Obituaries

Nov 15, 2023

Rebecca (Becky) Alane Warren, age 60, passed away November 15, 2023, at Parkview Care Center, Osborne, KS.

She was born April 1, 1963, in WaKeeney, KS to Billy L Wilson and Martha (McMindes) Wilson. She was born the 5th of 6 children. Her father, Bill, was quite the jokester, so when he announced to his friends and...

Nov 12, 2023

Floyd Glenn Mann, age 71, went home to be with our Lord on Sunday, November 12th, at his home in Park, KS. He was born on January 13th, 1952 in WaKeeney, KS; the son of Mathew and Jeanne (Moore) Mann.

Floyd attended and graduated from Quinter High School and then attended and graduated from Colby Junior College...

Nov 1, 2023

Howard Laverne Maxwell, a pillar of the Quinter, Kansas community, passed away peacefully at his home in rural Gove County on November 1, 2023, at the age of 91.

Laverne was born on September 15, 1932, to George Earl and Mary (Hargitt) Maxwell, southwest of Weskan, Kansas. At the tender age of 3 ½, his family moved...

Oct 28, 2023

Keith Bray, a beloved husband, dad, grandpa, great-grandpa and great-great grandpa, passed away on October 28, 2023, at the age of 89. He was born on June 22, 1934, in Vernon, Texas, to Clyde Allen and Lola Agnes Bray.

Keith graduated from Muleshoe High School in May 1953. He then started college at Texas Tech University in...

Oct 25, 2023

Larry J. Evans of rural Gove was born Sept. 26, 1939, in Quinter, KS, to Jim and Edith (Roberts) Evans. He passed away on October 25, 2023, at the Catholic Care Center in Wichita at the age of 84.

Larry lived his entire life in the Missouri Flats Community of Gove County. He walked or rode a...

Oct 24, 2023

LeRoy Pierce, a cowboy, entertainer, jokester, and leather craftsman, passed away in the comfort of his home on October 24th, 2023, at the age of 93.

LeRoy was born August 6th, 1930, to Orville Aaron Pierce and Tabea (Eichman) Pierce in Trego Center, KS. He moved throughout his childhood years until the family settled in Hill City,...

Oct 19, 2023

Herbert A. Steinike, Jr., 97, passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2023, at the Gove County Hospital, Quinter, Kansas.  He was born on October 15, 1926, to Herbert A. Steinike, Sr. and Alma (Dieckmann) Steinike at Cheyenne Wells, Colorado.

Herb graduated in May of 1944 from Cheyenne Wells High School and was drafted into the Army in...

Oct 10, 2023

Bonnie Kae Wilson, born on January 19, 1953, in Sidney, OH, tragically left this world on October 10, 2023. She was the beloved daughter of Franklin and Mary Finley and spent her formative years on a farm in Wapakoneta, OH, alongside her siblings Phyllis, James, MaryAnn, and Peggie Jane.

Bonnie, a graduate of Wapakoneta High School in...

Oct 8, 2023

Arleen Dorothy Brown, a devoted farmwife and homemaker, returned to her heavenly home on Sunday, October 8th, 2023, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Long Term Care in WaKeeney, Kansas. She was born on March 15, 1929, to Alexander J. "Alex" and Clara (Mermis) Windholz on the family farm north of Walker in rural Ellis County.

Arleen completed...

Oct 5, 2023

Eugenia Irene Ikenberry, a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on October 5, 2023, at the age of 92. She was born on January 24, 1931, in Rural Gove County, Kansas, to William Merle Roesch and Margaret Florence (Smith).

Eugenia graduated from Quinter High School in 1949 and went on to marry Merton Ikenberry on June...

Oct 3, 2023

Norma Jean Harvey, age 88, died on October 3, 2023, at Grisell Memorial Hospital, Ransom, Kansas.  She was born on September 14, 1935, in WaKeeney, Kansas the daughter of Richard and Ila (Dorman) Phillips.

Norma's father worked with the railroad and the family lived in several area towns, Collyer, Tribune, Utica, and WaKeeney, as Norma grew up.  ...

Oct 2, 2023

Renea Joleen Williams-Deines, 54, of WaKeeney, KS, passed away on October 2, 2023.  Renea was born in WaKeeney on March 16, 1969. She graduated from Trego Community High School and continued furthering her education, earning multiple college credit hours.

Renea was united in marriage to Alfred Katt and had two children.  She worked as a cashier for...

Oct 1, 2023

Russell Adair Hearting was born in Hays, KS to Kenneth and Carol (Sunley) Hearting on January 29th, 1947. He graduated Trego Community High School in 1965. Russell attended K-State in Manhattan, KS. Before completing a degree Russell enlisted in the Marines and was stationed in San Diego, CA. After three years with the Marines, he moved back to Kansas...

Sep 9, 2023

Threzia Lyin (Terri) Ziegler, age 56, died at her home in Collyer, Kansas on September 9, 2023.  She was born on January 19, 1967, in WaKeeney, Kansas, the daughter of Louis P. and Margaret N. (Kelsey) Ziegler.

Terri, as she was known to her friends and family, was a 1986 graduate of Trego Community High School in...

Aug 24, 2023

Glenn Bird, 92, of Quinter, Ks., went to his heavenly home for which he longed on Thursday, August 24 in Wichita, Ks. Glenn was born on Sept. 6, 1930, in Brandon, CO, to John and Ruby Walker Bird. As a young boy, he moved to a farm south of Quinter. Glenn had two younger brothers, Gary and Roye, and...

Aug 3, 2023

Milton Lewis Jamison, 72, of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away on August 3, 2023. Milton was born in Quinter, Kansas, on April 5th, 1951, the son of Reuben Jamison and Retta Mae (Starkey) Woodward.

Milton attended Quinter High School and went on to graduate from Beloit Vocational College with studies in agriculture and animal husbandry. After college, Milton...

Aug 3, 2023

Delores Marie Zimmerman, 90, of Hastings, NE passed away on August 3, 2023.  Delores was born on April 16,1933, in Gove County, Kansas, to Pius and Anna (Lovenstein) Waldman.

Delores graduated from Park High School in Park, KS in 1951.  She played on the softball team, was class vice-president and was crowned May Queen.

Dee...

Jul 21, 2023

Roy Douglas Armstrong, age 71, died at his home in WaKeeney, Kansas on July 21, 2023.  He was born in El Paso, Texas on August 27, 1951, the son of JD and Dorothy (Carroll) Armstrong, Sr.

Doug moved to many places with his family until they settled in Liberal, Kansas where he graduated from high school.  He...

Jul 16, 2023

Monica Lynn Reed passed away Sunday, July 16th, 2023, at her home in WaKeeney, surrounded by her husband, son, and mother. Per her wishes, cremation will be performed by Schmitt Funeral Home, WaKeeney, and she will be laid to rest next to her father, Dwight Lowman, at Christ the King Cemetery, WaKeeney on July 27, 2023.

Monica...

Jul 15, 2023

Philip Anton Johnson, age 56, died on July 15, 2023, at Westview Manor, Derby, Kansas.  He was born on July 24, 1966, the son of Orville and Evelyn (Vinduska) Brown.  He was later adopted by Boyd Johnson.

On July 20, 1991, he married Arlene Garber in Waverly, Kansas.  Together, they raised their two children.  Philip was baptized...