All Obituaries

Dr. Richard "Kay" Driver, 86, of Goodland Kansas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 17, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society in Goodland after a yearlong battle with lung cancer. Kay was born on March 2, 1932 in Great Bend, KS to Gladys & Guy Driver. He was baptized in Rush Center, KS in 1944. He graduated from La Crosse High School in 1950.  He graduated from Southwestern College in Winfield, KS in 1954. He then enlisted in the Army in 1955, and served in the Field...

Maxine Marie Zollinger, 78, of Belton, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 11th with family at her side. Maxine was born on July 21, 1939 in Hugo, Colorado to Omar Riley and Edrie Avis (Summers) Oster.  She was the youngest of six children.  While Omar Riley was her birth father, she claimed William J Oster as her Dad. After graduating high school, Maxine moved to the Denver area and worked as a bookkeeper.  She met Willie Warnie Alley at the Western Drive...

Rex Arnold Gebhards, lifelong Weskan farmer and rancher passed from this life on Monday night, July 2, 2018. He was a kind, generous and loving soul who will be deeply missed by his family, friends and all who had opportunity to know him. Rex was born in Goodland, Kansas to Sheila Dobbs Gebhards and Jim Gebhards on March 10, 1954. They took him home to the farm south of Weskan where he spent most of the rest of his life, except for his college years in Hays, Kansas where he earned a B.S....

Norma Kathleen Wiedeman, 67, passed away on June 30th, 2018 in Colorado Springs, CO.  Norma was born October 24th, 1950 in Dallas, TX to Sam and Juanita Bradley. She was the youngest of four children, and the only daughter (Sammy, Kenny, Willy). She spent most of her life in Texas, but would later live in Colorado, and eventually Kansas. Norma was an amazing and free spirit that blessed everyone's life she touched. She was preceded in death by her husband and love of her...

Patricia I. Cochran, 88, passed away peacefully in Sterling, CO on June 20th 2018. She was born on December 23, 1929 in Elkhart Kansas to Leslie Ulysses “Pete” and Cora (Orman) Harmon. She graduated high school from Kit Carson, CO in 1947, and was the band majorette. She attended Colorado Women’s College in Denver where she received her Associates Degree in Interior Decoration. She then attended Colorado A&M and received her degree in Animal Husbandry. After college...

Former Sharon Springs, KS resident Virginia Cox Phelps, 84, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2018 at the Avantara Crown Point Nursing Home in Parker, Colorado. Virginia was born on November 9, 1933 in Skidmore, TX to Jasper and Marie (Natho) Curbello.  She was the eighth child of ten born to this union.  She grew up and attended school in Skidmore, Texas and graduated from Skidmore-Tynan High School in 1952.  Shortly thereafter Virginia attained certification as a...

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident, Willa Rose Bliss, 90, passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Center in Goodland. Rose was born on September 1, 1927 in Mustang, Oklahoma to William A. and Minnie Mae (Howard) Krivanek.  She was one of three children.  She grew up and attended school in Mustang and Union City, Oklahoma, graduating from high school in 1945. In 1951, she married Warren G. Bliss in Kingfisher, Oklahoma.  To this union, three children,...

Timothy “Tim” J. Butts, 35, passed away on June 9, 2018 at his home in Augusta, Kansas. Tim was a bright light to all that knew him and made friends with people from all walks of life. Many remember him for his sense of humor, his love of horror movies, and his penchant for collecting and selling things that he enjoyed such as comics, video games, and pop culture figures. Tim grew up in El Dorado, Kansas where he attended El Dorado High School and Butler Community College,...

Longtime Sharon Springs, Kansas resident Karl Douglas Benisch, 67, passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at the Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas. Karl was born on February 28, 1951 in Wakeeney, Kansas to Clarence R. and Edith (Mangold) Benisch.  He was one of three children.  Karl attended school at Harrison Flats and graduated from Wallace County High School in 1969.  He worked for 38 years as a Parts Salesman for the local Case IH dealer in Sharon...

Robert A. Veselik-Jones, 47, passed away on May 25, 2018 at his home in Broomfield, Colorado. Robert was born on September 16, 1970 to Robert L. and Patricia (Bastian) Jones in Peoria, Illinois.  He was one of four children. He was an avid bowler, and played the trombone.  He was a Restaurant Manager.  On December 19, 1992, he married Valerie Veselik in Goodland, Kansas at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church.  To this union, two children Brittny and Katherine...