Obituaries

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,...

Jul 23, 2015

Mary Elizabeth Gunter, 90, Quinter, died Thursday, July 23, 2015. She was born February 22, 1925 to Fred L. and Edna R. (Baughman) Gerlach in Villisca, Iowa. During her early childhood, Mary lived in Newton, Iowa and Columbia, Missouri, and started first grade in Louisiana, Missouri. She continued her grade school in Sedalia, Missouri and Manhattan, Kansas, where she entered...

Jul 22, 2015

Aaron Robert Fagan, age 41, of Hays, Kansas, passed away, Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at KU Medical Center, Kansas City. He was born August 11, 1973, in O'Neill, Nebraska, to Gary and Roberta (Stahlecker) Fagan. Aaron spent part of his grade school years in O'Neill until his parents bought a motel and restaurant in Scott City, Kansas where he remained...

Jul 22, 2015

Nick F. Arnhold III, age 78, of Quinter, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at his home in Quinter. He was born March 16, 1937, in Hays, to Nicholas E. II and Hazel (Hoenshell) Arnhold. Nick graduated from St. Joseph Military Academy in Hays. On September 29, 1962, he was united in marriage to Janice Gagnon in Grainfield. They enjoyed...

Jul 21, 2015

WaKeeney resident, Richard Brungardt, was born August 26, 1918, near St. Peter, to John Francis and Margaret (Rohleder) Brungardt. He passed away at the age of 96, on July 21, 2015 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. Richard served our country in the United States Navy during World War II, in the North Atlantic and South Pacific. On September...