Deceased Alumni in 2006

Hays, Hilda Wolf, 83, formerly of Grainfield, class of 1941, died Saturday, June 17, 2006, at Good Samaritan Center, Hays.
She was born Dec. 19, 1922, in Pfeifer to Joseph and Emma (Mader) Schmidtberger. She attended country schools and was a 1941 graduate of Grainfield High School.
She married Bernard J. Wolf on Nov. 19, 1946, in Grainfield. She was a homemaker.
Other deceased members of the class of 1941 include Julie Hartman Albers, and Bill Gillespie.

Grainfield, Francis X. Heier, 77, class of 1947, died Friday, July 21, 2006, at his home.
He was born June 2, 1929, in Gove County to Peter and Magdelena (Zerr) Heier.
He married Mary M. Hartman on Aug. 2, 1958, at St. Agnes Catholic Church, Grainfield. He was a farmer and mail carrier, and served in the U.S. Army.
Other deceased members of the class of 1947 include Dean Lanham and Curtis Shaw,

Hays, Jacob A. Wolf, 80, class of 1944, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006, at his home.
He was born Sept. 16, 1925, near Grainfield to Bernard and Katherine (Zimmerman) Wolf.
He was employed with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Other deceased members of the class of 1944 include Edwin Noel, Rodney Stubbs, Dale Lanham and Melva Lee Gillespie Burris.

Grainfield, Donald E. Heinrich, 69, class of 1956, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2006, at Gove County Medical Center, Quinter.
He was born Dec. 18, 1936, in Quinter to Jacob J. and Anna M. (Kaiser) Heinrich.
He was owner and operator of Heinrich Liquor Store, Grainfield, for more than 30 years.
Other deceased members of the class of 1956 include Richard Deges, Thomas Gagnon, Alvin Denk, and James Kaiser.

Grainfield, Dean Shaw, 79, died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006, at Gove County Medical center, Quinter.
He was born Oct. 11, 1926, In WaKeeney to Raymond J. and Viola (Staatz) Shaw. He attended Grainfield schools.
He married Loretta (Eisenbise) Shaw on Sept. 26, 1946, in Quinter. He operated Shaw Motor Co.

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