Obituaries

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...

Jan 11, 2017

Helen Helena (Benisch) Rhoades Flax, age 82, of WaKeeney, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney.  She was born December 21, 1934, on the Benisch family farm in rural Trego County, to Frank and Nellie (Ptaschek) Benisch.

Helen was united in marriage to Lyman Rhoades in WaKeeney, on August 18, 1951. ...

Jan 6, 2017

James Edward Patterson, 82, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2017 at the Long Term Care, Quinter.  He was born September 2, 1934, at the home of his Grandparents, outside of Lubbock, Texas, to Aaron Edward Patterson and Margaret Leona (Anderson) Patterson.

In 1956, James committed to a four year enlistment in the United States Navy.  On...

Dec 30, 2016

LaMonte Russell Tuttle, age 65, of WaKeeney, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City.  He was born August 24, 1951 in Omaha, Nebraska to Everett Russell and Lela Mae (Morell) Tuttle.

LaMonte graduated from high school in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Upon completion of high school LaMonte served our country from...

Dec 26, 2016

Anthony "Tony" David Nowlin, age 47, of WaKeeney, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016 at his home.  He was born October 12, 1969 in WaKeeney, Kansas, to David Nowlin and Carolyn (Rohr) Schoenberger both of WaKeeney.

He was a 1988 Trego Community High School graduate. Tony was an avid hunter, fisherman, and beer drinker. He enjoyed spending...

Dec 22, 2016

Catherine Rose (Billinger) Millard, 64, of WaKeeney, Kansas passed away from illness on December 22. Cathy was born August 28, 1952 to Alvin and Marie Billinger in Collyer, Kansas.  Cathy was a graduate of Trego Community High School and attended Kansas State University.  Cathy was joined in marriage to Jerry Millard on November 7, 1975 and had 2 children,...

Dec 19, 2016

Cora Evelyn (Bittel) Flora was born April 8, 1931 near Quinter to Anton and Katherine (Dreiling) Bittel. She was the 6 th of 8 children.  She passed away on December 19, 2016 at the Gove County Long Term Care at the age of 85 with her daughters at her side.

Cora grew up on a farm south...

Dec 13, 2016

Irene Marie Jackson was extraordinarily special with her unique personality. She was a cowgirl at heart and loved all things old western. She had a calm, charming personality and was quick to chat up a stranger if they were willing to listen. She was a beautiful woman and most people had a difficult time guessing her actual age. She had...

Dec 7, 2016

Janelle Huber, age 54, of Quinter, passed away, Wednesday, December 7, 2016 in Wichita.  She was born August 23, 1962, in McPherson, Kansas, to Harlan Eugene and Dorothy Alice (Lauver) Huber.She graduated from Quinter High School in 1981, and Friends University in 2008.  She enjoyed her friends, church, bible study, gardening, traveling, and most of all, her grandchildren.

Survivors include her...

Nov 30, 2016

Elizabeth "Betty" M. (Haffner) Miller, 92, WaKeeney, died November 30, 2016 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. She was born on November 18, 1924, on the family farm southeast of Hoxie, to John and Frances (Lang) Haffner. Betty married Frank J. Miller on November 19, 1946, in Park, KS. He preceded her in death November 20, 2003. She was...