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Kai Khan

Kai Khan

Mar 27, 2022

Obituary Kai Dakota Khan, age 18, of Colby, KS passed away on March 27, 2022 in Great Bend, KS. Kai is survived by his parents, Sajid and Kristi Khan of Colby, Kansas; sisters Kimberly, Kassandra, Kortney, and Aryn; eight nieces and nephews; maternal grandparents Randy and Donna St. Aubyn; paternal grandfather Naeem Khan, paternal bonus grandfather Benjamin Knight and wife...

Barbara Ann Nowak

Barbara Ann Nowak

Mar 23, 2022

Obituary Barbara Ann Nowak age 68, of Great Bend, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at her home. Barbara was born on December 12, 1953, in Hays, Kansas, the oldest daughter to Vernon and Lillian (Sander) Nowak of Gorham, Kansas. She grew up in Gorham, Kansas and was a 1972 graduate of Gorham High School. After high school, she...

Karen Mae 'Karyn' Schumacher

Karen Mae 'Karyn' Schumacher

Mar 23, 2022

Obituary Karen Mae "Karyn" (Forsythe) Schumacher age 60, of Hays, Kansas died Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at Hays Medical Center, Karyn was born January 12, 1962, in Hays, Kansas to Donald Bert and Olga (Villar) Forysthe. She married Jay Naldo Schumacher. Karyn was a co-owner of Heartland Crafts & Gifts in Hays, and owned a house cleaning service for a...

Frances Mae Pfannenstiel

Frances Mae Pfannenstiel

Mar 18, 2022

Obituary Frances Mae (Schuler) Pfannenstiel age 89, of Hays, Kansas died Friday, March 18, 2022, at Via Christi Village Care Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born on August 8, 1932, in Ness City, Kansas to Otto and Clara (Werner) Schuler. She married Earl R. Pfannenstiel on June 16, 1953, at Ness City, Kansas. He preceded her in death on May...

Darryl Smika

Darryl Smika

Mar 17, 2022

Obituary Darryl E. Smika passed away March 17, 2022, at the Russell Regional Hospital. Darryl was born July 1, 1933, near Hill City; the son of Fred and Verna (Tuttle) Smika. Darryl lived in Hays for the last 20 years prior to that he made his home in Colorado, Nebraska, and North Dakota. Darryl graduated from Scott City High School...

Donald Weber

Donald Weber

Mar 14, 2022

Obituary Donald "Don" Weber age 81, of Victoria, Kansas died Monday, March 14, 2022, at the Topside Manor Care Center in Goodland, Kansas. He was born September 15, 1940, in Hays, Kansas to Raymond and Katherine (Kappel) Weber. He was a common laborer working in construction and brick laying. He grew up and attended school in Victoria, and moved to...

Rebecca Lynn Beery-Willis

Rebecca Lynn Beery-Willis

Mar 13, 2022

Obituary Rebecca Lynn Beery-Willis, age 57 of Hays, Kansas died Sunday, March 13, 2022, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born April 23, 1964, in Russell, Kansas to Charles Burton and Barbara C. (Froelich) Beery. She was a nurses aid for a number of years working in area nursing homes. She grew up north of Walker, attended Victoria...

Harold G. Nagel

Harold G. Nagel

Mar 8, 2022

Obituary Harold G. 'Hal' Nagel died Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at the age of 81, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kan. Hal was born May 17, 1940, on the family farm near Natoma, Kan., to parents George Henry and Pauline (Hackerott) Nagel. He was brought up in the Lutheran Church. His childhood was spent exploring nature, getting to know...

Mark A. Rome

Mark A. Rome

Mar 3, 2022

Obituary Mark A. Rome age 68, of Victoria, Kansas died Thursday, March 3, 2022, at his home. He was born September 2, 1953, in Hays, Kansas to Alvin F. and Dolores M. (Dreiling) Rome. He married Mary Jo Schulte on November 20, 1976, at Victoria, Kansas. He grew up in Victoria and was a 1971 graduate of Victoria High School....

David Allan Craven

David Allan Craven

Feb 28, 2022

Obituary David Allan Craven age 62, of Hays, Kansas died Monday, February 28, 2022, at his home. He was born August 11, 1959, in Russell, Kansas to Harold Dean and Mary Alice (Fleming) Craven. He married Rosalyn (Pearce) on August 27, 1982, in Hays, Kansas. He worked the last six years at Wal-Mart in maintenance and was at EnerSys for...

