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David Wood

David Wood

Dec 17, 2015

Brocks-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine ~ Hays, KS 67601 785-625-3215 Obituary Notice David Michael Wood, age 68, of Hays passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Hays Medical Center. He was born May 26, 2015 in Alhambra, California to Leo Ray and Jacqueline Margaret (Watkins) Wood. He was an Ordained Evangelist and received an honorary Doctorates of Divinity...

Shirley Ann Meier

Shirley Ann Meier

Dec 14, 2015

Shirley Ann Meier, age 80, of Hays passed away Monday, December 14, 2015 at Hays Medical Center. She was born March 1, 1935 in Crete, Nebraska to Clarence and Leona (Jacobs) Stejskal. She married James E. 'Jim' Meier Niovember 26, 1960 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Hays. He preceded her in death on October 25, 2008. Shirley worked for...

Alberteen Johnson

Alberteen Johnson

Dec 11, 2015

Alberteen Johnson, age 94, of Hays, passed away Friday, December 11, 2015 the Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. Alberteen was born near Eldon, Missouri April 16,1921to William and Bernice Gorrell. She grew up on a farm and attended elementary school in Rose, Kansas. She graduated from Yates Center High School in 1938. she was united in marriage to Weldon Johnson. In...

Dennis Buchholz

Dennis Buchholz

Dec 11, 2015

Dennis Buchholz, age 66, of Ellis, passed away Friday, December 11, 2015 in Ellis after a long battle with cancer. He was born September 29, 1949 in Hays, Kansas to August "Gus" and Emma (Schneider) Buchholz. He graduated from Salina Vo-Tech as a Auto Cad Draftsman. He married Colette Rohr in WaKeeney, Kansas on August 24, 1968. He was an...

Sheri Wiesner

Sheri Wiesner

Dec 2, 2015

Sheryl ("Sheri") ElVon (Feldkamp) Wiesner passed away December 2, 2015. She was born December 24, 1945 in Hays, Kansas, she was the second daughter of Elvon and Ruby (Reed) Feldkamp of rural Plainville. She attended elementary school with her sister Karen at the Turkville country school in northern Ellis County before transferring to Plainville to attend the elementary and high...

Dorothy P. Burkart

Dorothy P. Burkart

Nov 22, 2015

Dorothy P. (Dinges) Burkart, age 92, of Hays passed away November 22, 2015 at Locust Grove Village in LaCrosse, Kansas. She was born August 28, 1923 in Hays, Kansas to Nick L. and Julia (Smith) Dinges. Dorothy served in the Navy and was a WWII veteran. She was a lifetime resident of Hays and she enjoyed traveling, and loved Big...

Christine M. Billinger

Christine M. Billinger

Nov 15, 2015

Christine Marie Billinger, age 93, of Hays passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Hays Medical Center. She was born November, 2, 1922 in Hyacinth, Kansas to Alex and Barbara (Sander) Rupp. She married Alvin A. "Al" Billinger on April 5, 1943 in Hays. He preceded her in death on April 1, 2002. She was a homemaker and had worked...

Thomas 'Tom' Runge

Thomas 'Tom' Runge

Nov 14, 2015

Thomas "Tom" William Runge, age 63, of Hays, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Hays Medical Center. He was born August 6, 1952 in Hebron, Nebraska to William "Bill" and Gwen (Thompson) Runge. He attended school in Arkansas City, Kansas and Concordia, Kansas graduating from Concordia High School in 1970. He graduated from Fort Hays State University in 1981...

Patricia J. Staab

Patricia J. Staab

Nov 13, 2015

Patricia J. "Pat" Staab, 80, died Friday, November 13, 2015, at Via Christi Village, Hays. She was born December 5, 1934 in Catharine, Kansas to Felix and Florine (Werth) Giebler. She graduated from Girls Catholic High in 1953. She was a bookkeeper at S&W Supply from 1952 to 1954. She started "Pats Noodles" in 1978 which is a family venture...

Cheryl Finnesy

Cheryl Finnesy

Nov 12, 2015

Cheryl Jean Finnesy, age 68, of Liberty, MO passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the Liberty Hospital in Liberty, MO. She was born September 4, 1947 in Logan, KS to Walter Henry and Georgine (Bittel) Schurz. She graduated from Logan High School in 1965. She married Rick Finnesy on August 27, 1981 in Las Vegas. She was a secretary...

