OBITUARIES
Helen Tellessen
Jun 23, 2015
Lifelong Sherman County, Kansas resident Helen Jean (Emig) Tellessen, 86, died Tuesday, June 23, 2015, in Goodland at Good Samaritan Society—Sherman County. She was born May 24, 1929, in Goodland, the daughter of Helen (Murray) and George Fredrick Emig. She attended rural schools in Sherman County, and then meeting a challenge to complete graduation requirements in three years, she graduated from...
Delmar Bunker
Jun 22, 2015
Longtime Sherman County, Kansas resident Delmar Lee Bunker, 81, died Monday, June 22, 2015, in Goodland at Good Samaritan Society—Sherman County. He was born December 23, 1933, at Wilson, Kansas, the son of Caroline (Kaufman) and William Bunker. He attended schools in the Wilson School District. From September 28, 1951 through September 27, 1954, he served his country in the United States...
Dale Price
Jun 18, 2015
Lifelong Sherman County, Kansas resident Dale D. Price, 82, died June 18, 2015, in Goodland, Kansas, after a short battle with GBM brain cancer. Dale was born in rural Sherman County on the homestead of his granddad C.E. Price on October 19, 1932, the son of Vona (Johnson) and Wilmot Price. Dale attended school first at the Union Chapel Country...
Dorothy Palmer
Jun 18, 2015
Lifelong Sherman County, Kansas resident Dorothy Palmer, 84, died Thursday, June 18, 2015, at her home in Goodland, Kansas. She was born July 6, 1930, on the family farm north of Goodland, in Sherman County, the daughter of Christina (Schlepp) and Henry Zimbelman. She graduated with the class of 1949 from Sherman Community High School in Goodland. On November 10, 1951,...
John Herl
Jun 17, 2015
Longtime Wallace and Sherman County, Kansas resident John L. Herl, 82, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at Sun City West, Arizona. He was born September 8, 1932, at Sharon Springs, Kansas, the son of Ethel (York) and George Herl. He graduated from Wallace County Community High School in Sharon Springs. From 1950 through 1954, he served his country in the United States...
Jerome Bussen
Jun 11, 2015
Lifelong Wallace County, Kansas resident Jerome Sylvester “Pete” Bussen, 88, died Thursday, June 11, 2015, at Wallace County Community Care Center in Sharon Springs, Kansas. He was born April 9, 1927, at Wallace, Kansas, the son of Barbara (Fueser) and Theodore J. Bussen. He attended Gill School in Logan County, Kansas. From September 25, 1945 through January 31, 1947, he served...
Audrey Finley
Jun 6, 2015
Lifelong Goodland, Kansas resident Audrey N. Finley, 86, died Saturday, June 6, 2015, in Goodland at Good Samaritan Society—Sherman County. She was born February 28, 1929, in Goodland, the daughter of Mable (Gustafson) and Orville Amos. She attended Sherman Community High School in Goodland. On March 26, 1945, she and Darold Finley were married at Corpus Christi Naval Station in Texas,...
Jose Alfaro
May 29, 2015
Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Jose Cano “Joe” Alfaro, 82, died Friday, May 29, 2015, at Good Samaritan Society—Sherman County. He was born March 19, 1933, at Robstown, Texas, the son of Estefano (Cano) and Pedro Alfaro. His education included an associate degree at Saint Mary University in San Antonio, Texas. From 1953 through 1955, he served his country in the United...
Martin Mersch
May 26, 2015
Goodland, Kansas resident Martin Merrill Mersch, 67, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015. He was born November 14, 1947, at Goodland, Kansas, the son of Mable (Clark) and Guy E. Mersch. He attended schools at Roswell, New Mexico and at Goodland. He and Velma L. Beckner were married. He worked in construction. Preceding him in death were his daughter Donna K. (Mersch) Jackson...
Phyllis Van Allen
May 21, 2015
Longtime Sharon Springs, Kansas resident Phyllis Van Allen, 96, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 21, 2015. She was born October 22, 1918, near Stockton, Kansas, the daughter of Edna Louise (Butler) and Leslie N. Lindahl. She graduated from high school in Phillipsburg, Kansas. On January 2, 1937, she and Cecil Merle Van Allen were married in Phillipsburg,...
