OBITUARIES
Neil Mcnerney
Apr 13, 2016
Goodland, Kansas resident Neil W. McNerney, 75, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016. He was born August 29, 1940, in Luray, Kansas, the son of Georgia L. (Applegate) and Gerald W. McNerney. He graduated from Fort Hays State University, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and a Master’s Degree in Counseling. He had lived in La Crosse and Larned, moving to Goodland in...
Mona Mcginley
Mar 29, 2016
Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Mona K. McGinley, 77, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016. She was born February 3, 1939, at Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Nell Francis (Frye) and George Keith Winter. She graduated from Kanorado High School in Kanorado, Kansas, with the class of 1956. She attended Fort Hays State Teachers College in Hays, Kansas. On February 9, 1979, she and...
Dorothy Heigert Cole
Mar 25, 2016
Wheat Ridge, Colorado resident Dorothy Ann (Stegman) Heigert Cole, 84, died Friday, March 25, 2016, at Mountain Vista Assisted Living in Wheat Ridge. She was born November 17, 1931, at Park, Kansas, the daughter of Agnes Frances (Kuhn) and John Caspar Stegman. Dorothy attended first through seventh grades at Park, and then after the family’s move to Goodland, she continued school...
James Ornelas
Mar 20, 2016
Goodland, Kansas resident James Edward Ornelas, 60, died Sunday, March 20, 2016. He was born April 28, 1955, in Roy, New Mexico, the son of Mary Louise (Valdez) and Jose Efidencio Ornelas. He attended Lincoln High School in Denver, Colorado. James worked at the 7-Up bottling plant in Denver, before moving to Goodland in 2004. In Goodland, he worked for Goodland Star News...
Marvin Cullens
Mar 19, 2016
Lifelong Wallace and Sherman County, Kansas resident Marvin Duane Cullens, 83, died Saturday, March 19, 2016, at his home in Goodland, Kansas. He was born October 20, 1932, in Wallace County, the son of Vica Ethel (Newell) and William Wesley Cullens. He attended schools in McAllaster and Winona, Kansas. He served his country in the United States Navy from 1950 through 1953. On...
Violet Studer Peters
Mar 11, 2016
Bertrand, Nebraska resident and former Goodland, Kansas resident Violet E. Studer Peters, 87, passed peacefully Friday, March 11, 2016, in Bertrand, Nebraska. She was born March 23, 1928, at Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Margorie (White) and John Lacey. She graduated from Colby High School in Colby, Kansas, and then earned her teaching certificate. In 1947, she and John Mark Studer...
Curtis Flipse
Mar 10, 2016
Parker, Colorado resident Curtis Wayne Flipse, 49, died Thursday, March 10, 2016. He was born January 5, 1967, at Goodland, Kansas, the son of Linda Ann (Weigel) and John William “Bill” Flipse. He graduated from Goodland High School with the class of 1985, and from Northwest Kansas Technical College, also in Goodland. He served his country in the United States Army. In...
Ralph Schlick
Mar 9, 2016
Goodland, Kansas resident Ralph G. Schlick, 85, died Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born January 14, 1931, at Grainfield, Kansas, the son of Emma (Heier) and Peter Joseph Schlick. He graduated from Grainfield High School and from Fort Hays State University in 1968, with a masters degree in social studies. He served his...
Ethel Kisner
Mar 1, 2016
Sharon Springs, Kansas resident Ethel M. Kisner, 97, died Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at Wallace County Community Care Center in Sharon Springs. She was born April 18, 1918, in Monument Township of Logan County, Kansas, the daughter of Loedisa (Teichmer) and Walter E. David. She graduated from Wallace High School in Wallace, Kansas, with the class of 1936. On February 11,...
Edna Mcghee
Feb 28, 2016
Goodland, Kansas resident Edna Harriet McGhee, 86, died Sunday, February 28, 2016, at Cheyenne County Hospital in St. Francis, Kansas. She was born May 25, 1929, at rural Shields, Kansas, the daughter of Alma Harriet (McMillen) and Raymond J. Belshe. She attended elementary schools at Shields and Farnsworth Country School near Healy, Kansas. She graduated from Healy High School with the class...
