Obituaries

Oct 12, 2020

Ross D. Wilson, born in WaKeeney, Kansas, to Bill and Martha Wilson, April 24, 1957, passed away October 12, 2020, at Gove County Medical Center LTC.

He is survived by his son, Brandon Wilson and Stacey Maddox; three grandchildren, Levi, Chevy, and Jase Wilson; long-time friend and companion, Lisa Boatwright; one niece; and nine nephews.  Ross is...

Oct 12, 2020

Daniel Albert, "D.A." Crist II died on October 12, 2020, at the Gove County Long Term Care Facility, Quinter, KS, following a diagnosis of COVID-19, at the age of 90. He was born on July 20, 1930.

He was the youngest of three children born to Rev. D. (Daniel) Floyd and Nellie Mae (Jamison) Crist in rural...

Oct 11, 2020

Beulah Mae Gillespie, 94, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2020 at Gove County Long Term Care in Quinter, Kansas.  She was born June 28 th , 1926 in Orion, Kansas to Joseph Maddox and Myrtle Kreigh Maddox at the family farm.

Beulah graduated from Oakley High School in 1944.  She then attended Fort Hays State University where...

Oct 9, 2020

Gary Lee Beydler, 62, of WaKeeney,KS, passed away on Friday, October 9th, 2020. Gary was born in Great Bend, KS on May 10th, 1958 to Bernard Beydler and Twila (Bartley) Beydler. He was a graduate from TCHS class of 1976 and continued his education at Dodge City Community College. He then proceeded to spend most of his adult life...

Oct 9, 2020

Judy Helget, age 76, of WaKeeney, KS, passed away Friday, October 9, 2020, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. Services are pending with Schmitt Funeral Home, WaKeeney.

Oct 8, 2020

Lorna "Sue" Legleiter, age 76, of WaKeeney, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2020, in Hays.  She was born November 22, 1943, in Hays, Kansas, to Alfred "Sonny" and Berniece M. (Johnson) Gross.  Sue was a WaKeeney resident for over 50 years.

On June 19, 1965, she was united in marriage to Melvin W. Legleiter, in Hays, Kansas. ...

Oct 7, 2020

Ethel Mabel Ziegler, 86, of Hays, Kansas passed away on October 7, 2020 at the Hays Medical Center.  Ethel was born in Angelus, KS on December 24,1933 to Everet and Louise (Schwarz) Schroeder. She was a graduate of Grinnell High School.

Ethel was united in marriage to Leo Ziegler in Angelus, KS, on August 10, 1954; they...

Oct 5, 2020

Betty Jo Pennington, her friends called her "BJ", age 71 of WaKeeney KS and Farmington, NM, passed away on October 5, 2020. Betty was born on her family's farm in Collyer KS October 4 th 1949. Betty grew up in the area of WaKeeney KS and moved to Farmington NM in 1974...

Oct 2, 2020

Wilbur Eugene (Gene) Evans was born September 10, 1938, the son of Wilbur O. and Viola M. (Holaday) Evans in Hays, KS. He left this world to be in the healing arms of Jesus on October, 2, 2020 at the age of 82.

Gene was raised to manhood on the family farm southeast of Gove, KS in...

Sep 27, 2020

Mary Louise (Johnson) Schultz, age 82, of Grainfield, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020. She was laid to rest in the Grainfield City Cemetery with immediate family on September 29, 2020. Louise was born August 12, 1938, in Denver, CO to Alice (Teeter) and Harry Johnson. She had three siblings: JoAnn, Barbara, and John.

Louise graduated from...

Sep 26, 2020

Iona (Goetz) Selensky, age 75, of Quinter, KS, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020, at Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care, Quinter. She was born July 10, 1945, to Michael and Catherine (Depperschmidt) Goetz at the family home in Park, KS.

Iona graduated from Park High School in 1963. She was married to her high school...

Sep 8, 2020

Firma (Kreutzer) Pfannenstiel, age 80, of WaKeeney, KS, passed away September 8, 2020, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, Long Term Care facility, WaKeeney. She was born January 11, 1940 to Isidor and Lidwina Younker) Kreutzer at the family home 10 miles north and 2 miles west of Hays. She attended Hyacinth grade school, and Hays High School until...

Sep 3, 2020

Ray Schreiner, age 88, of WaKeeney, KS, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2020, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital Long Term Care. He was born January 13, 1932 to John and Beata (Knoll) Schreiner in St. Peter, KS.

As a farmer and rancher, Ray loved his Charolais cattle. He enjoyed fishing and visiting with...

Aug 20, 2020

Madeline Musick, age 75, of WaKeeney, KS, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020. Services are pending with Schmitt Funeral Home, WaKeeney.

Aug 19, 2020

Earl Duane Clews 84 passed away on August 19, 2020.  He was a resident of WaKeeney since graduating from Arnold High School in 1954.  He was a resident of the Trego County Long Term Care since August 2017.  Earl was born December 8, 1935 in Arnold, Kansas, 1 of 8 children to John H. Clews & Ester B. (Weber)...

Aug 17, 2020

Melva Elaine Cooper passed away on August 17, 2020. She was a resident of the Gove County Long Term

Care in Quinter, KS. Melva was born July 7, 1929 to Horace and Hannah Jamison of Quinter, Kansas, 1

of 7 children. After graduating from Quinter High School, Melva was employed by AT&T as a

Aug 16, 2020

Loretta (Bollig) Billinger, age 97, of WaKeeney, KS, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2020, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, Long Term Care. She was born August 1, 1923 to Jacob and Anna Marie (Graf) Bollig in Ogallah, KS. She attended St. Mary's Catholic school in Ellis and Ogallah grade school.

Loretta married Edwin P. Billinger...

Aug 10, 2020

Shelby Thornton, age 57, of WaKeeney, KS, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. He was born April 17, 1963, to Eloise (Francis) and Dean Thornton, in Norton, KS. He attended Fort Hays State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in education.

Shelby greatly enjoyed teaching, and throughout his...

Aug 9, 2020

Linda Sue Wildeman, 60, of Hays, KS, passed away on August 9, 2020, at Hays Medical Center. She was born on February 12, 1960, in Quinter, KS, to Ralph and Virginia (Katt) Wildeman. Linda graduated from Hoxie High School in 1979. After graduation, she spent the remaining years of her life at DSNWK in Hays.

Linda was...

Jul 31, 2020

Bernard "Bernie" Albers, age 86, formerly of Park, Kansas, passed away in Westminster, Colorado, on July 31, 2020.  He was born November 30, 1933, in Park, Kansas to Anton and Helen Teresa (Schulte) Albers.

Bernie was a U.S. Army veteran.  He worked as a tradesman in the construction industry.  He will be missed by many.

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