All Obituaries

Goodland, KS resident Irma P. Flores, 62, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland, KS. Irma was born on April 29, 1959 in Beeville, TX to Calisto and Elena (Puentes) Flores.  She was one of 14 children.  She attended school in Mathis, TX.  In 1979, Irma moved from Mathis, TX to Kanorado, KS, and then moved to Goodland in 2006.  She was a member of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Goodland and...

  Great Bend KS and former Wallace County, KS resident Dolores P Medina, 87, passed away on November 23, 2021 at Azria Health Nursing Home in Great Bend, KS.    Dolores was born on December 9, 1933 in Chacon, New Mexico to Roberto and Abelina (Gonzalez) Torrez. She was one of eight children, three brothers and four sisters. The family moved to Olney Springs, Colorado where Dolores and her siblings attended school and had numerous stories about growing up in the Arkansas...

Robert “Bob” Waugh, 89, of Goodland, KS, passed away November 15 at his home following a life well lived. He was born in Emporia, KS, and grew up on his family farm in Olivet, KS. He attended country schools until high school where he excelled at athletics and catching the girl. He met Margaret when her mother came to teach at Olivet High School, and they were together until her passing in 2009.  Bob and Margaret married on March 22, 1952.  Seven children were born to...

Colorado Springs, Colorado resident and former Goodland, Kansas resident, Constance “Connie” Caroline Townsend, 83 passed away on Monday, November 15, 2021 at St. Francis Medical Center in Colorado Springs, CO.  Connie was born on May 6, 1938 in Goodland, KS to Lloyd Thomas and Mable Lucille (Losey) Mucklow.  She was one of five children.  She attended school in Goodland and graduated from Sherman Community High School in 1956.  On October 2, 1954, she...

Van William "Bill" Cloyd, Jr, of Sharon Springs, KS, passed away at Goodland Regional Medical Center November 11, 2021 at the age of 80. Bill was born in Haviland, KS on July 7, 1941. He was the youngest of nine children born to Van William Cloyd Sr. and Lola Mildred (Ellis) Cloyd. When he was just two years old the family moved to Wallace County. Bill attended school in Weskan, until he gave up his senior year to join the US Army. He was enlisted in the MIlitary Police dog...

Guy Deal Bolen 89, died Sunday, November 7, 2021 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS after being in critical care following a fall. He was born April 27, 1932 at a farm in southeast Wallace County, the son of Lester and Georgia (Huffman) Bolen. He attended and graduated from Prairie View (Kahle) Grade School. He then attended Wallace County Community High School for a short period of time. Guy held numerous jobs in the area eventually settling on the job he started at age 10, farming....

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Melba Jean (Coons) Winter passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at her home near Kanorado, Kansas.  Melba was born in Colorado and raised in western Kansas. She attended grade school in Ruleton, Kansas and graduated from Sherman County High School with the class of 1952.  Melba was the second of four daughters born to Melvine and Loda (Price) Coons.  She married Jerry Winter in Goodland on July 14, 1953 and the couple raised three sons: Gary (Deb) of Kanorado, Larry (Janet)...

Alicia Avila, a beautiful wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend was greeted by God, family and friends, who welcomed her into God’s Kingdom on October 8, 2021. Alicia was born in Montana to parents Jose and Leandra Lopez Avelar. She was the eldest of 10 children. Her siblings are Martha Alfaro, Magdalena Hernandez, Ricardo Avelar♱, Aurora Estrada, Jose Avelar Jr., Juanita Cervera♱, Armando Avelar♱, Ana Johnson, and Susana Rodriguez.  Alicia was raised in Crystal City,...

Longtime Goodland, KS resident, Velta Marie Bradshaw, 82, passed away at her home on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 in Goodland. Velta was born on January 12, 1939 in Big Bow, Kansas to George W. and Comilla Mae (Conn) Farr.  She was one of four children.  She attended school at various places, and graduated from Sherman Community High School in 1957.  On June 2, 1957, she married Robert “Bob” Bradshaw in Raton, New Mexico. Velta was a realtor for most of her...