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Dorothy Louise Goetz

Dorothy Louise Goetz

Mar 23, 2021

Obituary Dorothy Louise (Walters) Goetz age 92 of Victoria, Kansas died Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Hays Homestead Assisted Living. She was born October 5, 1928, on the farm at Severin, Kansas to Adam J. and Anna (Polifka) Walters. She married Paul L. Goetz on October 14, 1947, at Severin. He preceded her in death on July 27, 1980. She...

Howard Ralph Sloan

Howard Ralph Sloan

Mar 22, 2021

Obituary Howard Ralph Sloan, age 72, of Hays, Kansas passed away March 22, 2021 at Hays Medical Center in Hays. Howard was born September 16, 1948 in Norton, Kansas to Arthur and Anna (Boyd) Sloan. Howard graduated from Norton High School. After graduation Howard served a mission for 30 months in Samoa. On June 9, 1972 he was sealed for...

James Thayer

James Thayer

Mar 22, 2021

Obituary James (Jim) Henry Thayer, age 58, of Hays, Kansas passed away on Monday, March 22, 2021 at his residence. He was born on September 29, 1962 in Wichita, Kansas to Earl and Jacqueline (Idleman) Thayer. He married Cynthia Wilder on January 23, 1982 in Hays. James was a computer technician by trade, he enjoyed fishing, songwriting a self-taught piano...

Ryan Haxton

Ryan Haxton

Mar 19, 2021

Obituary Ryan Dean Haxton was born at Geary County Hospital in Junction City, KS on March 4th 1994 to Patrick and Melanie Haxton. When Ryan was four the family moved to Salina, KS where Ryan attended grade school and HS at Southeast of Saline Schools in Gypsum. Ryan graduated from SES in 2012. Ryan was very involved in several different...

Ralph Engel

Ralph Engel

Mar 19, 2021

Obituary Ralph N. Engel, a lifelong Hays resident and businessman, passed on March 19, at Brewster Place Retirement Community in Topeka. Ralph was born January 11, 1925, in Hays, the second child and first son of Carl A. and Mary Dreher Engel. He spent his adolescence in Hays, culminating upon graduation from St. Joseph's Military Academy in 1943. Adulthood came...

Jackie Joe Watts

Jackie Joe Watts

Mar 18, 2021

Obituary Jackie "Jack" Joe Watts- age 77, of Hays, Kansas died Thursday, March 18, 2021, at his home. He was born November 15, 1943, at Portis, Kansas to Orville Richard and Edna Mae (Maier) Watts. He married Barbara (Dillon) Grabbe then he married Karen T. (Dinges) on January 23, 1996, at Las Vegas, NV. He worked at Shade Construction Company...

Ruth Romesburg

Ruth Romesburg

Mar 16, 2021

Obituary Ruth Romesburg of Garden City, KS passed away on Tue. March 16, at the age of 97. Ruth lived the last 2 years in Quinter, KS. Ruth was born May 13, 1923 at the family farm just West of Gove. She attended Gove school and graduated from Gove high school in 1941. In her younger years Ruth was an...

Mary Houlihan

Mary Houlihan

Mar 15, 2021

Obituary Mary Madeline Houlihan, age 61, of great Bend, Kansas passed away Monday, March 15, 2021 at Hays Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Brock's-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601 Services Arrangements Are Pending

Jo Ann Brown

Jo Ann Brown

Mar 11, 2021

Obituary JoAnn (Lang) Brown age 92, of Hays, Kansas died Thursday, March 11, 2021, at Via Christi Village Care Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born July 8, 1928, in Ness City, Kansas to John J. and Margaret (Schoenberger) Lang. She married Lawrence F. "Red" Brown on August 27, 1953, in Hays, Kansas. He preceded her in death on September 14,...

Joann Brown

Joann Brown

Mar 11, 2021

Obituary JoAnn (Lang) Brown age 92, of Hays, Kansas died Thursday, March 11, 2021, at Via Christi Village Care Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born July 8, 1928, in Ness City, Kansas to John J. and Margaret (Schoenberger) Lang. She married Lawrence F. "Red" Brown on August 27, 1953, in Hays, Kansas. He preceded her in death on September 14,...

