OBITUARIES

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...

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...