Obituaries

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...

Nov 29, 2016

Candy Sue Jamison, 60, Quinter, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, at home with her husband Galen, friends Steve Hein and Jack Urban at her side. She was born May 21, 1956, in Wakeeney, KS, to Clarence Sr. and Donna Schneider. She married Galen R. Jamison Oct. 22, 1977. Describing Candy brings to mind words and emotions of love, laughter,...

Nov 21, 2016

Levi James Hackler, age 12, of rural WaKeeney, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 at his home.  He was born January 18, 2004, in Salina, Kansas, to William Ryan and Yvonne Gay (Popp) Hackler.

He was a seventh grader at Quinter Junior High School.  Levi is survived by his parents, William and Yvonne; his grandparents, William D...

Nov 17, 2016

Wayne Lofton, age 77, of Hillsboro, Kansas (formerly of Ogallah, Kansas), passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Parkside Homes, Hillsboro. He was born June 18, 1939, in McCall Creek, Mississippi, to Frank and Gladys (Blount) Lofton. Wayne graduated from Start High School in Mississippi, earned his Bachelors of Sacred Literature from Ozark Bible College, and went on to earn...

Nov 16, 2016

Elizabeth Ann (Wynn) Rush, age 87, of WaKeeney, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. She was born February 21, 1929, in Marquette, Kansas, to Glenn and Irene (Campbell) Wynn. Elizabeth was a graduate of Geneseo High School. On June 11, 1946, she was united in marriage to Leslie Lee Rush, in Lyons, Kansas....

Nov 16, 2016

Vernice Lorena Forman McBurney was born in Yankton, Oregon to John Latimer Chestnut and Mary Ethel Chestnut on September 23, 1914 during the 10 months her father worked as a logger there. Like her parents, she was a lifelong member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America and lived most of her life in Quinter, Kansas.  Vernice peacefully left...

Nov 8, 2016

Mark E. Pfannenstiel, 63, Wakeeney, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at Hays Medical Center. He was born June 30, 1953, in Sioux Falls, SD to Edwin A. and Isabel (Kuhl) Pfannenstiel. He graduated from Thomas More Prep in 1971 and from Fort Hays State University with a B.S. in Business. Mark was employed by the U.S. Post Office in...

Nov 7, 2016

Rural Park resident, Dennis Leroy Walker, passed away November 7, 2016, at his residence. He was born July 14, 1944, in Akron, Colorado, to George and Vera (McFarlin) Walker. In February of 1965, Dennis was united in marriage to Carol Harrington. To this union, three sons were born. They later divorced. In June of 1986, Dennis married Joane Dible. She...

Nov 5, 2016

Bessie Mae (Zahn) King, age 86, of WaKeeney, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital Long Term Care. Services will take place at a later date, as cremation was chosen.

Nov 4, 2016

Loren N. Hillman, age 61, of WaKeeney, passed away November 4, 2016 at his sister's home in Junction City, Kansas. He was born October 2, 1955, in WaKeeney, to Lowell and Betty (Hughes) Hillman. Loren was a 1973 graduate of Trego Community High School. He worked as a roughneck for Discovery Drilling for eighteen years, and was dedicated to his...

Oct 31, 2016

Lifelong Quinter resident Velvyn Eileen (Lahman) Jarboe passed away Monday, October 31, 2016, at Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care Facility. She was 88 years of age. Velvyn was born September 27, 1928, on the family farm west of Quinter, Kansas to Ralph and Carrie (Jamison) Lahman. She attended Fairview country school and graduated from Quinter High School in...

Oct 28, 2016

Lowell Russell Flora was born February 16, 1924 on a farm near Quinter to Norman and Lizzie (Delp) Flora, 7th of 10 children. He passed away on October 28, 2016 at the Gove County Long Term Care at the age of 92 with his wife Cora and daughters at his side. Lowell grew up in the Quinter area, graduated from...