OBITUARIES

Mar 2, 2018

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Esther Kathryn Beard, 99, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2018 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Esther was born on February 24, 1919 in Beaver City, Nebraska, to John William and Mary Ellen (Cameron) Garey.  She was an only child.  She grew up in Beaver City and graduated from Beaver...

Feb 28, 2018

Gerald Cecil (Jerry) Baldwin, 89, passed away peacefully on Wednesday February 28, 2018 in Tucson, Arizona.

Jerry was born October 8, 1928 in Palmer, Kansas to Olda and Alma (Lyon) Baldwin. He was the youngest of their five children. The family relocated to Goodland, Kansas during the Great Depression. It was there that Jerry met Anna Marie...

Feb 26, 2018

Longtime Goodland, KS resident Dolores Louise Jones Peter, 88, passed away on Monday, February 26, 2018 at the Citizen’s Medical Center in Colby, KS.

Dolores was born on June 30, 1929 in Bruning, NE to Leonard and Martha (Schutte) Dankenbring.  She was one of four children.  The family moved to Goodland where Dolores attended school and graduated...

Feb 21, 2018

Longtime Goodland, KS resident Albert “Bud” Enfield, 89, passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS.

Bud was born on April 19, 1928 in Dundy County, KS to William H. and Leona (Thompson) Enfield.  He was one of six children.  He graduated from McDonald High School, McDonald, KS in 1944....

Feb 18, 2018

Longtime Goodland, KS resident, Joyce Ann Lyman, 84, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Joyce was born on May 25, 1933 in St. Francis, KS to Howard L. and Thelma C. (Kail) Peter.  She was one of three children.  Joyce graduated from Sherman County High School in Goodland...

Feb 16, 2018

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident, Joan Giebler, 86, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2018 at the Citizen’s Medical Center in Colby, KS.

Joan was born on August 9, 1931 in Abilene, KS to Charles Otto Smith, Sr. and Gertrude Blanche Sheriffus.   She was one of four children.  She grew up and attended school in Hays, KS and...

Feb 16, 2018

Lifelong Goodland, Kansas resident Terry Allen Ross, 70, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 16, 2018 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Terry was born on July 31, 1947 in Goodland, to George Allen and V. Ruth (Brewer) Ross.  He was one of two children.  He attended school in Goodland and graduated from Goodland High...

Feb 10, 2018

Bonnie Jean Bolen Knouse Barton was born July 14, 1925 in Sharon Springs, Kansas.  She passed away peacefully on February 10, 2018 in the Life Care Rehab Center in Longmont.  She was 92 years old.

Bonnie was the oldest of six children born to Georgia and Lester Bolen and was raised on her family’s farm in Wallace...

Feb 7, 2018

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Olathe “Ole” D. Juhl, 74, passed away on Wednesday, February 7,2018 at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado.

Ole was born on October 21, 1943 in St. Francis, Kansas, and was adopted by James Estle and Gladys Elizabeth (McCurry) Cullum. He grew up in St. Francis where he attended school and graduated...

Feb 6, 2018

Goodland, Kansas resident Charla Marie Escudero, 54, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland, KS.

Charla was born on September 25, 1963 in Leadville, Colorado to Charles Laurence and Margaret Ann (Kent) Escudero.  She was one of two children.  She grew up and attended school in Douglas County,...

Feb 2, 2018

E. Richard Heyl was born on Aug. 15, 1935 in Hays Kansas to Edgar Heyl and Marion Richards Heyl.  He graduated from Wallace County High School with the Class of 1953.  He joined the Marines in Aug of 1953 and was married to Edna Herl on Oct. 2 1954 and 3 children were born to this union.  Richard participated in...

Jan 24, 2018

Goodland, KS resident Taylor Wayne Ratliff, 16, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at his home in Goodland.

Taylor was born on February 22, 2001 in Smith Center, KS to Kelly Dean and Thea Dawn Ratliff.  At the time of his death, Taylor was attending school at Goodland High School and was in the 11th grade. ...

Jan 22, 2018

Naomi (Mangus) Windell, 90, resident of Kanorado, passed away Monday, January 22, 2018, at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland, KS.  She was born on November 18, 1927 to Mamie Day Mangus and George Washington Mangus, in the home built by her father in Kanorado, KS.

She completed 12 years of schooling in Kanorado, graduating in...

Jan 17, 2018

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident and former Sharon Springs, Kansas resident L. Allen Grund, 79, passed away on January 17, 2018.

Allen was born on July 25, 1938 in Goodland, Kansas to Leslie and Juanita (Mather) Grund.  He was one of seven children.  Allen grew up in Sharon Springs and graduated from high school in 1956.  He worked...

Jan 10, 2018

Goodland, Kansas resident Carson Lynn Ely, 1, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, Colorado.

Carson was born on August 6, 2016 to Cale and Page (Seeger) Ely.  She was an only child.

Carson was a fun loving little girl whose smile could light any room. She spent her...

Dec 25, 2017

Raphael Ignacio Quiones Windell, infant son of Ellie Rose Dinkel and Andy George Windell was born at rest on December 25, 2017.

He is survived by his parents, a half-sister Adalyne Windell, paternal grandparents Rob and Diane Windell of Kanorado, KS and maternal grandparents Vicki and R. Dean Dinkel of Sharon Springs, KS, as well as numerous...

Dec 25, 2017

Longtime Goodland, KS resident Evelyn Marie Burk, 90, passed away on Monday, December 25, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Center-Sherman County in Goodland, KS.

Evelyn was born on July 29, 1927 in Ionia, Kansas to Alfred and Angela (Colson) More.  She was one of five children.  She attended school in Ionia, Kansas and graduated from high school...

Dec 23, 2017

Longtime Sharon Springs, Kansas resident Joseph Otto Robben, 90, died Saturday, December 23, 2017, at his home in Sharon Springs surrounded by family.

He was born January 5, 1927, in Sheridan County, Kansas, the son of Otto Herman and Monica Georgina (Mader) Robben.  He attended Angelus Consolidated School through the 8th grade.

On January 11,...

Dec 21, 2017

Former Goodland, KS resident, Johnny Lee Cole of Arvada, Colorado passed in peace December 21, 2017 at the age of 87 at his home in Arvada.

John was born in McDonald, Kansas on December 30, 1929 to Archie and Electa (Blakely) Cole.  He was one of eight children.

John grew up and attended school in McDonald,...

Dec 19, 2017

Lorna Gayle Gotchall Tovrea was born in Lebanon, Nebraska on January 11th, 1938, the third child of Alferd Vernon & Edna Frankie (Mays) Gotchall, the granddaughter of Albertus and Anna (Kincaid) Gotchall and Thomas & Minnie (Landis) Mays.  She moved with her family to Goodland, Kansas in 1941, where she attended public school, graduating in 1955.  While in high...