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KANSAS VETERANS' CEMETERY AT WAKEENEY


Trego County Location


Photos & Information submitted by: Gayle Garrett

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The cemetery had ground breaking ceremonies on 9/11/2002 & dedication ceremonies on 9/10/2004. Heidi Goff is the cemetery manager at the WaKeeney cemetery.

WaKeeney phone #: 785-743-5685
Email: Heidi M. Goff

Maintenance Personnel are: Steve Phelps and Myron Kisslinger

Cemetery location is S/E part of WaKeeney/ located on west side of U.S. 283, the east by pass from I ö 70, & on the north side of the WaKeeney City Cemetery.

KANSAS COMMISSION ON VETERAN'S AFFAIRS

CEMETERY PROGRAMS
KANSAS COMMISSION ON VETERAN'S AFFAIRS

KANSAS VETERANS' CEMETERY AT WAKEENEY

CWW = COLUMBARIUM WALL-WEST WALL
SC = Scattering Garden
IGC = Inground Cremation
GD = Garden - Vault Burial

INFORMATION ON STONE & "COMMENTS" by the reader of stone, & information taken from obituaries.
FAMILY NAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE SERVICE BRANCH BURIAL DATE ADDITIONAL INFO PLOT #

ABBOTT Jerry W. 6/14/1949 5/4/2005 U.S. ARMY 5/18/2005   CWW 01 007
BAUMGARTNER Adolf 12/21/1922 8/2/2003 U.S. ARMY 9/8/2006 Spouse: Marcella Baumgartner (Living)
Obituary Information
GD 07 05 025
BAYTOSH John Terry 7/4/1926 10/11/2001 U.S. NAVY 8/10/2007 Spouse: Patricia Baytosh CWW 01 017
BELVIN Theodore 3/29/1931 3/22/2004 U.S. AIR FORCE 9/15/2004   CWW 01 001
BENNETT Donald 6/16/1920 9/28/2004 U.S. MARINES 10/1/2004 Spouse: Fern Bennett (Living)
Obituary Information
IGC 04 01 001
BLAND K. Berniece 6/22/1930 2/19/2007   4/6/2007 Spouse: Donald Bland IGC 04 03 014
BRACK Wilbur Robert 8/19/1924 6/25/2006 U.S. NAVY 6/28/2006 Spouse: Marie E. Brack (Living)
Obituary Information
GD 07 04 017
BROWN Burton J. 10/19/1933 4/9/2005 U.S. ARMY & U.S. AIR FORCE 7/21/2006   IGC 04 02 011
BRUNGARDT Bonaventure Jr. 7/26/1943 10/25/2004 U.S. ARMY 10/29/2004 Obituary Information CWW 01 004
BYRD Otis Charles 12/28/1948 9/13/2005 U.S. ARMY 9/13/2005   CWW 01 011
CAIN Vearle Louise 3/4/1933 2/13/2006   2/17/2006 Spouse: Richard Cain (Living)
Obituary Information
IGC 04 02 007
CARR George Dale 8/26/1944 7/8/2006 U.S. AIR FORCE 7/11/2006 Spouse: Wilma M. Carr (Living)
Obituary Information
GD 07 04 019
CHASE Glenn E. 7/15/1936 7/23/2006 AIR FORCE 8/2/2007   GD 04 03 016
CLARK James Loyal 10/18/1948 5/7/2006 U.S. ARMY 5/16/2006 Obituary Information CWW 01 012
CONANT Frederick E. 7/27/1925 11/2/2005 U.S. ARMY 11/4/2005   GD 07 03 010
CONNESS John 10/23/1929 3/12/2005 U.S. ARMY 3/16/2005 Spouse: Kathleen Conness (Living)
Obituary Information
CWW 01 006
DEINES Albert 11/6/1913 9/20/1998 U.S. ARMY 12/27/2006   GD 07 06 035
DEINES Martin 9/3/1922 5/14/1966 U.S. ARMY 12/27/2006 Spouse:  GD 07 06 036
DEINES Raymond 6/5/1923 3/25/2004 U.S. ARMY 9/23/2004 Spouse: Josephine Deines (Living)
Obituary Information
GD 07 01 001
DENNING Rhoda Mae 5/19/1929 2/4/2007 U.S. ARMY 2/9/2007 Spouse: Elmer Denning (Living)
Obituary Information
GD 07 06 037
