OBITUARIES

May 6, 2017

Sharon Springs resident Stephen Michael Wiedeman, went to join his parents in heaven on May 6, 2017 at the age of 65, at the Presbyterian Saint Luke's Hospital in Denver, CO.

Steve was an only child born to Lena and Ruben Wiedeman. He was born March 1, 1952, and was a lifelong resident of Sharon Springs Kansas....

May 5, 2017

Gary Lee Schlosser (Slim) was born February 16, 1948 to Ray & Chrissy (Hartsook) Schlosser in Goodland, Kansas.  He was raised in Burlington, Colorado, and confirmed into the First Christian Church.   He played football, basketball, & baseball for the Cougars.  After high school graduation he enrolled at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado. He wanted to enlist in...

May 2, 2017

On May 2, 2017, Dr. Raymond Harold (Buddy) Thorpe, DC passed away at the age of 71 at home in Goodland, Kansas.  He was the first of four children of Ada and Ray Thorpe, born May 3, 1946 in Goodland and graduated from Goodland High School in 1964.  He served as an Army medic in Vietnam near the end of the war and later graduated from...

Apr 25, 2017

Lifelong Resident of Sherman County, Kansas, Lucile Esther McCall, 97, passed away on April 25, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society-Sherman County in Goodland Kansas.

Lucile was born November 7, 1919 on the family farm 17 miles northeast of Goodland to Edwin A. and Lillie Anna (Melstrom ) Rhoads.  She attended elementary school at Shermanville School and...

Apr 21, 2017

Longtime Kanorado, Kansas resident Sara Jane Veselik, 72, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society-Sherman County in Goodland, KS.

Sara was born on July 1, 1944 in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Floyd G. and Anna K. (Sweigart) Lorah.  She was one of four children.  She graduated from Cocalico High School in...

Apr 18, 2017

Lifelong Sharon Springs, Kansas resident, Glen D. Holcomb, 65, passed away on April 18, 2017 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Glen was born on July 19, 1951 in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado to Carl O. and Gladys M. (Goodwin) Holcomb.  He was one of four children.

Glen grew up and attended school in...

Apr 17, 2017

Virgiline (Duell) Amos was born September 12, 1922 in Goodland, Kansas, the daughter of Bernhard and Frances (Hogeboom) Duell, and died April 17, 2017 in Goodland, Kansas.  She grew up on the family farm north of Ruleton and attended grade school and high school at the Ruleton Consolidated School, graduating in 1940.

After graduation, she worked at...

Apr 7, 2017

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Melva Rae Stephan, 97, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society-Sherman County in Goodland, KS.

Melva was born on June 23, 1919 in Long Island, KS to Harlan Curtis and Clara Cyrena (Thornton) Atkinson.  She was one of two children.  In 1920, when Melva was only one, the...

Mar 25, 2017

Lifelong Sharon Springs, Kansas  resident Layal Grund, 64, passed away Saturday March 25, 2017 at Tribune, KS.

He was born June 18, 1952 at Goodland, Kansas, son of Juanita (Mather) and Leslie Grund.  He attended school in Sharon Springs and graduated high school.

On February 21st, 1970 he married Donna Lowe at the Dinas Community...

Mar 22, 2017

Former Sherman County resident Crystal Marie Anderson, 97, passed away March 22, 2017 at Sunrise Senior Living In Denver, CO.

Crystal was born January 14, 1920 at home near Ruleton KS, the daughter of Edward and Jennie McClung. On March 24, 1938, Crystal married Elton M. Anderson.

The Andersons farmed northeast of Kanorado where she...

Mar 15, 2017

Goodland, Kansas resident, Brian Callahan, 55, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at his home in Goodland.

Brian was born on November 5, 1961 in Hays, Kansas to Ron and Ernalea (Bennett) Callahan. He graduated from Ogden High School in Ogden, Iowa in 1980.

On December 21, 1991 he married Mary K. Martin...

Mar 11, 2017

Bernice (Pfeifer) Rhea, daughter of Frank and Mary (Seib ) Pfeifer was born in Ellis County on February 10, 1929 and she went home to be with God on March 11, 2017.

She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Richard "Dick" of the home, daughters Rhonda Haislip and Chet Morris of Kingman Arizona, Donna and...

Mar 6, 2017

Goodland, Kansas resident and former Montrose, Colorado resident, Dorothy Belle Krill, 90, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2017 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Dorothy was born on March 29, 1926 in Jetmore, Kansas to Herbert William and Lois May (Benson) Seip.  She was one of six children.  Dorothy spent her childhood years growing...

Feb 26, 2017

Longtime Sharon Springs, Kansas resident, Jack Leroy Wertz, 80, passed away on February 26, 2017 at the Wallace County Community Care Center in Sharon Springs.

Jack was born on November 20, 1936 in Sharon Springs to Claude DeClifton and Freda (Walker) Wertz.  He was second of four children.  Jack grew up in Sharon Springs and graduated from...

Feb 25, 2017

Jessie Sandoval, 66, of Kanorado, Kansas, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at the Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital in Denver, following a brief but courageous battle with cancer.

Jessie is survived by his loving wife of 31 years, Angie. They were married in Roswell, New Mexico on August 2, 1985.

Jessie is lovingly remembered by...

Feb 22, 2017

Betty Ann Pope Rethmann, 85, passed away February 22, 2017 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

She was born in Blue Rapids, Kansas on August 20, 1931.  Her parents were Ed and Laura Pope.   She had two older brothers, Lincoln Harrison and Edward Eugene.  Betty attended school in Blue Rapids, graduating from Blue Rapids High School...

Feb 13, 2017

Former Goodland, Kansas resident Edith Shirley Bair, 83, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Center in Ellis, Kansas.

Edith was born on August 10, 1933 in Cheyenne County, Kansas to Clifford Taft and Vera Carolina (Peter) Doggett.  She was one of five children.

Growing up in Kanorado, Kansas, Edith graduated...

Feb 11, 2017

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Loren L. Bahe, 80, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Loren was born on September 16, 1936 in Republic County, Kansas to William Fredrick Christian and Nannie Katherine (Dankenbring) Bahe. He was one of four children. As a child, Loren’s family moved to Goodland...

Feb 8, 2017

Duane Allen Jones, 95 of Greeley, formerly of Brewster, Kansas, passed away February 8, 2017 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO.  Duane was born March 9, 1921 in Murdo, South Dakota to Allen E. and Monna (Beck) Jones.  He was the oldest of three children. He married Carrie Ruth McClelland on June 20, 1946 in Goodland, Kansas. ...

Jan 31, 2017

Brighton, Colorado resident and former Goodland, Kansas resident Nora Kathleen (Rhoads) Mock, 87, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at her home in Brighton surrounded by her family.

Nora was born on June 9, 1929 on the family farm, 17 miles northeast of Goodland, to Edwin A. and Lillie Anna (Melstrom) Rhoads. She had two half-sisters...