Current Obituaries
Dennis Weese
Jul 1, 2024
Dennis Weese, age 66 of Kansas City, Missouri died July 1, 2024, at his home in Kansas City. He was born on July 26, 1957, in Smith Center, KS to Billy and Janice (Hillman) Weese. He attended and graduated from Osborne High School and attended Colby Community College.
Dennis was an on-air radio personality for most of his life, working as...
David Francis Kroeger
Jun 30, 2024
David Francis “Cooter” Kroeger, age 72, of Hays, Kansas passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at his home. He fought a long ten year battle with his lung cancer.
He was born December 2, 1951, in Hays to Joseph J. and Margaret (Wasinger) Kroeger. He married LeAnne (Hoffman) on June 3, 1988, in Hays.
David was a truck driver for...
Annys Pfannenstiel
Jun 29, 2024
Annys M. Pfannenstiel of Hays, Kansas, age 74, passed away June 29, 2024, at Wesley Medical Center. She was born February 15, 1950, to Oscar and Betty (Sparks) Hagen in Ellis, Kansas and attended school there, including attending Star School in the county.
She held many jobs in Ellis County, including Taco Shop, Judge McGreevy’s, and Adronics Elrob. She found her...
Charles G. Hille
Jun 25, 2024
Charles Hille, age 89, of WaKeeney, KS, passed on to be with the Lord Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney with family by his side. He was born on Nov. 9, 1934, in Hays, KS., the son of Henry and Josephine (Krhut) Hille.
Charles graduated from Trego Community High School in 1952. Following a short stint...
Vincent F. Adolfson
Jun 25, 2024
Vincent F. Adolfson, of Ellis, Kansas, age 95, passed away on Tuesday June 25, 2024, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born on November 22, 1928, to John and Emma (Melin) Adolfson in Lancaster, Minnesota.
Following high school, Vince joined the Army on August 21, 1948. After basic training he was stationed at Randoph Field in San...
Willena Martin
Jun 25, 2024
Willena Jewel (Tunstall) Martin born October 2, 1922, in Eufaula, Oklahoma. She died June 25, 2024, in Ellis, Kansas.
Willena was proud of her family. She was an excellent cook and there was always room at the table for any extra kid that came home. She always had a garden and loved roses.
Willena was an active participant in her community. She...
Rose Egger
Jun 24, 2024
Rose Egger, a beloved member of the Ellis and Hays communities, passed away on June 24, 2024, at HaysMed in Hays. She was born on August 21, 1941, in Ellis, Kansas, to Alois and Evelyn, (Schmeidler) Rupp, where she grew up and cultivated lifelong connections and friendships.
Rose married James O’Rourke on October 17, 1959. They had two sons, Kevin and...
Randy Scott Goodermuth
Jun 23, 2024
Randy Goodermuth, age 66, of Hays, KS died June 23, 2024 in Hays.
Services are pending and will be announced by Keithley Funeral Homes and Crematory - Brock's Chapel.
Memorials are suggested to the ARC of Central Plains. Please make checks payable to the organization in care of the Funeral Home.
Memories and words of comfort may be shared on Randy's tribute page...
Kenneth J. Pfannenstiel
Jun 23, 2024
Kenneth J. Pfannenstiel, age 84, of Munjor, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at Via Christi Village in Hays. Kenneth was born on October 19, 1939, in Munjor to Ted J. and Pauline (Wittman) Pfannenstiel.
He graduated from Hays High School in 1957 and married Ann Kohl in 1965 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Ellis, Kansas. Kenneth...
Dorothy Joanne Rymph
Jun 21, 2024
Dorothy Joanne Rymph age 95, of Hays, Kansas passed away peacefully Friday, June 21, 2024, at Homestead Assisted Living of Hays.
Joanne was born March 22, 1929, in Kansas City Missouri to Dr. Roy and Marguerite (Burger) Coffey. Dr. Coffey was an orthopedic surgeon at St. Anthony's Hays. She married William H. Rymph on July 20, 1948, at the First Presbyterian...
