All Obituaries

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Stephen Ray Dreiling, age 66, of Goodland, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020.  Steve was born February 12, 1953 to Raymond, Jr. and Loretta (Peter) Dreiling in Goodland.  He grew up and went to school in Goodland.  He worked as a railroader and farmer for many years.  Steve was a member of the Calvary Gospel Church of Goodland, he enjoyed shooting pool and spending time with his family and friends.  Preceding him in death are his parents and...

Walter “Junior” Earl Darnell, Jr., 78, of Goodland passed away Monday, January 6, 2020 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.  Junior was born January 20, 1941 to Walter Earl, Sr. and Lyda Mae (McClaskey) Darnell in Las Animas, Colorado.  Junior grew up and attended school in Las Animas.  He moved to Goodland in 2011.  Junior worked as a truck driver for many years.  He enjoyed playing music and spending time with his family and...

Thomas R. Hansen, age 60, of Goodland passed Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center.  Thomas was born November 9, 1959 to Louis Francis and Patricia Ann (Geist) Hansen in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado.  He grew up and went to school in Burlington, Colorado.  He enjoyed fishing, hunting and spending time with his family and friends.   Preceding him in death are his grandparents and parents; sister, Paula Malone; and brother, Louis Hansen,...

Ralph Leonard Duell, 90, passed away Monday, December 30, 2019, at the Salina Regional Hospital, following a short illness.  He was the youngest child of Charles Cleveland Duell and Laura May (Thompson) Duell.  He was born April 16, 1929 in the home of his grandparents, Thomas and Margaret (Coplen) Duell, at 1307 Broadway, Goodland. Ralph grew up on the family farm, 17 miles north of Goodland.  He attended country school in Cheyenne county two miles from their...

Anni Frieda (Schneider) Kernal flew away to the heavens on December 29, 2019.  Anni was born on September 12, 1932 in the Hessen State, Bad Hersfeld, Germany to her Mother Elise Schneider and Father Heinrich Schneider.  She grew in Germany and moved to the United States in 1963 after marrying her then spouse Harley Kernal.   While in Germany, she excelled in her academics and obtained a German diploma in the Sciences.  Germany was her forever home in her...

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Shirley Ann (Blue) Barnhart, age 75, of Goodland passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at Goodland Regional Medical Center.   Shirley was born October 9, 1944 to Purl Millard and Jessie Lydia (Dymond) Blue in Greeley, Colorado.  She grew up and attended school in Goodland.  Shirley worked for the Goodland School District, 1980 to 1984 as a second-grade teacher’s aide, 1984 to 1986 a paraprofessional at Grant Junior High and she drove a school bus.  For 28...

Clara Fern (Wilson) Hawks, age 95, of Goodland passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Topside Manor in Goodland.  Fern was born January 19, 1924 to Roy Elmer and Nellie Olive (Bernard) Wilson in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.  She grew up and attended school in Cheyenne County, Kansas.  On August 31, 1941, Fern married Cloyd Donald Hawks in St. Francis, Kansas.  For many years Fern worked as a cook at the Goodland schools and the Northwest Kansas Technical College, she...

Theresa Jo (Lance) Williams, age 79, of Goodland passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019 at her home.  Jo was born January 26, 1940 to Larry and Barbara (Fressle) Lance in Los Angeles County, California.  She grew up in Burbank, California and graduated High School in Skagway, Alaska.  On September 19, 1957 she married Buckley Duane Williams in Carson City, Nevada.  She took Spanish and shorthand classes at Wallace County High School in Sharon Springs and during her...