Obituaries

May 28, 2020

Roberta "Robie" Mae Harries, age 79, of WaKeeney, KS, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2020.

Robie was born in Hill City, KS on June 16, 1940. She graduated from Central High School in Salina, KS and continued on to receive a Master's degree in psychology from Marymount College, Salina. She also served in the United States...

May 28, 2020

Andrew (Andy) MacGregor Jones, age 74, of Collyer, Kansas, passed away at Gove County Medical Center on May 28, 2020, as a result of cancer. He was born on January 4, 1946, in Goodland, KS, to William David and Geneva (Mac) Evangeline (MacGregor) Jones.

He graduated in 1964 from Wallace County High School in Sharon Springs. He...

May 27, 2020

Tina Denise (Wolf) Glendy, age 61, of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. She was born July 6, 1958 in Hill City, KS to Anita June (Goff) and David Francis Wolf.

Tina married Glen Newell, and together they had three children. She was later united in marriage to Paul Glendy on December 2, 1994....

May 19, 2020

Charlene Genelle Barber (Char), born March 14, 1935 and formerly of Hays and Wakeeney, Kansas, passed away in Springfield, Missouri, on May 19, 2020, at 85 years of age.

Charlene was born in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. She graduated from Wilmore High School and continued on at Wichita Business School for one year. Charlene was united in marriage to...

May 18, 2020

Bob Leighton was born on a farm in southern Gove County on Sept 12, 1922 to Bill and Edna (Gregg) Leighton. He left his earthly garden for the heavenly one on May 18, 2020.   He was planting tomatoes in his garden and the Lord decided he needed someone to pull weeds  and help with the planting.

When...

May 5, 2020

Galen Dale Olson of Weslaco, TX passed away after a courageous battle with a severe illness on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at the age of 76. One of 4 children, Galen was born on February 4, 1944, in Quinter, KS to Egla Esther (Steinle) Olson and Dale Wayne Olson.

He married Twila Mae Fabian on August 26,...

Apr 9, 2020

Leo Ochs was born February 19, 1927, to Anton and Eleanor (Heier) Ochs.  He passed away April 9, 2020 at Gove County Medical Center at the age of 93. He married Eulalia Goetz on April 11, 1950 at the Sacred Heart Church in Park. Together they farmed and raised their family with a devout faith in God on their...

Apr 2, 2020

James Walter Mattke, age 86, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney, Kansas.  Jim was born July 20, 1933, on the family homestead near Ogallah, Kansas, to Paul Mattke and Gladys Pierce.

He graduated from Trego Community High School in 1951.  Upon graduation, he enlisted in the United State Air...

Mar 29, 2020

Roy Dean "Bucket" Hargitt, 59 years old, of Quinter, KS, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020. Roy was born in Oakley, KS on June 27, 1960. He graduated from Quinter High School in 1978. After high school, Roy joined the United States Marine Corps. His unit was G 2/7 Wpns Plt 1 st Mar Div., where his specialty...

Mar 18, 2020

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Linda Sue Hafliger went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. She was born in Hays, Kansas on March 17, 1950, to Carrol and Deryl (Murphy) Wynn. Linda was united in marriage to David Eugene Hafliger, at the Ogallah Christian Church on...

Mar 11, 2020

Janice Mary (Mense) Zerr, 81 years old, of Grainfield, KS passed away peacefully in her home on March 11, 2020.  Janice was born at her childhood home outside Grinnell, KS on July 17, 1938.  She attended Angelus Grade School and graduated from Grinnell High School in 1956.

Janice was united in marriage to Edmund E. Zerr on...

Mar 5, 2020

Delila "Dee" Faye (Beougher) Powers, age 77, of rural Gove, KS, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020, at Gove County Medical Center, Quinter. She was born on February 15, 1943, to C. DeWitt and E. Faye (Gibson) Beougher at the Highpoint Community in rural Logan County, KS. Dee was raised in the Orion community and would ride her horse...

Feb 21, 2020

Leonard Duane Wertz was born June 14, 1940 and bounded into eternity February 21, 2020.

Born to Richard and Pearl Wertz in Las Animas, Colorado, Len was the youngest of four children. His childhood stories seemed larger than life: seeing electricity come to the McClave area, bareback horse riding, nearly drowning in John Martin Reservoir, 4H and...

Feb 13, 2020

Amy Lynn Pyle Briggs, 40, of rural Gove County, died after a brief illness on February 13, 2020, at Gove County Medical Center in Quinter, Kansas. Amy was born to Mike and Avis Pyle on September 10, 1979, in Kansas City, Missouri, a mere 45 minutes after her parents arrived at the hospital. As Avis noted, "she was always in...

Feb 11, 2020

Curtis Parke of Collyer, KS passed away on February 11, 2020 in Lenexa, KS surrounded by his family. He was born in Quinter, Kansas to Peter and Rose Parke on September 2, 1929. He graduated from Trego Community High School in WaKeeney in 1946. Curtis briefly attended the University of Kansas before being called to serve in the Korean...

Feb 10, 2020

Opal Maxine (Evans) Prather, age 86, of Gove, Kansas, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2020. She was born on January 7, 1934, to William and Velma Blanche (Walt) Evans in Gove at the family home, and then she lived there from 1956 until her passing.

Opal attended Wild Rose country school and...

Jan 23, 2020

Albert Virgil Snyder, age 84, of Osborne, KS, passed away on January 23, 2020, at Parkview Care Center, Osborne.  Albert was born in Bloomington, KS on August 9, 1935 to Lawrence Albert and Valda Edna (Conn) Snyder.

Albert graduated from Osborne High School in 1953, where he was active and lettered in all sports. After graduation, he...

Jan 17, 2020

Mary Wolf Goede, 99, died on January 17, 2020, at Lake Minnetonka Shores Care Center in Spring Park, Minnesota. Mary was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Darrell Melvin Goede, who died on December 23, 1962; and also her parents, six brothers, four sisters, and one stillborn infant girl. Mary was born at home on the family homestead near...

Jan 16, 2020

Marvin Lee Bauman, 86, of Quinter, Kansas, went to his heavenly home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 16, 2020, at the Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care Facility. Marvin was born in Modesto, California on April 14, 1933, to Elmer and Mabel (Brubaker) Bauman.  He was the youngest of five children. He attended ...

Jan 14, 2020

Joseph "Joe" Geschwentner, age 82, of Quinter, KS, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at his home in Quinter. He was born on July 11, 1937, to Frank and Anna (Rietmayer) Geschwentner in Ellis County, KS.

Joe attended the country school through the 8 th grade. On February 10, 1964, he was united in marriage to Dorothy...