Obituaries

Sep 2, 2022

G. Patrick Wanker was born August 16, 1939, to Gernald Mertis and Pauline Gladys (Close) Wanker. He passed away on September 2, 2022, at the Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital at the age of 83 years.

Patrick attended the WaKeeney Grade School and graduated from the Trego Community High School.

He attended the Bethlehem Lutheran Church...

Aug 28, 2022

Janice Reeder was born in WaKeeney, Kansas in November 1933, to Monte and Inez Poague, who would later become the most cherished and loving grandparents ever.

The youngest of four, Jan delighted in pranking and teasing her older siblings who, no doubt, paved the way in the high-jinks department. That sense of humor and fun-loving spirit stayed...

Aug 14, 2022

Virginia M. Wildeman, age 93, of Grainfield, Kansas, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2022, at Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care. She was born May 28, 1929, at the family home south of Grainfield to Ernest and Regina (Keller) Katt.

Virginia graduated from Grainfield High School. She was united in marriage to Ralph Wildeman on August...

Aug 4, 2022

Marvin A. Beougher, age 87, of Grainfield, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2022, at Sheridan County Health Center in Hoxie, Kansas. Marvin was born November 9, 1934, to Merlyn and Vivian (Smith) Beougher, in Gove, Kansas. He graduated from Gove Rural High School with the class of 1952.

Marvin married Marilea JoAnne Johnson on February...

Jul 21, 2022

Royce Alan Roesch, 86, of Quinter, KS, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at Gove County Medical Center in Quinter, KS.  Royce was born August 9, 1935, in Quinter, KS, and adopted by Archie Bryan and Ida (Bowman) Roesch. He graduated from Quinter High School with the class of 1954.

Royce attended McPherson College for two...

Jun 16, 2022

Gladys Mae Sellers, age 91, of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away on June 16, 2022, early in the morning. Gladys was born in WaKeeney on September 29, 1930. Gladys graduated from Trego Community High School.

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Jun 12, 2022

Lester (Les) Burgardt, 73, of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away on June 12, 2022.  Les was born in Hays, Kansas on September 10, 1948. He graduated from St. Francis Seminary in Victoria, Kansas, and continued on to receive a Bachelor of Psychology and a Master and Specialist Degree in Guidance and Counseling from Fort Hays State University.

Les...

May 31, 2022

Marion Lavonne Reeder, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, in Springfield, Missouri. She was born February 15, 1931, in Hill City, Kansas to Clark and Jessie (Wallace) Pierson.

Lavonne graduated from Salina High School in 1949 and attended Kansas Wesleyan. She married Carl Reeder on October 8, 1950, in Salina, Kansas and they moved...

May 30, 2022

Betty Irene (Bradley) Hendershot passed away on Monday, May 30, 2022. Betty was born in Quinter, KS to Charles "Buck" and Ruby (Galloway) Bradley on July 16, 1929.

Betty graduated from Trego County High School in WaKeeney, KS. She married Donnie Riedell and had two sons, Jim and Chuck. They both preceded her in death. Betty and...

May 25, 2022

Gwendolyn (Gwen) Lee (Phillips) McCartee 85, of Marionville, Missouri, passed away on May 25, 2022. Gwen was born at home in WaKeeney, Kansas on August 1 st , 1936. She graduated from Utica High School in Utica, Kansas.

Gwen was united in marriage to Verlon E. McCartee on January 9, 1955.  They were married for 28 years. ...

May 13, 2022

Bonny Louise (Jensen) Walt, Quinter, Kansas, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022, at the age of seventy, at Gove County Medical Center, Quinter, after a long, courageous battle with colon cancer.

She was born on November 6, 1951, in Goodland, KS, the daughter of Ruth "Betty" (Notz) Jensen and Peter A Jensen.

Bonny attended...

May 5, 2022

Carroll James "Butch" Owens, age 76, passed away at his home in Park, Kansas on Thursday, May 5, 2022. He was born in Quinter, Kansas to John and Angelita (Weigel) Owens on May 29 th , 1946.

Butch graduated from Quinter High School. He was united in marriage to Carolyn Rumback on September 2, 1967. He was...

May 3, 2022

Carrol "Red" Allen, 87, died on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Red was born on July 4th, 1934 in Royal, Nebraska to Gertrude Scheer and Verle Allen. His paternal grandparents were Charles and Anna Allen, and Phillip and Josephine Scheer on his maternal side. Red was a devoted brother to his three beautiful sisters, DeEtta, Judene, and Viktorya. He attended...

May 2, 2022

Marvin Ray Nimz was born on October 22, 1929, in Ransom, Kansas, the son of Wilhelm and Celia (Rufenacht) Nimz. He passed away Monday, May 02, 2022, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital. He was 92 years old.

Marvin grew up in Trego County, attended local schools and graduated from Trego Community High School with the class...

Apr 28, 2022

Phyllis Elaine Archer, 68, of Ellis Kansas, passed away on April 28th, 2022.  Phyllis was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on March 13th, 1954. Phyllis graduated from Lamar High School and continued on to receive a business degree from Ottawa University.

Phyllis was united in marriage to Mike Archer on August 10th, 2011. They were married 10 years. ...

Apr 27, 2022

Charles McGinnis, age 88, died on April 27, 2022 at the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital.  He was born on February 3, 1934 to Ruby (Boren) and Glenn McGinnis in Lebanon, Missouri. On July 29, 1954 in Ellis, Kansas he married JoAnn Bollig, his high school sweetheart.

Charlie grew up in Trego County with his parents, Lewis...

Apr 26, 2022

Jacob (Jake) Zimmerman passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 26. 2022 at the Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care in Quinter, KS. He was born on January 14, 1918, on a farm in rural Grainfield, KS to the late George and Theresia (Lovenstein) Zimmerman. He was the second oldest in the family of six daughters and two sons....

Apr 24, 2022

Mary Lou Stewart, age 91, of Quinter, Kansas, passed away, Sunday, April 24, 2022, at Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care, Quinter. Services are pending with Schmitt Funeral Home, Quinter.

Apr 15, 2022

Arlene Bird, 87, of Quinter, Kansas went to her heavenly home to join Jesus, her Lord and Savior, on Friday, April 15. Arlene was born on October 9, 1934, at home on a farm north of Quinter, Kansas, to Samuel and Gladys Brown Coburn.

She grew up with two brothers, David and Sammie, and had two brothers,...

Mar 20, 2022

Kathryn Kay Wulf, 70, of WaKeeney, Kansas passed away on March 20, 2022.   Kathy was born on May 24, 1951, to J. Henry and Elizabeth Wulf in WaKeeney, Kansas.

After Kathy graduated from Trego Community High School in 1969, she attended Kansas State University majoring in Education.  She later received her master's degree in library science from...