Helen Elizabeth Tilton
Oct 24, 2013
Quinter – Helen Elizabeth (Martin) Tilton, age 98, passed away on October 24, 2013 in the Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care Facility, in Quinter, KS. Helen was born at the family farm north of Quinter on October 3, 1915, to the late Robert and Helen (Thompson) Martin. Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Loyd and three...
Glenn A. Cookson
Oct 21, 2013
Glenn A. Cookson, age 83, of WaKeeney, passed away Monday, October 21, 2013 at Hays Medical Center. He was born January 2, 1930 in East St. Louis, Illinois, the son of Joseph and Irma (Gohs) Cookson. After graduating high school, Glenn served our country in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Prior to living in WaKeeney for...
Shirley Ann Jamison
Oct 13, 2013
Shirley Ann (Kysar) Jamison was born in Quinter, KS to Vern and Edith (Allen) Kysar on June 3, 1934. After several years of declining health, she peacefully departed from this life on October 13, 2013. One of Shirley's core values was family relationships, which was first modeled to her by her parents, Vern and Edith. They provided a home that...
Greg Selensky
Oct 8, 2013
Lifelong Park resident, Greg Selensky, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at Gove County Medical Center. He was 45 years of age. He was born June 6, 1968, in Hoxie, the son of Ronald Francis and Iona Phyllis (Goetz) Selensky. Parents continue to reside in Quinter. Greg was a 1986 graduate of Wheatland High School. On October 20, 2007, he...
Jean Carolyn (James) Dean
Oct 5, 2013
JEAN CAROLYN JAMES DEAN 9/30/48 TO 10/5/13. BORN IN BALTIMORE, MD TO DONALD AND GLORIA (THIELE) JAMES, JEAN GRADUATED FROM MERCY HIGH SCHOOL AND LATER, MD INSTITUTE OF ART. SHE LATER EARNED A MASTERS IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HAD HER OWN PRACTICE IN WESTERN MD. THERE, SHE SERVED ON THE HOSPICE BOARD FOR 10 YEARS AND WAS A CERTIFIED GRIEF...
Martina Frances Zimmerman
Oct 1, 2013
Longtime Quinter resident, Martina Zimmerman, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at Gove County Medical Center - Long Term Care. She was 90 years of age. Martina was born February 5, 1923, the daughter of Adam and Mary Ann (Phlieger) Ziegler on the family farm south of Collyer. Martina was a graduate of Collyer High School. On October 22, 1946,...
Richard D. Owen
Sep 14, 2013
Richard D. "Bandit" Owen, age 67, of Ogallah, died Saturday, September 14, 2013 at his home. He was born February 24, 1946, in Monahans, Texas, the son of William Thomas and Catherine (McNett) Owen. On June 23, 1973, Richard was united in marriage to Beverly Combs, in Conroe, Texas. She passed away April 1, 2008. They were married 34 years....
Godfrey "Fred" Lang
Sep 9, 2013
Godfrey "Fred" R. Lang, age 84, died Monday, September 9, 2013 at Hays Medical Center. He was born December 21, 1928, the son of Ignatz, Jr. and Rosa (Weber) Lang, in Ellis. He graduated from Ellis High School in 1945. On December 30, 1952, Godfrey was united in marriage to Lillie Ann Augustine, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Ellis,...
Christopher Kerr-Hunter
Sep 8, 2013
Christopher Ian Kerr-Hunter, age 59, of WaKeeney, Formerly of Frimley Green, United Kingdom, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2013 at Hays Medical Center. Christopher was born July 9, 1954 in Ahmadi, Kuwait while his father was working for the Kuwait Oil Company there. As a child, Christopher attended school at facilities run by the US in Kuwait, and then moved...
Paul L. Zerr
Sep 7, 2013
Paul L. Zerr, age 84, of Colby (formerly of Park) passed away Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. He was born October 6, 1928, in Park, the son of James M. and Martha C. (Depperschmidt) Zerr. Paul attended a one-room school called West Sunny Slope in rural Gove County. He was drafted into the Army during the...
