Laura J. Fellhoelter
Aug 18, 2026
Laura Jeanne Fellhoelter, age 57, of Rexford, KS, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2026, in Colby, Kansas, surrounded by family.
Laura was born on July 12, 1969, in Norton, Kansas to Junior and Loretta Niblock. She grew up in Logan, KS and graduated from Logan High School in 1988. She later attended Cloud County Community College and Fort Hays State...
Charles Francis Moos
Aug 18, 2026
Charles F. Moos, 88, of Grinnell, died Tuesday, August 18, 2026. He was born on August 21, 1937, in Menlo, KS to John and Alvina (Schlageck) Moos. He moved with his parents and older brother to Grinnell where two sisters and a brother were added to the family. Charlie attended Grinnell schools and then went to college at Benedictine and...
James Lynn Pfaff
Aug 16, 2026
James Lynn “Jim” Pfaff, 62, of Grinnell, passed away on August 16, 2026, at the Logan County Hospital, in Oakley. He was born on February 6, 1964, in Ransom, KS, the son of Leon and Patricia Pfaff.
Jim and Deea had one sone named Keith. Keith and his wife Taryn gave him two grandsons, Stetson and Jamison. In 2001 Jim and...
Veleda J. Steinle
Aug 16, 2026
Veleda Joy Steinle, 95, of Colby, died Sunday, August 16, 2026. She was born in Osborne County Kansas at her Grandma Petry’s house on April 25, 1931, to William E. Haskell and Beulah E. Petry. Veleda was the third child out of seven. In 1935, the family packed up and moved to Arkansas due to the dust bowl going on...
Dorothy Rose Reinert
Aug 16, 2026
Dorothy Rose (Kogl) Reinert, a farmer and mother of nine from rural Atwood who served as a judge in Rawlins County for more than four decades and also delivered the mail, drove a school bus, and volunteered as an EMT on the ambulance crew, died Aug. 16, 2026, at Wheat Haven Home in McDonald. She was 94.
The daughter of Clemens...
Cherrie W. Clark
Aug 10, 2026
Cherrie W. Clark, a devoted nurse, cherished mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at home in Oakley, on August 10, 2026, just 10 weeks shy of her 90th birthday. Born on October 30, 1936, in rural Meriden, Kansas, to Alfred and Edna (Rupe) Thomas, Cherrie was a voracious reader and lived a life marked by dedication to her family...
Donald Dean Argabright
Aug 7, 2026
Donald Dean Argabright was born March 6, 1936 to Glenn and Polly Argabright in Atwood, Kansas. He died at his home on August 7, 2026.
Don enjoyed a happy childhood with his older sister Gleneva (Higley) and younger sister Mary Beth (McCutchen). After high school Don enrolled at Kansas State University. He worked as a photographer for the school paper and...
Kenneth G. Bieber
Aug 2, 2026
Kenneth, known to most as "Kenny", was born on December 8, 1942, to Bruce and Margaret Ann Bieber. He attended Colby schools and graduated from Colby High School in 1960.
Following graduation, Kenny proudly served his country in the United States Army after being drafted during the Vietnam era. Much of his military service was spent at Fort Lewis, Washington.
In 1978,...
Anna Mae Weishapl
Aug 2, 2026
Anna Mae (Stamm) Weishapl, age 100, passed away peacefully on August 2, 2026, in Olathe, Kansas.
Anna Mae was born on May 5, 1926, to Roy and Erma (McEvoy) Stamm in Benkelman, Nebraska. She was the second of three children.
Anna Mae attended country school and high school in Benkelman, graduating in 1943, as valedictorian of her class. After graduating she taught...
Harry A. Bearley
Aug 2, 2026
Harry A. Bearley Jr., 92, of Atwood, Kansas, passed away peacefully on August 2, 2026, in Colby, Kansas.
Harry was born on May 18, 1934, in Atwood, Kansas, to Harry A. Bearley Sr. and Effie (Palmer) Bearley. He was the youngest of six children. He grew up north of Atwood alongside his siblings, Wilber "Bill," Alberteena “Teena”, Richard "Bud," Effie, and...
