Martha May Pettibone, 93, passed away at Wheat Ridge Acres in Goodland, KS on May 8th, 2026. She was born on November 20th, 1932 to August T. Bandel and Viola L. Schorzman in Cheyenne county, KS.

Lifelong Goodland, Kansas resident Dolores Elaine Kenny, 85, passed away at Hope Springs in Sharon Springs, Kansas on May 11, 2026. She was born on May 28, 1940 to Harry M. Newell and Doris E. Gotchall in Denver, Colorado. She graduated from Sherman Community High School with the class of 1958.

Timothy J. Solko, 68, of Herndon, died Tuesday, May 5, 2026. He was born on April 15, 1958, to Monica (Pochop), Solko and Clarence Solko. He was raised in rural Rawlins County and attended school in Herndon, Kansas, graduating in 1976.

Joseph Wayne Lauritsen, 94, of Colby, died Monday, May 4, 2026. He was born August 12, 1931, in Gem, KS to Joseph M. and Esther (Treat) Lauritsen.

Shad Ray Clymer, 58, of Colby, Kan., went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 1, 2026, after a courageous five-and-a-half-year battle with glioblastoma (GBM).

Sheryl Diane (Stone) Scheopner, 77, of Goodland, KS, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS.

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Peggy Bahe, 89, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at the Highland Park Assisted Living in McCook, Nebraska.

Longtime Goodland, KS resident Ivan Earl Parks, 95, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at the Greeley Long Term Care Facility in Tribune, KS.

Travis Scott Korbe, age 44, of Wallace, Kansas, passed away on April 11, 2026, in Colby, Kansas.

Dale Vernon Plumisto (Uncle Buddy, Uncle Buck), died April 9, 2026, in Colby surrounded by family and friends.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday April 18th, 2026, at 11:00 AM MT at the First Christian Church in Goodland with Pastor Monika Hunter officiating. Family will start greeting friends at 10:00 AM.

A Memorial Service will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Goodland, KS on Saturday, April 18, 2026 with Rosary at 9:30AM followed with Mass at 10:00AM inurnment will follow at the Goodland Cemetery, North Main Street, Goodland.

Bernice Ann Crouch July 26, 1940 — April 1, 2026 Leoti, KS

Charlene Maxine Barnett July 24, 1938 — April 4, 2026

Glenda “Jean” (Crabb) Herbel, 83, of Colby, Kansas, passed away on April 1, 2026, after a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer. Jean was born December 7, 1942, the first anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, to Glenn and Dorothy (Phillips) Crabb and grew up in Colby as a middle child which is probably why she was adaptable and the proverbial peacemaker for her family.

Donald Lee Dorn October 22, 1956 — April 3, 2026 Goodland, Kansas A full obituary will be posted once it becomes available. Memorial contributions may be made out to the Emmanuel Lutheran Church and may be left at the services or mailed to Koons-Russell Funeral Home, 211 N. Main Ave., Goodland, KS 67735.

James Chester Boaz July 8, 1925 — April 3, 2026 Goodland, Kansas A full obituary will be posted once it becomes available. Services will be held at a later date. Koons Russell Funeral Home Goodland, KS

Glennis Jewell (Uhrich) Boyd was born October 29, 1936, to Jacob and Anna Laura (DeLong) Uhrich, at their farmhouse, south of Oakley, in Logan County, KS. She was the youngest of three sisters. Glennis left her life here on earth on March 30, 2026.

Carl F. (Francis) Hanson, Jr. was born January 14, 1928, to Carl F. (Frederick) Hanson and Johannah Susannah (Berndt) Hanson at Mcallister, Kansas. He was baptized on January 29, 1928, and confirmed August 25, 1940, at Pleasant Valley Lutheran Church near his home. He attended his early years of education at rural Pleasant Valley School transferring to Winona Public School for high school. He graduated in May 1945.

Lori Jean Andersen, 73, of Colby, KS died Thursday, March 26, 2026. She was born in Racine, Wisconsin on October 15, 1952, to Elmo and Evelyn (Rasmussen) Andersen.