Current Obituaries
Roberta Ann 'Bert' Brewer
Feb 10, 2018
Obituary Roberta Ann "Bert" Brewer, age 92, of Hays, Kansas died Saturday, February 10, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays. She was born December 28, 1925, in Erick, Oklahoma to William C. and Maude Louise (Brooks) Theimer. She married Max Ellis Brewer on May 29, 1949, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was a 1st grade teacher at Johnson,...
Mary Lou Wherry
Feb 9, 2018
Obituary Mary Lou (Hammersmith) Wherry, age 76, Of LaCrosse, Kansas died Friday, February 9, 2018, at her home in LaCrosse. She was born October 9, 1941, on the family farm south of Gorham, Kansas, to Isadore and Agatha (Sander) Hammersmith. She married John H. Wherry on October 1,1966, at Gorham, Kansas. She was a daycare provider for over 20 years...
Lucas G. Ernst
Feb 6, 2018
Obituary Lucas G. Ernst, 35, of Ellis, KS, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 in Ellis. He was born on August 9, 1982 in WaKeeney, KS to Greg Kevin and Gayle (Gilpin) Ernst. Lucas will be remembered as a kind, friendly, social butterfly. He had a big heart for children and animals. He was a friend to many and...
Marietta Quint
Jan 28, 2018
Obituary Marietta Quint, of Hays, KS, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at the Hays Medical Center at the age of 89. Marietta was born on September 8, 1928 in Hays to Jacob and Victoria (Befort) Herklotz. She attended and graduated from Girls Catholic High School in Hays. She then attended Marymount College in Salina, KS where she studied...
Ralph Jensen
Jan 25, 2018
Obituary Ralph Andre` Jensen, age 89, of WaKeeney, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Long Term Care. He was born in Ellsworth, Kansas, on June 6, 1928 to Andrew and Vera (Gatewood) Jensen. Ralph was a devoted Husband, Father, Grandpa and Great-Grandpa. On November 12, 1960 he was united in marriage to Patsy Ann (Manis)...
Neyla M. 'Lila' Kippes
Jan 25, 2018
Obituary Neyla M. "Lila" Kippes, age 83, died Thursday, January 25, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays. She was born April 10,1934, on a farm near St. Peter, Kansas, to Adolph and Celestina "Sally" (Rome) Rohr. She married Pius Wildeman on August 3,1953, at St. Peter Kansas. He preceded her in death on October 7, 1966. She then...
Robert E. Nicholas
Jan 24, 2018
Obituary Robert E. Nicholas, age 86, died Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at the Parkview Care Center, Osborne, Kansas. He was born February 13,1931, in Nebraska City, Nebraska to George E. and Caroline M. (Ellis) Nicholas. He married Faye Anne (Schirer) on June 7, 1958 at Newton, Kansas. She preceded him in death on May 15, 1982. He was the Librarian...
Donald J. Wasinger
Jan 15, 2018
Wichita, Kansas Donald James Wasinger, age 59, died Monday, January 15, 2018, in Wichita, Kansas. He was born March 10, 1958, in Hays, Kansas to Franklin D. and Lorraine E. (Walters) Wasinger. He married Teresa (Anderson) on March 29, 1994, in Hays, Kansas. He was working for Terminix for the last 15 years in Wichita. Donald grew up in Hays...
Eleanor M. Schippers
Jan 15, 2018
Victoria, Kansas Eleanor M. Schippers, age 92, died Monday, January 15, 2018, at Via Christi Village Care Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born December 15,1925, on the farm south of Victoria, Kansas to Frank H. and Anna B. (Reichert) Schippers. She worked at Kansas Producers Gas for over 30 years and worked at the Victoria Coop Elevator for 20 years...
Michael Jones
Jan 14, 2018
Hays, Kansas Michael L. Jones, age 67, died Sunday, January 14, 2018, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born August 2,1950, at Lamar, Colorado to Walter and Twila (Barrel) Jones. He married Kathren La Jean (Cavzos) on December 18, 1972 in Norton, Kansas. He was an elevator manager for Garvey Grain at Norton for 12 years. He was...
