All Obituaries

Rita “Ritie” M. Bell, age 84, of Hays, KS, passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at the Hays Medical Center. Ritie was born on February 5, 1934 in Catharine, KS to Alphonse and Albina (Schukman) Wolf. She was an Environmental Specialist with Fort Hays State University for almost 30 years. Ritie was a senior companion that volunteered and help facilitate activities at nursing homes. She enjoyed...

  Hubert Brungardt, age 83, of Hays, Kansas passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Via Christi Village, Hays. He was born February 12, 1935 in Gorham, Kansas to Edward J. and Catherine (Bellinder) Brungardt. On May 19, 1997 he married Shirley (Jacobs) Stalder in Hays. Hubert was a retired truck driver working for Groendyke and Farmland Industries for 24 years. Prior to that he had worked in the oil...

James “Jim” Dean Sanders, age 74, passed away June 15, 2018 at Hays Medical Center. He was born the son of Elmer and Freda Marie (Leikam) Sanders on August 17, 1943 in Hays, KS. Jim enjoyed fishing, playing pool and pinball. He was an excellent leatherman and created beautiful pieces of art...

Eugene “Gene” Jacobs, age 96, of Hays, KS, passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society-Hays. Gene was born on July 1, 1921 in Pfeifer, KS to John and Pauline (Roth) Jacobs. He married Lillian Klaus on February 23, 1952 in Pfeifer, KS. She preceded him in death on September...

Eldon A. “Woody” Schmidtberger – age 85, of Victoria, Kansas died Saturday, June 2, 2018, at his home. He was born December 30, 1932, in Victoria, Kansas to Frank and Elizabeth (Weigel) Schmidtberger.  He married Alberta Marie (Kurz) York-Goscha on June 19, 1976, in Victoria, Kansas. He was a truck driver hauling grain and cattle.  He hauled for High Plains Grain, Weilert Enterprises,...

     Leslie E. “Les” Gross – age 71, of Munjor, Kansas, died Thursday, May 31, 2018, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born February 2, 1947, in Hays to Joseph J. “Joe” and Rose (Pfannenstiel) Gross.  He married Linda Faye (Weigel) on November 16, 1968, in Hays. He worked in the oil fields all of his life, starting with R.C. Williams for 20...

Sharon L. Anderson, age 66, passed away May 30, 2018 at the Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell, Kansas. She was born March 1, 1952 in West Palm Beach, Florida to Ernie and Betty (Tardy) Delburn. She married Stephen Anderson on January 31, 1985. He preceded her in death. Sharon was a RN for several central Kansas facilities and home health care providers. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary of Ness...

Rosemary “Rose” Schumacher, 86, of Wichita, KS, passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at her son’s home in Hays. Rose was born on July 14, 1931 to Joseph and Anna (Haffner) Staab in Topeka, KS. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Schumacher; son, Robert; daughter, Linda;...

 Russell M. O’Donnell – age 78, of Largo, Florida, died Monday, May 28, 2018. He was born March 26, 1940, in Chicago, IL to Thomas W. and Lillian M. (Shersh) O’Donnell.  He married Patricia Ann (Denning) on October 15, 1966 at Gorham, Kansas.  She preceded him in death on April 30, 1995. He was an engineer in telecommunications field and retired from A T & T in 1995.  He...

Kathleen Kay “Kathy” Ukele, age 59, of Hays, Kansas a loving mother, wife and grandmother, passed away unexpectedly on May 26, 2018 while spending time with family and friends at the place she loved most, Wilson Lake. Kathy was born on October 18, 1958 in Oberlin, Kansas to Earnest Keith and Imogene (Harold) Gallatin. She graduated from Decatur County High School in 1976. Kathy was a long-time office...