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Richard E. Henderson

Richard E. Henderson

Oct 5, 2020

Obituary Richard E. Henderson age 79, died Monday, October 5, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born October 2, 1941, in Norton, Kansas to Wallace Alfred and Helen Margaret (Kent) Henderson. He married Waunita (Thiele) on August 12, 1967, at Norton, Kansas. He was a Math/Science/Latin high school teacher for 15 years. He taught in Victoria, Klamath...

Lucille Kuhn

Lucille Kuhn

Oct 4, 2020

Obituary Lucille M. Kuhn age 87, of Victoria, Kansas died Sunday, October 4, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born December 30, 1932, in Plainville, Kansas to Adam R. and Mary F. (McMullen) Stahl. She married Alfred L. "Al" Kuhn on June 16, 1955, at Plainville, Kansas. He preceded her in death on February 22, 2018. She...

Virginia Mae Howe

Virginia Mae Howe

Oct 4, 2020

Obituary Virginia Mae (Birbeck) Howe (Ginny) of Hays, Kansas, retired special education teacher, passed away October 4, 2020, at Good Samaritan Society Hays. She was 83. Ginny was born November 8, 1936 on a farm outside of Stanberry, Missouri to Ray and Mary Ellen (Evans) Birbeck. She married Virgil Keith Howe on June 3, 1956 in King City. She started...

Lawrence Schmeidler

Lawrence Schmeidler

Oct 4, 2020

Obituary Lawrence Schmeidler age 87, of Catharine, Kansas died Sunday, October 4, 2020, at Good Samaritan Society of Hays. He was born January 15, 1933, on the farm north of Catharine, Kansas to Anton and Anna (Sander) Schmeidler. He married Dolores (Romme) on October 12, 1954, in Victoria, Kansas. He was a farmer, and grew up north of Catharine near...

Father Myron G. Flax

Father Myron G. Flax

Oct 4, 2020

Obituary Fr. Myron G. Flax, O.F.M.Cap., of Via Christi Village Care Center in Hays, Kans., a veteran of 39 years as a Catholic missionary in the South Pacific, and eldest member of the Capuchin Province of Mid-America, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, just four days after his 92nd birthday. Fifth of the nine children of Godfrey and Catherine (Weber) Flax,...

Wilda M. Smith

Wilda M. Smith

Oct 3, 2020

Obituary Wilda Maxine Smith, 96, died October 3, 2020 at Hays Medical Center. She was born May 17, 1924 to Corwin and Mable (Roberts) Smith on a farm in Gove County, Kansas, one of ten children. During WWII, though she had just graduated from high school and had no teacher training, she was pressed into teaching, including one year in...

Lonnie F. Morgan

Lonnie F. Morgan

Oct 3, 2020

Obituary Lonnie F. Morgan, age 73, of Hays, KS passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at HaysMed Hays. He was born July 31, 1947 in Lacrosse, KS to Friend E. and Velma (Scheuerman) Morgan. He grew up in Alexander, KS and graduated from Alexander High School in 1965 then attended Hutch Junior College on a basketball scholarship. Lonnies hobbies...

Rosetta Aschenbrenner

Rosetta Aschenbrenner

Oct 3, 2020

Obituary Rosetta Aschenbrenner, 75, of Ellis passed Saturday, October 3, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born July 27, 1945, to Clarence and Lillian Schmidt in Hays. Rosetta attended Ellis High School. On November 25, 1961, Rosetta married Robert Aschenbrenner at St. Marys Church in Ellis. Retiring from Enersys in July 2019 after many years of employment, Rosetta took...

Jacy Braun

Jacy Braun

Oct 2, 2020

Obituary Jacy Joseph Braun age 22, of Victoria, Kansas died Friday, October 2, 2020, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born April 27, 1998, in Russell, Kansas to Terry Joseph and Krista Dawn (Rathbun) Braun. He was engaged to Jessica Mallory. He was a mechanic at Dreiling Field Service and had worked at Lang Diesel. He grew up...

Fidelis Engel Jr.

Fidelis Engel Jr.

Oct 2, 2020

Obituary Fidelis Engel Jr. 'Pinky', age 85 of Hays passed away Friday October 2, 2020 at Locust Grove Village in LaCrosse, Kansas. He was born September 16, 1935 in Munjor, Kansas to Fidelis Sr and Adeline (Befort) Engel. Fidelis was a lifetime farmer in the Munjor, Kansas area who dedicated his life to the land. His favorite past-time was reading,...

