Obituaries

Apr 12, 2020

Deanna Kay Abildgaard, 54, of Kinsley passed away on April 12, 2020. The daughter of Dennis and Ruth Hattrup of Kinsley, she is a graduate of Kinsley High School and Kansas State University. Her career included working as a Vice President of Compliance at CURO Management LLC, in Wichita.

Deanna married her best friend Bill Abildgaard. They...

Apr 12, 2020

Evelyn Louise Horacek, 96, died April 12, 2020 at Medicalodge of Kinsley. She was born on June 21, 1923 in Hutchinson, KS. the daughter of Orion and Margaret (Farley) Lorimor.

She was a 1941 graduate of Kinsley High School.

Evelyn married Frank Horacek on April 26, 1947, in Rush Center, KS.he passed away on August...

Mar 30, 2020

Samuel J. “Sammy” Baker, 76, died March 30, 2020, at Medicalodge of Kinsley. He was born November 16, 1943, in Kinsley, KS. the son of Newton Sr. and Esther J. (Coulson) Baker.

He is survived by three brother’s; Newt Baker of Kinsley, KS., Alvin Baker and wife Linda of Lewis, KS., ad Thomas Baker and wife Phyllis...

Mar 22, 2020

Peter B. Miller, 69, died at his home in Kinsley, KS. on March 22, 2020.

He was born on March 9, 1951 in Tulsa, OK. the son of Arthur and Joette E. (Brant) Miller.

Pete married Shala C. Spreier on January 27, 1984 in Childress, TX.

He is survived by his wife, one...

Feb 24, 2020

Vivian Carol “Tootsie” (Bremmer) Streit died Monday evening, February 24, 2020 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS.

Carol was born on March 7, 1941 in Booker, TX. She was the eighth child of Konrad and Maida (Halliburton) Bremmer. She graduated from Booker High School and St. Mary's of the Plains in Dodge City, KS. with a...

Feb 3, 2020

Gerald (Jerry) Lee Schinstock

Born October 14, 1954 in Edwards county hospital Kinsley KS.   He passed away February 3, 2020 at his home in Kinsley KS

Born to Albert & Ola Mae (Gerkin) Schinstock.  Attended St Nicholas Elementary  School and graduated from Kinsley High School.  After High school he attended Kansas State University and graduated...

Jan 31, 2020

Catherine Aileen Hattrup, 94, died January 31 in Kinsley, KS. She was born on October 25, 1925, to James D. and Helen (Quealy) Gleason. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Catherine touched the lives of all who knew her. She studied at St. Mary of the Plains and Newman College and pursued a career in education, starting with...

Jan 13, 2020

AVA – Elnora E. Adams, 101, of Lewis, Kansas, passed away at 7:05 am, Monday, January 13, 2020, at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Murphysboro.

Elnora was born in Lexington, Michigan, on December 31, 1918, the daughter of Roscoe G. and Essie Oller Moses. She married William Kenneth Adams on May 12, 1946 in Ellsworth, Kansas. He preceded...

Dec 22, 2019

Albert Roy Hatch was born November 11, 1942 to Francis and Louisa Hatch in Denver, Colorado. He went to live with the Lord December 22, 2019 at Wesley Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.

Al is survived by his wife of 53 years Becky (Fair) Hatch and their three children – Marsha (Hatch) and Tim Reves of Olathe, KS;...

Dec 8, 2019

Raul Amaya, 53, died December 8, 2019 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS.  He was Born June 6, 1966 in Durango, Mexico the son of Antonio A. Vriba and Maria Luisa Romero Madina.  He was a hard worker.  He worked for Edwards County Highway Department.  He was also the owner of Young's Club downtown Kinsley.

He...

Dec 1, 2019

Lowell “Jay” White, 83, died Sunday, December 1, 2019 at his home in Kinsley. He was born April 16, 1936 He was the son of Henry and Pearl (Brown) White. He married Emily Lancaster on October 9, 1954 in Kinsley. Jay was a retired Farmer/Stockman. He was a member of the Edwards County Farm Bureau Board for years, a...

Nov 21, 2019

Kenneth Earl Bartman, 90, died November 21, 2019 in Halstead, KS.  He was born July 29, 1929 in rural Edwards County south of Kinsley on the family farm, the son of Roy and Gladys Allison Bartman.

Kenny graduated from Kinsley High School in Kinsley, KS.

On November 12, 1950 in Kinsley, KS. Kenneth married Wilda...

Nov 14, 2019

Robert “Bob” Russell Weidenheimer, 88, died November 14, in Kinsley, Kansas. A graduate of Kinsley High School, he attended Wentworth Military Academy and Wichita State University.

He was a member of Rotary, the Masonic Lodge, Kinsley’s volunteer fire department and the Kinsley Episcopal Church. He operated the IGA grocery store and meat market from the early fifties...

Nov 14, 2019

Connie L. Percifield, Watkins 71, passed away Thursday November 14, 2019 at her home in Kinsley Kansas who she shared with lifetime partner David Brokar.

She was born November 10, 1948 in Protection Kansas, the daughter of George and Bonnie Short Percifield.

She was a graduate from Protection High School and Yakima Business College. She...

Oct 28, 2019

Theresa Lucille (Hirsh) Rome was born on January 12, 1928 to Frank John and Josephine Caroline (Schmitt) Hirsh.

Her early years were spent on the family farm north of Kinsley in the St. Peter & Paul community. She attended St. Peter & Paul Grade School and St. Mary’s High School.

On August 26, 1946 she...

Oct 16, 2019

August Konrade, 96, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend of many passed away October 16, 2019. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Juanita of 69 years. Their love was an inspiration to all who had the honor of knowing them.

He was born May 7th, 1923, in Hodgeman County, Offerle, the son...

Oct 8, 2019

Arturo Armando Garcia Flores, 70, died October 8, 2019 in Kinsley, KS. he was born October 1, 1949 at Villa Matamoros, Mexico.

Arturo is survived by his wife Maria Olga Dominguez, a son Arturo Armando Garcia Dominguez, a daughter Maria Olga Garcia Dominguez, one brother Tomas Garcia and two sisters Margarita Garcia and Maria De Soccorro Garcia,...

Oct 4, 2019

In Memory of Michael James Herman

Michael James Herman, the son of the late Joseph A. Herman and Rinildis Stramel, was born September 12, 1949, in Norton, Kansas. He passed from this life into his heavenly home on October 4, 2019, in the hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma after a long illness.

Michael...

Oct 4, 2019

Elaine (Rabe) Katz, 94, passed away Friday, October 4, 2019, at Edwards County Medical Center.

Elaine was born September 14, 1925, to Ruth (Hedges) and William Rabe in Spearville, Kansas. She grew up on a family farm south of Offerle, Kansas, and attended school in Offerle as well. She graduated in 1943 and married Vernon Katz that...

Oct 2, 2019

Glora D. Brake, 75, of Kinsley KS passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2019 in Salina, KS.

Glora was born September 9, 1944 to Dee Gilmore and Beulah (Selby) Gilmore in Great Bend, KS. She grew up on a farm Northwest of Rozel. She grew up with an older sister and brother and a younger sister.

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