All Obituaries

Clifford Anthony Martin, age 71, passed away February 7, 2019, at the Castle Rock Adventist Hospital in Castle Rock, CO. Cliff was born in McCook, NE on April 14, 1947. He was the fourth of five children born to Fred and Helen E. (Colling) Martin. After losing his mother to cancer at the tender age of 5, Cliff went to live with his grandparents, Bernard and Helen M. Colling, on their farm 13 miles northwest of Indianola, NE. At the age of 15, he moved to McCook where he went to school and...

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Paul Jason Weber, 52, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at the Littleton Adventist Hospital in Littleton.  Paul was born on December 6, 1966 in Dodge City, Kansas to Ron and Ann (Crick) Weber.  He was one of two children.  Paul grew up and attended school in Goodland, graduating from Goodland High School with the class of 1985.  He then went on and attended Barber School for one year in Colorado Springs. Colorado. Paul worked...

Donna Jean (Austin) Butts, longtime Sherman County resident, passed away at the Greeley County Long-term Care Facility in Tribune, Kansas on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at the age of 84 years old. She was born in Ruleton, Kansas at the home of her Maternal Grandparents Smith, on July 28, 1934, to Charlie and Hazel (Smith) Austin. Donna attended school from grade school through most of high school in Goodland, Kansas.  She later obtained her GED.  She attended NWKTC in the...

Longtime Goodland, Kanas resident James E. “Jim” Albers, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland, KS.  He was 58 years old. Jim was born on April 1, 1960 in Oakley, Kansas to George F. and Helen Joan (Depperschmidt) Albers.  He was one of seven children.  He attended school in Colby, Kansas and graduated from Colby High School in 1979. On June 9, 1989, Jim married Loraine M. Oren at the Sacred Heart...

Richard “Dean” Dinkel, 47, passed away on January 9, 2019, in Sharon Springs, KS. He was surrounded by his family when he went to be with the Lord after a hard-fought, two-and-a-half-year battle with brain cancer. Dean was born on November 21, 1971, in WaKeeney, KS to parents Henry and Suzanne “Sue” (Mather) Dinkel. He was the eldest of five children, including, Randy, Devin, Joe, and Geni. Dean married Vicki J. (Sommerfeld) Dinkel on June 18, 1992 and they spent 26...

****Please Note that Services Times are Central Time****   Goodland, Kansas resident and former St. Francis, Kansas resident Norma Jean Gross, 86, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2019. Norma was born on August 11, 1932 in Denver, Colorado to Alexander and Nina (Schlatter) Miller.  She was one of two children. Norma attended school in Denver and graduated from Denver South High School in 1950.  She then went on and attended school for two years at Denver University where...

Royal Desmond Reid, 88, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019, in Overland Park, KS. Royal was born September 23, 1930, to parents Fred and Anna (Goetsch) Reid, in Brewster, KS.  He was the third of five sons, which also included, Warren, Delmar, J., and Jarrell.  Royal was married to Joan Y. (Leonhart) Reid for 53 years. Royal graduated from Brewster High School in 1948 and attended Kansas State University, graduating in 1955 with a Business Administration degree, with a...

Goodland, KS resident and former Leoti, KS resident Zacharriah Isaiah Chavez passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland, KS.  Zach was born on October 28, 1997 in Scott City, KS to Melissa and Reyes Chavez.  He attended Wichita and Greeley County High Schools up through the 11th grade. Zach enjoyed playing his electric guitar, working with wood work and had recently taken an interest in MMA with his very first title...

It is with great sadness that the family of Verna Alene Ritter announces her passing on Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018, at the age of 97 years at the WCCCC in Sharon Springs, KS.    She was born December 16, 1921 in Geary County Kansas, the daughter of Harry and Bertha (Jones) Lee.  She attended a rural school in Geary County, KS and high school in Junction City, KS. After high school she then pursued her Teachers Certificate. On April 25, 1943 Verna Lee married Orie N Ritter...

Goodland resident, Mary Lou (Hartzler) Isernhagen died on Monday, December 10, at the age of 92.  Mary Lou, the daughter of Ray and Hallie Hartzler, was born November 30, 1926. She grew up on the Sherman County Farm as her father was the manager.  She attended country schools for first and second grade and then transferred to Central and Grant Elementary Schools. As a senior at Sherman County Community High School, Mary Lou was recruited to teach in one of the numerous Sherman...