DOWDY Marvin Lee 3/4/1931 7/9/2006 U.S. ARMY 7/10/2006 Spouse: Wanda Dowdy (Living) GD 07 04 018
DREHER Victor A. 10/3/1949 10/12/2005 U.S. ARMY 10/17/2005   GD 07 03 009
EATON Donald R. 1/12/1952 4/29/2006 U.S. ARMY 5/2/2006 Spouse: Susan Eaton (Living)
Obituary Information
GD 07 04 016
ELLIOTT Raymond 11/27/1920 3/29/2005 U.S. ARMY 3/31/2005 Spouse: Anna F. Elliott (Living)
Obituary Information
GD 04 01 004
FOLKERS Calvin L. 9/26/1924 6/27/2006 U.S. ARMY & U.S. AIR FORCE 7/13/2006 Spouse: Ruby Folkers (Living)
Obituary Information
IGC 04 02 010
FOLKERS Rodney C. 7/25/1940 1/13/2003 U.S. NAVY 2/3/2005   GD 07 01 003
FOULKE Kevin B. 8/4/1967 6/6/2005 U.S. ARMY 6/10/2005   GD 07 02 006
FULLER Harry T R 10/22/1924 1/20/2007 U.S. NAVY 3/5/2007 Spouse: Shirley Fuller (Living)
Obituary Information
GD 07 05 028
FULTON Carol J. 8/9/1918 3/14/2006   3/24/2006 Spouse: Troy Fulton (Living) IGC 04 02 008
FUNK Sharon Kay 12/24/1946 3/14/2006   17/16/2007 Spouse: Terry Funk
Obituary
GD 04 03 015
GRECIAN Russell 1/15/1927 10/12/2006 U.S. ARMY 10/16/2006 Spouse: Arlene Grecian (Living) GD 07 05 028
HENDRIX Wayne 1/10/1930 2/10/2007 U.S. ARMY 2/16/2007 Obituary Information GD 07 06 038
HERMAN Roger A. 1/3/1949 4/18/2007 U.S. ARMY 4/24/2007 Souse: Nancy Herman CWW 01 015
HOLMES Howard F. 5/1/1921 2/16/2006 ARMY 5/18/2007   CWW 01 016
HOLZMEISTER Frances 10/13/1924 7/31/2006   8/3/2006 Spouse: Lawrence Holzmeister (Living)
Obituary Information
GD 07 04 022
HUBER Harlan E. 5/7/1931 9/12/1971 U.S. NAVY 1/4/2007 Spouse: (Living) GD 07 05 030
JACOBS Betty Ann 4/27/1937 3/22/2005   3/25/2005 Spouse: Larry J. Jacobs (Living)
Obituary Information
GD 07 01 004
JENSEN Andrew 12/24/1918 8/12/2001 U.S. ARMY 12/15/2004   CWW 01 005
KERTH Anna M. 5/19/1922 4/18/2003   10/27/2004 Spouse: Albert Kerth (Living)
Obituary Information
GD 07 01 002
KLAUS Nicholas Joseph 8/29/1939 10/14/2006 U.S. MARINES 10/18/2006 Spouse: Charlotta Klaus (Living) GD 07 05 029
KRAFT Reinhold J. 11/2/1929 7/9/2007 U.S. ARMY 7/12/2007 Spouse: Marjorie Kraft
Obituary Information
GD 07 06 043
LEWIS Dorman D. 2/4/1920 4/6/2005 U.S. ARMY 4/5/2007 Spouse: Gladys Lewis IGC 04 03 013
MAJERNIK Joseph 3/4/1920 3/6/2005 U.S. ARMY 3/18/2005 Spouse: Barbara Majernik (Living)
Obituary Information
GD 01 01 001
MALSOM Barbara 8/15/1923 9/6/2006   9/8/2006 Spouse: George L. Malsom (Living)
Obituary Information
GD 07 05 026
MARTIN Edward J. 6/4/1926 12/10/2006 U.S. ARMY 12/14/2006 Spouse: Martha Mary Martin (Living) GD 01 01 002
McKENNA Elizabeth Anne 7/13/1928 1/11/2006   2/24/2006 Spouse: DeVerne McKenna (Living) IGC 04 02 007
MICHELLICH G Robert 12/17/1932 7/15/2005 U.S. ARMY 7/19/2005 Spouse: Verna Mae (Weigel) Michellich (Living)
Obituary Information
GD 07 02 007
MILLER Glenn F. 10/17/1918 3/21/2006 U.S. ARMY 3/24/2006 Spouse: Mary Bell Miller (Living) GD 07 03 014
MILLER Leland L. 8/31/1924 1/17/2005 U.S. NAVY & U.S. ARMY 1/20/2005 Spouse: Mathilda Miller (Living) IGC 04 01 003
MILLS Kenneth Lloyd 9/4/1947 8/14/2006 U.S. ARMY 8/18/2006 Spouse: Valerie Mills (Living)
Obituary Information
