OBITUARIES

Nov 20, 2019

Cletus Weltz, a longtime resident of Burlington, Colorado, passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2019.  He was 90 years old.

Cletus was born on June 24, 1928 to Aloise and Odelia Weltz of Hays, KS.  He was the second of four children.  Having moved to Goodland, KS in 1939, Cletus graduated from high school in 1946.

Nov 20, 2019

Longtime Wallace County, resident Joan Beverly Harrison, 85, passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at the Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby, KS.

Joan was born July 26, 1934 in Logan County, KS to Harold Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Sullivan) Baehler.  She was one of three children.  She attended country school in Wallace County, and attended...

Nov 16, 2019

Longtime Goodland, KS resident, Gudrun Lisa McClure, 81, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Goodland on Saturday, November 16, 2019.

She was born on December 10, 1937 in Butzbach, Germany, the daughter of Anton and Maria Schlecht.  She was educated and graduated from school in Germany.  In her younger years she posed as a professional model...

Nov 14, 2019

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Michael or Mike, as he was known by family and friends, was born September 30, 1956, to Carl H. J. and Rita (Pianalto) Antholz. The 4th of 12 children, he grew up on a farm just west of McDonald. Growing up he participated in 4-H, high school sports:  basketball,...

Oct 31, 2019

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Colby, Kansas resident Lindsey Kay Shanks, 32, lost her battle with cancer on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at Topside Manor in Goodland, KS.

Lindsey was born on September 10, 1987 to David and Kay (Heil) Rogers in Denver, CO.  She was one of two children.  Lindsey spent...

Oct 29, 2019

Tribune, Kansas resident Bernard (Bernie) Nemechek, 90, passed away on October 29, 2019 at the Greeley County Long Term Care in Tribune, KS.

He was born on November 3, 1928 in Ellis, KS to parents Frank and Regina Nemecek who have preceded him in death. He married Joyce L. Smith on May 22, 1948 in Sharon Springs,...

Oct 27, 2019

Brighton, Colorado resident and former Delta, Colorado resident William Arthur Mock, 88, passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at his home in Brighton, CO.

Bill was born on July 16, 1931 in a small camp on a beach close to Watsonville, California (or so the story goes). He grew up on a farm outside Hotchkiss, Colorado, the child of James...

Oct 17, 2019

Larry Leroy Roulier passed away at Brighton Place, Topeka Kansas on October 17th, 2019 at the age of 81.

Larry was born in Goodland, Kansas on September 9th, 1938. He graduated from Brewster High School in 1956. He worked as farmer and a truck driver.  On August 8, 1959, Larry married Diane Daniels in Goodland, KS.  To...

Oct 16, 2019

Longtime Goodland, KS resident Georgia E. Weis, 91, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at the Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby, KS.

Georgia Evelyn (Markley) Weis was born on Friday January 13, 1928 to Herbert and Nellie Markley in Scranton, Kansas.  She attended grade school and middle school in schools in that area and then...

Oct 15, 2019

Goodland, KS resident, Randy J. Coleman, 77, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Topside Manor in Goodland.

Randy was born on September 22, 1942 in Fort Worth, Texas to Robert E. and Paula Mae (Walker) Coleman.  He was one of three children.

Randy grew up and attended school in San Angelo, TX, and...

Oct 6, 2019

J Richard Caldwell, 89, lifetime resident of Goodland, KS, passed away October 6th, 2019 at Cheyenne County Hospital in St. Francis, Kansas.

Richard was born to Irma (Nye) Caldwell and Jim Caldwell on November 30, 1929.  He was the third born of four children.  He attended Sherman Community High School and graduated in 1947.  After High School...

Oct 3, 2019

Longtime Goodland, KS resident Henry “Hank” Donald Elliott, 91, passed away suddenly on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Hank was born on September 18, 1928 in Rural Sherman County, Kansas to Bert and Nettie (Smalley) Elliott.  He was one of 10 children.  Growing up around Edson, Hank attended school in...

Oct 1, 2019

William Michael Wininger, “Mike” to friends and family, was born October 3, 1946 in Fowler, California to William Minor and Evelyn (Foreman) Wininger.  He has one sister, Sandra Lynn Doty.

Mike graduated from Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in Stockton, California in 1965.  While still in high school, he studied college architecture and had a house built. ...

Sep 23, 2019

Goodland, Kansas resident James Lynn Fisher passed away peacefully in his sleep, on Monday, September 23, 2019 at the Topside Manor in Goodland.  He was 63 years old.

James was born on September 2, 1956 in Utah. He was the third born child of Ramon LeDell and Thelma Mae (Summers) Fisher.  He was one of eight children....

Sep 20, 2019

Linda Kathleen Chaffin, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on September 20, 2019 at Rose Medical Center in Denver, Colorado at the age of 70.

Linda was born on July 23, 1949 in Oberlin, Kansas to Walter and Mabel (Bickett) Kennedy.  She and her older sister, Twila, were raised in rural Decatur County.  Linda graduated from...

Sep 17, 2019

Longtime Sherman County resident, Robert Daise, 92, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at Topside Manor in Goodland, KS.

Robert (Bob) Daise, son of George and Frances Daise, was born October 17, 1926 on the Daise Homestead in Grant Township, Sherman County, Kansas.

He attended school at a rural school near his home (District...

Sep 7, 2019

John Lawrence Pettigrew, 98, of Sharon Springs KS passed away Saturday, September 7, 2019, at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, KS.

J.L. was born July 12, 1921, in Monument KS, a son of Lawson and Hallie May (Foulk) Pettigrew. He married Gardiol “Betty” Gilbert Landi January 29, 1946 in Marseille France. She died December 27, 2003.

Sep 4, 2019

Longtime Goodland, KS resident Loretta A. Boyington, 96, passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at her daughter’s home in Wichita, KS.

Loretta was born on March 3, 1923 in Howells, NE to Adolph and Bessie (Stecher) Evert.  She was one of 10 children.  In 1941, Loretta graduated from Sherman Community High School.  On April 8, 1948,...

Sep 4, 2019

Chi-Ying Huang passed away Wednesday evening, September 4, 2019 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center. He was the son of Ai-Yu Huang and Chung-Chong Yu Huang born in Shanghai, China on May 24, 1937.

Ying was the youngest son of five, he and his parents immigrated to Anchorage, Alaska in 1955 and settled in Seward, Alaska.  Ying...

Aug 7, 2019

Lifelong Goodland, KS resident Dennis “Lee” Fyfe, Jr., 28, passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at the Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital in Denver, CO.

Lee was born on November 2, 1990 in Hays, KS to Dennis and Dulci (Vasquez) Fyfe, Sr.  He was the oldest of two children.  He grew up in Goodland and graduated from...