OBITUARIES
Richard Scheopner
Nov 11, 2012
Richard Allen Scheopner, 63, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, November 11, 2012 after a valiant fight with cancer. Richard was born to Clarence and Clara (Huber) Scheopner on August 10, 1949. He attended Goodland schools and enjoyed participating in athletics with his talent in football earning him a place on the team at Kansas State Teachers College (now known...
Robert Waugh
Nov 11, 2012
Longtime Weskan, Kansas resident Robert M. Waugh, 81, died Sunday, November 11, 2012. He died peacefully on Veterans Day in St. Anthony’s Hospital in Denver after fighting valiantly for six weeks surrounded by family and friends. Robert Mason Waugh was born on August 22, 1931, in Liberal, Kansas, the 13th child of Charles and Mabel Waugh. Later, the family moved to Weskan,...
Leonard Cox
Oct 28, 2012
Longtime Sharon Springs, Kansas resident Leonard E. Cox, 82, died Sunday, October 28, 2012, at Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas. He was born June 9, 1930, at Weskan, Kansas, the son of Addie (Knight) and Wilbur E. Cox. He graduated from high school at Weskan with the class of 1947, and then attended Kansas Wesleyan University, studying music. He served his...
Henry Swayne
Oct 26, 2012
Former longtime Kanorado, Kansas farmer Henry “JR” Franklin Swayne, Jr., 86, died Friday, October 26, 2012, at Missouri Veterans Home in Mount Vernon, Missouri, where he had been a resident since 2011. He was born May 5, 1926, at Edson, Kansas, the son of Ethel (Doggett) and Henry Franklin Swayne. The family lived north of Edson, Kansas, and he attended...
Janet Becker
Oct 20, 2012
Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Janet Kay Becker, 45, died Saturday, October 20, 2012, at University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. She was born October 28, 1966, at Goodland, the daughter of LaVaughn (Carr) and Eugene Becker. She graduated from Goodland High School with the class of 1985, and then from Colby Community College. She was a cashier at Wal-Mart in...
Lois Winter
Oct 19, 2012
Longtime Kanorado, Kansas resident Lois Jean Winter, 86, died Friday, October 19, 2012, at her home in Kanorado, surrounded by loving friends. She was born November 7, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Leona Houser, and was raised by her Grandmother Reed. She attended Sherman Community High School in Goodland. On May 27, 1947, she and Wayne Winter were married...
Marie Kowalke
Oct 14, 2012
Former Goodland, Kansas resident Marie L. Kowalke, 94, died Sunday, October 14, 2012, at Colonial Acres Nursing Home in Humboldt, Nebraska. She was born February 15, 1918, in Cheyenne County, Kansas, the daughter of Louise Amelia (Roesch) and Everett Edgar Cress. She attended school at South Star School in Cheyenne County. On April 24, 1942, she and Glenn Bear were married...
Lota Phillips
Oct 10, 2012
Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Lota Lucetta Phillips, 99, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at Life Care Center of Evergreen in Evergreen, Colorado. She was born April 5, 1913, near Abilene, the daughter of Melissa Ellen (Reager) and Charles Myers. She attended school at Oakley. On July 31, 1933, she and George H. Phillips were married. George’s previous wife had died, leaving George and...
Darryl Colby
Oct 10, 2012
Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Darryl Eugene “Buzz” Colby, 65, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center in Wichita. He was born December 1, 1946, on a farm near Bellaire, Kansas, the son of Wanda (Gleason) and Clinton “Pat” Colby. When Darryl was a child, the family lived in several different towns, due to his father’s work building...
Frankie Faulconer
Oct 6, 2012
Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Frankie Faulconer, 72, died Saturday, October 6, 2012 at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado. She was born September 11, 1940, at Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Alma (Phelps) and Frank Harp. In 1960, she married Robert Joe Holmes. On July 24, 1978, she and David Faulconer were married. In the late 1990’s, she moved from Towner,...
