Obituaries

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...

Aug 28, 2017

Kay Francis Powers was born to William "Russ" Russell Fuller and Sylvia Francis (Kleinhample) Fuller on April 4th 1954 in Revana, Ohio.  She passed away at her home in WaKeeney, Kansas at the age of 63 on August 28th 2017.

When Kay was one year old, the family moved to Reseda, California where Kay was raised with...

Aug 25, 2017

Rose Mary Goetz was born December 29, 1923 to Anton and Elenora (Heier) Ochs.  She passed away August 25, 2017 at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital in Wakeeney at the age of 93.

Rose Mary was born in rural Park, KS where she lived all her life.  She attended school through 8 th grade.  On February 12, 1946,...

Aug 22, 2017

Don E. Stout, age 78, of WaKeeney, passed away Tuesday August 22, 2017 at his residence in WaKeeney. Arrangements are pending with Schmitt Funeral Home, WaKeeney.

Aug 18, 2017

Sharlene Kay Wendler was born March 6, 1942 in Wakeeney Kansas. On August 18, 2017 she left this world to join her best friend and love of her life Gary Wendler.

Daughter of Darias and Della Luckey. She was raised in a loving home by Della and Swede Martin, along with Brother Terry Lee and Lana.

Aug 14, 2017

Gene Albin, age 86, of rural Gove, Kansas, passed away Monday, August 14, 2017 at Gove County Medical Center, Quinter.  He was born Earl Eugene Albin, September 9, 1930, in Quinter to Ernest L. and Myrtle (Goss) Albin.

He attended Gove County East Lonestar District #19 through 7 th grade, then went on to graduate from Trego...

Aug 3, 2017

Long time Quinter resident, Robert Joseph Kepferle , passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2017 at Gove County Medical Center , Quinter , after suffering a massive heart attack. He was born October 29, 1934 , in Dover, Colorado , to Joseph Royal Kepferle and Dorothy Gladys Ayers , the second to the youngest of five boys.

Aug 1, 2017

Martha Martin, age 86, of WaKeeney, passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital – Long Term Care, WaKeeney.  She was born April 3, 1931, in Stoneham, Colorado, to Jerome Camelius and Emma Anna Marie (Cnockaert) Dupont.

Martha was a graduate of Stoneham High School, in Colorado.  On October 14, 1950, she was...

Jul 28, 2017

WaKeeney resident, Leslie L. Rush, passed away Friday, July 28, 2017, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital.  He was 90 years of age.  Leslie was born December 4, 1926, in Lyons, Kansas, to Virgil William and Ina Marie (Smith) Rush.

Leslie was united in marriage to Elizabeth Ann Wynn on June 11, 1946, in Lyons, Kansas.  They...

Jul 27, 2017

Francis T. Wildeman, of Grainfield, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2017, at Gove County Medical Center, Quinter.  He was 81 years of age.  He was born March 27, 1936 on the family farm in Gove County, to Daniel and Mary (Ziegler) Wildeman.

Francis was a graduate of Grainfield High School.  He went on to serve our country...