All Obituaries

Cletus Weltz, a longtime resident of Burlington, Colorado, passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2019.  He was 90 years old. Cletus was born on June 24, 1928 to Aloise and Odelia Weltz of Hays, KS.  He was the second of four children.  Having moved to Goodland, KS in 1939, Cletus graduated from high school in 1946. Cletus farmed for a number of years before returning to his favorite task as a mechanic, working for Sim Hudson Motor and Bill Rush Motors.  He and Pat...

Lifelong Sharon Springs, Kansas, resident Wilma J. Whitney, 74, died Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at El Dorado, Kansas. She was born January 11, 1946, in Goodland, Kansas, the daughter of Loren Bradford Armstrong and Hazel Alvina (Wilson) Armstrong.  She graduated from Wallace County High School, Sharon Springs, and attended Colby Community College. On December 18, 1966, she and Billy Dean Whitney were married at the United Methodist Church, and they made their home in Sharon Springs,...

Greensburg, Kansas resident and former Kanorado, KS resident Jose “Joe” Sandoval, 53, passed away unexpectedly at this home in Greensburg on Sunday, May 17, 2020. Joe was born on May 10, 1967 to Jessie Sandoval and Rosalinda Salazar in Burlington, Colorado.  He grew up and attended school in Texas up though the 8th Grade. Joe was self-employed all his life.  He loved to paint, draw, sing, and write and listen to music. Preceding him in death were his father, his mom...

Goodland, KS resident Lucas Christopher Johnson, 3 months old, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Children’s Hospital in Aurora, CO. Lucas was born on February 7, 2020 in Colby, KS to Elke Kernal and Steven Johnson. He was known for his infectious smile that would light up a room.  He was always very happy and loved it when he was tickled. Preceding him in death were his paternal great grandparents, his maternal great grandfather, and his aunt Sherri...

Aaron H. Feist, 88, of Sharon Springs, KS passed away on May 1, 2020, with his wife, Myrna, at his side at Logan County Manor in Oakley, Kansas. Born in Great Bend, KS on January 28, 1932, Aaron has lived his whole life in Kansas, graduating from Claflin High School in 1950, He served in the Army from 1954-1956.  Afterwards, he returned home and graduated from Fort Hays in 1958 with a BS in Business.  Aaron received a Master’s Degree from Fort Hays in 1966.  He was a...

Mary Anna Ullrich, an amazingly strong woman with a loving heart, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020 in Lawrence, Kansas.   She grew up on a farm just east of Goodland, Kansas with her brothers Bill, Norman, and sister Ada in the time of the Dust Bowl and the Depression.  When she was a small child, her family loaded up in the Model T and drove on dirt highways and roads from Goodland to Canada to visit relatives.  What an endeavor that must have been.   Mary Anna...

  Janis Louise (Whitmore) Pritts was born to Ray and Verde Whitmore in a sod house in Scott County, KS November 21, 1932. She passed away April 17, 2020 after family farewells. Janis is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Everett "Ed" Pritts, her son Timothy Carl, and her brother David Whitmore. She is survived by siblings: Dr. Richard (Shirley) Whitmore, Josie Bonorris, Jim (Kathy) Whitmore, Ethel (Richard) VanCampen; and her children: Vivian (Marshall) Lane,...

Ronald J. Herrman, 71, died Thursday, April 16, 2020 at Box Butte General Hospital in Alliance, NE. He was born December 2, 1948 in Goodland, Kansas to Frank A. and Lena M. (Sponsel) Herrman. Ron loved to spend time with family. He treasured the moments he had with his mom and dad, brother and sisters, and brothers and sisters-in-law, which he looked at as brothers and sisters rather than in-laws. He enjoyed spending time in Liebenthal, Kansas at family reunions. Here he enjoyed talking...

Howard Leon “Skip” Collins was born on August 23, 1945 in Goodland, KS to Howard Beryl and Alta Lucy (Cambridge) Collins and passed away at the age of 74 on March 29, 2020 in Osage City, KS. Skip graduated from Weskan High School and proudly served his country for three years in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; doing a tour as a Radarman aboard the USS Lowry. After returning home from the service, Skip worked the family farm and earned his private pilot’s...

Longtime Sharon Springs, KS resident Eldon Lee Rohn, 83, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Eldon was born on December 8, 1936 in WaKeeney, KS to Ferdinand and Lydia (Dietz) Rohn.  He was one of two children.  He attended school in Wakeeney and graduated from Sharon Springs High School in 1955. On June 13, 1955, Eldon married Eleanor Fawn Gfeller in Sharon Springs.  This union was blessed with two sons, Rodney and Bryan.  Eldon joined the United States National...