Current Obituaries
Patty Herrman
Nov 25, 2021
Obituary Patty Louise Herrman, age 63, of Hays, Kansas passed away Thursday, November 25, 2021, at Hays Medical Center. She was born May 2, 1958, in Hill City, Kansas to Virgil and Mary (Metheny) Deringer. She attended school in Goodland, Kansas and earned a bachelors degree from Fort Hays State University. On July 9, 1988, she married Leland Herrman in...
Genevieve Brown
Nov 25, 2021
Obituary Genevieve Margaret (Smith) Brown, age 98, of Hays, Kansas passed away Thursday, November 25, 2021, at Via Christi Village, Hays. She was born September 10, 1923, in Mitchell County, Kansas to Joseph and Elizabeth (Feil) Smith. Genevieve graduated from Tipton High School in 1940. On September 2, 1946, she married Melvin "Bob" Robert Brown in Beloit, Kansas. He preceded...
Norman Parker
Nov 25, 2021
Obituary Norman Parker, age 82, of Hays, Kansas passed away November 25, 2021 at the Kansas Soldiers Home in Ft. Dodge, Kansas Norman was born April 15, 1939 to Ephraim Lawrence Parker and Eunice Margaret (Perdue) Parker, he attended St Joseph's Military school. In his senior year he joined the Air Force where he earned his high school diploma. Following...
Kenneth 'Kenny' Wade Raudis
Nov 23, 2021
Obituary Kenny (Kenneth) Wade Raudis was born on November 2, 1972, in Meriden, Connecticut to Charles Mahoney and Anna Marie Oquendo. Kenny and his family moved to Florida when he was a child. Florida, the Everglades, and the South are what Kenny always called home. He moved to Kansas in 2005, where he met Lisa Hammerschmidt and the two were...
Lenora Grover
Nov 23, 2021
Obituary Lenora Louise (Quade) Grover, age 70, of Hays, KS, entered the Kingdom of Heaven, on November 23, 2021. She passed away at the Hays Medical Center following a brief illness. Lenora was born on November 24, 1950, in Beloit, KS, to Fred H. and Edna P. (Nusbaum) Quade. She moved to Great Bend, KS as a small child and...
Perry J. Kippes
Nov 22, 2021
Obituary Perry J. Kippes, age 97, of Vincent, Kansas died Monday, November 22, 2021, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born November 3, 1924, in Vincent, Kansas, to Peter C. and Pauline "Lena" (Schwartz) Kippes. He was a farmer and spent his lifetime in the Vincent and Victoria Kansas area. He was a member of St. Boniface Catholic...
Rod Ruder
Nov 20, 2021
Obituary AUSTIN, Texas Rodney Nicholas Ruder, 70, of Austin, passed away Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at the Heart Hospital of Austin. Rod was born March 26, 1951, in Hays, Kan., the son of Anthony and Armella (Denning) Ruder. He married Donna Morris on June 16, 1973. He was a 30-year manager of Kuhns Diamond Jewelers in Hays and most recently...
Robert 'Bob' Schlyer
Nov 18, 2021
Obituary Robert "Bob" Schlyer, age 95 of Hays, Kansas passed away Thursday, November 18, 2021 in Hays. He was born December 5, 1925 in Hays, Kansas to Albert and Clara (Denning) Schlyer. At the age of 18 Bob joined the US Navy where he served during WWII in the Pacific Theatre including the battle of Iwo Jima. When Bob returned...
Dorothy Yowell
Nov 16, 2021
Obituary Dorothy Lucille Yowell, age 94, of Mesquite, Texas formerly of Ellis, Kansas passed away November 16, 2021 in Mesquite. She was born May 20, 1927 in Hays, Kansas to Nicholas and Anna Heroneme. On January 15, 1946 she married Clyde Yowell in Ellis. He preceded her in death on October 24, 1994. Dorothy was a farm wife and also...
