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Gladys Mae Austin

Gladys Mae Austin

Dec 19, 2011

Gladys Mae Austin was born December 6, 1927, in Russell, KS, to the late George and Eva (Bennett) Lindsay. She passed away Sunday, December 18, 2011, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney at the age of 84. She graduated from Morland High School. On June 8, 1946, Gladys was united in marriage to Claude Austin, Jr. in...

Beverly J. (Berry) Spena

Beverly J. (Berry) Spena

Dec 15, 2011

Beverly Joyce (Berry) Spena was born May 26, 1940, in Wichita, KS to the late Lois Berry. She passed away Thursday, December 15, 2011 in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney at the age of 71. As a child, she attended schools in WaKeeney. She married Troy Spivy and to this union, four children were born, Lori, Deanna,...

August 'Auggie' Spies

August 'Auggie' Spies

Dec 1, 2011

August Spies, Jr. was born January 14, 1937, to the late August and Anna (Braun) Spies, Sr. on the family farm in rural Graham County, KS. He passed away Thursday, December 1, 2011 at his home in rural Graham County near Morland at the age of 74. As a child, he attended country schools in Graham County. He was a...

Laura Rose Mccall

Laura Rose Mccall

Nov 29, 2011

Laura Rose McCall died November 29, 2011 at The Denver Hospice in Denver, CO, at the age of 79. Rose was born to Chris and Mary (Delameter) Brassfield on the family farm in rural Graham County, near Palco, KS on April 13, 1932. She was the ninth child in a family of thirteen children. Rose was a child of the...

Royalyn Gayle Erickson

Royalyn Gayle Erickson

Nov 20, 2011

Royalyn Erickson was born October 2, 1943, to Art and Lois (Kaufman) Cochran on the family farm in Graham County. She passed away Sunday, November 20, 2011, in the Hays Medical Center at the age of 68. Royalyn was the fifth child of seven children. She attended Pleasant Valley School in rural Trego County. She also attended high school at...

Ida Marie Schwarzenberger

Ida Marie Schwarzenberger

Nov 16, 2011

Ida Heier Schwarzenberger died peacefully in Denver, Colorado on November 16, 2011 in the loving company of her husband and family members. She was born on March 10, 1918, in Park, Kansas, the 4th child of John and Mary (Heisler) Heier. Growing up on a farm she became accustomed to work, and in work she found value. "A good worker"...

Evelyn Graham

Evelyn Graham

Nov 15, 2011

Evelyn Lee Graham was born May 20, 1932, in Quinter, KS, to the late George Carlton and Audrey Marie (Glick) McWilliams. She passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2011, in the Hays Medical Center at the age of 79. She graduated from Quinter High School with the class of 1950. On April 26, 1952, Evelyn was united in marriage to her...

Leonard G Foos

Leonard G Foos

Nov 13, 2011

Leonard G. Foos was born August 15, 1932, in LaCrosse, KS, to the late William and Alice (Muth) Foos. He passed away, Sunday, November 13, 2011 in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney at the age of 79. He graduated from Oakley High School with the class of 1950. On January 30, 1977, Leonard married Barbara Connor in...

Roland Lee Wise

Roland Lee Wise

Nov 13, 2011

Roland Lee Wise was born January 31, 1932, to Walter Blocker and Mary Etta (Driver) Wise at Modesto, CA. Roland lived most of his life in the Modesto, Upper Lake, and Watsonville, CA areas. He moved to Quinter in January of 2009 spending the last two years with his family there. Roland died at his home in Quinter on November...

Eunice L Scott

Eunice L Scott

Nov 12, 2011

Eunice Lucille Scott was born July 14, 1910, to Ozra and Anna (Tilton) Berry in Pottawatomie County, KS. She passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at the age of 101. Eunice was the youngest of six children. She attended rural Trego County Schools and on February 7, 1930 she married Harold Scott. They were...

