Edna Walt Arnold
Jan 20, 2014
Edna Dorene Walt Arnold was born on November 21, 1937 to Antone and Leocadia Walt in Quinter. She passed away January 20, 2014 at Trego Manor in WaKeeney. She was 76 years of age. Edna attended grade school at the Banner Country School. After she graduated, she joined the I.C. Convent in Great Bend, where she earned her high school...
Melvin R. Folkers
Jan 16, 2014
Melvin R. Folkers, 84, died Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital. He was born January 19, 1929 at the Schaefer home in Ness County to Karl and Sophie (Schaefer) Folkers. He married Gloria Stowe in Ransom, Kansas in 1949. They moved to the family farm in Trego County where together they worked the land that has...
Leonard Scott Breeden
Jan 16, 2014
Leonard Scott Breeden, age 51, of Colby, died Thursday, January 16, 2014, near Rexford in a motor vehicle accident. He was born April 1, 1962, in Hays, to Kenneth and Patricia (Berry) Breeden. He attended Quinter High School and McPherson College. On April 16, 1992, he was united in marriage to Carrie Seifer. They later divorced. Survivors include a son...
Joann Dinkel
Jan 15, 2014
JoAnn Dinkel, age 80, of Quinter, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care. She was born September 19, 1933, in Park, the daughter of Alex and Matilda (Billinger) Kraft. She was a Park High School graduate. On October 11, 1955, she was united in marriage to Rudolph "Rudy" Dinkel in Park. They enjoyed...
Tad Wayne Glick
Jan 14, 2014
Tad Wayne Glick, age 44, of Quinter, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014 in rural Gove County after a long struggle with depression. He was born September 2, 1969 in WaKeeney, to Lyle Clifton and Janice Kathleen (Ziegler) Glick. Tad graduated from Quinter High School in 1988 and went on to earn his Bachelor's degree in agriculture at Kansas State...
Alfreda Schmeidler
Jan 13, 2014
Alfreda Schmeidler, age 88, of WaKeeney passed away Monday, January 13, 2014 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital of WaKeeney. She was a longtime WaKeeney area resident. She was born January 14, 1925 in Hays, the daughter of Peter and Catherine (Unrein) Pfeifer. On May 29, 1954, Alfreda was united in marriage to Edwin Schmeidler at St. Joseph Catholic Church...
Barbara "Barb" Farber
Jan 8, 2014
Longtime WaKeeney resident, Barbara "Barb" Farber, age 50, died Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. She was born February 22, 1963, in Hoxie, the daughter of James Elbert and Rosa Lea (Trail) Farber. Barb was proud to have completed her certification as a medical office and billing specialist. She worked as a unit secretary...
Joyce Schneidewind
Jan 7, 2014
Joyce Schneidewind, age 82, of WaKeeney, died Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital of WaKeeney. She was born December 3, 1931, in Ulysses, the daughter of John Earl and Nellie (Henson) Stateler. Joyce was raised in the Minneola and Meade areas, having moved to WaKeeney in the 1960's. She was a Minneola High School graduate. On...
Debra Lynn Brown
Jan 4, 2014
Grainfield resident, Debra L. (Carter) Brown, passed away, Saturday, January 4, 2014 at her home. She was 56 years of age. She was born February 17, 1957 in Wichita, to Floyd Earl and Mary Edding (Ward) Carter. Debra was a graduate of Campus High School in Haysville. She went on to earn her associates degree in secretarial science. On May...
Angelita Randa
Dec 24, 2013
Angelita Randa, 76, of WaKeeney, KS, passed away on December 24th, 2013 at Hays Medical Center. She was born on July 31, 1937 to the late Carl M. & Veronica Graf in Schoenchen, KS. She married Elmer Randa on August 20th, 1955 in Schoenchen, KS. For years Angie and Elmer owned and managed restaurants and hotels between Ellis and Ransom....
Arnold W. Prather
Dec 23, 2013
Gove area resident, Arnold Wesley Prather, passed away Monday, December 23, 2013 at Hays Medical Center. He was born April 9, 1932, in Longacre, West Virginia, the son of Earl Sylvester and Lola Maude (Richardson) Prather. Arnold was a United States Army veteran, having served our country during the Korean Conflict. He was wounded during the war, and received a...
Wanda Jo Knoll
Dec 22, 2013
Wanda Jo Knoll, age 88, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. She was born October 20, 1925, in Billings, Oklahoma, the daughter of Loren and Mattie J. (Harsh) Williams. Wanda was a 1944 graduate of Billings High School. After high school, she attended and graduated from Wichita Business College in 1945. On November...
Robert George Griebel
Dec 11, 2013
Robert "Bob" Griebel, age 57, of Collyer, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, at his home. He was born May 31, 1956, in WaKeeney, KS to Paul R. and Melinda (Dinkel) Griebel. Robert grew up on a dairy farm in Collyer with 10 brothers and sisters. He resided on the family farm near Collyer. He graduated from Trego Community High School...
Della Jean Ohlemeier
Dec 7, 2013
WaKeeney resident, Della Jean Ohlemeier, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. She was 89 years of age. She was born April 14, 1924, on the family farm near Macksville, to Herman W. and Margaret E. (Howell) Cramer. Della was a graduate of LaCrosse High School. She earned her teaching degree at Fort...
Anna Rose Geist
Dec 1, 2013
Lifelong area resident, Anna Rose Geist, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. She was 98 years of age. Anna was born in rural Ellis County, on July 21, 1915, the daughter of Ignatz and Elizabeth (Weber) Flax. She lived on the family farm in Graham County for a good portion of her...
Keith E. Hockman
Nov 24, 2013
Keith E. Hockman, age 93, of Hill City, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. He was born June 7, 1920 in rural Trego County, the son of Carmen Lee and Ethel Bell (Cloud) Hockman. Keith graduated high school in WaKeeney and went on to serve our country in the United States Army during...
Marvel L. Mcguire
Nov 24, 2013
Lifelong WaKeeney resident, Marvel L. McGuire, passed away, Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. She was 81 years of age. She was born October 11, 1932, in WaKeeney, the daughter of Joseph Frank and Amalie (Michaelis) Gorsky. Marvel was a 1950 graduate of Trego Community High School. On June 28, 1953, Marvel married Carl R....
Rita C. Houdeshell
Nov 23, 2013
Rita Houdeshell, age 72, of Quinter, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Hays Medical Center. She was born June 7, 1941, the daughter of Harley J. and Helen (Strobel) Everett, in Great Bend. She was a graduate of Radium High School. On March 4, 1963, Rita was united in marriage to Larry W. Houdeshell in Dodge City. She worked...
Kenneth Joseph Schoenberger
Nov 10, 2013
WaKeeney resident, Kenneth Joseph Schoenberger, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. He was 70 years of age. Kenneth was born October 28, 1943, on the farm near LaCrosse, to Victor and Lydia (Kreutzer) Schoenberger. Kenneth served our country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. On April 20, 1968, he was...
Timothy Christopher Zerr
Nov 10, 2013
Timothy C. Zerr, age 61, of Lakewood, Colorado (formerly of Park), passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013 at St. Luke's Presbyterian Hospital, Denver. He was born April 21, 1952, in Oakley, the son of Augustine M. and Phyllis J. (Racette) Zerr. As the result an accident in his youth, Tim spent more than his last 40 years bound to a...
