Current Obituaries

Albertine "Tina" Goetz
Apr 30, 2010
Albertine C. "Tina" Goetz, age 88, of Hays, passed away on Friday, April 30th at the Hays Good Samaritan Center. She was born July 11, 1921 in Catharine, Kansas to Alois and Rose (Meier) Staab. She married Eugene Andrew Goetz on September 23, 1941 in Catharine, Kansas. He preceded her in death on July 29, 1988.She worked as a waitress...

Mildred "Mickey" Rupp
Apr 24, 2010
Mildred "Mickey" Louise Rupp, age 80, of Hays, Passed away Saturday, April 24th at St. John's Rest Home in Hays. She was born on September 3, 1929 in rural Hanston, Kansas to Donald J. and Mabelle (Jordan) Bowie. She attended schools in Hodgeman County and graduated from Jetmore High School in 1947. She married Donald Louis Schauvliege on June 3,...
Norbert K. Leiker
Apr 24, 2010
Norbert K. Leiker, age 77, of Schoenchen, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 24th at Hays Medical Center. He was born June 18, 1932 in Hays to Killian and Emma (Maiden Name ??) Leiker. He married Josephine Mader in Russell, Kansas on October 23, 1952. She preceded him in death on August 2, 1975. He married Lillian Zimmerman on October 20,...
John L. Schmeidler
Apr 17, 2010
John Leslie Schmeidler, 59, rural Catharine, died Saturday, April 17, 2010, as a result of a motor vehicle accident. He was born August 15, 1950, in Columbus, Montana to Roger and Elaine (Gerstner) Russell. After Elaine's death in 1956, John was adopted and reared by Josephine (Gerstner) and Fidelis Schmeidler. He was preceded in death by both sets of parents...
Catherine Harkness
Apr 6, 2010
Catherine Harkness, age 81, of Hays, passed away Tuesday, April 6, at Hays Medical Center. She was born on September 15, 1928, in Emmeram, Kansas, to Raymond M. Dreiling and Melsina Dreiling. She graduated from Victoria High School in 1946. She married Robert A. Harkness on June 14, 1948, in Hays. Together they had 4 children. She was a homemaker...
Ernest "Ernie" Meis
Apr 3, 2010
Ernest E. "Ernie" Meis, age 71, of Catharine, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2010 at his home. He was born on December 2, 1938 in Hays to Edmund and Amelia (Miller) Meis. He married Pauline Agnes Rohr on June 27, 1964 in St. Catherine Church. He was a graduate of Victoria High School.Ernie worked at various jobs including R C...
Richard Schmidt
Apr 1, 2010
Richard Ralph Schmidt, age 88, died Thursday, April 01, 2010 at St John's Rest Home Hays. Richard was born May 4, 1921 near Schoenchen, Ks. to Adolph and Anna (Denk) Schmidt. He married Mabel Marie Werth June 16, 1942 in Antonino, Kansas.Richard was a lifelong farmer and politician. For all his adult life he and Mabel lived and farmed 1.5...
Roy Schaffer
Apr 1, 2010
Roy Michael Schaffer, age 60, of Hays, passed away Thursday, April 1, 2010 at Hays Medical Center. He was born on December 22, 1949 in Hays to Michael C. and Juanita A. (Urban) Schaffer. He graduated in 1968 from LaCrosse High School.He was a mechanic and farmer. Roy enjoyed Drag Racing and he was an avid car enthusiast. He graduated...
Nick Dinkel
Mar 22, 2010
Nick Dinkel, age 54 of Denver former Ellis resident, passed away on March 22, 2010 at St. Anthony Hospice in Denver. He was born on November 24, 1955 in Corona, CA. to Allen and Iona (Kinderknecht) Dinkel. He did leather work making several items including boots and saddlebags. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. He is survived...
Roy K. Atkisson
Mar 11, 2010
Roy Kenneth Atkisson, age 89, of Wichita where he resided with his son for his final years and former Hays resident of 45 years passed away on March 11, 2010 in Wichita. He was born on May 7, 1920 in Grenada, CO. to Sidney Earl and Pansy Marie Atkisson. He married Leona B. Reuber on September 19, 1944 in Leon,...