Opal Seaman
May 20, 2015
Lifelong Cheyenne and Sherman County, Kansas Opal Alice Seaman, 96, died Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at Good Samaritan Society—Sherman County in Goodland, Kansas. She was born May 30, 1918, at St. Francis, Kansas, the daughter of Alma Ellen (Nicodemus) and Newton F. Dayton. She graduated with the class of 1936 from St. Francis High School. On June 15, 1941, she and...
Helen Zaborski
May 20, 2015
Helen Zaborski, 90, resident of Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at Citizens Medical Center in Colby. She was born July 24, 1924, at Bridgeport, Ohio, the daughter of Pauline (Korn) and Bruno Bitker. She attended Sherman Elementary School and graduated from Woodward High School, both in Toledo, Ohio. Following graduation, she worked on an assembly...
Evelyn Bricker
May 15, 2015
Longtime Wallace County, Kansas resident Evelyn Marie (Stetler) Bricker, 105, died Friday, May 15, 2015, which was nine days before her 106th birthday, at Wallace County Community Care Center in Sharon Springs, Kansas. Evelyn was born May 24, 1909, at Washington, Kansas, the daughter of Creta (Fromm) and Amos Stetler. The family moved to Wallace County in March of 1920. When Evelyn was very young, her...
Andrea Chillcott
May 13, 2015
Goodland, Kansas resident Andrea L. Chillcott, 46, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Andrea was born August 15, 1968, at Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Linda L. (Candler) and Michael E. Cox. She graduated from Newton High School in Newton, Kansas, with the class of 1986. On March 21, 1987, she and David W. Chillcott were married in Newton. In 2008, they...
Bobbie "Bob" Dorries
May 8, 2015
Goodland, Kansas resident Bob Dorries, 74, died Friday, May 8, 2015, at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born July 10, 1940, at Goliad, Texas, the son of Minnie Ione (Wood) and Hiram Delmer Dorries. He graduated from Calhoun High School at Lavaca, Texas, and then furthered his education with courses, as he served his country in...
Betty Pilger
May 3, 2015
Longtime Wallace County, Kansas resident Betty Pilger, 91, died Sunday, May 3, 2015, at Greeley County Hospital in Tribune. She was born April 12, 1924, at McGrew, Nebraska, the daughter of Emily (Nelson) and Walter Roberts. She graduated from McGrew High School. On December 24, 1945, she and LeRue “Bud” Pilger were married at Gering, Nebraska, and together they farmed and...
Lallie Taylor
May 3, 2015
Longtime Kanorado, Kansas resident Lallie Lou (Illers) Taylor, 88, died Sunday, May 3, 2015, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born August 20, 1926, at Kewanee, Missouri, the daughter of Mildread (Burford) and Herbert Illers. She attended high school at Jackson, Missouri, and graduated from Harris Teachers College in St. Louis, Missouri. On July 25, 1948, she and...
Roberta Hawley
May 3, 2015
Former Sherman County, Kansas resident Roberta (Winslow) Hawley, died Sunday, May 3, 2015, at Goodland Regional Medical Center, Goodland, Kansas. She was born March 25, 1961, in Goodland, Kansas, the daughter of Phyllis (Leichliter) and Robert Winslow. She graduated from Goodland High School in 1979. Roberta married Charles Hawley in September of 1991, and they made their home in Ellsworth, Kansas, where...
Betty Berg
Apr 27, 2015
Former Goodland, Kansas resident Betty Adell Berg, 94, surrendered to God on April 27, 2015, in Coppell, Texas. She was born April 26, 1921, in Lexington, Nebraska, the daughter of Pearl Leorean (Mowry) and Raymond Calvin Young. On April 20, 1940, she and Ainan A. Berg were married at North Platte, Nebraska. Betty and Ainan owned Berg’s Leather Shop at 1624 Main...
Denelda Tyrrell
Apr 25, 2015
Former longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Denelda M. “Nell” Tyrrell, 87, died Saturday, April 25, 2015, at Pinnacle Park Nursing Home in Salina, Kansas. She was born February 24, 1928, in Thayer County, Nebraska, the daughter of Nannie (Dankenbring) and William Bahe. She graduated from Bruning High School in Bruning, Nebraska. On May 4, 1947, she and Charles A. “Chuck” Tyrrell were...
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