Obituaries

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...

Oct 23, 2017

Lifelong WaKeeney resident, Albert "Bud" Malsam, age 89, passed away Monday, October 23, 2017 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital Long Term Care, WaKeeney.  He was born June 22, 1928 in rural Collyer, Kansas to George and Frances Clara (Keller) Malsam.

On August 19, 1950, Bud was united in marriage to Dora Lee Gano in Collyer, Kansas. ...

Oct 13, 2017

Raymond William Bongartz, age 78, of Ogallah, passed away October 13, 2017, at Hays Medical Center, Hays.  He was born July 10, 1939, in rural Trego County, to Frank Henery and Mary Cecelia (Jacobs) Bongartz.

Raymond was a graduate of Ellis High School.  He went on to serve our country in the United States Army.  He was...

Oct 2, 2017

Jeremy "Scott" Lovin, age 41, of Hays, Kansas, died on October 2, 2017 at Hays Medical Center.  He was born in Kansas City, Missouri on October 10, 1975.

Scott was a 1994 graduate of Hays High School.  He went on to work on three degrees from Colby Community College and Fort Hays State University.  He had attained...

Sep 30, 2017

Mildred G. Bugbee was born September 18, 1915 on the family farm near Sargent, NE to Roy V and Lula (Owen) Town.  She passed away September 30, 2017 in Lenexa, KS at the age of 102.

Millie attended country school through the 8 th grade and graduated high school at Taylor, NE.  Following graduation she and her...

Sep 26, 2017

Beth Galloway, longtime resident of WaKeeney, Kansas, departed this life on September 26, 2017 . Her sweet and infectious smile and gentle nature will long be remembered. Bernita " Beth " was born to Bill and Myrtle Dwyer Cl ark on June, 1, 1922 in Asherville , Kansas. At the age of twelve she moved with her...

Sep 8, 2017

Longtime Trego County resident, John J. Schoenberger, age 81, passed away, Friday, September 8, 2017 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney.  He was born in Ellis, October 21, 1935, the son of Alex and Rosie (Stecklein) Schoenberger.

John was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army.  He was an avid outdoorsman.  A perfect day in his...

Sep 6, 2017

Mason Leo Hockersmith, age 42, of Lincoln Nebraska died at home Wednesday, September 6, 2017. Mason was born in Saint Francis, Kansas on November 23, 1974 to Donald and Eileen (Goetz) Hockersmith. Beginning his teenage years, Mason accomplished an expert BMX racing record. In 1993, he graduated from East High School in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Mason was an auto mechanic...

Aug 31, 2017

Kenneth L. Bates, 90, passed away on August 31, 2017, at his long-time home in Stockton, Kansas, surrounded by his beloved wife Maxine L. Bates (Greene) and his daughter Deanne (Dee) Wicks of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and his son Bradford (Brad) Bates of Chevy Chase, Maryland. Ken was born on October 17, 1926, in Fairfield, Iowa, the second son of...

Aug 31, 2017

Elenora Holzmeister was born December 27, 1927 to Casper & Mary (Schmidt) Jacobs. She passed away August 31, 2017 at Gove County Medical Center in Quinter, KS at the age of 89.

Elenora was born in rural Rush county and attended the one-room Lone Star School and graduated from Bison High School.  On May 24, 1948, she...

Aug 30, 2017

Merton Ikenberry, second son of Wilmer and Mazie Ikenberry, was born at home in Quinter, Kansas on July 7, 1932.  He passed away, August 30, 2017 at Gove County Medical Center, Long Term Care, Quinter.  Mert was 85 years of age.

His love for farming began on the family farm in Quinter, and he continued that as...

Aug 29, 2017

Leo Wildeman was born March 4, 1940 to Michael and Hilda (Mader) Wildeman in Quinter, Kansas.  He passed away August 29, 2017 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  He was 77 years of age.

He attended and graduated high school in Park, Kansas.  Leo traveled and sold magazines, managed a carwash in Liberal, was a...