OBITUARIES
Edna Mcghee
Feb 28, 2016
Goodland, Kansas resident Edna Harriet McGhee, 86, died Sunday, February 28, 2016, at Cheyenne County Hospital in St. Francis, Kansas. She was born May 25, 1929, at rural Shields, Kansas, the daughter of Alma Harriet (McMillen) and Raymond J. Belshe. She attended elementary schools at Shields and Farnsworth Country School near Healy, Kansas. She graduated from Healy High School with the class...
Roger Zielke
Feb 26, 2016
Casper, Wyoming resident Roger Tim Zielke, 73, passed away February 26, 2016, at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. Tim was born December 19, 1942, at St. Francis, Kansas, the son of Vera Ardis (Nicholson) and Arthur Zielke. He graduated from Sherman Community High School in Goodland with the class of 1961, and also graduated from Fort Hays Kansas State College in...
Mary Elliott
Feb 21, 2016
Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Mary Maxine (Weis) Elliott, 88, died Sunday, February 21, 2016, at Bethany Home in Lindsborg, Kansas. She was born February 7, 1928, at Hoxie, Kansas, the daughter of Alma (Lovin) and John Weis. She graduated with the class of 1946 from Edson High School. On September 29, 1948, she and Leonard L. Elliott were married, and they...
Daniel Dorn, Sr.
Feb 21, 2016
Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Daniel Jacob Dorn, Sr., 95, died Sunday, February 21, 2016, in Goodland at Good Samaritan Society—Sherman County. He was born July 20, 1920, in Saskatchewan, Canada, the son of Katie (Rossman) and Jacob Daniel Dorn. He attended school in rural North Dakota, before moving to Barnesville, Colorado with his parents. On June 5, 1954, he and Laura...
Zane Shores
Feb 6, 2016
Goodland, Kansas resident Zane Gregory Shores, 15, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016. Zane was born July 28, 2000, at Colby, Kansas, the son of Greg Shores and Tasha Goste. He was a student at Goodland High School. Preceding him in death was his uncle Steve. Surviving family includes Zane's father Greg Shores and his wife Sylvia; brother Dane; step-siblings...
Bruce Duell
Jan 28, 2016
Former Goodland, Kansas resident Bruce Norman Duell, 69, died Thursday, January 28, 2016, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. He was born February 11, 1946, at Goodland, Kansas, the son of Freda (Purvis) and Elmer Duell. He attended Grant Grade School and Sherman Community High School, graduating with the class of 1965. He served his country in the United States...
Lucille Fenner
Dec 31, 2015
Lifelong Sherman County, Kansas resident Lucille Marie (Watkins) Fenner, 86, died Thursday, December 31, 2015. She was born January 22, 1929, at Brewster, Kansas, the daughter of Ida Idella (Thompson) and Guy Leslie Watkins. She attended New Hope School in Brewster and Sherman Community High School in Goodland. On May 22, 1949, she and Kenneth Elroy Fenner were married at Goodland,...
Mary Walker
Dec 31, 2015
Independence, MO—Mary Christine Walker, 86, former Sharon Springs resident, died Dec. 31, 2015. Preceding: parents Martin and Mary Brakebill, mother-in-law and father-in-law Irma and Orville Walker, son Kirk Walker, brother William Brakebill. Surviving: husband Orville Walker, Jr., M.D.; daughter Anne (Tom Rupert) Walker; sons Dr. Gregory (Dr. Teresa) Walker; Todd (Janet)Walker; sister Doris Waeldin; 10 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Wed., Jan. 6,...
Dale Light
Dec 25, 2015
Goodland, Kansas resident Dale Eugene Light, 83, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, entered into eternal rest on December 25, 2015, due to complications after surgery. He was born on April 25, 1932, in Ruleton, Kansas, the son of Jennie Oleta (Bradshaw) and James Glen ‘Sam’ Light. He grew up as the son of a farmer in Sherman County,...
William 'Bill' Selby
Dec 23, 2015
Bill Selby, 84, longtime resident of Brewster, Kansas died peacefully Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Society—Sherman County in Goodland, Kansas. He was born William Charles Selby on August 26, 1931, the son of Stella May (Scarlett) and William Ocie Selby. He was born in Dover, Oklahoma, enroute to the hospital. During the fourth year of his life, he developed...
