Obituaries

Elissa C. Bahm

Elissa C. Bahm

Jun 12, 2023

Elissa Carol Bahm, age 71, Topeka, KS died peacefully on Monday, June 12, 2023 in Topeka, KS.  She was born May 3, 1952, in Garden City, KS, to Keith A. and Carolyn L. (Shriver) Janzen.  She grew up and lived most of her life in Scott City, KS, moving to Topeka in 2021 to be closer to her family.

Elissa worked her high...

Liquetta Joyce "Joy" Cole

Liquetta Joyce "Joy" Cole

Jun 5, 2023

Liquetta Joyce “Joy” Cole, age 83, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2023, at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas.  She was born on May 17, 1940, in Modoc, Kansas, the daughter of Roger and Doris Frost Heim.  A lifetime resident of Modoc, Kansas, she was a postmaster for many years and a highly skilled horsemanship instructor.

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Marjorie E. Elder

Marjorie E. Elder

May 27, 2023

 

Marjorie E. Elder, age 94, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at the Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas.  She was born on December 16, 1928, in Meade, Kansas, the daughter of John Frederick & Vergie Irene Morrison Baker.  A resident of Wichita County, Kansas since 1941 moving from Stratton, Colorado, she was a homemaker and Co-Owner...

Vicki Lynn Bremer

Vicki Lynn Bremer

May 24, 2023

Leoti

Vicki Lynn was born on February 3rd, 1945. The daughter of Walter W “Bud” and Velda “Wheeler” Shearmire of Modoc, Kansas.

She grew up in Modoc and graduated from SCHS in 1962.

In May after graduation, she began working at the IGA Grocery Store in Scott City where she worked until 1971. Moving after marriage, working for Presto stores...

Doris Ann Langdon

Doris Ann Langdon

May 24, 2023

Leoti

Doris Ann Langdon, age 75, passed away on May 24, 2023, at her home in Leoti, Kansas. She was born on April 27, 1948, in Colby, Kansas to Richard Dean and Marita Faye Heaton Mays; just minutes after her twin brother kicked her out first. She was a member of the community since 1982 having been raised in Atwood...

Lewis Semmel

Lewis Semmel

May 22, 2023

 

Lewis Eugene Semmel passed away on May 22, 2023 at his home in Lamar, Colorado at the age of 85.  He was born on January 22, 1938 in Woodward, Oklahoma to Adolf and Mary (May) Semmel.

Lewis had owned and operated Scotty’s Body Shop, was a volunteer firefighter, drove the activity bus and a regular route for Scott Community...

Leslie Eugene Davis

Leslie Eugene Davis

May 20, 2023

Leslie E. Davis, age 71, passed away at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas on May 20, 2023. He was born on July 13, 1951, to Jesse Vernon and Phyllis Irene Stegman Davis in Ransom, Kansas. He was a member of the Scott City Community since 1971, having moved from Brownell, Kansas. He was the owner and operator...

Gary Wayne Allaman

Gary Wayne Allaman

May 17, 2023

Gary Wayne Allaman was born September 6, 1967, in Goodland, Kansas to John (Jack) and Mary Allaman. Gary passed away at Scott County Hospital on May 17, 2023.

Gary was raised in Wallace County with his older brother Larry and younger brother Brian. The boys were raised by loving parents on the farm in Wallace County. Gary graduated high school...

Mark C. Fouquet

Mark C. Fouquet

May 12, 2023

 

Mark Chester Fouquet, age 72, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2023, at his home in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on September 8, 1950, to Chester M & Dorothy Dean Fouquet in Garden City, Kansas. He was a lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas where he owned and operated Fouquet Insurance Agency.

He was a member of...

Lori Rae Vasquez

Lori Rae Vasquez

May 1, 2023

 

Lori Rae Vasquez, age 38, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2023, at her home in Scott City, Kansas.  She was born on September 28, 1984, in Scott City, Kansas, the daughter of Howard W. and Jan Fuller Green.  A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, she was the Activity Director at Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City,...

