OBITUARIES

Oct 27, 2019

Brighton, Colorado resident and former Delta, Colorado resident William Arthur Mock, 88, passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at his home in Brighton, CO.

Bill was born on July 16, 1931 in a small camp on a beach close to Watsonville, California (or so the story goes). He grew up on a farm outside Hotchkiss, Colorado, the child of James...

Oct 17, 2019

Larry Leroy Roulier passed away at Brighton Place, Topeka Kansas on October 17th, 2019 at the age of 81.

Larry was born in Goodland, Kansas on September 9th, 1938. He graduated from Brewster High School in 1956. He worked as farmer and a truck driver.  On August 8, 1959, Larry married Diane Daniels in Goodland, KS.  To...

Oct 16, 2019

Longtime Goodland, KS resident Georgia E. Weis, 91, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at the Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby, KS.

Georgia Evelyn (Markley) Weis was born on Friday January 13, 1928 to Herbert and Nellie Markley in Scranton, Kansas.  She attended grade school and middle school in schools in that area and then...

Oct 15, 2019

Goodland, KS resident, Randy J. Coleman, 77, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Topside Manor in Goodland.

Randy was born on September 22, 1942 in Fort Worth, Texas to Robert E. and Paula Mae (Walker) Coleman.  He was one of three children.

Randy grew up and attended school in San Angelo, TX, and...

Oct 6, 2019

J Richard Caldwell, 89, lifetime resident of Goodland, KS, passed away October 6th, 2019 at Cheyenne County Hospital in St. Francis, Kansas.

Richard was born to Irma (Nye) Caldwell and Jim Caldwell on November 30, 1929.  He was the third born of four children.  He attended Sherman Community High School and graduated in 1947.  After High School...

Oct 3, 2019

Longtime Goodland, KS resident Henry “Hank” Donald Elliott, 91, passed away suddenly on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Hank was born on September 18, 1928 in Rural Sherman County, Kansas to Bert and Nettie (Smalley) Elliott.  He was one of 10 children.  Growing up around Edson, Hank attended school in...

Oct 1, 2019

William Michael Wininger, “Mike” to friends and family, was born October 3, 1946 in Fowler, California to William Minor and Evelyn (Foreman) Wininger.  He has one sister, Sandra Lynn Doty.

Mike graduated from Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in Stockton, California in 1965.  While still in high school, he studied college architecture and had a house built. ...

Sep 23, 2019

Goodland, Kansas resident James Lynn Fisher passed away peacefully in his sleep, on Monday, September 23, 2019 at the Topside Manor in Goodland.  He was 63 years old.

James was born on September 2, 1956 in Utah. He was the third born child of Ramon LeDell and Thelma Mae (Summers) Fisher.  He was one of eight children....

Sep 20, 2019

Linda Kathleen Chaffin, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on September 20, 2019 at Rose Medical Center in Denver, Colorado at the age of 70.

Linda was born on July 23, 1949 in Oberlin, Kansas to Walter and Mabel (Bickett) Kennedy.  She and her older sister, Twila, were raised in rural Decatur County.  Linda graduated from...

Sep 17, 2019

Longtime Sherman County resident, Robert Daise, 92, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at Topside Manor in Goodland, KS.

Robert (Bob) Daise, son of George and Frances Daise, was born October 17, 1926 on the Daise Homestead in Grant Township, Sherman County, Kansas.

He attended school at a rural school near his home (District...

Sep 7, 2019

John Lawrence Pettigrew, 98, of Sharon Springs KS passed away Saturday, September 7, 2019, at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, KS.

J.L. was born July 12, 1921, in Monument KS, a son of Lawson and Hallie May (Foulk) Pettigrew. He married Gardiol “Betty” Gilbert Landi January 29, 1946 in Marseille France. She died December 27, 2003.

Sep 4, 2019

Longtime Goodland, KS resident Loretta A. Boyington, 96, passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at her daughter’s home in Wichita, KS.

Loretta was born on March 3, 1923 in Howells, NE to Adolph and Bessie (Stecher) Evert.  She was one of 10 children.  In 1941, Loretta graduated from Sherman Community High School.  On April 8, 1948,...

Sep 4, 2019

Chi-Ying Huang passed away Wednesday evening, September 4, 2019 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center. He was the son of Ai-Yu Huang and Chung-Chong Yu Huang born in Shanghai, China on May 24, 1937.

Ying was the youngest son of five, he and his parents immigrated to Anchorage, Alaska in 1955 and settled in Seward, Alaska.  Ying...

Aug 7, 2019

Lifelong Goodland, KS resident Dennis “Lee” Fyfe, Jr., 28, passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at the Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital in Denver, CO.

Lee was born on November 2, 1990 in Hays, KS to Dennis and Dulci (Vasquez) Fyfe, Sr.  He was the oldest of two children.  He grew up in Goodland and graduated from...

Jul 31, 2019

Lifelong Sharon Springs, KS resident, Howard Marshall Finley, 86, passed away at his home in Sharon Springs on Wednesday, July 31, 2019.

Howard was born on December 26, 1932 at home in Sharon Springs to Marshall Joseph and Lena Roberta (Reed) Finley.  He was one of four children.  Howard attended school in Sharon Springs, and graduated from...

Jul 31, 2019

Longtime Goodland, KS resident and former Sherman County Clerk, Janet R. Rumpel, 68, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at the Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital in Denver, CO.

Janet was born on June 30, 1951 in Russell, Kansas to Bernard and Josephine (Hammerschmidt) Thomas.  She was one of three children.  Janet attended school in Wakeeney,...

Jul 24, 2019

Lifelong Sharon Springs, KS resident, Mildred J. Schemm, 89, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at the Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, KS.

Mildred was born on December 28, 1929 in Neodesha, KS to Alben and Nellie (Sandstedt) Olson.  She was an only child.

Mildred attended school in Sharon Springs and graduated from Wallace...

Jul 4, 2019

Lifelong Kanorado, Kansas resident, Connie S Sheldon, 74, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2019 in Baldwin City, Kansas.

Connie was born on June 4, 1945 in Goodland, Kansas to Walker and Letha (Vaughn) Sivey.  She was one of four children.  Connie grew up in Kanorado and graduated from Kanorado High School in 1963.

On...

Jun 25, 2019

Goodland, KS resident Ethel L. Slusher, 80, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society-Sherman County in Goodland.  She was born in Kingsville, West Virginia on March 12, 1939.  She was one of three children.  Ethel attended school in West Virginia and received her Master’s Degree in Psychology from West Virginia University.  She worked for...

Jun 14, 2019

Bill Wright, 89, lifelong Sherman County farmer, passed away on June 14, 2019 in Lone Tree, Colorado after a short illness.  Bill was born on October 26, 1929 in Goodland, Kansas to Raymond and Ida Wright.  Bill’s grandparents homesteaded and the family farmed north of Kanorado for over 120 years.  Bill married Dorothy Nagel in 1947, and to this...