All Obituaries

Alberta Knoll, age 97, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. She was born May 14, 1923 in Hays, Kansas to Peter and Amelia (Dreiling) VonFeldt. She graduated from Girls Catholic High in Hays. Alberta worked as a clerk for an abstract company. She had been a long time Senior Companion volunteer for many years at the Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and the Daughters of Isabella both of Ellis as...

Delbert Arthur Dietrich, 84, of Ellis died Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at HaysMed in Hays.  He was born August 14, 1935 to Arthur and Martha (May) Dietrich.  He had one younger sister, Marlene.  He attended Adair country school in Trego County and Ellis High School.  He lived most of his life on the family farm northwest of Ellis.  He married Rosalie Schuster February 7, 1955 and together they had four children, Debbie, Fred, Lynda and Laura.  On July 10,...

Hays, Kansas - James Volney “Jim” Bottomly, age 84, died Saturday, January 11, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society of Ellis      He was born April 9, 1935, at Lenora, Kansas, to Herbert J. and Jane Jean (Watson) Davis-Russ Bottomly.  He married Mildred C. (Knoll) on July 25, 1955, at Hill City, Kansas.      He worked for the U.S. Post Office in  Reno, Nevada, for 27 years and retired in 1990.  He attended grade school and...

Edward A. Schmeidler, age 89, of Hays, Kansas passed away Friday, January 10, 2020 at Via Christi Village, Hays. He was born June 25, 1930 in Severin, Kansas to August and Anna (Miller) Schmeidler. He graduated from St. Joseph Military Academy. Eddie was a lifelong farmer and rancher. He was a US Army Veteran and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays. He is survived by a brother, Norman Schmeidler; a sister, Rita Schmeidler; numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great...

Estella (Schippers) Kuhn – age 81, of Victoria, Kansas died Saturday, January 4, 2020 at her home. She was born June 22, 1938 in Hays, Kansas to John M. and Anna C. (Kippes) Schippers.  She married Francis J. “Frank” Kuhn on April 19, 1958 in Victoria, Kansas.  He preceded her in death on October 10, 2004. She was a homemaker, worked at Joe Roth Accounting in Victoria, Travenol Labs in Hays for 20 years, and at the Victoria Clinic until she retired at the age of...

Mary Ann (Hoffman) Ward, age 84 passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020 in Wichita. She was born January 6, 1935 in Hays KS to John and Agnes Hoffman. She graduated from Girls Catholic High in Hays and married to Joe E. Ward on November 12, 1954 at St Joseph Church in Hays. She was retired from the Wichita Eagle Newspaper. She is survived by her daughter Pam Ridler and husband Randy of Castle Rock CO and son Art Ward and wife Agnes of Wichita. She had four grandchildren: Ryan Ridler...

Harold J. Schmeidler, 93, of Walker, Kansas died Saturday, January 4, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays. He was born September 14, 1926, in Catharine, Kansas to John and Emma (Wolf) Schmeidler.  He married Norma Jean (Dechant) on June 24, 1950, in Hays, Kansas.  She preceded him in death on February 15, 2007. He grew up on a farm North of Catharine, attended the Catharine Grade School and was a 1944 graduate of St. Joseph Military Academy.  He was a farmer and a...

Virginita Linenberger – age 90, of Hays, Kansas died Saturday, January 4, 2020, a the Kenwoodview Health and Rehabilitation Center, Salina, Kansas. She was born September 24, 1929, at Victoria, Kansas, to Bonavent and Gertrude (Beck) - Brungardt Linenberger. She grew up and attended school in Victoria.  She worked at Travenol  Labs in Hays for 12 years.  She was a member of The Basilica of St. Fidelis and Secular Franciscan Order both of Victoria.  She lived in...

Alan Helget, 72, Hays, died Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at Hays Medical Center. He was born March 17, 1947 to Andrew and Sophie (Hammerschmidt) Helget, in Hays.  He was a graduate from Hays High School (1965). He married Janice (Rome) Helget on December 28, 1970 in Victoria.  He served in the US Navy for 13 years.  He retired from Fort Hays State University Grounds Department in 2009 after 25 years.  He enjoyed his corvette and was an avid animal lover. Survivors...

O.Z. Bizzell, age 87 formerly of Hays, KS passed away December 31, 2019 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Arrangements are pending with Brock's-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601