April K. May
Jan 14, 2018
Hays, Kansas- April K. May, age 40, died Sunday, January 14, 2018. She was born July14,1977 in Lodi, California to Sylvester K and Gayle L (Mallory) Hecky. She married Henry J. "Hank" May on September 25,1999, in Hays, Kansas. She was a homemaker and moved to Hays in 1999 from California. She grew up in Wainae, Hawaii and San Jose,...
Priscilla Emigh
Jan 13, 2018
Priscilla Marie (Newell) Burton- Emigh, 95, passed away peacefully January 13, 2018, in Hays, Kansas. She was born on the family farm in Rural Rooks County, January 21, 1922. Priscilla was the oldest of seven children born to Arthur and Alice (Thibault) Newell. As the oldest, it fell on Priscillas shoulders to help her mother with all the younger children...
Neil A. Kuhn
Jan 10, 2018
Victoria, Kansas Neil A. Kuhn, age 77, died Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at his home in Victoria, Kansas. He was born September 10, 1940 in Hays, Kansas to Emil A. and Luella M. (Walters) Kuhn. Neil was a forklift operator and worked for 7 UP Bottlers in Hays for 10 years, then he worked at Western Bottlers in Victoria for...
Eugene D. 'Gene' Hotz
Jan 10, 2018
Eugene D. "Gene" Hotz, age 85, of Hays, Kansas died Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. He was born April 15, 1932, on the farm at Almena, Kansas to Walter Harold and Alice Cora (Wilmot) Hotz. He married Carol Marie (Holsman) on March 28, 1959 at Hays. She preceded him in death on August 20, 2017. He...
Verle E. 'Doc' Montgomery
Jan 9, 2018
Hays, Kansas Verle E. "Doc" Montgomery Jr., age 88, died Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays. He was born June 24, 1929, in Jamestown, Kansas to Verle and Kathryn (Haskins) Montgomery Sr. He married Iris "Rusty" (Russ) on December 14, 1950 at Jamestown, Kansas. She preceded him in death on April 5, 2005. Doc was...
Terry Lee Kaiser
Jan 8, 2018
Shawnee, Kansas Terry Lee Kaiser, age 52, died Monday, January 8, 2018, in an auto accident in Wyandotte County Kansas. He was born May 30,1965, in Hoxie, Kansas to Leroy and Carol (Wiesner) Kaiser. He was a senior structural engineering technologist for Alfred Benesch & Company in Kansas City, Kansas for 14 years and a member of West Lenexa Seventh...
Lucille Flax
Jan 7, 2018
Lucille (Dreiling) Flax, age 94, formerly of Ellis, Kansas, died January 7, 2018 at the Chapman Valley Manor in Chapman, Kansas. Lucille was born on September 4, 1923 in Ellis the daughter of Mike and Rosa (Leiker) Dreiling. She married Fred Flax on August 8, 1944 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Ellis. He preceded her in death March 2,...
Robert L. Schmidtberger
Jan 7, 2018
Victoria, Kansas Robert L. Schmidtberger, age 90, died Sunday, January 7, 2018, at his home. He was born October 8, 1927, on a farm north of Gorham, Kansas, to John F. and Albina (Frank) Schmidtberger. He married Marie A. (Bollig) on October 17, 1949, at Victoria, Kansas. She preceded him in death on September 20, 2017. He was an oil...
W. Pat Dreiling
Jan 7, 2018
VICTORIA W. Pat Dreiling, 86 of Victoria, KS died Sunday January 7, 2018 at Via Christi Village, Hays, KS. He was born July 21, 1931 in Vincent, KS to Alfred and Ellen (Baier) Dreiling. He graduated from Victoria High School, served in the US Army, and attended Fort Hays State University. He married Theresa Lang on October 16, 1951 and...
Norman E. Greene
Jan 5, 2018
Norman E. Greene, age 88, of Victoria, Kansas died Friday, January 5, 2018 at Friendship Village Hospice Care, Tempe, AZ. He was born September 19, 1929 in Manhattan, New York to Myron H. and Barbara I. Greene. He married Edoline J. (Martin) on November 30th, 1957. He was a member of the Missouri Bar and practiced law in Kansas City,...