The Superior Express -

Donna L. Ficken, 87, of Colby, Kansas died Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, Kansas.

Donna was born April 18, 1935, to Jay M. and Raoma Beavers of rural Carleton. She attended Coon Ridge school south of Carlton and later Davenport Public Schools, graduating in 1952. She also attended Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska, and then taught in a rural school near Hebron.

Donna married Edwin Ficken in June of 1954 in the Methodist Church of Davenport where Donna was baptized and became a member in 1946. Donna was later a member of St. Peters Lutheran Church of...