OBITUARIES

Jul 21, 2017

Bennett Dee Miller, “Dee” age 77, died July 21, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Center in Goodland.  Dee was born on March 22, 1940 in Benkelman, NE to Henry Bennett Miller and Joy Geneva Hester Miller.

Dee attended school in Goodland and graduated from Sherman County High School in 1958.  He served in the army from 1958-1961. ...

Jul 9, 2017

Lifelong Wallace County resident, Thelma Yehle Jennings, departed this life on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at the Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, KS.  She was 93 years old.

Thelma was born February 23, 1924 to William and Nina Trusler Yehle, south of the Fort Wallace Cemetery on what was the old Fort Wallace Military Reservation.  She was...

Jul 7, 2017

Liane Gonzalez, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at the age of 94 in the early morning of July 7, 2017 at Greeley County Long Term Care in Tribune, KS. She was born on November 23, 1922 in Stolp, Germany to Hans Deininger and Alice Kilian.

Liane's life included so many wonderful things like...

Jun 14, 2017

Doris L. Carman, 73, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at her home south of Sharon Springs with her family by her side.

Doris was born on January 25, 1944, in Los Angeles, CA to Douglas Gideon and Dorothy Hitchcock. She was one of 3 children.

Doris married Jonah Carman, a member of the US...

Jun 7, 2017

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Esta Ruth Hargadine, 79, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Esta was born on September 9, 1937 in Page City, Kansas to Floyd E. and Ruth Ellen (Taylor) Crouse.  She was one of seven children.  She attended school in Page City and graduated...

Jun 5, 2017

Longtime Wallace, Kansas resident, Gary Edward Cox, 58, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 5, 2017 at the Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas.

Gary was born on January 24, 1959 in Beeville, Texas to Ralph E. and Virginia (Curbello) Cox.  He was one of three children.

Gary moved from Texas to Petaluma, CA where...

May 27, 2017

Lifelong Sharon Springs, Kansas resident John LeRue Klinge, 34, passed away at home south of Sharon Springs on Saturday, May 27, 2017.

John was born on March 22, 1983 in Tribune, Kansas, the son of Dave and Kay Klinge.  He was the second of four children.

John attended Sharon Springs Elementary School and graduated from...

May 8, 2017

Lifelong Goodland, Kansas resident, Alberta Bessie Harding, 89, passed away on Monday, May 8, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Center-Sherman County in Goodland, KS.

Alberta was born on July 24, 1927 on the homestead in Sherman County to John Robert and Evelyn Bessie (Kolsky) Kling.  She was one of three children.  She attended school up through the 11th...

May 6, 2017

Sharon Springs resident Stephen Michael Wiedeman, went to join his parents in heaven on May 6, 2017 at the age of 65, at the Presbyterian Saint Luke's Hospital in Denver, CO.

Steve was an only child born to Lena and Ruben Wiedeman. He was born March 1, 1952, and was a lifelong resident of Sharon Springs Kansas....

May 5, 2017

Gary Lee Schlosser (Slim) was born February 16, 1948 to Ray & Chrissy (Hartsook) Schlosser in Goodland, Kansas.  He was raised in Burlington, Colorado, and confirmed into the First Christian Church.   He played football, basketball, & baseball for the Cougars.  After high school graduation he enrolled at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado. He wanted to enlist in...

May 2, 2017

On May 2, 2017, Dr. Raymond Harold (Buddy) Thorpe, DC passed away at the age of 71 at home in Goodland, Kansas.  He was the first of four children of Ada and Ray Thorpe, born May 3, 1946 in Goodland and graduated from Goodland High School in 1964.  He served as an Army medic in Vietnam near the end of the war and later graduated from...

Apr 25, 2017

Lifelong Resident of Sherman County, Kansas, Lucile Esther McCall, 97, passed away on April 25, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society-Sherman County in Goodland Kansas.

Lucile was born November 7, 1919 on the family farm 17 miles northeast of Goodland to Edwin A. and Lillie Anna (Melstrom ) Rhoads.  She attended elementary school at Shermanville School and...

Apr 21, 2017

Longtime Kanorado, Kansas resident Sara Jane Veselik, 72, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society-Sherman County in Goodland, KS.

Sara was born on July 1, 1944 in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Floyd G. and Anna K. (Sweigart) Lorah.  She was one of four children.  She graduated from Cocalico High School in...

Apr 18, 2017

Lifelong Sharon Springs, Kansas resident, Glen D. Holcomb, 65, passed away on April 18, 2017 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Glen was born on July 19, 1951 in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado to Carl O. and Gladys M. (Goodwin) Holcomb.  He was one of four children.

Glen grew up and attended school in...

Apr 17, 2017

Virgiline (Duell) Amos was born September 12, 1922 in Goodland, Kansas, the daughter of Bernhard and Frances (Hogeboom) Duell, and died April 17, 2017 in Goodland, Kansas.  She grew up on the family farm north of Ruleton and attended grade school and high school at the Ruleton Consolidated School, graduating in 1940.

After graduation, she worked at...

Apr 7, 2017

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Melva Rae Stephan, 97, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society-Sherman County in Goodland, KS.

Melva was born on June 23, 1919 in Long Island, KS to Harlan Curtis and Clara Cyrena (Thornton) Atkinson.  She was one of two children.  In 1920, when Melva was only one, the...

Mar 25, 2017

Lifelong Sharon Springs, Kansas  resident Layal Grund, 64, passed away Saturday March 25, 2017 at Tribune, KS.

He was born June 18, 1952 at Goodland, Kansas, son of Juanita (Mather) and Leslie Grund.  He attended school in Sharon Springs and graduated high school.

On February 21st, 1970 he married Donna Lowe at the Dinas Community...

Mar 22, 2017

Former Sherman County resident Crystal Marie Anderson, 97, passed away March 22, 2017 at Sunrise Senior Living In Denver, CO.

Crystal was born January 14, 1920 at home near Ruleton KS, the daughter of Edward and Jennie McClung. On March 24, 1938, Crystal married Elton M. Anderson.

The Andersons farmed northeast of Kanorado where she...

Mar 15, 2017

Goodland, Kansas resident, Brian Callahan, 55, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at his home in Goodland.

Brian was born on November 5, 1961 in Hays, Kansas to Ron and Ernalea (Bennett) Callahan. He graduated from Ogden High School in Ogden, Iowa in 1980.

On December 21, 1991 he married Mary K. Martin...

Mar 11, 2017

Bernice (Pfeifer) Rhea, daughter of Frank and Mary (Seib ) Pfeifer was born in Ellis County on February 10, 1929 and she went home to be with God on March 11, 2017.

She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Richard "Dick" of the home, daughters Rhonda Haislip and Chet Morris of Kingman Arizona, Donna and...