All Obituaries

Longtime St. Francis, KS resident David G. Rogers, 64, passed away at his home in rural Cheyenne County, on Saturday, May 14, 2022. David was born January 6, 1958 in Wray, Colorado to Kenneth Gale and Betty Jo (Huff) Rogers.  He was one of 6 children.  He attended school in Wray and graduated from Wray Community Schools in 1976. In the following years, David married three times in his life.  He married Kay who gave birth to two children.  He later moved to St. Francis,...

Juanita Audrey Hinnen “Bloom” Whelan 93, longtime resident of Goodland, KS passed away peacefully at the Goodland Regional Medical Center on May 11, 2022, with family at her bedside. She was the daughter of Fred Hinnen and Greta Sorrell. Juanita graduated from Clifton High School Class of 1946 in Clifton, KS, and enjoyed attending the yearly class reunions until 3 years ago. On July 12, 1946, she married D. Lyle Bloom in Morganville, KS. The couple had 4 children Sondra,...

Mary Jane Carlton Smith, age 96, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on April 28, 2022 at the Wallace County Care Center in Sharon Springs, KS. Mary was born on December 2, 1925 in Beloit, KS to Rev. A.L. and Laura (Lewis) Carlton. She was the youngest of nine children. Her father was a Methodist minister which took the family to Beloit, Norton, and Goodland before settling in Jennings, KS. Mary graduated from Jennings Community High School in 1943. She attended college at Nebraska...

Ronald Lee Blaesi of Sharon Spring, KS, 72, passed after a brief illness on April 23, 2022, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS.  Ron was the son of Dwight Duane and Vlasta (Holsan) Blaesi.  He was born in Emporia, KS on May 28, 1949, and lived in many small towns in Kansas before graduating from Scott City High School in 1967.  He earned a B.A. in History from Kansas State University in 1971. After graduation Ron joined his father farming in Sharon Springs and then...

Paul Gerhard Buhr passed away unexpectedly on April 4th, 2022. Paul was born on November 29, 1952 in Goessel, KS to loving parents, Gerhard and Mildred Buhr, joining his two older brothers. His early childhood was spent in the close-knit Bethel College community in North Newton, KS where he attended elementary school and the Bethel College Mennonite Church. In 1965, the family moved to Shawnee Mission, KS, and Paul continued his schooling at Hocker Grove Junior High School and Shawnee...

Lifelong Goodland, KS resident Ronnie Ray Amack, 63, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2022 at his home in Goodland. Ronnie was born on January 29, 1959 in Goodland, to Bernard and Deana (Waits) Amack. Ronnie had three children; Anthony, Adam and Amy Amack. He also had 4 grandkids Anna, Jacob, Ronny and Terry. Ronnie was an over the road truck for most of his life transporting anything and everything he could.  He enjoyed spending time with friends and family when he was home and...

Lifelong Burlington, CO resident Grace Runge, 77, passed away at her home in Burlington on Monday, April 4, 2022 following a brief illness. Grace Ellen Runge was the fifth child born to Melvin Runge and Viola Einspahr. Other children were Elvira, Howard, Ruby, Doris and John. Grace was born on the family farm on Election Day. The doctor, after delivering Grace, stayed and listened to election returns on the radio. A few days later, Grace appeared to be having medical issues as she turned...

Longtime Goodland, KS resident Lowell Floyd Guyer, 87, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland. Lowell, commonly referred to by many as ‘Alley Cat’, was born on December 28, 1934 in Osborne, Kansas to Floyd Dewitt and Ellen Grace (Lukens) Guyer.  He was the oldest of two children.  He graduated from Osborne High School in 1952, and then went on to completed one year at Fort Hays State University. On May 7, 1961,...

George Adelgren loved to tell a good joke, and the cornier it was, the better.  It seemed he knew an unending supply of them, and no one was ever quite sure where he found them all.  He rarely messed up a punch line, but even when he did it still usually ended up being funny. George Russell Adelgren was born in 1934 in Buffalo, KS to Henry and Wilma Adelgren, the second of four boys.  On their farm west of Chanute, KS they raised cattle, pigs, goats, wheat and corn (and they...

Robert Harold Gross, went to be with the Lord on March 25, 2022 in Goodland, Kansas Robert was born June 30, 1930 to James and Sadie Gross in Queens, New York. He married the love of his life, Norma J. Miller on November 2, 1952, in Denver, CO. They had 3 children Sally (Barry Priest), Doug (Denise White) and Kevin (Michelle LeBlanc Gross).  He served in the Air Force during the Korean War, and then went to work for Sears in the suit department. He then worked for Gates Rubber...