Current Obituaries
Francis "Augie" Augustine
May 20, 2011
Francis James "Augie" Augustine, age 68 of Nickerson, formerly of Ellis, passed away Friday May 20th at the Mennonite Manor Retirement Village in South Hutchinson, KS. He was born on May 29, 1942 in Ellis, Kansas to Isidore and Dorothy (Leiker) Augustine. He attended Ellis High School and graduated from Derby High School in Arvada, Co. in 1961. He married...
Mary Ann Resley Walters
May 20, 2011
Mary Ann Resley Walters, age 84, of Hays, passed away Friday, May 20, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Wilson, KS. She was born on August 28, 1926 in Gorham, Kansas to Rudy and Inella (Schwartz) Windholz. She married Kenneth A. Resley Sr. in 1940 he preceded her in death in 1997. She married Francis "Red" Walters in 1999...
George Erbert
May 20, 2011
George Erbert, age 78, of Ellis, passed away Friday, May 20th at the Ellis Good Samaritan Center. He was born July 21, 1932 in Ellis County, Kansas to Bernard and Anna (Dreiling) Erbert. He married Evelyn "Punkie" Helget on November 9, 1957. She preceded him in death in 2002.He was a plant operator for Mid-West Energy. He was a member...
Denny Schoenthaler
May 20, 2011
Dennis D. "Denny" Schoenthaler, age 70 of Ellis, passed away Friday, May 20, 2011 at his home. He was born on June 9, 1940 in rural Ellis County, Kansas to Gerhardt and Helen (Deutscher) Schoenthaler. He graduated from Ellis High School in 1958 and attended Fort Hays State University and Kansas State University studying Nuclear Physics. He married Virginia "Ginger"...
Dustan Wilson
May 14, 2011
Dustan Brian Wilson, age 28, of Hays, passed away Saturday, May 14th at his home. He was born on September 26, 1982 in Hays, Kansas to Monty Lynn Mitchek and Polly Wilson. He had worked as a welder and enjoyed skateboarding, music, designing clothes and mostly being a father to his children.He is survived by his mother, Polly of Hays;...
Donald Augustine
May 10, 2011
Donald Lee "Duke" Augustine, age 72 of Ellis, passed away Tuesday, May 10th at the Hays Medical Center in Hays. He was born on September 5, 1938 to Joseph and Sophie (Weber) Augustine. Donald worked as a janitor for St. Mary's School and Fort Hays State University. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and a 4th Degree...
James Robert Borthwick
May 7, 2011
James (Jim) Robert Borthwick, age 62, of Hays, died Saturday, May 7, 2011 at his home. He was born on December 15, 1948 in Ransom to Robert E. and Jeane (Norton) Borthwick.He was a handyman and a drywall contractor. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors include his father, Robert of Dodge City, two brothers, Alan (Regina) of...
Annette Ruder
May 6, 2011
Annette Ruder, 75, of Houston formerly of Hays died Friday, May 6, 2011 in Houston, TX. She was born January 13, 1936 in Zurich, KS. to Arthur and Julia (Coupal) Berland. She married Ronald Hall. He died in November, 1959. She married Melvin Ruder on February 13, 1961 in Hays. She and her husband Mel were former owners and operators...
Karen Fern Deutscher
May 6, 2011
Karen Fern (Lofstead) Deutscher, 71, passed away May 6, 2011 in Phoenix, AZ with her children by her side. She was born in Ogallah, KS to Fern (Sandstoe) & Nelson Lofstead on May 18, 1939. She grew up in Ellis, KS, graduating from Ellis High School in 1957. Karen attended Fort Hays Kansas State College, and graduated with a Bachelor's...
Irene A. Staab
May 5, 2011
Irene A. Staab, age 89, of Hays, passed away Thursday May 5th at St. John's Health Care Center in Hays. She was born on August 24, 1921 in Hays, Kansas to Mike A. and Emma (Leikam) Lang. She married Victor N. Staab in 1941. He preceded her in death in 1959.Irene worked as a hostess at the Ramada Inn and...
