OBITUARIES

Jan 15, 2019

Longtime Goodland, Kanas resident James E. “Jim” Albers, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland, KS.  He was 58 years old.

Jim was born on April 1, 1960 in Oakley, Kansas to George F. and Helen Joan (Depperschmidt) Albers.  He was one of seven children.  He attended school...

Jan 9, 2019

Richard “Dean” Dinkel, 47, passed away on January 9, 2019, in Sharon Springs, KS. He was surrounded by his family when he went to be with the Lord after a hard-fought, two-and-a-half-year battle with brain cancer.

Dean was born on November 21, 1971, in WaKeeney, KS to parents Henry and Suzanne “Sue” (Mather) Dinkel. He was the...

Jan 6, 2019

****Please Note that Services Times are Central Time****

Goodland, Kansas resident and former St. Francis, Kansas resident Norma Jean Gross, 86, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2019.

Norma was born on August 11, 1932 in Denver, Colorado to Alexander and Nina (Schlatter) Miller.  She was one of two children.

Norma...

Jan 5, 2019

Royal Desmond Reid, 88, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019, in Overland Park, KS.

Royal was born September 23, 1930, to parents Fred and Anna (Goetsch) Reid, in Brewster, KS.  He was the third of five sons, which also included, Warren, Delmar, J., and Jarrell.  Royal was married to Joan Y. (Leonhart) Reid for 53 years....

Dec 20, 2018

Goodland, KS resident and former Leoti, KS resident Zacharriah Isaiah Chavez passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland, KS.

Zach was born on October 28, 1997 in Scott City, KS to Melissa and Reyes Chavez.  He attended Wichita and Greeley County High Schools up through the 11th grade....

Dec 19, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Verna Alene Ritter announces her passing on Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018, at the age of 97 years at the WCCCC in Sharon Springs, KS.

She was born December 16, 1921 in Geary County Kansas, the daughter of Harry and Bertha (Jones) Lee.  She attended a rural school in...

Dec 10, 2018

Goodland resident, Mary Lou (Hartzler) Isernhagen died on Monday, December 10, at the age of 92.

Mary Lou, the daughter of Ray and Hallie Hartzler, was born November 30, 1926. She grew up on the Sherman County Farm as her father was the manager.  She attended country schools for first and second grade and then transferred to...

Dec 8, 2018

Goodland, Kansas resident and former Burlington, Colorado resident Judith Lynn Nations, 74, passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Wallace County Community Care Center in Sharon Springs, KS.

Judy was born on August 29, 1944 in Goodland, KS, to James LeRoy and Katherine Hope (Gemmer) Trablik.  She was one of 3 children.  She completed her...

Nov 23, 2018

Shelby Lynn (Hunt) Miller, age 79, died November 23, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Center in Goodland.  Shelby was born on May 13, 1939, by a midwife on a farm in Bird City, Kansas, to Clarence Eugene Hunt and Margretta Ruth Blair Hunt.

Shelby grew up in the Kansas counties of Cheyenne and Sherman.  She attended country...

Nov 23, 2018

Goodland, Kansas resident and former Smithfield, Nebraska resident, Janice N. Glendening, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 23, 2018 at the Citizen’s Medical Center in Colby.  At the age of 64 years, 9 months and 27 day .

Jan was born on January 27, 1954 in Ord, Nebraska to Otto and Lois Arlene (Boyer) Zapp.  She was...

Oct 26, 2018

Longtime Tribune, Kansas resident and former Sharon Springs, Kansas resident, Tillie Rocha O’Leary, passed away on Friday, October 26, 2018 at the Greeley County Long Term Care Center.  She was 86.

Tillie was born on May 4, 1932 in San Antonio, Texas to Anastasio and Brigida (Cuevas) Hernandez.  She was one of five children.  She attended school...

Oct 16, 2018

Longtime Kanorado, Kansas resident Janice Ann Hooker, 78, passed away at her home in Kanorado on Tuesday, October 16, 2018.

Janice was born December 9, 1939 in the family sod house north of Ruleton to Wilbur and Vena (Light) Tubbs.  She graduated from Sherman County High School in 1957.  She then went on and attended 1 year...

Oct 10, 2018

Dane G. Chaney, age 59, passed away peacefully in his mountain home on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 in Divide, Colorado.  He was born on December 5, 1958 in Tribune, Kansas to Charles L. Chaney and Margaret V. (Basgall) Chaney.

He was born with blue baby syndrome and was immediately transported to Denver for a blood transfusion, which...

Oct 3, 2018

Longtime Sharon Springs, Kansas resident, Ruby Alice White, 96, passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in Stockton, Kansas.  She was born in Dwight, Kansas on September 11, 1922 to Bird Ray and Anna (Jorgensen) Neff.

She graduated from Alta Vista High School where she later taught school for 2 years.

Ruby married Virgel E....

Sep 27, 2018

Goodland resident Bernadine June Johnson, 76, passed away Thursday, September 27th at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, Kansas.

Bernadine was born on October 18th, 1941 in Imperial, Nebraska.  She was the daughter of Melvin Griess and Eleanor (Griess) Crabb.  She was the oldest of seven children.  As a child Bernadine lived in different towns because her father...

Sep 20, 2018

Goodland, KS resident, Patricia Ann Smith, 63, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Goodland on Thursday, September 20, 2018.

Patricia was born on July 20, 1955 in Cleveland, Mississippi to Billy Tom and Mary Olene (Beach) Dempsey.  She was one of 3 children.  She grew up in Greenwood, Mississippi and graduated from Pillow Academy in 1973. ...

Sep 11, 2018

Lifelong Goodland, KS resident Shirley Mae Hayden, 90, passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at the Via Christi Village in Hays, KS, where she had been residing since January, 2018.

Shirley was born in Goodland on December 11, 1927 to William Henry (Hank) and Lenna (Miller) Walker.  She was the third of five children; Robert, Norman...

Sep 5, 2018

Longtime Weskan, Kansas resident, O.D. Mote, 82, passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at the Wallace County Community Care Center in Sharon Springs.

O.D. was born March 22, 1936 in Vernon, Texas to Oris Dee Mote and Pearl Cooper Mote Cline.  He was the youngest of four children.

When O.D. was a child, the...

Sep 2, 2018

Nila A. (Kitchen) Been (91) passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska.

Nila was born August 3, 1927, the daughter of Oscar and Maona (Blaisdell) Kitchen in Pierre, South Dakota. She moved with her family in 1929 to Sherman County, spending a year in Colorado Springs while her father worked on...

Aug 29, 2018

******The family asks that for Ginger's service everyone dress casually and please bring a lawn chair as the service will be in the park.  In case of inclement weather the service will be moved to the Goodland United Methodist Church.*****

Longtime Goodland resident, Ginger Chadwick, passed away from this earth and was reunited with her...