All Obituaries

Burlington, Colorado resident, Reverend Katie Florence Moore, 49, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 14, 2022. Katie was born on April 5, 1972 in Winnfield, Louisiana to Willie Eugene Moore, Sr. and Barbara Jean (Spangler) Moore.  She was one of 4 children.  She attended school in Winnfield and graduated from Winnfield High School in 1991.  Later in life she went on and attended 4 years at In Christ International Bible College in Burlington, CO and 2 years at Rhema...

Maverick Archie Paul Way, 26, passed away on January 14, 2022, in Deer Trail, Colorado. Maverick was born on January 20, 1995, in Corry, PA, to Kevin Way and Christi Kubich. He was the youngest of three. On October 17, 2015, he married his best friend Erika Fyfe of Goodland, Kansas at the Bellamy Ranch. All though, no children to this union, they have three fur babies: Copenhagen, Dixie, and Tinker. Raised in and around Georgia. Through their moves, it was quickly noticed that Maverick...

Dr. Richard “Dick” Neal Miller fell asleep peacefully in Goodland, Kansas on Friday, January 14th, 2022 after a long and bravely-fought battle with cancer. He was 87 years old. Born in Denver, Colorado on May 14, 1934, he was the second child of Frank Russell and Norma Alene (Neal) Miller. During the economic hardship years of the Great Depression, his father moved the family to his grandfather’s homestead near Karval, Colorado to farm and raise cattle. He spoke fondly of...

Stanley Duane Cebula, 74, of Goodland, Kansas went to be with our Lord on January 9, 2022.  He was a beloved son, brother, husband, father, papa, father-in-law, uncle, friend and community member, who lived a full life and was loved by many. Stan was born the fourth of five children to Thomas James Cebula and Stella Frances Stroyek Cebula on March 19, 1947, in Goodland, Kansas.  He grew up on the family farm just outside of Goodland.  The house he was raised in as a child...

Clarence Thomas “CT” Farr was born on October 27, 1949, in Garden City, KS, to Paul Thomas and Wanetta Marie (Rowton) Farr. He passed from this life to the next at Greeley County Hospital on January 8, 2022. Clarence spent his early youth in Garden City and Scott City. His family then lived in many states, traveling for his father’s work: Tennessee, Alabama, Illinois, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. On June 29, 1968, he married Dennice Dale Cloyd in Kanorado, KS. They...

Harold Karspeck, 101, of Goodland, Kansas passed away peacefully January 4, 2022 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center with his family by his side.  Harold was born October 27, 1920 in Syracuse, NE.  He was the son of Henry and Elizabeth Karspeck, the youngest of ten children.  Harold was baptized into the Christian faith at the Delaware Country Church in Nebraska.  His family farmed near Syracuse, Nebraska until Harold was six years old and then moved to a farm six...

Lifelong Goodland, KS resident, Angela Benavides, 41, passed away on January 2, 2022 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS. Angela was born on October 2, 1980 to Irma Benavides in Goodland, KS.  She was raised in Goodland and graduated from Goodland High School with the Class of 1999. Angela met her husband Rafael “Junior” Macias in high school and shared love for an amazing 23 years.  Soon to follow was their first born Rafael “Ralf” Macias IV born in...

Crystal Marie Ford was born December 29, 1977 in Burlington, Colorado and passed away December 28, 2021 in Hutchinson, Kansas.  She was the daughter of James (Butch) and Dolores Ford. Later they would divorce with Butch remaining a presence in her life.  Dolores married Jim Gallentine in 1990 and Crystal gained a new father.  In later years they would refer to each other as Jim her number one father and Crystal his number one daughter. Crystal attended schools in Wray,...

Keith Fredrich Lillich, 76, of Colorado Springs, CO passed away on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2021, surrounded by his family.   Keith was born to Herman and Marie (Stutheit) Lillich on September 27, 1945 in Bird City, KS. Keith graduated as valedictorian in 1963 and completed his education at University of Kansas with a BS in Metallurgical engineering in 1968.   While at KU, Keith met Jo Ann (Bedford) and their friendship blossomed into marriage at Danforth Chapel on the...

Marilyn Frances Colby (Musalek) of Manhattan, Kansas passed away on December 23, 2021 in Topeka, Kansas.  Marilyn was born April 8, 1951 to Frank Joe Musalek and Frances Iolene Roesch in Atwood, Kansas. Marilyn was raised in Goodland, Kansas and was a graduate of Goodland High School.  She attended Colby College where she earned her Licensed Practical Nursing degree and later graduated from Fort Hays State University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing. Marilyn was very...