James J. Faulkner
Feb 4, 2015
James "Joe" Faulkner, age 88, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. Joe was born March 10, 1926, in Trego County, to James and Sarah (Kilkenney) Faulkner. Joe was a Trego Community High School graduate and a proud veteran of the United States Navy. He served our country during World War II. He was...
Elinor Ann Wilson
Feb 3, 2015
Elinor Ann Wilson, age 83, of Quinter, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Gove County Medical Center – Long Term Care, Quinter. She was born November 9, 1931, in Quinter, to Clifford and Ethel (Johnson) Bland. Until recent years, Elinor lived in Gove. She graduated from Gove High School. On August 19, 1951, Elinor was united in marriage to...
Anna V. Hamburg
Jan 24, 2015
Anna V. Hamburg passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. She was born May 2, 1920 in rural Ellis to John and Mary (Armbrister) Zachman. On August 4, 1946, she was united in marriage to Marvin Hamburg at St. John Lutheran Church, north of Ellis. They enjoyed 64 years of marriage together, until he passed away...
Karen Kay Nagao
Jan 15, 2015
Karen "Kay" (Burns) Heier Nagao passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Gove County Medical Center, Long Term Care, Quinter. She was born April 17, 1938 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Lois Ovella Simmons Hyer Ecklund. Karen was adopted by Earl Noel and Calista Alene (Stewart) Burns. She married Leo Valentine Heier on November 22, 1958. They later divorced. On...
Shane B. Day
Jan 12, 2015
Shane was born April 4, 1973, in WaKeeney, to Burton "Butch" and Melody (Barger) Day. Shane came into the world with special needs but still led a full life. He lived in WaKeeney, Hays, Atwood and Hill City, but his last stop was in Eudora under the loving watch and care of Chris Price who Shane adored. Shane passed away...
Curtis Dean Mong
Jan 11, 2015
Curtis Dean Mong (81) departed this world to stand before his heavenly Father on Sunday, January 11th, 2015. Curtis was born March 8th, 1933 unto John A. Mong & Barbara (Weaver) Mong. He was the 4th of 8 loving children born & raised on the family's farm south of Ogallah, KS. on Big Creek. Curtis proudly served overseas with the...
Hildagard Wasinger
Jan 10, 2015
Hildagard Wasinger, age 100, of WaKeeney, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Trego Manor, WaKeeney. She was born March 11, 1914, on the family farm in St. Peter to Peter and Eva Marie (Katzendorn) Spies. Hildagard graduated from Salina Sacred Heart. She was united in marriage to Leonard Wasinger on September 18, 1934 at St. Michaels Catholic Church in...
Rosalie Kraft
Dec 27, 2014
Rosalie Kraft, 95, passed away peacefully on December 27, 2014, at Salina Regional Medical Center. She was hospitalized as a result of a fall, in which her hip and wrist were fractured, and had undergone surgery. The fall and accompanying surgery proved to be too difficult for her aging body and after several days she succumbed. Rosalie was born on...
William L. Mattheyer
Dec 22, 2014
William (Bill) Leon Mattheyer, 87, passed away Monday December 22nd 2014 at WaKeeney, Kansas. He was born on the family homeplace in the same room as his father south of Chandler, Oklahoma on October 10th 1927 to John Robert and Joyce ann (McCullough) Mattheyer. He married Fern Mattheyer on December 26th 1958 in Okema Oklahoma. Bill came to northwest Kansas...
Nola Conley
Dec 19, 2014
Nola Conley, age 82, of Quinter, passed away Friday, December 19, 2014 at Gove County Medical Center, Long Term Care, Quinter. She was born December 30, 1931, on the family farm in Gove County to Horace B. and Nettie (Lathrop) Jamison. Nola attended Sunshine County Elementary School and graduated from Quinter High School in 1950. On March 24, 1951, Nola...
Robert R. Conness, Jr.
Dec 14, 2014
Robert R. Conness, Jr., age 59, of WaKeeney, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014 at his home. He was born May 17, 1955 in WaKeeney, to Robert Russell and Anna Ruth (Gorsky) Conness. Robert graduated high school in 1973 from Trego Community High School. He went on to earn his Bachelor's Degree from Fort Hays State University in Education, and...
Anna Marie Geschwentner
Dec 12, 2014
Anna Marie Geschwentner was born on January 24, 1920 in rural Ellis County to Carl and Mary Ann (Schuster) Reitmeyer. She passed away on December 12, 2014 at the age of 94 years and 11 months. As a child, she attended rural schools in Trego County. On January 24, 1935, she married Frank Geschwentner at St. Mary Catholic Church...
Gary R. Tomanek
Dec 11, 2014
Gary Robert Tomanek, age 73, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2014 at the Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas surrounded by family. Gary was born November 20, 1941 in Quinter, Gove County, Kansas to William 'Bill' and Ada Belle (Jones) Tomanek. Gary was the eldest of four sons. He grew up in the village of Collyer and graduated from Collyer High...
Joyce Darlene Jamison
Dec 7, 2014
Joyce Darlene (Harger) Jamison was born July 10, 1929 in Hays, KS to the late Orval and Florence (Mlinek) Harger of Big Creek, KS. She passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Garden Terrace in Overland Park, KS, at age 85. She graduated from Wakeeney, KS, Trego Community High School in 1947. Joyce received her LPN degree in 1951. Working...
Donnetta Lashell
Nov 29, 2014
Donnetta Lee (Kiser) LaShell was born November 29, 1933 to Floyd and Fern (See) Kiser in Scott City, Kansas. She passed away at her home in WaKeeney on Saturday, November 29, 2014, her 81st birthday. Donnetta was raised in Scott County, moving to Utica. She was united in marriage to Leo Edward LaShell on June 2, 1951, two weeks after...
Ellen Blocker
Nov 21, 2014
Ellen Blocker, age 63, of WaKeeney, passed away Friday, November 21, 2014 at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. Cremation was chosen. Family hosted services will take place. Please check back for a full obituary.
Mary Lou Goetz
Nov 8, 2014
WaKeeney resident, Mary Lou Goetz, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2014 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. She was born March 25, 1934, in Quinter, Kansas, to Louis H. and Rose (Haselhorst) Berens. Mary Lou attended Banner Elementary School, and graduated from Collyer High School. On August 12, 1952, Mary Lou was united in marriage to Virgil J. "Jim"...
Emma M. Schwien
Nov 3, 2014
EEmma Mina Schwien was born on a farm in rural Trego County, KS on September 15, 1910, to the late George Carl and Eva Elizabeth (Schneider) Bender. She passed away Monday, November 3, 2014 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital Long Term Care. Emma was 104 years of age. As a young girl, Emma attended Montrose School District #51 in...
Betty L. Corke
Nov 1, 2014
Betty L. Corke was born October 21, 1934, in rural Sheridan County, the eldest daughter of James H. and Zola M. (Barr) White. She passed away on November 1, 2014 at Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care Facility, Quinter. She was 80 years of age. She attended Prairie Flower Country School and graduated from Hoxie High School. On July...
Pauline Riedel
Nov 1, 2014
Pauline T. Riedel, age 95, of WaKeeney, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital. She was born August 31, 1919, in Hays, to Leo and Catherine (Younger) Dellva. On June 9, 1939, Pauline was united in marriage to Daniel F. Riedel in Denver, Colorado. He preceded her in death in 1988. Pauline was a homemaker...
