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John Pfeifer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

Richard L Hladek

Richard L Hladek

Mar 19, 2012

Richard Laverne Hladek was born February 12, 1928, in rural Trego County, KS to the late Frank and Anna (Macek) Hladek. He passed away Monday, March 19, 2012, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital Long Term Care at WaKeeney, KS at the age of 84. He attended rural county schools and graduated from Trego Community High School with the...

Loren Dean Jamison

Loren Dean Jamison

Mar 11, 2012

Loren Dean Jamison was born January 10, 1928 in rural Gove County, KS to the late Ernest and Ruby Grace (Jarboe) Jamison. He passed away Sunday, March 11, 2012 at his home in Quinter at the age of 84. After graduating in 1946 from Quinter High School, Loren served in the United States Army. On May 4, 1952, he was...

Clara Nadine Kroeger

Clara Nadine Kroeger

Feb 29, 2012

Nadine was born on April 3, 1924 in Hays, KS to Pete and Minnie (Tilton) Burbach. She left this Earth at the age of 87, on February 29, 2012 at the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital-Long Term Care, in WaKeeney, KS. She attended grade school at the Trego County Public School and graduated high school in 1941 from Collyer Public...

Edward M. Ziegler

Edward M. Ziegler

Feb 21, 2012

Edward M. Ziegler was born November 2, 1920, in Collyer, KS, to the late Vincent and Elizabeth (Weisbeck) Ziegler. He passed away, Tuesday, February 21, 2012 in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney at the age of 91. As a child he attended schools in Collyer and graduated from Collyer High School with the class of 1939. He...

Edwin P. Billinger

Edwin P. Billinger

Feb 19, 2012

Edwin Billinger passed away Sunday, February 19, 2012, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney, KS, at the age of 91. He was born December 27, 1920, in Victoria, KS, to the late Peter and Frances (Weigel) Billinger. He moved to Trego County with his family at the age of 5 and resided in the Trego County area...

Georgia Mcnerney

Georgia Mcnerney

Feb 12, 2012

Georgia Lavaughn McNerney was born November 27, 1913, in rural Osborne County, KS, to the late Frank and Maude (Plumb) Applegate. She passed away Sunday, February 12, 2012, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney at the age of 98. As a child, she attended schools in Osborne, graduated from Osborne High School with the class of 1933...

Dorothy 'Dot' Jean Schneider

Dorothy 'Dot' Jean Schneider

Feb 3, 2012

Dorothy Jean Schneider was born July 6, 1940, in rural Ness County, KS near Brownell, to the late Clark and Lova Pearl (Boone) Smith. She passed away, Friday, February 3, 2012, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney at the age of 71. She attended schools in Brownell and Ransom. On September 18, 1957, Dot was united in...

Leo L Zerr

Leo L Zerr

Feb 3, 2012

A Memorial Service for Leo will be held Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 10:00 A. M. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Park, KS with Father James Thomas officiating. Inurnment is in the church cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Sacred Heart Catholic Church and can be sent in care of Schmitt Funeral Home, 901 S Main, Quinter, KS 67752.

Elfriede Mai

Elfriede Mai

Jan 28, 2012

Elfriede Hilda Mai, 90, of WaKeeney, Kansas died Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 2:10 am at home in Greenville, North Carolina. She was born September 11, 1921 at Palmer, Kansas. The daughter of Henry William Walter & Marie Sophie (Meyerhoff) Meier she was one of six children. Elfriede was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Palmer, Kansas....

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