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...
Genevieve Duncan
Aug 3, 2014
Genevieve (Watson) Duncan, age 72, of WaKeeney, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital. Cremation has taken place. Family hosted services will take place at Kansas Veterans' Cemetery at a later date.
Dean D. Duncan
Jul 27, 2014
A much-loved husband, father, grandfather, son and brother, Dean D Duncan, 80, of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away peacefully July 27th, 2014. He had bravely fought Alzheimer's and cancer. He was born November 1st, 1933 in Oklahoma, and resided in Wakeeney, Kansas for the past 11 years, having moved from California in 2003 to enjoy his retirement in Kansas. Dean was...
Earlene Steerman
Jul 14, 2014
Lifelong Gove resident, Earlene (Bretton) Steerman, passed away Monday, July 14, 2014 at Gove County Medical Center. She was 81 years of age. Earlene was born July 25, 1932, the daughter of Earl and Hazel Della (Hannaford) Bretton, in Gove, KS. On October 25, 1953 Earlene was united in marriage to Russell Steerman in Gove. They enjoyed 18 years of...
Nancy L Cooper
Jul 12, 2014
Nancy Louise Cooper, age 65, of Grainfield, KS, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Hays Medical Center. She was born November 22, 1948 in Quinter, Kansas to Fred and Clementine (Felt) Baalman. She married John Cooper on May 4th, 1968 at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Grainfield. She was a beautician who took pride in her occupation. She enjoyed...
Helen Roberts
Jul 10, 2014
Helen Louise (Henry) Roberts was born to William & Mabel Irene Henry December 9, 1914 and went to meet her maker, July 10, 2014 at the age of 99 years, 7 months, and 1 day. Helen attended Quinter schools graduating with the class of 1933. On August 21 Helen married Horace E. Roberts, a Union Pacific Depot Agent. The Roberts...
Norma Lou Lanham
Jun 24, 2014
Quinter resident Norma Lou Lanham passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Gove County Medical Center, Long Term Care. She was 83 years of age. She was born on January 25, 1931, in WaKeeney to Sanford D. and Nettie (Billings) Armstrong. Norma was united in marriage to Dale (Sonny) Lanham, in Spearville. After Dale's death, Norma lived out the rest...
Stella L Cichonski
Jun 20, 2014
Stella M. Cichonski, 51, passed away Friday, June 20, 2014 at Gove County Medical Center. She was born July 13, 1962, in Battle Creek, Michigan. She was a Park resident for most of her life. For a good part of Stella's life she owned and operated a cap factory. Her love for cooking was evident as she also worked as...
William "Willy" Reitmayer
Jun 18, 2014
Lifelong WaKeeney resident, William "Willy" Reitmayer, died Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at Reddy House in Wichita. He was born July 26, 1927, in rural Trego County, the son of John and Clara (Schuster) Reitmayer. He was united in marriage to Hilda Dietz on May 29, 1947, in Goodland. They enjoyed 46 years of marriage together until her death on July...
Alex Bazan
Jun 16, 2014
Alex Bazan, age 26, of WaKeeney, passed away Monday, June 16, 2014 at Hays Medical Center. He was born March 5, 1988, in Garden City. He was a WaKeeney resident most of his life. Alex loved his job as a rough neck in the oil field. He worked for Shields Oil Company. He cherished his time spent with family; especially...
