Theresa Haffner
Jan 3, 2013
Theresa (Zimmerman) Haffner, age 90, of Quinter, died Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Gove County Medical Center, Long Term Care in Quinter. Theresa was born February 22, 1922, in rural Park, Kansas, the daughter of Theodore and Rosalie (Heier) Zimmerman. Theresa was united in marriage to Steve Haffner on June 4, 1946 in Park, Kansas. They enjoyed 50 years of...
Lydia Beardsley
Dec 28, 2012
Lydia Beardsley, former long-time resident of WaKeeney, passed away on Friday December 28, 2012 in Loveland, Colorado. Lydia was born in Fort Collins, Colorado on March 11, 1917 to George and Magdalena (Lena Schneider) Schwien. Lydia was one of eleven children born to George and Lena and was preceded in death by all her brothers and sisters except for Ruth...
Mary "Louise" (Maxwell) Sorenson
Dec 22, 2012
Mary Louise Maxwell Sorenson was born near Quinter, Kansas on September 2, 1927, and died at Presbyterian Manor in Salina, KS on December 22, 2012. She was 85 years of age. Louise was the second of seven children born to George Earl and Mary (Hargitt) Maxwell. She graduated from Quinter High School in May 1944. Due to teacher shortages during...
Ellamae G. Moheng
Dec 20, 2012
WaKeeney resident, Ellamae G. Moheng, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital Long Term Care, WaKeeney. She was 91 years of age. She was born Ellamae G. Mensing, on December 18, 1921, the daughter of Ernest and Meta (Schwanbeck) Mensing, in WaKeeney, Kansas. Ellamae graduated from Sherman High School in Goodland. She was very proud...
Don Patterson
Dec 10, 2012
Don Patterson was born October 20, 1937, at home in Glade, Kansas the son of James and Lois (Keeten) Patterson. He passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at Via Christi Hospital in Wichita at the age of 75 years, 40days. He attended Agra schools and graduated from Agra High School with the class of 1955. He joined the United States...
Loleeta Ann Beaver Pitts
Dec 7, 2012
LoLeeta Ann Beaver Pitts , 67, died Friday morning, December 7, 2012 in Quinter, Kansas. She was born June 1, 1945 at Hadley Memorial Hospital in Hays Kansas. She grew up on the family farm south of Quinter Kansas with her mother Vera Eleanor Stanton Beaver and Harley Leroy Beaver, stepfather. LoLeeta had surgery soon after her birth and was...
Wanda Hockersmith Gillespie Wildeman
Dec 2, 2012
Wanda (Hockersmith) Gillespie Wildeman passed away December 2, 2012 at Gove County Medical Center – Long Term Care in Quinter. She was 83 years of age. Wanda was born December 29, 1928, on the family farm in Gove County, the daughter of Chris and Nora (Evans) Hockersmith. She was a 1947 graduate of Quinter High School. Wanda was united in...
Merlin Henry Ohlemeier
Nov 24, 2012
Longtime WaKeeney resident, Merlin H. Ohlemeier, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2012 at the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. He was 86 years of age. Merlin was born July 4, 1926, the older of twin boys, to Henry William and Mabel Irma (Lynn) Ohlemeier, on the farm near McCracken, Kansas. He grew up in LaCrosse, graduating from LaCrosse High...
Donald Dale Mcwilliams
Nov 23, 2012
Don McWilliams, age 91, of Quinter, passed away Friday, November 23, 2012 at Gove County Medical Center, Long Term Care. Donald was born, the youngest of seven children, the son of Nicholas Ford and Ola Top (Halferty) McWilliams. After attending grade school in a one room school house he graduated from Hoxie High School. His college studies at Kansas State...
Lorena Burgardt
Nov 21, 2012
Lifelong Park resident, Lorena (Waldman) Burgardt, passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Gove County Medical Center. She was 80 years of age. Lorena was born January 3, 1932, the daughter of Pius and Anna N. (Lovenstein) Waldman, on the family farm near Park. She was a 1949 graduate of Park High School. On January 22, 1951, Lorena was united...
