Louis A. Rosproy
Oct 31, 2014
Louis August Rosproy was born October 24, 1920 in Spearville, Kansas to Joseph and Sevina "Vina" (O'Hara) Rosproy. He passed away, Friday, October 31, 2014 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. He grew up northeast of Spearville, on the family farm with brothers Cecil and Joe, and sister Louise. Louis attended country school and grade school in Spearville. He...
Elene Marie Wagner
Oct 24, 2014
Elene Marie Moden was born August 27,1917 to Ethel Jennie (Carpenter) and Walter Lawrence Moden on the family farm northwest of WaKeeney in Trego County. She passed away on October 24, 2014 at the Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital at the age of 97 years. Elene graduated from Trego Community High School in 1934 and then began work in the new...
Warren Leon Burbach
Oct 20, 2014
Warren Leon Burbach, age 86, of WaKeeney, passed away Monday, October 20, 2014 at his residence. He was born May 17, 1928, in Hays, to Pete and Minnie (Tilton) Burbach. Warren attended and graduated from Collyer High School. On August 6, 1950, he was united in marriage to Darlene Winters. They enjoyed 59 years of marriage together, until her death...
Velma Barrett
Oct 17, 2014
Velma V. Barrett, age 100, of Quinter passed away Friday, October 17, 2014 at Gove County Medical Center, Long Term Care. Cremation was chosen. Family hosted services will take place.
Aloysius J. Rohr
Oct 15, 2014
Aloysius J. Rohr, age 86, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at his home in Lincoln. He was born on August 19, 1928, in Liebenthal, Kansas, to Jacob L. and Francis (Herman) Rohr. Aloysius spent most of his life in the WaKeeney area. On April 2, 1951, he was united in marriage to Wilma Jean Bell. They...
Richard Harlan Tustin
Oct 7, 2014
Richard Harlan Tustin was born September 22, 1936 at Hadley Hospital in Hays to Harlan and Lorane Elizabeth (Pearce) Tustin. He died October 7, 2014 at the Gove County Medical Center having just turned 78. Richard attended Liberty, Gove and Oakley grade schools and graduated from Oakley High School with the class of 1955, the first class to graduate in...
Brenda S. Walz
Sep 30, 2014
Brenda Sue Dirks Walz, age 68, of rural Ellis, died Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at Hays Medical Center. She was born September 15, 1946 in Great Bend to Raymond H. and Irma G. (George) Dirks. Brenda married Leroy H. Walz on November 19, 1976, at Red Line Church of God in rural Graham County. She was a homemaker, former school...
Lynn H. Griffith
Sep 29, 2014
Lynn Helen (Level) Griffith, age 75, of Utica, passed away Monday, September 29, 2014 at Hays Good Samaritan Society. She was born March 15, 1939, in Crawford County, Iowa, to John Howard and Leone Elizabeth (Lakers) Level. Lynn was a bookkeeper and a homemaker. She cherished time spent with family and friends. She is survived by her husband, Bob, of...
Rodger K. Keiser
Sep 24, 2014
Lifelong Quinter resident, Rodger Kyle Keiser, died Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at Gove County Medical Center, in Quinter. He was 75 years of age. He was born April 27, 1939, in Quinter, the son of Harvey E. and Dorothy M. (Patterson) Keiser. Rodger was a graduate of Quinter High School. He went on to serve our country in the United...
Roy S. Ochs
Sep 22, 2014
Roy Steven Ochs, Jr was born August 31, 1930, at the Gove County Hospital to Roy and Margaret (Ochs) Ochs. He passed away on Monday September 22, 2014 at Gove County Medical Center, Quinter, at the age of 84. He attended Jumbo Grade School and Grainfield High School. He went on to serve our country in the United States Army....
Herman Lester Beall
Sep 16, 2014
Herman Lester Beall died September 16, 2014, in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 76. At his bedside was his oldest son, Eddie Don Beall. He was born March 16, 1938 at Carrizo Springs, Texas, to Lester Ingrahm and Dorothy Juanita (Mitchell) Beall. Herman became a member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church and attended school in Dawson, Texas. As...
Robert J. Nowlin
Sep 8, 2014
Robert James "Bob" Nowlin, a lifelong resident of WaKeeney Kansas, passed away on Monday, September 8, 2014 at the age of 87 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital. He was born on December 19, 1926 to Cleo and Louise Nowlin also of WaKeeney. Robert proudly served in the United States Navy during World War II aboard a destroyer, the USS...
Lera V. Kesler
Sep 8, 2014
Lera Vesta Kesler was born July 29, 1928 to Walter B. and Ruth M (Miller) Kesler. She went to be with her Lord on September 8, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Sylvan Kesler; a sister Vivian M. Norton; two brothers-in-law; and a sister-in-law. Those surviving are a brother, Roland (Valetta) Kesler of Quinter; two...
Elenora Selenke
Sep 7, 2014
Elenora Selenke, age 100, of Colby (formerly of Park), died Sunday, September 7, 2014 at Prairie Senior Living Complex, in Colby. She was born February 9, 1914, in Unity, Saskatchewan, Canada, the sixth child of John and Maryann (Wagner) Wildeman. When Elenora was three years old, she moved from Canada to a farm three miles southeast of Park. She and...
J. Michael Frost
Sep 6, 2014
J. Michael Frost, age 69, of WaKeeney, passed away Saturday, September 6, 2014 at Hays Medical Center. He was born December 2, 1944, in Kirksville, Missouri, to James Albert and Edna Ellen (Rollstin) Frost. On August 28, 2000, Mike was united in marriage to Lisa Lattin Freeborn, in Hays. He was very active in healthcare, having been a healthcare administrator...
Norma Jane Carlson
Sep 4, 2014
Norma Carlson of Pharr, Texas passed peacefully away September 4, 2014 in the WaKeeney hospital. She was 91 years of age. Norma was born in Salina, Kansas to Harold and Mildred (Fulton) Stephenson. On June 21, 1942 she was united in marriage to Richard Carlson in Mentor, Kansas. They enjoyed 71 years of marriage together, until Richard's death on February...
Claude "Junior" Austin
Sep 4, 2014
Lifelong WaKeeney area resident, Claude Ulrich "Junior" Austin, Jr. , passed away Thursday, September 4, 2014, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, in WaKeeney. He was 88 years of age. He was born April 5, 1926, in Collyer, the son of Claude Ulrich, Sr. and Carrie (Deatrich) Austin. At seventeen years of age, Junior went to serve his country in...
Frieda E. Mohr
Aug 27, 2014
Lifelong WaKeeney resident, Frieda E. Mohr, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. She was born September 26, 1929, in rural Trego County, to John W. and Pauline (Rohn) Dietz. On April 18, 1948, Frieda Dietz was united in marriage to Alvin Lee Mohr. They enjoyed 52 years of marriage together. Alvin passed...
James L. Gordon
Aug 18, 2014
James Laverne "Jim" Gordon, age 81, passed away Monday, August 18, 2014 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, in WaKeeney. He was born November 14, 1932, in WaKeeney, to Marvin and Elsie (Campbell) Gordon. He was a lifelong area resident. Jim attended Trego Community Schools and went on to serve our country in the United States Navy during the Korean...
Edna Cooksey
Aug 17, 2014
Lifelong Park resident, Edna Cooksey, passed away Sunday, August 17, 2014 at Gove County Medical Center – Long Term Care, in Quinter. She was 88 years of age. Edna was born August 14, 1926, in Park, to Alex and Matilda (Billinger) Kraft. She attended Park schools and went on to attend Marymount College. On June 9, 1947, Edna Kraft was...
