Darren Dean Koehn
Oct 25, 2016
Darren Dean Koehn, 57, lifelong resident of WaKeeney, died Tuesday, October 25, 2016, unexpectedly from natural causes while driving home from work. Born January 27, 1959, in Hutchinson KS, he was a son of the late Weldon and Doris (Schemm) Koehn. On May 22, 2008, Darren was united in marriage to Lisa Moore in WaKeeney. He worked in the family...
Wanda M. Pfannenstiel
Oct 24, 2016
WaKeeney resident, Wanda (Staab) Pfannenstiel, passed away Monday, October 24, 2016, at her home. She was born June 21, 1951 to Joseph A. Staab and Louise (Meier) Staab in Hays, KS. She grew up and attended schools in Hays and Catharine, KS and graduated from Marian High School in Hays in 1969. She worked at Travenol. She was united in...
Virgil "Jim" Goetz
Oct 15, 2016
WaKeeney resident, Virgil J. "Jim" Goetz, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, Long Term Care, WaKeeney. He was born April 18, 1931, in Park, Kansas, to Helen N. (Gallagher) Brungardt and Edmond Cecile Goetz. Jim attended Park schools. On August 12, 1952, Jim was united in marriage to Mary Lou Berens at St. Michael's...
Marlene Nadine Larue
Oct 6, 2016
Marlene Nadine (Zeman) LaRue was born August 12, 1946, in Grinnell, Kansas, to Harold and Donna (Hickel) Zeman. She died Thursday, October 6, 2016 at Hays Medical Center, Hays. On May 25, 1979, Marlene was united in marriage to Tony Ray LaRue. They lived in Jennings, Kansas until returning to WaKeeney in 2007. She worked as a CNA in her...
Ella M. Fabrizius
Oct 1, 2016
Ella Mathilda (Deines) Fabrizius was born January 15, 1918 to David and Elisabeth (Dietz) Deines on the family homestead in rural Barton County near Galatia, Kansas. She died October 1, 2016 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital Long Term Care at the age of 98. Ella was baptized March 17, 1918 and was confirmed in 1932 at St. Paul's Lutheran...
Lloyd Eugene Nilhas
Sep 18, 2016
Lloyd Eugene Nilhas, 91 died Sunday, September 18, 2016 at the Trego County Long Term Care Facility in WaKeeney. Lloyd was born February 21, 1925 in rural Hodgeman County, the son of Frank and Hattie (Hendrickson) Nilhas. He was a farmer/rancher in Gove County until 1961 at which time he moved to Trego County to farm and ranch. He was...
Gary "Chub" Jamison
Sep 14, 2016
Gary "Chub" Lynn Jamison, age 59, of Garnett (formerly of Quinter), passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at his residence in Garnett. He was born December 7, 1956 in Quinter, to William Richard and Anna Lucille (Garber) Jamison. Gary grew up and always helped out on the family dairy farm. He enjoyed playing basketball and showing others tricks he learned...
Emma Zerr
Sep 14, 2016
Emma Zerr, age 95, of Quinter, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Gove County Medical Center, Quinter. She was born in Gove County, on January 6, 1921, to Valentine and Anna (Zimmerman) Wildeman. Emma was united in marriage to Rudolph C. Zerr, on August 25, 1941, in Park, Kansas. He preceded her in death in 1991. Emma was a...
Leroy J. Windholz
Sep 6, 2016
LeRoy James Windholz, Quinter, was born on December 9, 1933 near Emmeram to August and Regina (Bieker) Windholz. He passed away on September 6, 2016 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, at the age of 82. LeRoy grew up on his family's farm near Emmeram. He attended Lost Canyon country school through 8th grade. During his teenage years he moved to...
Mernadine Castle
Sep 4, 2016
Mernadine Louise (Neymeyer) Castle, age 89, Quinter, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2016 at Gove County Medical Center, Quinter. She was born March 9, 1927, in Quinter, to Claude and Hannah (Jamison) Neymeyer. Mernadine attended a two-room country school, as a child, then graduated from Quinter High School. She loved to work in the garden, growing flowers. She was an...
