All Obituaries

Norman Kenneth House, 84, a long-time resident of Goodland, Kansas passed away on July 1, 2022 at the Littleton Adventist Hospital in Denver, CO.  He was born to Kenneth and Pennette House on September 21, 1937 in the house he grew up and lived in until 1995.  He graduated from Goodland High School in 1955 and Kansas State University in 1959.  On December 21, 1966, he and Linda Loutzenhiser were married.  They raised three children, Patrick, Amy and...

Lifelong Goodland, KS resident, Mary Eleanor Puttroff, 91, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2022 at the Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby, KS. Mary was born on December 14, 1930 in Goodland to John and Frances (Nester) Schindler. She attended school in Goodland and graduated from Sherman Community High School in 1948. She worked many years as a bookkeeper for various gas companies. She was married for a short time and had two daughters; Sharon and Marcia. Preceding her in death were...

Velma realized God’s promise of everlasting life on Monday, June 20, 2022, while under hospice care at Regent Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Wichita, KS. June was born June 20, 1926, one of five daughters to George T. and Fannie M. Moxham at the farm home in Republic County near Belleville, KS.  She received her primary schooling at a small one room rural school in Milner School District No. 68 and received her high school diploma from Belleville High School in 1944. On...

Longtime Kanorado, KS resident Marvin Eugene Thomas Sr., 65, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2022 at his home in Kanorado. He was born November 7, 1956 in Burlington Colorado to Lois L. and Kenneth L. Thomas. Marvin was a member of the Lions Club in Kanorado, Kansas for several years, on the Sherman County Rural Fire Department for 18 years, and a First Responder with the Sherman County Ambulance Service for 5 years. Marvin attended school in Burlington and graduated from the Burlington...

Dorothy Nider was born on May 24th 1926 to Claude Nider and Mathilde (Tillie) Wolters Nider in Fairbury, NE.  She was the 4th of 8 children born to them.  The Nider family moved south of Harbine, NE, in 1933 and then to Knowles, CA in 1945 for Claude’s health which was near his sister. Dorothy would tell her children that times were tough growing up, but living on a farm they had fresh farm products such as milk, cream, butter, chickens, eggs, and pork. Summer time garden of...

Longtime Sharon Springs, KS resident, Marjorie Louise Poe, 91, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 23, 2022 at the Greeley County Long-term Care Center. Marjorie was born on February 6, 1931 in Fort Morgan, CO to Samuel J. and Christina Wacker.  On January 1, 1950, she married the love of her life, Ernest E. Poe at the First Baptist Church in Fort Morgan, CO. While in Fort Morgan, Ernest and Marjorie were blessed with 3 children, Ed, Kenneth and Linda. Ernest, Marjorie...

Margie Lee Veselik was born on May 9, 1930 on a farm in Sherman County near Kanorado, Kansas to John and Nora Veselik.  The youngest of seven children, she was the fond “Little Sister.”  She graduated from Goodland High School in 1948.  Margie lived in Kansas; Omaha, Nebraska; Alexandria Virginia and Aurora, Colorado.   She had a variety of jobs including manager of a clothing store, Trainer for a publishing company, window dresser for a department store,...

Longtime St. Francis, KS resident David G. Rogers, 64, passed away at his home in rural Cheyenne County, on Saturday, May 14, 2022. David was born January 6, 1958 in Wray, Colorado to Kenneth Gale and Betty Jo (Huff) Rogers.  He was one of 6 children.  He attended school in Wray and graduated from Wray Community Schools in 1976. In the following years, David married three times in his life.  He married Kay who gave birth to two children.  He later moved to St. Francis,...

Juanita Audrey Hinnen “Bloom” Whelan 93, longtime resident of Goodland, KS passed away peacefully at the Goodland Regional Medical Center on May 11, 2022, with family at her bedside. She was the daughter of Fred Hinnen and Greta Sorrell. Juanita graduated from Clifton High School Class of 1946 in Clifton, KS, and enjoyed attending the yearly class reunions until 3 years ago. On July 12, 1946, she married D. Lyle Bloom in Morganville, KS. The couple had 4 children Sondra,...