OBITUARIES

Mar 31, 2023

Goodland, KS resident, Theodore (Ted) Harold Swayne, 86, passed away after a long illness at Goodland Regional Medical Center on March 31, 2023.

Ted was born on December 1, 1936, NE of Kanorado to Henry Franklin Swayne Sr. and Wilma Ethel (Doggett) Swayne.  He was one of 7children.  He attended school in Kanorado, KS and graduated Kanorado...

Mar 29, 2023

Goodland, KS resident Dolores V. Cody, 87, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at her home in Goodland.

Dolores was born on March 25, 1936 in Ruleton, KS to Antonio and Guadalupe (Mendez) Manzo.  She was one of ten children.  She lived in Ruleton until the age of 12 and then moved to Goodland where she...

Mar 29, 2023

Cordelia “Corky” Monroe passed away on March 29, 2023 at the Aspen Leaf Assisted Living Center in Stratton, CO.

Corky was born to Clyde and Emma Mullis on July 2, 1945 in Burlington, Colorado. She was the youngest of 4 children. She got the name Corky from her oldest brother because he couldn’t say Cordelia.  During high...

Mar 26, 2023

After a brief and valiant fight with cancer, Toohey Joe Allaman (TJ) of Lakin, KS passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife, children and brother.

The son of Mickey Allaman and Dixie (Hobson) Myers, TJ was born June 21, 1962 in Oakley, KS and died at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS on March 26, 2023 at...

Mar 25, 2023

Longtime Goodland, KS resident, Beverly Gwenelle Johnson, 67, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 25th, 2023 at Goodland Regional Medical Center. She was in the company of her husband, Harold Johnson. Beverly was born in Fresno, California on May 28th, 1955 to Conroy and Barbara Lovins. She was the only sister of 3 bothers - Jerry, Carl, and Joseph....

Mar 17, 2023

Lifetime Goodland, Kansas resident Jean Russell, 94, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023 at Topside Manor in Goodland.

Jean was born on January 20, 1929 in Goodland, Kansas the youngest of three children born to Heye and Mary Frerichs.   She attended school in Goodland and graduated with the class of 1946.  After high school she...

Mar 11, 2023

After a courageous battle with cancer, Janet Katherine Walker, 83, with great anticipation went to meet her Savior on March 11, 2023.

Janet was born December 4, 1939 at St. Rose Hospital in Great Bend, Kansas to parents Robert W. and Mary (Mooney) Roth. She grew up on a farm near Ellinwood Kansas where she and her...

Mar 11, 2023

Longtime Goodland, KS resident, Ray Henry Lalicker, 86, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Ray was born on December 2, 1936 in Garden City, Kansas to Earl and Inez (Hunter) Lalicker.  He was one of five children.  He graduated from Garden City High School in 1954 where he...

Mar 3, 2023

John Leo Hayden, 78, died Friday, March 3, 2023 in the presence of his loving family and friends.  Leo was born on February 3, 1945 in Goodland, Kansas to Leo Bailey Hayden and Mary (Ellison) Hayden.  He demonstrated both strength and a fighting spirit from the very beginning.  As a young man of just 100 pounds “soaking wet,” his...

Mar 2, 2023

Joyce L. Nemechek, 92, passed away at the Greeley County Long Term Care on Thursday, March 2, 2023, in Tribune, Kansas.

She was born on February 5, 1931, in Horace, Kansas, to parents Herman and Iva Rhea Smith, who preceded her in death. She married Bernard (Bernie) Nemechek on May 20, 1948, in Sharon Springs, Kansas.

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Mar 1, 2023

Longtime Goodland, KS resident, and former Scott City, KS resident, Avesta Mae McGrath, 82, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Avesta was born at home in Hartman, Colorado on August 22, 1940 to Ray and Freda (Werley) Miller.  She was one of six children.  She attended school through...

Mar 1, 2023

Richard Lee Unruh died Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas. He was born July 25, 1936, in Halstead, Kansas.

Eighty-six years ago, Richard was born to Jake C. Unruh and Caroline (Seiler) Unruh at their home in Halstead, Kansas. He grew up in that same house on his parents’ farm. He attended...

Feb 22, 2023

Lifelong resident of Kanorado, Rickie Lee Windell, went to his Heavenly Home February 22, 2023, at the age of 74.

Rickie was born April 17, 1948 in Goodland.  He was the oldest of three sons born to Lester Andrew Windell and Naomi Ruth Mangus.

He attended school in Kanorado K-12.  He graduated Kanorado High in...

Feb 21, 2023

David E. Gray, Jr., passed away on February 21, 2023 at the Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas. He was born July 22, 1929, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to David and Margaret (White) Gray. He graduated from Crafton, Pennsylvania High School in 1948 and joined the army in 1948 and landed in the Battle of Incheon in Korea 1950. He...

Feb 11, 2023

Joyce Ann Calkins Sprecker was born on April 7, 1933 at Tescott, Kansas. Her parents were Melvin and Esther Calkins. She has a younger sister Delores Gould, Salina, KS.

Joyce graduated from Salina High School May 1951 Salina Kansas. She graduated from Brown-Mackie School of Business, Salina in 1952 and worked for the Salina School System as...

Feb 4, 2023

Scott Allen Gilmer, born January 7, 1960 in Denver, Colorado passed away at his home in Goodland, Kansas on February 4, 2023 at the age of 63.

Scott grew up and graduated from Decatur Community High School with the class of 1979 in Oberlin, Kansas. Upon graduation, he moved to Goodland, Kansas to enroll at the NWK...

Feb 4, 2023

Elsie Lorraine (Bowker) Miller, 83, passed away on February 4th, 2023 in Paris, TX. Elsie was born March 19, 1939 in Stratton, CO to Klein P. Bowker and Lucille Willy Bowker. Elsie was raised on a farm in Stratton in her earlier years and then the family moved to Burlington, CO.  Elsie was the oldest of 12 children. She...

Feb 2, 2023

William Thomas (Tommy) Sibley passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 2, 2023.

Tommy was born on November 4th, 2001 in Kingman, AZ. He was the oldest of three children. He attended Goodland High School graduating in 2020, and went on to Northwest Kansas Technical College.  He completed the Auto Body Technology program in 2022. He was a...

Jan 29, 2023

Marcia Laing Golden, 80, of Goodland, KS died Sunday, January 29, 2023 at Goodland Regional Medical Center.

Marcia was born September 11, 1942 in Topeka, KS and was the daughter of Herbert Farnsworth and Augusta Marshall Laing.   Marcia graduated from St. Mary’s College Preparatory School in Fairbault, MN in 1959.  She continued her education at Mills College...

Jan 27, 2023

*****Please note that the Visitation and Vigil/Rosary Services have been moved from the Funeral Home to the Church.*****

Goodland, KS resident, Delain Jack Roberts, 67, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2023 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland.

Jack was born on February 4, 1955 in Atwood, Kansas to Jack Delain...