All Obituaries

Larry Joseph Werth – age 75, of LaCrosse, Kansas died Sunday, October 18, 2020, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas.  He was born June 15, 1945, in Hays, Kansas to Alfred J. and Martina L. (Schaffer) Werth.  He married Henrietta (Oswald) on April 25, 1992 in LaCrosse, Kansas. He was a farmer and a salesman at Steinle’s Menswear Store in Russell, Kansas for a number of years.  He move to LaCrosse from Russell in 1978 where he farmed in the...

Roy Alan Hustead – age 73, of Hays, Kansas died Saturday, October 17, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.  He was born March 1, 1947, in Breckenridge, Texas to Roy F. and Doris (McKinney) Hustead.  He married Carol J. (Koerner) Myers on May 24, 1975, at Hays, Kansas. He was a production foreman with Phillips Petroleum for 30 years and a Safety Coordinator with Murfin Drilling for five years.  He retired and moved to Hays in 2012 after having lived in Anadarko,...

Loran J. Jayne, age 74, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Monday, October 12, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM  Saturday, October 24, 2020 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Ellis. Inurnment will follow in the St. Mary's cemetery, Ellis. A complete obituary will be provided by Keithley Funeral Chapel 400 E. 17th Ellis, KS 67637

Evelyn J. Kohl of Ellis, Kansas passed away Friday, September 18, 2020 in rural Ellis County. She was born April 2, 1927 in Alabama to James and Valma Parsons. Evelyn had worked with her husband as a secretary for his accounting business. She enjoyed cooking, gardening being outdoors, her outdoor pets and singing. She was a member of St. Mary's Church, Ellis. She is survived by her husband, Terrance of Ellis. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Friday, October 16, 2020 at St. Mary's...

Rosetta Aschenbrenner, 75, of Ellis passed Saturday, October 3, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born July 27, 1945, to Clarence and Lillian Schmidt in Hays. Rosetta attended Ellis High School. On November 25, 1961, Rosetta married Robert Aschenbrenner at St. Mary’s Church in Ellis. Retiring from Enersys in July 2019 after many years of employment, Rosetta took joy in spoiling her grandkids, playing bingo and rooting for the Kansas City Chiefs and KU basketball teams. Survivors...

Fidelis Engel Jr. (Pinky), age 85 of Hays passed away Friday October 2, 2020 at Locust Grove Village in LaCrosse, Kansas. He was born September 16, 1935 in Munjor, Kansas to Fidelis Sr and Adeline (Befort) Engel. Fidelis was a lifetime farmer in the Munjor, Kansas area who dedicated his life to the land. His favorite past-time was reading, especially the Farm Journal, which he read from cover to cover.  He is survived by three sons, Fidelis “Dale” Engel III (Jody) of...

Harold (Harry) Francis Roth, of Overland Park, KS peacefully passed away surrounded by family, from complications of pancreatic cancer Tuesday October 6th, 2020 at the age of 71.  In addition to an honorable husband, father, grandfather, brother, friend, and role model, Harry was a leading home builder in the Kansas City metropolitan area.  He developed his construction skills and work-ethic as a young man on the farm near his hometown of Victoria, KS where he was an exceptional...

Gerald P. “Jerry” Laprade – age 83, of Hays, Kansas died Monday, October 12, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born September 9, 1937, in Easthampton, Massachusetts to George and Amanda (LaPointe) Laprade.  He married Doraleen (Kuhn) on August 8, 1962 at Victoria, Kansas. He was a French and American History teacher at St. Francis Seminary in Victoria, and at Thomas More Prep-Marian High School in Hays.  He also taught French at St. Joseph...

  Joan G. (Cline) Rinehart, age 92, of Liberal, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at HaysMed, Hays, Kansas. Joan was born in Fairbury, NE on August 28, 1928.  She was married to Kenneth W. Rinehart on August 19, 1949 in Fairbury, NE. Outside of spending time with her adult family and close friends, Joan was happiest when she could still roller skate and watch her grandchildren and her great grandchildren.  She is survived by her son Ken (Debra) Rinehart,...

Thomas Kinderknecht, age 77, of Hays, Kansas passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. He was born May 24, 1943 in Kansas City, Kansas to Joseph and Mary (Miller) Kinderknecht. He graduated from Ellis High School in 1961. On August 8, 1964 he married Charlene Klaus. Thomas was a sanitation worker for the City of Ellis, Kansas. He enjoyed playing pinochle, bowling, “scrapping and junking”, family BBQ’s and collecting Coors memorabilia. He...