Obituaries

Jan 10, 2020

Jennie Lee Grace (Lorenz – Zordel) Clews went to meet our Lord Jesus on Friday, January 10, 2020 at the age of 86 years, 19 days, in Trego Co Lemke Memorial Hospital LTC, WaKeeney, Kansas.  She was born on December 22, 1933 in a house 9 miles outside of WaKeeney.  She is the daughter of Adam and Helen (Schneider)...

Jan 1, 2020

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Reggie Lynn Pywell, age 64 of Wichita, passed away on January 1, 2020 in Wichita. He was born on December 15, 1955, in Plainville, Kansas, to Rose (Sparks) Pywell and Charles (Corky) Pywell.

Reggie graduated from Plainville High School...

Dec 31, 2019

Adolph J. Flax, age 77, of WaKeeney, KS, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney.  He was born August 14, 1942 to Rudolph Sr. and Regina (Augustine) Flax in Arnold, KS.

Adolph graduated from Arnold High School.  On September 30, 1961, he was united in marriage to Norma Nemechek in WaKeeney,...

Dec 21, 2019

Daryl C. Reeder, 89, of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019 in Mission, Texas.

Daryl was born on September 8, 1930, in rural Trego County, Kansas to Cecil and Emma (Sitz) Reeder.  During the Korean War, he served as a U.S. Navy corpsman for three years on a hospital ship.  Daryl returned to work...

Dec 20, 2019

Reva Gael Lynd was born on October 8, 1925 in Oakley, Kansas to Monte and Inez (McKim) Poague.  She departed this life on December 20, 2019, at the age of 94 at the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital.

Reva was the third of four children.  At the age of four her family moved to WaKeeney where she...

Dec 19, 2019

Rodney Johnson, Riley, KS passed away on December 19, 2019, at the age of 67, at Stormont-Vail Health, Topeka, KS.

Rodney was born July 3, 1952, in Hays, KS, to George and Gladys (Gallison) Johnson. He attended school in Ellis and joined the Navy a few months before graduation. Rodney furthered his education in the Navy receiving...

Dec 14, 2019

Dorothy A. Inloes, age 85, of Quinter, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019, at Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care, Quinter. She was born November 6, 1934 to Clarence and Goldie (Keith) Lauver in Corning, Iowa.

Dorothy married Harlan Huber on January 9, 1956, and together they had 3 daughters. They were married until his...

Dec 12, 2019

Opal (Beougher) Zimmerman, 84, of Quinter, Kansas, passed away December 12, 2019, with her family by her side in Quinter, Kansas at the Gove County Long Term Care Facility. She was born on October 1, 1935, in Grinnell Kansas to Gael and Mary Beougher. She graduated in 1953 from Grinnell High School and played the clarinet in the band....

Dec 11, 2019

Estella R. Miller, age 74, of WaKeeney, KS, passed away December 11, 2019, at Good Samaritan Society in Hays, KS. She was born on April 23, 1945, to Elmer and Ethel (Morgan) Boese, the youngest of their 6 children. Estella graduated from Alexander High School.

Estella married Vernon Wittman on July 23, 1965 and together they had...

Dec 10, 2019

Tommie Gean Watton, age 79, of WaKeeney, KS (born in Ordway, CO), passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney.

Cremation has been chosen and the family will have private services at a later date.

Schmitt Funeral Home, WaKeeney, is handling arrangements.

Nov 27, 2019

Azilee Alberta (Lee) Williams, age 91, of WaKeeney passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. She was born on December 23, 1927 in Custer City, Oklahoma to Samuel and Elsie (Cutler) Moler.

Azilee was united in marriage to Vern LeRoy (Bud) Williams, January 16, 1949 until 1977.

Azilee loved...

Nov 27, 2019

Robert Wayne Rhoades, age 72, of Quinter, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at Gove County Medical Center in Quinter. Bob was born on October 24, 1947 in Quinter, KS to Wayne and Doris (Jamison) Rhoades. Bob attended grade school in Wichita, KS, and graduated in 1965 from Monadnock Regional High School in Swanzey Center, New Hampshire....

Nov 15, 2019

Delores Marie (Goetz) Deines, age 90, of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away on Friday, November 15, 2019, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, Long Term Care in WaKeeney. Delores was born in Park, Kansas on July 10, 1929, to Edmund and Helen (Gallagher) Goetz.

Delores grew up in Park with her 9 siblings and graduated from Park High...

Nov 9, 2019

Anna Alvena (Hagerman) Harms, age 95, WaKeeney (former long time Larned resident), passed away Saturday, November 9, 2019, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney.  She was born March 28, 1924, in Pawnee County, Kansas, to Walter and Anna (Folkerts) Hagerman.

Anna grew up on the family farm; she was proud to be a farmgirl.  She graduated...

Oct 19, 2019

Viola Heronemus, age 96, of WaKeeney, passed away Saturday, October 19, 2019, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, Long Term Care, WaKeeney.  Mary "Viola" was born in Trego County on January 24, 1923, to Jacob and Mollie (Wolf) Stenzel.

Viola attended Trego County Rural School.  She was baptized and later confirmed in the Zion Lutheran Church, rural...

Oct 16, 2019

Lori Lynne Dinkel, age 62 of Collyer, Kansas passed away on October 16, 2019, at Gove County Medical Center. Lori was born in Boulder, CO on December 25, 1956, to Joel and Rosalie (Glenn) Jamison. She attended school in both Colorado and Kansas and completed the 12 th grade.

Lori was united in marriage to Robert Dinkel...

Oct 8, 2019

Cory French, 43, passed away October 8, 2019 in WaKeeney, Kansas.  He was born April 3, 1976, to Sandra and David French, in Wichita, Kansas. Cory moved every few years for 16 years of his life, before his father retired from the Air Force in 1992 and moved the family to Wakeeney.  After graduating High School in 1994, Cory...

Oct 5, 2019

Penelope "Penny" Smith, age 53, of WaKeeney, passed away, Saturday, October 5, 2019, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney.

Arrangements are pending with Schmitt Funeral Home, WaKeeney.  Cremation was chosen.

Sep 27, 2019

Jerry Lee Brand, age 78, of Quinter, Kansas, passed away on September 27, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. Jerry was born September 23, 1941, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Walter and Ruth (Wheeler) Brand. Jerry graduated from Lexington High School.

Jerry was united in marriage to Karen Lunz on May 26, 1968, and they were married for...

Sep 22, 2019

Jerry Lee Millard, 69, of WaKeeney, Kansas passed away on September 22. Jerry was born January 24, 1950 to Jack and LaVanche Millard. Jerry was a graduate of Trego Community High School. He is survived in death by his son Jeremy and his wife Ashley and their son Hunter; daughter Megan (Mowery) and her husband Jason and their children...