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Ronald G. King

Ronald G. King

Mar 2, 2019

Obituary Ronald Gene King age 77, of Ellis, Kansas died Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born January 10, 1942, in Hays, Kansas to Clarence and Edna (Armbruster) King. He married Marilyn L. Schoenberger on November 30, 1963, in Ellis, Kansas. She preceded him in death on December 6, 2010. Ronald was a lifelong...

Benjamin David Ollenberger

Benjamin David Ollenberger

Feb 25, 2019

Obituary Benjamin David Ollenberger, age 42, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2019 in Hays, Kansas. Ben was born July 29, 1976 in Ellsworth, KS, the son of David and Helen Ollenberger. The family moved to Herington, KS in 1979. Ben graduated from Herington High School in 1994. Ben married Melissa Vignery in 1999. They were blessed with three children,...

Andrew Wesley Totten

Andrew Wesley Totten

Feb 23, 2019

Obituary Andrew Wesley Totten infant son, of Tom and Sara (Vine) Totten, of Hays, Kansas died Saturday, February 23, 2019, at Childrens Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born February 14, 2019 in Hays, Kansas. Survivors include his parents, Tom and Sara Totten, of the home; one brother and one sister, Lukas Totten and Ashlyn Totten, of the...

Michael Edward Madden

Michael Edward Madden

Feb 22, 2019

Obituary Dr. Michael Edward Madden, 58, died February 22, 2019, near Hays. He was born to Edward F. Madden, Jr. and Leona (Lee) Madden. Survivors include his loving wife, Theresa, nurse clinician at FHSU, and two sons, Levi and Luke, of which he was most proud. Levi is a mechanical engineer and his wife, Kelsey, an architect, in Salt Lake...

William 'Bill' Gillespie

William 'Bill' Gillespie

Feb 20, 2019

Obituary William H. "Bill" Gillespie, age 93 of Ft. Collins, Colorado formerly of Ellis, Kansas passed away on February 20, 2019 at Centre Ave. Rehab in Ft. Collins, Colorado. He was born in Elk City, Oklahoma, Nov. 30, 1925 to parents Millard F. & Bettie (Davis) Gillespie. He spent his early years in Oklahoma moving to California shortly after the...

Lillian M. Weber

Lillian M. Weber

Feb 19, 2019

Obituary Lillian M. Weber, age 87, of Hays, KS, passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at the Locust Grove Village in LaCrosse. She was born June 20, 1931 in Pfeifer, KS to George and Margaret (Meier) Degenhardt. On June 19, 1954, she married Edwin Weber in LaCrosse, KS. He preceded her in death on August 31, 2018. Together, they...

Joan Gross

Joan Gross

Feb 17, 2019

Obituary Joan Gross age 88, of Hays, Kansas died Sunday, February 17, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born September 5, 1930, in Baltimore, Maryland to Robert and Ethel (McCommons) Shively. She married John M. Gross on November 26, 1948, in Elkton, Maryland. He preceded her in death on February 3, 2015. Joan and John celebrated 66...

Ronnie Joseph Schmidt

Ronnie Joseph Schmidt

Feb 17, 2019

Obituary Ronnie Joseph Schmidt was born November 17, 1944 in Hays, Kansas, youngest of three children born to George and Monica (Urban) Schmidt. He grew up in Pfeifer where his family farmed. They were members of the Holy Cross Catholic Church. Ronnie served his country in the United States Army and Army National Guard. He was honorably discharged with the...

Wanda Gale Smith

Wanda Gale Smith

Feb 17, 2019

Obituary Wanda Gale Smith, age 60, of Great Bend, Kansas passed away Sunday, February 17, 2019 at Hays Medical Center. She was born on March 14, 1958 in Smithville, Missouri to Jessie and Grenelle Wegener in. She married Gary Smith on April 17th 1993 in Kansas City Missouri. She moved to Great Bend from Kansas City Missouri in 1995, she...

Susan Marie Aldridge

Susan Marie Aldridge

Feb 16, 2019

Obituary Susan Marie Aldridge age 64, from Russell, Kansas died Saturday, February 16, 2019, at the Wilson Care and Rehabilitation Center, Wilson, Kansas. She was born July 27, 1954, in Hays, Kansas to Cecil E. and Patricia Patty" (Koerner) Hashenberger. She married Michael A. Aldridge Sr. on July 5, 1974 at Golden, Colorado. She worked in housekeeper for the Holiday...

