OBITUARIES

Jul 24, 2018

Patty Lee (Colby) Kirby, age 79, of Goodland passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center.  Patty was born March 2, 1939 to Clinton and Wanda (Gleason) Colby in Beloit, Kansas.

Patty grew up in Smith Center and attended school in Harlan, Kansas.  On April 29, 1961, she married Fred G. Kirby in...

Jul 20, 2018

Brenda Arnelle Blain was born on June 4, 1937 to John and Beulah Blain and was raised in Goodland, Kansas. She married the love of her life, Chester Charles Frankenfeld, in 1957.  They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in 2017.  During their marriage Brenda and Chuck lived in Goodland, Denver, Stratton, and Phillipsburg. Brenda and Chuck had 4 children,...

Jul 18, 2018

Charles David Ford of Kanorado passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center in Hutchinson, Kansas.  Charlie was born October 1, 1971 to Danny Ford and Debi (Smith) Fahey in Burlington, Colorado.

Charlie grew up and attended school in Kanorado and Goodland.  He was a very generous man with a big heart and...

Jul 17, 2018

Patricia Ann (Greenstreet) Melton, Age 70, of Goodland passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Center in Goodland, KS.

Patty was born August 1, 1947, in Colorado Springs, Colorado to James W. and Violet L. (Wilson) Greenstreet.  She was one of three children.  She grew up and attended school in Simla, Colorado and graduated...

Jul 9, 2018

Shauna Denice (Cloyd) Foster, age 58, of Sharon Springs, Kansas passed away Monday, July 9, 2018 at her home in Sharon Springs.  Shauna was born June 1, 1960 to Glen and Maxine (Craven) Cloyd.

Shauna grew up and attended school at Wallace County High School and attended college at Dodge City Community College.  On November 12, 2013,  ...

Jul 6, 2018

Burt James McIlnay, Sr., formerly of Goodland, passed away July 6, 2018 at Honor Health Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, after an 11 month battle with lung cancer.

On April 18, 1940, Burt was born on the family farm in Sheridan County, Kansas, parents were Leland and Celeste (Schwebach) McIlnay.  They moved to Colby when he was 5...

Jul 4, 2018

Clifford Frederick Like, Sr., 96, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at Grace Manor Care Center in Burlington, Colorado.

Clifford was born February 8, 1922, in Herndon, Kansas to Ora F and Anna (Portschy) Like.  In 1937, the family moved to a farm north of Burlington Colorado.  Clifford attended Burlington High School and graduated in 1940.  He...

Jun 24, 2018

Kenneth (Ken) E. Bishop, age 87, of Burlington, Colorado passed away Sunday, June 24, 2018 at Kit Carson Memorial Hospital.  Kenneth was born August 2, 1930 to Kenneth Eugene and Mildred (Hunnicutt) Bishop in Logan, New Mexico.

Ken grew up and went to grade school in Logan, NM and in Texas and then attended high school in...

Jun 23, 2018

John E. Nordman, age 76, formerly of St. Francis, Kansas passed away Saturday, June 23, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society in Atwood.

On September 11, 1941, John was born to his parents John G. and Frances Eva May (Woodruff) Nordman in Detroit, Michigan.  He grew up and went to school in Cheboygan until he joined the...

Jun 16, 2018

Georgia Van (Cecil) Beckner of Kanorado passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018 at her home.  She was born, April 29, 1947 to Glen Dee and Roberta Beryl (Beck) Cecil.  She married her first husband Raymond Harris, August 1967 and they had 3 children, Jeff, Lisa and Sheri.  In her later years they were divorced.  She married the love of...

Jun 4, 2018

Jimmy Don McBride, age 67, of Goodland passed away Monday, June 4, 2018 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center.  Jimmy was born August 25, 1950 to George (Mac) Albert and Elizabeth Lavonia (Parish) McBride in Marysville, California.

Jimmy grew up and attended high school in Marysville and attended Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA and studied music. ...

May 27, 2018

Carol Sue (Bogart) Armstrong, age 76, of Goodland passed away Sunday, May 27, 2018.  Carol was born February 3, 1942 to Kenneth and Leona (Doerfer) Bogart in Goodland, Kansas.

Carol grew up and attended school in Goodland.  On April 21, 1989, she married Bob Armstrong in Burlington, Colorado.  Carol worked for the Sherman County Register of Deeds...

May 25, 2018

LaVerne Blanche Stegman, 94, of Topeka, Kansas, formerly of Goodland, died Friday, May 25, 2018 in Topeka, Kansas.

She was born February 21, 1924 to Luther and Lura (Stucker) Elliott in Milliken, Colorado.  Her family moved to Goodland when she was 9 months old.

LaVerne grew up in Goodland and graduated Goodland High School with...

May 12, 2018

God saw the road was getting rough, the hills too hard to climb.  He gently closed her loving eyes and whispered, “Peace is thine.”

Marilyn Abercrombie Wenger passed away in Ft. Collins, CO on May 12, 2018 at the age of 94.   She was born in Goodland, KS and spent most of her youth in Sherman County. ...

May 7, 2018

John Clary Allen, Jr., age 76 of Sharon Springs passed away Monday, May 7, 2018 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  John was born March 19, 1942 to John, Sr. and Evelyn (Unger) in San Francisco, California.

John grew up in San Francisco and graduated from Lincoln High School in California.  He attended mechanic technical...

Apr 29, 2018

Robert David Chapman, age 80, of Goodland passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center.  Robert was born December 16, 1937, to Gilbert L. and Eley Belle  (Cotter) Chapman in El Centro, California.

Robert grew up in El Centro and graduated high school in Porterville, CA.  Robert married Bulah M. Jones on June...

Apr 12, 2018

Chester C. Frankenfeld, Jr., 83, passed away April 12, 2018 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, Kansas.  He was born in Kirk, Colorado to Chester Charles Frankenfeld and Dovie May (Spurling) Frankenfeld on July 10, 1934.  He grew up in Stratton, Colorado along many of his cousins.

Upon completion of High School, Chuck enlisted in...

Apr 11, 2018

Estella May Austin, age 85, of Goodland passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center.  Estella was born May 17, 1932, to Michael and Martha (Fink) Borman in Berryton, Kansas.

Estella was the second to the youngest child in her family of four brothers and six sisters.  She grew up and attended school...

Apr 7, 2018

Mildred Mae (Smith) Rolow, age 92, formerly of Wray, Colorado passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Society in Goodland.  She was born January 8, 1926, the oldest daughter of Roy W. and Eva I. (Messenger) Smith at her grandparents’ home in Kirk, CO.  She attended Hell Creek School southeast of Kirk, CO and Idlewild School...

Mar 29, 2018

Kenneth Mack Heskett, Jr., age 54, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018 at his home in Hobart, Oklahoma.  He was born December 16, 1963 in O’Neill, Nebraska to Kenneth, Sr. and Leota Heskett.  To the union of Kenneth Heskett, Jr. and Margaret Peters four children were born; Dale, Miranda, Devin and Melissa.  On August 24th, 1989 he married Betty...