OBITUARIES

Apr 5, 2009

Merle Edward Evans, age 73, of Ellis died Sunday, April 5, 2009 at home in Ellis. Mr. Evans was born April 1, 1936 in Haviland, KS. to Budd and Nora (Linton) Evans. Merle graduated from Haviland High School. He served in the US Army from June 22, 1954 to August 31, 1974. He married Violet Blair on July 29, 1984....

Apr 2, 2009

Phillip Allen, 60, of Hays, KS died April 2, 2009 at Hays Medical Center. Phil was born May 28, 1948 to Gerald Allen and Hedwig (Leikam) Allen. He spent the majority of his years in Hays, working in the oil fields. An avid outdoorsman and valued friend, Phil enjoyed fishing, hunting, throwing darts and sharing stories over a cold beer....

Mar 26, 2009

Lawrence Wittman, age 86 of Ellis, died Thursday, March 26, 2009 at the Hays Medical Center. He was born August 9, 1922 in Ellis to Frank and Catherine (Kinderknecht) Wittman. He attended St. Mary's Parochial School and Ellis High School where he played football, basketball and was drummer in the band. After graduation in 1942 he joined the U.S. Army...

Mar 25, 2009

Ronald Ray Werth, age 66 of Schoenchen, died Wednesday, March 25 at the KU Medical Center. He was born on January 6, 1943 in Schoenchen to Adolph and Serbina (Zimmerman) Werth. He married Carol Nichols on December 18, 1976 in Hays. He was a Truck Driver and a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Schoenchen.Ron is survived by his...

Mar 21, 2009

David Winslow, age 54 of Hays, died Saturday, March 21 at his home. He was born on July 8, 1954 in Ann Arbor, Michigan to Robert and Loma Dayle (Brinser) Winslow. He married Doris Herrman on September 26, 1998 in Hays. David volunteered at the Community Support Services Center and St. John's Rest Home he also enjoyed reading and writing...

Mar 10, 2009

Virgil Lee Stadelman, age 71 of Hays, died Tuesday, March 10 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He was born on August 5, 1937 in Hays to Joseph and Sarah (Orth) Stadelman. He was a Hays High and Fort Hays State University graduate. He married Tillie (Steiner) in May of 1970 in Hays.Virgil was a retired maintenance...

Feb 28, 2009

JoAnn Phillips, age 46 of Hays, died Saturday, February 28, 2009 at the Hays Medical Center. She was born on February 26, 1963 in Hays, Kansas to Harry R. and Frances (Werth) Dreiling. She married Bryan R. Phillips on July 22, 1995 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Hays. JoAnn had worked for the City of Hays for 27...

Feb 28, 2009

Mildred E. Roth, age 87 of Ellis, died Saturday, February 28, 2009 at the Ellis Good Samaritan Center. She was born on January 13, 1922 in Niobirara, Nebraska to Otto B. and Josephine (Jones) Knudson. She married Clarence D. "Pat" Roth on August 12, 1952. He preceded her in death in 1978.She was a homemaker and had worked at the...

Feb 27, 2009

Natalie S. Seitz, 60 of Independence, MO formerly of Hays, died February 27, 2009 at. Natalie was born August 29, 1948 in Hays, KS. to Edward and Alice (Cook) Seitz. She had worked at Wal-Mart for 16 years as a clerk.She is survived by her father, Edward Seitz formerly of Hays, KS. She was preceded in death by her mother,...

Feb 27, 2009

David Putz, age 45 of Valley Falls formerly of Hays, died February 27 in Valley Falls. He was born April 13, 1964 in Garden City. He attended schools in Hays.He is survived by his father, Larry Putz of Hays; two sisters, Lisa Mortensen of Hays and Christine Roberts of Hutchinson; two brothers, James Graves of Virginia and Richard Putz of...

Feb 17, 2009

Alvin A. Dinges, age 85 of Hays, died Tuesday, February 17th at the Hays Medical Center. He was born March 15, 1923 in Hays to Peter and Katherine (Engel) Dinges. He graduated from Schoenchen High School. He married Edna Marie Werth on September 15, 1944 in Norman, Oklahoma. She preceded him in death on May 4, 1989. He married LaVaughn...

Feb 15, 2009

Iona Dinkel, age 73 of Ellis, died Sunday, Feb. 15 at her home. She was born on Dec. 31, 1935 in Ellis County, Kansas to Jacob and Ottilia (Bittel) Kinderknecht. She married Allen F. Dinkel on November 15, 1954 in Ellis. He preceded her in death on July 17, 2007 Iona was a homemaker and had worked at the Ellis...

Feb 14, 2009

John Lewis Johnson, age 87 of Hays, died Saturday, February 14, 2009 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born on November 23, 1921 in Ellis County, Kansas to Sophus and Bertha (Brown) Johnson. He married Marjorie 'Marge' Henn on December 2, 1945 in Hays Kansas. John was a graduate of Ellis High School class of 1939 and...

Feb 6, 2009

Feb 4, 2009

Fred T. Jacobs, age 81 of Hays, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009 at the St. Francis Via Christi Medical Center in Wichita. He was born Feb. 5, 1927 in Hays to Joseph G. and Josephine (Bissing) Jacobs. He married Charlotte Esther Weigel on November 12, 1945 in Hays. He had been in the retail liquor business for thirty years operating...

Feb 4, 2009

Lucille E. Werth, age 88 of Hays, died Wednesday, February 4, at St. John's Rest Home in Victoria. She was born on October 29, 1920 on a farm near Emmeram, Kansas to Jacob and Elizabeth (Miller) Wasinger. She married Harry J. Werth on September 10, 1946 in Hays. He preceded her in death. Lucille attended grade school in Emmeram and...

Feb 3, 2009

Viola M. Ross, 88, died on Tuesday, February 3, at Hays Medical Center. She was born in Hays on Sept. 26, 1920, the oldest of five children born to Adolph and Mary (Urban) Dreiling. She married Norbert E. Ross Sept. 4, 1946 in Hays at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. She worked at the Hays Daily News until her marriage. She...

Jan 29, 2009

Kenneth L. Bieler, 58 of Fort Smith passed away Thursday, January 29, 2009 in Van Buren. He was born Jan. 3, 1951 in Topeka, KS. His parents are Burgess and Doris (Schneider) Bieler.He was employed by Midsouth Steam Boiler for 17 years as a Supervisor. He graduated from Ellis High School in 1969. He was a US Navy veteran serving...

Jan 22, 2009

Uberta L. Homburg, 78, Ellis, died Thursday, January 22, 2009 at St. John's Health care Center in Hays. She was born on October 7, 1930 in McCracken to Joseph G. and Belva (Griffitt) Warta. She was a 1948 graduate of Ellis High School. She married Harold A. Homburg on November 4, 1948 in Ellis. He preceded her in death on...

Jan 21, 2009

Anthony Bernard Lang, age 82 of Lenora, Kansas died Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born January 24, 1926 in Victoria, Kansas to Bernard and Catherine (Dreiling) Lang. He married Eleanor Brungardt on May 27, 1947 at in Walker, Kansas. Anthony and Eleanor moved to their farmstead located in Lenora in October...