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Karla Sue Evel

Karla Sue Evel

Apr 14, 2015

Karla Sue Evel, age 53, of LaCrosse formerly of Hays, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at her home. She was born May 28, 1961 in Ft. Collins, CO. She married Keith Evel May 5, 2007 in Hays. Karla was employed at Kansas Pathology Consultants in Hays. She enjoyed cooking, baking sewing spending time with family and especially with her...

Marilyn Deutscher

Marilyn Deutscher

Apr 11, 2015

Marilyn Louise Deutscher, age 81, of Ellis, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015, at her home. She was born June 26, 1933, in Ellis, KS, to Daniel and Wilma (Hamburg) Schumacher. She graduated from Ellis High School in 1951. She married Emil A. Deutscher on October 24, 1954, at Christ Lutheran Church in Ellis. Marilyn worked at Ellis State Bank...

Mary A. Weber

Mary A. Weber

Apr 4, 2015

Mary A. Weber, age 86, of Ellis, KS passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society of Ellis. She was born June 5, 1928 in Munjor, KS to John and Agnes A. (Kuhn) Befort. She married Joseph F. Weber on August 24, 1958 in Ellis, KS. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Marys Catholic...

Edward F. 'Eddie' Schumacher

Edward F. 'Eddie' Schumacher

Mar 27, 2015

Edward F. "Eddie" Schumacher, age 84, of Hays, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015 at his home. He was born November 6, 1930 in Munjor, KS to Isidor and Cecilia (Dinges) Schumacher. He graduated from Schoenchen High School in 1949. On April 23, 1951 he married Cora Munsch in Schoenchen, KS. Eddie was a longtime area contractor owning and operating...

Armella Wiesner Waldschmidt

Armella Wiesner Waldschmidt

Mar 25, 2015

Armella Wiesner Waldschmidt, age 84, formerly of Ellis, Wakeeney and Russell passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at the Presbyterian Manor in Salina, Kansas. She was born August 6, 1930 in Hays to Daniel and Katherine (Lang) Braun. She attended school until the 8th grade at Girls Catholic High in Hays. She married Francis A. Wiesner on April 20, 1949....

Catherine R. Bailey

Catherine R. Bailey

Mar 22, 2015

Catherine (Katie) Bailey passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015 at her home in Ellis, Ks. Catherine Rose Bailey was born May 28, 1922 to Clarence A and Caroline Anna Marie (Schepman) Christopher. She grew up on the family farm in Trego Co. Kansas, attending school in Ellis, graduating from Ellis High School in 1940. Her working career began as a...

Chyrisse Leiker

Chyrisse Leiker

Mar 19, 2015

Chyrisse (Misner) Leiker, age 33, of Hays, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Hays. She was born May 22, 1981 in Lakewood, Colorado to Steve and Jacqueline (Gibbs) Misner. She grew up and attended school in Ness City graduating in 1999. She has lived in Hays for the last several years. She was a loving and devoted stay at...

Cheryl Lynette Helget

Cheryl Lynette Helget

Mar 14, 2015

Cheryl Lynette Helget, of Ellis, died at home Saturday, March 14, 2015. She was 54 years old. She was born June 30, 1960, in Chicago, Ill., to Alan Theodore and Virginia Beth (Burk) Duell. She graduated in 1978 from Ellis High School and received a Bachelors degree in Computer Science in 1982 from Fort Hays State University. She married John...

Rosaline F. Hamel

Rosaline F. Hamel

Mar 3, 2015

Rosaline Frances Hamel, 74, Hays, KS went home to Heaven on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. She died peacefully at home surrounded by family after a courageous battle from a stroke and cancer. She was born Aug. 10, 1940 in Munjor, KS to Victor and Irene (Burgardt) Klaus. She married Albert A. Hamel Jr on Aug. 25, 1956 in Hays, KS....

Virginia Kinderknecht

Virginia Kinderknecht

Feb 22, 2015

Virginia M. Kinderknecht, age 75, of Hays passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015 at the Hutchuinson Regional Medical Center. She was born May 4, 1939 in Liebenthal, Kansas to Anton and Genevieve (Schaeffer) Legleiter. She married Don Kinderknecht on May 2, 1959. He preceded her in death on June 29, 1992. She was a homemaker and a member of Immaculate...

