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Donald J. Bieker

Donald J. Bieker

May 7, 2013

Donald J. Bieker, 68, Scranton, Ks, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at his residence. Don was born on June 1, 1944 in Hays, Kansas to Joseph and Barbara (Riedel) Bieker. He attended school in Ellis and Salina and at the age of 18 he joined the United States Army, serving a tour of duty in France. Don is...

W. Ormond Breeden

W. Ormond Breeden

May 5, 2013

William Ormond Breeden, 94, teacher, farmer, gentle soul, passed away peacefully at Hays Good Samaritan Center on May 5, 2013. Ormond was born in Sheridan County KS on November 24, 1918 to Cass Paul and Effie McGuire Breeden. Ormond attended a one-room country school and graduated from Quinter High School. He attended Ottawa University and received his BS from Kansas...

Boyd Tuttle

Boyd Tuttle

May 5, 2013

Boyd Tuttle, 77, departed this life, May 5, 2013, at Gove County Medical Center, Quinter KS. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 8, 2013 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Schmitt Funeral Home of Quinter. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 9, 2013 at Gove Community Bible Church with Pastor Paul Woodall officiating. Boyd Tuttle was born on March...

Virgil Pfannenstiel

Virgil Pfannenstiel

Apr 29, 2013

WaKeeney area resident, Virgil J. Pfannenstiel, age 85, passed away Monday, April 29, 2013 at his home in Cedar Bluff Estates, near Cedar Bluff State Park. He was born in Ellis, April 15, 1928, the son of Jacob Matthew and Anna Marie (Dreiling) Pfannenstiel. Virgil served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. On May 10, 1948, Virgil was...

Rosa Alwine Hall

Rosa Alwine Hall

Apr 25, 2013

Rosa A. Hall, originally from WaKeeney, Kansas and a long-time resident of Boulder, Colorado, died peacefully after an extended illness on April 25, 2013 at Better Place Adult Family Home in Puyallup, Washington. She was born Rosa Alwine Dietz in WaKeeney, the second of four children. After her marriage she moved to Boulder with her husband Warren, where she was...

Timothy Allen Smith

Timothy Allen Smith

Apr 24, 2013

WaKeeney resident, Tim Smith, age 58, died near Scott City, on April 24, 2013 as the result of a motor vehicle accident. He was doing what he loved to do, and that is trucking. His dog and driving companion, Smokie, also passed away in the accident. Tim started truck driving in 1972. Tim was born November 5, 1954, in Parkersburg,...

Olive H. Bergling

Olive H. Bergling

Apr 20, 2013

Olive H. Bergling, 91, of Quinter (formerly of Atwood) passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care in Quinter. On January 15, 1922 she was born to Millard and Margaret (Baird) Hurst on a farm north of Brewster. Olive attended Rawlins County High School in Atwood and graduated in 1940. On October 26, 1941,...

Troy Brian Buckland

Troy Brian Buckland

Apr 16, 2013

Troy B. Buckland, 51, of Grinnell, died at his home, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Cremation was chosen. Family hosted memorial services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Bethel Cemetery in rural Glasco, KS.  It is 2 miles west and 1 miles couth of the Highways 24 and 81 intersection. Schmitt Funeral Home of Quinter was in charge...

Frank A. "Junior" Clark

Frank A. "Junior" Clark

Apr 13, 2013

Frank Adair Clark was born February 26, 1917 at the St. Anthony's Hospital, Hays, and passed away at the age of 96 in Salina. He was born to his parents, Frank C. and Grace (Billings) Clark. As an only child, he was raised on a farm 3 miles south of Ogallah before moving into WaKeeney. He attended Diamond and Silver...

Hugh Faulkner, Jr.

Hugh Faulkner, Jr.

Apr 12, 2013

Hugh Faulkner, Jr., of WaKeeney, was born August 27, 1919, the son of Hugh Faulkner, Sr. and Ellen (Kilkenny) Faulkner, in Hays. He passed away Friday, April 12, 2013 at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. Hugh attended a one room country school and Ellis High School, where he graduated in 1936. He served our country in World War II,...

