OBITUARIES

Marcella Cullens

Marcella Cullens

Aug 4, 2016

Longtime Sharon Springs, Kansas resident Marcella N. Cullens, 88, died Thursday, August, 4, 2016, at Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas. She was born November 8, 1927, at her family’s rural home near Osawatomie, Kansas, the daughter of Flora Belle (Needham) and Gustav Adolf Hahn.  She attended schools in Miami County, Kansas. On March 14, 1943, she and Ralph Lavere Cullens...

Cecil Schneider

Cecil Schneider

Jul 15, 2016

Longtime Goodland, Kansas businessman Cecil J. Schneider passed away Friday, July 15, 2016, at Goodland Regional Medical Center.  He had just celebrated his 92nd birthday. He was born July 9, 1924, at Dighton, Kansas, the son of Katherine (Kleweno) and Wilhelm Schneider.   He graduated with the class of 1942 from Garden City High School in Garden City, Kansas. In 1943, Cecil...

Betty Fritsch

Betty Fritsch

Jun 30, 2016

Lifelong Goodland, Kansas resident Charlene Fritsch, 79, died Thursday, June 30, 2016, at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado. Betty Charlene was born January 3, 1937, in Goodland, Kansas, the daughter of Ida Sophia (Peter) and Fred Peter.  She graduated from Sherman Community High School in Goodland with the class of 1955.  She was a member of the Calvary Gospel Church. She...

Charles Raney

Charles Raney

Jun 26, 2016

Longtime Wallace County, Kansas resident Charles F. Raney, 77, died Sunday, June 26, 2016, at Wallace County Community Care Center in Sharon Springs, Kansas. He was born October 28, 1938, at Syracuse, Kansas, the son of Ella M (Kendrick) and Fredrick Walters Raney.  He attended country school at Mitchell School and graduated from Johnson High School in Johnson, Kansas.  He furthered his...

Richard Rasure

Richard Rasure

Jun 25, 2016

Lifelong Goodland, Kansas resident Richard Donald Rasure, 83, died Saturday, June 25, 2016, at Perrysburg Commons in Perrysburg, Ohio. He was born September 11, 1932, at Goodland, Kansas, the son of Ila Pauline (Beers) and Paul Clifford Rasure.  He graduated with the class of 1950 from Sherman Community High School in Goodland, and then attended the University of Kansas in Lawrence,...

Annadella Pacheco

Annadella Pacheco

Jun 25, 2016

Goodland, Kansas resident Annadella Aguirre Pacheco, 22, died Saturday, June 25, 2016. She was born July 12, 1993, at Goodland, Kansas.  Her parents are Rosie Aguirre Gonzalez and Octavio Gonzalez.  She attended Goodland High School. On May 15, 2012, she and Ruben Pacheco were married in Goodland, and they made their home in Goodland. Preceding her in death were her biological father,...

Iva Scott

Iva Scott

Jun 12, 2016

Goodland, Kansas resident Iva Lorraine Scott, 87, died Sunday, June 12, 2016, at Good Samaritan Society in Goodland, Kansas. She was born June 26, 1928, at Akron, Colorado, the daughter of Avis (Stoner) and Lyle Plumb. She graduated from Flagler High School with the class of 1945. She and Robert Paul Scott were married August 21, 1957. Iva worked at...

Patricia Lohr

Patricia Lohr

Jun 4, 2016

Longtime Sherman County, Kansas resident Patricia Marie Lohr, 82, died Saturday, June 4, 2016, at Brookside Inn, Castle Rock, Colorado. Patricia was born January 14, 1934, in Goodland, Kansas, the daughter of John Patrick Owen and Myra Louise (Evans) Owen.  She graduated from Edson Consolidated High School, Edson, Kansas, in 1952, and Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, in 1957, with a...

Myrna Burton

Myrna Burton

May 29, 2016

Burlington, Colorado resident Myrna K. (Winter) Burton, 83, died Sunday, May 29, 2016, at Burlington. She was born September 1, 1932, at Kanorado, Kansas, the daughter of Nell F. (Frye) and George K. Winter.  She attended Columbine Elementary and Smiley Junior High, both in Denver, Colorado, before attending eighth through eleventh grades in Kanorado.  She graduated from Sherman Community High School in...

Velma Cooper

Velma Cooper

May 22, 2016

Lifelong Sherman County, Kansas resident Velma Lee Cooper, 85, died Sunday, May 22, 2016, at Citizen’s Medical Center in Colby, Kansas. She was born July 1, 1930, in Sherman County, Kansas, near Edson, the daughter of Edna Elizabeth (Thomas) and Samuel Harrison Larson.  She graduated from Edson High School with the class of 1948, and then furthered her education at Fort...

