Obituaries

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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Jul 29, 2020

Verlene Marie Ochs, age 87, of Grainfield, KS, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care facility. She was born June 15, 1933, to George Harold and Odella (Marcotte) Deges. She attended the country school in Grainfield.

Verlene was united in marriage to Roy Ochs Jr. on August 31, 1954,...

Jul 17, 2020

Sharon Lea (Mathews) Owen, age 77, of Hill City, KS, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020. She was born March 19, 1943 to Albert and Florence (Mueller) Mathews in Waterloo, IL. She was united in marriage to Frederick Owen on August  16, 1995 in Goldsboro, NC. They enjoyed 25 years of marriage together.

Sharon enjoyed antiquing,...

Jul 14, 2020

Mary Lou Logue, age 64, of WaKeeney, KS, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, KS. She was born in San Diego, CA on August 27, 1955, to Betty Cox. Mary graduated from Cowley County Community College with an Associate's degree in architecture.

Mary served in her community as...

Jul 7, 2020

Louise Darlene (Nemechek) Tomanek, age 85, of WaKeeney, KS, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, peacefully at her home. Darlene was born in WaKeeney August 2,1934, to Louis and Johanna (Gaschler) Nemechek. She graduated from Trego Community High School in 1952.

Darlene was united in marriage to Laverne Tomanek on October 20, 1952. They were happily...

Jun 29, 2020

Eulalia Sanger, of Quinter, Kansas, died peacefully Monday morning, June 29, 2020, at the Gove County Medical Center in Quinter. She was 94 years and five days at the time of her death.

She was born Eulalia Mae Crist, June 24, 1926, in the farmhouse of her parents, Rev. D. (Daniel) Floyd and Nellie Mae (Jamison) Crist,...

Jun 28, 2020

Neva Butcher, age 98, of WaKeeney, KS, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2020, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital. Services are pending with Schmitt Funeral Home, WaKeeney. Please check back for full obituary and service information.

Jun 18, 2020

Wendeline "Wendy" Gerstner, age 99, of Collyer, Kansas, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2020, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney, Kansas.  He was born April 8, 1921, in Shallow Water, Kansas, to Jacob and Marcianna (Rohleder) Gerstner.

Wendy was a graduate of Collyer High School.  On November 7, 1942, he was united in marriage to Appolonia...

Jun 13, 2020

Bernice Stithem, age 94, passed away peacefully on June 13, 2020.  Ray, her husband of 71 years, was at her side.

Bernice was born August 14, 1925, to Peter and Francis Billinger in Victoria, KS.  She was the youngest of ten children.  She was baptized and confirmed at St Michael Church in Collyer.  She grew up on...