Obituaries

Jan 30, 2023

Virgil Elwood Sneath, 89, of Quinter, KS, passed away on January 30, 2023.  Virgil was born in Kaneer, KS on November 29, 1933. He graduated from Geneseo High School and continued his education at a vocational school.

Virgil was united in marriage to Joyce Sprick on December 7, 1978; they were married for 44 years.  He worked...

Jan 23, 2023

Charlotte L. Mai died peacefully on the morning of January 23, 2023, with her loving husband, Howard, at her side. Although she will be greatly missed, Charlotte leaves a legacy of love, strength, and dedication to her friends, family, and former students whose lives she touched throughout the years.

Charlotte Lillian Boxberger was born on August 2,...

Jan 22, 2023

Mary Jane Cunningham was born April 25, 1939, in WaKeeney, KS, to Anthony Aschenbrenner and Mary (Reitmeyer) Aschenbrenner. She passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2023, at the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney, at the age of 83.

Upon graduation from Trego Community High School, Mary met Samuel Lee Cunningham. On January 18, 1958, she married...

Jan 22, 2023

Margaret Nancy Ziegler, age 77, died on January 22, 2023 at the Gove County Medical Center.  She was born on November 6, 1945 in Comanche County, Texas the daughter of Dillard J. and Linner D (Donaldson) Kelsey.

Margaret was a 1962 graduate of May High School in May, Texas.  After graduating she went to work for Texas...

Jan 12, 2023

Gale Lee Kirk, age 68, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 12, 2023, in Quinter, KS.

Gale was Born in Scott City, Ks on November 21, 1954, to Roy and Margueritte (Fankhouser) Kirk. He graduated from Hayden High School, Hayden, CO. He married Pamela Kirk on February 16, 2007, and were happily married for nearly 16 years....

Dec 29, 2022

Jerita O'Bryan, age 82, passed away Thursday, December 29th, 2022 at Hays Medical Center. She was born October 28th, 1940 in Shreveport, Louisiana to Estell Horn.

Jerita attended Mount Carmel High School, in Florien, LA. She wore many hats throughout her life. She was a military wife for 38 years, moving frequently with each endeavor, always landing...

Dec 22, 2022

Ruth "Evalyn" Wilson was born May 13, 1938, in the family house in Sonora, TX to Thomas Jefferson Wall and Viola Elizabeth (Turner) Wall.  She passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2022, at the Trego County Lemke Memorial Long Term Care, WaKeeney, at the age of 84.

Evalyn grew up in Sonora, TX, and moved to WaKeeney...

Dec 17, 2022

Verle Lee Mendenhall was born August 12, 1934, on the family farm in rural Gove County, to Leslie Lee and Marie (Hockersmith) Mendenhall. He passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Logan County Senior Living, Oakley, at the age of 88.

Verle attended and graduated from Gove High School, Gove, KS. After graduation, he started working on...

Dec 9, 2022

Lawrence "L.J." James Leiby III went to be in the arms of Jesus Friday, December 9, 2022, at the age of 12. L.J. was the son of Larry & Emily Leiby of Quinter, KS and Summer (Byington) Leiby of Oberlin, KS. He was an older brother to Philip, Abigail, Norah, and Tucker. He is survived by many aunts, uncles,...

Dec 8, 2022

Mitzi Lee Naylor Schwien was born to, Santa Monica, California couple, Harold Lee, Jr. and Carol Jean Naylor on October 24, 1963, less than a year after her "Irish twin" sister, Tami Lynne (Lloyd) Pruett, who survives her. The following year, her brother, Michael Shawn, who awaits her in heaven, was born sleeping. She is also survived by her...

Dec 6, 2022

Penny Louise (Cain) Anderson, age 65, of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital. She was born in WaKeeney on February 14, 1957, to the late Richard Lee and Verle Louise (Tevis) Cain.

Penny was united in marriage to David Anderson until his passing in 2016. She worked as...

Nov 29, 2022

Clara Lucille "Lucy" Zahn, 80, of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away on November 29, 2022, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital. Lucy was born in Morland, Kansas on June 30, 1942, to Mervin Alvin Stithem and Mary Ellen Stithem (James). Her father passed away when she was just 8 years old, and her mother eventually remarried. She graduated from Hill...

Nov 22, 2022

Richard Lee Cook, 78, of WaKeeney, KS, passed away November 22, 2022, at his home. Richard was born in Fort Riley, KS on May 5, 1944 to Francis (Frank) Jr. and Lucille (Polifka) Cook. He graduated from Hays High in 1962.

On May 25th, 1968, Richard married Sherry Kathleen Struss in WaKeeney, KS. He worked from that...

Nov 22, 2022

Rosemary Walt , age 83 , passed away peacefully on Tuesday , November 22 , 2022 .

Rosemary was born near Quinter , KS on August 23 , 1939, to Anton and Rosalia ( Giebler ) Dinkel . She was the youngest of eleven children . When she was young , her family moved to a farm...

Nov 20, 2022

Donald B. Williams (Commo Willy), 80 years old of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away on November 20,2022. Don was born in Nassawadox, Virginia on July 24, 1942.  He graduated from Norview High School in Norfolk, Virginia.  Don was united in marriage to Teressa Meier on December 28 th , 1990, they were married 32 years. He served in the United States...

Oct 22, 2022

Larry M. Cox, 63, of Ellis, Kansas passed away on Saturday evening, October 22, 2022, at Hays Medical Center. Larry was born to Verle and Dorothy (Dechant) Cox on May 5, 1959. He grew up in Grainfield, Kansas, and graduated from Wheatland High School with the Class of 1977. He married his high school sweetheart, Lisa Kinderknecht on October...

Oct 21, 2022

Nadyne F Boone was born in Quinter, Kansas, May 1, 1941, to Herman and Reva Jamison. She departed this life on Friday, October 21st, at the age of 81, in Quinter, Kansas.

Nadyne began her walk with the Lord Jesus and was baptized in 1951. She remained true to Him until her death. On May 30, 1959,...

Oct 20, 2022

Gary Dean Lang, 69, of Westminster, Colorado, passed away on October 20, 2022, from complications of a stroke. Gary was born in Quinter, Kansas. He was the fourth of six siblings born to Bennie and Minnie Lang where he grew up on the family farm. Gary attended catholic school in Park, Kansas, and then graduated from Quinter High School...

Oct 17, 2022

Gary Carter, age 79, of Quinter Kansas, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2022.  Gary was born in Utica on February 15, 1943. He graduated from Utica high-school.

Gary is survived by his children Brenda Ridder, Jennifer Brown, and Brandon Carter.

Graveside services will be held at 2 pm, Saturday, October 29, 2022, at Baker...

Oct 16, 2022

Benjamin John Keller, age 36, of Quinter, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022, in Quinter, Kansas. Ben was born in Quinter on October 4, 1986, to John Kenneth and Cynthia Ann (Burgardt) Keller.

Ben worked for Hi-Plains Cooperative at the grain elevator, along with many other odd jobs. He was an avid hunter and fisherman,...