Norma Jean Beagley
Jul 29, 2026
Norma Jean Beagley passed away peacefully surrounded by family July 29, 2026, at Prairie Senior Living Facility in Colby, Kansas. Norma Jean was the middle of three children born to Mary (Turner) and Francis (Frank) Salter. She was born March 6, 1933, in her home in Rice County, Kansas, outside of Macksville. The family later moved to Turon in Reno...
James W. Kleinsorge
Jul 27, 2026
James W. “Jim” Kleinsorge, 70, of Parsons, passed away Monday, July 27, 2026, at Neodesha Care and Rehabilitation Center in Neodesha.
Jim was born on August 8, 1955, in Colby, Kansas, to Bill and Joyce (Keck) Kleinsorge. He grew up in Colby and graduated from Colby High School in 1975. He continued his education at Colby Community College before earning a...
Shea Nicole Hill
Jul 23, 2026
Shea Nicole Hill, 40, of Oakley, KS, died Thursday, July 23, 2026. She was born August 13, 1985, in Hays to Mark Hill and Scarlett (Selby) Hill. She grew up in Hoxie, KS and was a 2004 graduate of Hoxie High School.
Shea loved so much about life, always singing, listening to music and spending time in her garden with the...
Loren Elwyn Guill
Jul 23, 2026
Loren Elwyn Guill, of Menlo died Thursday July 23, 2026, at the age of 77, at Citizens Medical Center, after a long illness.
His parents Basil Guill and Grace (Olsen) Guill had two children; Sheryle (Guill) Yost, and Loren.
After his mother Grace passed away Basil met and married Nina Gillaspie/Ramey and added brother, Ron (Rosemarie) Ramey and sisters, Claudia Price, Patty...
Michael Steven Shirley
Jul 17, 2026
Michael Steven Shirley, 77, of Colby, Kansas, died Friday, July 17, 2026. He was born on August 13, 1948, to Leigh Bennett and Beulah (Parsons) Shirley. On January 9, 1971, he married the love of his life, Sharon (Johnson). From this union came four of their greatest blessings Michael, Nichelle, Alisha, and Karli.
Mike lived a life centered on family, friendship,...
Blanche Olympia Vap
Jul 16, 2026
Blanche Olympia Vap, 97, of rural Atwood, died Thursday, July 16, 2026. She was born on February 3, 1929, in San Salvador, El Salvador, to Joseph and Maria (Trejo) Quiros.
Blanche's mother passed away shortly after her birth, and she was lovingly raised by her father alongside her eight brothers and sisters in El Salvador. Her older sisters stepped into motherly...
Bonnie Marie Mitten
Jul 15, 2026
Bonnie Mitten, age 86, of Sharon Springs, KS (formerly of Oakley), peacefully entered into the presence of the Lord on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, following her fight with dementia. Bonnie Marie Davis was born on March 4, 1940, in Beeler, KS, to Ralph Edward Davis and Arlene Enid (Ward) Davis.
On October 9, 1962, Bonnie married the love of her life,...
Richard Lee Epard
Jul 3, 2026
Richard Lee Epard, “Dick” Epard, 86, of Colby, KS passed away peacefully on July 3, 2026, at 11:30 p.m. in Denver, CO surrounded by loved ones.
Born on July 25, 1939, at Fitzsimons General Hospital in Denver, Richard was the son and only child of Eleanor (née Ninemire) and Leslie Epard of Colby. After graduating from Colby High School in 1957,...
Johnathan Mathis Schindler
Jun 25, 2026
Johnathan Mathis Schindler, 47, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on Thursday night, June 25, 2026.
John was born on October 19, 1978, in Plainville, Kansas, to Kenneth and Anna Schindler (now Anna Buhl). He grew up in Colby, Kansas, and went on to attend Kansas State University. During his early years, it was hard to pinpoint exactly where John would...
Tonya Lea Winger
Jun 24, 2026
Tonya Lea Winger, 59, of Colby, died Wednesday, June 24, 2026. She was born on October 11, 1966, in Gregory, SD, to Leo and Darlene (Hecker) Neilan. Tonya graduated in 1985 from Stanton County High School, in Johnson, KS and then attended Colby Community College. She married her high school sweetheart, Mark Winger, on June 7, 1986. The couple lived...
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