All Obituaries

Joseph Patrick Feldt, age 55, of Hays, passed away at his home in Hays on May 26, 2020.  Joe was born January 25, 1965 in Colby, Kansas to Arthur Harold and Julia (Mumm) Feldt.  Memorial Services will be Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 10:00 AM at Brock's-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory, 2509 Vine Hays, KS followed by a committal service at the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery at 2 PM in Park, KS. A complete obituary is pending with Brock's-Keithley Funeral Chapel and...

Kelly Eugene Traxel, age 57, of Hays, Kansas passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at his home. He was born April 30, 1963 in Kansas City, Kansas to David Traxel and Rose Lea (West) Traxel. Kelly was an OTR Truck Driver for Butler Trucking and JB Hunt. He was an auto enthusiast, and a people person. He was married to Tracy Jones and from that union came a daughter: Jennifer. They later divorced. He is survived by his daughter Jennifer Traxel (Matthew) from Hays, KS; two brothers: Kenny...

Linda Diane (Brown) Ruder, age 67, of Hays, Kansas passed away Monday, May 18, 2020 at Hays Medical Center.  She was born August 7, 1952 in Russell, Kansas to Kenneth and Viola (Baum) Brown.  She married Stephen P. Ruder on December 27, 1969 at the Plainville Catholic Church, recently celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Linda worked as a medical assistant for Dr. Christine Kelly, as well as a bookkeeper for her husband’s business.  She was a member of the...

Florine M. Sanders, age 94, of Hays, Kansas passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Via Christi Village in Hays. She was born March 14, 1926 in Ellis, Kansas to John and Agnes (Spies) Younker. She married Alvin J. Sanders July 20, 1946. Florine was a homemaker and former gift shop manager of St. Anthony Hospital in Hays. She was a former member of the St. John’s New Horizons Auxiliary serving as president and a member of the Fort Hays State University Senior Companion Program. Florine...

Carlyn Murphy, age 87, formerly of Hays, died Sunday, May 10, at Midland Care in Topeka.  She was born August 29, 1932 in Abilene Kansas to Walter D. and Pauline (Jeffcoat) Burcham.  She graduated from Abilene High School and attended Emporia State University. She married Harlan F. Murphy on January 3, 1953 in Abilene.  The family moved to Hays in 1965.  She was a retail sales clerk in a dress shop and later owned a basket shop-The Wicker Hang Up.  She enjoyed...

Phyllis Jean Schuster, age 95, of Hays, KS passed away May 10, 2020 at Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell.  She was born October 30, 1924 in Garrison, KS to Jesse and Helen (McCann) Turley. She married William Schuster on September 13, 1947 in Ellis, Kansas. He preceded her in death in 1995. Phyllis was a United States Navy veteran.  She was a member of the Hays Women’s Bowling Association for many years, as well as the Great Bend VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She is survived by...

     Barbara Elise Willcut – age 84, of Hays, Kansas died Saturday, May 9, 2020 at her home.  She was born June 14,1935 in Verona, New Jersey to Ralph and Evelyn Elise (Reilly) Fulle.  She married Vernon Willcut in 1976 and he preceded her in death.      She was an assembly worker at Hewlett Packard in Colorado Springs for over 20 years when she retired.  She attended grade school and grew up in Montclair, New Jersey then attended...

     James H. “Jim” Shore – age 74, of Walker, Kansas died Monday, May 4, 2020, at his home.  He was born March 10, 1946, at Wichita, Kansas.  His parents were Opher and Vivian (Huckle) Shore.  He married Marge (Halbleib) on April 10, 1975 at Salina, Kansas.      He was a Field Supervisor in Construction for many years and retired in 2008.  He lived in Wichita, Salina and out of state before moving to Walker in...

Francis Samuel Cook, Jr age 75, of Hays, Kansas passed away May 5, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society, Hays, KS.  He was born April 17, 1945 in Hays, KS to Frank S. Cook and Lucille E (Poliflka) Cook. He married Selma J. Giebler at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays on June 12, 1965. Francis attended grade school in Plainville and graduated from St. Joseph Military Academy, Hays in 1963.  Francis and Selma lived many years in Goodland, Kansas, before returning to Hays.  Francis...

Cora Lee (Schmidt) Pfannenstiel – age 82  of Hays, Kansas died Friday, May 1, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays.  She was born June 22, 1937, on the farm north of  Catharine, Kansas to Alexius F. and Sibylla (Schmeidler) Schmidt.  She married Melvin  Pfannenstiel on January 2, 1960, at Severian, Kansas. She was a nurse for 43 years working at St. Anthony Hospital, Hays; Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend; and High Plains Mental Health Center,...