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...
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...
