Current Obituaries
Julie Lynn White
Sep 14, 2014
Julie Lynn White, 59 passed away on September 14 in Ellis, KS. She was born in El Dorado, KS on March 9, 1955. Julie was retired from the state of Missouri. She was an accomplished pianist and studied at Fort Hays State University, Middle Tennessee State University, and Washburn University in Topeka, KS. In highschool, she accompanied the orchestra; at...
Mary Henderson
Sep 14, 2014
Mary Rose Henderson, age 86, of Ellis passed away Sunday, September 14, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. She was born May 1, 1928 in Munjor, Kansas to Peter and Sophia (Koerner) Miller. She married Gay Henderson may 27, 1952 in Great Bend, Kansas. He preceded her in death August 20, 2005. Mary was a homemaker, and enjoyed quilting...
Freda Schmidt
Sep 12, 2014
Alfreda "Freda" Elizabeth (Brungardt) Schmidt, 97, of Hays died Friday, September 12, 2014 at Via Christi Assisted Living Facility in Hays. She was born on May 15, 1917 in Victoria, Kansas to Michael and Elizabeth (Boxler) Brungardt. She attended grade school in Victoria, and graduated from Mt. St. Scholastica High School, Atchison, Kansas, in 1935. Freda married Lucius Schmidt on...
Ruthona Wasinger
Sep 12, 2014
Ruthona K. Wasinger, age 65, of Hays passed away Friday, September 12, 2014 at Hays Medical center. She was born January 30, 1949 in Lincoln, Kansas to Philip and Leadvrye Houston. She graduated from Lincoln High School and Fort Hays State University with a Bachelor's degree in psychology. She married David Wasinger June 8, 2001 in Hays, Kansas. She was...
Celestine "Whitie" Giebler
Sep 11, 2014
Celestine J. "Whitie" Giebler, age 81, of Ellis passed away Thursday, September 11, 2014 at Hays Medical Center. He was born July 3, 1933 on the family farm south of Ellis, Kansas to Karl and Frances (Dechant) Giebler. Whitie worked as a handyman for many years and also drove a truck working for a mine in Leadville, Colorado and he...
Merle Patrick Jacobs
Sep 10, 2014
Merle Patrick Jacobs passed away peacefully September 10, 2014 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kan. He was born March 16, 1955 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Hays. He was 59 years old. Merle graduated from Victoria High School in 1973 and attended Fort Hays State University. In addition to working on the family farm he worked at the...
Alvin "Al" Pfannenstiel
Sep 7, 2014
Alvin "Al" F. Pfannenstiel, age 90, of Leawood, Kansas, formerly of Great Bend and Hays, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2014 at Sweet Life of Brookdale in Overland Park. He was born October 20, 1923 in Munjor, Kansas to Joe B. and Pauline (Befort) Pfannenstiel. Al graduated from Hays High School in 1942. He married Mildred Staab, October 19, 1949...
Lillian Jacobs
Sep 3, 2014
Lillian Jacobs, age 83 of Hays, passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at her home. She was born August 26, 1931 on the family farm in rural Ellis County, Kansas to Isidore and Anna (Meier) Klaus. She attended Girl's Catholic High School. She married Gene Jacobs February 23, 1952 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Pfeifer. Lillian was a farmwife...
Helen Miller
Aug 28, 2014
Helen Ann Miller, age 101, of Ellis, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. She was born May 5, 1913 on the family farm located north of Ellis to William and Louisa (Zerfas) Dietrich. She married Harry Miller on September 21, 1937 in Ellis. He preceded her in death January 2, 1996. Helen was a...
Alvin "Brad" Romey
Aug 27, 2014
Alvin "Brad" Romey 52, Hays, died Wednesday, August 27, 2014, at his home. He was born August 4, 1962, in Hays to Lucas J. Romey and Ida (Montgomery) Redmond. He grew up in Hays and attended Hays High School. Alvin worked in the Oilfield as a Roustabout for Berexo Inc. He enjoyed, watching Kansas City Chief's Football, playing cards, fishing...