Virginia Patriarca
Jun 20, 2024
Dr. Virginia Kamantigue Periola-Patriarca, age 68, of Hays, Kansas peacefully passed away at her home in Hays, Kansas on June 20, 2024. Surrounded by her beloved husband and family.
Virginia was born on August 4, 1955 in Angeles City, Philippines, the cherished eldest child of Carlos Periola, a US Army Veteran, and Isabel Kamantigue.
She pursued her undergraduate studies and obtained her...
Angela Rae "Angie" Barber-Willis
Jun 15, 2024
Angela Rae Barber-Willis passed away at the age of 49 on Saturday, June 15, 2024, while staying at her childhood home in Hays, KS.
Angela was born on April 13, 1975, at Hadley Regional Medical Center in Hays, KS, to Donald and Luella (Squier) Barber. She grew up in Hays and graduated from Hays High School in 1994. Following graduation, she...
Zireta Votaw
Jun 14, 2024
Zireta L. Votaw, age 89, of Hays, Kansas, passed away on June 14, 2024, in Hays. She was born on June 28, 1934, in Miami, Oklahoma, to John S. and Burley (Davis) Foust.
Zireta married Charles I. Votaw on August 19, 1956, in Miami, OK. She earned a bachelor's degree and began her career as a high school business teacher in...
Andrew Leonard Duran
Jun 11, 2024
Andrew Leonard Duran, age 57, of Ellis, Kansas peacefully passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas surrounded by his loved ones, after a courageous battle with metastatic lung cancer.
The beloved son of Alfred Duran and Lorraine Quintana (Martinez) was born on December 15, 1967, in Leadville, Colorado.
Andrew was a man of few words,...
George Paul Gatschet
Jun 9, 2024
George Paul Gatschet, age 85, of Hays, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2024, at Via Christi Village, Hays. George was born on February 17, 1939, in Hays, Kansas, the son of George W. Gatschet and Agnes L. Brull.George graduated from St. Joseph Military Academy in 1957. He married Ethel Ann Leiker on September 10, 1960, at St. Fidelis...
Royalan Leiker
Jun 7, 2024
Royalan Elaine Leiker age 89, of Hays, Kansas passed away on Friday, June 7, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays. She was born May 15, 1935, in Ellsworth, Kansas to Roy Edward and Evelyn Fern (Mog) Grubb. She married Donald Leiker on April 20, 1954, in Hays, Kansas. He preceded her in death on November 20, 2009. Royalan worked...
Richard Koerner
Jun 6, 2024
Richard “Dick” Koerner, 74, of Topeka, passed away on June 6, 2024. He was born in Hays, Kansas, on July 20, 1949.
Dick attended the St. Joseph Military Academy in Hays, and he received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Fort Hays State University in 1972 and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Kansas in 1983.
He...
Terrence Joseph "Terry" Kortan
Jun 4, 2024
Terrence Joseph "Terry" Kortan, age 76, of Palco, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at Rooks County Hospital. Born on February 22, 1948, in Hays, Kansas, Terry was the only child of Frank and Emma (Brin) Kortan. He graduated from Palco High School in 1969 and married the love of his life, Wanda Keller, on October 25, 1969,...
Andrew John Urban
Jun 2, 2024
Andrew John Urban, known affectionately as "Andy," passed away at his home in Antonino, Kansas on June 2, 2024. He left behind a legacy filled with love, passion, and remarkable accomplishments.
Born in Hays, Kansas on June 20, 1955 to Walter J. and Irene Diane (Pfeifer) Urban, Andy led a fulfilling life that was marked by his dedication to his career in...
Harry Zachman
Jun 1, 2024
Harry Zachman, age 84 of Wichita, Kansas passed away Saturday June 1, 2024. He was born March 31, 1940, in Ellis County Kansas to John J. and Mary (Armbrister) Zachman.
He is survived by sisters: Helen Deines of Wakeeney, KS; Martha Massier of Ellis, KS; sister-in-law: Adabelle Zachman; and brother-in-law: Milton Dietz.
Harry was preceded in death by his parents, brothers: Ernest...
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