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Michael Weigel

Michael Weigel

Dec 5, 2012

Michael Lee Weigel, age 54, of Pfeifer, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at his home. He was born March 26, 1958 in Hays, Kansas to Robert L. and Anna Marie (Schmidt) Weigel. He graduated from TMP-Marian High School in 1976. He was a US Navy veteran. He worked at Larned State Hospital in patient care. He was an avid...

Vernon Baier

Vernon Baier

Dec 4, 2012

Vernon J. Baier, age 90, of Hays, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. He was born April 11, 1922 in Hays, KS. to John W. and Anna V. (Wiesner) Baier. He graduated from St. Joseph Military Academy in 1940. He married Irene Schmidt on January 10, 1943. She preceded him in death in October...

Marie Karlin

Marie Karlin

Dec 2, 2012

Marie Mildred Karlin,91, Hays, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Hays Good Samaritan Center. She was born November 10, 1921 to Jerome and Clara (Degenhardt) Hartman and was a 1939 graduate of Girls Catholic High School. Marie married Irvin Karlin on February 22, 1944. She and Irv celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary two months before Irvs death in April of...

Walter "Chuck" Ross

Walter "Chuck" Ross

Nov 30, 2012

Walter Charles "Chuck" Ross, age 65, of Hays, passed away Friday, November 30, 2012 at Hays Medical Center. He was born July 1, 1947 in Hays, Kansas to Walter C. and Philomena (Fisher) Ross. He graduated from St. Joseph Military Academy in 1965 and from Fort Hays State University with a Bachelors in Business. He married Deborah J. Flagler on...

Michael Kinderknecht

Michael Kinderknecht

Nov 28, 2012

Michael Albert Anthony Kinderknecht, age 49, of Victoria, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012 in Hays. He was born September 12, 1963 in Hays to Donald and Virginia (Legleiter) Kinderknecht. He married Roberta Dawn Foster on October 15, 2005 in WaKeeney. He was a laborer at Cross Manufacturing of Hays and had been a pumper in the oilfields. He enjoyed...

Rose Ann Sipes

Rose Ann Sipes

Nov 27, 2012

Rose Ann (Werth) Sipes, age 75, of Ellis, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at the Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington. She was born May 3, 1937 in rural Schoenchen, Kansas to August and Dorothy (Werth) Werth. She graduated from Schoenchen High School in 1955. Rose Ann works at Adronics of Hays as a assembly line worker. She was a...

Shane Gottschalk

Shane Gottschalk

Nov 19, 2012

Shane Paul Gottschalk, age 21, of Hays, passed away Monday, November 19th at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He was born February 25, 1991, in Hays, Kansas, to Gregg and Patricia (Wooster) Gottschalk. Shane graduated from TMP-Marian in 2009 and was attending college at Fort Hays State University. He was a very active person working for Wagoner...

Blake Mcguire

Blake Mcguire

Nov 16, 2012

Blake McGuire, age 61 of Garnett, KS, formally of Hays, KS, passed away November 16, 2012 in Garnett. He was born on Aug 10, 1951 in Hays, KS, to Inez McGuire and Jim McGuire. Blake graduated high school from Hays High in 1969, and college from Fort Hays State University in 1974 where he was a member the Delta Sigma...

Pat Rigby

Pat Rigby

Nov 15, 2012

Kenneth Leroy "Pat" Rigby, age 87, of Hays passed away Thursday, November 15, 2012 at Hays Medical Center. He was born June 30, 1925 in Waldo, Kansas to Harry and Lydia "Merle" (Bealby) Rigby. He married Margaret "Paula" Walter September 29, 1973 in Hays, Kansas. She preceded him in death February 11, 2012. Pat spent his working career in the...

William Ocamb

William Ocamb

Nov 14, 2012

William Edward Ocamb, age 79, of Ellis, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. He was born May 19, 1933 in Pawnee, Oklahoma to Leonard and Margaret "Irene" (Ccristensen) Ocamb. He graduated from Ellis High School in 1951 and a veteran of the US Navy serving in Korea. He worked as a printer for Hydro...