Shirley Ann Preister

Shirley Ann Preister

Nov 10, 2011

Shirley Ann Preister was born July 17, 1938 to the late Glenn and Mary (Lichtsinn) Manners in Norton, KS. She passed away Thursday, November 10, 2011 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney at the age of 73. Shirley attended school in Norton, KS and graduated from Norton High School with the class of 1956. She was married to...

Ruby Lee Albers

Ruby Lee Albers

Nov 7, 2011

Ruby Lee Albers was born August 21, 1943, in Quinter, KS, to the late Clifton Harold and Mabel Gladys (Spena) Albers. She passed away Monday, November 7, 2011, in the Trego Manor at WaKeeney at the age of 68. She graduated from Collyer High School with the class of 1963. Her love for all animals coincided with why she enjoyed...

Francis M. Jamison

Francis M. Jamison

Nov 1, 2011

Francis M. Jamison died on November 1, 2011, at the Gove County Medical Center in Quinter. Francis was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on April 3, 1924, to Johnny and Ila (Bittner) Jamison. With his parents and sister Doris, they moved to Quinter when Francis was 4 years old. He attended Fairview Elementary School. Francis's brother, Robert Dale, or Bob,...

Bobby Lee Clanton

Bobby Lee Clanton

Oct 30, 2011

Bobby Lee Clanton was born in Dodge City, KS, on October 13, 1954, the son of T. E. and Lois (Kelly) Clanton McIntyre. He passed away, Sunday, October 30, 2011, in the Hays Medical Center. He was a truck driver. On July 3, 1973, Bob was united in marriage to Verna Williams in Hays. Bob enjoyed fishing and camping and...

Carol Marie Hearting

Carol Marie Hearting

Oct 27, 2011

Carol Marie Hearting was born July 22, 1922 in Brownell, KS, to the late Abraham and Stella (Stull) Sunley. She passed away Thursday, October 27, 2011, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney at the age of 89. She attended Brownell Grade School and graduated from Brownell High School. On May 11, 1940, Carol married Kenneth Adair Hearting...

Lewis Wendell Roberts

Lewis Wendell Roberts

Oct 23, 2011

Lewis Wendell Roberts was born June 10, 1922, on the family farm in rural Gove County, KS, to the late Lewis and Florence (Rogers) Roberts. He passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011, in the Gove County Medical Center at Quinter, KS, at the age of 89. He attended rural Gove County country schools and later served in the United States...

Arthur Wilfred Dietz

Arthur Wilfred Dietz

Sep 28, 2011

Arthur Wilfred Dietz was born April 3, 1921, to Fred W. and Mary Elizabeth (Fabrizius) Dietz in Trego County, KS. Wilfred died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, September 28, 2011, in Wichita, KS. He celebrated his 90th birthday with his family and friends in April. On April 25, 1942 he married Nina Brown in Hays, KS. Wilfred and Nina...

Mary Lou Harvey

Mary Lou Harvey

Sep 27, 2011

Mary Lucille Harvey was born October 29, 1925, in Hays, KS, to the late Robert and Charlotte (Taylor) Blakely. She passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2011, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney, KS, at the age of 85. As a child, she attended Pioneer Rural School, graduated from Trego Community High School in 1943, and received her...

Linda Kathleen Cline

Linda Kathleen Cline

Sep 25, 2011

Linda Kathleen Cline was born October 28, 1953, in Ransom, KS, to John, Jr. and Emma Arlene (Coker) Cline. She passed away Sunday, September 25, 2011, in the Trego Manor at WaKeeney at the age of 57. Linda lived in Beeler until 1962 when she entered Parson State Hospital for the disabled. In 1970, she moved to the Norton State...

Joel Dee Ohlemeier

Joel Dee Ohlemeier

Sep 16, 2011

Joel Dee Ohlemeier was born August 17, 1948, in Hays, KS, to Merlin and Della Jean (Cramer) Ohlemeier. He passed away September 16, 2011, in rural Rush County, KS, at the age of 63. He graduated from Trego Community High School with the class of 1966. For many years, Joel managed Detroiter Mobile Homes in California, Michigan, Minnesota, and Hutchison,...

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