanuel...

Sep 14, 2013

Mary Martha Carman, 89, of Colby, passed away September 14, 2013 at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. She was born June 8, 1924 to Carlton and Viola (Long) Yeager. Her mother died a year and a month after she was born and her Grandmother Jennie and her Aunt Marie raised her. Mary grew up in Johnsville, Ohio were she attended Johnsville...

Sep 13, 2013

Mary B. Smith, 88, of Colby, died Friday, September 13, 2013. She was born February 5, 1925 to Jasper and Laura (Carter) Ballinger in Long Beach, CA. She attended nursing school and received her RN degree. Mary married Dr. Floyd L. Smith on December 29, 1948. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, P. E. O., Citizens Medical...

Aug 31, 2013

Shirley Brown, 83 wife of Paul Brown, Jr passed away Saturday, August 31st in the Goodland Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born May 21, 1930 in Rawlins County to Murray and Maude Edwards. On October 12, 1947, she married Paul Brown Jr. Children born to this union were Dana Unruh, Goodland, Jerry (deceased), and Doug (Wanda)...

Aug 25, 2013

Robert A. Nelson, 60, of Grinnell, died Sunday, August 25, 2013. He was born on Dec 3, 1952 to Wayne and Katherine (Morris) Nelson in Oakley. He served in the United States Army. He married Roxann Sheesley on Nov 2, 1973 in Grinnell. Robert was an over the road transport driver and had a love for hunting, fishing, and shooting...

Aug 19, 2013

Delbert W. Majors, 73, of Oakley, died Monday, August 19, 2013 at Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO. He was born January 3, 1940 to Debs and Fern (Brooks) Majors in Russell Springs, KS. He served in the United States Army. He married Louise Dawson and to this union came two daughters. After this, he married Marilyn Jackson and had two...

Aug 7, 2013

Maxine M. (Wagy) Berry, 83, of Page City, KS, died August 7, 2013 at Brandon Woods Health Center in Lawrence, KS. She was born February 17, 1930 at home in rural Thomas County to Clarence L. and Ruby (Kistler) Wagy. On June 9, 1956, she married Wesley B. Berry at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Page City and moved to their...

Aug 4, 2013

Janice Jo Schlageck, 76, Grinnell, died Sunday, August 4, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born May 19, 1937 in Monument to Carl and Lucille (Lunsford) Close. She attended Monument Schools graduating in 1955 and was an outstanding volleyball player who was given the nickname “Killer Close”. Janice Jo married Gale Schlageck on January 19, 1957...

Aug 3, 2013

Agnes Mae McKenney, 98, of Colby, died Saturday, August 3, 2013. She was born September 20, 1914 in La Crosse, KS to Edward Lincoln and Lucy Kramer Mendenhall. She married Harold C. Wilson on July 15, 1933 in Larned, KS. To this union three children were born; Donald Ray, Dale Howard and Joyce Ann. After Harold’s death in 1961, Agnes...

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Jul 11, 2013

Shirley Garrett, 83, Wilson, (formerly of Oakley), died on Thursday, July 11, 2013 at her daughter’s home in Wilson. Shirley was born October 25, 1929 in Oakley to Loftus and Alyce (Shirley) Smith. She had resided in Oakley all of her life. She was a retired bank teller. She married Paul Garrett in November 12, 1950 in Oakley. She was...

Jun 19, 2013

Georgina “Jean” Aschenbrenner, 90, of Oakley, died Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at Logan County Manor. She was born March 22, 1923 to Ludwig “Louis” and Anna (Leiker) Glassman in Voda, Kansas. She married William J. Aschbrenner November 21, 1944 in Oakley, KS. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church where she served as a Sacristan for 25 years....

Jun 8, 2013

Mary Agnes Tholen, 79, of Grinnell, died Saturday, June 8, 2013 at Gove County Medical Center. She was born July 8, 1933 to John and Mary (Eilers) Wolf in Gove County. She married Leslie Tholen on June 14, 1955. Mary was the Postmaster in Grinnell for over 30 years. One of her main passions in life was her grandchildren and...