OBITUARIES

Apr 27, 2023

Longtime, Kanorado, Kansas resident, Robert Emery Helderman, 72, passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2023 surrounded by his family at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Bob was born on April 3, 1951 in Vona, Colorado to Robert Herman and Maxine White (Brown) Helderman.  Around the age of 10, the family moved to Kanorado, where Bob attended school.

On...

Apr 20, 2023

Marie Elena Elias passed away peacefully on April 20, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. She was 80 years old. Her family and so many others that loved her are mourning her passing.

Marie was born on October 26, 1942. She will be forever loved and greatly missed by her son Michael Elias, her son Marc Elias and his wife Gretchen, her...

Apr 15, 2023

Goodland, KS resident Robert Paul Scott passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Paul was born March 11, 1932 on the adobe flats near Boyero, Colorado to Margaret (Cullen) and Walter Elmore Scott.  He was the third of eight children born to the couple.

Paul started school in Kit Carson and attended...

Apr 14, 2023

Goodland, KS resident Phyllis Ann (Roeder) Ailey, 69 passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023 at the Citizens Medical Center in Colby, Kansas.

Phyllis was born on May 20, 1953 in Goodland, KS to Ronald and Dorothy (Nondorf) Roeder, Sr.  She was the oldest of five children.  Her father was in the military so she attended several...

Apr 14, 2023

Dr. John L. Hamilton passed away on April 14, 2023, at Citizens Medical Center in Colby.

John was born in Riverton, Wyoming on February 5, 1945, to John and Betty Hamilton. He was a state champion athlete in high school and then a successful coach and teacher. John won coach of the year honors when his Ten...

Apr 8, 2023

Longtime Sharon Springs, KS resident, Maynard Lester Giersdorf, 88, passed away Saturday, April 8th, 2023 at Greeley County Long Term Care in Tribune, KS. He was born on October 15, 1934 in Spalding, NE to Lester and Lilly (Buhlman) Giersdorf.

He grew up in Grand Island, NE where he attended school.  As a young adult, he enjoyed...

Mar 31, 2023

Goodland, KS resident, Theodore (Ted) Harold Swayne, 86, passed away after a long illness at Goodland Regional Medical Center on March 31, 2023.

Ted was born on December 1, 1936, NE of Kanorado to Henry Franklin Swayne Sr. and Wilma Ethel (Doggett) Swayne.  He was one of 7children.  He attended school in Kanorado, KS and graduated Kanorado...

Mar 29, 2023

Goodland, KS resident Dolores V. Cody, 87, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at her home in Goodland.

Dolores was born on March 25, 1936 in Ruleton, KS to Antonio and Guadalupe (Mendez) Manzo.  She was one of ten children.  She lived in Ruleton until the age of 12 and then moved to Goodland where she...

Mar 29, 2023

Cordelia “Corky” Monroe passed away on March 29, 2023 at the Aspen Leaf Assisted Living Center in Stratton, CO.

Corky was born to Clyde and Emma Mullis on July 2, 1945 in Burlington, Colorado. She was the youngest of 4 children. She got the name Corky from her oldest brother because he couldn’t say Cordelia.  During high...

Mar 26, 2023

After a brief and valiant fight with cancer, Toohey Joe Allaman (TJ) of Lakin, KS passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife, children and brother.

The son of Mickey Allaman and Dixie (Hobson) Myers, TJ was born June 21, 1962 in Oakley, KS and died at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS on March 26, 2023 at...

Mar 25, 2023

Longtime Goodland, KS resident, Beverly Gwenelle Johnson, 67, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 25th, 2023 at Goodland Regional Medical Center. She was in the company of her husband, Harold Johnson. Beverly was born in Fresno, California on May 28th, 1955 to Conroy and Barbara Lovins. She was the only sister of 3 bothers - Jerry, Carl, and Joseph....

Mar 17, 2023

Lifetime Goodland, Kansas resident Jean Russell, 94, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023 at Topside Manor in Goodland.

Jean was born on January 20, 1929 in Goodland, Kansas the youngest of three children born to Heye and Mary Frerichs.   She attended school in Goodland and graduated with the class of 1946.  After high school she...

Mar 11, 2023

After a courageous battle with cancer, Janet Katherine Walker, 83, with great anticipation went to meet her Savior on March 11, 2023.

Janet was born December 4, 1939 at St. Rose Hospital in Great Bend, Kansas to parents Robert W. and Mary (Mooney) Roth. She grew up on a farm near Ellinwood Kansas where she and her...

Mar 11, 2023

Longtime Goodland, KS resident, Ray Henry Lalicker, 86, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Ray was born on December 2, 1936 in Garden City, Kansas to Earl and Inez (Hunter) Lalicker.  He was one of five children.  He graduated from Garden City High School in 1954 where he...

Mar 3, 2023

John Leo Hayden, 78, died Friday, March 3, 2023 in the presence of his loving family and friends.  Leo was born on February 3, 1945 in Goodland, Kansas to Leo Bailey Hayden and Mary (Ellison) Hayden.  He demonstrated both strength and a fighting spirit from the very beginning.  As a young man of just 100 pounds “soaking wet,” his...

Mar 2, 2023

Joyce L. Nemechek, 92, passed away at the Greeley County Long Term Care on Thursday, March 2, 2023, in Tribune, Kansas.

She was born on February 5, 1931, in Horace, Kansas, to parents Herman and Iva Rhea Smith, who preceded her in death. She married Bernard (Bernie) Nemechek on May 20, 1948, in Sharon Springs, Kansas.

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Mar 1, 2023

Richard Lee Unruh died Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas. He was born July 25, 1936, in Halstead, Kansas.

Eighty-six years ago, Richard was born to Jake C. Unruh and Caroline (Seiler) Unruh at their home in Halstead, Kansas. He grew up in that same house on his parents’ farm. He attended...

Mar 1, 2023

Longtime Goodland, KS resident, and former Scott City, KS resident, Avesta Mae McGrath, 82, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Avesta was born at home in Hartman, Colorado on August 22, 1940 to Ray and Freda (Werley) Miller.  She was one of six children.  She attended school through...

Feb 22, 2023

Lifelong resident of Kanorado, Rickie Lee Windell, went to his Heavenly Home February 22, 2023, at the age of 74.

Rickie was born April 17, 1948 in Goodland.  He was the oldest of three sons born to Lester Andrew Windell and Naomi Ruth Mangus.

He attended school in Kanorado K-12.  He graduated Kanorado High in...

Feb 21, 2023

David E. Gray, Jr., passed away on February 21, 2023 at the Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas. He was born July 22, 1929, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to David and Margaret (White) Gray. He graduated from Crafton, Pennsylvania High School in 1948 and joined the army in 1948 and landed in the Battle of Incheon in Korea 1950. He...