OBITUARIES

Apr 23, 2022

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...

Apr 6, 2022

Larry A. Nelson of Evergreen, Colorado, passed away on April 6, 2022 in Evergreen. Larry was born on January 22, 1938, to Martin A. and Gladys B. (Collins) Nelson of Ruleton, Kansas. Larry was the eldest of six siblings, Leonard, Janice, Judy, Joyce and Lynn. He attended school in Ruleton, Wichita and Goodland and graduated in 1956 from Sherman...

Apr 4, 2022

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...

Apr 4, 2022

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...

Apr 4, 2022

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.

Apr 2, 2022

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...

Mar 28, 2022

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...

Mar 25, 2022

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...

Mar 20, 2022

Curtis Edmond Blythe, 56, of Mound City, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, March 20, 2022.

Curt was born on November 28, 1965 in Burlington, Colorado to Trent Eugene and Sharon Kay (Curl) Blythe.  He was one of 4 children.  He completed his GED in 1984.  Curt enrolled in Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa,...

Mar 18, 2022

*****Please note that Visitation Times are in Mountain Time, the Funeral Service time is in Central Time*******

Donald Lee Jones was born on March 20, 1928 at the hospital in Goodland, KS, to parents Fred & Eva Warner Jones, the 3rd of 5 children. He passed away at his residence in Wheat Ridge Acres, Goodland,...

Mar 12, 2022

Eileen Dorothea (Rourke) Nemechek (95) passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022 at Wallace County Community Care Center in Sharon Springs, KS.

She was born June 24, 1926 in Brownell, Kansas, the daughter of John and Margaret (Halbleib) Rourke. She was the fourth of eight children.

Eileen attended Hiawatha Grade School and graduated from Ellis High...

Mar 12, 2022

Patrick Allen Thompson was born in Holyoke, Colorado on August 10, 1956 to John and Berneice Thompson.  He passed away peacefully on March 12, 2022 at his home in Goodland, Kansas at the age of 65.

Pat grew up on a dairy farm southwest of Holyoke and graduated from Holyoke High School in 1974.  While attending school,...

Mar 10, 2022

Adam Wayne Paschall, 49, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022 in Colorado.

Adam was born in Kansas City, MO to the late Gerald Paschall and Teresa Brown.  He was the oldest of ten growing up in Tennessee.

He was a United States Army Veteran and served from 1993-1999, and has been currently working for...

Mar 2, 2022

Virginia was born April 13, 1923, in Sharon Springs. Kansas and died there on March 2, 2022. She was a resident of Wallace County Community Care Center for the last several years. The family wishes to thank John Kennedy and his staff for the tremendous care she received, especially considering the recent challenges from COVID and staff shortages.

Feb 28, 2022

Lelia Marie Norden Grauerholz passed away February 28, 2022 at the age of 99. She was born on March 8, 1922 to Henry (Hank) and Ida Norden. She attended grade school in a one room school one mile from the family farm south of Kensington.

She married Harold Grauerholz in a double wedding ceremony on June 27,...

Feb 27, 2022

*****Please note that Graveside Services will be held at 3:30 PM Central Time.  All other times listed here are Mountain Times.*****

Luella Grace (McIntyre) Smith, 90, died Sunday, February 27, 2022, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby, Kansas.

She was born September 5, 1931, at Lakeview, South Dakota, to Walter Marion McIntyre...

Feb 20, 2022

Longtime Goodland, KS resident Barbara Jean Mosbarger, 85, passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2022 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Barbara was born on June 16, 1936 in Spearville, KS, the only child of James and Wilhelmina (Warfield) Gearhart.  She attended school in Cimarron, KS and graduated in 1954.  She then went on and...

Feb 16, 2022

Longtime Goodland, KS resident Beatrice “Bea” Driver, 92, passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at the Cheyenne County Village in St. Francis, KS.

Beatrice Mary (Beckman) (Struckhoff) Driver was born on January 28, 1930 to William H. and Anna Catherine (Robben) Beckman at home on the farm in Menlo, KS.  She attended grades 1-12 at the...

Feb 7, 2022

Goodland, KS resident and former Oakley, KS resident Leanna VanDonge, 64, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 7, 2022 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Leanna was born on November 3, 1957 in Quinter, KS to Leonard and Pauline (Heinrich) Ribordy.  She was one of six children.  She attended school in Oakley, and graduated from...

Jan 14, 2022

Maverick Archie Paul Way, 26, passed away on January 14, 2022, in Deer Trail, Colorado.

Maverick was born on January 20, 1995, in Corry, PA, to Kevin Way and Christi Kubich. He was the youngest of three.

On October 17, 2015, he married his best friend Erika Fyfe of Goodland, Kansas at the Bellamy Ranch....