OBITUARIES

Dec 4, 2016

Longtime Kanorado, Kansas resident Jacob Herman Fritz, 85, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Jake was born on January 9, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri to Martin and Lena (Shock) Fritz.  He was one of two children.

Jake attended school through the 9th grade at a...

Nov 28, 2016

John Alfred (Jack) Larson passed away Monday, November 28, 2016, in Cheyenne, Wyoming at age 92.  He was born October 28, 1924, the son of John Ephraim Larson and Florence Isabel Gibbs.

As a young man, he enjoyed working with horses, and earned pocket money breaking them to ride.  He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on December...

Nov 24, 2016

Lifelong Sharon Springs, Kansas resident Jack Everett Pancake, 93 passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2016 at his home in Sharon Springs with his family by his side. Jack was born on September 17, 1923 in Sharon Springs, Kansas, the son Jessie and Lulu (Brewster) Pancake.  He was one of three children.  He was baptized in the Christian Church in Sharon Springs....

Nov 24, 2016

John “Jack” Leroy Bedker, 90, passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2016 at the Swedish Medical Center in Denver. He resided at the Wallace County Community Care Center in Sharon Springs, Kansas following the death of his wife, “Snooks.” After their marriage, he was a longtime resident of Colorado where he worked as a teacher and a coach. Construction...

Nov 17, 2016

Lifelong Goodland, Kansas resident Steven L. Colby, 43, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at his home in Goodland. Steven was born on June 12, 1973 to Darryl and Marilyn (Musalek) Colby in Goodland.  He was one of 5 children.  The family eventually moved to Kensington, Kansas, where Steven graduated from Kensington High School in 1992.  He later went on and...

Nov 15, 2016

Lifelong Sharon Springs, KS resident Benjamin Robert Finley, 81, passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at the Colby Health and Rehab Nursing in Colby, Kansas. Ben was born on July 24, 1935 in Sharon Springs, Kansas to Marshall Joseph and Lena Roberta (Reed) Finley.  He was one of four children.  Growing up in Sharon Springs, Ben graduated from Sharon Springs High...

Nov 12, 2016

Mary Elaine Bowman Cummings, of Strasburg, Colorado (formerly of Goodland, Kansas) died Saturday, November 12, 2016, at 88 years of age. Mary was born on August 16, 1928; the fourth of six children born to Jack and Ramona Bowman.  Mary attended school for two years in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, and later attended Wallace School for several more years.  Mary’s father was then...

Nov 5, 2016

Lifelong Goodland, Kansas resident, Daniel J. Dorn, Jr., 61, passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Center-Sherman County in Goodland. Daniel was born on January 2, 1955 in Greeley, Colorado to Daniel J. and Laura B. (Pafford) Dorn, Sr.  He was one of four children. He was a member of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Goodland, and...

Nov 5, 2016

Lifelong Wallace County, Kansas resident, Shirley Ann (Bolen) Dreiling, 80, died Saturday, November 5, 2016, at her home in Sharon Springs, Kansas. She was born on September 6, 1936, in Wallace County, the daughter of Clarence and Nellie (Miller) Bolen. On August 5th, 1953, she and Harold Dreiling were married in Sharon Springs where they made their home.  She raised four...

Oct 31, 2016

Longtime former Goodland, Kansas resident James Wayne Abbey, 82, passed away on Monday, October 31, 2016 at Good Samaritan Society – Decatur County, in Oberlin, Kansas. James was born on August 13, 1934 in Mountain View, Missouri to Emmitt and Frieda (Belew) Abbey.  He was one of 14 children.  He spent his childhood growing up in Mountain View and graduated from Mountain...

Oct 30, 2016

Patricia Lee Walter-Flannigan, age 80, passed away in the home of Rodney and Carol Bussen, in Wallace, KS on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at 1:10pm. She was in the loving presence of her daughters, Carol Bussen and Nicole Flannigan and her first born grandson, Cody Bussen at the time of passing. She was born on November 9, 1935 in Frederick,...

Oct 28, 2016

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Victoria Lynn Becvar, 31, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Goodland on Friday, October 28, 2016. Vicki was born on August 9, 1985 in Hondo, Texas to Robert D. and Cindy L. (Tielke) Becvar.  She was the oldest of five children. In 1997, the family moved to Goodland, and Vicki graduated from Goodland High School in...

Oct 24, 2016

Longtime Wallace County resident, Ruth Lurene Hoss, 92, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan, Colorado. Ruth was born in Weskan, Kansas on April 25, 1924 to Lawrence Edward and Barbara Olive (Godfrey) Samuelson.  She was one of five children. Ruth grew up in Weskan, and graduated from Weskan High School in...

Oct 10, 2016

Longtime Brewster, Kansas resident, Frances L. Jones, 94, passed away at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas on October 10, 2016. Frances was born on September 13, 1922 in Talmage, Kansas to Andrew K. and Sara Ellen (Greenough) Stoner.  She was one of 6 children.  She grew up in the Edson area and attended Edson Consolidated School.  She graduated in 1940 and was...

Oct 4, 2016

Longtime Sherman County resident Donald M. Boll, 64, passed away on October 4, 2016 at his home in rural Sherman County. Don was born on June 9, 1952, in St. Francis, Kansas to Merlyn and Shirley (Mitchell) Boll. Don attended rural schools and graduated from Goodland High School with the Class of 1970.  He then went on and attended school at...

Sep 27, 2016

Longtime Sherman County, Kansas resident L. Maxine Query, 96, died Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby, Kansas. Maxine was born December 19, 1919, at Norcatur, in Decatur County, Kansas, the daughter of Nellie Blye (Shirley) and Leland Childers.  She attended Beaver Valley rural school in Cheyenne County, located near Leland and Nellie’s farm, and graduated from...

Sep 27, 2016

Longtime Sharon Springs, Kansas resident Ernie “Jr.” See, 87, passed away on September 27, 2016 at the Keefe Memorial Hospital in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado. Jr. was born on January 16, 1929 to Ernie and Nema Wright in Fort Collins, Colorado.  When he was seven, his father died, and a few years later his mother married Ernest See.  He had a brother Gene...

Sep 25, 2016

Longtime Wallace County, Kansas resident Glenda Evonne Allaman, 77, died Sunday, September 25, 2016. She was born July 22, 1939, at Scott City, Kansas, the daughter of Clara F. (Moore) and Walter W. Norton.  She graduated from Wichita County High School and also furthered her education at International School of Reflexology.  In 1958, she and Toohey “Buddy” Allaman were married at Leoti,...

Sep 15, 2016

Goodland, Kansas resident Jody Lee Brown, 50, died Thursday, September 15, 2016. She was born September 10, 1966, at Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Judith Ann (Watne) and Wilfred John Brown.  She graduated from North Scott High School in Eldridge, Iowa. Jody had moved to Goodland from Eldridge in 2006, and had worked at Wal-Mart, serving people in the deli.  She was...

Sep 11, 2016

Lifelong Sherman County, Kansas farmer and rancher Dale Stephens, 82, died Sunday, September 11, 2016. Dale was born January 3, 1934, in Sherman County, the son of Frances (Kemp) and Rufus Oliver Stephens.  He graduated from Kanorado High School with the class of 1952. He and Iva Lee Rhoads were married on December 12, 1954, at the Christian Church in Goodland.  For...