OBITUARIES

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...

Aug 28, 2018

Longtime Goodland, KS resident, Marjorie Joyce McCall, 92, passed away on August 28, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society-Sherman County in Goodland, reuniting her with her late husband, Alvin Eugene.

Marjorie was born on November 11, 1925, on a farm near Vayland, South Dakota, the daughter of Lee B and Marie (Vitters) Lacey.  Enduring through hard times...

Aug 26, 2018

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident, Glenda Kay Garrett, 77, passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Glenda was born on February 25, 1941 in Brewster, Kansas to Fred and Bernice (Eicher) Oldham.  She grew up and attended school in Brewster and graduated from Brewster High School in 1959.

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Aug 17, 2018

No services are planned at this time.  A full obituary will be posted once it becomes available.

Aug 16, 2018

Arthur R. Mai, son of William Sr. & Martha (Deines) Mai, was born December 25, 1924, at the home of his paternal grandparents in the Trego Center community south of WaKeeney, Kansas. His older twin sister, Katherine Elizabeth, did not survive. He was baptized on February 25, 1925, at Zion Lutheran Church at Trego Center, Kansas. He attended rural schools in Trego, Greeley, and Wallace Counties...

Jul 28, 2018

Longtime Sherman County resident, Merlyn E. Boll, 94, died Saturday, July 28, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Center in Goodland.

Merlyn was born on October 26, 1923 in rural Cheyenne County to Fred and Sophia (Rust) Boll.  He was baptized with his brother Raymond, at the Cheyenne Valley Lutheran Church, south of Wheeler, Kansas.  He graduated from...

Jul 26, 2018

Longtime Brewster, Kansas resident, Gregory Allen Mills, 62, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at the Hays Regional Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Greg was born on March 19, 1956 in Loup City, Nebraska to Douglas and Joyce (Livermore) Mills, III.  He was one of six children.  He grew up and attended school at the Ansley...

Jul 25, 2018

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Larry Leroy Keirns, 80, passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 in Colorado Springs, Colorado with his family by his side.

Larry was born on January 4, 1938 in Atchison, Kansas to Gilbert Leroy and Fern Lucille (Roberts) Keirns.  He was one of two children.  Larry grew up and attended school in Atchison...

Jul 19, 2018

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident, V. Kay Melia, 88, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2018, surrounded by his family, at the Parker Adventist Hospital in Parker, Colorado.

Kay was born on May 9, 1930 near Bucklin, Kansas to Gordon and Lula (Skeen) Melia.    He attended school in Bucklin, Kansas and graduated from Bucklin High School in 1948. ...

Jul 17, 2018

Dr. Richard "Kay" Driver, 86, of Goodland Kansas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 17, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society in Goodland after a yearlong battle with lung cancer.

Kay was born on March 2, 1932 in Great Bend, KS to Gladys & Guy Driver. He was baptized in Rush Center, KS in 1944. He graduated...

Jul 11, 2018

Maxine Marie Zollinger, 78, of Belton, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 11th with family at her side.

Maxine was born on July 21, 1939 in Hugo, Colorado to Omar Riley and Edrie Avis (Summers) Oster.  She was the youngest of six children.  While Omar Riley was her birth father, she claimed William J Oster as...