OBITUARIES

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...

Richard Brock

Jul 25, 2012

Longtime Sherman County, Kansas resident Richard W. ‘Dick’ Brock, 87, died Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society—Sherman County in Goodland.

He was born August 16, 1924, at Hutchinson, the son of Gladys Elizabeth (Switzer) and Roland Forest Brock.  He attended schools at Sharon Springs, and graduated from Sherman Community High School in Goodland...

Florence Vignery

Jul 14, 2012

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Florence Velma Vignery, 93, died Saturday, July 14, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society—Sherman County in Goodland. She was born October 12, 1918, at Goodland, the daughter of Aura Augusta (Hurd) and George Clinton Horton.  She graduated from Sherman Community High School with the class of 1936. In 1940, she and James Richard Newton were married and to...

Mary Johnson

Mar 22, 2008

Lifelong Sherman County, Kansas resident Mary Lou Johnson, 80, died March 22, 2008, at Goodland Regional Medical Center. She was born November 22, 1927, in Sherman County, Kansas, the daughter of George and Sylvia (Laughlin) Simmering.  She attended school in Sherman County. On August 16, 1952, she and Bob L. Johnson were married at Raton, Mew Mexico, and they made their...