Dale Eugene Appl

Dale Eugene Appl

Apr 29, 2023

LeotiDale Eugene Appl, age 90, passed away on April 29, 2023, at his home in Leoti, Kansas. He was born on May 3, 1932, to Martinus and Violet (Elder) Appl in Leoti, Kansas. He was a farmer and rancher as well as a past member of the Leoti Lions Club and the Antique Car Club. He loved farming as much...

Mary Alice Murray

Mary Alice Murray

Apr 17, 2023

Mary A. Murray, age 60, passed away on Monday, April 17, 2023, in Greeley County, Kansas from a motor vehicle accident.  She was born on March 26, 1963, in Oberlin, Kansas, the daughter of Dale Clinton and Agnes Marie Koerperich Swank.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 2010 moving from Pence, Kansas, she was a Registered Nurse.

She was...

Pamela K. Rebarchek

Pamela K. Rebarchek

Apr 15, 2023

Pamela K. Rebarchek, age 65, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.  She was born on June 11, 1957, in Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of John Booth & LaVerne Rogers Pearson.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1998 moving from Grinnell, Kansas, she was a CNA, Waitress, and homemaker.

She was...

Danny Neil Donovan

Danny Neil Donovan

Apr 15, 2023

Tribune

Danny “Dan” Neil Donovan, age 75, passed away on April 15, 2023, at the Adara Living nursing home in Bloomfield, Colorado. He was born to Claude Oren & Beulah Rebecca Hagstrom Donovan in Syracuse, Kansas on October 2, 1947. He was a graduate of Greeley County High School. He earned a degree in Wildlife Management from Western Colorado University.

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Gloria Jeanne Long

Gloria Jeanne Long

Apr 13, 2023

Gloria Long, mother of 7, grandmother of 20, and great grandmother of 31, won her battle with dementia when she passed away on Thursday April 13, 2023.

Gloria was born on April 8, 1931 to Dan and Mollie Sader, in north Wichita County.  She grew up in the Wichita County community and lived her entire life in Leoti.  If asked...

Melvin N. Metzen

Melvin N. Metzen

Apr 5, 2023

Melvin Norbert Metzen Age 75, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born on October 3, 1947, in Wichita, Kansas, The son of Leo Matthias and Agnes Caecilia Bayer Metzen.  Melvin was a resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1973 moving from Larned, Kansas. 

Melvin attended and majored in animal husbandry at Kansas State...

Vivian Cronin

Vivian Cronin

Mar 30, 2023

Lakin

Vivian Kaye Ribbing Cronin, age 72, peacefully passed in Lakin, Kansas, March 30, 2023, surrounded by loved ones after her battle with cancer to be with the Lord Jesus of her life. She was born, January 17, 1951, at Dumas, Texas, the daughter of Eugene & Geraldine Oxford Ribbing.

Kaye was a homemaker, mother, grandmother, and friend to many....

Sam E Brookover

Sam E Brookover

Mar 27, 2023

Samuel Edwin Brookover left this world on Monday, March 27th, 2023, at the age of 86.  He was born on July 1, 1936 in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Forest & Ermalea Griswold Brookover.  He will be sadly missed and will always hold a place in our hearts. 

Friends and family are invited to honor his life on April...

Josephine M. Jones

Josephine M. Jones

Mar 25, 2023

Josephine M. Jones, age 92, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the Lane County Hospital in Dighton, Kansas.  She was born on November 16, 1930 in Scott County, the daughter of John and Levina Whithorn Beach.  A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, she was the owner and operator of Jo’s Ceramics for 42 years.  

She was...

Jeffrey L. Hopkins

Jeffrey L. Hopkins

Mar 24, 2023

Jeffrey Lynn Hopkins, age 55, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2023 at The Heritage of Overland Park in Overland Park, Kansas. He was born on July 28, 1967 in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Leonard Hopkins and Florence Barrows. After graduating From Scott Community High School in Scott City, Kansas he attended Kansas State University where he received...