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Alan Ross

Alan Ross

Dec 22, 2011

Alan E. Ross, age 76, of Hays, passed away Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 at Via Christi Medical center St. Francis campus in Wichita. He was born January 2, 1935 in Hays, Kansas to Frank and Andrea (Meier) Ross. He was a 1953 graduate of St. Joseph Military Academy in Hays. He married Wilma Schafer on February 11, 1956 in Hays....

Dorothy Frances Mary Herl

Dorothy Frances Mary Herl

Dec 11, 2011

Dorothy Frances Mary (Karlin) Herl, age 87, of Ogallah, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2011 at the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. She was born November 10, 1924 in the family home in Catharine, Kansas to Anton A. and Pauline (Grabbe) Karlin. She married Alvin Kenneth Joseph Herl on November 20, 1945 in St. Catherine Catholic Church, Catharine,...

Stanley Jay Dreiling

Stanley Jay Dreiling

Dec 5, 2011

Stanley Jay Dreiling, age 56, of Hays, passed away Monday, December 5, 2011 at Hays Medical Center. He was born January 1, 1955 in Hays, Kansas to James G. and Rita (Wiesner) Dreiling. He married Jan Reever on March 26th, 1988. She preceded him in death on August 28th, 2003. After graduating from Thomas More Prep in 1973, he worked...

Ross Vern Reeves

Ross Vern Reeves

Dec 1, 2011

Ross Vern Reeves, age 93, of Hays, formerly of Phillipsburg and Hoxie, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2011 at St. John's of Hays. He was born on June 3, 1918 in Oberlin, KS. to Dr. Arthur and Flora (Wilderman) Reeves. He married Margaret Naomi Geil on May 30, 1946 in Almena, KS. Ross worked in retail business and insurance and...

Jerome Louis Flax

Jerome Louis Flax

Nov 30, 2011

Jerome Louis Flax, age 56, of Ellis, son of Marcella "Sally" Flax and the late Paul A. Flax passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011 in WaKeeney. Visitation will be Friday 7 PM - 8:30 PM with a parish vigil service at 7PM all at Keithley Funeral Chapel 400 E. 17th Ellis, KS. 67637. Private family services will be held at...

Loree Frances Irwin

Loree Frances Irwin

Nov 26, 2011

LoRee Frances Irwin, 96, Hoisington, formerly of Hill City, died Nov. 26, at her home. She was born Jan. 16, 1915, in Bogue to Clarence and Besse (Hutton) Stuchlik. She married Forrest Irwin on Aug. 12, 1947. She was a beautician and homemaker. She was active in supporting the arts councils in Great Bend and Hays. She spent her time...

Lucille Staab

Lucille Staab

Nov 21, 2011

Lucille Staab, age 90, of Hays, passed away Monday, November 21, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Society Hays. She was born February 18, 1921 in Ellis County, Kansas to John M. and Agnes (Spies) Younker. She married Edwin Staab on May 21, 1941 in Ellis, Kansas. He preceded her in death on July 29, 1980. She was employed at Fort...

Brendan Lewis Young

Brendan Lewis Young

Nov 21, 2011

Brendan Lewis Young, age 22, of Hays, passed away Monday, November 21, 2011 at his home in Manhattan. He was born September 20, 1989 in Hays, Kansas to Jeff and Ann (Molz) Young. He was baptized in the First Presbyterian Church of Hays and graduated from Hays High School in 2008. Brendan was working as a Graphic Artist at GTM...

Benita E. Lippert

Benita E. Lippert

Oct 31, 2011

Benita E. Lippert, 88, Hays, died Monday, October 31st, 2011, at Southwind Hospice Home, Pratt. She was born September 25, 1923 in Hays to Peter and Lucy (Stecklein) Gottschalk. She married Rolland Blaine Lippert on August 15, 1952, in Hays. He preceded her in death, July 6, 1963. She was a homemaker in rural Bison and she farmed and ranched...

Wayne H. Marshall

Wayne H. Marshall

Oct 21, 2011

Wayne Harold Marshall, age 64, of Hays, passed away Friday, October 21, 2011 at Hays Medical Center. He was born October 2, 1947 to Harold Samuel "Sam" and Kathryn (Krizek) Marshall in Colby, Kansas. He graduated in 1965 from Rexford High School. He then went to NWKAVTS earning an Auto Body Degree. He married Linda A. Blume on July 10,...

