OBITUARIES

Jul 12, 2022

Pharr, Texas resident and former Goodland, Kansas resident Clarice "Tootsie" Elizabeth Finley, 89, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center.

Clarice was born on January 25, 1933 in Yuma, Colorado to Clarence E. and Lois I. (Hopkins) Taylor. She was one of seven children. She grew up and attended school in...

Jul 10, 2022

Bob Cook, 97, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, July 10th, 2022. Bob was born in St. Francis, Kansas on November 8, 1924, a son of Arthur Robert Cook and Irene (Carlson) Cook Weis. He worked in soil conservation, road construction, and owned and operated Cook Mobile Home Service. Bob served during WWII in the United States Army as...

Jul 3, 2022

Katherine “Kathy” Mary (Kreoger) Lundien of Burlington, CO, passed away at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO. She had an intense battle with her health for the last six months of her life, shortly after her husband (Rich Lundien, the love of her life) passed away in December of 2021. Kathy finally went to be with the Lord...

Jul 1, 2022

Lifelong Goodland, KS resident, Mary Eleanor Puttroff, 91, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2022 at the Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby, KS.

Mary was born on December 14, 1930 in Goodland to John and Frances (Nester) Schindler. She attended school in Goodland and graduated from Sherman Community High School in 1948.

She worked...

Jul 1, 2022

Norman Kenneth House, 84, a long-time resident of Goodland, Kansas passed away on July 1, 2022 at the Littleton Adventist Hospital in Littleton, Colorado.

He was born to Kenneth and Pennette House on September 21, 1937 in the house he grew up and lived in until 1995.  He graduated from Goodland High School in 1955 and Kansas...

Jun 20, 2022

Velma realized God’s promise of everlasting life on Monday, June 20, 2022, while under hospice care at Regent Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Wichita, KS.

June was born June 20, 1926, one of five daughters to George T. and Fannie M. Moxham at the farm home in Republic County near Belleville, KS.  She received her primary schooling...

Jun 13, 2022

Longtime Kanorado, KS resident Marvin Eugene Thomas Sr., 65, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2022 at his home in Kanorado. He was born November 7, 1956 in Burlington Colorado to Lois L. and Kenneth L. Thomas.

Marvin was a member of the Lions Club in Kanorado, Kansas for several years, on the Sherman County Rural Fire...

Jun 4, 2022

Dorothy Nider was born on May 24th 1926 to Claude Nider and Mathilde (Tillie) Wolters Nider in Fairbury, NE.  She was the 4th of 8 children born to them.  The Nider family moved south of Harbine, NE, in 1933 and then to Knowles, CA in 1945 for Claude’s health which was near his sister.

Dorothy would tell...

May 23, 2022

Longtime Sharon Springs, KS resident, Marjorie Louise Poe, 91, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 23, 2022 at the Greeley County Long-term Care Center.

Marjorie was born on February 6, 1931 in Fort Morgan, CO to Samuel J. and Christina Wacker.  On January 1, 1950, she married the love of her life,...

May 21, 2022

Margie Lee Veselik was born on May 9, 1930 on a farm in Sherman County near Kanorado, Kansas to John and Nora Veselik.  The youngest of seven children, she was the fond “Little Sister.”  She graduated from Goodland High School in 1948.  Margie lived in Kansas; Omaha, Nebraska; Alexandria Virginia and Aurora, Colorado.   She had a variety of jobs...

May 14, 2022

Longtime St. Francis, KS resident David G. Rogers, 64, passed away at his home in rural Cheyenne County, on Saturday, May 14, 2022.

David was born January 6, 1958 in Wray, Colorado to Kenneth Gale and Betty Jo (Huff) Rogers.  He was one of 6 children.  He attended school in Wray and graduated from Wray Community Schools...

May 11, 2022

Juanita Audrey Hinnen “Bloom” Whelan 93, longtime resident of Goodland, KS passed away peacefully at the Goodland Regional Medical Center on May 11, 2022, with family at her bedside.

She was the daughter of Fred Hinnen and Greta Sorrell. Juanita graduated from Clifton High School Class of 1946 in Clifton, KS, and enjoyed attending the yearly class reunions...

Apr 28, 2022

Mary Jane Carlton Smith, age 96, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on April 28, 2022 at the Wallace County Care Center in Sharon Springs, KS.

Mary was born on December 2, 1925 in Beloit, KS to Rev. A.L. and Laura (Lewis) Carlton. She was the youngest of nine children. Her father was a...

Apr 23, 2022

Ronald Lee Blaesi of Sharon Spring, KS, 72, passed after a brief illness on April 23, 2022, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS.

Ron was the son of Dwight Duane and Vlasta (Holsan) Blaesi.  He was born in Emporia, KS on May 28, 1949, and lived in many small towns in Kansas before graduating from...

Apr 6, 2022

Larry A. Nelson of Evergreen, Colorado, passed away on April 6, 2022 in Evergreen. Larry was born on January 22, 1938, to Martin A. and Gladys B. (Collins) Nelson of Ruleton, Kansas. Larry was the eldest of six siblings, Leonard, Janice, Judy, Joyce and Lynn. He attended school in Ruleton, Wichita and Goodland and graduated in 1956 from Sherman...

Apr 4, 2022

Paul Gerhard Buhr passed away unexpectedly on April 4th, 2022. Paul was born on November 29, 1952 in Goessel, KS to loving parents, Gerhard and Mildred Buhr, joining his two older brothers. His early childhood was spent in the close-knit Bethel College community in North Newton, KS where he attended elementary school and the Bethel College Mennonite Church. In...

Apr 4, 2022

Lifelong Goodland, KS resident Ronnie Ray Amack, 63, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2022 at his home in Goodland.

Ronnie was born on January 29, 1959 in Goodland, to Bernard and Deana (Waits) Amack.

Ronnie had three children; Anthony, Adam and Amy Amack. He also had 4 grandkids Anna, Jacob, Ronny and Terry.

Apr 4, 2022

Lifelong Burlington, CO resident Grace Runge, 77, passed away at her home in Burlington on Monday, April 4, 2022 following a brief illness.

Grace Ellen Runge was the fifth child born to Melvin Runge and Viola Einspahr. Other children were Elvira, Howard, Ruby, Doris and John. Grace was born on the family farm on Election Day. The...

Apr 2, 2022

Longtime Goodland, KS resident Lowell Floyd Guyer, 87, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Lowell, commonly referred to by many as ‘Alley Cat’, was born on December 28, 1934 in Osborne, Kansas to Floyd Dewitt and Ellen Grace (Lukens) Guyer.  He was the oldest of two children.  He...

Mar 28, 2022

George Adelgren loved to tell a good joke, and the cornier it was, the better.  It seemed he knew an unending supply of them, and no one was ever quite sure where he found them all.  He rarely messed up a punch line, but even when he did it still usually ended up being funny.

George Russell...