Don R. Younger

Don R. Younger

Oct 1, 2020

Obituary Don R. Younger, age 71, of Ellis, Kansas passed away October 1, 2020 at Hays Medical Center. Don was born April 9, 1949 in Hays, Kansas to Michael and Seraphine (Bieker) Younger. He graduated in 1967 from Ellis High School. On July 8, 1967 he married Rita (Boos) at St. Marys Catholic Church in Ellis. They were married for...

Caterina 'Rina' Miller

Caterina 'Rina' Miller

Oct 1, 2020

Obituary Caterina "Rina" Amoruso Miller, age 98, of Hays, Kansas passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020 in Hays. She was born in Naples, Italy on January 21, 1922 to John Giovanni and Carolina Amoruso. Rina spent many hard years growing up and surviving during WWII. Rina married Jess Clarence Miller on July 11, 1945 in Naples, Italy. Rina was an...

Blanche Vonlintel

Blanche Vonlintel

Sep 30, 2020

Obituary Blanche VonLintel, age 99, of Hays, Kansas passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. She was born July 10, 1921 in Ellis County, Kansas to Andrew and Adeline (Rupp) Rupp. She was married to Ben VonLintel who preceded her in death in 1985. Blanche was a long time Hair Stylist owning her first salon...

Joseph F Zollinger

Joseph F Zollinger

Sep 28, 2020

Obituary Joseph F. "Joe" Zollinger age 77, of Hays, Kansas died Monday, September 28, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born January 5, 1943, in Laverne, Oklahoma to Claude and Mildred (Mitchell) Zollinger. He married Euleta (Grice) on May 18, 1962, at Arnett, Oklahoma. Joe taught high school Speech/Drama/Debate for 18 years at Stanton County High School...

Vernon L. Windholz

Vernon L. Windholz

Sep 27, 2020

Obituary Vernon L. Windholz, age 85, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. He was born October 20, 1934 in Ellis to Rudolph and Catherine (Beer) Windholz. He was a graduate of Ellis High School. He married Bernice Poto who preceded him in death. Vernon was a cook most of his working...

Doris Winslow

Doris Winslow

Sep 26, 2020

Obituary Doris Josephine Winslow, age 73, of Hays, Kansas passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Hays Medical Center. She was born Nov. 3, 1946 in Antonino, Kansas to Reinhold and Josephine (Kuhn) Herrman. She married David Winslow on September 26, 1998. He preceded her in death on March 21, 2009. Love. If one had to boil Doriss life down...

John E. Connor

John E. Connor

Sep 26, 2020

Obituary John E. Connor age 81, of Ellinwood, Kansas died Saturday, September 26, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born July 18, 1939, in rural Barton County Kansas to Robert E. and Aurelia (Schugart) Connor. He grew up in Hoisington, Kansas and was a 1957 graduate of Hoisington High School. After high School he entered The Oratory...

Robert Plomondon

Robert Plomondon

Sep 26, 2020

Obituary Robert Keith Plomondon was born September 8, 1931 in Plainville, Kansas, and departed this world at age 89 on September 26, 2020. Following a short illness, Robert died at Hays Medical Center. He was the 10th of 12 children born to Edward and Alma Plomondon. Growing up in Ellis as one of nine boys, Robert enjoyed playing baseball and...

Wilma Hoover

Wilma Hoover

Sep 26, 2020

Obituary Wilma Hoover, 92, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society Hays, Kansas. She was born on August 3, 1928 at Woodston, KS the daughter of George & Eula (McCombs) Guthrie. She married Bruce Hoover on May 27, 1949 in Phillipsburg, KS. She was a longtime employee of J.C. Penney in Norton and Hays, KS for...

Cyril Schmeidler

Cyril Schmeidler

Sep 26, 2020

Obituary Cyril J. Schmeidler, age 100, died at Via Christi, Hays, KS, on Saturday, September 26, 2020. Cyril John Schmeidler was born at Catharine, KS, on October 7, 1919, the eldest son of John Schmeidler and Emma (Wolf) Schmeidler. He served his country for 3 years during World War II and was a lifelong farmer in the Catharine area. Cyril...

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