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John Craig Young
Feb 13, 2023
Obituary John Craig Young age 58, former Hays, Kansas resident, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2023, at the Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas. He was born March 14, 1964, in Hays, Kansas to Edgar Batson and Betty Lee (Wallerstedt) Young. John was a bartender at the HOME Party Club in Hays for a number of years. He grew...
Thomas A. 'Tom' Koerner
Feb 6, 2023
Obituary Thomas (Tom) Allen Koerner, 79, Hays, died February 6, at home. He was born July 11, 1943 in Hays, KS to Joseph and Bertha (Miller) Koerner and grew up in Hays. He married Sheila Sheck and later married Judy K. Giebler on June 11, 1977 in Hays. He was a 1961 graduate of St. JosephsMilitary Academy, joined the Air...
Betty Ziegler
Feb 5, 2023
Obituary Betty Jean Ziegler, age 76, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at Long Term Care, in WaKeeney, KS. Betty was born at St. Anthonys Hospital in Hays, KS, on September 20, 1946, to Ignatz and Mary (Weber) Beer. She was the oldest of four daughters. She attended school in Wakeeney, KS, graduating from Trego Community High School in...
Catherine Ann 'Katy' Windholz
Feb 5, 2023
Obituary Catherine Ann Katy Windholz died on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at Brookdale Senior Living Solutions, Hays. She was 89. Katy was born on January 19, 1934, at the family farm near Walker, Kansas to John and Catherine (Scheck) Riedel. She was the 11th of 13 siblings. She appreciated her childhood, spending time and doing various chores around the farm...
Wanda Pilkington
Feb 3, 2023
Obituary Wanda Lou Pilkington, age 91, of Hays, Kansas passed away Friday, February 3, 2023 at Rush County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit. She was born December 6, 1931 in Colby, Kansas to Nick and Marcella (Schlyer) Eberle. She married John E. Pilkington July 30, 1950. He preceded her in death on July 15, 2004. Wanda had worked as...
Dwight Wagner
Feb 3, 2023
Obituary Dwight Wagner, age 88, of Larned, Kansas, passed away on February 3, 2023. He was born March 18, 1934, to Edwin and Mabel Edna (Hinkel) Wagner in Ness City, Kansas. He graduated Ness City High School in 1953, he then served in the United States Army as a German Interpreter for four years. After service, he enjoyed many jobs...
Betty Wayman
Feb 2, 2023
Obituary Betty Wayman, age 88, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Thursday, February 2, 2023 at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas. She was born on a farm south of Ellis on February 11, 1934 to Fredrick William & Florence Elma (Carter) Mickelson. She married Melvin Grosz May 1951 & later divorced. She moved to Wyoming in 1964 where she...
Henry Mason Sellers
Jan 31, 2023
Obituary Henry (Hank) Mason Sellers, son of W D Sellers and Mildred L (Jenkins) Sellers was born on October 9, 1945 in Fort Worth, TX. He died peacefully at home on January 31, 2023 at the age of 77. Henry lived his early life in Texas until his family moved to Kiowa, KS. He was a graduate of the Class...
Mary Ann Befort
Jan 31, 2023
Obituary Mary Ann Befort, 90 years old, passed away on January 31, 2023 in Lacrosse, Kansas. She was born October 7, 1932 in Hays, Kansas to Leo and Emma Gabel. She married Earl Befort on November 10, 1955. Mary Ann worked as a school cook for USD 489 in Hays, as well as a secretary for Ralph Hunter, and a...
Jack Samples
Jan 30, 2023
Obituary Jack M. Samples, age 90, of Hays, Kansas passed away Monday, January 30, 2023 at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. He was born July 3, 1932, at Skiatook, OK, to William and Gertrude (Montgomery) Samples. Jack graduated from Hays High School in 1950 and took a year of college at Fort Hays Kansas State College. He worked for Central...
