All Obituaries

Lila Mae (Sander) Klein – age 85, from Wichita, Kansas died Sunday, September 15, 2019, at Via Christi Village Care Center in Wichita, Kansas.  She was born February 11, 1934, in Pfeifer, Kansas to John P. and Eva (Braun) Sander.  She married Elmer J. Klein on April 18, 1953, at Victoria, Kansas. Lila was a homemaker and was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Wichita, Kansas.  She grew up in Pfeifer, Kansas, attended the Pfeifer Grade School and was a...

John H. Chamberlain, age 79, of Hays, KS was born on July 11, 1940 and passed away on September 13, 2019.  Services are pending with Brock's-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory.

Patricia “Pat” Fisher, age 61, of Hays, Kansas passed away Monday, September 9, 2019 at Hays Medical Center. She was born December 27, 1957 in Hays, Kansas to A.P. and Catherine (Kuhn) Leiker.  Pat graduated from Hays High School in 1975. She married Darrell “Munch” Fisher on September 14, 1985 in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Ellis, Kansas. Pat was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church of Hays. She enjoyed sewing, baking and especially family time. She...

Cecil M. Patton and Alice (Tholen) Patton  – of San Jose, California.  Cecil, age 81, died April 1, 2001, and was born November 26, 1920, to Ernest B. and Sadie M. (Harrington) Patton.   Alice (Tholen), age 97, died March 9, 2019. She was born January 18, 1922, at the farm in Vincent, Kansas to Frederick U. and Clara G. (Dortland) Tholen.  Cecil and Alice were married September 12, 1943, in North Hollywood,...

James John Leiker, age 84, of Hays, Kansas died Sunday, September 8, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born October 20, 1934, in Hays, Kansas to John Francis and Philomena (Rupp) Leiker.  He married Sherry Ann (Ellis) on September 24, 1960, in Hays, Kansas. He was an Agronomy Technician at the Kansas State University Agricultural Research Center in Hays, Kansas.  He started working at the Research Center in his early teens years and returned in the mid...

Joseph Stegman, Jr., 85, Hays, KS passed away August 29, 2019 at Park West Plaza – Legend Senior Living, Wichita, KS. Joseph was born July 8, 1934, on the family farm 7 miles NE of Ness City, KS to Joseph and Regina Jacobs Stegman.  He graduated from Ness City High School in 1952. He was a graduate of Fort Hays State University with BS and MS degrees.  He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean War era. He later served as a teacher and administrator for 37 years at...

Dorothy Staab, 97, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, and aunt went to her heavenly home August 29, 2019. Dorothy was born on the spring day of May 4, 1922, on the family farm east of Catharine, Kansas.  She was the fifth child of eleven children born to Kilian and Anna Giebler.  Life was hard but love was plentiful.  Her life was centered around her religion and her faith in God.  Dorothy played guitar, piano, organ, and...

  Laurinda (Pfannestiel) Miller, age 89, of Hays, Kansas passed away Thursday, August 22, 2019 at Via Christi Village, Hays. She was born January 28, 1930 in Munjor, Kansas to Clem and Rose (Befort) Pfannestiel. On January 31, 1951 she married Linus Jacob Miller at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays. He preceded her in death December 19, 2012. Laurinda had worked at St. Anthony hospital retiring after more than 35 years. She was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. She was an...

Warner Alza Dietrich, 81, of Arkansas City, KS passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at his residence. Warner was born June 17, 1938, to Bern and Rose (Hadley) Dietrich in Ellis, KS.  He was reared and educated in Ellis, graduating from Ellis High School in 1956. Warner owned and operated a grocery store in Osborne, KS for several years before becoming a route driver for Betts Baking Company (Rainbow) for 40 years until his retirement. Survivors include his daughters Jill Bliss, Jan...

Alberta Marie (Potter) Morris, age 70 of Hays, Kansas left her earthly home on August 17, 2019 in the company of her family. She was born in Limon, Colorado on February 10, 1949 to Albert C. and Anna Marie (Connolly) Potter. She grew up in Colorado then moved to Scottsbluff, NE. She married Charlie Hindman in Oakley, KS. and later, she married Don Morris on July 29, 1988 and resided in Hays, KS.  He preceded her in death December 9, 2017.  She was a homemaker and had a strong love...