Freddy Lee Albert Valdez

Freddy Lee Albert Valdez

Feb 27, 2022

Obituary Freddy 'Fred' Valdez, age 61 of Plainville, Kansas passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 at Redbud Village Nursing Care in Plainville. Services are pending with Brock's-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory. Condolences may be left by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or by email at keithleyfuneralhomes@gmail.com Services

Aquina Rajewski

Aquina Rajewski

Feb 26, 2022

Obituary Aquina (Leiker) Rajewski age 94, of Vincent, Kansas died Saturday, February 26, 2022, at her home on the farm. She was born February 12, 1928 in Victoria, Kansas to Pius and Anna (Sander) Leiker. She married Howard L. Rajewski on August 25, 1948, in Victoria. He preceded her in death on September 23, 2019. After high school she worked...

Derek Stortzum

Derek Stortzum

Feb 26, 2022

Obituary Derek Dean Stortzum, 29, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away February 26, 2022. Derek, 'Deano' or 'D' to some, was born July 9, 1992 to Lesalene Pompell (Rumery) and Devin Stortzum in Denver, Co. He was a standout in school, having good grades, and in his early years was a pitcher in baseball. At 16, and of course crazy about...

Norris Cole

Norris Cole

Feb 25, 2022

Obituary Norris Cole, age 70, of Hays, Kansas passed away Friday, February 25, 2022 at Redbud Village Nursing Care in Plainville, Kansas. Norris was born February 14, 1952 in Norton, Kansas to Neale and Shirley (Glass) Cole. He graduated from Hays High in 1970. On February 10, 1971 he married Darlene B. Venneberg in Hays. Norris worked for the family...

John P. Mcmillin

John P. Mcmillin

Feb 24, 2022

Obituary John P. McMillin age 82, of Hays, Kansas died Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Cedar Village Care Center in Ness City, Kansas. He was born December 22, 1939, at Salina, Kansas, to Mark and Anna Phyllis (Bieker) McMillin. He married Dolores (Braun) on May 13, 1967 at Vincent, Kansas. He worked at S & W Supply in Hays as...

Robert E. Fields

Robert E. Fields

Feb 22, 2022

Obituary Robert E. Fields age 80 of Hays, Kansas died Tuesday, February 22 ,2022, at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays. He was born September 3, 1941, in Colby , Kansas to Floyd H. and Nina H. (Kersenbrock) Fields. He married Della (Dreiling) on May 11, 1968, at Colby, Kansas. He worked at the Kansas State Research and Extension Center...

Richard Younger

Richard Younger

Feb 22, 2022

Obituary Richard Alfred Younger, 93, of Hays, Kansas passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2022, in Hays. He was born August 13, 1928, in Antonino, Kansas to Peter and Catherine (Pfannenstiel) Younger. Richard graduated from Hays High in 1946 and from Fort Hays State University. He married Betty Jean Augustine October 17, 1953, at St. Marys Church in Ellis, Kansas. Richard...

Katherine Eileen Morgan

Katherine Eileen Morgan

Feb 17, 2022

Obituary Katherine Eileen Morgan passed into the heavenly realms in the day of our Lord on February 17, 2022, at the age of 73 and after 55+ years of marriage. Katherine was born as Katherine Eileen Emmanuel in Moline, Illinois on November 25, 1948, to Howard Emmanuel and Doris Rose Emmanuel. Katherine moved to Denver, Colorado at age two with...

Michael Todd Alexander

Michael Todd Alexander

Feb 15, 2022

Obituary Michael "Todd" Alexander age 57, of Hays, Kansas died Monday, February 14, 2022, at his home. He was born December 4, 1964, at Shawnee Mission, Kansas to Dale Franklin Alexander and Mary Michele (Leary). He married Mendi (Lattin) Anschutz and they later separated. He owned and operated Home Health Care Services of Western Kansas for 25 years. He grew...

Dave Keller

Dave Keller

Feb 14, 2022

Obituary David Eugene Keller, age 65, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Monday, February 14, 2022 in Ellis. Dave was born February, 19, 1956 in Lyons, Kansas to Troy and Norma (Hembree) Keller. He graduated from Ellis High School in 1974. On April 4, 1981 he married Tina Schmidt in Hays, Kansas. Dave was a pumper and had worked in the...

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