Donald E. Mai Sr.
Aug 31, 2016
Donald E. Mai, Sr., age 74 of WaKeeney, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at Hays Medical Center, Hays. He was born March 13, 1942, in WaKeeney, to Fred J. and Christina (Mai) Mai. Donald was a graduate of Trego Community High School. On March 21, 1965, he was united in marriage to Victoria Deines, WaKeeney. They enjoyed 36 years...
Barbara Ann Ebbert
Aug 19, 2016
Barbara Ann Ebbert, 83, longtime WaKeeney, Kansas resident, passed from this world on August 19th, 2016 in Ponca City Oklahoma. She was born on November 5th, 1932 to Clyde and Blanche DeWitt, in WaKeeney. Barbara grew up just south of WaKeeney and attended country school through eighth grade, finishing high school in Wakeeney. Barbara and Bernard Ebbert were married on...
Margaret Irene Dietz
Aug 14, 2016
Margaret Irene (Phares) Dietz was born December 30, 1926, to Thurman Allen and Marie (Mensing) Phares in Russell Springs, KS. She passed away August 14, 2016, at her home in Amarillo, TX, at the age of 89. Margaret was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Her early years were spent in WaKeeney, KS, where she attended and graduated from...
Gloria Jean Folkers
Aug 13, 2016
Gloria Jean Folkers, age 85, of WaKeeney, passed away Saturday August 13, 2016 at her daughter's home in Houston, TX Gloria Jean Stowe Folkers was born at the Ransom Hospital on March 21, 1931. She was the second child born to Willard and Hollis (Farmer) Stowe. Her childhood was spent on the family farm playing with her siblings, riding Old...
Kathryn C. Kraus
Aug 7, 2016
Kathryn Coletta Kraus of Grainfield, KS, 94, died at the Long Term Care Center in Quinter, KS on August 7, 2016. Kathryn Kraus was born August 12, 1921 to William and Mary Anne (Poss) Luetters, and was baptized on August 21. She was the youngest of six children who were born and raised on a farm in rural Ransom, KS....
George F. Benisch
Aug 4, 2016
George Frank Benisch, 83, died August 4th, 2016 at Trego-Lemke Memorial Hospital Long-Term Care. He was born September 25, 1932, in rural Trego County, to Frank and Nellie (Ptacek) Benisch. George married Ruth Loene Schoenthaler in 1957, and was a retired Air Force Master Sergeant and hospital maintenance supervisor. George joined the United States Air Force in 1951 and served...
Nellie M Kepferle
Jul 20, 2016
Lifelong Quinter resident, Nellie Mae (Jamison) Kepferle, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Gove County Long Term Care, Quinter, after a valiant fight with Parkinson's Disease. She was born October 25, 1936, in Quinter, to John Ernest and Ruby Grace Lillian (Jarboe) Jamison. Nellie was a graduate of Quinter High School. On October 29, 1954, she was united in...
Nathan Sams
Jul 12, 2016
Nathan Thomas Sams, born at home on December 30th, 1984 was the 5th of Garry and Gail Sams' children. He and his surviving three sisters were home schooled as his parents finished the house they were living in northwest of Idaho Springs, Colorado. By the time he was old enough to appreciate his unique situation, the job was done. It...
Marshall Powers
Jul 5, 2016
Lifelong Gove county resident, Marshall Powers, died Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, as the result of a motor vehicle accident near Gove, Kansas. He was born May 13, 1970, in Quinter, Kansas to Franklin C. and Mona Ferol (Dawson) Powers. Marshall was a graduate of Wheatland High School, with the class of 1990. He worked several...
Patricia "Patty" Mai
Jun 30, 2016
Patricia Mai was born December 2, 1926 to Frank J. and Blanche (Lindsay) DeJarnette, in Miami, Oklahoma. She passed away at the age of 89, Thursday, June 30, 2016 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital. As a young girl, Patty was baptized in the Christian Church faith. She spent most of her young life in Baxter Springs, Kansas, and with...
