OBITUARIES

Jan 30, 2017

Henrietta Barbara (Rudell) Homm, 89 Garden City, former Goodland resident, died Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, at Garden Valley Nursing Home at Garden City.

She was born on Jan. 24, 1928, to Matthew and Mary (Pfeifer) Rudell at home on the Madigan Ranch in Wallace County.

Mrs. Homm went to school in Levant and Oakley where...

Jan 28, 2017

Gerald A. Nett, 91, of Goodland, KS, died Friday, January 28, 2017, at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

He was born February 21, 1925, In Reno County, KS to Joseph and Clara Nett. Gerald entered the Merchant Marines at 17, where he served and traveled the world. He gained an appreciation for travel, which he engaged...

Jan 26, 2017

Yates Center, Kansas resident and former Goodland, Kansas resident Jack Leonard Prouty, 80, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at the Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kansas.

Jack was born on April 14, 1936 in Grand Junction, Colorado to Harry and Zeta Prouty.  He was one of several children.

Jack grew up and...

Jan 16, 2017

Goodland, Kansas resident and former Greeley, Colorado resident Archie Ruibal, Jr., 55, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2017 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland, KS.

Archie was born on June 3, 1961 in Greeley, Colorado to Archie Ruibal, Sr. and Maryann (Badial) Ruibal.  He was one of two children.

Archie grew up...

Jan 14, 2017

Takoda Joseph Aeron Edward “Koda” Turner died unexpectedly on January 14, 2017 in Norton, Kansas at the age of 19.

Takoda was born on February 7, 1997 in Colby, Kansas to Regina (Pummer) Barnes and Marshall Turner. He graduated from Brewster High School in 2016.

Takoda is survived by his parents, Regina (Pummer) and David...

Jan 12, 2017

Mary Lou Mather Larson, widow of John A. (Jack) Larson, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017, in Thornton, Colorado at age 89.  She was born in a sod house in the Morton Township of Wallace County on October 21, 1927, the daughter of Elden Mather and Grace Phillips.

She excelled in school and was Valedictorian of her...

Jan 10, 2017

Lifelong Goodland, Kansas resident Kody De Simon, 54, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Kody was born on March 4, 1962 in Goodland, Kansas to Lewis Oren and Karen Kay (Wittmus) Parish.  She was one of two children.  She attended school in Goodland and graduated from Goodland...

Jan 8, 2017

Jerry K. VanAllen, 66, of Topeka, formerly of Sharon Springs, died January 8, 2017 at Topeka, Kansas. He was born July 18, 1950 in Tribune, Kansas, the son of Cecil and Phyllis VanAllen, and graduated from Wallace County High School in 1968. He attended Colby Community College where he received his Associate of Arts Degree; Fort Hays State University...

Dec 31, 2016

Longtime Sharon Springs resident, Louise Pearce, 96, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016 at the Wallace County Community Care Center in Sharon Springs, Kansas.

Louise Mae Evans was born on March 22, 1920, in Gove County, Kansas, to Will (Bill) and Blanche Evans. She graduated from high school and attended college in Hays, Kansas, before marrying a...

Dec 26, 2016

Norton, Kansas resident Howard Eugene Gill, 91, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Center-Sherman County, in Goodland, where he had been a resident for about 3 weeks.

Howard was born on July 25, 1925, in Fairgrove, Missouri to Eddy A. and Gladys I. (Wollen) Gill.  He was one of 10 children.

Dec 26, 2016

Longtime Weskan, Kansas resident Melvina Fay Walker, 99, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2016 at the Wallace County Community Care Center in Sharon Springs.

Fay was born on July 4, 1917 in Edwards County, Kansas to Thomas and Rosa Mae (Austin) Ansel.  She was one of six children.

Fay grew up and attended school...

Dec 24, 2016

Dolly Mae Irvin went to be with the Lord in the quiet morning hours of December 24, 2016.  Dolly was the daughter of Alonzo & Estella Clawson. She was raised with her two older brothers, Alonzo Jr. and Robert in Cedar Rapids, IA where she developed her active, outdoor lifestyle. She adored her older brothers and spent hours with...

Dec 20, 2016

Judith Rae (Peter) Berringer, of Frederick, Colorado, joined her heavenly family and Savior Jesus Christ on December 20, 2016.

Judy was born in Goodland, Kansas, on April 5, 1941, the daughter of Edwin and Jean (Hamlin) Peter.  She was a graduate of Goodland High School.  Judy attended the University of Northern Colorado (Colorado Teacher College) and graduated...

Dec 20, 2016

Former Goodland, Kansas resident Ebaristo Barrera, 83, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at the Lee’s Summit Medical Center in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.

Ebaristo was born on February 17, 1933 in Lorraine, Texas, the son of Jose and Ambrosia (Tovar) Barrera.  He was one of 13 children.  He grew up in Lorraine, Texas where he attended...

Dec 18, 2016

Lifelong Goodland, Kansas resident Jessie Alice Jacobs Owens-Enfield, 90, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society- Sherman County in Goodland.

Jessie was born at home on June 26, 1926 in Sherman County, west of Brewster to Jesse Wesley and Germaine (Richards) Jacobs.  She was one of four children.  Jessie attended school at...

Dec 7, 2016

Al Ryan of Sharon Springs passed away at age 87 on December 7th 2016. He had been a hospice patient at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Denver for the past two months.

Al was born in Goodland on August 30, 1929 to Allen Thomas Kear and Ruby Violet Rice Kear.

He attended his first...

Dec 6, 2016

Herschel Ray Pickett was born July 9, 1940, in McDonald, Kansas, and passed away on December 6, 2016 in Aurora, Colorado at the age of 76 years.  At the age of 5, he moved with his parents Floyd and Laverne Pickett, to a farm south of Goodland, Kansas.  He attended a one room, one teacher, country school through the...

Dec 4, 2016

Longtime Kanorado, Kansas resident Jacob Herman Fritz, 85, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Jake was born on January 9, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri to Martin and Lena (Shock) Fritz.  He was one of two children.

Jake attended school through the 9th grade at a...

Nov 28, 2016

John Alfred (Jack) Larson passed away Monday, November 28, 2016, in Cheyenne, Wyoming at age 92.  He was born October 28, 1924, the son of John Ephraim Larson and Florence Isabel Gibbs.

As a young man, he enjoyed working with horses, and earned pocket money breaking them to ride.  He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on December...

Nov 24, 2016

Lifelong Sharon Springs, Kansas resident Jack Everett Pancake, 93 passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2016 at his home in Sharon Springs with his family by his side. Jack was born on September 17, 1923 in Sharon Springs, Kansas, the son Jessie and Lulu (Brewster) Pancake.  He was one of three children.  He was baptized in the Christian Church in Sharon Springs....