Current Obituaries
Peggy Sue Mai
Oct 16, 2019
Obituary Peggy Sue Giess Mai, age 86, of Utica, Kansas passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Hays Medical Center in Hays. She was born February 11, 1933 in Carthage, Missouri to Ralph and Emma Lou (Kollenburn) Hunt Jr. She married Robert "Bob" Giess on September 12, 1953. He preceded her in death on October 2, 1988. She married Raymond...
Betty Buchholz
Oct 15, 2019
Obituary Elizabeth J. "Betty" Buchholz, age 86, of WaKeeney, Kansas passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. She was born March 22, 1933 in Gorham, Kansas to Vincent and Delphine (Kuhn) Copp. She shared a happy life with her husband, Duane W. Buchholz. Betty was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening and canning, sewing...
Laurita Mae Dinkel
Oct 9, 2019
Obituary Laurita Mae (Braun) Dinkel age 90, of Topeka, Kansas has left this world to be with God, and return to her beloved husband, Marvin, and many other family members on Wednesday, October 9, 2019. She was born on May 21, 1929, to John B. and Albina (Dreiling) Braun. She leaves behind many who loved her including daughters, Jackie Shufelberger...
Bertha Brown
Oct 9, 2019
Obituary Bertha Josephine (Windholz) Brown, 92, of Walker, Kansas returned to her heavenly home on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at Main Street Manor in Russell, Kansas. She was born to Alexander J. "Alex" and Clara (Mermis) Windholz on the family farm north of Walker, Kansas on January 12, 1927. She began her schooling at a country school near the farm...
James 'Jim' Hoffman
Oct 8, 2019
Obituary James 'Jim' Lawrence Hoffman, age 84, of Hays, Kansas passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. He was born December 31, 1934 in Plainville, Kansas to Lawrence and Josephine (Karlin) Hoffman. On May 30, 1964 he married Vera Sander in Hays, Kansas. Jim worked for the City of Hays for 27 years and for...
Richard 'Rick' Scheck
Oct 7, 2019
Obituary Richard Lee "Rick" Scheck age 58, of Hays, Kansas died Monday, October 7, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. He was born October 20, 1960, at Pratt, Kansas, to Victor G. and Marlene Toots" Scheck. He married Sandy (VonFeldt) on October 3, 1987, at Victoria, Kansas. He grew up in Victoria and was a 1979 graduate of Victoria High...
Judy Braun
Oct 7, 2019
Obituary Judith A. "Judy" (Schmidtberger) Braun, age 76, died Monday, October 7, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Society of Ellis. She was born October 31, 1942, at Victoria, Kansas to Edmund L. and Elizabeth (Hertel) Schmidtberger. She married Everett J. Braun on June 2, 1962, at Victoria, Kansas. He preceded her in death on September 6, 2005. She was a...
Carma Chrisler
Oct 7, 2019
Obituary Carma Lea Chrisler age 58, of Hays, Kansas died Monday, October 7, 2019, at her home. She was born September 24, 1961, in Hays, Kansas to James E. and Theresa (Dinkel) Giebler. She married Chris Chrisler on November 13, 1982, in Hays, Kansas. She was a histotechnologist for Quest Laboratory in Hays for 38 years starting at Hays Pathology...
Dale Thomas
Oct 1, 2019
Obituary Dale L. Thomas, 81, Alamo, Texas formerly of Hays, Kansas, and Woodland Park, Colorado, died peacefully in his home on Tuesday, October 1, 2019. He was born June 1, 1938 in Solomon, Kansas to Russell James and Hilma Louise (Wann) Thomas. Dale graduated from Kipp High School in Kipp, Kansas in 1956. After high school, he joined the United...
Alphonse Weber
Sep 28, 2019
Obituary Alphonse V. Weber, age 84, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Hays Medical Center. He was born December 29, 1934 in Ellis, Kansas to John and Patricia (Kozlowski) Weber. He married Victoria Romey on June 23, 1962 in Ellis. Al had worked for Wiesner Grocery store in Ellis then began work in the oilfields as...