Ruth Schuster
Nov 15, 2021
Obituary Ruth Elaine Schuster, age 82, of Hays, KS, passed away peacefully on November 15th, 2021, at John Knox Village in Lees Summit, MO, after a long illness. Ruth was born on December 3rd, 1938, to Harry and Helen Miller in Hays, KS. She and her brother, Max Miller, grew up and went to school in Ellis, KS. In high...
Jerry Liby
Nov 11, 2021
Obituary Jerry Liby, 51, passed away November 11th, 2021 in Hays Kansas. He was born on June 11, 1970 in Akron, Ohio to Richard and Paula Liby. Some people knew him as "Rich OBrien" from the radio. It was something he was truly passionate about and enjoyed so much. Jerry was always someone to lend a helping hand where he...
Dorothy Weber
Nov 7, 2021
Obituary Dorothy Ann Weber was born December 8, 1933 in Ellis County to John and Regina Augustine (Schuster). She peacefully left this world on Sunday, November 7, 2021 at age 87. She joined Leonard "Red" Weber in marriage on April 30, 1951. Together they raised six children, two girls and four boys. Throughout the ensuing years, while she occasionally held...
Jean Yanda
Nov 7, 2021
Obituary Jean K. Yanda, age 66, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She was born May 22, 1955, in Haven, Kansas to Kenneth and Hazel (Wilson) Morris. On August 5, 1978, she married Joseph Yanda in Oakley, Kansas. Jean taught school at several locations including pre-school at St. Mary's School...
Doug Stites
Nov 6, 2021
Obituary Martin Douglas Stites, (Doug to all who knew him) passed away on Saturday, November 6th, 2021. Doug was born on March 30, 1948 in Hays, Kansas to Lawrence and Hortense (Tiny) Stites. He graduated from Hill City High School then attended Fort Hays State University until he was called to serve his country in Vietnam where he was stationed...
Anna Flax
Nov 5, 2021
Obituary Anna Flax, age 94, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Friday, November 5, 2021 at Hays Medical Center. She was born March 4, 1927 in Ellis, Kansas to Philip and Frances (Gnad) Schuster. On September 20, 1948 she married Phillip J. Flax in St. Marys Catholic Church. He preceded her in death on May 13, 2009. Anna was a homemaker...
Charles B Ring
Nov 4, 2021
Obituary Charles 'Charlie' Bratton Ring was born May 14, 1989, in Laramie, WY. He passed away at Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS November 4, 2021. After graduating High School in Pierre, SD he volunteered service in the United States Marine Corps during which time he was deployed overseas three times and earned numerous honors. He had a lifelong interest...
Norma Brungardt
Nov 1, 2021
Obituary Norma Brungardt, age 83 years old, of Ellis, Kansas, died Monday, November 1, 2021 at Bethel Home in Montezuma, Kansas. She was born February 17, 1938 in Damar, Kansas to Dolphis Senesac and Clara (LaBarge) Senesac. She married Elmer Brungardt on September 1, 1956 in Damar. He preceded her in death on May 18, 2017. Norma loved her family...
Alex Francis Riedel Jr.
Oct 29, 2021
Obituary Alex Francis Riedel Jr., age 87, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Friday, October 29, 2021 at the Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas. Alex was born June 24, 1934 in Ellis to Alex F. and Anna (Glassman) Riedel. Alex graduated from Ellis High School and then served in the US Army. He worked for Midwest Energy for over...
Ralph Waldschmidt
Oct 24, 2021
Obituary Ralph T. Waldschmidt, age 90, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Sunday, October 24, 2021 at Hays Medical Center. He was born May 26, 1931 in Ellis, Kansas to Herman and Pauline (Boos) Waldschmidt. Ralph graduated from Ellis High School in 1949 and was a US Army veteran proudly serving his country in Korea in 1952-1953. On January 25, 1955...
Allen John Dinkel
Oct 18, 2021
Obituary Allen John Dinkel age 71, of Hays, Kansas, died Monday, October 18, 2021, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born June 17, 1950, in Hays, Kansas to Alvin F. and Edna Ruby (Dreiling) Dinkel. He married Gloria J. (Kisner) on December 26, 1970 in Pfeifer, Kansas. He was the facility coordinator for Eagle Communications for over 30...