All Obituaries

Lifelong, Goodland, KS resident, Keith Scott Wieck, 66, passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, CO. Keith was born on November 6, 1955 in Goodland to Bob and Shirley (Johnson) Wieck.  He attended school in Goodland and graduated with the Class of 1974. While in school, Keith played football and wrestled.  He took first place in his weight class in State Competition his senior year.  After graduation, he went to work in...

Goodland, Kansas resident Craig Wayne Holmes was born November 28, 1965 in Garden City, Kansas, to Robert and Frankie (Harp) Holmes.  He passed away on September 10, 2022 at the Aurora Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado.  He was 56 years old. He attended school in Sheridan Lake and graduated from Plainview High School in 1984. Craig worked for approximately 30 years with Caldwell Furniture and Garcia’s Furniture as a delivery and repairman.  In his free time, he...

Lifelong Burlington, Colorado resident Randy Ray Phillips, 64, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 8, 2022 in Wallace County, Kansas. Randy was born on March 8, 1958 in Burlington, Colorado to Raymond and Evelyn (Livengood) Phillips.  He was one of 3 children.  He attended school in Burlington and graduated from Burlington High School in 1977. During Randy’s childhood he grew up doing 4-H and accomplished his biggest goal winning the Tri-State Royal showing his...

Lifelong Sharon Springs, KS resident, Lowell Duane Mather, 89, passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at the Colby Health and Rehab Center in Colby, KS. Lowell was born on September 22, 1932 to Lowell George (Jimmy) and Beatrice Mae (Lewis) Mather on the farm in Wallace County.  He was the oldest of three children.  He attended school in Sharon Springs and graduated in 1950 from Wallace County High School. After serving in the Army from 1953-1955, Lowell married Darla Dee...

Jeffrey John Riedesel, age 53, of Goodland, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland. He was born in San Bernardino, California, October 12, 1968. Jeff and his parents moved to Lakewood, Colorado in March 1970. Jeff graduated from Alameda High School in 1987. Jeff always had a passion as well as a talent for engineering and designing which was evident in his model creations and his street rod. Along with his...

Carolyn Nan Tyrrell Lundin  December 12th 1947- August 20th 2022  Born to Charles “Chuck” and Denelda Tyrrell in Goodland Kansas.   As a child she attended school in Goodland, while in school she loved playing piano, being a baton twirler, and playing in the band. She graduated from Sherman County Highschool in 1965. She had met the love of her life, Dale Lundin while in school. When they met, Dale told his friend “I’m going to marry that girl...

Jerry Lee Winter was born January 5, 1935 in rural Kit Carson County Colorado, just southwest of Kanorado, Kansas to Wayne and Sylvia (Armitage) Winter.  Jerry lived his entire life in the Kanorado area where he attended school and graduated with the class of 1953. On July 14, 1953, he married Melba Coons.  They lived on a farm southeast of Kanorado and eventually moved their house to a half mile south of Kanorado where they raised their three sons.  Jerry and Melba milked...

Mildred Merle Lohr was born on April 3, 1925, in Kanorado, Kansas to Louis F. Lohr and Tillie G. (Luken) Lohr.  She grew up on the family farm and went to school in Kanorado until transferring to Sherman County High School where she completed her Senior Year and graduated with the class of 1944.  She was one of 5 children and enjoyed farm life with her older sister Maxine (Winfrey), two brothers, Kenneth and Melvin, and younger sister, Evelyn (Davis). Together they survived the...

Lifelong Sharon Springs, Kansas resident Oxby Mai Brooks, 4, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022 at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Oxby was born on April 9, 2018 in Goodland, Kansas to Daniel J. and Kelsey L. (Mai) Brooks.  He was an older brother to Ebbot Brooks. If you knew Oxby, you knew a force.  He spoke very well and very clearly from the age of 18 months. He had a better vocabulary than a lot of adults.  He was never afraid to tell you...