All Obituaries

Betty Wayman, age 88, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Thursday, February 2, 2023 at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas. Funeral arrangements are pending with Keithley Funeral Chapel 400 E. 17th Ellis, KS 67637.

Marion D. Schumacher, age 83, of Munjor, Kansas passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023 at HaysMed. He was born May 21, 1939 in Ellis County, Kansas on the farm near Victoria to Alois “Shorty” and Mary (Jacobs) Schumacher. On April 12, 1958 he married Natalie Robben in Walker, Kansas. She preceded him in death on May 14, 1994. Marion married Valerie Rosenberg on January 18, 2003 in Munjor. Marion had worked for the Ellis County Road and Bridge department for thirty three years....

  Sue VonFeldt      Martha Sue VonFeldt, 78, Topeka, died Friday, January 27, 2023 at the Midland Hospice House.  She was born August 7, 1944 in Claflin, Kansas, to Joseph and Georgia Patzner.      She attended grade school at Claflin, Kansas, and graduated from Claflin Rural High School in 1961.  She married Karl VonFeldt, Victoria, KS, on May 29, 1961 at The Basilica of St. Fidelis, formally known as St. Fidelis Church, commonly...

         Annette “Nettie” Norman – age 76, died Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the Azria Health Woodhaven Care Center in Great Bend, Kansas.      She was born October 22, 1946, in Pratt, Kansas.  Annette was the fifth of seven children.  She lived in various locations before settling in Hays, in her adult years.  After 25 years if employment she retired from Good Samaritan Society of Hays Care...

  Mary Ann Befort, 90 years old, passed away on January 31, 2023 in Lacrosse, Kansas.  She was born October 7, 1932 in Hays, Kansas to Leo and Emma Gabel. She married Earl Befort on November 10, 1955. Mary Ann worked as a school cook for USD 489 in Hays, as well as a secretary for Ralph Hunter, and a bookkeeper for Munjor water district.  She was a member of the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Munjor.  She enjoyed sewing, spending time with her grandchildren...

Henry Mason Sellers, age 77 of Russell, Kansas passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2023 in Russell. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Brock's-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601. Condolences may be left by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com

  Jack M. Samples, age 90, of Hays, Kansas passed away Monday, January 30, 2023 at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. He was born July 3, 1932, at Skiatook, OK, to William and Gertrude (Montgomery) Samples. Jack graduated from Hays High School in 1950 and took a year of college at Fort Hays Kansas State College. He worked for Central Exploration Co., and Skelly Oil Co. before marrying Patty J. Binder on July 20,1952, at Hays. She passed away January 19, 2006. Jack was drafted into the...

      Theresa (Weigel) Klaus – age 79 of Victoria, Kansas passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Via Christi Village Care Center Hays, Kansas.      She was born March 2, 1943, at Hays, Kansas to Alfred G. and Mary Anna (Hammerschmidt) Weigel.  She married Kenneth Klaus on July 30, 1960, and they later divorced.      Theresa grew up in Victoria, attended Victoria Schools, and later received her GED. She was a member...

Mike “Scov” Schauvliege, age 74, formerly of Rural Walker, Kansas passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022, at Via Christi Village in Hays. Mike was born December 1, 1948, in Dodge City, Kansas to Donald Louis Schauvliege and Mildred “Mickey” (Bowie) Schauvliege Rupp. Mike attended schools in Jetmore, Kansas and Hays, Kansas, graduating from Hays High School in 1966 and he attended Fort Hays State University. While working many different jobs in his lifetime, Mike was...

Cindy Lou (Huff) Schmidt, age 62, of Hays, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023, at her home in Hays, Kansas. She was born July 16, 1960, in Hoisington, Kansas, to Robert Dean “Bob” Huff and Alverda Marie (Woolard).  She married David Allen Schmidt on December 31, 1999, at Hays, Kansas. She grew up in Hays, was a 1978 graduate of Hays High School, and a member of North Oak Community Church Hays, Kansas.  She was a secretary at Roofmasters Roofing in Hays...