Current Obituaries
Franklin Mewhinney
Jun 28, 2009
Franklin David Mewhinney, age 60, of Hays, died Sunday, June 28th at the Hays Good Samaritan Center. He was born May 27, 1949 in Denver, Colorado to Edward and Marjorie (Speck) Mewhinney. He worked on a pulling unit in the oil fields for several years and had worked as a plumber most recently. He is survived by four sons, Anthony,...
Joseph W. Karlin
Jun 23, 2009
Watch Vidieo Tribute Joseph William Karlin, age 52 of Hays, died Tuesday, June 23rd at Hays Medical Center. He was born on March 15, 1957 in Hays to Joseph C. and Thelma (Staab) Karlin. He graduated from Hays High School in 1975. He retired from the Marines after twenty years of service. Joe had earned a Bachelors degree from Fort...
Joan Staab
Jun 20, 2009
Joan G. Staab, age 80 of Mulvane, formerly of Catherine died Saturday, June 20th, 2009 at the Villa Maria Nursing Home in Mulvane. She was born on October 7, 1928 in Tampa, KS. to Joseph D. and Gertrude E. (Finnin) Costello. She married Francis Eugene "Gene" Staab in 1964 in Catherine. She was a homemaker. Her memberships included St. Catherine...
Gilbert Schmeidler
Jun 18, 2009
Gilbert J. Schmeidler, age 79, died, Thursday, June 18th at Hays Medical Center. He was born on April 7, 1930 in Catherine to John and Emma (Wolf) Schmeidler. He married Mary Ann Pfannenstiel on March 1, 1954 at St. Joseph's Church in Hays.He was a Farmer and Rancher. He was a US Army veteran serving in the Korean War and...
Betty Smith
Jun 8, 2009
Click to View Life Tribute Video Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Smith, age 63, of Hays, died Monday, June 8, 2009 at her home. She was born September 22, 1945 in Hays, Kansas to A.P. and Catherine (Kuhn) Leiker. She married Les Smith on August 17, 1963 in Munjor, Kansas. Betty was a homemaker and had worked as a Wal-Mart Associate. She...
Hazel Haas
Jun 3, 2009
Hazel P. Haas, age 88 of Ellis, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at the Hays Medical Center. She was born on November 20, 1920 in rural Trego County, Kansas to Charles L. and Delia (Wynn) Turner. She married Celestine Haas on April 24, 1944 in Antonino, Kansas. He preceded her in death on July 17, 1977. She was a homemaker...
Lisa Pfannenstiel
Jun 1, 2009
Click HERE to View Video Tribute Lisa Agnes Pfannenstiel, 30, Hays, died Monday, June 1, 2009, as a result of an automobile accident. She was born Dec. 19, 1978, in Hays to A.J. and Linda (Dreiling) Pfannenstiel. She was a 1997 graduate of Ellis High School and a 2003 graduate of Fort Hays State University with a bachelor's degree in...
Lois Ann Gaschler
May 28, 2009
Lois Ann Gaschler, age 79, of Ellis died Thursday, May 28th, 2009 at St. John's Rest Home in Hays. She was born on March 29, 1930 in Hays, Kansas to Ralph and Anna (Lishen) Gugler. She graduated from Ellis High School in 1948. She married Clarence Gaschler on December 3, 1950 in Ellis, Kansas. He preceded her in death on...
Phillip Flax
May 13, 2009
Phillip J. Flax, age 86 of Ellis, died Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at Hays Medical Center. He was born June 9, 1922 in Ransom, Kansas to Albert and Elizabeth (Aschenbrenner) Flax. He married Anna Schuster on September 20, 1948 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Ellis.Phillip was a retired Farmer and Stockman and had worked in the oil fields as...
Alvina Wierman
May 6, 2009
Alvina G. Wierman, age 96, of Ellis, formerly of Hays, died Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at the Ellis Good Samaritan Center. She was born on September 3, 1912 in Schoenchen, KS. to Theobald and Anna (Stecklein) Bieker. She married William H. Wierman on October 7, 1936 in McCracken, Kansas. He preceded her in death in 1966.She was a homemaker and...

