Ralph J. "Butch" Kruse Jr.
Arvilla Louise Juenemann

Arvilla Louise Juenemann

Apr 22, 2025

Arvilla Louise Juenemann, 87, of Selden, Kansas, died on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby, Kansas. She was born on July 30, 1937, in rural Sheridan County near Angelus to Alex and Theresa (Wessel) Schwarz. She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy high school in Wichita, Kansas, and married Gerald Juenemann on June 6, 1956. She...

Joanne Lahman
Vertis Alexander Jones

Vertis Alexander Jones

Apr 6, 2025

Vertis Alexander Jones, 26, of Wichita, KS, formerly of Rexford, died Sunday, April 6, 2025. He was born in Wurzburg, Germany on July 26, 1998, to Vertis and Rebecca (Smith) Jones. Growing up Vertis was a Boy Scout and enjoyed doing track and playing basketball, football and baseball. In his mid-teens he moved from Colorado to Rexford, KS to live...

Helen Mae Poland

Helen Mae Poland

Apr 4, 2025

Helen Mae (Moore) Poland, 88, of Gem, KS, passed away Friday, April 4, 2025, at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, KS. She was born to Bessie (Ickler) and Robert Moore, in Faulkton, SD on February 7, 1937. Helen moved with her parents to Eastern Kansas in 1950. In 1954, Helen met Kenneth F. Poland in Wichita, KS. They were married...

Jon Terry Logan

Jon Terry Logan

Apr 4, 2025

Jon Terry Logan, 78, of Colby, died Friday, April 4, 2025. He was born in Toronto, OH on September 15, 1946, to Vernon Hoyt Logan Sr. and Donna Fay (Myers) Logan. He had one brother, Vernon Jr. Jon moved to Florida and later to Kansas.

Jon was preceded in death by his father Vernon Logan Sr, in 2004 and his mother,...

Anne Marie Guilfoyle

Anne Marie Guilfoyle

Apr 4, 2025

Anne Marie (Parkinson) Guilfoyle died at the Colby Health and Rehabilitation Center on April 4th, 2025. She was born an identical twin on November 11, 1933, in Queens, New York to Roderick and Jean Parkinson. Roderick passed away early in their childhood and Jean later married Walter Haas. The girls were born a month early before ultrasounds were available and...

Douglas Richard Austin

Douglas Richard Austin

Apr 3, 2025

Douglas Richard Austin was born January 14, 1953, to Richard and Estella Austin, in Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. He passed away April 3, 2025, in Colby, KS.

Doug and his two sisters grew up around the Edson community. He graduated from there and continued his education at the Goodland Vo-Tech school, studying auto and diesel mechanics. He would go on to work...

Brendon Eliott Glad

Brendon Eliott Glad

Mar 30, 2025

Brendon Eliott Glad was born July 15, 1971, in Atwood, Kansas, the youngest child of Albert Eliott and Susan (Henneberger) Glad. He died March 30, 2025, in Kansas City, Kansas, after complications from a short, but difficult battle with influenza and pneumonia.

Brendon attended Atwood Grade School and Atwood High School, Class of 1990. He had a great childhood, growing up...

Lucille Jeannette Bruns

Lucille Jeannette Bruns

Mar 29, 2025

Saturday, March 29, 2025 the skies over Hutchinson, KS opened and were filled with angelic harmony led by the beautiful bass voice of Herb singing “Heaven Came Down and Glory Filled My Soul”. When the song ended Herb took Lucille’s hand and together they went to Heaven to be with Our Lord and Savior! Lucille Bruns, our mother, grandma, great...

Velma Helen Rasmussen

Velma Helen Rasmussen

Mar 26, 2025

Velma Helen (Rall) Rasmussen was born May 26, 1934, in Sheridan County, KS to Irene (Richter) and Frank Rall. She was raised in a loving Christian home with 5 brothers and 4 sisters. Velma was the 9th in the line-up of 10 children. She grew up on a farm outside of Rexford, KS and attended Trinity Lutheran Church in Colby...

Roberta Jean Gormley

Roberta Jean Gormley

Mar 26, 2025

Roberta Jean “Jeanie” Gormley, 82, of Grinnell, KS, died Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at Hays Medical Center.

Jeanie was born in 1942, in Denver, CO, to Robert and Elsie Stephens. She attended two country schools growing up, then graduated from Grinnell High School in 1960.

She married Jerry Gormley in 1961. They lived in Grinnell briefly before moving to the farm. Jeanie...

Debra Susan Unger

Debra Susan Unger

Mar 25, 2025

Debra “Debbie” Susan Unger was born on June 21, 1973, in McCook, Nebraska, the youngest of five children born to Joseph D and Nadine (Riener) Green. Debbie passed away on March 25, 2025, at her home. Debbie was surrounded by her husband Dave, mother Nadine, brother Dave, sister Jeanne and her fur babies.

Debbie grew up on the family farm north...

Cecilia Mary Allen

Cecilia Mary Allen

Mar 25, 2025

Cecilia Mary (Cahoj) Allen, “Ceci” 102, of Brewster, passed away on March 25, 2025, at Prairie Senior Living Center, in Colby, KS. Ceci was a woman of strong faith and quiet spirit, a devoted wife, a loving mother, a cherished grandmother, a precious great grandmother, and a reliable friend.

She was one of ten children, born September 6, 1922, on the...

Vernard D. Wildeman

Vernard D. Wildeman

Mar 24, 2025

Vernard D. Wildeman passed away at his residence in Glendale, CA on March 24, 2025 at the age of 93. He was born to Daniel and Mary Wildeman on July 18, 1931, near Park, KS. Later the family moved south of Grainfield, KS, where he attended country school and graduated from Grainfield High School. After graduating he attended business school...

Marion C. Crumrine

Marion C. Crumrine

Mar 24, 2025

Marion Charles “Cue” Crumrine went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 24, 2025. He was born in a dugout on the Beaver Creek northwest of Brewster, KS on November 18, 1931, to Howard and Lena Leota (Hartley) Crumrine. He lived south of Brewster with his folks, sister Malda, and brothers Virle and Mason.

Marion graduated from Brewster School in...

Robert C. Younger
Deanna Lynn Sulzman

Deanna Lynn Sulzman

Mar 20, 2025

Deanna Lynn (Moos) Sulzman, 71, of Colby, KS passed away after complications from open heart surgery surrounded by family at Kearney Regional Medical Center on March 20, 2025. Deanna was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to many.

Deanna graduated from Golden Plains (Rexford) High School in 1971, from there she attended St. Francis School of Nursing in Wichita. Later...

Jayne Yvonne Niermeier

Jayne Yvonne Niermeier

Mar 19, 2025

Jayne Yvonne (Kastens) Niermeier passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at the age of 75 years.

Jayne was born April 11, 1949, to Harry and Paula (Neuhart) Kastens at St. Catherine’s Hospital in McCook, Nebraska.

She was baptized at home April 22, 1949, and confirmed on Palm Sunday, 1963 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Ludell, Kansas.

After graduating from Atwood Community High School in...

Erma Graham-Sander

Erma Graham-Sander

Mar 18, 2025

Erma Alberta (Stithem) Graham-Sander passed away at the age of 82 on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at the Logan Manor Community Services assisted living facility. Erma was born on February 15, 1943, to Albert C. “Bud” and Frances L. (Knouf) Stithem in Hays, KS. Raised in Zurich, KS, she attended Zurich Grade School and graduated from Palco High School in...