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Harry E. Williams
Aug 9, 2019
Obituary Harry E. Williams, age 90, of Hays, KS, passed away on August 9, 2019, in Hays, at HaysMed. He was born on June 10, 1929, in Embreeville, PA to Harry Stanley and Louise Williams. He met and married Neilda Gazaway in the early 1950s and from this union, a daughter, Patricia, was adopted from Korea. Neilda preceded Harry in...
Georgina Jacobs
Aug 8, 2019
Obituary Georgina Jacobs age 92, of Gorham, Kansas died Thursday, August 8, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born May 8, 1927 on the family farm at Hyacinth, Kansas to Zacheus and Monica (Rupp) Fisher. She married Louis G. Jacobs on May 25, 1948, at Hays, Kansas. He preceded her in death on June 10, 2011. She...
Warner Dietrich
Aug 7, 2019
Obituary Warner Alza Dietrich, 81, of Arkansas City, KS passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at his residence. Warner was born June 17, 1938, to Bern and Rose (Hadley) Dietrich in Ellis, KS. He was reared and educated in Ellis, graduating from Ellis High School in 1956. Warner owned and operated a grocery store in Osborne, KS for several years...
Eloise J. 'Frenchie' Newell
Aug 6, 2019
Obituary Eloise J. "Frenchie" Newell, age 92, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. Eloise was born December 7, 1926 to Arthur and Alice (Thibault) Newell. Eloise was one of seven children. He grew up on a farm in Graham County and attended Bogue High School. Eloise met the love of his life, Frances Goetz,...
Robert Dunham
Aug 2, 2019
Obituary Robert D. Dunham- age 67, of Hays, Kansas died Friday, August 2, 2019, at his apartment. He was born September 9, 1951, in Lucas, Kansas to Dean Ford and Jewelene Mae (Coffman) Dunham. He was raised in Minneapolis, Kansas and attended Minneapolis High School. He lived in Topeka before moving to the Hays area in 1974, and was a...
Adilene Rupp
Aug 2, 2019
Obituary Adilene Joy (Bolen) Rupp, age 83, of Brighton, Colorado passed away Friday, August 2, 2019 at Avamere Transitional Care Facility. She was born April 27, 1936 in Sharon Springs, Kansas to Addison Bolen and Zella (Huffman) Bolen Dorzweiler. Following her fathers death when she was a baby, her mother remarried Edwin Dorzweiler who raised her as her dad. She...
Ralph Paul Gottschalk
Aug 1, 2019
Obituary Ralph Paul Gottschalk, age 82, of Hays, Kansas passed away Thursday, August 1, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. He was born February 14, 1937 on a small farm near Schoenchen, Kansas to George and Edith (Linenberger) Gottschalk. Growing up on the farm with his brothers Leroy, Wayne, Robert and Roger life was simple and filled with hard...
Pearl Mary Leiker
Jul 31, 2019
Obituary Pearl Mary Leiker, age 88, of Munjor, Kansas passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Hays Medical Center in Hays. She was born June 5, 1931 in Liebenthal, Kansas to Andrew Joseph and Josephine (Depperschmidt) Herrman. On May 22, 1950 she married Edward P. Leiker in Liebenthal. He preceded her in death on August 22, 2013. She was a...
Nancy Wyatt
Jul 30, 2019
Obituary Nancy Jane Wyatt age 77, of Emporia, Kansas died Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays. She has lived in Hays since 2015. A memorial service and inurnment will be held at Emporia, Kansas at a later date. Services are entrusted to Clines-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601. Condolences can...
Doris D Pfannenstiel
Jul 30, 2019
Obituary Doris Meder Pfannenstiel, age 94, died July 30, 2019. She was born April 22, 1925 in Pfeifer, KS. Doris was a graduate of Holy Cross Grade School in Pfeifer, KS and Sacred Heart High School in Salina, KS. She was a career woman with TWA. She married Edward M. Pfannenstiel April 20, 1963. She made her home in Hays,...
