Donald 'Don' Wayne Dietz
Jun 18, 2011
Donald Wayne Dietz passed away Saturday, June 18, 2011, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney, KS at the age of 81. Don was born in rural Trego County on October 12, 1929, to the late Otto and Anna (Fabrizius) Dietz. He graduated from Trego Community High School in the year 1947 and attended Kansas State University. He...
Etta A Meyer
Jun 16, 2011
Etta Albertina Meyer was born April 28, 1920, on a farm NE of WaKeeney, KS, to the late Julius Gustav and Cecil Etta (Hughes) Sitz. She passed away Thursday, June 16, 2011, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney, at the age of 91. She lived with her family in Trego County and attended country schools through the...
Ludwig 'Lud' Michael Zerr
Jun 12, 2011
Ludwig Michael Zerr was born on a farm south of Park, KS, on October 3, 1920, to the late Adam M. and Josephine (Baumann) Zerr. He passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011 in the Hays Medical Center at the age of 90. He went to a country Grade School north of Park and attended High School in Hoxie. He enlisted...
Michael Anthony Grandison
Jun 11, 2011
Michael Anthony Grandison, 24, died in an auto accident on June 11, 2011 near Quinter, Kansas. He was born in Salina, Kansas on May 11, 1987 to Tony (deceased) and Tami Grandison. The family moved to Iowa where Michael attended early elementary school in Ankeny. Returning to Kansas in 1998, he attended school in Quinter where he graduated in May...
Richard Schreiner
Jun 5, 2011
Richard Schreiner was born November 17, 1920, in Morland, KS, to the late John and Beata (Knoll) Schreiner. He passed away, Sunday, June 5, 2011, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital Long Term Care at WaKeeney at the age of 90. As a child, Rich attended schools near St. Peter, KS. At the age of 19, he worked as...
Edwin A. Gorsky
May 30, 2011
Edwin A. Gorsky was born April 15, 1926, near Trego Center, KS to the late Joseph Frank and Amalie 'Molly' (Michaelis) Gorsky. He passed away Monday, May 30, 2011, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney at the age of 85. He was baptized in Zion Lutheran Church at Trego Center and later confirmed in Bethlehem Lutheran Church...
Olga Lucile Schwartzkopf
May 28, 2011
Olga Lucile Dillinger Schwartzkopf was born Feb. 2, 1918, to T.C. and Amanda (Thompson) Dillinger. She was born in her parents' home, a sod house, in Sherman County northwest of Brewster, KS. She was the seventh of nine children. Olga attended rural New Hope School and graduated from Brewster Consolidated High School in 1936. She taught three years at the...
Fern L. Bennett
May 23, 2011
Fern Laurain Bennett was born March 4, 1926, on a farm eight miles north of Hudson, KS. She was the fifth of eleven children born to the late Karl Phillip and Mary Crystal (Coleman) Koestel. She passed away Monday, May 23, 2011, in the Derby Health and Rehabilitation Center at Derby, KS, at the age of 85. She attended schools...
Marie Armbruster
May 15, 2011
Marie Armbruster was born in rural Trego County, KS, on February 27, 1922, to the late Fred and Elizabeth (Fabrizius) Maier. She passed away Sunday, May 15, 2011, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney, KS, at the age of 89. As a child, Marie was baptized March 26, 1922, in the Zion Lutheran Church and confirmed June...
Wayne Joseph Ruder
May 10, 2011
Wayne Joseph Ruder was born February 7, 1947, in Hays, KS, to the late Henry J. and Josepha (Klaus) Ruder. He passed away after losing his eleven year battle with cancer on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, in the Graham County Hospital at Hill City, KS, at the age of 64. He attended Victoria Grade School and graduated from Victoria High...
Anna Lea Dohm
May 8, 2011
Anna Lea Dohm was born July 31, 1917, in rural Gove County, KS. She was one of fifteen children born to the late Lewis and Florence (Rogers) Roberts. She passed away Sunday, May 8, 2011, in the Gove County Medical Center at Quinter at the age of 93. She was a homemaker. She graduated from Gove High School and received...
Michael 'Mike' D. Wente
May 6, 2011
Michael Duane Wente was born May 9, 1966, in Norton, KS to Rodney Lee and Sharon (Bird) Wente. He passed away Friday, May 6, 2011, in the Gove County Medical Center at Quinter at the age of 44. He was a set-up foreman for Formation Plastics in Quinter. As a small child, Mike was baptized in Church of Christ at...
Ila Jolene Martin Chestnut
May 1, 2011
Ila Jolene Wirtz was born March 1, 1944 to Henry and Laura (Felke) Wirtz. She passed away May 1, 2011 in her home. Ila attended Sacred Heart Grade School in Ness City, Kansas and graduated from Ness City High School in 1962. Ila was involved in several women's groups: Helping Hands, Freya Club, and Sacred Heart Altar Society. She was...
Wilma Ilene Getz
Apr 21, 2011
Wilma Ilene Getz was born September 26, 1929, in rural Gove County, KS to the late Amil and Carrie (George) Rebarchek. She passed away Thursday, April 21, 2011, in the Gove County Medical Center at Quinter, KS at the age of 81. She attended Glendale Rural School and Gove and Grinnell High Schools. On July 31, 1948, Wilma was united...
William "Bill" J. Turley
Apr 16, 2011
William 'Bill' James Turley was born December 5, 1919, in rural Ness County, KS to the late Robert Alfred and Mary Alma (Borstz) Turley. He passed away Saturday, April 16, 2011, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney at the age of 91. As a child, he attended schools in rural Gove County. Bill served in the United...
Cathy 'C.J.' Jane Leighton
Apr 9, 2011
Cathy Jane (C.J.) Leighton, age 61, died Saturday, April 9, 2011, at the Gove County Medical Center in Quinter, KS, after long courageous battles with cancer. Cathy was born January 8, 1950 in Colby, KS to Harold Lockard and Eileen (Layton) Rhea. She attended Oakley schools, graduating with the class of 1968. She attended cosmetology school in Hays and was...
Frances Kahler
Apr 9, 2011
Frances (Lang) Kahler passed away Saturday, April 9, 2011, in the Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care at Quinter, KS, at the age of 88. She was born February 26, 1923, to William and Anna (Bittel) Lang, the oldest daughter of seven brothers and sisters. She was raised and remained a Gove County resident her entire life. On July...
Laura M. Schneider
Apr 9, 2011
Laura Mae Schneider was born December 22, 1925, in the family home of the late Gordon William and Etta Jane (Elliott) Lane, six miles NE of Collyer, KS, in rural Trego County. She passed away Saturday, April 9, 2011, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney at the age of 85. She attended Mount Pleasant Country School, graduated...
Duane & Susan Hearting
Mar 26, 2011
Duane Earl Hearting was born November 16, 1954, in Hays, KS, to Kenneth and Carol (Sunley) Hearting. He passed away Saturday, March 26, 2011, at his home in Ogallah, KS, at the age of 56. He attended schools in WaKeeney and graduated from Trego Community High School in 1972. He received his associate's degree from Cowley County Vo-Tech in Arkansas...
Willadeen Marie Glick
Mar 24, 2011
Willadeen Marie Glick was born on April 8, 1917, in Quinter, KS, to William and Elizabeth (Dortland) Sharp. She passed away at Gove County Medical Center, Quinter, KS, on March 24, 2011, at the age of 93. Willadeen attended rural Sunshine school and graduated from Quinter High School in 1937. She was a lifetime resident of Gove County and a...
