OBITUARIES

Jul 19, 2018

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident, V. Kay Melia, 88, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2018, surrounded by his family, at the Parker Adventist Hospital in Parker, Colorado.

Kay was born on May 9, 1930 near Bucklin, Kansas to Gordon and Lula (Skeen) Melia.    He attended school in Bucklin, Kansas and graduated from Bucklin High School in 1948. ...

Jul 17, 2018

Dr. Richard "Kay" Driver, 86, of Goodland Kansas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 17, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society in Goodland after a yearlong battle with lung cancer.

Kay was born on March 2, 1932 in Great Bend, KS to Gladys & Guy Driver. He was baptized in Rush Center, KS in 1944. He graduated...

Jul 11, 2018

Maxine Marie Zollinger, 78, of Belton, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 11th with family at her side.

Maxine was born on July 21, 1939 in Hugo, Colorado to Omar Riley and Edrie Avis (Summers) Oster.  She was the youngest of six children.  While Omar Riley was her birth father, she claimed William J Oster as...

Jul 2, 2018

Rex Arnold Gebhards, lifelong Weskan farmer and rancher passed from this life on Monday night, July 2, 2018. He was a kind, generous and loving soul who will be deeply missed by his family, friends and all who had opportunity to know him.

Rex was born in Goodland, Kansas to Sheila Dobbs Gebhards and Jim Gebhards on...

Jun 30, 2018

Norma Kathleen Wiedeman, 67, passed away on June 30th, 2018 in Colorado Springs, CO.

Norma was born October 24th, 1950 in Dallas, TX to Sam and Juanita Bradley. She was the youngest of four children, and the only daughter (Sammy, Kenny, Willy).

She spent most of her life in Texas, but would later live in...

Jun 20, 2018

Patricia I. Cochran, 88, passed away peacefully in Sterling, CO on June 20th 2018.

She was born on December 23, 1929 in Elkhart Kansas to Leslie Ulysses “Pete” and Cora (Orman) Harmon.

She graduated high school from Kit Carson, CO in 1947, and was the band majorette. She attended Colorado Women’s College in Denver where...

Jun 18, 2018

Former Sharon Springs, KS resident Virginia Cox Phelps, 84, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2018 at the Avantara Crown Point Nursing Home in Parker, Colorado.

Virginia was born on November 9, 1933 in Skidmore, TX to Jasper and Marie (Natho) Curbello.  She was the eighth child of ten born to this union.  She grew up and...

Jun 14, 2018

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident, Willa Rose Bliss, 90, passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Center in Goodland.

Rose was born on September 1, 1927 in Mustang, Oklahoma to William A. and Minnie Mae (Howard) Krivanek.  She was one of three children.  She grew up and attended school in Mustang and Union City,...

Jun 9, 2018

Timothy “Tim” J. Butts, 35, passed away on June 9, 2018 at his home in Augusta, Kansas. Tim was a bright light to all that knew him and made friends with people from all walks of life. Many remember him for his sense of humor, his love of horror movies, and his penchant for collecting and selling things that...

Jun 9, 2018

Longtime Sharon Springs, Kansas resident Karl Douglas Benisch, 67, passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at the Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas.

Karl was born on February 28, 1951 in Wakeeney, Kansas to Clarence R. and Edith (Mangold) Benisch.  He was one of three children.  Karl attended school at Harrison Flats and graduated from Wallace...

May 25, 2018

Robert A. Veselik-Jones, 47, passed away on May 25, 2018 at his home in Broomfield, Colorado.

Robert was born on September 16, 1970 to Robert L. and Patricia (Bastian) Jones in Peoria, Illinois.  He was one of four children.

He was an avid bowler, and played the trombone.  He was a Restaurant Manager.  On December...

May 19, 2018

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident, George Albert Price, “Al”, 92, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Al was born on November 6, 1925 in Adair, Oklahoma to Charley and Oma Ellen (Mosier) Price.  He was one of two children.

Having lost his parents at an early age,...

May 10, 2018

Jerry Ann Prawl, 65, of Sharon Springs, KS, passed away in her home on May 10, 2018.

Jerry was born in Oakley, KS on June 20, 1952, to Edgar and Edeline Fischer. She graduated from Wallace County High School and continued through 2 years of college at Kansas State University.

Jerry married David “Jake” Prawl on June 13th, 1972. From this union was born Zeblon Isac and...

May 6, 2018

Former Goodland, Kansas resident, Vickie Lou Tompkins, 61, passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at the Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, Colorado.

Vickie was born on May 11, 1956 in Goodland, Kansas to Augustus “Tommy” and Viola (Farnsworth) Tompkins.  She was one of 4 children.

She grew up in and attended school in Goodland...

Apr 26, 2018

Longtime Sharon Springs, Kansas resident, Rita J. Cowles, 78, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at her home in Sharon Springs.

Rita was born on August 10, 1939 in Frankfort, Indiana to Harold C. and Hazel M. (Steen) Ashley.  She was one of two children. As a child, she grew up and attended school in Frankfort, and...

Apr 13, 2018

Lifelong Sherman County and Wallace County farmer Jesse Lee Craft, 87, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018 at his home in Goodland, Kansas.

He was born on January 5, 1931 in rural Sherman County, to Everett and Elva (Dillinger) Craft.  He married Doris Sieck on August 8, 1948 in Goodland.  They started farming just two miles...

Mar 30, 2018

Lifelong Goodland, Kansas resident Rita Marie Erickson, 90, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018 at Wheat Ridge Acres in Goodland.  She was affectionately known as GMa or GG.

Rita was born on October 21, 1927 in Dodge, Nebraska, the daughter of Adolf and Bessie (Stecher) Evert.  When Rita was a little girl, the family moved to...

Mar 26, 2018

Bonnie (Mallory) Reid, 88, of Brewster/Goodland, died March 26, 2018.  Bonnie was born in 1929, in Brewster, Kansas to Lloyd and Lina (Andregg) Mallory, the fourth of four children.  Bonnie attended Brewster Grade School and Brewster High School, graduating in the class of 1947.  She attended Kansas State for two years.

Bonnie married Warren Reid on August...

Mar 19, 2018

Longtime Greeley County resident, Clarence Leroy Sawyer, 93, died Monday, March 19, 2018 at the Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas.

He was born on May 16, 1924 in Chautauqua County, Kansas, the son of Jess B. and Ruth E. (Gilstrap) Sawyer.  He was the middle child of seven children.  Clarence graduated from Greeley County High School...

Mar 17, 2018

Longtime Wallace, Kansas resident David Renner, 74, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, March 17, 2018 at his home in rural Logan County.  He was born September 3, 1943 in Colby, KS, son of James “Floyd” and Elnora (Moos) Renner. He grew up in Cheyenne County Colorado, attending Smokey Angle Country School, Sacred Heart Catholic Grade School and one year at...