Frank Augustine
May 1, 2009
Frank Augustine, age 81 of Ellis, died Friday, May 1st at the Hays Medical Center. He was born on May 31, 1927 in Collyer, Kansas to John M. and Clara (Schuster) Augustine. He married Juanita Weigel on August 26, 1950 at St. Joseph's Church in Hays.Frank was a 1947 Ellis High School Graduate. He was a US Navy Veteran serving...

Jerry Ann Miller
Apr 26, 2009
Jerry Ann Miller, age 69 of Catharine, died Sunday, April 26th at the Harry Hynes Hospice Center in Wichita. She was born on August 30, 1939 in Wichita, Kansas to Edward and Lois Smith. She married Cletus Miller on April 27, 1957 in Wichita. He preceded her in death on March 29, 2007. She had worked at Travenol, Five Star...
Jarrett Rome
Apr 24, 2009
Jarrett A. Rome, age 25 of Hays, died Friday, April 24th at the Hays Medical Center after a courageous battle against cancer. He was born on October 27, 1983 in Hays, Kansas to Ronald and Carol (Rohr) Rome.He graduated from Hays High in 2002. Jarrett was a Welder and Fabricator at Steel Fabrications, Inc. in Hays, Kansas.He is survived by...
Ervin Kuhn
Apr 24, 2009
Ervin F. Kuhn, age 75 of Hays, formerly of Ellis died Friday, April 24th at the Central Kansas Medical Center in Andover, Kansas. He was born on May 5, 1933 in Ellis, Kansas to Frank and Catherine (Boos) Kuhn. He married Donna Hays on June 14, 1960. Ervin graduated from Ellis High School in 1952. He was a US Navy...
Judy Murphy
Apr 19, 2009
Judy Annette "Snook" Murphy, age 51, of Hays, died Sunday, April 19 at the Hays Medical Center. She was born February 27, 1958 in Topeka, Kansas to Richard D. and Marie (Kass) Snook. She married her high school sweetheart, Mark Alan Murphy, on July 2, 1976 in Hays.Judy was a nursing instructor at the North Central Kansas Technical College Nurse...
A.J. Bieker
Apr 18, 2009
A.J. "Red" Bieker, age 82, of Chanute formerly of Hays, died Saturday, April 18 at the Harry Hynes Hospice Center in Wichita. He was born on November 6, 1926 in Hays, Kansas to Nick and Pauline (Boos) Bieker. He was a fire fighter & Fire Chief in Hays, Ks. back in the 1950's and 60's and moved on to become...

Vernon Dome
Apr 11, 2009
Vernon Joseph Dome, age 75 of Wichita, died Saturday, April 11, 2009 at the St. Francis Via Christi Medical Center in Wichita. He was born May 18, 1933 in Pfeifer, Kansas to Joseph and Veronica (Befort) Dome. He married Faye "Delores" Durm. She preceded him in death on April 1, 2006.He was a retired City of Wichita Employee working in...
Irvin Karlin
Apr 7, 2009
Irvin "Irv" Karlin of Hays passed away peacefully on April 7, 2009, after fighting a courageous battle against brain cancer. He was born September 20, 1924, to Edmund and Matilda (Dinges) Karlin. Irv graduated from St. Joseph's Military Academy in 1942, and attended St. Joseph's College. He married Marie Hartman on February 22, 1944. They recently celebrated 65 years of...
Anna Luea
Apr 6, 2009
Anna Marie Luea, age 95 of Ellis, died Monday, April 6 at the Trego County-Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. She was born on March 9, 1914 in Ellis County, Kansas to George and Mary (Rupp) Wiesner. She married Paul J. Luea on June 4, 1940 in Ellis. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and...