Current Obituaries
Shirley Mae Munson-Pfeifer
Aug 12, 2022
Obituary Shirley Mae Munson-Pfeifer It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Shirley Munson Pfeifer born in Hays, Kansas, on August 5, 1929, who passed away on August 12, 2022, at the age of 93, leaving family and friends to celebrate her life. Shirley is survived by: her husband, Wilbert; her children, Scott and Annette; her step-children,...
Melvin Pfannenstiel
Aug 8, 2022
Obituary Melvin Pfannenstiel age 86, of Hays, Kansas died Monday, August 8, 2022, at his home. He was born June 19, 1936, in Hays, Kansas to Casper and Georgine (Dreiling) Pfannenstiel. He married Cora Lee (Schmidt) on January 2, 1960, in Severine, Kansas. She preceded him in death on May 1 2020. He was a bookkeeper and did accounting most...
Merle Dean Lonnon
Aug 1, 2022
Obituary Merle Dean Lonnon passed away in Boulder, Colorado, on August 1st, 2022. He was 89 years old. Merle was born on Mothers Day, May 14, 1933, on his grandfathers homestead three miles east and two miles south of Ellis, Kansas. Merles loving parents were Inez Isabelle (Louage) Lonnon and John Jennings Lonnon. He was the youngest child in a...
Marlene Deutscher
Jul 28, 2022
Obituary Marlene Caroline (Schoenthaler) Deutscher, age 98, of Ellis, Kansas passed away July 28, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. She was born February 26, 1924 on the family farm north of Ellis to Jacob W. and Mary (Ast) Schoenthaler. She was the last of nine children born to this union. Marlene was baptized at St. John Lutheran Church....
Vera Storer
Jul 26, 2022
Obituary Vera Jane Francis (Cassity) Storer, age 86, of Hays, passed away Tuesday, July 26th, 2022 at Hays Medical Center just two days shy of her 87th birthday. She was born July 28th, 1935 in Kincaid, KS to Wilmer "Buck" and Esther (Burlingham) Cassity. She married Donald Storer on September 8th, 1960 at the First United Methodist Church in Hays....
Anita M. Thyfault
Jul 25, 2022
Obituary Anita M. (Bedore) Thyfault age 89, of Hays, Kansas died Monday, July 25, 2022, at Via Christi Village Care Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born August 4, 1932, in Zurich, Kansas to Henry and Victoria (Martel) Bedore. She married Kenneth D. Thyfault on July 17, 1950, at Zurich, Kansas. He preceded her in death on April 16, 2003. She...
Albert Joseph Boucher
Jul 24, 2022
Obituary Albert Joseph Boucher Jr. age 76, of Hays, Kansas died Sunday, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born November 20, 1945, in Hays, Kansas to Albert O. Boucher Sr. and Angesine (Leiker). He was a wholesale coffee and janitorial supply salesman for many years. He also worked for American Electric and Stanion Wholesale Electric both of Hays....
David Leikam
Jul 19, 2022
Obituary David Leikam, age 70, of Hays, Kansas died Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at The Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. David was born December 12, 1951 to Edgar Leikam and Clara (Knoll) Leikam in Hays, Kansas. He graduated from St. Joseph Military in 1969. He then served as a medic in the United States Army in Vietnam from March of 1970...
Robert Firestone
Jul 19, 2022
Obituary Robert T. Firestone was born November 4, 1928 in Odessa, MO and died July 19, 2022 at Locust Grove Village in Lacrosse, KS. In between he had a rich and varied life. Perhaps his greatest interest lay in the study and teaching of German. After graduating from Central Methodist College in MO, he earned a Master's degree at the...
Kevin Schukman
Jul 18, 2022
Obituary Kevin Edward Schukman, of Hays, Kansas, passed away Monday, July 18, 2022 at his home. He was born January 25, 1955 in Hays to Edward John Schukman and Sybilla (Giebler) Schukman. He graduated from Hays High School in 1973. On September 19, 2005 he married Kathleen Mae Herrman in Great Bend, Kansas. Loving, gentle, compassionate, and welcoming to all,...