Bonita M Schulte

Bonita M Schulte

Mar 8, 2021

Obituary Bonita M. (Linenberger) Schulte age 77, of Salina, Kansas died Monday, March 8, 2021, at her home. She was born October 7, 1943, in Hays, Hays Kansas to Bonavent and Gertrude (Beck)-Brungardt Linenberger. She married Gary M. Schulte on September 5, 1966, at Victoria, Kansas. She operated a beauty shop in Victoria from 1962 till 1966 and moved to...

Ralph G. Thummel

Ralph G. Thummel

Mar 4, 2021

Obituary Ralph Gerard Thummel age 62, of Hays, Kansas died Thursday, March 4, 2021, at his home. He was born April 28, 1958, in Plainville, Kansas to John and Ruth (Hoff) Thummel. He married Wanda (Deges)-Thyfault on June 5, 1987, at Hays, Kansas. He graduated from Plainville High School in 1976, before earning his bachelors and Masters Degrees in Music...

Enos Cook

Enos Cook

Mar 2, 2021

Obituary Enos Neil Cook age 77 of a Mosca Colorado passed into the hands of his Lord March 2nd 2021 at the Rio Grande Inn in La Jara Colorado. He was born September 7th 1943 in Graham County Kansas. Enos was the oldest son of W.D and Vesta Cook. He was active in 4H and played football in high school....

Norma Brack

Norma Brack

Mar 1, 2021

Obituary Norma Jean Brack, Age 85 of Ellis Kansas, passed away March 1, 2021 at Hays Medical Center. She was born May 26, 1935 to Andrew and Thresia Scheck in Hays, Kansas. She was married to Marvin Brack for 28 years. Norma was a life-long residence of Ellis, and worked at the Good Samaritan Society in Ellis as a laundry...

Rogene B. Fell

Rogene B. Fell

Feb 27, 2021

Obituary Rogene Fell, age 89 of Hays, Kansas passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021 in Hays, KS. She blessed this world a few days short of 90 years ago to parents Herman and Florence Bruhn of Whitewater, Kansas. She was born on March 16, 1931 at Saint Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She graduated from Whitewater High School and attended...

Shorty Nieman

Shorty Nieman

Feb 26, 2021

Obituary Raymond William "Shorty" Nieman, age 72, of Hays, Kansas passed away on Friday, February 26, 2021. Shorty was born January 11, 1949 in Colby, Kansas to Nick and Lucy (Broeckelman) Nieman. He was a 1967 graduate of Grinnell High School. Following his graduation, he served in the US Army from 1968 to 1970. On September 6, 1971 he married...

Dolores Haselhorst

Dolores Haselhorst

Feb 26, 2021

Obituary Dolores Ann Haselhorst, age 86, of Antonino, Kansas passed away Friday February 26, 2021 at Via Christi Village Hays. She was born July 19, 1934 in Ellis County Kansas to Felix T. and Anna (Klaus) Werth. She married Orville Haselhorst nearly 69 years ago in Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church in Antonino on May 5, 1952. Dolores...

Bessie Leiker

Bessie Leiker

Feb 25, 2021

Obituary Bessie Ellen Leiker, age 90, of Hays, Kansas passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021 in Ellis, Kansas. She was born January 30, 1931 in Diller, Nebraska to Warren and Ruby (Wells) Stewart. She married Maurice "M. C." Leiker on November 8, 1953 in Hays. He preceded her in death on Aug 31, 1985. Bessie had worked as a secretary...

Alberto D. Garcia

Alberto D. Garcia

Feb 23, 2021

Obituary Alberto Garcia, age 45, of North Lauderdale, Florida, died from injuries sustained in an accident on February 23, 2021 in Thomas County, Kansas. Cremation has been selected and an announcement of his memorial services will be announced by Brock's-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory, 2509 Vine Street, Hays, KS 67601. Services

Karen Kay Wishnuck

Karen Kay Wishnuck

Feb 13, 2021

Obituary Karen Kay Wishnuck, age 63 of Medicine Lodge KS, passed away, Saturday, February 13th at Hays Medical Center. She was born November 14, 1957 in Hays, KS to Joseph F and Lillian M (Kinderknecht) Wishnuck. Karen attended St. Marys Grade School and graduated from Ellis High School in 1975. She worked as a waitress and short order cook at...

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