Roger Zielke
Feb 26, 2016
Casper, Wyoming resident Roger Tim Zielke, 73, passed away February 26, 2016, at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. Tim was born December 19, 1942, at St. Francis, Kansas, the son of Vera Ardis (Nicholson) and Arthur Zielke. He graduated from Sherman Community High School in Goodland with the class of 1961, and also graduated from Fort Hays Kansas State College in...
Mary Elliott
Feb 21, 2016
Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Mary Maxine (Weis) Elliott, 88, died Sunday, February 21, 2016, at Bethany Home in Lindsborg, Kansas. She was born February 7, 1928, at Hoxie, Kansas, the daughter of Alma (Lovin) and John Weis. She graduated with the class of 1946 from Edson High School. On September 29, 1948, she and Leonard L. Elliott were married, and they...
Daniel Dorn, Sr.
Feb 21, 2016
Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Daniel Jacob Dorn, Sr., 95, died Sunday, February 21, 2016, in Goodland at Good Samaritan Society—Sherman County. He was born July 20, 1920, in Saskatchewan, Canada, the son of Katie (Rossman) and Jacob Daniel Dorn. He attended school in rural North Dakota, before moving to Barnesville, Colorado with his parents. On June 5, 1954, he and Laura...
Zane Shores
Feb 6, 2016
Goodland, Kansas resident Zane Gregory Shores, 15, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016. Zane was born July 28, 2000, at Colby, Kansas, the son of Greg Shores and Tasha Goste. He was a student at Goodland High School. Preceding him in death was his uncle Steve. Surviving family includes Zane's father Greg Shores and his wife Sylvia; brother Dane; step-siblings...
Bruce Duell
Jan 28, 2016
Former Goodland, Kansas resident Bruce Norman Duell, 69, died Thursday, January 28, 2016, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. He was born February 11, 1946, at Goodland, Kansas, the son of Freda (Purvis) and Elmer Duell. He attended Grant Grade School and Sherman Community High School, graduating with the class of 1965. He served his country in the United States...
Mary Walker
Dec 31, 2015
Independence, MO—Mary Christine Walker, 86, former Sharon Springs resident, died Dec. 31, 2015. Preceding: parents Martin and Mary Brakebill, mother-in-law and father-in-law Irma and Orville Walker, son Kirk Walker, brother William Brakebill. Surviving: husband Orville Walker, Jr., M.D.; daughter Anne (Tom Rupert) Walker; sons Dr. Gregory (Dr. Teresa) Walker; Todd (Janet)Walker; sister Doris Waeldin; 10 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Wed., Jan. 6,...
Lucille Fenner
Dec 31, 2015
Lifelong Sherman County, Kansas resident Lucille Marie (Watkins) Fenner, 86, died Thursday, December 31, 2015. She was born January 22, 1929, at Brewster, Kansas, the daughter of Ida Idella (Thompson) and Guy Leslie Watkins. She attended New Hope School in Brewster and Sherman Community High School in Goodland. On May 22, 1949, she and Kenneth Elroy Fenner were married at Goodland,...
Dale Light
Dec 25, 2015
Goodland, Kansas resident Dale Eugene Light, 83, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, entered into eternal rest on December 25, 2015, due to complications after surgery. He was born on April 25, 1932, in Ruleton, Kansas, the son of Jennie Oleta (Bradshaw) and James Glen ‘Sam’ Light. He grew up as the son of a farmer in Sherman County,...
William 'Bill' Selby
Dec 23, 2015
Bill Selby, 84, longtime resident of Brewster, Kansas died peacefully Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Society—Sherman County in Goodland, Kansas. He was born William Charles Selby on August 26, 1931, the son of Stella May (Scarlett) and William Ocie Selby. He was born in Dover, Oklahoma, enroute to the hospital. During the fourth year of his life, he developed...
Alva "Butch" Vandiver
Dec 14, 2015
Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Alva Lee “Butch” Vandiver, 63, died Monday, December 14, 2015, at Goodland Regional Medical Center. He was born August 9, 1952, at Russell, Kansas, the son of Mildred (Diebert) and Alva Vandiver, Sr. He attended schools in Salina and graduated with the class of 1970 from Salina High School. On April 19, 1971, he and Karen Chatfield...
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