OBITUARIES

Feb 16, 2020

A full obituary will be posted once it becomes available.

Feb 12, 2020

Goodland, KS resident and former Amarillo, TX resident, Lloyd W. Bergsma, 91, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Topside Manor in Goodland.

Lloyd was born on June 24, 1928 Southeast of Goodland at the ranch home. He attended school at Edson Consolidated School, then Kansas State University.  He returned to Goodland to partner with his...

Feb 6, 2020

Longtime Goodland resident Elizabeth Ann (Marcotte) Stull passed away on Thursday February 6, 2020 at the Topside Manor in Goodland. Beth was born on August 31, 1934 in Colby, Kansas to Henry P. and Jewell E. (Miller) Marcotte. She was one of six girls. She attended school in Edson, Kansas and received her GED from SCHS in 1952. On...

Feb 4, 2020

A sigh, a breath, a single heartbeat was too great a distance for the love that Iris and Vernon Irvin shared for over 70 years. So Iris stepped back into Vernon’s loving embrace on February 4th, 2020, a mere nine days after his own heavenly home-coming, free at last from the disease that restricted her for so long. Those...

Feb 1, 2020

Lifelong Sherman County resident James Leland Fritz, 77, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Via Christi in Wichita, Kansas surrounded by family.

James was born on December 25, 1942 in Goodland, KS to Martin Fritz and Lena (Schock) Fritz. He attended school in Ruleton, Kansas until the 8th Grade. After graduating, he farmed and worked...

Jan 26, 2020

Former Goodland, KS resident, Shirley L. Peters, known to her family and friends as Sue, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2020 at the age of 93 while living in Kansas City, KS.

Sue was one of four children born to James and Erma Caldwell on July 6, 1926; she attended all schools in Goodland, Kansas. Upon graduation...

Jan 26, 2020

Vernon Keith Irvin was joyfully escorted into Heaven by his cherished daughter, Becky, on Sunday, January 26, 2020 after a brief illness.  The son of the late Elmer Burr Irvin and Evelyn Jaquetta Reed Irvin, Vernon was born March 30, 1928 in Bird City, Kansas and reared in Cheyenne County.  He graduated from Bird City High School in 1945...

Jan 22, 2020

Lifelong Sherman County resident, Daniel Dean Butts, 90, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Topside Manor in Goodland.

Daniel was born on January 9, 1930 to Gaylord William and Ellen Mary (West) Butts in Goodland, KS.  He was the 6th of 9 children.  He attended school in rural Sherman County up through the 8th grade. ...

Jan 17, 2020

Longtime Sharon Springs, KS resident, Helen Mabel Lucas, 87, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2020 at the Topside Manor in Goodland, KS.

Helen was born on April 12, 1932 to Lester and Mabel (Hetzel) Johnson.  She was an only child.  She attended school as Wallace County High School in Sharon Springs and graduated in 1950.

Jan 16, 2020

A full obituary will be posted when it becomes available.

Jan 6, 2020

Lifelong Wallace County resident Charles Lee Chaney, 89, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020 at his home in Sharon Springs, KS surrounded by family.

Charles was born on January 27, 1930 at home north of Weskan, KS to Virgil Marvin and Fern Dean (Swartz) Chaney.  He was the oldest of six children.  He attended school in...

Dec 30, 2019

Sharon Springs, KS resident Justin Michael Clermont, 41, passed away unexpectedly at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Justin was born on May 16, 1978 in Atwood, KS to Charles Adrian and Virginia Lee (Baumfalk) Clermont.  He was one of seven children.  Shortly after he was born, the family moved to Hays, where he attended high...

Dec 29, 2019

Lifelong Goodland, KS resident Donald Kenneth Schwendener, 96, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at the Sheridan County Hospital in Hoxie, KS.

He was born on February 27, 1923 in Abilene, KS to Edward F. and Estella (Sherwood) Schwendener.  He was one of five children.  He attended school in Goodland and graduated from Sherman County Community...

Dec 26, 2019

Longtime Goodland, KS resident Jacob Mark Rooney, 92, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at the Topside Manor in Goodland.

Jake was born on March 11, 1927 on the family farm in Rawlins County, KS to Edward and Kathrine (Haller) Rooney.  He was one of four children.  Jake attended school in Rawlins County.

On...

Dec 13, 2019

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident, Helen Marie Rohr, 86, passed away at her home in Goodland on Friday, December 13, 2019.

Helen was born on October 12, 1933 in Norton, Kansas to Leonard and Mary Jane (Whetstone) Johnson.  She was one of 12 children.  She attended school in Norton, Kansas through the 8th grade.

On May...

Dec 11, 2019

Longtime, Goodland, KS resident James Robert “Jim” Baird, 78, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at his home in Goodland.

Jim was born in rural Rawlins County, KS on August 9, 1941 to Bob and Pauline Baird.  He attended Brewster schools 1st through 12th grades and graduated in 1959.  Jim married Carolyn “Sue” Baird on January...

Dec 9, 2019

Beverly Elaine Hawks was born on October 16, 1935 to Henry and Pearl Branick Hawks.  She graduated from Goodland High School in 1953.  She was one of the top students in her class.

She married Dean Barnes in March of 1953.  To this union two children were born, Sheryl Davis and Curtis Barnes.

In 1981,...

Dec 9, 2019

Lifelong Wallace County resident, Dale O. Samuelson, passed away on December 9th, 2019, after a sudden and devastating illness.

Dale was born on May 24th, 1955 to L.O. “Sam” and Clemma Jean (Hickle) Samuelson in Cheyenne Wells, CO. He graduated Wallace County High School in 1973. Following graduation, he attended the Beloit Vocational School to study bricklaying/...

Dec 8, 2019

Thelma Lorraine Rice, 92, of Hutchinson, died December 8, 2019, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born September 2, 1927, in Kanorado, to Dale and Beulah (Weaver) Berringer.

Thelma worked as a clerk and bookkeeper for J. M. McDonald’s department store in Goodland and the First National Bank of Goodland. She attended the Goodland Bible Church for...

Dec 8, 2019

Jennifer K. Phillips, age 56, passed away from cancer December 8, 2019, at home in Denver, Colorado.

Jennifer was born October 30, 1963, in Colby, Kansas.  She graduated from Goodland High School in 1982.  On July 13, 1985, she and Andrew Phillips were married. They moved to Denver in 1986 where she worked at K-Mart in Englewood Colorado for more...