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Mabel Schmidt

Mabel Schmidt

Apr 4, 2020

Obituary Mabel Marie (Werth) Schmidt, age 93 passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Via Christi Village, Hays. She was born June 16, 1924 to Genevieve Zimmerman and Theobald Werth on a farm near Schoenchen, Ks. Mabel was one of seven children. At an early age her father contracted TB, died and Genevieve married Jacob Randa who also had seven...

Carol Waelchli

Carol Waelchli

Apr 3, 2020

Obituary Carol Waelchli, age 78, of McCracken, Kansas passed away Friday, April 3, 2020 in McCracken. A complete obituary and service details are pending with Brock's-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, Kansas 67601 Services

Barbara Rupp

Barbara Rupp

Apr 2, 2020

Obituary Graveside services are scheduled for 1 PM on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at St. Mary's Cemetery in Ellis, Kansas. Barbara Rupp, age 78, of Hays, Kansas passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020 in Hays from an extended illness. Barb died peacefully at her home with her two daughters. Barb was born November 29, 1941 in Oklahoma City to William...

Gerald Berls

Gerald Berls

Mar 26, 2020

Obituary Gerald E. Berls Age 78, left us suddenly and peacefully on March 26th at his home in Ellis, KS. He was born June 7th, 1941 in Leoville, KS. Gerald is survived by wife Annemarie Berls of Ellis, Daughter Terri Rohleder and family of Hays, sons Michael Berls of Santa Clara, CA., Brad and Brian Berls of Pocatello, ID. and...

Dennis L Engel

Dennis L Engel

Mar 25, 2020

Obituary Dennis Lee Engel, age 65, of Hays, Kansas passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020 in Hays surrounded by loved ones. He was born January 20, 1955 in Hays to Victor Engel and Viola (Dougherty) Engel. Dennis worked at LK Dairy and the 24/7 convenience store as the assistant manager and manager where he retired after 38 years of service....

John Stramel

John Stramel

Mar 22, 2020

Obituary John Bernard Stramel, age 74 of Hays, Kansas passed away Sunday March 22, 2020, in Hays. He was born July 28, 1945 in WaKeeney, Kansas to Rudy and Matilda (Wessel) Stramel. On May 30, 1969 he married Linda Marie (Riggs). John had worked as a millwright building feedmills and grain elevators. He was a US Army Veteran serving in...

Mary Jane Thorpe

Mary Jane Thorpe

Mar 20, 2020

Obituary Mary Jane (Weigel) Thorpe - age 68, of Olathe, Kansas, died Friday, March 20, 2020, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas. She was born September 14, 1951, in Hays Kansas, to Harold V. and Mary (Scheck) Weigel. She was a cost accounting manager for 15 years at Smoot/Magnum Systems, and retired in 2013. She grew...

Anthony Paul Thompson

Anthony Paul Thompson

Mar 17, 2020

Obituary Anthony P. Thompson, 56, Apopka, Florida, passed away March 17, 2020 in rural Rush County, Kansas. He was born November 11, 1963 in Los Angeles, California to Arnold and Lucinda (Days) Thompson. He was temporarily working in the area as a a commercial pilot. Private family services will be held at Montecito Memorial Park in Colton, California. Arrangements in...

Regis Schulte

Regis Schulte

Mar 16, 2020

Obituary Regis Dean Schulte age 71, of Wichita, Kansas died Monday, March 16, 2020, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital-St. Francis Wichita, Kansas. He was born November 21,1948, at Hays, Kansas to John and Amelia "Mollie" (Dinkel) Schulte. He married Brenda Kay (Sechler) on July 7, 1973, at Victoria, Kansas. He was a draftsman engineer at the Coleman Company in Wichita...

Mabel J. Riedel

Mabel J. Riedel

Mar 13, 2020

Obituary Mabel J. (Dechant) Riedel age 86, of Walker, Kansas, died Friday, March 13, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born November 29, 1933, in Hays, Kansas to Joseph and Anna (Speier) Dechant. She married Francis J. "Frank" Riedel on September 3, 1955, at Hays, Kansas. He preceded her in death on December 4, 2016. She was...

