OBITUARIES

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....

Jan 14, 2022

Burlington, Colorado resident, Reverend Katie Florence Moore, 49, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 14, 2022.

Katie was born on April 5, 1972 in Winnfield, Louisiana to Willie Eugene Moore, Sr. and Barbara Jean (Spangler) Moore.  She was one of 4 children.  She attended school in Winnfield and graduated from Winnfield High School in 1991.  Later in...

Jan 14, 2022

Dr. Richard “Dick” Neal Miller fell asleep peacefully in Goodland, Kansas on Friday, January 14th, 2022 after a long and bravely-fought battle with cancer. He was 87 years old.

Born in Denver, Colorado on May 14, 1934, he was the second child of Frank Russell and Norma Alene (Neal) Miller. During the economic hardship years of the...

Jan 9, 2022

Stanley Duane Cebula, 74, of Goodland, Kansas went to be with our Lord on January 9, 2022.  He was a beloved son, brother, husband, father, papa, father-in-law, uncle, friend and community member, who lived a full life and was loved by many.

Stan was born the fourth of five children to Thomas James Cebula and Stella Frances...

Jan 8, 2022

Clarence Thomas “CT” Farr was born on October 27, 1949, in Garden City, KS, to Paul Thomas and Wanetta Marie (Rowton) Farr. He passed from this life to the next at Greeley County Hospital on January 8, 2022.

Clarence spent his early youth in Garden City and Scott City. His family then lived in many states, traveling for...

Jan 4, 2022

Harold Karspeck, 101, of Goodland, Kansas passed away peacefully January 4, 2022 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center with his family by his side.

Harold was born October 27, 1920 in Syracuse, NE.  He was the son of Henry and Elizabeth Karspeck, the youngest of ten children.  Harold was baptized into the Christian faith at the Delaware...

Jan 2, 2022

Lifelong Goodland, KS resident, Angela Benavides, 41, passed away on January 2, 2022 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS.

Angela was born on October 2, 1980 to Irma Benavides in Goodland, KS.  She was raised in Goodland and graduated from Goodland High School with the Class of 1999.

Angela met her husband Rafael...

Dec 28, 2021

Crystal Marie Ford was born December 29, 1977 in Burlington, Colorado and passed away December 28, 2021 in Hutchinson, Kansas.  She was the daughter of James (Butch) and Dolores Ford. Later they would divorce with Butch remaining a presence in her life.  Dolores married Jim Gallentine in 1990 and Crystal gained a new father.  In later years they would...

Dec 24, 2021

Keith Fredrich Lillich, 76, of Colorado Springs, CO passed away on Christmas Eve, December

24, 2021, surrounded by his family.

Keith was born to Herman and Marie (Stutheit) Lillich on September 27, 1945 in Bird City, KS.

Keith graduated as valedictorian in 1963 and completed his education at University of Kansas...

Dec 23, 2021

Marilyn Frances Colby (Musalek) of Manhattan, Kansas passed away on December 23, 2021 in Topeka, Kansas.

Marilyn was born April 8, 1951 to Frank Joe Musalek and Frances Iolene Roesch in Atwood, Kansas. Marilyn was raised in Goodland, Kansas and was a graduate of Goodland High School.  She attended Colby College where she earned her Licensed Practical...