Cynthia Sheley
Jul 25, 2019
Obituary Cynthia Sheley, age 62, of Ellis passed away Thursday, July 25, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. She was born February 16, 1957 in Hays, Kansas to Victor and Irene (Burgardt) Klaus. She is survived by three daughters, Jennifer (Matt) Burton of Lago Vista, TX, Trisha Robinson of Fairbury, NE and Tamara (James) Harper of Norton; a daughter-in-law,...
James Lee Kuhn
Jul 23, 2019
Obituary James Lee "Jim" Kuhn age 73, former Victoria, Kansas resident, died Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at Ascension Hospital St. Francis Wichita, Kansas. He was born October 2, 1945, in Hays, Kansas to Emil A. and Luella M. (Walters) Kuhn. He was self-employed as a contract house painter for many years. He grew up in Victoria, and attended Victoria High...
Alma 'Molly' Brin
Jul 20, 2019
Obituary Alma Marlene 'Molly' Brin, age 80, of Hays, Kansas passed away Saturday, July 20, 2019 at Via Christi Village, Hays. She was born April 30, 1939 in Dresden, Kansas to Julius and Mae (Weaver) Diederich. On April 22, 1961 she married Carrol Brin at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Hays. Molly was a RN at the Graham County Hospital,...
Randy Kitzman
Jul 16, 2019
Obituary Randy Lee Kitzman, age 58, of Ellis, Kansas passed away July 16, 2019 at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City. He was born February 20, 1961 in Denver, Colorado to Marvin and Verta (Kornele) Kitzman. On August 16, 1980 he married his high school sweetheart, Patricia Ann Reilly in Lakewood, Colorado. Randy had worked at Fort Hays State...
Rose Ann Rupp
Jul 15, 2019
Obituary Rose Ann Rupp, age 87, of Hays, passed away Monday July 15, 2019 at Via Christi Village Hays. She was born September 3, 1931 in Schoenchen, KS to Carl and Lucy (Herl) Zimmerman. She married Francis A. Rupp on August 16, 1948 in Hays. He preceded her in death on December 23, 2001. She was a homemaker, farm wife,...
Linus I Berens
Jul 15, 2019
Obituary Linus I. Berens age 84, of Victoria, Kansas died Monday, July 15, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born September 9, 1934, in Oakley, Kansas to Ignatius H. and Sophia (Kuhn) Berens. He was a District Food Supervisor for Path-Mark Supermarkets for 28 years. He started out as a baker, and worked his way up as...
Betty Froelich
Jul 14, 2019
Obituary Gorham, Kansas Betty L. Froelich, age 84, died Sunday, July 14, 2019, at The Shepherds Center in Cimarron, Kansas. She was born July 26, 1934, in Gorham, Kansas to Celestine and Clara (Bieker) Hammersmith. Betty was a cook for over 60 years, starting at the age of 14 at the Coffee Shop in the Gorham Motel, and then cooked...
Nam Pham
Jul 14, 2019
Obituary Nam Pham, 39, of Hays, KS passed away on July 14, 2019. He was born in Wichita, KS to Tino Pham and Lily (Phan) Pham. Private family services were held under the direction of Brock's Keithley Funeral Home and Crematory. Services
Dean Ellner
Jul 14, 2019
Obituary Merle Dean Ellner (better known as Dean) - age 89, of Hays, Kansas, died Sunday, July 14, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born November 7, 1929, on a farm near Lebanon, Kansas, to Lewis Merle Ellner and Frances Mable(Finch) Ellner. On December 18, 1955, Dean and Jennie Lee (Klingenberger) were married at the First Baptist...
Daniel Hutchison
Jul 8, 2019
Obituary Daniel Hutchison, 73, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, died July 8, 2019, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. Mr. Hutchison was born September 20, 1945, in Enid, Oklahoma, to Marvin and Eugenia Hutchison. He graduated from Silver City High School and continued his education at the University of New Mexico, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in business. He...
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