Jane Schmidtberger
Aug 27, 2013
Jane Schmidtberger, age 90, of Quinter (formerly of Grainfield), passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at Gove County Medical Center – Long Term Care. She was born August 14, 1923, in Collyer, the daughter of George Joseph and Susan (Zimmerman) Lipp. Jane was a 1942 graduate of Park High School. On June 21, 1943, Jane was united in marriage to...
Edward C. Hoover
Aug 24, 2013
Edward Clayton Hoover, age 71, of Fort Dodge (formerly of WaKeeney) passed away Saturday, August 24, 2013 at Kansas Soldier's Home in Fort Dodge. He was born September 6, 1941, the son of Floyd C. and Grace Irene (Jordan) Hoover, in Iowa City, Iowa. After graduating high school, Ed served our country in the United States Marine Corps. He worked...
Lloyd Leo Hafliger
Aug 21, 2013
Lifelong WaKeeney resident, Lloyd "Lloydy" L. Hafliger, past away Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. He was 83 years of age. Lloyd was born January 7, 1930, in rural Trego County, the son of George and Sara Abbey (Mummert) Hafliger. Lloyd served our country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. On...
Kenneth Eldon Searls
Aug 15, 2013
Quinter resident, Kenneth E. Searls, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013, at Via Christi – St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita. He was 57 years of age. Kenneth was born December 31, 1955 in Atwood, the son of Roy and Betty Jeanne (Howard) Searls. On August 12, 1983, Kenneth was united in marriage to Tammy Wark in Colby. Kenneth worked...
Laverne Lindberg
Aug 3, 2013
WaKeeney resident, LaVerne Lindberg, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2013 at Trego Manor in WaKeeney. He was 93 years of age. He was born August 11, 1919 in rural Trego County, to Albert and Hilda (McKinley) Lindberg. On June 8, 1947, LaVerne married Gladys Marie Acheson in WaKeeney. They enjoyed 29 years of marriage until her passing on April 20,...
Clarence J. Dinkel
Jul 23, 2013
Lifelong Collyer resident, Clarence J. Dinkel, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. He was 77 years of age. Clarence was born December 10, 1935, in rural Quinter, the son of Anton and Rosalia (Giebler) Dinkel. He graduated from Collyer High School in the class of 1953. He went on to serve our...
Marguerite Sandelin
Jul 15, 2013
Sandelin, Marguerite J. Sep 7, 1928 – Jul 15, 2013 Survived by children: Peg Bartelt (Rev. Steve), Phil Sandelin (Patti), and Ellen Odom; grandchildren: Becky Bartelt, Sarah Lindau (Dr. Rob), Broc Sandelin (Lerae), Sage Sandelin, Jennifer Odom, Casey Menconi (Chad), and Rusty Long (Marlene); great-grandchildren: Bobby Lindau, Emily Lindau, Kyla Menconi, Eric Menconi, Jillian Menconi, Kamdyn Reynolds, Tabitha Wolf, Joe...
Margaret Heier
Jul 15, 2013
Margaret Heier, age 90, of Oakley, passed away Monday, July 15, 2013 at Logan County Manor in Oakley. She was born on the family farm south of Grainfield on February 1, 1923 to Bernard and Julianna (Kuntz) Heier. Margaret was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church of Oakley. She was brought up in a faithful Catholic family and...
Virginia Marie Flax
Jul 14, 2013
WaKeeney resident, Virginia "Jeannie" Flax, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013 at her home. She was 60 years of age. She was born December 9, 1952 in Ransom, the daughter of Rudolph (Sr.) and Regina (Augustine) Flax. Jeannie was a 1970 graduate of Ransom High School. Jeannie was especially active in her church community. She was a member of Christ...
Peter C. Zerr
Jul 13, 2013
Peter C. Zerr, age 87, of Grainfield, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2013 at Hays Medical Center. He was born February 27, 1926 in a sod house south of Park. As a child, Peter attended Spring Creek country school, and went on to graduate from Park Rural High School. He went on to serve our country in the U.S. Army...
