All Obituaries

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...

Platte City, Missouri and former longtime Goodland, KS resident Virginia Louise Smiley, 100, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2020 in Platte City, MO. Virginia was born on September 24, 1919 in Atchison, KS to Edward John and Ruth Lillian (Bailey) Suydam.  She grew up and attended school in Leavenworth, KS and graduated from Leavenworth High School in 1937.  In November of 1940, Virginia married William Arthur Smiley, Jr. M.D. in St. Joseph, MO.  To this union, four...

Lifelong Goodland, KS resident, Leonard Vern Young, 83, passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Topside Manor in Goodland. Leonard was born on May 8, 1936 in Goodland to Vernon and Vida (Murray) Young.  He was one of three children.  Leonard attended school in Goodland and graduated from Sherman Community High School in 1954.  From 1955 to 1957, Leonard served in the United States Army Reserve, and from 1957 to 1961, he served in the United States Air Force. On July...

Longtime Yuma, Colorado resident, and a short time resident of Goodland KS, Douglas Lee Sheldon passed away on Feb 28, 2020 at Grace Manner in Burlington, CO. He was 88 years old. Douglas Lee Sheldon was born on December 25th, 1931 in Ogallala Nebraska to Marvel and Wallace (Slim) Sheldon. He graduated from Ogallala high school in 1948. Shortly after graduation, he attended FBI school in Washington D.C. During Doug’s Military years he became a Mess Sgt. Chef in the Army where he,...

Sheila Wanneene Dobbs Gebhards died Tuesday, February 24, 2020 under hospice care at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community in Lawrence, Kansas after a struggle with severe anemia and a failing heart. Sheila was born May 3, 1934 in Colby, Kansas, the daughter of F.H. and Elsie Carpenter Dobbs. Growing up in the Great Depression was not easy.  Her dad did several things to support his family, including raising turkeys and sheep. Eventually the family left the farm near Colby and settled...

Lifelong, Goodland, KS resident, Robert Lynn Reed, 67, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, CO. He was born on November 29, 1952 in Scott City, KS to Lavern Dale and Shirley Maxine (Rapier) Reed.  He was one of 5 children.  Robert attended school in Goodland. Robert had three children; Brian, Shawn and Kerri.  He worked for the Sugar Beet Factory, City of Goodland as a cemetery caretaker and then a parks groundskeeper for many...

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Goodland, KS resident and former Amarillo, TX resident, Lloyd W. Bergsma, 91, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Topside Manor in Goodland. Lloyd was born on June 24, 1928 Southeast of Goodland at the ranch home. He attended school at Edson Consolidated School, then Kansas State University.  He returned to Goodland to partner with his father in the operation of the ranch/farm.  Later he continued his education at Colorado State University, where he graduated in...

Longtime Goodland resident Elizabeth Ann (Marcotte) Stull passed away on Thursday February 6, 2020 at the Topside Manor in Goodland. Beth was born on August 31, 1934 in Colby, Kansas to Henry P. and Jewell E. (Miller) Marcotte. She was one of six girls. She attended school in Edson, Kansas and received her GED from SCHS in 1952. On June 1, 1952, Beth married Dale Stull in Goodland, Kansas. To this union four children, Linda, Terry, Dale Jr., and Steven were born. Beth worked several years...