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James 'Jimbo' Solles

James 'Jimbo' Solles

Jul 7, 2015

James (Jimbo) Allen Solles, was born January 15, 1958 and lost his battle to cancer at his home, surrounded by his family, in Victoria,KS on July 7, 2015, at the age of 57. Jim was born to Mildred LaVerne Solles in Janesville, Wisconsin and was the youngest of eleven children. He attended Janesvilles Parker Senior High School and later received...

Alvin H. Fisher

Alvin H. Fisher

Jul 3, 2015

Alvin H. Fisher, age 90, of Ellis, passed away Friday, July 3, 2015 at Via Christi Village, Hays. He was born November 10, 1924 in Antonino, Kansas to Zacheus and Monica (Rupp) Fisher. He married Anna Mary Pfeifer in Hays, Kansas on April 10, 1947. She preceded him in death on February 17, 2001. He retired from Ellis County Road...

Marion F. Staab

Marion F. Staab

Jul 2, 2015

Marion F. Staab, 85, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Via Christi Village in Hays. He was born September 17, 1929 in Catharine, Kansas to Albert and Cherubim (Giebler) Staab. He married Patricia Giebler Leikam on May 10, 1969. He was a farmer all his life and also worked in the oil fields in his younger years. He was...

Delmas 'Jake' Jacobs

Delmas 'Jake' Jacobs

Jun 29, 2015

Delmas Dean "Jake" Jacobs, age 76, of Hays passed away June 29, 2015 at his home in Hays. He was born November 19, 1938 in Hays, KS to Andrew and Mary Jacobs. He graduated from Hays High in 1956. He married Dorothy Flax May 2, 1959 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays. Jake was retired from the United States...

Leroy 'Butch' Dinges

Leroy 'Butch' Dinges

Jun 22, 2015

Leroy A. "Butch" Dinges, 80, died Monday, June 22, 2015, at HaysMed. He was born September 7, 1934, in Hays to Nick L. and Julia (Smith) Dinges. He graduated from St. Josephs Military Academy in 1952. On June 6, 1953, he married Elizabeth "Betty" Schnatterly in Hays. He was a farmer & cattleman for 35 years. In his later years,...

Cecilia Basgall

Cecilia Basgall

Jun 21, 2015

Cecilia Basgall, age 86, of Hays passed away Sunday, June 21, 2015 at the Rush County Nursing Home in LaCrosse, Kansas. She was born May 22, 1929 in Catharine, Kansas to Alois and Dora (Meis) Walter. She graduated from Girls Catholic High in 1947. She married Gilbert "Doc" Basgall in November 1948. Cecilia was a co-owner of Basgall Insurance Company...

Ellen Berry

Ellen Berry

Jun 16, 2015

Ellen Louise Berry, age 82, of Great Bend, Kansas passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Hays Medical Center. She was born April 30, 1933 on Kinsley, Kansas to Leslie Clarence and Martha (Amrine) Mack. She married Robert Clyde Berry on January 6, 1951 in Larned, Kansas. She was a Licensed Mental Health Technician retiring after 32 years at Larned...

Anselm Simoneau

Anselm Simoneau

Jun 8, 2015

Anselm E. Simoneau, age 81, of Hays, passed away Monday, June 8, 2015 at Via Christi Village, Hays. He was born June 30, 1933 in Damar, KS to Philip and Jeanette (Benoit) Simoneau. He graduated from Damar High School. He married Ilene Hamel August 12, 1952 at St. Josephs Church in Damar. He was a longtime real estate broker and...

Pauline Nicholson

Pauline Nicholson

Jun 8, 2015

Pauline Iles Nicholson passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2015, at the age of 93. She was the wife of the late Philip W. Nicholson of Ellis, Kansas, and the mother of three children, all of whom survive her: Paulette (Nicholson) Harp and Jack A. Nicholson, both of Ellis, and Philip T. Nicholson of Boulder, Colorado. Her descendants also include...

Cheryl Faye Brooks

Cheryl Faye Brooks

Jun 7, 2015

Cheryl Faye Brooks, age 71, of Hays, passed away on June 7, 2015 at Hays Medical Center. She was born July 11, 1943 in Des Moines, IA to Willis and Mildred LaVergne (Higby) Cox. She graduated from Phillipsburg High School and attended Kansas University and Fort Hays State University where she met her husband James Brooks. They married June 19,...