Margie Robben

Margie Robben

Oct 17, 2011

Margie Lorraine Robben, age 86 of Gorham, passed away Monday, October 17, 2011 at Hays Medical Center. She was born February 12, 1925 in Montrose, CO. to James M. and Carrieane (Hickock) Lipes. She married Eugene Robben on April 26, 1945 in Riverside, CA.She was a cook at St. Mary's Grade School in Gorham, clerked at JC Penney's in Russell...

Mark Neuburger

Mark Neuburger

Oct 16, 2011

Mark Neuburger, 56, Hays, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, at his home in Hays. He was born March 29, 1955, in Hays to Edward and Kathleen (Wiesner) Neuburger. He was a 1973 graduate of Ellis High School. He worked as a siding installer for ABC Seamless Siding in Hays. He spent a large portion of his life working at maintenance...

Joseph Ford

Joseph Ford

Oct 16, 2011

Joseph A. Ford, 49, Ellis, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in Hays. He was born Aug. 25, 1962, in Rolla, Mo., to Robert and Dorothy Ford. He married Jody Marie Livengood. He worked in construction and general maintenance fields. Survivors include his wife, Ellis; his parents, Silex, Mo.; three daughters, Andrea, Elizabeth and Melissa Ford, all of Sterling, Mo.; five...

Rose Ellen Eckhart

Rose Ellen Eckhart

Oct 16, 2011

Rose Ellen Eckhart, age 60, of Hoxie, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2011 at the Gove County Medical Center in Quinter. She was born on October 31, 1950 in Covington, KY. to Ciro and Doreen (Farrell) DelVecchio Sr. She had worked in the lunch catering and delivery business. She was a member of the Hoxie United Methodist Church and she...

Richard Staab

Richard Staab

Oct 14, 2011

Richard G. Staab, age 83, of Plainville, passed away Friday, October 14, 2011 at Hays Medical center. He was born February 19, 1928 in Catharine, KS. to Albert J. and Ida (Weisner) Staab. He had been a truck driver. He was a Merchant Marine veteran and a member of the Deer Trail, CO. Knights of Columbus.He is survived by five...

Robert L. Herl

Robert L. Herl

Oct 12, 2011

Robert Lester Herl, age 84, of Victoria, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at his home. He was born on October 14, 1926 in rural Munjor to Joseph and Catherine (Frank) Herl. He graduated from Hays High School in 1946. He married LaVerna Marie Dreher on April 19, 1950 in Liebenthal, Kansas. He was a farmer and dairyman. He was...

Helen Befort

Helen Befort

Oct 8, 2011

Helen (Pfeifer) Befort, age 95, of Hays, passed away Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at her home. She was born on August 25, 1916 in rural Ellis County, Kansas near Hyacinth to John M. and Clara (Boxler) Pfeifer. She married August "Gus" Befort on June 17, 1935 in Munjor, KS. He preceded her in death on December 16, 2002. Helen was...

Florence Ilo Meckel

Florence Ilo Meckel

Oct 7, 2011

Florence Ilo Meckel, age 93, of Hays, passed away Friday, October 7, 2011 at the Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care Center. She was born on July 20, 1918 in Hays, Kansas to Alonzo and Neta (Lord) Brumitt. She married Vivian Meckel on June 11, 1939 in Hays at the First Baptist Church. He preceded her in death on 1981....

Jarret Johnson

Jarret Johnson

Oct 4, 2011

Jarret Johnson, age 26, of Ellis, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2011 the result of an automobile accident in Ellis. He was born December 16, 1984 in Hays to Randall and Rose (Younger) Johnson. He graduated from Ellis High School in 2003 and from Salina Vo-Tech with a degree in mechanics. Jarret was a landscaper with Riedel Garden Center and...

Harlan Murphy

Harlan Murphy

Sep 19, 2011

Harlan F. Murphy, age 82, passed away Monday, September 19th at St. John's Health Care Center of Hays. He was born on February 11, 1929, in Blue Earth, Minnesota to William and Isabelle (Willette) Murphy. He married Carlyn Burcham on January 3, 1953, in Abilene, Kansas.He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Korea and retired from the Army Reserves...

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