Obituaries

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...

Sep 15, 2019

Jeanne was born in Collyer, Kansas.  She passed away one week to the day after enjoying her 89 th birthday at a celebration hosted by her best friend, Jane Farber, and surrounded by her many friends. An attendee remarked that in her long and productive life, Jeanne was never heard to say a bad word about anybody.

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Sep 14, 2019

Dale Leroy Redmond was born November 2, 1931, to Fred and Edith (Reinecker) Redmond, in Quinter, Kansas.  He graduated from Quinter High School in 1950.

Dale married Darlene Edwards on September 9, 1951 in the Quinter Church of the Brethren, where he remained an active member.  Dale worked at Reinecker IGA and the United Telephone Company prior...

Sep 11, 2019

Esther Mader, age 89, of Quinter, KS passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care, Quinter. Esther was born in rural Sheridan County, Kansas on January 16, 1930 to Alex and Anna (Bollig) Kinderknecht.

Esther attended Riverside School where she completed the eighth grade. She was united in marriage to ...

Sep 6, 2019

Henry C.  Walz, age 105, died peacefully Friday, September 6, 2019, at the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas, surrounded by his family.  He was born August 16, 1914 at the Walz farm in Trego County, Kansas, the son of Henry C. and Rose Esther Haneke Walz. He was the fourth of their nine children.

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Aug 30, 2019

Magdelena "Lena" Zerr, age 93, of Grainfield, KS, passed away on Friday, August 30, 2019. Lena was born in Gove County on March 18, 1926 to Ben and Juliana (Kuntz) Heier. Ben & Juliana were married on February 7, 1921 and Juliana passed away on March 24, 1935. Ben then married Margaret (Zerr) on May 11, 1936. Lena...

Aug 28, 2019

WaKeeney, Kansas resident, Don Wilkinson, passed away at his residence, on Wednesday, August 28, 2019.  He was 77 years of age.  Don was born April 4, 1942, in Collierville, Tennessee, to Mark S. and Mary Davis (Humphreys) Wilkinson.

Don attended Mt. Pleasant Elementary and Slayton High School, in Mississippi.  In 1963, he moved to the San Fernando...

Aug 23, 2019

Julius P. Bollig, age 92, of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away Friday, August 23, 2019, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney.  He was born October 26, 1926, in Ellis, Kansas, to Jacob and Anna Marie (Graf) Bollig.

Julius attended St. Mary's Grade School, in Ellis, then Ogallah Grade School.  He was a 1945 graduate of Trego Community...

Aug 18, 2019

Earl Lee Cotten, age 6o, of Hays, KS (formerly Grainfield), passed away Sunday, August 18, 2019, at his residence. He was born February 20, 1959 in Lake Charles, LA, to Sidney Earnest Cotten and Loretta Irvin.

Earl loved to travel, camp and fish; he often took his nephews and great-nephews on fishing trips. He was an avid...

Aug 15, 2019

Donna Lee Hull, age 87, of Hill City, Kansas, passed away on August 15, 2019, under the kind care of Dawson Place. She was born in Wamego, Kansas, on October 30, 1931. She was one of eight children, born in the middle, with three brothers and four sisters.

Donna was united in marriage to Edwin Lee Hull...