Theophil "Ted" Quint

Theophil "Ted" Quint

Apr 11, 2013

Theophil "Ted" Quint was born August 19, 1933 in Rush County, KS to Anton and Bertha (Holzmeister) Quint. He passed away April 11, 2013 in the Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care in Quinter, KS at the age of 79. As a child he went to school in Loretta, KS; later he attended school in Quinter and graduated with...

Glenn W. Coberly

Glenn W. Coberly

Mar 26, 2013

Glenn Coberly 92, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Gove County Medical Center in Quinter KS. He was born on June 27, 1920, to Angeline Wristen Coberly and James Marion Coberly in Ransom, Kansas. His two siblings were Ruth and Esther. Glenn attended Prairie View grade school and Dighton High School. He transferred to Gove High School where...

Susan Keller

Susan Keller

Mar 26, 2013

Susan K. Keller, age 65, died peacefully on March 26, 2013 at home in Quinter after a year long battle with cancer. Susan was born November 29, 1947, in Quinter, Kansas, the first daughter born to Charles LeRoy and Willa Dean (McConkey) Graham. Susan attended Quinter Public Schools until the family moved to Colorado Springs the end of her junior...

Mary Ellen "Nell" Hein

Mary Ellen "Nell" Hein

Mar 20, 2013

Mary Ellen "Nell" (Grant) Hein, age 90, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at her home in Quinter, KS. She was born to Arthur S. and Celia M. (Bell) Grant on November 29, 1922 in Inverell, New South Wales, Australia. Nell was the youngest of 4 children. She grew up in the Inverell and Brisbane area where she loved...

Larri Lee Lewis

Larri Lee Lewis

Mar 15, 2013

Larri Lee Lewis was born in Wichita, KS on September 16, 1961 to Ronald & Jeannine (Shearmire) Lewis. He passed away Friday, March 15, 2013 in the Gove County Medical Center in Quinter, KS. As a child, Larri attended Gove Grade School. His love for sports started early. He learned to play basketball during recess with the older boys. He...

Mallory Kate Woolf

Mallory Kate Woolf

Mar 11, 2013

Mallory Kate Woolf was born without a heartbeat at 12:48 p.m. on March 11, 2013 at the Hays Medical Center. She went to be in the arms of Jesus only hours before birth. Mallory is the daughter of Greg and Shelly Woolf of Quinter, KS. She came into our lives silently, but perfect and beautiful. Mallory weighed 5 pounds 6...

Fabian Zimmerman

Fabian Zimmerman

Mar 9, 2013

Fabian Zimmerman 84, Quinter died March 9, 2013, at Hays Medical Center. He was born May 20, 1928 south of Park at the family farm to Theodore and Rosalie (Heier) Zimmerman. He married Opal Beougher on August 30, 1955, in Grinnell, KS, he attended Sunshine School southwest of Quinter until the 8th grade. He was a grain inspector for the...

Bridget Brungardt

Bridget Brungardt

Feb 22, 2013

Lifelong St. Peter area resident, Bridget Brungardt, passed away Friday, February 22, 2013 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. She was 92 years of age. She was born, May 17, 1920, on the family farm near St. Peter, the daughter of Gottfried and Barbara (Billinger) Knoll. Bridget Knoll was united in marriage to Seraphine Brungardt on May 3,...

Randy Yowell

Randy Yowell

Feb 18, 2013

Randy Charles Yowell, 65, died on February 18, 2013 at his home in Quinter, Kansas. He was born on January 21, 1948 to Harold and Marjorie (Murray) Yowell in Grainfield, Kansas. Shortly after his birth they moved to Russell, Kansas and then to Great Bend, Kansas. He excelled in sports in Great Bend and was named All-State Football, All-State Basketball...

Jerry Ivan Noel

Jerry Ivan Noel

Feb 15, 2013

SERVICE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY FEBRUARY 23, 2013 at 11:00 AM at THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN GRAINFIELD Jerry Ivan Noel of WaKeeney, KS passed away on February 15, 2013 at the Gove County Medical Center in Quinter, KS. Jerry was born to Ruby and Jehu Noel on August 30, 1940 in Rosepine, Lousiana in a chicken coup, which...

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