OBITUARIES

Apr 21, 2022

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Apr 2, 2022

Susan Dawn Adams, age 67, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022 at Goodland Regional Medical Center.

She was born March 27, 1955 in Victorville, California. Daughter of James and Bernita (Arell) Gibson and Marilyn Gibson. She grew up in Colorado. Went to school at Bear Creek High School in Colorado and Wilson High School in Wilson, Kansas....

Mar 28, 2022

Elmira M. David, age 91, of Goodland passed away Monday, March 28, 2022 at Hays Medical Center in Hays.

Elmira was born January 6, 1931 to Elmer “Skeet” and Alha (Patterson) Underwood in Bird City, KS.  Elmira grew up and graduated high school from Bird City High School. On August 17, 1948 she married Don David in...

Mar 19, 2022

Dale Ward Bateman, age 84, of Guthrie, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022 at Decatur County Hospital in Oberlin, Kansas.

Dale was born April 16, 1937 to Charles  and Orva (Elliott) Bateman in Edson, Kansas.  He grew up in Edson and attended the Edson Consolidated School and graduated with the class of 1956.   He married Gloria...

Mar 12, 2022

Catherine Renee Deterding, age 39, of Rexford passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022 at Citizen Medical Center in Colby.

Cathy was born October 6, 1982 to Vernon and Rhonda (Eby) Lovins in Great Bend, Kansas.  She grew up and went to school in Goodland, graduating from Goodland High School in 2002.  She attended the Northwest Kansas Technical...

Mar 2, 2022

Sheryl Ann Millam, age 62, of Goodland passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at Longmont United Hospital in Longmont, Colorado.

Sheryl was born May 5, 1959 to Alvin L. and Betty (Smith) Rust in Goodland.  She grew up and went to school in Goodland and graduated from Goodland High School in 1977, she attended Hutchinson Community College...

Feb 27, 2022

Marilyn Louise Pruitt, long time Goodland, KS resident, age 74, of Hobart, Oklahoma passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 at Integris Canadian Valley Hospital in Yukon, Oklahoma.

Marilyn was born July 24, 1947 to Arthur S. and Evelyn D. (Snelling) Johnson in Goodland. She was the youngest of 2 children from this union.  She grew up on...

Feb 13, 2022

Adeline Bernice Sandoval, née Solano, known by many as Bernice or Grandma B, late of Thornton, Colorado, passed away on February 13, 2022, in Goodland, Kansas, surrounded by loved ones.

Bernice was born on May 17, 1939, in Brighton, Colorado. She married the love of her life on February 8th, 1958, and settled in Thornton, Colorado, where...

Feb 3, 2022

Goodland, Kansas resident Barbara N. Butts, age 87, passed away on Thursday, February 3rd, 2022. She was born on February 7th, 1934, in Stratton, Colorado. She was the daughter of Laurene and Kenneth Carl.  Barb met her husband, Neil Butts in 1951 and went on to marry in 1952 in Wray, Colorado.

Together, they became the caretakers...

Jan 25, 2022

Helen Louise Spratford, age 83, of St. Francis passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022.

Helen was born November 6, 1938 to LeRoy and Allie (Thomas) Wolaver in Meeker, Colorado.  She grew up and went to grade school in Meeker and graduated high school in Santa Maria, California.  On August 10, 1999 she married Sherman Spratford in Fish...

Jan 25, 2022

Ardith Mae Chadwick, age 82, of Goodland, passed away January 25, 2022 at Topside Manor.

Ardith was born November 30, 1939 to Benjamin E. and Mamie A. (Light) Barnes at their home in Hale, Colorado. She grew up and went to country school in Sherman county and graduated from Goodland High School in 1957. Ardith began work...

Jan 21, 2022

Jermain Tyrone Murray, age 45, of Goodland passed away Friday, January 21, 2022 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado.

Jermain was born March 24,1976 to Julius Murray, Sr. and Melva Prescod in the Republic of Panama.  He grew up and went to school in Brooklyn, New York graduating from George Westinghouse High School in 1996.  Jermain...

Jan 21, 2022

Lifelong resident of Goodland, Peggy Joyce Daniels, age 90, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022 at Goodland Regional Medical Center.

Joyce was born January 25, 1931 to Harry M. and Dora Dell (Carter) Long in Goodland.  She grew up and went to school in Goodland and graduated from Sherman County High School in 1949.  On July 30,...

Jan 15, 2022

Maureen Helen Brown, age 67, of Weskan, Kansas passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado.

Maureen was born September 22, 1954, to William and Marion (Hidock) Watkins in Binghamton, New York.  She grew up and attended school in New York graduating in 1972.  When Maureen was 19 her family moved to...

Jan 14, 2022

Carol Jean Johnson, age 72, passed away Friday, January 14, 2022.

Carol was born March 29th 1949 in Brush, Colorado to Arthur and Martha (Richard) Perizzolo.  She spent her childhood in the Brush and Fort Collins area, graduating in 1967 from Jefferson High School in Edgewater, Colorado.  On November 16, 1969 Carol married Leon Johnson in Denver,...

Jan 10, 2022

Carol Lavonne Weber, age 77, passed away Monday, December 10, 2022 at Topside Manor in Goodland.

Carol was born February 28, 1944 to Clarence and Dorothy (Burt) Enderson in Fairmont, Minnesota.  In 2000 she married John Weber of Kanorado, Kansas.  She enjoyed seamstress work and spending time with family and friends. Preceding her in death was her...

Dec 30, 2021

Darryl Dean Bauman, 82, of Greensboro, NC passed away December 30, 2021 at his Greensboro home.  A memorial mass will be held at 1:30 PM  (ET) Saturday, January 8, 2022 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Greensboro, NC.

Darryl was born January 7, 1939 in Goodland, KS to Leonard and Margaret (Cotter) Bauman.  Darryl received his early...

Dec 9, 2021

Gloria S. Smith, age 78, of Goodland passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center.

She was born January 25, 1943 to Horace and Hazel (Monson) Bass in Ashdown, Arkansas.  She grew up and went to school in Arkansas, Texas and Kansas, she graduated from Great Bend High School.

On March...

Dec 3, 2021

Alfred Eugene Slusher, age 55, of Goodland passed away Friday, December 3, 2021 at the Hays Medical Center.

He was born April 7, 1966 to Harold and Ethel (King) Slusher.  He grew up and went to school in Antioch, California. Preceding him in death were his parents.  Alfred is survived by his son, Gary (Raelynn) of Goodland;...

Nov 29, 2021

Douglas Lynn Whitson made his final gesture on November 29, 2021.  Signing off on life, in his own words “Well off with no regrets.”

Doug was born April 19, 1952 in Independence Kansas to the late Clarence, and Faye Whitson.  Shortly after his birth the family moved to Nickerson Kansas.  He was the middle of three sons,...