Marjorie L. Disney

Marjorie L. Disney

Nov 11, 2015

Marjorie L. Disney, age 90, of Hays passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Via Christi Village, Hays. She was born May 14, 1925 in Revere, MA. to Herbert and Louise (Vesper) Bradshaw. She worked as a Registered Nurse. She is survived by a daughter, Ruth Walters and husband Greg of Hays; a son, Mark Wheeler and wife Ginger of...

Elizabeth R. Amrein

Elizabeth R. Amrein

Nov 4, 2015

Elizabeth R. Amrein, age 85, of Ellis, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Center, Ellis. She was born September 23, 1930 in rural Ellis to Philip and Frances (Gnad) Schuster. She married George A. Amrein on June 5, 1950 in Ellis. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed playing pinochle, cooking, gardening and her grandchildren. She was...

Brad Stegman

Brad Stegman

Nov 3, 2015

Bradford L."Brad" Stegman, age 60, of Larned, formerly of Hays passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at his home. He was born January 24, 1955 in Hays, Kansas to Felix and Elsie (Jacobs) Stegman. He received his Automotive Mechanics degree from Goodland Vo-Tech in 1972. Brad married Patti Dooley on Jan 5, 1974. Their marriage was blessed with their sons,...

Roy Binder

Roy Binder

Nov 1, 2015

Roy Chester Binder, age 37, of Hays, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2015 in Hays. He was born February 11, 1978 in Hays to Robert Roy and Carol Marie (Harwood) Binder. He was a truck driver by trade and did home remodeling. He was an avid outdoorsman who especially enjoyed fishing. He is survived by his children, Tae, Tekell and...

Carolyn B. Bird

Carolyn B. Bird

Oct 28, 2015

Carolyn Bradford Bird, long-time Hays resident, died early Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at KU Medical Center hours short of her 65th birthday. Her husband, John T. Bird, and their children and grandchildren were at her bedside. Carolyn was a notable presence at Fort Hays State University as an advocate, student, teacher, and athletic administrator. She retired in October 2014 after...

Marjorie A. Stegman

Marjorie A. Stegman

Oct 27, 2015

​Marjorie A. Stegman, age 78, of Hays passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at Via Christi Village, Hays. She was born April 1, 1937, in Goodland, KS to P.C. and Helen (Tuttle) Jones. She married Joseph Stegman on December 28, 1957, at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Hays. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Joseph of...

Chester Dinkel

Chester Dinkel

Oct 24, 2015

Chester Allen Dinkel, age 54, of Ellis passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Hays Medical Center. He was born March 8, 1961 in Hays, Kansas to Fred and Catherine "Katie" (Flax) Dinkel. He was a 1979 graduate of Ellis High School. His working career was working various jobs in the oilfields. He was a member of St. Marys Church...

Jason B. Dinges

Jason B. Dinges

Oct 21, 2015

Jason Benjamin Dinges, 40, of the Hillsboro community, passed away on October 21, 2015 at his home. Jason was born on July 12, 1975 in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was the fourth of six children born to Gary and Karolyn (Higgins) Dinges. Jason attended Holy Cross Elementary School and Trinity High School in Hutchinson, graduating with the Class of 1993. Following...

Dr. Robert 'Bob' Birbeck

Dr. Robert 'Bob' Birbeck

Oct 20, 2015

Dr. Robert Leland (Bob) Birbeck passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at the Russell Regional Hospital. A former resident of Hays, he had resided at Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell for the past eleven months. He was born in Gentry County, MO on May 14, 1926, the second of five children to Ray and Mollie (Evans) Birbeck. He grew up...

Phyllis Stuart

Phyllis Stuart

Oct 18, 2015

Phyllis Stuart, age 67, of Hays passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Via Christi Village, Hays. She was born December 29, 1947 in Ellis, Kansas to Florian and Clara (Rohleder) Engel. She married Raymond Pfeifer October 28, 1967 and they had two sons, Todd and Cory. She then married Tyree Stuart on June 29, 1996. He preceded her in...

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