Emery Meis

Emery Meis

Mar 8, 2020

Obituary Emery J. Meis age 73, died Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born June 29, 1946, at Hays, Kansas, to Joseph P. and Helen (Vonfeldt) Meis. He grew up in rural Ellis County and attended the Lost Canyon School and later received his diploma from Ellis County Schools, and he also completed several...

Richard Flax

Richard Flax

Mar 6, 2020

Obituary Richard C. Flax, age 79, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Friday, March 6, 2020 at the Trego Lemke Long Term Care Center in WaKeeney, Kansas. He was born December 20, 1940 in Hays, Kansas to Carl and Bertha (Honas) Flax. On October 9, 1965 he married Charlene (Klaus) at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays, Kansas. Richard was a...

Mary Ann Herl

Mary Ann Herl

Mar 6, 2020

Obituary Mary Ann (Schuckman) Herl age 89, died Friday, March 6, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born January 17, 1931, on the farm near Liebenthal, Kansas, to Fred and Anna Loretta (Legleiter) Schuckman. She married Edwin J. Herl on April 26, 1950 at Liebenthal, Kansas. He preceded her in death on December 10, 1985. She worker...

Jana Marie Hoffman

Jana Marie Hoffman

Mar 5, 2020

Obituary Jana Marie Hoffman, age 44, of Hays, Kansas passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020 in Newton, Kansas. She was born June the 20, 1975 in Hays to William Dale Hoffman and Mary Stahl. She graduated from Hays High in 1993 and earned a bachelors degree in exercise science from Wichita State University. Jana worked as an aesthetician and owned...

Wilmer 'Mike' Michel

Wilmer 'Mike' Michel

Mar 5, 2020

Obituary Wilmer "Mike" Leroy Michel of Hays, Kansas passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Homestead Assisted Living in Hays at the age of 93. He was born April 20, 1926 to George and Alvina (Reinhardt) Michel at the family farmstead in Russell County Kansas. He attended country school until 8th grade then attended Russell HS graduating in 1944. After...

Bernadine Kuhn

Bernadine Kuhn

Mar 3, 2020

Obituary Note: Change in Venue Bernadine Ruth (Homler) Kuhn, age 91, of Hays, Kansas passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020 in Hays. She was born at home on July 22, 1928 in Ellis, Kansas to Robert and Nellie (Bassler) Homler. She married John Kuhn on August 20, 1945 in Ellis, Kansas. She is survived by three sons and three daughters....

Leona Green

Leona Green

Feb 29, 2020

Obituary Leona Emma (Messer) Green passed away on Saturday, February 29th, 2020, at Via Christi Village Care Center, Hays, Kansas. Leona was born December 21, 1929, in Miles City, Montana, to Frank and Barbara (Ventner) Messer. She met the love of her life, Leroy Green in Tacoma, Washington, and they were married October 6th, 1951, in Tacoma. Leona was a...

Vicki Hallagin

Vicki Hallagin

Feb 25, 2020

Obituary Meredith Victoria "Vicki" (Harlan) Hallagin, age 75, of Ellis, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas. She was born on December 22, 1944 in Belleville, Kansas to James Harlan and Betty Kopsa. Her mother, Betty, later married Eldon Evert who raised Vicki from the age of 5 years old....

Carol Gregg

Carol Gregg

Feb 23, 2020

Obituary Carol L. (Wittman) Gregg age 73, died Sunday, February 23, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born July 17, 1946, in Hays, Kansas to Vernon M. and Armella M. (Herl) Wittman. She married Eldon Gregg on May 21, 1966, in Hays, Kansas. She worked at Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Hays for 24 and years, Blue...

Kenneth Wolf

Kenneth Wolf

Feb 21, 2020

Obituary Kenneth Gene Wolf, age 81, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Friday, February 21, 2020 at Hays Med. He was born November 29, 1938 in Ellis, Kansas to William and Katherine (Sauer) Wolf. He graduated from Ellis High School in 1956. On February 8, 1964 he married Kathleen (Windholz) at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Ellis. Kenny worked in the...

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