Alva "Butch" Vandiver
Dec 14, 2015
Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Alva Lee “Butch” Vandiver, 63, died Monday, December 14, 2015, at Goodland Regional Medical Center. He was born August 9, 1952, at Russell, Kansas, the son of Mildred (Diebert) and Alva Vandiver, Sr. He attended schools in Salina and graduated with the class of 1970 from Salina High School. On April 19, 1971, he and Karen Chatfield...
Ethelyn Cloyd
Dec 10, 2015
Longtime Sherman County, Kansas resident Ethelyn W. Cloyd, 82, died Thursday, December 10, 2015, at Goodland Regional Medical Center. She was born January 9, 1933, in Kit Carson County, Colorado, the daughter of Eileen E. (Donner) and Ortis L. Jones. She attended schools at Western Star Country School, Weskan, and Kanorado. On September 4, 1948, she and Dale K. Cloyd were...
Charline Johnson
Dec 8, 2015
Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Charline Willma Johnson, 87, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at her home. She was born July 19, 1928, at Fairbury, Nebraska, the daughter of Inez Matilda (Abbott) and Edward Terril Glascock. She attended schools in Courtland and Goodland, graduating with the class of 1946 from Sherman Community High School. On December 2, 1950, she and Jack M....
Winona "Billie" Parker
Nov 29, 2015
Winona M. “Billie” Parker, 87, died November 29, 2015, at Park Place of Elmhurst in Elmhurst, Illinois. She was born February 15, 1928, in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Winona Frances (Gray) and Joseph Albert. Billie came to Goodland in 1946 when her father Joe moved the family to Goodland, so that he could manage the old Dyatt Ranch on the...
Keith Headrick
Nov 21, 2015
Goodland, Kansas resident Keith Jerome Headrick, 83, died Saturday, November 21, 2015, at his home. He was born March 27, 1932, at McDonald, Kansas, the son of Jesse M. (Little) and John S. Headrick. Following high school graduation, he continued his education at Barnes Business College in Denver, Colorado. He served his country in the United States Army from December of 1952...
Lenna Studer
Nov 21, 2015
Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Lenna J. (Merklin) Studer, 72, beloved wife of Fred Studer, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed from this earth early Saturday, November 21, 2015, at her home. She was born March 5, 1943, in St. Francis, Kansas, youngest of nine children of Myrtle Frances (Wyant) and Lemuel Edmond Merklin. Lenna grew up in the St. Francis...
Betty Wegner
Nov 14, 2015
Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident and Sherman County Century Family member, Betty Wegner, 88, passed away peacefully on November 14, 2015, in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was born December 24, 1926, in rural Sherman County, Kansas, the daughter of Ellen (West) and Gaylord Butts. She attended country schools in Sherman County. Preceding her in death were her husband of thirty years Floyd...
Luke Schemm
Nov 4, 2015
Funeral Service for lifelong Wallace County, Kansas resident Luke Schemm, 17 will be held Tuesday, November 10 10:30 AM MT Wallace County High School Gym Sharon Springs, Kansas Burial: Sharon Springs Cemetery Visitation: Tuesday 8:30—10:30 AM MT Wallace County High School Gym Memorials: Luke Schemm Memorial may be left at the service or left at Eastern Colorado Bank in Sharon Springs...
John Lock
Nov 2, 2015
Lifelong Wallace, Kansas resident John Francis Lock, 93, died Monday, November 2, 2015, at Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas. He was born on May 4, 1922, at Wallace, Kansas, the son of Rozella (Gardner) and Roy Irving Lock. He graduated from Wallace High School. From August of 1942 through October 1945, he served his country in the United States Navy aboard the...
Thomas Schmitt
Nov 1, 2015
Longtime Wallace, Kansas resident Thomas Allan Schmitt, 55, died Sunday, November 1, 2015, at Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas. He was born June 12, 1960, in Evansville, Indiana, the son of Dorothy Elizabeth (Gilles) and Victor Gerald Schmitt. He graduated from Castle High School, in Newburgh, Indiana, with the class of 1979. In 1985, he moved to Wallace, Kansas. On August...
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