Current Obituaries
Norman Harmon
Jun 13, 2012
Pastor Norman D. Harmon age 70 of Ellis, Kansas formally of Indiana, was ushered into the presence of His Lord on Wed. June 13th 2012 at 5:50 AM at Hayes Medical Center in Hayes, Ks. He was born in Terre Haute, Ind to the late Mr. & Mrs. Norman D. Harmon Sr. on Jan. 24th 1942. In Oct. 1965 he...
Rev. Lyle M. Knuth
Jun 9, 2012
The Rev. Lyle Martin Knuth, 74, died June 9, 2012, at his home in Ellis, Kansas. He was born September 28, 1937, in Guymon, OK, and was a 1955 graduate of Texhoma High School, Texhoma, OK. He continued his education at St. John‘s junior college in Winfield, KS, and Concordia senior college in Fort Wayne, IN. He received his master's...
Catherine "Katie" Rohr
May 28, 2012
ROHR (Brown), CATHERINE "KATIE", 90, Catherine passed away on May 28, 2012, at the Catholic Care Center in Wichita, KS. She was born in Ellis, KS. June 1st, 1921. She married Clarence Rohr on April 25, 1939 at St. Mary's Church in Ellis, Kansas. She worked with her husband who owned a venetian blind and drapery business in Hays, KS....
Theresa Leiker
May 24, 2012
Theresa Leiker, age 82, of Hays, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012 at Via Christi Village, Hays. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Monday, May 28th at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Munjor. Visitation will be Sunday 5 PM- 8 PM and Monday 9 AM - 9:30 AM all at Brock's North Hill Chapel {2509 Vine Hays, KS....
Lisa Grubb
May 10, 2012
Lisa (Heiland) Grubb, age 43, of Ellis, Passed away Thursday, may 10, 2012 at her home in Ellis. She was born May 1, 1969 in Dodge City, Kansas to Ves and Jeanne (Tassett) Heiland. She graduated from Dodge City High School. On December 10, 2006 she married Tom Grubb in Las Vegas. She was a medical transcriptionist until May 15,...
Eugene I. Rohr
May 5, 2012
Eugene I. "Gene" Rohr, age 87, of Hays, passed away after a lengthy illness Saturday, May 5, 2012 at his home in Hays. He was born July 14, 1924 in Munjor, Kansas to John P. and Anna Marie (Riedel) Rohr. He married Kathryn Doerfler on June 1, 1948 in Hays. Gene worked for 47 years at the Hays Daily News,...
Ethel Ann Gatschet
Apr 25, 2012
Ethel Ann Gatschet, 72, Hays, died Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Hays Medical Center. She was born October 31, 1939 in Victoria, Kansas to Pius and Anna (Sander) Leiker. She graduated from Victoria High School, Victoria, Kansas in 1957 and attended and graduated from the St. Anthony School of Nursing, Hays, Kansas in 1960. She married George P. Gatschet on...
Helen J. Davis
Apr 19, 2012
Helen June Davis, age 103, of Hays, formerly of Des Moines, IA passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012 at her daughters home in Hays. She was born June 29, 1908 in Hocking, Iowa to Andrew and Anna (Musick) Thomas. She married Donald W. Davis on August 24, 1931. He preceded her in death in 1975. She was a homemaker. She...
Albert Ruder Jr.
Apr 15, 2012
Albert Ruder Jr., age 72, of Hays, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. He was born May 3, 1939 in Antonino, Kansas to Albert and Adeline (Korby) Ruder. He was a US Army veteran serving during the Korean War. He had worked at Fort Hays State University as a custodian and as a milkman...
Donald Storer
Apr 6, 2012
Donald Dwayne Storer, age 77, of Hays, passed away Friday, April 6, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. He was born August 20, 1934 in Studley, KS to Olin Franklin and Opal L. (Shepard) Storer. He married Vera Cassity on September 8, 1960 at the First United Methodist Church in Hays. He was a US Army veteran serving during...
