Deanna Kay Roberts, 82, of Quinter, Kansas, went to be with the Lord on January 22, 2025. Deanna was born at home in rural Quinter, Kansas, on March 5, 1942. She graduated from Quinter High School in 1960 and continued on to Fort Hays State for one year.
Deanna was united in marriage to Garry Lyle Roberts on September 30, 1961; they were married almost 58 years. Deanna was a true farmer's wife in every sense of the word. She helped Garry with livestock, driving tractors and trucks, packing silage, carrying irrigation pipe, and tending to cattle and hogs. In addition to working on the farm, she held several full-time jobs throughout her lifetime, including working at First National Bank in Quinter and the Farm Service Agency in Hoxie. Deanna was a woman of strong faith and was a lifetime member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Quinter. She also enjoyed gardening, canning, sewing, and making wedding cakes. But what she treasured and loved the most was raising her three children, Denise, Kimberly, and Darrin. In her later years, it was her grandchildren, Mackenzie, Beau, Caleb, Nathan, Jordan, and Anna, who meant the whole world to her.

Deanna was the hub that connected the many spokes of her family and kept them moving, and without her, their lives will be forever changed. Her family and friends will miss her regular phone calls just to check in and catch up, and the way she was always there when someone needed her. Over the years, she was a caretaker to many family and friends. She always managed to make everyone she came into contact with feel loved and cared for and never missed an opportunity to share her faith. She will be deeply missed, but her legacy of love and faith will live on in every life she touched.

Deanna is survived by her children, Denise Coberley and husband Mark, Kimberly Roberts, and Darrin Roberts and wife Tania; grandchildren Mackenzie Coberley-Sorensen and husband Sean, Beau Coberley, Caleb Roberts, Nathan Roberts, Jordan Roberts, and Anna Roberts; brother Richard Sterrett and wife Elaine (Quinter, KS); and sister Barbara Wiechman and husband Terry (Valley Center, KS).

Deanna was preceded in death by her husband, Garry; father, John Clarence Sterrett; mother, Vera Marie (Phelps); sister, Carolyn More and husband Wilbur; and stepmother, Wilma Look.

Funeral service will be held Monday, January 27, 2025, at the Church of the Brethren of Quinter at 10:00 a.m. Matthew Sexton of Quinter Reformed Presbyterian Church will be officiating. Burial will follow at Baker Township Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Deanna Roberts Memorial. Donations may be sent to Schmitt Funeral Home, 336 North 12th, WaKeeney, KS 67672.

To share memories or leave condolences, please visit www.schmittfuneral.com .

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