OBITUARIES

Oct 26, 2012

Former longtime Kanorado, Kansas farmer Henry “JR” Franklin Swayne, Jr., 86, died Friday, October 26, 2012, at Missouri Veterans Home in Mount Vernon, Missouri, where he had been a resident since 2011. He was born May 5, 1926, at Edson, Kansas, the son of Ethel (Doggett) and Henry Franklin Swayne.   The family lived north of Edson, Kansas, and he attended...

Oct 20, 2012

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Janet Kay Becker, 45, died Saturday, October 20, 2012, at University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. She was born October 28, 1966, at Goodland, the daughter of LaVaughn (Carr) and Eugene Becker.  She graduated from Goodland High School with the class of 1985, and then from Colby Community College. She was a cashier at Wal-Mart in...

Oct 19, 2012

Longtime Kanorado, Kansas resident Lois Jean Winter, 86, died Friday, October 19, 2012, at her home in Kanorado, surrounded by loving friends. She was born November 7, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Leona Houser, and was raised by her Grandmother Reed.  She attended Sherman Community High School in Goodland. On May 27, 1947, she and Wayne Winter were married...

Oct 14, 2012

Former Goodland, Kansas resident Marie L. Kowalke, 94, died Sunday, October 14, 2012, at Colonial Acres Nursing Home in Humboldt, Nebraska. She was born February 15, 1918, in Cheyenne County, Kansas, the daughter of Louise Amelia (Roesch) and Everett Edgar Cress.  She attended school at South Star School in Cheyenne County. On April 24, 1942, she and Glenn Bear were married...

Oct 10, 2012

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Lota Lucetta Phillips, 99, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at Life Care Center of Evergreen in Evergreen, Colorado. She was born April 5, 1913, near Abilene, the daughter of Melissa Ellen (Reager) and Charles Myers.  She attended school at Oakley.  On July 31, 1933, she and George H. Phillips were married.  George’s previous wife had died, leaving George and...

Oct 10, 2012

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Darryl Eugene “Buzz” Colby, 65, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center in Wichita. He was born December 1, 1946, on a farm near Bellaire, Kansas, the son of Wanda (Gleason) and Clinton “Pat” Colby.  When Darryl was a child, the family lived in several different towns, due to his father’s work building...

Oct 6, 2012

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Frankie Faulconer, 72, died Saturday, October 6, 2012 at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado. She was born September 11, 1940, at Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Alma (Phelps) and Frank Harp. In 1960, she married Robert Joe Holmes.  On July 24, 1978, she and David Faulconer were married.  In the late 1990’s, she moved from Towner,...

Oct 3, 2012

Goodland, Kansas resident Deborah S. Albright, 63, died Wednesday, October 3, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society—Sherman County in Goodland. She was born March 2, 1949 in Kansas City, Kansas the daughter of Joe and Naomi (Webber) Stimach. She graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1967. She received her Bachelor's degree from Emporia State University and went on to receive her...

Sep 22, 2012

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Diana Lynn Dorn, 54, died Saturday, September 22, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society—Atwood. She was born May 20, 1958, at Greeley, Colorado, the daughter of Laura (Pafford) and Daniel Dorn, Sr.  In February of 1977, the family moved to Sherman County, Kansas.  She was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Goodland. Preceding her in death was her...

Sep 21, 2012

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Frances I. Musalek, 86, died Friday, September 21, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society—Sherman County in Goodland. She was born October 27, 1925, at Chardon, in Rawlins County, Kansas, the daughter of Jennie O. (McDaniel) and William F. Roesch.  She graduated from high school at Atwood, Kansas.  On November 11, 1946, she and Frank Musalek were married at Atwood,...

Sep 21, 2012

Longtime Wallace County, Kansas resident Milford B. Becker, 71, passed away on September 21, 2012, at Sharon Springs. He was born on June 11, 1941, in Wallace County, Kansas, the son of Agnes B. (Kruse) and Alois P. Becker.  He was raised in the Dinas Community. Milford farmed for several years and retired from the Wallace County Road Department in 2004,...

Sep 15, 2012

Longtime Wallace County, Kansas resident Robert Frank Charles, 76, died Saturday, September 15, 2012, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. Robert was born June 13, 1936, at Sharon Springs, Kansas, the son of William and Elsie (Neusbaum) Charles. He served his country in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged in February 1963. On December 31, 1965, he and...

Sep 8, 2012

Weskan, Kansas resident Nicolas Christopher Cox, 13, died Saturday, September 8, 2012, as a result of a vehicle accident near Weskan. Nic was born February 24, 1999, at Jacksonville Beach, Florida, the son of  Michelle (Blasing) and Jeffrey Wayne Cox.  He was an eighth grade student at Weskan Schools, where he enjoyed school activities.  Outdoor activities, hunting, and fishing were also times that...

Sep 5, 2012

Longtime Goodland businessman Keith Eugene Engel, 71, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2012, at his home in Goodland. He was born April 5, 1941, in Hays, Kansas, the son of Eugene A. and Eleanor Marie (Leiker) Engel.  He graduated from Russell High School in 1959.  He then went to work for Safeway, retiring in 1979. On February 14, 1979, he and Jody...

Aug 21, 2012

Lifelong Wallace County, Kansas resident Phyllis Nadine Hurley, 77, died Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. She was born December 18, 1934, in the family sod house north of Weskan, Kansas, the daughter of Alta L. (Cambridge) and Howard B. Collins.  She graduated from high school at Weskan with the class of 1952. She and Ceyldon...

Aug 13, 2012

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Ricardo Richard Vasquez, 55, died Monday, August 13, 2012, at Goodland Regional Medical Center. He was born December 9, 1956, at Tahoka, Texas, the son of Maria J. and Natividad Vasquez.  The family moved to Goodland to make their home in 1971.  Richard graduated from Goodland High School with the class of 1975, and from Northwest Vocational-Technical School...

Jul 30, 2012

Bruce Hunter, also known as Jeremiah Hunter, passed away on July 30, 2012 in Goodland, Kansas.  Bruce was born on September 14, 1963 in Montreal Quebec Canada, as Bruce Allan Butterman, and he later changed his name.  Bruce moved to Colorado with his family at age 15, and later moved to Goodland, Kansas. The graveside funeral service took place at Mount Nebo...

Jul 25, 2012

Longtime Sherman County, Kansas resident Richard W. ‘Dick’ Brock, 87, died Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society—Sherman County in Goodland.

He was born August 16, 1924, at Hutchinson, the son of Gladys Elizabeth (Switzer) and Roland Forest Brock.  He attended schools at Sharon Springs, and graduated from Sherman Community High School in Goodland...

Jul 14, 2012

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Florence Velma Vignery, 93, died Saturday, July 14, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society—Sherman County in Goodland. She was born October 12, 1918, at Goodland, the daughter of Aura Augusta (Hurd) and George Clinton Horton.  She graduated from Sherman Community High School with the class of 1936. In 1940, she and James Richard Newton were married and to...

Mar 22, 2008

Lifelong Sherman County, Kansas resident Mary Lou Johnson, 80, died March 22, 2008, at Goodland Regional Medical Center. She was born November 22, 1927, in Sherman County, Kansas, the daughter of George and Sylvia (Laughlin) Simmering.  She attended school in Sherman County. On August 16, 1952, she and Bob L. Johnson were married at Raton, Mew Mexico, and they made their...