David Niesley Hutchison
Jan 2, 2016
David Niesley Hutchison was born August 2, 1923, in WaKeeney, KS, to the late Curtis and Mildred Hutchison. He passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016, at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus at the age of 92. As a child, he attended schools in WaKeeney and graduated from Trego Community High School. He graduated from the US Military Academy...
Bernard "Bernie" Schreiner
Dec 29, 2015
Bernard "Bernie" J. Schreiner, age 69, of Ogallah, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Hays Medical Center. He was born November 15, 1946, in Hays, to Richard and Juliette Ann (Ferland) Schreiner. Bernie was a 1964 graduate of Trego Community High School. He served our country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War, and was a very...
Verland Norman Windholz
Dec 24, 2015
Verland (Vernie) Windholz, 78 of WaKeeney, KS passed away Thursday December 24th, 2015 at his home. He was born December 15th, 1937 to Alois and Sophia (Pfannenstiel) Windholz in Codell, KS. Vernie attended the Lost Canyon Grade School and graduated from Victoria High School. Since the time he was old enough to reach the gas pedal, Vernie could be found...
Marcella "Sally" Heier
Dec 23, 2015
Marcella "Sally" E. Heier, 99, of Park, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2015 at Gove County Medical Center- Long Term Care. Sally was born on May 29, 1916 in Vincent, Kansas, the eldest daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Mader) Schmidtberger. At age 6, Sally and her family moved from Vincent to a farm just north of Grainfield,...
Ronald Selensky
Dec 17, 2015
Ronald Selensky, age 71, of Quinter, passed away, Thursday, December 17, 2015 at University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City. He was born December 25, 1943, in rural Gove County, to Adam Fred and Clara Marie (Ziegler) Selensky. Ron was a 1962 graduate of Park High School. He was united in marriage on January 23, 1965, in Park, to Iona...
Bobby Wayne Harger
Dec 17, 2015
Bobby Wayne Harger passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2015, at Willard Walker Hospice Home, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He was 82 years of age. He was a former WaKeeney, Kansas resident. He was born on October 16, 1933, to the late Orval L. and Florence V. (Melinch) Harger, in Quinter, Kansas. On December 20, 1956, he married Rita LaVerne Vankirk,...
Lonnie Ray Barnhart
Dec 15, 2015
Lonnie Ray Barnhart, age 56, of Dewey, Oklahoma, died Tuesday, December 15, 2015, in Trego County, as the result of an automobile accident. He was born May 28, 1959, in Atwood, Kansas, to Merlin Lee and Shirley May (Koeppen) Barnhart. Lonnie was a 1977 graduate of Batlesville College High School. He and his family owned and operated Barnhart Specialty Contracting;...
Lyle C. Glick
Dec 11, 2015
Lyle Clifton Glick, 72 of Quinter passed away Friday, December 11, 2015 at Gove County Medical Center. Lyle was born on the family farm southwest of Quinter on July 24, 1943 to Delmar and Willadeen (Sharp) Glick. He attended Sunshine School and graduated from Quinter High School, class of 1962. On August, 17, 1963, Lyle married Janice Ziegler at St....
Lorraine Ross
Dec 8, 2015
Lorraine Nellie Ross, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and best friend returned home to her Loving Heavenly Father December 8, 2015. Mrs. Ross lived 91 years, was born May 10, 1924 in Studley, Kansas, and passed peacefully in Hays, Kansas while surrounded by family. She received Jesus into her heart at age 15 while herding cattle and prayed and worshiped...
Doris Koehn
Dec 6, 2015
Lifelong WaKeeney resident, Doris Koehn, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015, at her home. She was 77 years of age. Doris was born July 5, 1938, in WaKeeney, to Paul George and Katharine (Pastor) Schemm. Doris was a 1957 graduate of Trego Community High School. On August 12, 1957, Doris was united in marriage to Weldon Dean Koehn, at Emmanuel...
Dorothy (Kinderknecht) Waldman
Dec 3, 2015
Lifelong Park resident, Dorothy (Kinderknecht) Waldman, passed away, Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Gove County Medical Center, Quinter. She was 89 years of age. Dorothy was born January 28, 1926, in rural Sheridan County, near Park, to Alex and Anna (Bollig) Kinderknecht. Dorothy was united in marriage to William Waldman, on September 21, 1948, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in...
Laverne "Vernie" Benjamin Deines
Nov 28, 2015
LaVerne "Vernie" Deines, age 82, of WaKeeney, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Trego Center, on November 29, 1932, to Benjamin and Pauline (Stieben) Deines. Vernie was united in marriage to Mary Lou Opat, on October 20 1958, in Collyer. They enjoyed 57 years of marriage together. Vernie and Mary...
Leonard W. Purinton
Nov 28, 2015
Leonard W. Purinton, 92, died Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. Â He was born August 4, 1923 on a ranch south of Collyer to Ray and Leona (Ward) Purinton. Â He attended Banner Grade School and was a 1941 graduate of Trego Community High School. Leonard married Irene C. Royce on September 15, 1946 in Smith Center. She...
Leon Irvin Griffin
Nov 26, 2015
Leon Griffin, age 82, of WaKeeney, died Thursday, November 26, 2015 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. Cremation was chosen. Family hosted services will take place at a later date.
Houston G. Stubbs
Nov 25, 2015
Houston "Hugh" G Stubbs, 94, Grainfield, died Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at the Gove County Medical Center, Long Term Care, Quinter. He was born July 11, 1921, on the family farm near Grainfield, the son of John James and Katherine M (Birrer) Stubbs. He was raised on the farm and graduated from Grainfield Rural High School in 1939 and served...
Eugene "Gene" Hrabe
Nov 19, 2015
Lifelong Rooks County resident, Eugene "Gene" Hrabe, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Solomon Valley Manor, Stockton. He was 85 years of age. Gene was born May 19, 1930, in Plainville, the son of the late Frank and Laura May (Kopsa) Hrabe. Gene was a 1948 graduate of Codell High School. He went to serve our country in the...
Robert "Bob" W. Bugbee
Nov 13, 2015
Robert W. Bugbee was born on October 30, 1920 in Matheson, Co. to Cletus A. and Amy Holcomb Bugbee and passed away November 13, 2015 at the age of 95, in Lenexa, Kansas. Bob attended school in Steele City, Nebraska, and graduated from Steele City High School in 1938. On November 17, 1941, he was united in marriage to Mildred...
Larry Eugene Thummel
Nov 2, 2015
Larry Eugene Thummel left his earthly home for his heavenly home on Monday, November 2, 2015 in Hutchinson. Larry was born April 6, 1950 to Lawrence and Mildred (Huelsman) Thummel in Hoxie. He attended Hoxie High School. Larry met the love of his life (his high school sweetheart), Marilyn Kropp, of Colby. They were united in marriage on August 31,...
Edward Leroy Jamison
Nov 1, 2015
Edward (Ed) Jamison, 79, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2015, at his Quinter home with his family by his side. Ed was born Oct. 25th, 1936 in Hoxie, to Dutch and Edith (Morgan) Jamison. He graduated from Quinter High School in 1954, and then entered the Navy, where he proudly served his country for four years. Ed spent most of...
Wayne Stroup
Oct 29, 2015
Wayne Clausen Stroup of Grainfield, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2015. Cremation was chosen. No services are scheduled at this time.
