Obituaries

Jul 20, 2017

Dr. Herman William Hiesterman, 94, of Quinter, KS died Wednesday, July 20, 2017.  He was born on May 31, 1923, in Palmer, KS, to Herman and Anna (nee Lindhorst) Hiesterman.  Seven children were born into this family; Herman was preceded in death by brothers, Emil, Edwin, Lawrence and sisters Hilda, Clara and Dorothy. Attending local schools, he transferred to...

Jul 19, 2017

Dorothy B. Graham, age 76, of Quinter, passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at Hays Medical Center. She was born October 14, 1940, to Philip A. and Helen Mae (Trowbridge) Ross in Short Hills, New Jersey.

She was part of a family of seven brothers and sisters. She grew to high school age at a generational family...

Jul 13, 2017

Guy Ikenberry was born at home on July 27, 1933, to Clarence and Hersey (Hostedler) Ikenberry.  He passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017 at Good Samaritan Center, Hays.  He was 83 years of age.

Guy attended all 12 years of school in Quinter except for a short time in second grade when his parents moved to Denver. ...

Jul 11, 2017

Ronald D. Deutscher, 82, WaKeeney, died Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital.  He was born April 1, 1935 in Hays to Reinhold and Clara (Hamburg) Deutscher.

He attended Union Grade School in Trego County and graduated from Ellis High School.  He served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1960.  His tour of...

Jul 5, 2017

Donald Lane Schultz, age 80, of Grainfield, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at Sheridan County Long Term Care. He was born January 8, 1937, in Stafford, KS, to Charles Monroe and Mabel Arlene (Staats) Schultz.

Donald attended Sylvia schools graduating from Sylvia High School in 1955.  Attending and graduating from Fort Hays State College in 1959,...

Jun 17, 2017

Bernita (Knoll) Kinderknecht was born on May 5, 1929, in St. Peter, Kansas, the older of twins born to Carl and Mary (Denning) Knoll and died on June 17, 2017, in Hays, Kansas.

Bernita married Eugene Kinderknecht on November 19, 1951, in St. Peter, Kansas who preceded her in death on November 22, 1992.  She is survived...

Jun 14, 2017

David J. French, age 65, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center, Wichita.  He was born in Dade County, Florida on August 14, 1951, to John Merrill and Bonnie (McGrath) French.

He graduated from Miami Coral Park Senior High School in Florida and then attended Jr. College before enlisting...

Jun 12, 2017

Stanley Allen Buchholz, age 79, of Hill City, passed away Monday, June 12, 2017, at Trego Manor Long Term Care.  Stanley was born September 9, 1937, in WaKeeney to Herman and Josephine (Mlinek) Buchholz.

He graduated from Trego High School in 1955.

Stanley married Sally Jo Underhill on July 26, 1969, in WaKeeney. To this...

May 20, 2017

Charles Richard Roemer, age 94, of Quinter (formerly of Gove) passed away Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Gove County Medical Center- Long Term Care, Quinter, KS.  He was born August 19, 1922 in Hays KS, the son of Charles William and Jacqueline (Strong) Roemer.

He attended Gove Rural Schools. After finishing one year at Fort Hays State...

May 15, 2017

Bessie (B.J.) Josephine Morehart of Quinter, passed away on May 15, 2017, at Gove County Medical Center at the age of 87.

She was born on August 28, 1929, in Falcon, Kentucky to Blackburn and Stella B. (Adams) Conley.  She attended school in Falcon, Kentucky completing 8th grade. Bessie was united in marriage to Warnie Salyer, and...

May 15, 2017

Alfred N Flax, age 81, of WaKeeney, passed away Monday, May 15, 2017 at his residence in rural WaKeeney.  He was born in rural Ellis on July 4, 1935 to Albert Sr and Rosie (Augustine) Flax.

He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.  On May 12, 1962, he was united in marriage to Verna Katherine...

May 7, 2017

Krista Charise Dietz, 46, passed away unexpectedly, Sunday, May 7, 2017 at her home in Westminster, CO.  She was born in WaKeeney, March 1, 1971 to Dean Dietz and Linda Hicks.

Krista married Vahid Sheydaei.  They were blessed with a son Chase.  They later divorced.

Krista graduated from Goddard High School with the class of...

Apr 30, 2017

Leary was born December 10, 1934 in Lewiston, Idaho to the late Harriet and Orville Johnson. Leary passed peacefully at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital in Wakeeney Kansas on April 30, 2017. Leary graduated from Clarkston, Washington High School in 1953 where he was an all-state catcher. He then attended Eastern Washington State College on baseball and football scholarships. During college...

Apr 29, 2017

Ruth Ellen Bean of Hays, passed away on April 29, 2017, at Hays Medical Center at the age of 72.

She was born on July 30, 1944, in Limon, Colorado to Walter August and Evelye Virginia (Littlechild) Tegtmeyer.  She attended grade school in Ogallah and graduated from Trego Community High School in 1962.  On November 6, 1986,...

Apr 28, 2017

Jeffrey Patric k Mason was born March 17, 1963 , in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Arnold and Sharon (Hickman) Mason. He lost his courageous battle wi th pancreatic/liver cancer on April 28, 2017 , in WaKeeney , Kansas. He moved to Anchorage, Alaska, as an infa nt in May of 1963. He grew up and received his education in...

Apr 21, 2017

Gerald E. Brown, passed away Friday, April 21, 2017, at Trego County Lempke Memorial Hospital.  He was 82 years of age.  Gerald was born September 10, 1934, in the town of Brownell, to Jesse and Amelia (Keil) Brown.

Upon graduation from Utica High School, Gerald worked for his dad on the farm until being drafted in the...

Apr 3, 2017

Sheila M. Bieberle, 56, passed away April 3, 2017. Sheila is survived by husband, Roger A. Bieberle; sons, Tyler and Christopher Bieberle; sisters, LeAnn (Virgil) Kuntz, Abilene, KS, Vicky (Brad) Joseph, Oakley, KS, Jacky (Keith) Zerr, Gove, KS, Shirley Haffner, Park, KS and Raelene (Cory) Miller, Cheney, KS; in-laws, Kristen (Brian) Stout, Ellinwood, KS and Rob (Cynthia) Bieberle, Colby, KS;...

Mar 27, 2017

Marcella Baumgartner, 88, WaKeeney, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital.

She was born October 2, 1928, in Ellis, Kansas to John and Rosie (Gaschler) Bollig.  She attended school in Ellis and graduated from Ellis High School in 1946.  She earned a teaching certificate and taught school at Maple Grove in Trego...

Mar 26, 2017

Rev. August Moeder died peacefully on Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Quinter, Kansas.  He was 89 years old.

Fr. Moeder was born in Odin, Kansas on May 27, 1927, to August and Frances (Steiner) Moeder.  He was the eleventh of fifteen children.  His parents and all but one of his siblings, Mrs. Rose M. (Moeder) Johnston (husband...

Mar 24, 2017

Beloved father and husband, Henry A. Boyd Sr., was born March 21, 1937, in Meridian, Mississippi.  He passed away March 24, 2017 at Trego Manor in WaKeeney.  He had just turned 80 years old.

Henry served eight years in the US Air Force.  He was a proud veteran.  He spent most of his life in the Houston,...