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Frank Nichols

Frank Nichols

May 31, 2013

Francis Neale "Frank" Nichols II, age 77, of Hays, passed away Friday, May 31, 2013 at Hays Medical Center. He was born July 2, 1935 in Arkansas City, KS. to Francis Neale Nichols and Wilma (Yingling) Smith. He was a US Army veteran. He married Karen Splitter on January 23, 1960 in Emporia, Ks. Frank received a B.S. degree from...

Rosalie "Rosie" Schuster

Rosalie "Rosie" Schuster

May 24, 2013

Rosalie Marie "Rosie" Schuster, age 68, of Ellis, passed away Friday, May 24, 2013 at Hays Medical Center. She was born June 2, 1944 in Hays, Kansas to Leo and Bertha (Polifka) Schutz. She graduated from Marian High School in 1962. She married Virgil Schuster on April 4, 1964 at St. Josephs Church in Hays. She was a co-owner of...

Joe A. Staab

Joe A. Staab

May 23, 2013

Joseph A. Staab, age 86 of Hays, formerly of Catharine, died Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Via Christi Village, Hays. He was born March 19, 1927 in Catharine, KS to William and Catherine (Schuler) Staab. He married Louise Meier on August 9, 1950 in Antonino, KS. He was a former Mill Operator for Hays Land and Cattle Company. He was...

Richard A. Moore Sr.

Richard A. Moore Sr.

May 20, 2013

Richard A. Moore Sr. age 97, of Hays, died Monday, May 20, 2013 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, KS. He was born August 16, 1915 in rural Antonino, Kansas to Richard A. and Clara M. (Smith) Moore. He was a graduate of Hays High School. He married Regina M. "Peggy" Moore on ??????, in ????????. She preceded him...

James Giebler

James Giebler

May 10, 2013

James E. "Jim" Giebler, 85, died May 10, 2013 at home with family present in Hays, Kansas. He was born June 26, 1927 in Severin, Kansas to James F. and Virginia (Koerner) Giebler. He married Theresa Marie Dinkel on September 4, 1950 in Emmeram, Kansas. As a young man, he worked in the oilfields. He served in the US Army...

Richarda Werth

Richarda Werth

Apr 28, 2013

Richarda Werth, age 89, of Hays, Passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013 at her home. She was born July 25, 1923 on a farm in Schoenchen to John A. and Rose M. (Stoecklein) Werth. She attended Sisters of St. Joseph Grade School and Rural High School in Schoenchen. She was employed at the Boeing Company in Wichita, KS for many...

Sally Frank

Sally Frank

Apr 27, 2013

Sally Lou (Brenton) Frank 71, Hays, died Saturday, April 27th, 2013, at Hays Medical Center. She was born December 4, 1941 in Emporia, KS to Delbert G. and Sally M. (Baker) Brenton. She married Robert F. Frank on September 10th, 1960 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays. They were married 44 years before he preceded her in death on August...

Armella Wasinger Thompson

Armella Wasinger Thompson

Apr 23, 2013

Armella Wasinger Thompson, aged 89, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Roswell, Georgia. She was born July 22, 1923 in Victoria, Kansas to Pius and Anna (Sander) Leiker. She graduated from Victoria High School, Victoria, Kansas in 1941 and was honored to act as Grand Marshal of the 2012 Victoria High School Homecoming Parade. She married Victor A. Wasinger on...

Kenneth Metzler

Kenneth Metzler

Apr 5, 2013

Kenneth Ross Metzler, 71, Ellis, died April 5, 2013, at Hays Medical Center. He was born in Wichita on January 22, 1942 to Walter and Alberta (Tawney) Metzler. He was raised on a farm near Ogallah until age 14, when the family moved to WaKeeney. He graduated from Trego Community High School in 1960 and attended Emporia State University. He...

Addie B. Kingsley

Addie B. Kingsley

Apr 4, 2013

Addie B. (Skelton) Kingsley died Thursday, April 4, 2013 in Hays, Kansas. She was 94 years old. She was born in Seligman, MO on November 21, 1918 to Randolph and Kate (Frost) Skelton. She married David Mahlon Kingsley, July 24, 1949 in Hays, Kansas. Addie B. attended Fort Hays Normal School and graduated with a teaching degree, teaching in Buckeye...