Patricia Percival
Jul 15, 2022
Obituary Patricia Ann Percival, age 87, of Hays passed away Friday, July 15, 2022 at HaysMed. She was born November 21, 1934 in Dodge City, Kansas to Ben W. and Edna Marie (Goss) Bickel. On August 17, 1952 she married Billie D. Percival in Alva, Oklahoma. Patricia was a homemaker, and she enjoyed her Tuesday Bridge game, square dancing, sewing,...
Chris Luehrs
Jul 14, 2022
Obituary Christiane Wade Luehrs, 81, passed away quietly in her sleep at her home on July 14, 2022. She was born September 30, 1940, to Reynolds W. Wade, M.D., and Theodora Pomeranz Wade in Toledo, Ohio, and grew up near the shores of the Great Lakes. She graduated from Valparaiso University, earned a Master's Degree in History from Washington University...
Mildred Dechant
Jul 13, 2022
Obituary Mildred Dechant, age 95, of Hays, Kansas passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Hays. She was born August 25, 1926, in Ellis County, Kansas to Ed and Anna (Giest) Hoff. She married Gregory Dechant and he preceded her in death August 11, 1979. Mildred was a long-time caregiver and had worked for LINK as well as worked on...
Ronald Smith
Jul 10, 2022
Obituary Ronald Evan Smith (Ron), of Catharine, Kansas, passed away on July 10, 2022, at home. He was born February 21, 1951, in Hays, Kansas to Carroll Smith and Eva (Claycamp) Smith. Ron had been in ill health. He was a United States Army Veteran, a Vietnam Era soldier who served in the Infantry. Throughout his life he held several...
Lucy Frances Stephens
Jul 4, 2022
Obituary Lucy Frances Stephens age 72 of Hays, Kansas died Monday, July 4, 2022, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born March 2, 1950, in Tribune, Kansas to Arthur Max and Beatrice Euangline (Gale) Stephens. She grew up and attended school in Syracuse. She lived in Larned and in 1997 Lucy began receiving supports from DSNWK in Colby,...
Leona Fross
Jul 2, 2022
Obituary Leona Marie Fross, age 92, of Hays, Kansas, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Brookdale Senior Living - Kirwin in Salina, Kansas. Leona was born December 18, 1929 in Hays to Isadore and Rose (Urban) Befort. She was a graduate of Girls Catholic High and on November 9, 1950 she married George D. Fross in Hays. He preceded...
Twila Mae Wilson
Jul 1, 2022
Obituary Twila Mae Armbrister, age 53, died Friday, July 1, 2022. She was born September 30, 1968 at Fort Hood, Texas to Alvin and Margaret (Faulkner). She attended the grade school and high school in Ellis, Kansas, graduating in the Class of 1987. Then, she furthered her education at Colby Community College with an associates in Secretarial Science. Later in...
Betty A Diederich
Jun 29, 2022
Obituary Betty Diederich, of Hays, Kansas died Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at HaysMed - Hays. She was born November 19, 1939, in Hays, Kansas to William J and Amelia (Merker) Wasinger. She met and married Dale R. Diederich on November 29, 1958, and from this union came a daughter, Donna and a son, David. Bettys family was her first love,...
Fritz K Kramer
Jun 29, 2022
Obituary Fritz K. Kramer, 93, Ellis, died June 29, 2022 at Hays, KS. He was born February 7, 1929 in Berlinchen, Germany to Otto and Pauline (Domke) Kramer. He attended basic schools and music school in Tnning, Germany. Fritz migrated in 1951 to the USA, staying at Nekoma, Kansas. He then attended Fort Hays State University for two years and...
Michael Lee Mckinney
Jun 28, 2022
Obituary Michael Lee McKinney, age 69, of Hays, Kansas died in his home on June 28, 2022. He was born May 29, 1953, in Ellis, Kansas to Chester Lee and Bonnie Jean (Mickelson) McKinney. He married Deborah (Gutierrez) Rico on August 13, 1979, in Meade, Kansas. Michael grew up in Meade. In 1971 he graduated from Meade High School and...
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