Obituaries

Oct 27, 2015

Jourdan W. Mattke, age 85, of WaKeeney, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at Trego Manor, WaKeeney. He was born January 13, 1930 in Ogallah, to Paull and Gladys May (Pierce) Mattke. Jourdan was a Trego Community High School graduate. On September 4, 1949, he was united in marriage to Ethel Bell in WaKeeney. They enjoyed 55 years of marriage...

Oct 25, 2015

Wayne Morrison Mann, age 83, of Quinter, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Gove County Medical Center, Long Term Care Unit, where he had been since October of 2014. He was born July 3, 1932, Southwest of Quinter, the third child of Merlyn and Velma (Wright) Mann. Wayne was dedicated to the Lord in baptism as a baby. At...

Oct 25, 2015

Charles Austin Mann was born into the family of Joseph Lynn and Ruth (Feiler) Mann on June 11, 1929. Family lore tells that he was their only child who was born in a hospital since it was 'haying season', and no one had time to care for a mother and infant at home. Austin grew to love the farm and...

Oct 23, 2015

Shirley Joann Smith, age 81, of WaKeeney, Kansas (formerly of Collyer) passed away Friday, October 23, 2015 at Trego County-Lemke Memorial Hospital. She was born on September 5, 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Robert and Phyllis (Snow) Regur. Shirley attended school in Oroville, California. On September 1, 1951, she was united in marriage to Frank Dalling. To this...

Oct 23, 2015

Barbara J. Foos, age 84, of Hutchinson (formerly of WaKeeney), passed away Friday, October 23, 2015 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born October 5, 1931, in Wichita, to Jean Walter and Ruth Ann (Schoonover) Connor. Barbara was a graduate of North High School, in Wichita. On June 11, 1950, she was united in marriage to Carl Dean Tucker...

Oct 14, 2015

Skip M. Yowell, 69, died Wednesday, October 14th, 2015 at his home in Saint Peter, Kansas. He was born in Hays, Kansas to Harold and Marjorie (Murray) Yowell. He spent his early years in Grainfield, moving to Great Bend at the age of 5. He started kindergarten at Park Elementary School and graduated from Great Bend High School in 1964....

Oct 12, 2015

Douglas "Doug" Lee Clore, 60 of WaKeeney passed away Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. He was born March 4, 1955, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Robert and Bertha Virginia (Conner) Clore. Doug earned a Master's Degree in Psychology, and worked as a Clinical Psychotherapist. Doug was an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan. Doug loved John Deere. He enjoyed going camping and...

Oct 5, 2015

Douglas Dale Norris was born September 23, 1959, in Kansas City, Missouri to the late Donald Norris and Venita (Newland) Houchin. He passed away Monday October 5, 2015 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, at the age of 56. Doug attended the Kansas School for the Deaf, where he studied his basic subjects and received a degree in welding. In...

Oct 2, 2015

WaKeeney resident, Delores Hendrix, passed away from cancer October 2, 2015 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. She was born January 30, 1935 in Trego County to Richard and Hazel (Backstrom) Turner. Delores was 80 years of age. Delores graduated from Brownell High School and married Wayne Hendrix on June 6, 1954. Nine years and four children later,...

Sep 9, 2015

Deann Holub, age 56, of Hays, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Hays Medical Center, Hays. She was born June 19, 1959, in St. Francis, to Frank J. and Nadine (Heble) Holub. Deann was a graduate of Cheylin High School. Up until her illness, she worked as an office manager for D & D Manufacturing, in Hays. Deann always...

Sep 7, 2015

James A Shaeffer Born: February 6, 1928 Died: September 7, 2015 James Alvin Shaeffer died at the age of 87, September 7, 2015 at the Trego Manor Long Term Care in WaKeeney, KS. Jim was born in Winsor Missouri to Albert and Mattie Shaeffer. He was the youngest of 4 children. He had 3 sisters, Pauline, Alberta and Faye and...

Sep 1, 2015

Eleanor "Edna" (Goetz) Heier, Colby, formerly of Grainfield was born on a farm north of Park, KS on May 5, 1934, the daughter of William and Irma (Gallagher) Goetz. She passed away Tuesday September 1, 2015 at Citizens Medical Center in Colby at the age of 81. As a child, she attended grade school in the District 59 Country School...

Aug 28, 2015

Julia (Judy) Marie Dean Applebee, born July 21, 1921, died August 28, 2015 at the age of 94, in WaKeeney. She was born on the family farm near Esbon to Frank and Minnie (Peroutek) Zadina. She married Gerald Miller Dean of Glen Elder in 1942. To this union, a son, Gary and a daughter, Marie Sue Jenkins were born. Their...

Aug 27, 2015

Gove resident, Gladys (McClellan) Anglin passed away Thursday, August 27, 2015 at Gove County Medical Center. She was 104 years of age. Gladys was born June 29, 1911, in Willow Springs, Missouri, to Charles Samuel and Sarah Elizabeth (Lochmiller) McClellan. Gladys was a graduate of Willow Springs High School. On October 21, 1939, she was united in marriage to Clarence...

Aug 23, 2015

WaKeeney resident, Hulda (Mai) Bloom, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney.  She was 95 years of age.  Hulda was born August 5, 1920, in WaKeeney, to Peter Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (Wolf) Mai.

Hulda was a 1941 graduate of Trego Community High School.  On August 3, 1941, she was united...

Aug 22, 2015

Ethel Teresa (Billinger) Hillman passed away August 22, 2015 at the age of 83 years, at Trego County-Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas. Ethel was born to Raymond and Katherine (Flagler) Billinger on March 13, 1933 in WaKeeney, Kansas. She went to Collyer schools until high school where she graduated in 1951 from Trego Community High School. After high school,...

Aug 19, 2015

Jesse Eugene Coker, 61. WaKeeney, Ks. Passed away from this world on Wednesday, August 19, 2015. He was born on February 22, 1954 in WaKeeney to Thomas B. and Marlene (Kessler) Coker. He attended WaKeeney Elementary School from 1960 – 1968. He graduated from Trego Community High School in 1972. On June 29, 1972 he enlisted in the Army where...

Aug 7, 2015

RileighAnn LeRae Fisher, age 7, of Quinter passed away Friday, August 7, 2015 as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Services are pending with Schmitt Funeral Home. Cremation was chosen, so memorial services will be announced in the near future. Please check back for a full obituary.

Jul 25, 2015

WaKeeney resident, Julia Dianne Struss, age 55, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center in Denver. She was born December 24, 1959 in Ransom to Delmer Clyde and Bernadette Gladys (Gregg) Hagans. Julia was a 1977 graduate of Utica High School. She went on to earn her Associate's Degree in nursing to become a Licensed Practical...

Jul 23, 2015

Lisa Marie (Manhart) Althouse, 37, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2015 at the Gove County Medical Center, following a 15-month battle with Glioblastoma (brain cancer). Lisa was born on June 13, 1978 in Hoxie to Larry and Janice Manhart. She attended Wheatland Schools, Fort Hays State University, and Wichita State University. Upon graduation from WSU with a Master's Degree,...