Obituaries

Nov 6, 2021

Edward J. Werth, age 93, of Park, Kansas, passed away November 6, 2021, at Gove County Medical Center in Quinter, Kansas. He was born January 30, 1928, to Thomas and Bertha (Kreutzer) Werth. Edward was united in marriage to the love of his life, Cordula Ritter, on May 4, 1948, in Leoville, Kansas. They were married for 73 and...

Nov 4, 2021

Helen Ruth (Schemm) Ziegler, 97, of WaKeeney, Kansas passed away on November 4, 2021. Helen was born in Trego County Kansas on May 20, 1924.  She graduated from WaKeeney High School in 1943.

Helen was united in marriage to Edward M. Ziegler on June 21, 1948.  They were married 64 years.  As a student in high school...

Nov 1, 2021

Grace Nellie Stewart Satran, 96, of WaKeeney, Kansas passed away peacefully on November 1, 2021 at the Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital.  Grace Stewart Satran was born May 15, 1925, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Concordia, Kansas, to Grant I. and Nellie Sander Stewart.  They took her home to Stockton where she grew up and graduated from Stockton High School. ...

Oct 31, 2021

Karlynn Kay Brookhart Fabrizius Yanke, 85, of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away on October 31, 2021, of a short illness not related to Covid. Karlynn was born in WaKeeney, Kansas on April 25, 1936. She graduated from Ellis High School and continued on to receive a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education from Fort Hays State University.

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Oct 29, 2021

James "Jim" C Knapp, age 80, of WaKeeney, Kansas passed away Friday, October 29, 2021, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS. He was born July 15, 1941, in Bird City, Kansas to Charles and Mildred (Phipps) Knapp. On January 6, 1968, he married Patricia (Patti) Ann Whisler.

Jim worked as an actuarial accountant...

Oct 22, 2021

Lucille May (Miller) Martin, age 68, of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away Friday, October 22, 2021, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital.

Lucille was born on May 2, 1953, in Hoxie, Kansas, to Virgil O. and Pearl M. (Brown) Miller. She grew up in Hoxie, where she graduated from High School in 1971. Lucille was united in marriage...

Oct 22, 2021

Frank Leo Schwarzenberger,92, of Quinter, Kansas passed away on October 22, 2021, at the Gove County Medical Center. Frank was born October 12, 1929, at the family farmstead southeast of Quinter to Alexander and Walburga (Ziegler) Schwarzenberger, Sr. He was the eighth of nine children. Frank attended the Harmony Country School just a half mile from his home. He...

Oct 15, 2021

Viola Patricia "Pat" Phillips, 90, of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2021, at Trego County-Lemke Memorial Hospital. Pat was born in Valley Center, Kansas on October 22, 1930. She graduated from Natoma High School in Natoma, Kansas.

Pat was united in marriage to William "Bill" Crawford on November 20, 1949; they were married 45...

Oct 2, 2021

Eileen Marie Heier Yeager, 73, of Park, Kan., passed away peacefully on October 2, 2021, at Covenant Village in Gastonia, N.C. Born on July 26, 1948, in Quinter, Kansas, Eileen was the youngest child of the late Anthony "Tony" and Marcella "Sally" (Schmidtberger) Heier.

From a young age, Eileen was determined, outspoken and fiercely independent. As a...

Sep 28, 2021

Deaver Gaskins, age 66, of Quinter, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. Services are pending with Schmitt Funeral Home, Quinter.

Sep 22, 2021

Raymond "Ray" August Rumpel was born September 1, 1940, at the Osborn Hospital in WaKeeney. He was the oldest child born to August John and Mary Ann (Mumert) Rumpel. He passed away at Trego County Lemke Hospital Long Term Care on September 22, 2021, just 21 days past his 81 st birthday.

On August 15, 1962, he...

Sep 18, 2021

Marlan D. Jamison was born to Newton and Elma (Beck) Jamison on July 11, 1932, in his grandfather's home on the family farm near Quinter, Kansas, attended by his grandmother.  He remained close to his birthplace most of his life and went to be with the Lord on September 18, 2021.

Marlan attended Quinter High School and...

Sep 15, 2021

Howard Duane "Sparky" Sparks, 81, of Quinter, Kansas, passed away September 15, 2021. Duane was born in Bigelow, Kansas, January 9, 1940. He liked to point out that being born in 1940 told you his birthday, 1/9/40. When Duane earned his GED at Fort Hays State University, he scored so well that they were disappointed they could not convince...

Sep 1, 2021

Larry J. Jacobs, age 86, of Hays, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born in Quinter, Kansas, on July 17, 1935, to Joseph and Catharina Jacobs.

After graduating from Quinter High School, Larry enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where he proudly served his country for three...

Aug 25, 2021

Karen Ann (Hillman) Deutscher, age 77, of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021. She was born on December 3, 1943, to Kenneth and Helen (Sproul) Hillman in Norton Kansas. Karen graduated from Trego Community High School, and later attended Brown Mackie College in Salina, Kansas, where she received instruction and training for secretarial work.

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Aug 20, 2021

Delores (Goetz) Phlieger, age 94, of Quinter, Kansas, passed away Friday, August 20, 2021, at Via Christi Saint Francis in Wichita, Kansas. Delores was born July 3, 1927, to Otto and Johanna (Mader) Goetz, the oldest of eleven children.

Delores was united in marriage to Pius Phlieger on October 23, 1945, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in...

Aug 16, 2021

Lida Tilton, age 81, of Quinter, Kansas, passed away Monday, August 16, 2021, at Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care. Services are pending with Schmitt Funeral Home, Quinter.

Aug 10, 2021

Mark Eldon Gillespie, age 56, of Grainfield, Kansas, passed away August 10, 2021, due to complications from COVID, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. His battle with Parkinson's Disease issues in recent years showed his courage, strength, and will while facing life's challenges with a smile on his face. Despite the pain, Mark stayed strong until the end....

Jul 24, 2021

Robert Louis Berens, age 90, of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital. Robert was born December 9, 1930, to Louis and Rose (Hazelhorst) Berens in Collyer, Kansas.

After graduating high school, Robert enlisted in the United States Navy in January of 1951, proudly serving his country in Korea before...

Jul 1, 2021

David Lee Schneider, 88, of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away on July 1, 2021. David was born in Norton, Kansas, on February 8, 1933, to Abe and Ethel (Jameson) Schneider. He graduated from Norton Community High School and received his bachelor's degree at Kansas State University. While at K-State he was a proud member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.