James Dinkel

James Dinkel

Apr 1, 2013

James Dinkel, age 80, of Hays passed away Monday, April 1, 2013 at Hays Medical Center. He was born July 10, 1932 on the family farm located south of Ellis in rural Ellis County. He married Frances L. Knoll on August 7, 1950 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays. He had worked for the Hays Flour Mill then started...

Freida Hagen

Freida Hagen

Mar 30, 2013

Freida (Sauer) Hagen, age 90, of Ellis passed away Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Trego County Long Term Care Facility in WaKeeney. She was born March 11, 1923 in Ellis to William and Mary (Zackman) Sauer. After graduating from Ellis High School she married Ernest Hagen on October 19, 1944 in Ellis. He preceded her in death on March 12,...

Billy "Bill" Wilson

Billy "Bill" Wilson

Mar 20, 2013

Billy "Bill" Raymond Wilson, age 75 of Hays, Passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at his home. He was born February 13, 1938 in Larned, Kansas to Frank Raymond and Doris Arlene (Cole) Wilson. He graduated from Pawnee Rock High School in 1956. Attended Hutchinson Community College on a track scholarship and graduated from Fort Hays State University with a...

Lee Simpson

Lee Simpson

Mar 18, 2013

Lee Grubb Simpson, age 76 of Hays, Kansas and formerly of Austin Texas passed away at home from renal disease complications on March 18, 2013. Lee was born July 12, 1936 in Ellsworth County Kansas to Roy and Evelyn (Mog) Grubb. She graduated from Hays High School in 1954 where she enjoyed an active student life as a friend to...

Marvin "Shorty" Wagner

Marvin "Shorty" Wagner

Mar 15, 2013

Marvin J."Shorty" Wagner, 89, Hays died Friday, March 15, 2013. He was living with his son, Jerry at the time of his death. He was born, October 23, 1923 in Victoria on the farm to Anton G. Wagner and Catherine (Hammerschmidt) Wagner. He married RoseMary Molleker on March 30, 1948 in Hyacinth. She preceded him in death on April 30,1988....

Victor Klein

Victor Klein

Mar 15, 2013

Victor Klein, age 86, of Hays, passed away Friday, March 15, 2013 at Via Christi Village, Hays. He was born July 15, 1926 in Pfeifer, Kansas to Adam J. and Magdalena (Breit) Klein. He was married to Cleopha Degenhardt. He worked at the Hays City Flour Mill for 16 years and then became a wholesale liquor salesman. He is survived...

Oliver J. Lee

Oliver J. Lee

Mar 10, 2013

Oliver Junior Lee, age 73, of McCracken, Kansas passed away Saturday, march 9, 2013 at the Rush County Memorial Hospital in LaCrosse. He was born June 29, 1939 in Cross City, Florida to Oliver James and Rubbie (Futch) Lee. He married Alice E. Bremer on June 7, 1961 in Rawlins, WY. He was a Heavy Equipment Operator during his working...

Mary Alice Kundred

Mary Alice Kundred

Mar 9, 2013

Mary Alice Kundred, age 87, of Hays, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Hays Medical Center. She was born July 17, 1925 in Catharine, KS. to Jacob and Angela (Karlin) Staab. She was a graduate of Hays High. She married John E. Kundred in 1943. She was a homemaker and a cook at Wilson Elementary School for 14 years....

Kirstin Renae Nelson

Kirstin Renae Nelson

Feb 25, 2013

Kirstin Renae Nelson, age 28, of Ellis, passed away Monday, February 25, 2013 in Ellis County, Kansas the result of an automobile accident. She was born March 27, 1984 in Hays, Kansas to Greg Unrein and Juanita (Landwehr). She married Eric Nelson October 22, 2011. She was currently a housekeeper at the Days Inn of Ellis. She was a former...

Leonard Wegele

Leonard Wegele

Feb 21, 2013

Leonard S. Wegele, age 91, of Ellis, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Society in Ellis. He was born October 31, 1921 in Russell County, Kansas to Solomon and Lydia (Bitter) Wegele. He married Alvina Wiedeman in Milberger, Kansas on October 13, 1946. She preceded him in death on September 28, 1999. He was a farmer...

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