Marion Schumacher
Jan 29, 2023
Obituary Marion D. Schumacher, age 83, of Munjor, Kansas passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023 at HaysMed. He was born May 21, 1939 in Ellis County, Kansas on the farm near Victoria to Alois "Shorty" and Mary (Jacobs) Schumacher. On April 12, 1958 he married Natalie Robben in Walker, Kansas. She preceded him in death on May 14, 1994. Marion...
Annette 'Nettie' Norman
Jan 28, 2023
Obituary Annette "Nettie" Norman age 76, died Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the Azria Health Woodhaven Care Center in Great Bend, Kansas. She was born October 22, 1946, in Pratt, Kansas. Annette was the fifth of seven children. She lived in various locations before settling in Hays, in her adult years. After 25 years if employment she retired from Good...
Theresa Klaus
Jan 28, 2023
Obituary Theresa (Weigel) Klaus age 79 of Victoria, Kansas passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Via Christi Village Care Center Hays, Kansas. She was born March 2, 1943, at Hays, Kansas to Alfred G. and Mary Anna (Hammerschmidt) Weigel. She married Kenneth Klaus on July 30, 1960, and they later divorced. Theresa grew up in Victoria, attended Victoria...
Sue Martha Vonfeldt
Jan 27, 2023
Obituary Sue VonFeldt Martha Sue VonFeldt, 78, Topeka, died Friday, January 27, 2023 at the Midland Hospice House. She was born August 7, 1944 in Claflin, Kansas, to Joseph and Georgia Patzner.
She attended grade school at Claflin, Kansas, and graduated from Claflin Rural High School in 1961. She married Karl VonFeldt, Victoria, KS, on May 29, 1961 at The...
Cindy Lou Schmidt
Jan 26, 2023
Obituary Cindy Lou (Huff) Schmidt, age 62, of Hays, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023, at her home in Hays, Kansas. She was born July 16, 1960, in Hoisington, Kansas, to Robert Dean "Bob" Huff and Alverda Marie (Woolard). She married David Allen Schmidt on December 31, 1999, at Hays, Kansas. She grew up in Hays, was a...
Rebecca Speier
Jan 25, 2023
Obituary Rebecca 'Becky' Speier, age 91, of Hays, Kansas passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at Delmar Gardens in Overland Park, Kansas. She was born August 31, 1931 to Patrick Thigpen and Julia (Bland) Thigpen in Burgaw, North Carolina. She married William H. Speier May 31, 1951, in Fort Lee, Virginia. He preceded her in death on March 21, 1980....
Richard E. Bruch
Jan 25, 2023
Obituary Richard E. Bruch age 95 passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at Hays Medical Center Hays, Kansas. He was born December 25, 1927, in Mount Pleasant Township, Warren County, Illinois to Herman G. and Beulah G. (Poland) Bruch. He was a retired District Sales Manager for DeKalb Seed Company and a veteran of U S Army. Richard is...
Gerald J 'Jerry' Von Feldt
Jan 24, 2023
Obituary Gerald J. "Jerry" Von Feldt age 83 passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at Hays Medical Center Hays, Kansas. He was born August 3, 1939, on the family farm south of Victoria, Kansas to John J. and Irene (Herl) Von Feldt. He married Harriett (VonLintel) on October 17, 1959, at Victoria, Kansas. He was a full time farmer since...
Leroy H. Green
Jan 22, 2023
Obituary Leroy Hugh Green age 95 of Hays, Kansas, formerly of Norton and Great Bend, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2023, at Via Christi Village Care Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born January 14, 1928 in Beaver County, Oklahoma near the town of Knowles on the farm where he grew up to Earl "Sonny" and Leona (Nichols) Green. Leroy...
Darwin Earl Voss
Jan 11, 2023
Obituary Darwin Earl Voss age 85 of Hays, Kansas died Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at the Rush County Memorial Hospital, LaCrosse, Kansas. He was born August 15, 1937, in rural Cherry County Nebraska to Henry Earl and Marjorie Ellen (Johnson) Voss Jr. He married Ruth Arlene (Rissen) on September 3, 1960, at Topeka, Kansas. Darwin worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone...
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