OBITUARIES

Nov 23, 2021

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...

Nov 15, 2021

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...

Nov 15, 2021

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...

Nov 11, 2021

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...

Nov 7, 2021

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...

Oct 30, 2021

Mark Ricks passed away on October 30th, 2021 at the age of 63 at his home in Kanorado, Kansas.

He was born May 31st, 1958 in Vancouver, Washington to John “Bob” Ricks and Ellen (Guenther) Ricks. He was a 1976 graduate of Camas High School.

Mark is survived by a son Carl Ricks of Vancouver, Washington, Sisters Sharon Davis and Karen Siegel...

Oct 24, 2021

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...

Oct 8, 2021

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,...

Oct 6, 2021

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...

Sep 13, 2021

Marilyn Cooper, long-time resident of Goodland, passed away on September 13, 2021, two months prior to her 91st birthday.

Marilyn Zace Brown was born on November 19, 1930 in Harrisburg PA to Vollie and Eleanore Brown, originally from Albuquerque, NM. During the Great Depression, when Marilyn was two years old, they moved back to Albuquerque where Vollie...

Sep 9, 2021

Lawrence Wayne Butler, was a very proud son of Lawrence and Doris (Motsinger) Butler/Wenger, and was blessed for having them as parents.  He was born March 20, 1958 in Princeton, Missouri.  He passed away on September 9, 2021 at St. Thomas More Hospital in Canon City, Colorado at the age of 63.  He also loved being a husband, father,...

Aug 31, 2021

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Lifelong Sherman County resident, Jim Flanders, ’86 passed away peacefully on the Kuhrt Ranch, August 31,2021. He was an only child, born to Raleigh B. Flanders and Gertrude (Kuhrt) Flanders on June 17, 1935.

Jim was born into an industrious family that started the legacy of the Kuhrt Ranch...

Aug 25, 2021

Lifelong Sharon Springs, Kansas resident, Orval William Fry, 85, passed away on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at the Greeley County Hospital in Tribune.

Orval was born on June 22, 1936 to Lyman Winfield and Ina Mildred (Epperson) Fry.  He was one of eight children.  He attended school in Sharon Springs, and graduated from Wallace County Community High...

Aug 24, 2021

Former Sharon Springs, KS resident, George Duane Basgall, 87, passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 in Denver, CO.

He was born on February 1, 1934 at Wallace, Kansas, the son of Anna Marie “Mary” (Urban) and Alexander Basgall.  He was the 8th of 10 children; Gene, Edwin, Willie, Dolores, Bert, Norbie, Juanita, twin sister Margaret and...

Aug 21, 2021

Lifelong Kanorado, KS resident Alan Lee Billenwillms, 68, passed away at this home in Kanorado on Saturday, August 21, 2021.

Alan was born on March 11, 1953 in Burlington, Colorado to Boyd Merl and Phyllis (Lohr) Billenwillms.  He was one of four children.  He attended school in Kanorado and Goodland and graduated from Goodland High School in...

Aug 15, 2021

Longtime Goodland, KS resident Billy Joe Thornburg, 74, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2021 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Bill was born on September 12, 1946 in Perryton, TX to Lilburn Joe and Nellie Lilian (Hood) Thornburg.  He was one of four children.  The family moved to Goodland, where Bill graduated from Goodland...

Aug 13, 2021

On Friday, August 13th, 2021, Carolyn Irene Schritter was called home to Jesus. Her husband, children, and sons-in-law were all with her at the time of her passing. She died at Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby, KS, where she had resided for seven years.

Carolyn was born on May 10th, 1936 to Delbert and Inez (Fairbanks)...

Aug 1, 2021

James (Jim) Craig Malone was born on February 8, 1962, the seventh child born to Park and Virginia (Pelle) Malone.  Jim attended St. Charles Academy and graduated from Stratton High School in 1980.

Jim worked for several farmers in the Stratton area and Kit Carson County Road and Bridge before he attended line school in Grand Junction. ...

Jul 29, 2021

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Longtime Goodland, KS resident, Mark DeWayne Bantam, 62, passed away at his home in Goodland, KS on Thursday, July 29, 2021.

Mark was born at Ramstein Air Force Base in Heidelberg, Germany on December 7, 1959 to Jerry D. and Donna (Breathouwer)...

Jul 25, 2021

Dianne L. Merz, 74, passed away at Parker Adventist Hospital in Parker, CO on July 25, 2021.

Dianne was born on September 9, 1946, in Goodland, KS to Lyman and Virgiline (Duell) Amos.  Dianne attended and Graduated Goodland High School with a diploma in 1964. Dianne then went to Fort Hays for 3 years then continued her...