Constance Wagoner

Constance Wagoner

Feb 21, 2015

Constance M. (Connie) Wagoner, age 74 of Ellis, Ks. passed away on Feb. 20, 2015 at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. She was born on Jan. 30, 1941 in Ness City, Ks. to Fred and Emma (Fercking) Coker. She married Otto E. Wagoner on April 28, 1962. Constance is a graduate for Ness City High School in 1959. She...

Joseph Beer Jr

Joseph Beer Jr

Feb 20, 2015

Joseph beer Jr., age 64, of Ellis passed away Friday, February 20, 2015 at his home. He was born February 14, 1950 in WaKeeney, Kansas to Joseph and Rose (Waldschmidt) Beer Sr. He received a Masters in Counseling and had worked as a School Counselor. He is survived by a sister, Rebecca McDonald and husband Willard II of WaKeeney; a...

Richard A. Bollig

Richard A. Bollig

Feb 20, 2015

Richard A. "Rick" Bollig, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, businessman and friend, age 62, of Hays, passed away Friday, February 20, 2015. He was born on September 21, 1952 in Hays, Kansas to Robert J. "Cap" and Mildred Louise "Millie" (Dreiling) Bollig. He married Jacqueline "Jackie" (Niernberger) Bollig on February 1, 1975 at St. Josephs Catholic Church. He graduated...

Gilbert J. Leiker

Gilbert J. Leiker

Feb 19, 2015

Gilbert J. Leiker, age 84, of Hays, passed away Thursday, February 19, 2015 at Via Christi Village, Hays. He was born May 23, 1930 in Munjor, Kansas to Paul and Ida (Befort) Leiker. He attended St. Francis Grade School and Munjor High School. He married Gloria Brull August 21, 1951 in Hays, Kansas. On September 20, 1951 he was inducted...

Joan Fisher

Joan Fisher

Feb 16, 2015

Joan Marie Fisher , age 57, of Ellis passed away Monday, February 16, 2015 at Hays Medical Center. She was born August 1, 1957 in Hays, Kansas to George and Adeline (Haas) Fisher . Joan was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church of Ellis. She enjoyed being with her group home friends, eating out and playing records and listening...

Douglas Rozean

Douglas Rozean

Feb 16, 2015

Douglas Forrest Rozean, 61, Hays, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2015 at Hays Medical Center. He was born March 4, 1953 in Hays, Kansas to Wade and Laura Lee (Griffith) Rozean. He went to Kansas City, Mo. to attend a trade school for computer operations. Shortly after he married his high school sweetheart, Carol Sue Dreher on April 15, 1972 in...

Harper Rae Dodson

Harper Rae Dodson

Feb 13, 2015

Harper Rae Dodson, infant daughter of Emori Dodson, Hays, died Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at Hays Medical Center. Survivors include her mother, Emori, Hays, grandmother Shae Dodson, Hays, great-grandparents Conny and Keta Dodson, Friona, Texas, three great aunts: Sheri, Stacie and Sunny. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Celebration Community Church, Hays. Visitation will be from Tuesday 5...

Audrey Finch

Audrey Finch

Feb 8, 2015

Audrey Joann (Bussart) Finch, age 67, of Hays passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015 at her home. She was born in July 3, 1947in Salina, KS to Leon Aubrey and Claretta Ula (Schur) Bussart. She married Alan Finch on September 26, 1965. She was a homemaker and enjoyed cake decorating and woodworking. She is survived by her husband, Alan Finch...

Lewis "Luke" Porter

Lewis "Luke" Porter

Feb 5, 2015

Lewis Dale (Luke) Porter, Hays, Kansas, passed away on February 5, 2015. e was born on April 30, 1928 in Guthrie, OK., and was the youngest of 13 children born to John and Lily Porter. Luke spent his boyhood in Ulysses, Ks where the family weathered dust storms, illnesses and the depression. It was at a young age that he...

Eleanor Bogart

Eleanor Bogart

Feb 4, 2015

Eleanor Anne Bogart, 86 passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Via Christi Village Hays Ks. She was born on May 30, 1928, in Blessing Hospital at Quincy, Illinois, the daughter of Walter and Katherine (Smith) Bogart. She was preceded in death by her parents, grandmother, Lenora Pabst, and older brother, Loren Bogart. Eleanor leaves to mourn her loss,...

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