Frances Newell
Apr 6, 2012
Frances Newell, age 86, of Hays, passed away Friday, April 6, 2012 at Hays Medical Center. She was born July 1, 1925 in Hays, Kansas to Mike and Josepha (Wiesner) Goetz. She graduated from Girls Catholic High in Hays. She married Eloise J. "Frenchie" Newell on August 5, 1946 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays. She was a homemaker,...
Thecla Haas
Apr 1, 2012
Thecla Clara Haas, age 96, of Hays, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2012 at Hays Medical Center. She was born August 12, 1915 in Vincent, KS. to Ulrich and Elizabeth (Von Lintel) Berens. She graduated from Victoria High School in 1933. She married Alfred A. Haas on Nov. 23, 1936 at Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Antonino. He...
Lucas Romey
Mar 28, 2012
Lucas "Pops", J. Romey 78, Hays, died Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. He was born September 3, 1933, in Ellis to Anton and Marcella (Copp) Romey. He grew up in Ellis and attended Ellis High School. He married Ida Montgomery in 1955 in Ellis. He was a retired oilfield worker employed at Sun Oilfield Cementing and...
Betty Hagen
Mar 28, 2012
Betty Lou Hagen, age 81, of Ellis, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at the Hays Medical Center. She was born April 8, 1930 in Zurich, Kansas to Benjamin and Daisy (Homan) Sparks. She attended school in Zurich and Palco. She married Oscar F. Hagen on December 2, 1948 in Ellis. He preceded her in death on June 11, 2002....
Daniel E Pfeifer
Mar 26, 2012
Daniel E. Pfeifer, age 73 of Hays, passed away Monday, March 26, 2012, at Hays Medical Center. He was born April 15, 1938, in Hays to Eugene and Irene (Dinges) Pfeifer. He graduated from St. Joseph Military Academy in 1955, and he received an Electrical Engineering Degree from Kansas State University. He married Emily Werth August 29, 1959, in Schoenchen....
Donald J. Miller
Mar 21, 2012
Donald J. Miller, age 76, of Hays, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Hays Medical Center. He was born December 16, 1935 in Hays to A.R. and Seraphine (Ruder) Miller. He married Jo Ann Dinkel on January 9, 1960 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Hays. He was a custodian for USD 489 for 43 years. He was a...
Ellen T. Brett
Mar 20, 2012
Ellen T. Brett, age 88, of Hays, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at St. John's of Victoria. She was born February 24, 1924 in Donegal, Ireland to Patrick and Mary (Campbell) Gillespie. She married Edward Brett on July 22, 1950 in Brooklyn, N.Y. He preceded her in death in 1996. She trained as a nurse in England and was...
Albert S Bieker
Mar 16, 2012
Albert S Bieker, age 88, of Ellis, passed away Friday, March 16, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. He was born September 16, 1923 in Ellis to Sylvester and Barbara (Aschenbrenner) Bieker. He married Bertha Erbert on November 16, 1943 in Ellis. She preceded him in death on March 4, 2012. Albert was a farmer and mechanic. He had...
Lois King
Mar 15, 2012
Lois Alberta King, 98, died March 15, 2012 at her home in Ellis KS. She was born July 26, 1913 to Albert and Inez (Falconberry) Martin on the family farm near Zurich KS. She married Fred J. (Fritz) King on January 19, 1932 in Russell KS. He preceded her in death on December 7, 2001. She was a homemaker. She...
Arlene Ruder
Mar 14, 2012
Arlene Rose (Wiesner) Ruder, age 76, of Hays, passed away Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 at Hays Medical Center. She was born April 4, 1935 in Hays, Kansas to Leo and Josephine (Smith) Wiesner. She graduated from Girl's Catholic High in 1953. She married Virgil "Hess" Ruder on April 23, 1955 in Hays. He preceded her in death on December 9,...