Obituaries

Mar 18, 2020

*****PLEASE NOTE UPDATED SERVICE DATE IS JUNE 13, 2020*****

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...

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...