Obituaries

Robert “Kirk” McMain

Robert (Kirk) Kirkman McMain, Jr., age 62, passed away in Colorado Springs, CO, on March 22, 2022, after battling a short illness. Kirk was born June 3, 1959, in Mt. Clemens, MI. His family moved to Colorado Springs, CO, in August, 1964.

Larry L. Yost

Larry L. Yost, 63, passed away on March 9, 2022, at the Buffet Cancer Center, Omaha, NE. Larry was born in Moundridge, KS, on May 26, 1958, to Lester and Molly Yost. He was united in marriage to Joanne Koehn April 16, 1978, in Scott City, Kansas.

William “Bill” Novak

William “Bill” Harold Novak, age 73, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022, at the Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas. He was born in Garden City, Kansas, on October 3, 1948, to Glenn Joseph and Arlene Ethel Miller Novak.

Georgia M. Griem

Georgia Marie (Rowton) Griem passed away on March 17, 2022, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. Georgia was born on August 12, 1934, the daughter of George and Mary (Eder) Rowton. Georgia attended Marymount College in Salina, Kansas in the field of Home Economics. She married Herman F.

Bonnie Greenwood

Bonnie J. Greenwood, 87, of Overbrook, KS, passed away peacefully February 15, 2022, at Presbyterian Manor, Topeka, KS. Bonnie was born on October 31, 1934, on the Gribben family farm northwest of Leoti, KS, the daughter of Arthur Louis Gribben, Sr. and Genevieve Eulala (Manning) Gribben.

Jerry Molner

Leoti—Jerry Martin Molner, age 73, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at the Swedish Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. He was born on April 1, 1948, in Los Angeles, California, to John Martin and Matilda Ruth McLean Molner. He worked for the county, taking care of the landfill.

Bonita “Bonnie” Greenwood

Bonnie Joan (Gribben) Greenwood, 87, of Overbrook, KS, passed away February 16, 2022, at Presbyterian Manor, Topeka, KS. Bonnie was born on October 31, 1934, on the Gribben family farm in rural Leoti, KS, the daughter of Arthur Louis Gribben, Sr. and Genevieve Eulala (Manning) Gribben.

Elijio “Alex” Luna

Elijio “Alex” Luna was born on December 1, 1935, in Greeley, CO, to Pantaleon and Maria (Silva) Luna. Alex passed away on February 15, 2022, at the age of 86, in Garden City, KS, with family by his side.

Rafael (Ray) Campos

Rafael (Ray) Campos, died on February 12, 2022, at the VA Medical Center, in Grand Junction, Colorado. He was 91. He was born October 18, 1930, in Selkirk, Kansas, and graduated from Wichita County High School in Leoti, Kansas, in 1949.

Marilyn Wilbur

Marilyn Wilbur, age 89, passed away on Monday, February 28, 2022, at the Wichita County Hospital in Leoti, Kansas. She was born on October 14, 1932, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of William and Gertrude O’Neal Vanderhoff. Marilyn graduated from North High School in Wichita, Kansas, in 1949.