Doris M. Riedel

Doris M. Riedel

Feb 5, 2019

Obituary Doris M. Riedel age 89, of Victoria, Kansas died Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at Via Christi Village Care Center in Hays, Kansas. She was born January 26, 1930, in Dutch County, Pennsylvania to Harry and Lillian Mae (Hoon) George. She married Gilbert Riedel Sr. on November 28, 1957. He preceded her in death on January 19, 2014. She was...

Mary G. Braden

Mary G. Braden

Feb 3, 2019

Obituary Mary G. (Juenemann) Braden, age 67, of Hays, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. She was born May 1, 1951 near Rexford, Kansas on the family farm to August John "Gus" and Estella (Moellering) Juenemann. She married Leo A. Wildeman November 21, 1970 in Selden, Kansas. Of this union were born two children,...

Nadine Leann Stapleton

Nadine Leann Stapleton

Feb 2, 2019

Obituary Nadine Leann Stapleton, age 77, died Saturday, February 2, 2019, at her home in Victoria, Kansas. She was born November 16, 1941 in Newton, Kansas to Paul and Gertrude (Troyer) Roupp. She married Arden Stapleton on January 27, 1964 in Caldwell, KS. She was a district clerk for the Chase-Raymond School District from 1993 to 2008. She lived in...

Betty J. Gerstner

Betty J. Gerstner

Feb 1, 2019

Obituary Betty J. Gerstner, age 88, of Hays, passed away on Friday, February 1, 2019 in Hays. She was born on December 24, 1930 in Colby, KS, the daughter of Wayne and Lillian (Hamilton) Bone. She was a Hays High School graduate. On October 12, 1949 Betty married Verlin "Sonny" Gerstner in Hays. Together, they shared 38 years of marriage...

Johanna 'Jo' M. Hauptman

Johanna 'Jo' M. Hauptman

Jan 28, 2019

Obituary Johanna "Jo" M. Hauptman, age 90, of Hays, KS, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 28, 2019 at HaysMed in Hays. She had resided at Via Christi Village in Hays. She was born on October 23, 1928 in St. Marks, KS, the daughter of Bernard "Ben" and Anna (Zoglman) Landwehr. She was raised on a farm near Fredonia, KS....

Rosalind A. Surface

Rosalind A. Surface

Jan 28, 2019

Obituary Rosalind Allaire Surface passed away January 28, 2019 in Austin Texas. She was born October 5, 1940 to Dr. Gardner Allaire Surface and Jessie F Surface of Ellis. Rosalind is survived by a son Kendall King, wife Laura and grandson Nick of Austin, Texas and a daughter Debra King of Hays. She was preceded in death by her parents...

Analine Lou Mcdonald Ostrander

Analine Lou Mcdonald Ostrander

Jan 28, 2019

Obituary Analine Lou McDonald Ostrander, age 87, of Hays, Kansas passed away Monday, January 28, 2019 at Via Christi Village, Hays. She was born June 14, 1931 in Lenora, Kansas to Kenneth D. and Elizabeth (Eaton) Hollingshead. She married B.F. McDonald on March 1, 1947. He preceded her in death April 15, 1977. She then married Floyd Ostrander on February...

John C. Winter

John C. Winter

Jan 26, 2019

Obituary John C. Winter, age 64, of Hoxie, KS, passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at HaysMed in Hays. He was born on December 6, 1954 in Hoxie to Joseph D. Winter, Jr., and Agnes (Campbell) Winter. John was a 1973 graduate from Sheridan County High School. John was a lifetime farmer and avid hunter. He was employed by...

Mary Catherine 'Kay' Wellbrock

Mary Catherine 'Kay' Wellbrock

Jan 25, 2019

Obituary Mary Catherine "Kay" Wellbrock, age 81, former Hays, Kansas resident died Friday, January 25, 2019, at Select Specialty Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born December 15, 1937, in Hays, Kansas to Louis and Louise (Leikam) Wellbrock. She worked for South Western Bell as an operator from June 1957 to August 1993. She worked at the Hays office for...

Hedwig Matthew

Hedwig Matthew

Jan 23, 2019

Obituary Hedwig (Hedy) Matthew was born on March 5, 1923 in Victoria, Kansas. She passed away on January 23, 2019 at Brookdale Senior Living in San Antonio, Texas. She was the beloved wife of Gail Eugene Matthew and mother of Sharon and Richard. Hedy was the daughter of Anselm and Hermalina Leiker Dreiling and sister to four brothers Othmar, Daniel,...

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