OBITUARIES

Jun 12, 2019

Longtime Goodland, KS resident Emil William “Bill” Dupsky, III, 76, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Bill was born on March 22, 1943 in Wayne, Nebraska to Emil William and Margarite (Watts) Dupsky, II.  He was one of two children.

At a young age, his...

Jun 12, 2019

Longtime Goodland, KS resident Leonard Anthony Kashka, Sr., 94, passed away on June 12, 2019 at his home in Goodland.

Leonard was born on September 30, 1924 in Atwood, KS to Victor and Victoria (Studer) Kashka.  He was one of seven children.  He grew up in Atwood and graduated from Atwood High School in 1942.

Leonard...

Jun 6, 2019

Lucille Marie Ingram was born March 1, 1933, the only child born to Lester C. Ingram and Dorothea E. (Rateuke) Ingram. She died on June 6, 2019 in Wichita Kansas, at the age of 86 years, 3 months and 5 days.

She was baptized December 1, 1935 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church by Rev. Carl F. Pohlman.  Lucille...

Jun 5, 2019

Bonnie King, 71, passed away on June 5, 2019 in her home in Goodland, Kansas.

Bonnie was born on September 17, 1947 in Jennings, Missouri to Jefferson Clayton King and Beatrice Bonita (Gunn)King. Bonnie is the first of four children with three brothers following:  Mark King, Matt King, and Jim King.

She was preceded in...

Jun 3, 2019

Freda Fay Duell, aged 96, died peacefully on Monday, June 3, 2019 at the Wallace County Community Care Center, Sharon Springs, Kansas.

Freda was born Sept. 21, 1922, in Appleton City, Missouri, the daughter of Lawrence and Josie Purvis.

While in Goodland, she met her lifelong love and partner, Elmer Duell.  They were married July 28, 1940,...

Jun 2, 2019

It is with great sadness to announce that on Sunday, June 2nd, 2019, Gary Lee Stewart, loving father and brother, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in Goodland, at the age of 57.

Gary was always known as the life of the party. His smile and laugh are one of the first things that people...

May 28, 2019

Longtime Goodland, KS resident, Betty F. Pettijohn, 84, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at her home in Goodland.

Betty was born on April 14, 1935 to Andrew J. and Martha (Juhl) Pettijohn, on the family farm north of Kanorado, KS in Kit Carson County, Colorado.   She was one of 8 children.  Betty attended school in...

May 14, 2019

Longtime Goodland, KS resident, Susan Velasquez, 90, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Susan was born on August 30, 1928 in Eaton, Colorado to Joseph and Porfiria Salazar.  She was one of 9 children.

In 1958, Susan married Herman Velasquez in Colorado.  To this union, one...

May 14, 2019

Lifelong Goodland, Kansas resident Elaine Schwendener, 93, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society-Sherman County in Goodland, KS.

She was born on November 19, 1925 in Goodland to Franklin J. and Margaret (Hopper) Rhoads.  She was one of four children.  She attended school in a country school in Sherman County through the...

May 7, 2019

Former Goodland, KS resident, Wayne Lee Baalman, 59, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at his home in Sparks, Nevada.

Wayne was born in Newton, Kansas on June 21, 1959 to LeRoy C. and Margaret Ann (Cress) Baalman.  The family moved to Goodland that same year.  On August 22, 1960, his brother Gerald Lyn Baalman...

Apr 22, 2019

Ruth M. Lake – 80, formerly of Goodland, KS, passed away at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, VT on Monday evening, April 22, 2019.  Born in Limon, CO on March 29, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Syble Rae (Johnson) Kanzler.  On December 14, 1958, she married Paul A. Lake in Limon, CO....

Apr 13, 2019

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Longtime Goodland, KS resident, Wilma “Bill” Nadine Yoke, 81, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at her home in Goodland surrounded by her family.

Wilma was born on March 15, 1938 in Hoxie, Kansas to Ray and Myrna (Batchelder) Spillman.  She was one of...

Apr 10, 2019

Former Brewster, KS resident, Carrie “Ruth” Jones, 93, passed away April 10, 2019 at Meadow View Assisted Living in Greeley, Colorado.  She was born July 20, 1925 in Goodland, KS to Leslie and Rose (Miller) McClelland.  Ruth and her husband Duane were married on June 21, 1946 in Colby, KS.  They celebrated 70 years of marriage in 2016.

Apr 4, 2019

Longtime Lamesa, TX resident and former Goodland, KS resident Luisa V. Medrano passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society-Sherman County in Goodland, KS.

Luisa was born on September 18, 1932 in Lyford, TX to Cayetano and Maria (Galvan) Vela.  She was one of two children.  She attended school through the 3rd grade,...

Mar 26, 2019

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Deanna Carroll Buhr, 62, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Deanna was born in Casper, Wyoming, on October 7, 1956 to Lynn and Maralyn (Moss) Denney.  She was one of seven children.  When Deanna was young, the family moved to Holyoke, Colorado, where she...

Mar 17, 2019

Goodland, KS resident and former St. Francis, KS resident Linfred Eugene Lyle Oster, 69, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Goodland on March 17, 2019.

Lin was born on November 13, 1949 in St. Francis, KS to Lyle Willard and Edna Gertrude Elizabeth (Walter) Oster.  He was one of two children.  He grew up and attended...

Mar 8, 2019

Marjorie “Marge” (Marcotte) McCants passed away on March 8, 2019 at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She lived in Colorado Springs three years prior to her death and was a long-time resident of Goodland, Kansas.

Marge was born on July 4, 1927 in Thomas County, Kansas to Jewell (Miller) and Henry Marcotte. She graduated from Sherman...

Mar 4, 2019

Longtime Goodland, KS resident, Elmer Matthew Jacobs, 81, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society-Sherman County in Goodland, KS.

Elmer was born on April 16, 1937 in Dresden, Kansas to Raymond Matthew and Rose Magdaline (Ritter) Jacobs.  He was one of 10 children.  Elmer grew up and attended school in Leoville, KS,...

Mar 1, 2019

Proud lifetime Kansan Alberta Hayden passed away peacefully in her lovely apartment on March 1, 2019.

Alberta Inman Rice was born June 30, 1917 in Russell County, Kansas to Arthur Rice and Hannah Inman Rice, the sixth of eight children.  The Rice family moved to a sod house in Wallace County, KS on October 29, 1929, the...

Feb 26, 2019

Lifelong, Goodland, Kansas resident, James Butler “JB” McClure III, 81, passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado.

JB was born on May 21, 1937 in Goodland, KS to James Butler McClure II and Pearl (Croner) McClure.  He was one of two children.  He grew up in Goodland and...