Current Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
James Befort
Feb 7, 2022
Obituary James (Jim) Befort was born on April 17, 1946, in Hays, KS to August and Helen (Pfeifer) Befort and died on Monday, February 7, 2022, at the age of 75, in UAB Hospital, Birmingham, AL, as a result of injuries suffered in a vehicle accident. Jim grew up on a farm southwest of Hays, KS. As a farm boy...
Junior Arthur Miller
Feb 4, 2022
Obituary Junior Arthur Miller, best known as 'JR', born April 15th, 1937, in Glen Allen, Missouri, died February 4th, 2022, in Munjor, Kansas. He was number 6 of 11 children. Junior married the love of his life, Velma 'Ruth' Cornelison, December 10th, 1955, in Desoto County, Mississippi. JR is survived by his children, Richard (Elaine), Angela Smitherman, Lisa Barnes (Randy),...
Lucy M. Baier
Feb 3, 2022
Obituary Lucy Mildred (Schippers) Baier, age 85, of Hays passed away Thursday, February 3, 2022, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born February 20, 1936, in Victoria, Kansas, to John M. and Anna C. (Kippes) Schippers. She attended Victoria Grade School and was a 1954 graduate of Victoria High School. She married Paul J. Baier on November 6,...
Mark Stegman
Jan 31, 2022
Obituary Mark Dwayne Stegman, age 61, of Great Bend, Kansas died on January 31, 2022 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Mark was born on May 15, 1960 in Hays, Kansas to Felix and Elsie (Jacobs) Stegman. He attended Washington Grade School, Kennedy Middle School, Thomas More Prep High School (1978) and NCK Technical College,...
Donna Jean Schafer
Jan 30, 2022
Obituary Donna Jean Schafer, age 88, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022, in Ellis. She was born August 7, 1933, in Kansas City, Missouri to Vincent Henry and Alberta Marie (Michaels) Kunzweiler. Donna graduated in 1951 from East High School in Kansas City where her favorite sport was field hockey. On November 5, 1955, she married Clarence...
Albertine Geist - Braun
Jan 27, 2022
Obituary Albertine "Tina" Geist-Braun, age 82, died Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born January 4, 1940 in Victoria, Kansas to Adam J. and Clementina (Rohr) Braun. Tina married William F. Geist Sr. on January 10, 1959, at Victoria. He preceded her in death on November 16, 1980. She then married Pete Braun Jr....
Tyrone Looney
Jan 27, 2022
Obituary Tyrone Lee Looney, age 54 of Dodge City, Kansas passed away Thursday, January 27, 2022 in Norton, Kansas. He was born April 30, 1967 in Dodge City to Ben Looney and Mary Lou Clanton. Tyrone had worked as a welder. He enjoyed outdoor activities such as hunting and fishing. He was an avid Denver Broncos fan and he enjoyed...