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...
David William Hillman
Mar 21, 2011
David William Hillman was born in Eldorado, KS, on June 9, 1950, to the late Henry and Gladys (Pearce) Hillman. He passed away Monday, March 21, 2011, in the Hays Medical Center at the age of 60. He worked as a gas supervisor for the Dillons Store in Hays. David had been a resident of Ogallah since he moved to...
Jacob 'Jake' William Keller
Mar 19, 2011
Jacob William Keller was born September 27, 1916, to the late Antone and Barbara (Derzapf) Keller in Hays, KS. He passed Saturday, March 19, 2011 in the Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care in Quinter at the age of 94. Jake was raised on a farm north of Grainfield. His father, Tony, passed away in 1925, leaving Jake at...
Lorne G. Press
Mar 14, 2011
Lorne George Press was born June 11, 1918, on a farm west of Grainfield, KS, to the late John Walter and Martha Caroline (Fischer) Press. He passed away, Monday, March 14, 2011, in the Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care at Quinter at the age of 92. As a young boy, he attended the Wilson Grade School in Grainfield,...
Victoria Kraft
Mar 10, 2011
Victoria Theresa Kraft was born February 14, 1915, in Victoria, KS, to the late John and Mary (Riedel) Billinger. She passed away Thursday, March 10, 2011, in the Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care at Quinter at the age of 96. On February 8, 1937, Victoria was united in marriage to Joe Kraft in Park, KS. She loved to...
Rosalie Ann Jamison
Mar 5, 2011
Rosalie A. Jamison was born June 27, 1930, in Smith Center, KS to Leonard Laurane and Cora Marvel (Winslow) Glenn. She passed away Saturday, March 5, 2011, in the Gove County Medical Center at Quinter, KS at the age of 80. Rosalie married Houston Jamison, June 23, 1947 in WaKeeney, KS. She so enjoyed helping Houston on the farm. They...
Frances Oberle
Feb 20, 2011
Frances Oberle was born April 13, 1946, in rural Trego County, KS to Frank Engelbert and Anna Marie (Reitmeyer) Geschwentner. She passed away, Sunday, February 20, 2011 in the Hays Medical Center at the age of 64. She was a homemaker. As a small child, Frances attended a country school east of Cedar Bluff Dam in rural Trego County named,...
Patsy J. Bolen
Feb 12, 2011
Dr. Patsy Bolen, passed away February 12, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born June 2nd, 1939, Patsy's life has been an inspiration to all who knew her as family, friend or professional colleague. A woman before her time, Patsy had an amazing ability to create systems approaches for business processes and organizational improvements. Patsy's experience ranged from consulting...
Dr. Marlin K. Locke
Feb 3, 2011
Marlin Kelly Locke was born April 7, 1956, in Natoma, KS, to the late John and Wretha (White) Locke. He passed away Thursday, February 3, 2011, at his home in WaKeeney at the age of 54. In his early years, he attended school in Stockton and graduated from Natoma High School with the class of 1975. He graduated from Fort...
Marvin R. Hamburg
Jan 31, 2011
Marvin R. Hamburg was born May 4, 1922, in Ellis, KS, to the late Ernest and Anna (Spilker) Hamburg. He passed away Monday, January 31, 2011, in the Good Samaritan Society-Ellis in Ellis, KS at the age of 88. He graduated from Ellis High School and later served in the United States Army during WWII. On August 4, 1946, Marvin...
