Obituaries

Jan 27, 2018

Tony R. LaRue, age 60, of WaKeeney, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Hays Medical Center.  He was born July 24, 1957 in Hoxie, Kansas, to Ray and Virginia (Currier) LaRue.

On May 25, 1979, Tony was united in marriage to Marlene Zeman.  They enjoyed thirty-seven years of marriage together, until Marlene's passing on...

Jan 26, 2018

Leona Dechant, age 85, of WaKeeney, died Friday, January 26, 2018 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, Long Term Care.  She was born June 30, 1932 in Collyer, Kansas to George and Marianna (Waldman) Ziegler.

Leona was united in marriage to Alvin Dechant on June 8, 1953, in Collyer.  She was a member of Christ the King...

Jan 24, 2018

William (Bill) Phillip Beer, 91, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones on January 24, 2018. Bill was a man of very strong faith, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Bill was born April 4 th , 1926, in WaKeeney, KS to Wenzel and Anna (Honas) Beer. He married Martha Mae Augustine on October 17, 1949, spending the...

Jan 22, 2018

It is with great sadness William "Bill" Joseph Fry, age 58, died at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas on January 22, 2018.  He was born on October 15, 1959 in WaKeeney, Kansas, to William "Jack" and Elizabeth "Betty" Joan (Opat) Fry.  He is a graduate of Trego Community High School Class of 1979. After high school he took part...

Jan 4, 2018

Lifelong WaKeeney area resident, Lenora (Papes) Wiedeman, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, Long Term Care, WaKeeney.  She was 102 years of age.  Lenora was born February 22, 1915 in WaKeeney, to William and Anna (Schimkowitsch) Papes.

She was a 1932 graduate of Trego Community High School.  Lenora was united in...

Jan 4, 2018

Judy Ann (Blackburn) Phillips, age 68, of WaKeeney, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018 at her home in WaKeeney. She was born November 15, 1949, in Hays, Kansas, to William Frederick and Leona Lorene (Shubert) Blackburn. Judy was a 1967 graduate of Ellis High School and attended Fort Hays State University. On September 1, 1967, she was united in marriage...

Jan 1, 2018

Ruth Scott, age 98, of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away Monday, January 1, 2018 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, Long Term Care, WaKeeney.  She was born November 6, 1919, in WaKeeney, to Solomon and Katherina (Karst) Deines.

Ruth attended WaKeeney Grade School, and graduated from Trego Community High School in 1939.  On September 28, 1946, she was...

Dec 26, 2017

Beula Bretton Hubbell Wilson passed away on December 26, 2017.  Beula was born on December 10, 1926, in Rural Gove County.   She was the daughter of Earl Sr. and Hazel (Hannaford) Bretton.   She attended Pleasant Valley School District, southeast of Orion in Gove County.   In 1945 she graduated from Vona High School, Vona, Colorado.

On December 13,...

Dec 26, 2017

Thomas O' Toole, age 81, of Utica, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at his residence. A private family service will take place at a later date, as cremation was chosen. Schmitt Funeral Home, Wakeeney is assisting with arrangements.

Dec 16, 2017

Joanne Claycamp, 85, formerly of WaKeeney, KS, late of Kenosha, WI, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 16, 2017, at Casa Del Mare.

Born in Hill City, KS, on July 14, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Arnold and Oakie (Bell) Hillman.  She was educated in the schools of WaKeeney and married her high school...

Dec 14, 2017

Richard L. Cain, age 85, passed away December 14, 2017, in Baytown, Texas.  He was born November 11, 1932 to Frank and Twyla (Skinner) Cain, in Harvey County, Kansas.

Richard graduated from Trego Community High School.  He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Baytown, Texas, and Clear Lake (Kemah) Elks Lodge #2322, Kemah, Texas.  On...

Dec 10, 2017

Roger M. Hendershot, age 89, of WaKeeney, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family, Sunday, December 10, 2017 at Good Samaritan Society, Ellis, Kansas.  He was born June 14, 1928, in Deerfield, Kansas, to Arthur and Edith (Cafferty) Hendershot.

Roger graduated from Trego Community High School and attended Fort Hays State University.  He went to serve our...

Dec 10, 2017

Lifelong WaKeeney resident, Robert "Bob" Buchholz, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2017 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney.  He was 77 years of age.  Bob was born December 20, 1939, in Hays, Kansas, to August "Gus" and Emma (Schneider) Buchholz.

Bob proudly served our country in the United States Air Force after graduating from Trego Community...

Nov 27, 2017

Sara Elizabeth Shubert Starr, age 38, of Chancellor, AL, passed away, Monday, November 27, 2017.

Sara Elizabeth's children were the loves of her life. She loved them more than anything else. She loved her parents, grandparents, siblings and other family members. Teaching was always her dream. She excelled in the classroom and was loved by her students....

Nov 25, 2017

Jody Edward Sneath, age 35, of Quinter, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017 at his home.  He was the son of Virgil and Joyce (Sprick) Sneath; born on October 27, 1982 in Hill City, Kansas.  The family moved to Almena, Kansas, where Jody attended Northern Valley Grade School.  Then they moved to Quinter.

Jody received his GED...

Nov 20, 2017

Lydia Schoenberger was born June 13, 1921 to the late John and Amelia (Herman) Kreutzer in Rush County.  She passed away November 20, 2017 at 1:38 pm at the Long Term Care in WaKeeney, KS.  Lydia was 96 years of age.

She attended St. Mary's Catholic Parochial School in Marienthal, Kansas.  Lydia worked in Garden City from...

Nov 4, 2017

John W. Davis was born on May 16, 1925 in Cement, Oklahoma to John and Annie (Cox) Davis. He passed away Nov. 4, 2017 in Quinter, Kansas at the age of 92 years.

Johnny graduated from Trego Community High School, WaKeeney in May of 1943. In July of 1943, he entered active duty in the Army. He...

Nov 2, 2017

Donald "Don" Mosher, age 72, of WaKeeney, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2017 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney.  He was born December 17, 1944 in Concordia, Kansas to George Howard and Mary Louise (Roe) Mosher.

Don was a 1963 graduate of Clifton High School.  He went on to serve our country in the U.S. Air...

Nov 1, 2017

Polly Ann Rhoades, 66, WaKeeney, passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2017.  She was born in rural Glade, Kansas, on January 16, 1951. Polly was united in marriage on September 26, 1970, to Charles R. Rhoades in WaKeeney at Immanuel Lutheran Church.  They later divorced, but they continued to have a wonderful friendship up until her death.  Polly worked as...

Oct 30, 2017

James "Jim" Opat, age 75, of WaKeeney, passed away Monday, October 30, 2017.  He was born July 6, 1942, near Ransom, Kansas, to Joseph John and Anna (Engelbrecht) Opat.

Jim most recently worked as a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service.  He was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church, the VFW, and American...