Obituaries

Ed Purinton

Nov 29, 2018

Ed Purinton, age 67, WaKeeney, died Thursday, November 29, 2018, at his home. He was born February 3, 1951 in Quinter, KS to Leonard W. and Irene (Royce) Purinton. Ed graduated from TCHS with the Class of 1969. While in high school he was proud to be a part of the 1968 M.C. L. High School Championship team that finished...

Elaine Mary (Faulkner) Weigel

Nov 26, 2018

Elaine Weigel, age 75, WaKeeney, died Monday, November 26, 2018 at her home.  She was born April 11, 1943, in Hays, Kansas, to Leo and Mabel (Harger) Faulkner.

Elaine was a graduate of Marion High School in Hays.  She married Norbert Weigel on December 30, 1961, in Hays, at St. Joseph Catholic Church.  She was a member...

Patty Chestnut

Nov 26, 2018

Patty Jo Chestnut, age 82, passed away with family at her side, on November 26,2018, at the Methodist Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska. She was a former resident of Quinter, Kansas.  Patty was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on December 5, 1935, to Fred and Eunice (Dye) Rubert.

Patty was the oldest of 4 siblings; brother Jim, and twin...

Willetta Sprenkel

Nov 1, 2018

Willetta Sprenkel, age 96, of Quinter, passed away, Thursday, November 1, 2018 in Levittown, PA. (Obituary from Willetta's daughter, Kathy's perspective)

Mom will be known for her beautiful smile and the way she made people feel … her smile making a last ing impression , especially these last few years. As one of her Quinter friends recently wrote,...

Luella Effie Kephart

Oct 23, 2018

Luella Effie Purinton Kephart was born Dec 15, 1919 at Collyer Kansas to Ray and Leona Ward Purinton. She died at home October 23, 2018 in Buffalo, MO.

She was married to Hollie Lee Kephart October 23, 1938. To this union three children were born. Robert Lee Kephart, Ruby Carol Wallace and Cleo Mae Schneider....

Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Marqueling

Oct 12, 2018

Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Tauscher Marqueling, was born in Colby, KS on January 20, 1944 to Lee and Stella (Seibel) Tauscher.  She went peacefully to her heavenly home with loving family by her side at Hays Medical Center on October 12, 2018 at the age of 74.

Betty's family lived on a farm south of Oakley.  She attended...

C. Francis Offner

Sep 30, 2018

C. Francis Offner, age 81, of WaKeeney, died Sunday, September 30, 2018 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hosptial Long Term Care, WaKeeney. He was born January 20, 1937, south of Pendennis, Kansas on the family farm, the son of John and Viola (Curtis) Offner.

Francis attended schools in Utica and moved to WaKeeney in 1979.  He worked in lawn...

Mary L. Griffin

Sep 21, 2018

Mary L. Griffin, age 81, of WaKeeney, passed away, Friday, September 21, 2018 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. Cremation was chosen and services are not planned at this time.  Please check back for a full obituary.

Cecil F. Jones

Sep 17, 2018

Cecil Frederick Jones, age 95, died September 17, 2018. He was born on May 13, 1923 in Utica, Kansas to Alex Dale and Edna Delores (Wick) Jones.

Cecil attended schools in Utica, Lake City and Telluride Colorado, and graduated from Utica High School.

He joined the United States Marine Corps in Feb. 1943 and participated...

Marvel Valerie Mcdonald

Sep 17, 2018

Marvel Valerie McDonald, 78, of Bison (formerly of WaKeeney) passed away on September 17, 2018 at Locust Grove Village in LaCrosse, KS.  She was born the daughter of Roy and Vera (Michel) Albin in Quinter, KS, on January 25, 1940. She was a 1958 graduate of Quinter High School.

On July 4, 1959, Marvel was united in...

Pamela Yvonne Edgett

Sep 14, 2018

Pamela Yvonne Edgett, 71, of Norton, Kansas passed away on Friday, September 14, 2018 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital Long Term Care.

Pam was born in Norton on May 7, 1947 to Kenneth and Geraldine (Cochran) Corns. She spent her early childhood growing up on Army bases in Washington, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Alaska.  She...

Richard Norbert Mai

Aug 19, 2018

It is with immeasurable sadness that the family of Richard Norbert Mai announces his passing, at the age of 92, on August 19, 2018, in Broomfield, Colorado. Richard "Dick" will be lovingly remembered by his living children Michael Robert Becker and Barbara Diane Becker. He was preceded in death by his wife, Olga Lynne Mai, and his son...