Obituaries

May 11, 2016

WaKeeney, KS area resident, LyNette Jo (Gaschler) Proctor passed away May 11, 2016 at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, KS. She was 50 years of age. LyNette was born January 30, 1966 in WaKeeney, to William J. and Betty Jo (Cochran) Gaschler. LyNette had lived many years in Farmington, NM, but had moved back to Wakeeney several years ago. She...

May 2, 2016

Marcheta Cartmill, age 92, passed away Monday, May 2, 2016 at Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care, Quinter, KS. She was born May 2, 1924, on the family farm in rural Gove County, to W.O. and Edna (Gregg) Leighton. Marcheta attended Prairie View District #21 Grade School, Jerome Township, Gove County, KS. After graduating from Quinter High School in...

Apr 19, 2016

Lifelong area resident, Iris Roberta Press, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Hays Medical Center. She was 87 years of age. Iris was born May 28, 1928, on the family farm near Ogallah, to Robert and Glenae Iris (Schuman) Keady. On June 30, 1957, Iris was united in marriage to Victor John Press, in WaKeeney. They enjoyed 46 years...

Apr 18, 2016

Alvena (Deines) Dietz was born January 25, 1922 on the family farm, in rural Trego County to John G. and Eva M. (Maier) Deines. She passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. Alvena was a lifelong resident of Trego County, graduating from Pleasant Valley Grade School and Trego Community High School in 1940. She...

Apr 13, 2016

Elmer (Alley) Randa, 83, of WaKeeney, KS, passed away on April 13th, 2016 at Trego Co. Lemke Long Term Care. He was born on June 12th, 1932 to Jacob and Geneva (Zimmerman) Randa. He married Angie (Graf) Randa on August 20th, 1955 in Schoenchen, KS. Elmer was a Veteran and served 1952-54 and was an active member of VFW. In...

Apr 13, 2016

Anna Moden Baker passed away on April 13, 2016 after a long and courageous battle with cancer in San Antonio, TX. Anna Lucille Moden was born on April 23, 1927 to Walter Lawrence and Ethel Jennie (Carpenter) Moden in WaKeeney, Kansas. She graduated from Trego Community High school and later attended Strickler's Business College and Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas....

Apr 9, 2016

Sylvia Kathleen Wolf, 83, passed away on April 9, 2016 with her family by her side. Sylvia was born on January 21, 1933 in Solomon, KS, to Harold and Zelma (Butcher) Boettcher. She was preceded in death by her parents. On May 30, 1953 in the First Presbyterian Church in Beloit, KS, Sylvia Boettcher married John Irvin Wolf. Married 63...

Mar 23, 2016

Harlen L. McGinness, 88, of Wichita (formerly of WaKeeney), died March 23, 2016. Harlen was born October 26, 1927, in Lincoln County, Kansas, to Harley and Minnie (Yohe) McGinness. He was the youngest of seven children. He attended Westfall Grade School and graduated from Beverly Rural High School in 1945 with a class of six boys and six girls. Harlen...

Mar 14, 2016

Gladys Marie Jacobs, Quinter, was called home by the Lord, on Monday, Mar. 14, 2016 at the age of 86. She was born Gladys Goetz in Victoria, KS, on Oct. 2, 1929. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Gilbert "Gib" Jacobs. She was a loving mother of six children: Jim (Sandy) of Phillipsburg, Doug (Carole)...

Mar 13, 2016

Theresa Heier was born May, 9 1924 north of Park, Kansas. She died on March 13, 2016 at the Long Term Care Facility, Quinter, Kansas at the age of 91. Theresa's parents were Nickolas and Leogardia (Waldman) Zerr. Shortly after Theresa's birth the family moved to the farm on the Hackberry. She attended Hackberry District 14, and went on to...

Mar 5, 2016

Joyce Arlene (Blickenstaff) Corwin went to be with her Lord peacefully on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at the LTC in Quinter.  She was 88 years of age.  She was born on January 29, 1928 to Carl and Pauline (Smith) Blickenstaff in Quinter. Joyce attended all of her school years in the Quinter school system and graduated from Quinter High School...

Mar 2, 2016

Robert Mark "Bob" Nelson, 55, of Quinter, Kansas, passed away on March 2, 2016 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Bob was the beloved son of Charles M. Nelson and (the late) Cleo Pfaltzgraff Nelson. Bob is survived by his father, Charles M. Nelson of Lancaster PA; a sister, Ruth (William) Hannum of Lancaster PA; two brothers, John Nelson...

Feb 21, 2016

Robert C. Deines, age 67, of WaKeeney, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016. He was born June 25, 1948, in WaKeeney, to Edward and Rosie (Norton) Deines. Bob was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in WaKeeney, KS. He graduated from Trego Community High School in 1966 and served in the US Army from 1968 to 1970. After his...

Feb 19, 2016

Alan Dale Hilmes, age 63, of WaKeeney, passed away Friday, February 19, 2016 at his home. He was born August 2, 1952, in Ransom, to Henry John and Armilla (Luetters) Hilmes. After graduating from Ransom High School, Alan went to technical school to become a machinist. He worked for Curtis Machine, in Dodge City. On June 9, 2010, Alan was...

Feb 18, 2016

Viola (Wilhelm) Schneider, of WaKeeney, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Trego Manor, WaKeeney. She was 92 years of age. Viola was born January 20, 1924, in Barton County, to Heinrich and Amelia "Mollie" (Miller) Wilhelm. Viola was united in marriage on November 10, 1945 to Bernhardt Schneider in Trego Center. They enjoyed 55 years of marriage before he...

Feb 17, 2016

Lois Jean Harvey, age 81, of rural Collyer, KS, died Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at her home. She was born April 17, 1934, on the family farm in Trego County, KS, to S.P. and Tabea (Deines) Fabrizius. Lois was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in WaKeeney, KS, on May 20, 1934. Lois attended Trego Center Rural School through 8th grade,...

Feb 15, 2016

Angelita Owens, age 98, of Olathe (formerly of Quinter), passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 at Pinnacle Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Olathe. She was born September 18, 1917, in Collyer, to Peter J. and Rose (Dreiling) Weigel. Angelita was united in marriage to John David Owens on September 18, 1939. They enjoyed 44 years of marriage before his death...

Feb 12, 2016

Delbert Emmert Tuttle passed away on Friday, February 12, 2016 at Gove County Long Term Care Facility in Quinter, after sharing time with his family in his final hours.  He was born June 30, 1932 in Quinter to Ralph M. and Ada (Sprenkel) Tuttle.  Delbert was the youngest of five children.  He was 83 years old.

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Feb 11, 2016

Martha Mai, age 95 of Wichita (formerly of WaKeeney), passed away February 11, 2016 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born June 9, 1920, in Ogallah, to Jacob and Katherine (Kerth) Armbruster. On July 27, 1941, Martha was united in marriage to Ernest Henry Mai, in WaKeeney. They enjoyed 68 years of marriage together. Ernest passed away June 29,...

Feb 1, 2016

Florence Edna Hladek, age 97, of WaKeeney, passed away Monday, February 1, 2016 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. She was born September 18, 1918 in Russell, Kansas to the late John George and Kathryn (Eichman) Michaelis. Florence and family moved to Trego County in 1929 to a farm southwest of WaKeeney. In 1936, her family moved into WaKeeney....