Melvin Bruggeman
Sep 27, 2019
Obituary Melvin E. Bruggeman, age 80, of Hays, Kansas passed away Friday, September 27, 2019 at Via Christi Village, Hays. He was born August 19, 1939 in Norton, Kansas to Anton and Clara (Glennimeier) Bruggeman. On February 1, 1964 he married Karen (Jochems) in Dodge City, Kansas. Mel was the CFO at Hadley Hospital and then worked at the Hays...
Deborah Ann Debes
Sep 24, 2019
Obituary Deborah Ann (Detmer) Debes-age 63, from Hays, Kansas died Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born May 14, 1956, in Great Bend, Kansas to Andrew L. and Marjorie M. (Ziegler) Detmer. She married Kenneth R. Debes on October 6, 1979, in Great Bend, Kansas. She was an accounting specialist at Brungart-Hower-Ward-Elliott & Pfeifer,...
Jorge Vazquez
Sep 24, 2019
Obituary Jorge Vazquez, age 66, Hays, Kansas passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at Hays, Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays. Inurnment will follow in the church cemetery with Military Honors courtesy of the Hays VFW Honor Guard. Memorial visitation will be on Tuesday 9 AM until...
Howard Rajewski
Sep 23, 2019
Obituary Howard L. Rajewski age 91, from Vincent, Kansas, died Monday, September 23, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born March 13, 1928, on the family farm at Vincent, Kansas, to Leo and Anna Helen (Huser) Rajewski. He married Aquina (Leiker) on August 25, 1948, at Victoria, Kansas. He was a farmer, a dairyman for over 50...
Alice Schneider
Sep 22, 2019
Obituary Alice Irene Schneider, 96, of Hays, Kansas left this earthly realm on the afternoon of Sept. 21st, 2019 at her home at Brookdale Senior Living. Alice was born to James F. and Virginia (Koerner) Giebler on Sept. 13th, 1923 in a two-room stone house north-west of Severin, the 6th of 12 children. She married Clarence Schneider, Sr. in 1982....
Brenda Urban
Sep 22, 2019
Obituary Brenda K. Urban, age 74, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019 peacefully at Hays Medical Center surrounded by her loved ones. May she now rest after suffering so long. She was born on May 3, 1945 in Hays, Kansas, the eldest daughter of Earl and Eleanor (Stramel) Saunders. Brenda grew up in Hays and graduated from...
Stella Vonfeldt
Sep 19, 2019
Obituary Stella Marie Vonfeldt, age 90, of Aurora, Colorado passed away September 19, 2019 in Aurora. She was born January 1, 1929 in Antonino, Kansas to Joseph J. and Anna (Speier) Dechant. On May 20, 1947 she married Andrew Vonfeldt in Hays, Kansas. He preceded her in death on February 10, 1989. Stella was a Homemaker and had worked in...
Lila Klein
Sep 15, 2019
Obituary Lila Mae (Sander) Klein age 85, from Wichita, Kansas died Sunday, September 15, 2019, at Via Christi Village Care Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born February 11, 1934, in Pfeifer, Kansas to John P. and Eva (Braun) Sander. She married Elmer J. Klein on April 18, 1953, at Victoria, Kansas. Lila was a homemaker and was a member...
Monica Renee Miller
Sep 14, 2019
Obituary Monica Miller 1979 2019 Well known former Fayette resident Monica Renee Miller died near Hays, Kansas on Saturday, September 14 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was forty years of age. The daughter of Carrol "Gene" and Lorna T. Miller, Monica was born in Columbia on March 16, 1979. Growing up in Fayette, she...
John H Chamberlain
Sep 13, 2019
Obituary John H. Chamberlain, age 79, of Hays, KS passed away September 13, 2019 in Hays. He was born on July 11, 1940. Memorial services will be 10:00 AM Thursday, October 10, 2019 at the First United Methodist Church 305 W. 7th Hays, KS 67601. Services entrusted to Brock's-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601. Condolences may...