Current Obituaries
Bonnie J. Pfeifer
Mar 14, 2011
Bonnie Jean Pfeifer, age 85, of Hays, passed away Monday, March 14th in Hays. She was born on August 12, 1925 in Plainville, Kansas to Cecil H. and Luella Mae (Hancock) Smith Sr. She married Ralph J. Pfeifer on August 14, 1944 in hays. He preceded her in death on January 11, 2004.She was a homemaker and an avid gardener....
Maevis Chapman
Mar 12, 2011
Maevis (Bangert) Chapman, age 81, of Hoxie, passed away Saturday, March 12th at the Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care Unit in Hoxie where she had resided since 1984. She was born on August 27, 1929 in Albert Lea, MN. to Fred and Martha (Schmidt) Bangert. She married Lester Chapman on September 21, 1953 in Denver. He preceded her...
James Shutts
Mar 9, 2011
James Oliver Shutts, age 84, of Midland, TX. passed away on March 9, 2011 in Midland, TX. He was born on August 14, 1926 in Plainville, Ks. to Clifford M. and Edith I. (Peavy) Shutts. He spent his boyhood in Ellis County attending grade school in Ellis. When he was 12 he moved to Idaho with his mother and sisters....
Larry Putz
Mar 8, 2011
Larry Putz, age 67, of Hays, passed away Tuesday, March 8th at his home in Hays. He was born on November 16, 1943 north of Mullinville, KS. on his grandpa Zimmerman's farm to June McDonald. He graduated from Greensburg high School in 1961.Larry Was a Body Mechanic working at Harper Body Shop, Schaffer Body Shop and Auto Collision Specialists during...
William W. Legleiter
Mar 6, 2011
William W. "Bill" Legleiter, age 85, of Liebenthal, passed away Sunday, March 6th at Hays Medical Center. He was born on November 11, 1925 in rural Liebenthal, KS. to Nick and Katie (Urban) Legleiter. He married Rita Giebler on November 27, 1946 in Catharine, KS.William was a veteran of the US Army serving during WWII. He was a farmer and...
Agnes Niernberger
Feb 10, 2011
Agnes Ann "Aggie" (Langley) Niernberger, 87, Ellis, died Thursday, February 10th, 2011, at Hays Medical Center. She was born August 10th, 1923, in Detroit, Kansas, to Charles "Pete" and Teresa "Tess" (Nicholson) Langley. Aggie graduated from Ellis High School in 1941, and enlisted in the Army. She graduated from St. Margaret's Hospital School Of Nursing in 1944, and served in...
Ralph J. Walters
Feb 7, 2011
Ralph Joseph Walters, age 91, of Hays, Kansas, passed away on Monday, February 7, 2011 at Bradford Court Assisted Living Home in Nixa, MO, where he had relocated to be closer to his daughter's family and his grandchildren. Ralph was born on January 22, 1920 to Frank and Monica (Koerner) Walters in Severin, Ellis County, Kansas. He was the sixth...
Linlie Turner
Feb 3, 2011
Linlie James Turner, age 85, of Ellis, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2011 at the Ellis Good Samaritan Center. He was born on February 26, 1925 in Thornfield, MO. to Alfred and Rose Turner. He married Mildred Lorene Johnson in 1948 in Missouri. Linlie moved to St. John, KS. after marriage to work for a tractor implement company. He moved...
Helen Schoenthaler
Jan 29, 2011
Helen E. Schoenthaler, age 97, of Ellis, passed away Saturday, January 29th at the Ellis Good Samaritan Center. She was born on August 11, 1913 in rural Ellis County, Kansas to John and Clara (Huber) Deutscher. She married Gerhardt Schoenthaler on November 28, 1935 at Christ Lutheran Church in Ellis. He preceded her in death in 1994.She was a homemaker...
Elvira Dubach
Jan 19, 2011
Elvira Hermine Dubach, 94, Ellis, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, at Hays Medical Center. She was born Jan. 7, 1917, in Ellis County to Fred and Emma (Deutscher) Schoenthaler. She attended a country grade school, graduated from Ellis High School and earned a degree from Salt City Business College, Hutchinson. She married ABC (Bliss) Dubach on Jan. 25, 1939. He...
