Obituaries

Dec 15, 2020

Ramona Eileen Birdsong was born September 9, 1935, the fourth child of Clifford and Lottie (Allen) Bisbee at their home in Bucklin, Kansas. She passed away December 15, 2020, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital Long Term Care in Wakeeney, Kansas.

Ramona was raised in Bucklin, where her father taught in local schools and her parents later...

Dec 13, 2020

Andrew Knoll, age 92, of WaKeeney, KS, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital. Services are pending with Schmitt Funeral Home.

Dec 13, 2020

Melvin R. "Moe" Fabrizius was born September 9 th , 1936 to the late Solomon and Pauline (Deines) Fabrizius on the farm southwest of WaKeeney.  He attended grade school at Bosna Country School located west of Trego Center.  Moe graduated in 1955 from Trego Community High School.

He married Marian Davies at the Methodist church on August...

Dec 11, 2020

Lillian Mather, age 77, of Quinter, KS, passed away Friday, December 11, 2020 at Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care. Services are pending with Schmitt Funeral Home.

Dec 2, 2020

John Douglas McIntosh, age 87, of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. He was born on April 16, 1933, to Lawrence and Ada (Harmon) McIntosh in Hays, Kansas.

On May 1, 1953, Johnny was united in marriage to Lavonne Owens in WaKeeney, days before his deployment to basic...

Nov 21, 2020

Marie Margaret Billinger age 93, of WaKeeney, KS, passed away November 21, 2020, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital Long Term Care. Marie was born July 31, 1927 in Brownell, KS to August and Mary (Halblieb) Moos.

Marie was a graduate of Trego High School. On June 4, 1946 Marie Moos and Alvin Billinger were joined in...

Nov 13, 2020

Richard (Dick) Lee Nemechek of WaKeeney, KS went on to be with the Lord on November 13, 2020 at the age of 70.  He was born to Louis and Johanna (Gaschler) on July 25, 1950 in WaKeeney, KS.  He was united in marriage to Carol Henning on May 17, 1975 and spent his life as a resident of WaKeeney....

Nov 7, 2020

Darlene Joyce Gerstner, age 78, of Quinter, KS, passed away on November 7, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS. Darlene was born to Delbert and Roberta (Duffey) Wilson on September 1, 1942 in Sidney, Nebraska.

Darlene received her GED and continued on to receive her LPN degree from Colby College. She was united in marriage to...

Nov 6, 2020

Margaret Lee Inloes died Friday morning November 6, 2020, at the Gove County Long Term Care Facility.

She was born on the Lewis family farm in Smith County, Kansas November 29, 1922, the firstborn of Walter M. and Lelah I. Lewis. She graduated from Brewster High School in 1940 and prepared to be a teacher by attending...

Nov 5, 2020

Kenneth Schneider, age 85, of WaKeeney, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital Long Term Care, WaKeeney. He was born February 9, 1935, in Hays, Kansas, to Harm and Elsie (Eichman) Schneider.

A proud veteran, Kenneth served our country in the U.S. Army. Dorothy "Dot" Smith became Kenneths' wife on...

Nov 4, 2020

James "Jimmy" Gettmann, age 65, of Stockton (formerly of Wichita), passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays.

To honor his wishes, cremation was chosen.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the James Gettmann Memorial Fund.  Donations to the fund may be sent to Schmitt Funeral Home, 336 North...

Nov 1, 2020

Brenda Sue Knouf, age 71, of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020 at Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care, Quinter, Kansas. She was born March 2, 1949, to Galen LaVerne and Vera Mae (Brown) Knouf in Wakeeney, Kansas.

Brenda enjoyed life, despite the challenges she faced on a daily basis....

Nov 1, 2020

Shirley Ann Borger, age 81 of Morland, KS went to be with the Lord November 1, 2020, at Gove County Long Term Care Facility, Quinter, KS. She was born to Ralph and Fern (Alta) Baker on August 7, 1939, at the family residence in Morland.

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Nov 1, 2020

Eva Loree Holaday passed away at the age of 94 at the Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care in Quinter, Kansas. She was born on September 28, 1926, on the farm in Sheridan County just north of the Saline River. She was the oldest child of George Earl and Mary (Hargitt) Maxwell. At the age of 5, she...

Oct 25, 2020

Robert Francis Kinderknecht passed away Sunday evening, October 25, 2020, at his home in Sheridan County, near Park, Kansas, at the age of 83.  Bob was born on September 9, 1937, the 12 th child of Alex and Anna (Bollig) Kinderknecht in Sheridan County, near Park, Kansas.  After graduating from Park Rural High School in 1956, he enlisted in...

Oct 25, 2020

Donald Eugene Durr, age 67, of Palco, Kansas, passed away at his home on October 25, 2020, from heart failure with is wife, Jane, by his side.  Donald was born August 6, 1953, to Robert S. and Thelma K. (Francis) Durr, in Monte Vista, Colorado.

Donald graduated from Dodge City High School in May of 1972.  He...

Oct 24, 2020

Edward Layton "Mac" McElhaney, Sr. passed away at the age of 78 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. Ed lost his battle with Covid on October 24, 2020.

Ed was a long-time resident of Quinter, Kansas. He was born on October 10, 1942 in Buckeye, Arizona to Ed and Rozie (Brice) McElhaney. He graduated from Carl...

Oct 23, 2020

James Markley Bogert was born June 2, 1960, to Harvey & Maurine (Markley) Bogert in Lawrence, KS. He departed this life on October 23, 2020 at the age of 60.

He graduated from River Road High School in Amarillo, Texas and attended some college. He lived in Texas a number of years before settling in Quinter. While...

Oct 22, 2020

Eldon Lyle Bird, age 93, of Quinter, KS, passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2020, at Andbe Home in Norton, KS. He was born in Quinter, KS on June 11, 1927 to Andrew and Mary (Anderson) Bird.

Eldon grew up on the family farm south of Quinter where he worked with his father. He liked to farm, work...

Oct 21, 2020

Roland D. Kesler passed away October 21, 2020 at Gove County Medical Center, Quinter, KS.  He was born February 4, 1927 on the family farm southwest of Quinter to Walter Benjamin and Ruth Marie (Miller) Kesler.

Roland attended grade school at the Fairview School.  He graduated from Quinter High School with the Class of 1944.  Roland enrolled...