Current Obituaries
Martin Schumm
Jun 24, 2014
Martin Schumm, age 105 of Ellis, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Trego Lemke Long Term Care in WaKeeney. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Keithley Funeral Chapel 400 E. 17th Ellis, KS 67637. Visitation will be Friday 5 PM - 7 PM at the funeral home. A complete obituary is pending. Service Information...
Pauline Weigel
Jun 23, 2014
Pauline M. (Rupp) Weigel, age 77, of Hays, passed away Monday, June 23, 2014 at her home. She was born December 9, 1936 in Liebenthal, Kansas to Joseph and Sophia (Pfannenstiel) Rupp. She graduated from Girls Catholic High School in 1954. She married Mark R. Weigel on February 14, 1955 at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Hays. She was a...
Juliette Schreiner
Jun 12, 2014
Juliette Ann Schreiner, age 90, of Hays formerly of Ogallah, passed away Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Via Christi Assisted Living in Hays. She was born August 18, 1923 in Damar, Kansas to Euclide and Marie (Benoit) Ferland. She graduated from Damar High School in 1941. On October 20, 1941 she married Richard Schreiner at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in...
Marjie Lecuyer
Jun 8, 2014
Marjie Pauline (Shepherd) Lecuyer, age 80, of Hays, Kansas passed away Sunday, June 8, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. She was born May 6, 1934 in Phippsburg, Colorado to Frank Gault Shepherd and Anna (Kowach) Shepherd. She married H. Edward Lecuyer on July 20, 1957 at the Congregational Church in Craig, Colorado. Edward preceded her in death October 14, 2012. Marjie...

Jacob Molleker Jr
Jun 7, 2014
Jacob Molleker Jr., 86, died Saturday June 7, 2014 at the Hays Medical Center. He was born June 27, 1927 to Jacob Molleker Sr and Catherine (Brungardt) in Hyacinth, KS. He married LaVerna Korbe on April 19, 1949 in Munjor, KS. Jake was a long time farmer in the Hyacinth area and then later worked at Travenol. He was a...
Wilmer "Wimp" Dreiling
May 31, 2014
Wilmer "Wimp" Dreiling, age 86, of Ellis passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014 at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. He was born June 1, 1927 in Severin, Kansas to Edmond and Elizabeth (Rupp) Dreiling. He married Donna (Ellis) Mickelson on May 8, 2004 in Ellis. He was a Tool Pusher for several oilfield companies retiring from Abercrombie Oil Company....
Irene Legleiter
May 31, 2014
Irene J. Legleiter, age 94, of Hays passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014 at Via Christi Village, Hays. She was born May 19, 1920 in Munjor, Kansas to Matt and Clara (Ruder) Rohr. She married Bernard Legleiter on June 2, 1941 in Liebenthal, Kansas. He preceded her in death in October of 1989. Irene was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking,...
Mary E. Kreutzer
May 30, 2014
Mary E. (Weigel) Kreutzer, age 87, of Ellis passed away Friday, May 30, 2014 at Redbud Village in Plainville. She was born February 2, 1927 in Ellis, Kansas to John and Elizabeth (Storm) Weigel. She married Louis F. Kreutzer August 10, 1948. He preceded her in death on April 17, 2004 She was a homemaker and worked at Jade Cleaners,...
Alvin Kohl
May 23, 2014
Alvin A. Kohl, age 88 of Ellis, passed away Friday, May 23, 2014, at Hays Medical Center. He was born February 16, 1926, in rural Ellis County, Kansas, to Joseph and Mary (Graf) Kohl. He graduated from Ellis High School in 1944. On August 21, 1950, he married Rose Marie (Herl) in Ellis at St. Marys Church. She preceded him...
Adeline Werth
May 19, 2014
Adeline Werth, age 94, of Schoenchen, passed away Monday, May 19, 2014 at Cedar View Assisted Living in Hays. She was born February 5, 1920 in Hays, Kansas to Ludwig and Rose (Frank) Befort. She was a long time cook having worked for 35 years at the Fanchon and 25 years at Fort Hays State University. She was a member...
