OBITUARIES

May 7, 2019

Former Goodland, KS resident, Wayne Lee Baalman, 59, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at his home in Sparks, Nevada.

Wayne was born in Newton, Kansas on June 21, 1959 to LeRoy C. and Margaret Ann (Cress) Baalman.  The family moved to Goodland that same year.  On August 22, 1960, his brother Gerald Lyn Baalman...

Apr 22, 2019

Ruth M. Lake – 80, formerly of Goodland, KS, passed away at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, VT on Monday evening, April 22, 2019.  Born in Limon, CO on March 29, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Syble Rae (Johnson) Kanzler.  On December 14, 1958, she married Paul A. Lake in Limon, CO....

Apr 13, 2019

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Longtime Goodland, KS resident, Wilma “Bill” Nadine Yoke, 81, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at her home in Goodland surrounded by her family.

Wilma was born on March 15, 1938 in Hoxie, Kansas to Ray and Myrna (Batchelder) Spillman.  She was one of...

Apr 10, 2019

Former Brewster, KS resident, Carrie “Ruth” Jones, 93, passed away April 10, 2019 at Meadow View Assisted Living in Greeley, Colorado.  She was born July 20, 1925 in Goodland, KS to Leslie and Rose (Miller) McClelland.  Ruth and her husband Duane were married on June 21, 1946 in Colby, KS.  They celebrated 70 years of marriage in 2016.

Apr 4, 2019

Longtime Lamesa, TX resident and former Goodland, KS resident Luisa V. Medrano passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society-Sherman County in Goodland, KS.

Luisa was born on September 18, 1932 in Lyford, TX to Cayetano and Maria (Galvan) Vela.  She was one of two children.  She attended school through the 3rd grade,...

Mar 26, 2019

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Deanna Carroll Buhr, 62, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Deanna was born in Casper, Wyoming, on October 7, 1956 to Lynn and Maralyn (Moss) Denney.  She was one of seven children.  When Deanna was young, the family moved to Holyoke, Colorado, where she...

Mar 17, 2019

Goodland, KS resident and former St. Francis, KS resident Linfred Eugene Lyle Oster, 69, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Goodland on March 17, 2019.

Lin was born on November 13, 1949 in St. Francis, KS to Lyle Willard and Edna Gertrude Elizabeth (Walter) Oster.  He was one of two children.  He grew up and attended...

Mar 8, 2019

Marjorie “Marge” (Marcotte) McCants passed away on March 8, 2019 at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She lived in Colorado Springs three years prior to her death and was a long-time resident of Goodland, Kansas.

Marge was born on July 4, 1927 in Thomas County, Kansas to Jewell (Miller) and Henry Marcotte. She graduated from Sherman...

Mar 4, 2019

Longtime Goodland, KS resident, Elmer Matthew Jacobs, 81, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society-Sherman County in Goodland, KS.

Elmer was born on April 16, 1937 in Dresden, Kansas to Raymond Matthew and Rose Magdaline (Ritter) Jacobs.  He was one of 10 children.  Elmer grew up and attended school in Leoville, KS,...

Mar 1, 2019

Proud lifetime Kansan Alberta Hayden passed away peacefully in her lovely apartment on March 1, 2019.

Alberta Inman Rice was born June 30, 1917 in Russell County, Kansas to Arthur Rice and Hannah Inman Rice, the sixth of eight children.  The Rice family moved to a sod house in Wallace County, KS on October 29, 1929, the...

Feb 26, 2019

Longtime Goodland, KS resident, Bonnie June Trachsel, 84, passed away on February 26, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society-Sherman County in Goodland, KS.

Bonnie was born on July 17, 1934 in Brush, Colorado to Fred and Margaret (Tipton) Martin.  At the age of 6, Bonnie and her family moved to Goodland, where she attended school and graduated...

Feb 26, 2019

Lifelong, Goodland, Kansas resident, James Butler “JB” McClure III, 81, passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado.

JB was born on May 21, 1937 in Goodland, KS to James Butler McClure II and Pearl (Croner) McClure.  He was one of two children.  He grew up in Goodland and...

Feb 25, 2019

Lifelong Sherman County, KS resident Merna Jean Dautel, 89, passed away on February 25, 2019 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland, Kansas.

Merna was born on September 12, 1929 in Brewster, Kansas to Oscar and Grace (Werner) Berry.  She was one of six children.  Merna attended school in Brewster and graduated from Brewster High School...

Feb 22, 2019

Ernest Edward Poe, age 90, went home to be with his Lord and Savior February 22, 2019 at Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, KS.

Ernest (Ernie) Poe was born on October 29th, 1928 on the Poe homestead in Weldona, Colorado. He was the youngest child of Ernest and Lola Mae Poe.  He grew up in Weldona and graduated high school in...

Feb 17, 2019

Joan Hartley of Goodland, KS, a longtime resident of Morningstar Care Home of Neodesha, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, at Morningstar Care Home. She had celebrated her 100th birthday on Dec. 6, 2018.

Joan was born Dec. 6, 1918, in Ames, KS, to John Ira and Blanche (Raney) Miller.

In 1936, she graduated as valedictorian...

Feb 7, 2019

Clifford Anthony Martin, age 71, passed away February 7, 2019, at the Castle Rock Adventist Hospital in Castle Rock, CO.

Cliff was born in McCook, NE on April 14, 1947. He was the fourth of five children born to Fred and Helen E. (Colling) Martin. After losing his mother to cancer at the tender age of 5,...

Jan 19, 2019

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Paul Jason Weber, 52, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at the Littleton Adventist Hospital in Littleton.

Paul was born on December 6, 1966 in Dodge City, Kansas to Ron and Ann (Crick) Weber.  He was one of two children.  Paul grew up and attended school in Goodland, graduating from Goodland High...

Jan 16, 2019

Donna Jean (Austin) Butts, longtime Sherman County resident, passed away at the Greeley County Long-term Care Facility in Tribune, Kansas on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at the age of 84 years old.

She was born in Ruleton, Kansas at the home of her Maternal Grandparents Smith, on July 28, 1934, to Charlie and Hazel (Smith) Austin.

Jan 15, 2019

Longtime Goodland, Kanas resident James E. “Jim” Albers, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland, KS.  He was 58 years old.

Jim was born on April 1, 1960 in Oakley, Kansas to George F. and Helen Joan (Depperschmidt) Albers.  He was one of seven children.  He attended school...

Jan 9, 2019

Richard “Dean” Dinkel, 47, passed away on January 9, 2019, in Sharon Springs, KS. He was surrounded by his family when he went to be with the Lord after a hard-fought, two-and-a-half-year battle with brain cancer.

Dean was born on November 21, 1971, in WaKeeney, KS to parents Henry and Suzanne “Sue” (Mather) Dinkel. He was the...