Current Obituaries
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...
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
Sharon Gerber
Jan 21, 2019
Obituary Sharon Gerber, age 77, of Beloit, Kansas formerly of Ellis, Kansas passed away Monday, January 21, 2019 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit. She was born June 11, 1941 in Hays to Dale H. and Delores M. (Rupp) Henderson. She graduated from Ellis High School in 1959. On December 28,1968 she married Ted A. Gerber in Hays, Kansas....
Dixie Horton
Jan 19, 2019
Obituary Dixie Lee (Patterson) Horton, age 82, of Hays, Kansas passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. She was born February 5, 1936 in Anthony, Kansas to Almer Allen and Ida Effie (Franklin) Patterson. She earned a bachelors degree in Elementary Education from Fort Hays State University. On September 9, 1956, she married Fenton "Jerry"...
Clarence Fisher
Jan 16, 2019
Obituary Clarence Fisher, age 87, of Wichita, Kansas former Hays resident passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019. He was born July 21, 1931 in Antonino, Kansas to Clements and Pauline (Stubert) Fisher. He married Mary Ann (Kisner) on April 26, 1958. She preceded him in death on May 8, 1984. He then married Shirley (Dreher) on October 25, 1991. Clarence...
Marilyn S. Wasinger
Jan 15, 2019
Obituary Marilyn S. Wasinger, age 84, of Hays, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Via Christi Village-Hays. She was born on February 21, 1934 in Hays to Arthur and Emma (McCrary) Fury. She graduated from Palco High School and married Robert Rostocil in 1952. To this union, two daughters were born. Marilyn married Virgil Wasinger on February 14,...
Shirley Sarver
Jan 14, 2019
Obituary Shirley M. Sarver, age 83, of Plainville, Kansas, died Monday, January 14, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays. She was born on August 28, 1935, to Paul and Stella (Purder) Doty. She married Elmer Lee Sarver in 1952, at Natoma, Kansas. He preceded her in death on June 1, 2013. She was a homemaker and lived most...
Martha Armbrister
Jan 10, 2019
Obituary Martha Marie (Keller) Armbrister died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019 at age 95 at Good Samaritan Society in Ellis, Kansas. Martha was born June 8, 1923 in rural Trego County, Kansas to Frank and Carrie (Wendling) Keller. She was the fourth of seven children. She attended schools in Ellis and graduated in 1942. She was a life-long member of St....
Arliss Ann Koogle
Jan 8, 2019
Obituary Arliss Ann Koogle, age 93, of Hays and formerly Great Bend, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at HaysMed. She was born on July 8, 1925 in Newton, KS to Ernest and Cora Belts. Arliss graduated from Newton High School. She was united in marriage on January 24, 1945 in Great Bend to George Koogle, Sr. Together, they...