Myrn Newell

Myrn Newell

Nov 10, 2012

Mary Alice "Myrn" Newell, age 58, of Hays, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2012 at her home. She was born January 6, 1954 in Hays, Kansas to Eloise J. "Frenchie" and Frances (Goetz) Newell. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays. She is survived by her father, E.J. Newell and a sister, Joan Palmer and husband...

Russell Harvey

Russell Harvey

Nov 7, 2012

Russell 'Russ' Louis Harvey, age 85, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at Hays Medical Center, of complications from pneumonia. He was born to Ross and Hazel (Shane) Harvey on November 20, 1926, in Coon Rapids, Iowa. Married to Ruth Ailene Daubendiek on September 20, 1946 in Jefferson, Iowa. Russ was a longtime businessman owning and operating...

Carla Muench

Carla Muench

Nov 5, 2012

Carla Diane (Herold) Muench, age 60, of Hays, passed away Monday, November 5 at her home. She was born February 27, 1952 in Little River, KS to Raymond and Betty (Bindrum) Herold. She married Michael Muench on June 25, 1995 in Hays. She has worked at the Hays Wal-Mart for the past 14 years working in several departments. Prior to...

Mildred Jinks

Mildred Jinks

Nov 5, 2012

Mildred Jinks, age 91, of Ellis, passed away Monday, November 5th at the Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. She was born April 11, 1921 in Ellis to George and Mary (Lang) Luea. She was a LPN working throughout Kansas in nursing. She returned to Ellis for her retirement and continued to serve the elderly in the community. She was a member...

Betty M. Lang

Betty M. Lang

Nov 3, 2012

Elizabeth "Betty" Mae (Sander) Lang, age 83, of Hays, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2012 at Hays Medical Center. She was born November 2, 1929 in Victoria, Kansas to Peter P. and Elizabeth (Schmidtberger) Sander. She married Alex J. Lang on May 17, 1949 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays. He preceded her in death on April 16, 2007....

Sarah Ward

Sarah Ward

Nov 2, 2012

Sarah Elizabeth (Houck) Ward, age 88, of Ellis, passed away Friday, November 2, 2012 at Hays Medical Center. She was born Thanksgiving Day, November 29, 1923 in Independence, Ks to Frank M. and Helen (Halsey) Houck. She married Gerald L. Ward, MD in 1947 in Independence, Ks. He preceded her death on December 14, 1967. She was a homemaker and...

Carlene Graham

Carlene Graham

Nov 1, 2012

Carlene Edith (McWilliams) Graham, age 79, of Quinter, "fell asleep in Christ" (1 Cor. 15:12-20) Thursday, November 1, 2012 at the Gove County Long Term Care Facility in Quinter. She was born June 17, 1933 in Gove County to George Carlton and Audrey Marie (Glick) McWilliams. She married Chester Edward Graham on July 28, 1952. They celebrated their 60th wedding...

Ivone Yosett Martinez

Ivone Yosett Martinez

Oct 31, 2012

Ivone Yosett Martinez, 25 of Garden City, Kansas died Wednesday, October 31, 2012 in Hays, Kansas. She was born December 31, 1986 in Tasquillo, Hidalgo, Mexico, daughter of Ricardo and Maura (Martinez) Martinez. Ivone moved to Garden City, Kansas to lived with her parents at the age of 14 years old. She attended school and graduated from Garden City High...

Chester Graham

Chester Graham

Oct 15, 2012

Chester Graham, age 79, of Quinter, "fell asleep in Christ" (1 Cor. 15:12-20) Monday, October 15, 2012 at the Gove County Medical Center in Quinter. He was born July 24, 1933 in Gove County to Samuel Earl and Luella Mae (Milroy) Graham. He married Carlene McWilliams on July 28, 1952. For the first twelve years of their married life Chester...

H. Edward Lecuyer

H. Edward Lecuyer

Oct 14, 2012

H. Edward Lecuyer, age 87, of Hays formerly of Ellis, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2012 at Hays Medical Center. He was born December 14, 1924 in Ellis to Dr. Anthol and Mary (Henchey) Lecuyer. He married Marjie Shepherd on July 20, 1957 in Craig, Colorado at the Congregational Church. Edward was a Co-Founder of Merrick & Company of Aurora,...

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