All Obituaries

Lifelong Goodland, KS resident Linda Lou Fogo, 83, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Wheat Ridge Acres in Goodland with her family at her side. Linda was born on July 22, 1937 to Buford Wayne and Helen Mae (Cullins) Hevner.  She was one of four children.  She was raised on the family farm and attended Western Star Country School in the early grades.  She graduated from Sherman Community High School in 1955.  On November 24, 1955, Linda was united in...

Longtime Goodland, KS resident Pamela M. Cullen, 86, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at her home in Goodland. She was born on May 26, 1934 in Columbia County, Oregon, the daughter of Fred J. and Gladys M (Lamb) Larsen.  She attended school through the 8th grade. On May 1, 1977, she married Maurice M. Cullen in Elko County, Nevada.  She was a homemaker and loved to garden and work in her yard which won her yard of the month.  She was also a member of the VFW Ladies...

Goodland, Kansas resident Richard “Rastus” Wade Simon, 61, passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. Rich was born on August 6, 1959 in Manhattan, Kansas to Ray Melvin and Marilyn Ann Simon.  He was one of three children.  He became a child of God through baptism and confirmation at the St. John Lutheran Church in Alma Kansas. He attended Wabaunsee High School and graduated in 1977.  He then went on and attended Northwest Kansas Vocational...

Bobby Ray Burchfield passed away on September 3, 2020 Presbyterian Hospital in Plano, TX. Bobby was born on December 20, 1936 to Byrd and Melvia Burchfield on a farm near Whitewright, TX.  He was employed by Texas-New-Mexico Power Co for thirty-seven years. He married Nola Faye Bass in 1956.  They later divorced. He is survived by his wife, Betty of Lewisville, TX, Daughters, Kathy (Greg) Mitchell of Germantown, WI, Janet (Tone') Gonzales of Bridgeport, TX, Kaylene (Richard)...

With profound sadness, we celebrate the life lived by LaVonne, our loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend to all whose lives she touched.  She left us on September 1, 2020 with family members at her side at Topside Manor.  She was in her 80th year. LaVonne was born in Ft. Morgan, CO on July 28, 1940 to parents, David and Pauline Sagel.  She was the baby of the family with 3 older sisters and a brother.  She was educated in Ft. Morgan, CO through high school and...

Goodland, KS resident Brenda Patricia Moss, 93, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at the Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby. Brenda was born on June 10, 1927 in Patterson, Louisiana.  She was the daughter of John T. and Bertha M. (Trepagnier) Peterson.  She attended St. Theresa’s Elementary School, Horace Mann Jr. High and Thomas Jefferson High Schools in San Antonio, TX. On August 5, 1945, she and Lt. Lewis R. Rueb were married at Randolph Field Chapel in San...

Donald Raymond Endsley, 83, passed away on Tuesday August 11, 2020 at his home in Amarillo Texas. He was born on March 13, 1937 in Champaign Illinois to Raymond and Ethel Endsley. On August 30, 1956, Don married Carol Ann Miller Endsley in Goodland, KS. They were married until Carol passed away on February 27, 2011. Donald retired from the BNSF Railroad of 43 years of being an engineer.  He enjoyed fishing, hunting, reading, and spending time with his family. Preceding him in death...

Please note all service times are Mountain time. Ninety-six years of family, friends, food, and fun anchored in Love only begins to describe Irma Deeds. Irma was born in Blue Earth, MN on July 11th, 1924 and died August 10th, 2020 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center.  She was known for her great hospitality extended to family and friends throughout her life and quietly brought out the best in people mainly in her children and grandchildren.  She loved to give her time freely...

Gary Edd DeFries was born April 3, 1937 to William Edward “Edd” DeFries & Lyda Mae Farley DeFries in St. Francis, Kansas, joining older sisters Loretta & Jean.  His first years were spent on the family’s farm outside Goodland before moving into town when he started school.  He got his 1st dog, Mike, at that time, and his father had him try his hand at driving a tractor when he was only 4 years old.  He went through all his years of schooling in...

Barbara Lynn Dyatt was born September 5, 1938, and died peacefully on July 31, 2020 after a long illness. Known as “Lynn”, she was a treasured sister, aunt, cousin, colleague, friend, and Irish music enthusiast. Lynn was born and raised on a wheat farm just outside of Goodland, Kansas. The daughter of Hugh M. Dyatt and Gladys “Tot” Ward Dyatt, she loved nothing better than working side-by-side with her dad in those golden wheat fields and playing with a succession of...