Flora Mae Swim
Aug 16, 2014
Flora Mae "Mates" (Koerner) Swim, age 87, of West Des Moines, Iowa, passed away on August 16, 2014, to be with her savior and Lord, where the streets are paved with gold and all are healthy and made new again, at Mercy Hospice - Johnston, Johnston, Iowa. She was born November 23, 1926, in Hays, KS to John A. and...
Walter Klaus
Jul 30, 2014
Walter A. Klaus, age 88, of Hays, passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at Via Christi Village, Hays. He was born August 18, 1925 in Munjor, Kansas to Alex and Adeline (Leiker) Klaus. He attended St. Joseph Military Academy. He married Bernice Ruder on April 21, 1947 in Hays at St. Joseph's Church. She preceded him in death on November...
Lawrence Valchine Jr.
Jul 26, 2014
Lawrence Anthony Valchine Jr., age 60, of Hays, passed way Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Hays Medical Center. He was born February 11, 1954 in Detroit, MI to Lawrence A. and Rosemary (Maceri) Valchine. He was a member of St. Nicholas of Myra Church, ARC of the Central Plains. He enjoyed collecting baseball cards, bowling, basketball and being with people....
Leon E Rigby
Jul 21, 2014
Leon Edward Rigby, 69, formerly of Hays, died at his home in Topeka, KS Monday, July 21. He was born March 18, 1945 to Kenneth "Pat" and Paula (Walter) Rigby and was raised in the Hays area. He was a US Army Veteran serving in Vietnam. Leon spent the majority of his working career in lumber and building materials and...
Butch Schartz
Jul 18, 2014
Gerald Eugene "Butch" Schartz, age 60, of Ellis, passed away Friday, July 18, 2014 in Ellis. He was born March 23, 1954 in Hays, Kansas to Gerald N. and Shirley (Ross) Schartz. He graduated from hays High School in 1972 and received a Bachelors in Sociology from Fort Hays State University. He married Lois Holste in Hays, Kansas on November...
Carol D. Collins
Jul 15, 2014
Carol Dee Collins, 69, Overland Park, Ks, concluded her life peacefully, July 15, 2014, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Carol was born August 1, 1944, and was raised in Plainville, Ks by her loving parents Kenneth and Mary Ann (Windholz) Resley-Walters. She attended elementary and high school in Plainville graduating in 1962, then a year of college at Ft....
John Thorns Jr.
Jul 15, 2014
John C. Thorns, Jr., age 88, of Hays, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at Hays Medical Center. He was born April 14, 1926 in Denver, Colorado to John C. and Margaret B. (Hallauer) Thorns. He married Catherine Gallagher on August 9, 1952. She preceded him in death in December of 1958. John was a retired professor of art at...
Norma Jean Meier
Jul 10, 2014
Norma Jean Meier, age 77, of Hays passed away Thursday, July 10, 2014 at Hays Medical Center. She was born August 13, 1936 in Hays, Kansas to Fred and Katherine (Fisher) Brungardt. She married Ernest Meier on September 9, 1957 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays. She was a homemaker taking pride in her household duties, enjoyed spending time...
Alberta Knieling
Jul 9, 2014
Alberta Knieling, 86, Ellis, died on July 9, 2014, at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, surrounded by her family. She was born on August 7, 1927 in rural Trego County to Christ and Anna (Armbrister) Armbruster. She was united in marriage to George F. Knieling on September 24, 1946 at Christ Lutheran Church in Ellis. They were married for...
Gilbert "Bucks" Dinges
Jul 7, 2014
Gilbert "Bucks" Dinges, 87, Schoenchen, died Monday, July 7, 2014, at Via-Christi in Hays. He was born December 2, 1926, in Schoenchen, Kansas to Peter and Katie (Engle) Dinges. He married Alfrieda Herrman in Liebenthal, Kansas, in l950. They were married for 64 years. Gilbert was a farmer all his life. He was a member of the regular Army 1948...
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