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Leona Julia Tuttle
Jun 10, 2012
Leona Julia (Schmidt) Tuttle passed away on June 10, 2012 at the Gove County Medical Center at the age of 76 years 11 months and 16 days. Leona was born in Grainfield, Kansas, at home on June 25, 1935. The family then moved to Quinter in 1942. She married John (Jim) Tuttle on August 11, 1952. Leona graduated from Quinter...
Larry William Hilmes
Jun 9, 2012
Larry William Hilmes was born in Ransom, KS, on May 16, 1939, to the late Henry John and Armilla (Luetters) Hilmes. He passed away, Saturday, June 9, 2012, in the KU Medical Center at Kansas City, KS, at the age of 73. He graduated from Ransom High School and attended Vo-Tech school for a year. He served in the United...
Clara Elizabeth Stenzel
Jun 7, 2012
Clara Elizabeth Stenzel was born August 27, 1923, in Broken Arrow, OK, to the late John and Martha (Scheer) Ruffertshoefer. She passed away Thursday, June 7, 2012 in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital Long Term Care at WaKeeney at the age of 88. On November 17, 1946, Clara married Paul Stenzel in the Zion Lutheran Church at Trego Center....
Thelma Ruth Hibbs
May 30, 2012
Thelma Hibbs left this world Wednesday morning, May 30, 2012 at the age of 86. Thelma was born to the late Kearn William White and Vallie Marie (Seek) White in Swanwick, MO on August 15, 1925. She married James W. "Jim" Hibbs on May 18, 1947, in Winston, MO, this union lasted for 56 years and was blessed with three...
Jean Corwin Hutchison
May 20, 2012
Jean (Corwin) Hutchison was born January 4, 1924, in Corning, KS, to the late Harvey Eugene and Mary Francina (Stephens) Corwin. She passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012, at the Heritage Club in Greenwood Village, CO, at the age of 88. As a child, she attended schools in WaKeeney and graduated from Trego Community High School and attended the University...
Catherine "Kay" Theresa Flagler
May 19, 2012
Catherine 'Kay' Theresa Flagler was born on the family farm in rural Ellis County, KS, to the late Joseph L. and Catherine (Jacques) Weber. She passed away Saturday May 19, 2012, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney at the age of 89. As a child, she attended rural schools in Ellis County and graduated from Ellis High...
Clara Hollandworth
May 12, 2012
Clara Hollandworth, age 91, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2012 in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney, KS. She was born on January 23, 1921 in Victoria, KS, the daughter of Nicholas Joseph and MaryAnna (Dreiling) Brown. On June 18, 1945 she married Dean Hollandworth in Vincent, KS. Dean preceded her in death on October 28, 1991....
Alma Helen Krhut
May 11, 2012
Alma Helen Krhut was born on July 19, 1915 in Collyer, KS, the daughter of Steven Engel and Mary (Razak) Krhut. She left this earth on May 11, 2012, at the age of 96. Alma attended country grade school in Trego County and graduated May 31, 1930. She then went to high school in Collyer, KS and received her diploma...
Alma Maude Smith
May 9, 2012
Alma Maude "Maudie" Smith was born on January 29, 1918 in rural Sheridan County on the family farm to the late Nicholas F. and Ola T. Halferty McWilliams. She passed away at the Gove County Medical Center on May 9, 2012 at the age of 94. On her 10th birthday she was baptized in the Simon family stock tank. When...
John Pfeifer
May 8, 2012
John Joseph Pfeifer was born April 9, 1919 to the late Joseph and Barbara (Schafer) Pfeifer in St. Peter, KS. He passed away May 8, 2012 at the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at the age of 93. John was the youngest of thirteen children. He attended St. John's Military Academy in Hays, KS for three years. He completed the...
Mary Caroline Bryant
May 5, 2012
Mary Caroline Bryant was born in rural Ellis County, KS, May 26, 1915, to the late Wenzel and Anna (Honas) Beer. She passed away Saturday, May 5, 2012, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney at the age of 96. As a child, she attended Sunny Slope Rural School in Ellis County. On August 17, 1942, Mary married...
Carole J. Crist
May 2, 2012
Carole Jeanine Crist was born June 9, 1932 in St. Joseph, MO, to Galen and Dorothy (Kerns) Huffman. She passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2012 in the Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care Facility in Quinter at the age of 79. Carole graduated from Benton High School in St. Joseph and attended McPherson College before her marriage to D....
Robert Daniel Beaver
Apr 30, 2012
Robert Daniel Beaver was born October 9, 1930, on a farm south of Quinter, KS. He was the youngest son of D.W. and Hulda (Selberg) Beaver. He passed away Monday, April 30, 2012, at Bella Vista, AR. He attended elementary school at Fairview District #5 in Gove County and graduated from Quinter High School in 1949. He was a member...
Darlene Mavis Cookson
Apr 13, 2012
Darlene Mavis Cookson was born in Hazelton, KS on September 23, 1936, to the late Harry and Margaret Johanna (Plagge) Dotterer. She passed away Friday, April 13, 2012 in the Trego Manor at WaKeeney at the age of 75. She graduated from Howard High School in Howard, KS. On October 5, 1956, Darlene was united in marriage to Glenn A....
Marlene (Kessler) Loyce Coker
Apr 10, 2012
Marlene Loyce (Kessler) Coker was born in WaKeeney, KS, on December 9, 1934, to the late Jesse O. and Agnes (Hillman) Kessler. She passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney, at the age of 77. As a child, she attended schools in WaKeeney and graduated from Trego Community High School with the...
Oneita Mae Mcwilliams
Apr 10, 2012
Oneita Mae McWilliams was born at home NW of Quinter in rural Gove County, KS, the fourth child of the late John and Mary Ethel (McKnight) Chestnut. She passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in the Gove County Medical Center at Quinter at the age of 91. She graduated from Quinter High School with the class of 1939, and attended...
Oren Delaney
Apr 10, 2012
Oren Delaney born April 3, 1920 on a farm near Fredonia, Kansas died at his home in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 92 on April 10, 2012. He was preceded in death by his wife Frances, son Dwayne, daughter-in-law Trudy, brother, Damon and sister, Dema Griffin. He was survived by children, Charles (Debbie) of Rose Hill, Kenneth of Homa,...
Georgia L. Splitter
Apr 7, 2012
Georgia Laura Splitter was born at home on June 5, 1945, in rural Trego County, KS. She was the fourth of five children born to the late George N. and Christina (Bongartz) Crawford. She passed away Saturday, April 7, 2012, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney at the age of 66. She attended country schools and graduated...
Gaylon Deane Murphy
Apr 3, 2012
Gaylon Deane Murphy passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012 in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney, KS. He was born January 3, 1932 in Elk Point, South Dakota to Leonard Daniel and Vera Irene (Thompson) Murphy. He served as Minister for the Ogallah Christian Church for many years. Cremation has taken place and the family will be planning...
Eunice Joyce Mcneal
Mar 29, 2012
Eunice Joyce McNeal was born January 5, 1927, in Osborne County, KS, to the late John and Opha (Clouse) Snyder. She passed away Thursday, March 29, 2012, in the Salina Regional Health Center at the age of 85. She graduated from Alton High School. On April 13, 1946, Eunice was united in marriage to George Franklin 'Frank' McNeal in Osborne,...
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