Deborah Albright
Oct 3, 2012
Goodland, Kansas resident Deborah S. Albright, 63, died Wednesday, October 3, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society—Sherman County in Goodland. She was born March 2, 1949 in Kansas City, Kansas the daughter of Joe and Naomi (Webber) Stimach. She graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1967. She received her Bachelor's degree from Emporia State University and went on to receive her...
Diana Dorn
Sep 22, 2012
Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Diana Lynn Dorn, 54, died Saturday, September 22, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society—Atwood. She was born May 20, 1958, at Greeley, Colorado, the daughter of Laura (Pafford) and Daniel Dorn, Sr. In February of 1977, the family moved to Sherman County, Kansas. She was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Goodland. Preceding her in death was her...
Frances Musalek
Sep 21, 2012
Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Frances I. Musalek, 86, died Friday, September 21, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society—Sherman County in Goodland. She was born October 27, 1925, at Chardon, in Rawlins County, Kansas, the daughter of Jennie O. (McDaniel) and William F. Roesch. She graduated from high school at Atwood, Kansas. On November 11, 1946, she and Frank Musalek were married at Atwood,...
Milford Becker
Sep 21, 2012
Longtime Wallace County, Kansas resident Milford B. Becker, 71, passed away on September 21, 2012, at Sharon Springs. He was born on June 11, 1941, in Wallace County, Kansas, the son of Agnes B. (Kruse) and Alois P. Becker. He was raised in the Dinas Community. Milford farmed for several years and retired from the Wallace County Road Department in 2004,...
Robert Charles
Sep 15, 2012
Longtime Wallace County, Kansas resident Robert Frank Charles, 76, died Saturday, September 15, 2012, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. Robert was born June 13, 1936, at Sharon Springs, Kansas, the son of William and Elsie (Neusbaum) Charles. He served his country in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged in February 1963. On December 31, 1965, he and...
Nicolas Cox
Sep 8, 2012
Weskan, Kansas resident Nicolas Christopher Cox, 13, died Saturday, September 8, 2012, as a result of a vehicle accident near Weskan. Nic was born February 24, 1999, at Jacksonville Beach, Florida, the son of Michelle (Blasing) and Jeffrey Wayne Cox. He was an eighth grade student at Weskan Schools, where he enjoyed school activities. Outdoor activities, hunting, and fishing were also times that...
Keith Engel
Sep 5, 2012
Longtime Goodland businessman Keith Eugene Engel, 71, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2012, at his home in Goodland. He was born April 5, 1941, in Hays, Kansas, the son of Eugene A. and Eleanor Marie (Leiker) Engel. He graduated from Russell High School in 1959. He then went to work for Safeway, retiring in 1979. On February 14, 1979, he and Jody...
Phyllis Hurley
Aug 21, 2012
Lifelong Wallace County, Kansas resident Phyllis Nadine Hurley, 77, died Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. She was born December 18, 1934, in the family sod house north of Weskan, Kansas, the daughter of Alta L. (Cambridge) and Howard B. Collins. She graduated from high school at Weskan with the class of 1952. She and Ceyldon...
Richard Vasquez
Aug 13, 2012
Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Ricardo Richard Vasquez, 55, died Monday, August 13, 2012, at Goodland Regional Medical Center. He was born December 9, 1956, at Tahoka, Texas, the son of Maria J. and Natividad Vasquez. The family moved to Goodland to make their home in 1971. Richard graduated from Goodland High School with the class of 1975, and from Northwest Vocational-Technical School...
Bruce Butterman (Aka Jeremiah Bruce Hunter)
Jul 30, 2012
Bruce Hunter, also known as Jeremiah Hunter, passed away on July 30, 2012 in Goodland, Kansas. Bruce was born on September 14, 1963 in Montreal Quebec Canada, as Bruce Allan Butterman, and he later changed his name. Bruce moved to Colorado with his family at age 15, and later moved to Goodland, Kansas. The graveside funeral service took place at Mount Nebo...
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