Obituaries

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,...

Mar 24, 2017

Twila M. Ninemire, age 93, a life-long resident mostly of Trego and Graham Counties passed away at her home at Brookdale Senior Living in Hays, Kansas, Thursday morning, March 24, 2017, with loving family members and adoring staff at her bedside.

Twila was born October 4, 1923, at a farm in northern Trego County, the daughter of...

Mar 23, 2017

Sandra Lea (Newcomer) French, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Salina Regional Health Center at the age of 59. Sandra was born on November 13, 1957 to Duane and Elaine Newcomer in Hays, KS.

Sandra was a graduate of Trego Community High School class of 1975. She married her husband David French in 1975...

Mar 11, 2017

Velma Lucille (Evans) Briggs entered her heavenly home on March 11, 2017 at the Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care Facility, Quinter, KS at the age of 93. She was born at the home of her parents, Will "Bill" and Blanche (Walt) Evans, in the Missouri Flats community of rural Gove County on September 8, 1923, the second...

Feb 25, 2017

Minnie Pauline Mong passed away February 25, 2017 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at the age of 69.

Born Minnie Pauline Oelke, on March 25, 1947, on the Oelke Homestead, northeast of Hoxie, Kansas, she was the second child of George L. and Ferma Jean (Fox) Oelke.  She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith,...

Feb 17, 2017

Don Owens passed away on February 17, 2017 at the age of 66.  Don was born December 2,1950 in Quinter, KS. He was the 7 th of 9 children born to John and Angie Owens.  He suffered from multiple sclerosis for more than twenty eight years.  He worked for Ross Boone as long as he could before the disease...

Feb 3, 2017

Lois Elaine (Fabian) Sherfick, age 79, died Friday, February 3, 2017 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas.

She was born at home on May 26, 1937, in Cowley County, Kansas, the daughter of Cecil and Nellie (Morgan) Fabian.  She graduated from Trego Community High School in 1954.

On November 27, 1955, Lois...

Feb 1, 2017

Lifelong Quinter area resident, Rex D. Albin, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at Gove County Medical Center, Quinter.  He was 81 years of age.  Rex was born November 6, 1935, on the family farm south of Quinter, to Glen and Lila (Mendenhall) Albin.

Upon graduation from Quinter High School, Rex enlisted in the Army and served...

Jan 28, 2017

Margaret Anna (Reitz) Halbleib, age 77 of WaKeeney, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017.  She was born October 15, 1939 in Roth, Germany, to George Reitz and Karoline (Koehler) Reitz.  She attended school in Roth, Germany for nine years.  She went on to work as a nanny and then worked in a cigar factory.

In January of...

Jan 28, 2017

Merle Gordon Geyer, age 72, of WaKeeney (formerly of Lawrence), passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 after a brief struggle with cancer.  He was born April 26, 1944 to Virgil and Alice (Grusing) Geyer in Hays.  Merle graduated from Trego Community High School and Garden City Junior College.  He enjoyed antique cars and tractors, gardening, hunting and fishing.

Jan 14, 2017

Virginia L. (Kerth) Berry, age 79, WaKeeney, passed away Saturday, January 14th, 2017, at her home.  She was born August 31, 1937, in Hays to Michael and Ada (Eaton) Kerth. Cremation was chosen.  Graveside burial will take place at later date.  No immediate services are planned.

Jan 11, 2017

Ida Marie Kuntz was born April 20, 1923 in Quinter, to Frank and Elizabeth (Leiker) Herzog.  She passed away, January 11, 2017 at Cedar View Assisted Living, Hays, at the age of 93.

She attended school in Quinter.  On January 18, 1944, Ida married Tony Kuntz at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Park.  She was a...