Garland Kay Mcgillivray

Garland Kay Mcgillivray

May 22, 2016

Goodland, Kansas resident Garland Kay “Kayo” McGillivray, 83, died Sunday, May 22, 2016. He was born December 20, 1932, at Ulysses, Kansas, the son of Esther (Withrow) and Gerald Guy McGillivray.    He graduated from Ulysses High School with the class of 1950, and furthered his education at Fort Hays State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1954. From...

Betty Barkley

Betty Barkley

May 15, 2016

The Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, May 20, at 10:30 AM MT, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Goodland, with Father Norbert Dlabal, Father Kyle Berens, Father Richard Daise, and Father Nick Parker presiding.  Burial will be in the Goodland Cemetery. Visitation, with coffee and cookies, will be Thursday, from 5:00 until 7:00 PM MT, at...

Charlotte Stasser Vaala

Charlotte Stasser Vaala

May 11, 2016

Former Goodland, Kansas resident Charlotte Louise Stasser Vaala, 80, died Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at North Platte, Nebraska. Charlotte Louise was born in Goodland, Kansas, on August 20, 1935, the daughter of Fern (Amack) and Merrill Emery Clark.  She had a brother Bernard LeRoy Clark. When Charlotte was about five years old, her mother left the family.  As she was growing up,...

Yvonne Musil

Yvonne Musil

May 5, 2016

Longtime Thomas and Sherman County, Kansas resident Yvonne Geraldine (Foss) Musil, 78, died Thursday, May 5, 2016, at Rose Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. She was born November 13, 1937, at Holdrege, Nebraska, the daughter of Iola Frances (Arford) and Harold Lee Foss.  She attended Colby High School. On March 31, 1956, she and Marlin Musil were married in Colby.  Marlin’s military...

S. L. Daily

S. L. Daily

May 2, 2016

Longtime Wallace County, Kansas resident S. L. Daily, 88, died Monday, May 2, 2016, at Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas. He was born April 22, 1928, at Haviland, Kansas, the son of Mary Ann (Daily) and Shelton Lee Daily.  He attended grade schools at Cullison and Haviland, and graduated from high school at Haviland.  He had been baptized in the Quaker...

Patricia Stevens

Patricia Stevens

Apr 29, 2016

Former Cheyenne County, Kansas resident Patricia Faith (Lillich) Stevens, 79, died Friday, April 29, 2016, at Good Samaritan Society—Sherman County in Goodland, Kansas. She was born August 21, 1936, in Cheyenne County, Kansas, the daughter of Dorothy Hope (Tilzey) and Ernest Louis Lillich.  She graduated from high school in St. Francis, Kansas.  She had been a Certified Nursing Assistant. Preceding her in...

Floyd Larson

Floyd Larson

Apr 18, 2016

Floyd William Larson, age 85, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2016, at Wallace County Community Care Center in Sharon Springs, Kansas. Floyd was born March 13, 1931, in Sharon Springs to John and Ella (DeBeer) Larson.  He attended various grade schools in Wallace County, graduated from Wallace County High School in 1949, and remained a Wallace County resident for the...

Harold Kyner

Harold Kyner

Apr 17, 2016

Former Sharon Springs, Kansas resident Harold Ray Kyner, 67, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Greeley County Hospital Long Term Care in Tribune, Kansas. He was born February 11, 1949, at Goodland, Kansas, the son of Josie E. (Dickson) and Harold William Kyner.  After graduation from Wallace County High School in Sharon Springs, he worked as a ranch hand in...

John Pharr

John Pharr

Apr 15, 2016

Goodland, Kansas resident John Wayne Pharr, 60, died Friday, April 15, 2016. He was born August 29, 1955, at Covington, Georgia, the son of Carolyn (Harrell) and James Wilbur Pharr.  He furthered his education in college, becoming a veterinary tech.  He served his country in the United States Air Force. He had been a resident of Goodland for the last five years....

Kenneth Townsend

Kenneth Townsend

Apr 13, 2016

Colorado Springs, Colorado resident Kenneth Dean Townsend, 79, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016. He was born October 8, 1936, at Goodland, Kansas, the son of Ola R. (Kenny) and Glenn R. Townsend.  He graduated from Sherman Community High School with the class of 1954. On October 2, 1954, he and Constance Caroline Mucklow were married at Raton, New Mexico, and they...