Johnny H. Deines
Nov 14, 2012
Lifelong WaKeeney resident, Johnny H. Deines, passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 14, 2012. He was 71 years of age. Johnny was born April 14, 1941 in Trego Center, the son of Benjamin and Pauline (Stieben) Deines. He was united in marriage to LeVay Sue Glick on November 26, 1966 in Hill City. They enjoyed 40 years of...
Kenneth Karl Knoll
Nov 2, 2012
Kenneth was born in Hays on November 13, 1950, the son of Ambrose and Agatha (Unrein) Knoll. He attended St. Peter Catholic School and went on to graduate from high school in Morland. He also attended Fort Hays State University. On June 14, 1974, Kenneth was united in marriage to Pat Rine. Kenneth enjoyed farming and raising cattle. He also...
Jeanette Richmeier Wideman
Oct 28, 2012
Jeanette Richmeier Wideman, age 50, of Lakin (formerly of WaKeeney), passed away on October 28, 2012 at Via Christi – St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. Jeanette was born on January 18, 1962, the daughter of Edwin Joseph and Agnes Armilda (Flax) Richmeier, in Hays, Kansas. She attended grade school in Ellis and then went on to graduate from Morland High School...
Alta Mae Jamison
Oct 20, 2012
Alta Mae Brown Jamison passed away October 20, 2012 at the Sheridan County Health Complex in Hoxie, KS, at the age of 82. She was born July 5, 1930 to the late Bert and Pearl Jane (Hamon) Brown. On August 18, 1951 she was united in marriage to Elvin E. Jamison in Raton, NM. He passed away May 2, 2002....
Mary C. Dreiling
Oct 19, 2012
Mary C. Dreiling, 88, of Grinnell passed away on Friday, October 19, 2012 in Quinter, Kansas. Mary was married to Eugene Dreiling on August 30, 1947 in Purcell, Ks. They moved to Grinnell soon after and lived there for the 65 years of their married life. Mary participated in the Altar Society at Immaculate Conception Church in Grinnell for many...
Edward Carl Elliott
Oct 12, 2012
Edward Carl Elliot, of rural WaKeeney, passed away Friday, October 12, 2012 at his home. Family hosted graveside inurnment will take place at a later date. His body was cremated.
Karen Renee Harvey
Oct 11, 2012
***PLEASE TAKE TIME TO VIEW KAREN'S TRIBUTE VIDEO*** Simply click 'View Video Tribute' above. Karen Renee (Werth) Harvey, age 47, of Collyer, KS, left this earthly life and went home to join her Heavenly Father on October 11, 2012, after many years of battling breast cancer. Karen was born June 17, 1965 in WaKeeney, KS to Edward J. and Cordula...
Sheryl Dinkel Powers
Oct 10, 2012
Sheryl Dinkel Powers was called by her Lord and Savior on October 10, 2012 at the young age of 45 years. Sheryl was born on May 13, 1967 in Quinter, KS to Rudolph and JoAnn Dinkel. She attended Grainfield Elementary School and was a 1985 graduate of Wheatland High School. Sheryl graduated from Fort Hays Kansas State University with a...
Ruth Marjorie Walz
Oct 9, 2012
Ruth Marjorie Walz, 95, of rural Ellis, died Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. She was born August 4, 1917, in rural Graham County, Kansas, to Ray O. and Lois Mae (Eaton) Noah. Ruth was a 1935 graduate of Palco High School. Ruth married Henry C. Walz on October 8, 1938, at Mt. Pleasant Methodist...
Wayne E Rhoades
Oct 7, 2012
Wayne E. Rhoades, age 87, of Wichita (formerly of Quinter), passed away Sunday, October 7, 2012 at Sandpiper Bay Healthcare Center in Wichita. He was born October 24, 1924, the son of Frank J. and Bertha (Porter) Rhoades in Quinter, Kansas. Wayne served our country in the United States Navy. On November 3, 1942, Wayne married Doris V. Jamison in...