Rebecca Laas
Jan 12, 2011
Rebecca Sarah Laas, age 91, of Hays, passed away January 12th, 2011 at the Hays Good Samaritan Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in Hoisington, Kansas on February 20, 1919 the daughter of Jacob and Mary (Schneider) Laas.She was a homemaker, a member of the American Legion Auxiliary of Dodge City and she was of Lutheran faith.She is...
Barbara Merker
Jan 11, 2011
Barbara Merker, age 98, of Hays, passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at St. John's Rest Home in Victoria. She was born on November 22, 1912 in Marienthal, Russia to Matthias and Walburga (Gerstner) Merker. The family came to Hays in 1923. She moved to Ohio in 1930 and returned to Hays in 1975.Barbara retired in 1974 as a...
Lester Chapman
Jan 10, 2011
Lester Dean Chapman, age 80, of Hoxie, passed away Monday, January 10th at the Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care Unit in Hoxie. He was born on December 27, 1930 in Quinter, KS. to Lea and Lula Bell (Cunningham) Chapman. He married Maevis M. Bangert of Denver, CO. on September 21, 1953 in Denver.He was a farmer, Veteran of...
Kenneth Speier
Jan 7, 2011
Kenneth Ralph Speier, age 62, of Hays, passed away Friday, January 7th in Hays. He was born on May 1, 1948 in Hays, Kansas to Ralph and Loraine (Wasinger) Speier. He was a 1966 graduate of St. Joseph Military Academy and Salina Vo-Tech in 1971 with a refrigeration certificate.He owned Speier and Company, which was a plumbing, heating and air...
Florence Mae Storm
Jan 7, 2011
Florence Mae Storm, age 79, of Greeley, CO. formerly of Ellis, passed away January 7, 2011 at the Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born July 6, 1931 in Hays, KS. to Frank and Magdalena (Stecklein) Augustine. She married Leo K. Storm Jr. on August 4, 1948 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Ellis. He preceded her in...
John Wayne Gottschalk
Jan 4, 2011
John Wayne Gottschalk, age 72, of Schoenchen, passed away on Tuesday, January 4th at Hays Medical Center. He was born August 1, 1938 in Brighton, CO. to John H. and Georgine (Schulte) Gottschalk. He married Esther Werth on October 26, 1957 in Antonino, KS.John was the owner of Johnnie's Service and Repair in Schoenchen. He started the business in 1970...
Reinhold Boschowitzki
Dec 22, 2010
Reinhold J. "Reiny" Boschowitzki, age 90, of Ellis, Passed away Wednesday, December 22nd at the Ellis Good Samaritan Center. He was born on January 22, 1920 in Rural Ellis County north of Ellis to Joseph and Louise (Werb) Boschowitzki. He married Margaret Johnson on July 4, 1964 in Ellis at the Congregational Church.Reiny was a farmer and a truck driver...
William Schultz
Dec 21, 2010
William Harold Schultz, age 93, of Hays, passed away Tuesday, December 21st the result of an automobile accident. He was born on May 28, 1917 in Woodston, Kansas to William and Ruby (Turner) Schultz. He graduated from Woodston High School.He was a self employed farmer and stockman in Rooks County. He was a member of the Hays City Sportsman's Club...
Steven Kurth
Dec 15, 2010
Steven Kurth, age 68, of Ellis formerly of Chase, Kansas passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at his home. He was born July 31, 1942 in Marshalltown to Merlin and Henrietta (Woollard) Kurth. He was a veteran of the US Army serving in Vietnam and he was a retired oilfield worker.He is survived by a daughter, Shelly Kurth of Wichita,...
Jack Reed
Dec 14, 2010
Charles A. "Jack" Reed, age 77, of Hays, Passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Hays Medical Center. He was born on July 9, 1933 in Hays, Kansas to Charles Syd and Hattie (Swank) Reed.Jack retired from the US Air Force serving nearly 40 years. During his military service he served in Korea, Japan and other areas throughout the world....
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