Obituaries

Mar 12, 2014

Myrtle L. Larson, 89, of McPherson (formerly of WaKeeney) died Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Mrs. Larson was born Myrtle L. Case on Dec. 20, 1924, to Roy J. and Myrtle (Hicks) Case in Bent County, Colorado.

Due to the early deaths of her parents, Myrtle was adopted at the age of three by Walter and Ollie Schaumburg...

Mar 9, 2014

Lifelong WaKeeney area resident, Gayle Myron Garrett, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014 at his home in WaKeeney. He was born May 18, 1945, in Hays, to Myron and Ada (McCoy) Garrett. Gayle graduated from Trego Community High School in 1963. On August 8, 1969, he was united in marriage to Arlene Montgomery. They enjoyed 44 years of marriage together....

Mar 2, 2014

Wilma Jane (Hockersmith) Doxon was born August 31, 1925, the sixth child to Chris and Nora (Evans) Hockersmith at her Aunt Goldie McCartee's home near Ransom, Kansas. Wilma went to elementary school at West Lone Star and graduated eighth grade in 1939. She graduated from Gove Rural High School in 1943. She got a job working with the Office of...

Feb 28, 2014

Rosie Deines, age 93, passed away Friday, February 28, 2014 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, KS. Rosie was born February 28, 1921 on a farm in Gove County, Kansas, the youngest child of Edward and Josephine (Fahey) Norton. Rosie attended Gove County country schools, including Sunshine School and Hackberry School, where she graduated from 8th grade. On...

Feb 27, 2014

Unconditional love was the keystone of Karen Breeden's life on earth. Karen lived her 58 years with total love and acceptance for all God's creatures, both two and four-legged. She put her whole heart into her love for her family, always eager for any family time together, both with her immediate family and reunions with her many aunts, uncles and...

Feb 21, 2014

Francis "Frank" Cox, Jr, age 83, of Quinter, passed away Friday, February 21, 2014 at Gove County Medical Center, Long Term Care. He was born July 26, 1930 in Herndon to Francis and Leona (DeLong) Cox. Private family services will take place at the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery in WaKeeney. There will be no visitation. Memorial contributions are suggested to the...

Feb 18, 2014

Burton Wayne Crist passed peacefully from this life on February 18, 2014 at Gove County Medical Center Long-Term Care in Quinter, Kansas. He was born September 14, 1921 in Quinter, Kansas to D. Floyd and Nellie Crist. He was the first of three children who grew up on the vast plains of the American Midwest. His independent spirit was forged...

Feb 18, 2014

Marvin Argus Fabrizius, age 66, died February 18, 2014 at the Robert J. Dole VA Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. He was born April 1, 1947, at home in WaKeeney, Kansas, the son of Argus R. and Adeline Anna Pauline (Keller) Fabrizius. He attended WaKeeney schools. In 1966, he enlisted in the United States Air Force as a crew chief on B-52...

Feb 14, 2014

Darlene Katherine Schneider was born January 26, 1933 in Trego County to Emanuel and Isabell (Margheim) Stieben.  She passed away on Friday, February 14, 2014 at her home.  She was 81 years of age.

On August 5, 1955, Darlene married Floyd Schneider in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church of WaKeeney, and moved into the country where she became...

Feb 10, 2014

Lifelong WaKeeney area resident, Fernetta Rhoden, passed away Monday, February 10, 2014 at Hays Medical Center.  She was 84 years of age.  She was born August 28, 1929 on the banks of the Smoky Hill River in Trego County to Elmer Gerard and Eartha Ellen (Joy) Pugh.

Fernetta was the sixth of seven children.  She grew up...

Jan 31, 2014

Lifelong WaKeeney resident, Clyde Lang, Jr. , passed away Friday, January 31, 2014 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. He was born June 30, 1928 on the farm in rural Trego County, to Clyde and Beulah (Bennett) Lang. On June 30, 1949, Clyde was united in marriage to Twila Snodgrass in WaKeeney. They enjoyed 53 years of marriage...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...