Gerald Legleiter
Mar 10, 2010
Gerald H. Legleiter, age 78, of Hays, passed away Wednesday, March 10th at St. John's Health Care Center in Hays. He was born on April 21, 1931 in Liebenthal to Anton and Genevieve (Schaffer) Legleiter. He married Elizabeth Dreher on September 1, 1952 in Schoenchen.Gerald owned and operated Home Lumber Company in Hays from 1963 until his retirement. After which...
Janis K. Havel Trober
Mar 8, 2010
Janis Kay Havel Trober, age 61, of Hays, Passed away Monday, March 8th at the Ellis Good Samaritan Center. She was born on May 2, 1948 in Atwood, Kansas to Hugo and Ruby (Rummel) Baumfalk. She married Leonard Havel in October of 1965. He preceded her in death in December of 1986. She married Odus Trober on July 31, 1987...
Vernena Bunker
Feb 27, 2010
Vernena Carolyn (Deutscher) Bunker, age 87, of Hays formerly of Ellis passed away Saturday, February 27th at the Hays Good Samaritan Center. She was born on December 14, 1922 on a farm near Ellis, Kansas to Ludwig and Lydia (Huck) Deutscher. She was a 1940 graduate of Ellis High School and attended Fort Hays State University. She married William H....
Irene Leiker
Feb 24, 2010
Irene (Rupp) Leiker, 93, died February 24, 2010 at Hays Good Samaritan Center. She was born February 6, 1917 in Hays, Kansas, to Joseph H. and Sophia (Pfannenstiel) Rupp, from a family of 15 children. She married Clarence M. Leiker on January 2, 1958. He preceded her in death on January 1, 1994.She graduated from Sacred Heart High School, Wichita,...
Richard Leighton
Feb 22, 2010
Richard Dean Leighton, age 65, of Tucson, Arizona formerly of Hays passed away February 22nd in Tucson. He was born March 15, 1944 in Quinter, Kansas to Samuel B. and Caroline (Bieker) Leighton. He graduated in 1962 from Victoria High School. He was a security guard at Securitas Security Company in Tucson.Richard is survived by a brother, Lawrence Leighton and...
Catherine "Katie" Ptaschek
Feb 22, 2010
Catherine "Katie" Ptaschek, of Ellis, age 92 passed away Monday, February 22nd at the Trego-Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. She was born on October 26, 1917 in Ellis County, Kansas to George and Rosa (Becker) Lang. She married Nathaniel Ptaschek on June 9, 1936 in Ellis. He preceded her in death on June 4, 1986.She was a homemaker and farmers...
Esther Burgardt Harris
Feb 21, 2010
Esther Burgardt-Harris, age 79, of Hays, passed away on Sunday, February 21st at Hays Medical Center. She was born on February 24, 1930 in Hays, Kansas to Martin and Pauline (Leiker) Degenhardt. She married Lester Burghardt on October 21, 1946. He preceded her in death on July 21, 1999.Esther was the first manager at the Maurices store in the Hays...
Paul Unrein
Feb 18, 2010
Paul A. Unrein, age 86, of Hays, Passed away Thursday, February 18th at the Hays Medical Center. He was born on June 4, 1923 to Peter and Katherine (Hertel) Unrein on the family farm in Rush County, Kansas. He married Irene Herrman on November 12, 1946 in Liebenthal, Kansas. Paul was a US Army veteran serving during WWII. His service...
Minnie Ashbaugh
Feb 16, 2010
Minnie Ashbaugh of Ellis, age 94, passed away Tuesday, February 16th at the Hays Good Samaritan Center. She was born on April 15, 1915 in Ellis County, Kansas to Walter and Eve (Sauer) Haneke. She graduated from Ellis High School in 1935.She was a homemaker. Her memberships included Ellis United Methodist Church, VFW Ladies Auxiliary where she served as president...
Sally Smith
Feb 15, 2010
Marcella M. "Sally" Smith, age 91, of Hays, passed away Monday, February 15th at St. John's Assisted Living in Hays. She was born June 7, 1918 in Hays, Kansas to Florian and Mary (Dreiling) Glassman. She was a graduate of Girls Catholic High in Hays. She married Ted Smith on October 21, 1941 in Hays. He preceded her in death...