OBITUARIES

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...

Mar 26, 2018

A full obituary will be posted when it becomes available.

Mar 12, 2018

Lila Lee (Childers) Blythe-Gotchall, age 92, of Colby passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 at her home in Colby.  Lila Lee was born December 11, 1925 to Lester Le Roy and Maude Marie (Fiechter) Childers at her Aunt’s house five miles north-east of Bird City, Kansas.  Lila grew up and attended school in Bird City.  She was the youngest...

Mar 11, 2018

A full obituary will be posted when it becomes available.

Feb 28, 2018

Wava C. Duell, age 87, passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at The Eaglecrest Retirement Community in Salina, Kansas.  She was born April 19, 1930 in Henderson, Colorado to John Edward Chadd and Anna Marie Davis Chadd.  She grew up in the Cactus Ridge-Henderson, Colorado community and graduated from Commerce City High School in Commerce City, Colorado.  She attended...

Feb 26, 2018

Betty Joyce (VanVleet) Clark, age 89, of Goodland, passed away Monday, February 26, 2018, at Citizen Medical Center in Colby, Kansas.  She was born May 2, 1928 in Sherman County, Kansas to Edward and Frieda (Manteuffel) VanVleet.  She grew up in Denver until the age of 17 and then she moved to Goodland.  On March 11, 1946, she married...

Feb 7, 2018

Patricia Lee (Baldus) Sawyer, age 78, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at her home in Goodland.  She was born January 12, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois to Walter and Mildred Baldus.  She grew up in Austin, Minnesota and graduated from Pacelli Catholic High School.  On July 5, 1958, she married Dean Sawyer in Austin, Minnesota.  Pat and Dean moved...

Jan 17, 2018

Edna J. (Blystone) Golemboski, 90, resident of Kanorado, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at Via Christi Village in Hays, Kansas.  She was born April 4, 1927, to Emmett and Dorothy Blystone in Kanorado, Kansas.  Edna grew up in Kanorado and graduated high school from the Kanorado High School.  She attended Kansas State University, receiving a bachelor’s degree, and...

Dec 29, 2017

Barbara P. (Kunau) Patmon, 79, of Goodland passed away, December 29, 2017, at Via Christi Saint Francis in Wichita, Kansas.  She was born March 11, 1938 to Harry Kunau and Bernice Chapman in Joplin, Missouri.  Barbara grew up in Joplin, MO and came to Goodland in 1962.  On July 3, 1969 she married Lawrence Patmon in Goodland, Kansas.

Dec 29, 2017

Larry N. Harper, 73, of Goodland passed away Friday, December 29, 2017, at the Goodland Regional Medical Center.  He was born August 5, 1944, to Norman and Mary Harper in Scott City, Kansas.  Larry attended Manning Grade School and graduated from Scott City High School.  After high school he attended Fort Hays State University and then he attended the...

Dec 11, 2017

Eleanor R. Kelley, of Goodland passed away Monday, December 11, 2017 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center.  She was born September 11, 1931, to Alvin and Gladys Thomas in Atwood, Kansas.  Eleanor grew up in Atwood where she attended school and graduated in the class of 1950.  On May 23, 1954 she married William (Bill) Kelley at the First...

Nov 16, 2017

Max Irvin Tedford, 92, of Goodland went to be with his Lord Jesus Christ on November 16, 2017.  He passed away at Goodland Regional Medical Center.  He was born December 15, 1924, to Walter and Lelia Tedford on the family farm in Minneola, Kansas.  Max attended first grade in a country school in Clark County and then went on...

Nov 13, 2017

Mary E. Hayden, 98 of Goodland passed away Monday, November 13, 2017 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center.  She was born January 25, 1919, in Superior, Nebraska, to Ernest and Mabel Ellison.  She grew up in Nebraska until the age of 10, they then moved to Sherman County where she attended country school in grade school, went to Junior...

Oct 3, 2017

Geraldine V. Beedy of Goodland, age 73, passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Center in Goodland.  She was born November 9, 1943 in Portland, Oregon to Ethel Borders.  Geraldine grew up in Colorado, she married Donald Beedy, September 9, 1969, they moved to Goodland in 1995.

Geraldine is survived by her daughter Tammy...

Sep 20, 2017

Juanita Gladys Fell, 86, passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at her home in Goodland, Kansas.

She was born in Kim, Colorado on July 7, 1931, to Ivan and Ola Dean.  Juanita married Allen Fell of Doylestown, Pennsylvania on February 4, 1946, in Lamar, Colorado.  They met after his service in WWII, where he was awarded a...