Joseph C. Karlin
May 1, 2011
Joseph C. Karlin, age 79 of Hays, passed away Sunday, May 1st at Hays Medical Center. He was born on March 19, 1932 in Catharine, Kansas to Paul P. and Frances (Schmidt) Karlin. He graduated from Hays High in 1951. He married Thelma Staab on October 6, 1953 in St. Catherine Church.Joe was a veteran of the US Navy serving...
Fred Watson
Apr 30, 2011
Fred Dale Watson, age 86, of Hays, passed away Saturday, April 30th at Hays Medical Center. He was born November 29, 1924 in Rosiclare, ILL. To Fred and Mertie (Conger) Watson. He married Elaine Ingram on December 15, 1948 in Tribune, Kansas.He worked for the Dighton School District for 23 years in the custodian and maintenance department. He was a...
William "Bill" King
Apr 20, 2011
William A. "Bill" King, 63, died Wednesday, April 20, 2011 in Hays, Kansas. Bill was born May 8, 1947 in Ellis, Kansas. He was the son of William and Kathryn King, both of Ellis. Bill grew up in Ellis and graduated from Ellis High School in 1965. He went on to graduate from Kansas Wesleyan University in 1970 and the...
Arlin Mills
Apr 18, 2011
Arlin Mills, age 84, of Ellis passed away Monday, April 18, 2011 in Ellis.Arlin was born December 20, 1926 in Hamilton, Kansas to Richard and Muriel (Alexander) Mills. He graduated from Hamilton High School and later attended Emporia State University and Fort Hays State University.In October 1947, Arlin married Wahnetta Hoffman of Ogallah, Kansas. They have made their home in...
Sharon Kay Alvis
Apr 17, 2011
Sharon Kay Alvis, age 71, of Hays, Passed away Sunday, April 17th at her home. She was born March 14, 1940 in Aurora, Nebraska to George and Lois (Mock) Wilson. She attended schools in Aurora. Sharon had received her CNA and CMA certificates and had worked at the Grand Island Veteran's Home. She was also a homemaker who enjoyed gardening,...
Patricia Patee
Apr 15, 2011
Patricia Anita (Kutina) Patee, age 62, of Ellis, passed away Friday, April 15th at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. She was born on June 10, 1948 in Ellis County, Kansas to Raymond and Mildred (Henrickson) Kutina. She graduated from Ellis High School in 1966. She married Elvin Leroy Patee on July 30, 1966 in Ellis at the United...
Frank Honas
Apr 12, 2011
Frank Honas, age 86 , of Ellis, passed away Tuesday, April 12th at the Ellis Good Samaritan Center. He was born on August 22, 1924 in Ellis County, Kansas to Edward and Agnes (Steckline) Honas. He was a graduate of Ellis High School.Frank was a farmer and stockman and he had also worked in the oilfields. He was a member...
Ethel Geering
Apr 12, 2011
Ethel Lunette Geering died April 12, 2011, at the age of 99 in Hays, Kansas. She was born December 6, 1911, near Ash Grove, Kansas in Lincoln county to Orla M.Wright and Sarah Addie (Williams) Wright. She was a resident of Lincoln and Mitchell counties for most of her life. The past ten years she lived in Hays with her...
Joanna Hers
Apr 9, 2011
Joanna Hers, age 74, passed away Saturday, April 9th at her home in Hays. She was born on October 30, 1936 in Hays to Jacob and Victoria (Befort) Herklotz.Joanna graduated from Girls Catholic High School. She had lived in New York working as a clothing designer before returning to Hays. She was a very artistic person ranging from clothing to...
Shirley Kroeger
Apr 7, 2011
Shirley Kroeger, age 81 of Ellis, passed away Thursday, April 7th in Wichita. She was born April 25, 1929 on her grandpa Schaus's farm in Trego County to Emil and Minnie (Schaus) Massier. She graduated in 1946 from Ellis High School. On September 22, 1949 she married Erwin Kroeger at Christ Lutheran Church in Ellis. Shirley was a homemaker and...
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