Current Obituaries
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...
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
David M. Herl
May 8, 2015
David M. Herl, age 64 of Independence, MO passed away Friday, May 8, 2015 at Promise Hospital and Skilled Nursing center in Overland Park, KS. He was born October 13, 1950 in Hays, KS to Melvin Joseph and Esther Marie (Sauer) Herl. He graduated from Hays High in 1968 and attended Washburn University. David spent his adult life in the...
Mary Grizzle
May 7, 2015
Mary Jo (Klaus) Grizzle, age 46, of Hays, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015 at her home. She was born November 4, 1968 in Hays, Kansas to Joseph L. and Janet (Urban) Klaus. She attended Hays schools and graduated from TMP- Marian in 1987. She married Richard Grizzle in Hays, Kansas on March 11, 2000. Mary worked for Enersys of...

Crystal Ohlert
Apr 30, 2015
Crystal Ohlert, age 19, of Norton, KS passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015 at her home. Arrangements are pending with Brock's-KeithleyFuneral Chapel 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601. Service Information Services are to be announced
E. Jean Herrman
Apr 30, 2015
E. Jean Herrman (November 2, 1929 - April 27, 2015), 85, peacefully passed away in her sleep on April 27, 2015 at St. Thomas More Hospital while recovering from a fall from the previous day. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska on November 2, 1929 to Anthony and Cecelia Fleissner and received her elementary and secondary education there. As a...
Gregory J. Sperry
Apr 28, 2015
Gregory J. Sperry, age 43, of WaKeeney, KS passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. He was born September 16, 1971 in Kearney, Nebraska to Frank Sperry and Kathleen Driscoll. He is survived by his mother, Kathleen Keeney and husband Rev. LeRoy Keeney of Hays, KS; his father, Frank Sperry of Glencoe, KY; a...
Forrest L. 'Frosty' Paul
Apr 26, 2015
Forrest L. "Frosty" Paul, age 82, of Hays, KS passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. He was born January 25, 1933 in Hutchinson, KS to Orville Heasty and Leota (Lemon). After the death of his father he was raised by Fred Paul. He graduated from Bloom High School in 1953 and earned his Bachelor...
Mickey Armbrister
Apr 21, 2015
Mickey Ruth (Foster) Armbrister, age 68, of Ellis, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at her home. She was born June 5th, 1946 in Winfield KS at William Newton Memorial Hospital, the youngest daughter of Robert Lee and LaVerna Opal (Greathouse) Foster. Mickey was raised on the family farm northwest of Sedan, KS and received her education at Belknap and...