Caroline Schumm
May 14, 2014
Caroline (Schaus) Schumm of Ellis died at age 97, Wednesday, May 14, 2014 after spending her final Mothers Day and week of life enjoying being pampered at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital & Long-term Care Center. Her birthplace was rural Ellis County on January 23, 1917, to John (Ast) and Wilhemina (Wentling) Schaus. She is preceded in death by her...
Rose Linenberger
May 10, 2014
Rose Linenberger, 94, died Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Via Christi Village Assisted Living in Hays. She was born October 12, 1919 in Munjor, Kansas to Carl and Anna (Younger) Stecklein. She married Ray Linenberger on September 27, 1938. She was a woman of many talents and interests. She loved her flower and vegetable gardens, and worked with her husband,...
Samuel Rich Jr.
May 8, 2014
Samuel Wesley Rich Jr, age 52, of Wichita passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014 at Hays Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 11 AM Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Open Door Christian Fellowship 560 N. Peterson Wichita, KS.. Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery in Hutchinson. Service Information Visitation Thursday May 15, 2014 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM...
Bob Templeton
May 8, 2014
Robert C. "BoB" Templeton, age 80, of Hays, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014 at Hays Medical Center. He was born April 17, 1934 in Hastings Nebraska to Thomas Carroll and Gladys Marie (Tippen) Templeton. He attended Broken Bow public schools and Hastings College before graduating from Brown Institute of Broadcasting, Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1954. He married Ruth Helen Streng...
Harold Vine
May 5, 2014
Harold Wesley Vine, age 91 of Ellis, passed away Monday, May 5, 2014 at Via Christi Village in Hays. He was born November 23, 1922 in Hays, KS to Herbert Wesley and Ortha Ester (Hinkel) Vine. He married Waunetta Helen (Turner) October 30, 1942 in Ellis, KS. She preceded him in death in 2008. Harold was a farmer and merchant...
Raxell Ortega
May 4, 2014
Raxell Davila Ortega, 41, died Sunday, May 11, 2014, at his residence in McCracken. He was born December 7, 1972 in Queens, New York to Marta Davila. He was raised in Puerto Rico. Then in 1985 he moved to Odessa, TX. where he married his first wife and fathered three children. He then moved to McCracken, KS. where he married...
Robert "Bob" Mason
May 4, 2014
Robert 'Bob' Mason, 62, Ellis, died Sunday May 4 2014 at Hays Medical Center Hays Ks. He was born October 13 1951 in Independence KS to King and Sylvia (Kimzey) Mason. He was a 1969 graduate of McCracken High School and attended Fort Hays State University. He married Lois Berland at St Ann Catholic Church in Zurich on August 4,...
Alvin Dortland
Apr 23, 2014
Alvin Joseph Dortland, age 96 of Victoria, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Hays Medical Center. He was born October 9, 1917 in Gorham, Kansas to Joseph and Hattie (Waudby) Dortland. He married Irene (Robben) on October 24, 1939 at The Cathedral in Kansas City, Kansas. Alvin was a lifelong farmer and stockman. He was a member of St....
Hedwig Staab
Apr 20, 2014
Hedwig (Rohr) Staab, 93, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Tucson, Ariz. She was born Dec. 15, 1920, in Munjor. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Catherine Catholic Church, Catharine; inurnment in the church cemetery. Memorials are suggested in her name to Alzheimer's Association, Desert Southwest Chapter, Southern Arizona Region, 3003 S. Country Club Road, Ste. 209,...
Jesse D. Pfannenstiel
Apr 18, 2014
Jesse Daniel Pfannenstiel, age 40, of Woodston died Friday April 18, 2014 north of Hays, Kansas the result of an automobile accident. He was born March 28, 1974 in Eureka, California to Judith Weigel and Robert G. Pfannenstiel. He graduated from Plainville High School in 1992 and received a Bachelors Degree in Industrial Arts from Fort Hays State University. Jesse...