Current Obituaries
Alan A Helget
Jan 1, 2020
Obituary Alan Helget, 72, Hays, died Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at Hays Medical Center. He was born March 17, 1947 to Andrew and Sophie (Hammerschmidt) Helget, in Hays. He was a graduate from Hays High School (1965). He married Janice (Rome) Helget on December 28, 1970 in Victoria. He served in the US Navy for 13 years. He retired from...
Oz Bizzell
Dec 31, 2019
Obituary O.Z. Bizzell, age 87 formerly of Hays, KS passed away December 31, 2019 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Arrangements are pending with Brock's-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601 Services Arrangements Are Pending
Ida Faye Moon-Anthony
Dec 31, 2019
Obituary Ida Faye Moon-Anthony age 96, of Bunker Hill, Kansas died Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at her home in Bunker Hill, Kansas. She was born February 19, 1923 in Amos, Arkansas to Lloyd Edward and Hattie Ann (Lyons) Hamilton. She married Luke Anthony on January 14, 1984 at Medford Oregon. He preceded her in death on October 15, 2004. Ida...
Kathleen Strachan
Dec 21, 2019
Obituary Kathleen A. Strachan, age 67, of Hays, Kansas passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Hays Medical Center. She was born May 26, 1952 in Hays to Gregory and Mildred (Hoff) Dechant. She graduated from Marian High School. She had worked for the Good Samaritan Society, Hays and Fort Hays State University. She was an avid cat lover and...
Craig Eugene Lewis
Dec 19, 2019
Obituary Craig Eugene Lewis age 68, of Hays, Kansas died Thursday, December 19, 2019, at his residence in Hays. He was born May 9, 1951, at Scott City, Kansas to Ivan and Ramona Lewis. Craig was raised on a farm North East of Dighton, Kansas. He lived in Topeka and Norton before moving to Hays in 1988. He was resident...
Delbert A. Dietrich
Dec 17, 2019
Obituary Delbert Arthur Dietrich, 84, of Ellis died Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at HaysMed in Hays. He was born August 14, 1935 to Arthur and Martha (May) Dietrich. He had one younger sister, Marlene. He attended Adair country school in Trego County and Ellis High School. He lived most of his life on the family farm northwest of Ellis. He...
Rita Marie Cassatt
Dec 15, 2019
Obituary Rita Marie (Geist) Cassatt, age 88, of Hays, Kansas passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019 in Hays. She was born April 14, 1931 in Victoria, Kansas to Jacob James and Aloyisa Louise (Koerner) Geist. On March 27, 1951 she married Donovan Emil Cassatt in Victoria. He preceded her in death May 9, 2015. Rita had worked in Food Preparation...
Jana Lyn Jordan
Dec 13, 2019
Obituary Jana Lyn (Salmans) Jordan, 64, died Friday, December 13, 2019, at her home in Hays, Kansas. She was born June 22, 1955, in Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Otha Truman Salmans and Sylvia May (Clifton) Salmans. Jana grew up in Hanston, Kansas, and graduated from Hanston High School in 1973. After high school, Jana attended Colby Community College...
Alvin 'Dutch' Rohr
Dec 13, 2019
Obituary Alvin P "Dutch" Rohrs life began on April 16, 1927; the son of Peter P and Mary (Klaus) Rohr near Pfeifer, KS. Alvin faithfully served his country at the end of WWII and during his service he guarded SS men in Germany and also secured buildings in Berlin looking for snipers. Alvin was united in marriage to Vera Pfannenstiel...
Rosemary Kraus
Dec 12, 2019
Obituary Rosemary Kraus, age 92, of Ellis, Kansas passed away quietly on December 12, 2019 in Ellis. Rosemary was born in Floresville, Texas on September 19, 1927 to Thelma Manis and Carl Duncker. She lived and attended school in Leander, Texas until the building of the new dam and reservoir forced her father to relocate his farm. He chose to...
Geneva Prieur
Dec 12, 2019
Obituary Geneva (Jenny) Prieur, age 85, of Hays passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at HaysMed. Jenny was born January 7, 1934 in Hot Springs, South Dakota. In 1942, she and her brother Harry, were adopted by Walter and Paula (Mahler) Meyer of Kansas. She grew up working the family farm and attended school in Hanover. A highlight memory was...
Louis Luetters
Dec 11, 2019
Obituary Louis G. Luetters, age 83, of Ransom, Kansas passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019 in Hays. He was born September 13, 1936 on the family farm in southern Trego County to Francis and Josephine (Hilmes) Luetters. He was a graduate of Ransom High School. On November 22, 1960 he married Marcile Andres in Ransom. Louis was a Cattleman and...
Bertha Riedel
Dec 7, 2019
Obituary Bertha (Flax) Riedel, 91, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 7, 2019 in WaKeeney, KS with her family by her side. Bertha was born on November 5, 1928 in Ellis, KS to Ignatz and Elizabeth (Weber) Flax. She was a lifetime resident of Trego County and a 1946 graduate of Ellis High School. Bertha was married to Edward (Eddie)...
Lena Hagen
Dec 5, 2019
Obituary Lena Katharina Hagen, age 105, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. Lena Hagen was born on a farm North of Ellis on October 27, 1914 to Adam and Minnie (Homburg) Massier. She was the oldest of the Massiers four children. Lena was baptized and later confirmed in the German language at St John's...
Ernestine Thorne
Dec 4, 2019
Obituary Ernestine L. Thorne ("Ernie"), 86, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 4th with her family by her side. Ernie was born on November 13, 1933 in Garden City to Eston and Verma (Frost) Barber. She grew up in a happy home with four sisters, Jo Ann, Vi, Sharon, Janet, and one brother, Frankie. A friend of her brothers, Ernie...
Mary Jane Stepp
Dec 2, 2019
Obituary Mary Jane Stepp, age 88, of Plainville died at Hays Medical Center on December 2, 2019. She was born November 9, 1931, in Plainville, to Edward and Edith McClay Williams. She was the youngest of four daughters. She graduated from Plainville High School, then met and married the love of her life, Harold Lloyd Stepp on November 27, 1952....
Francis Joseph Fisher
Nov 25, 2019
Obituary Francis Joseph Fisher, age 89, of Hays, Kansas passed away Monday, November 25, 2019 at Via Christi Village, Hays. He was born April 23, 1930 in Hays to Zacheus and Monica (Rupp) Fisher. On June 15, 1950 he married Josephine Giebler at St. Marys Catholic Church in Ellis. Francis was a long-time custodian and maintenance man for Immaculate Heart...
H. James 'Jim' Brungardt
Nov 24, 2019
Obituary H. James "Jim" Brungardt age 81, of Victoria, Kansas died Sunday, November 24, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born January 17, 1938, in Salina, Kansas to H. F. "Ham" and Regina F. (VonLintel) Brungardt. He married Gladys M. (Kippes) on April 10, 1961, in Victoria, Kansas. He and his wife owned and operated Brungardts IGA...
Paul Sykes Jr
Nov 21, 2019
Obituary Paul Sykes Jr. age 67, of Larned, Kansas passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019 in Larned. Arrangements are pending with Brock's-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601. Services
Linda Hicks
Nov 21, 2019
Obituary Early Friday morning, November 22, 2019, Linda Kay Hicks entered eternal life at the age of 73. Linda, born in Hays, Kansas to Harlan and Emma (Zachmann) Hicks, loving mother of three children, passed away at her home in Wichita, Kansas after a battle with liver disease. Linda received her bachelors degree in Art Education in 1968 from Colorado...