GD 07 04 023
MONG Dorothy Ann 12/5/1939 6/11/2009     Obituary Information  
MOORE Daniel Eugene 11/11/1946 8/1/2006 U.S. ARMY 9/1/2006   CWW 01 013
MOSER Donald Edwin Jr. 6/18/1938 3/9/2007 U.S. AIR FORCE 4/6/2007   CWW 01 014
NORTON James D. 6/12/1931 3/9/2006 U.S. ARMY 3/13/2006 Spouse: Phyllis Joe Norton (Living)
OVERLAND LeRoy 3/19/1919 4/6/2002 U.S. NAVY 10/28/2004 Spouse: Mary Overland
Obituary Information
CWW 01 003
OVERLAND Mary E. (Littlechild) 8/19/1926 3/8/2007   3/23/2007 Spouse: LeRoy Overland
Obituary Information
SG 01 01 001
REDDING James W. 9/5/1917 1/15/2007 U.S. ARMY 1/17/2007   GD 07 05 031
ROME Rose Marie 8/11/1911 7/8/2006 U.S. AIR FORCE 7/14/2006 Obituary Information GD 07 04 021
ROSS Lawrence E. 11/17/1922 4/16/2005 U.S. NAVY 4/20/2005 Spouse: Mildred M. Ross (Living) GD 04 01 004
SANDER Elaine 11/6/1931 10/6/2006   10/13/2006 Spouse: Wilfred Sander (Living)
Obituary Information
GD 07 05 027
SCHAEFER Rosetta 2/15/1956 6/26/2003 U.S. ARMY 10/5/2004 Spouse: Paul Schaefer (Living)
Obituary Information
SC 01 01 001
SCHWIEN LaDonna C. 10/10/1936 6/27/2007   7/3/2007 Spouse: Ronald Schwien
Obituary Information
GD 07 06 042
SKILLETT Donald G. 12/14/1935 6/27/2007 U.S. AIR FORCE 7/2/2007 Spouse: Betty Lou Skillett
Obituary Information
GD 07 06 041
SMITH Carroll 12/23/1912 10/22/2003 U.S. ARMY 5/27/2005 Spouse: Eva Smith
Obituary Information
CWW 01 007
SMITH Eva 12/16/1913 8/28/2003   5/27/2005 Spouse: Carroll Smith
Obituary Information
CWW 01 007
SQUYRES Melvin 1/12/1947 4/12/2005 U.S. ARMY 5/27/2005 Spouse: Margie Squyres (Living) CWW 01 009
STANHOPE Warren C. 10/23/1921 1/17/2006 U.S. ARMY 1/20/2006 Spouse: Merna Stanhope (Living) GD 07 03 011
STARK Walter Allen 12/5/1930 11/15/1991 U.S. NAVY 9/5/2006 Spouse: Virginia Stark (Living) IGC 04 03 012
TAYLOR Allen C. 10/3/1955 6/24/2005 U.S. NAVY 6/28/2005 Spouse: Melanie Taylor (Living) GD 07 02 006
TEETER Robert 4/2/1933 4/30/2002 U.S. ARMY 7/29/2005   CWW 01 010
TINDLE Ernest R. 8/19/1947 2/22/1997 U.S. AIR FORCE 9/2/2005 Spouse: P. D'Lane Tindle (Living) IGC 04 02 006
TREMBLAY Leo E. 3/29/1930 5/9/2007 U.S. ARMY 5/14/2007 Spouse: Delores Tremblay GD 07 06 040
WAHL John G. 9/25/1923 4/27/2005 U.S. ARMY 4/29/2005 Spouse: Dorothy Wahl (Living)
Obituary Information
GD 04 02 005
WALDSCHMIDT George A. 4/15/1923 4/28/2006 U.S. ARMY 5/1/2006 Spouse: Patricia Waldschmidt (Living)
Obituary Information
GD 07 04 015
WILLEY Barton Greg 9/5/1941 2/13/2006 U.S. ARMY 2/15/2006 Spouse: Doris D. Willey (Living)
Obituary Information
GD 07 03 012
WILLIAMS Harold 5/1/1947 6/10/2006 U.S. ARMY 6/20/2006 Spouse: Patricia Williams IGC 04 02 009
WILLIAMS Patricia 3/27/1956 5/28/2006   6/20/2006 Spouse: Harold Williams IGC 04 02 009
WOLF Jacob A. 9/16/1925 8/15/2006 U.S. ARMY 8/18/2006 Obituary Information GD 07 05 024
WRIGHT Ray Ennis 9/12/1911 3/12/2007 U.S. ARMY 3/19/2007 Spouse: Frances L. Wright (Living) GD 07 06 039
ZEMAN Frank 12/15/1925 11/23/1999 U.S. ARMY 12/15/2004 Spouse: Lilly Zeman (Living) IGC 04 01 002



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