Rena Rathsack

Rena Rathsack

Jun 7, 2015

Rena Mae Rathsack, age 85 of hays, passed away June 7, 2015 at Hays medical Center in Hays. She was born April 7, 1930 to William and Beatrice Rathsack. Rena was a retired Seargent in the US Army. She served in Germany, Okinawa right after Pearl Harbor and Hawaii. She is survived by her special friends and caregivers, Kim and...

Richard Neumann

Richard Neumann

Jun 5, 2015

Richard Ernest Neumann,age 69, of Ellis, died Friday, June 5th 2015 at the Logan County Hospital in Oakley, Kansas. He was born April 18,1946, in Greensburg, KS to Gladys and Lester Neumann. After completing high school in Mullinville in 1964, Richard graduated from Fort Hays State University with a Bachelor's degree in History. Soon after, on June 15, 1968, he...

Catherine 'Kitty' Beyer

Catherine 'Kitty' Beyer

Jun 5, 2015

Catherine "Kitty" (Dinges) Beyer died Friday, June 5th, 2015 at Good Samaritan Society of Hays. She was born September 7, 1927 in Schoenchen, KS to Joseph A. and Catherine (Werth) Dinges. She graduated from Girls Catholic High in Hays. She married Hubie Beyer on September 30, 1946 in Hays. He preceded her in death on March 29, 1994. She was...

James Robben

James Robben

Jun 3, 2015

James Robben, age 62, of Victoria, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in Hays. He was born on January 1, 1953 in Hays, KS to Wilfred and Viola (Hammerschmidt) Robben. Jim married the love of his life, Jane Dreiling, on October 29, 1977. She preceded him in death on November 24, 2008. The young family gave birth to their first...

Maynard Herrman

Maynard Herrman

Jun 3, 2015

Maynard Anton Herrman, 82, died Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born August 29, 1932 in McCracken, KS to Anton and Agnes (Kreutzer) Herrman. He married Luella Dinges on October 15, 1951 in Hays. He worked at Fort Hays State University for 42 years. He was a member of St. Josephs Catholic Church and...

Michael Dean Graf

Michael Dean Graf

May 28, 2015

Michael Dean Graf, 59 died Thursday May 28, 2015 at his home in Hays, KS. He was born June 13, 1955 in Great Bend, KS to Edwin & Armella "Millie" (Stegman) Graf. He graduated from Great Bend High School in 1973 and attended Fort Hays State University He married Robbie (Weatherbee) Dreiling on August 31, 1991. He was the Director...

Leonard 'Red' Weber

Leonard 'Red' Weber

May 27, 2015

Leonard 'Red' Weber, age 83, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas. Leonard was born December 6, 1931 in Ellis County, Kansas to Clara (Flax) and Englebert Weber. He graduated Ellis High School in 1950 and was a lifelong resident of Ellis County. On April 30, 1951 he...

Wanda Day

Wanda Day

May 25, 2015

Wanda Janice Day, age 63, of Hays, passed away Monday, May 25, 2015 at her home. She was born May 1, 1952 in Owensboro, KY to Obert and Anna Mae (Dunn) Bryant. She had worked in housekeeping. She enjoyed family time and learning from her grandchildren who taught her to read. She is survived by a daughter, Candie Day of...

Iola Depperschmidt

Iola Depperschmidt

May 25, 2015

Iola May Depperschmidt, age 94, of Hays, passed away Monday, May 25, 2015 at the Grisell Memorial Hospital and Long Term Care Center in Ransom, Kansas. She was born July 24, 1920 in Woodston, Kansas to Jay and Luella (Denny) Cahail. She graduated from Woodston High School. She was married to Harold Schultz and then to Lavern Depperschmidt. Both preceded...

Donovan Cassatt

Donovan Cassatt

May 9, 2015

Donovan Emil Cassatt, age 87, of McPherson, KS passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Hays Medical Center. He was born June 8, 1927 in El Dorado, KS to Wayne and Evelyn (Muzzy) Cassatt. He married Rita Marie (Geist) March 27, 1951 in Victoria. Donovan was a long time educator earning his teaching degree from Fort Hays State University and...

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