Current Obituaries
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...
Delores Gross
Feb 14, 2010
Delores Gross, age 68, of Gorham, passed away February 14, 2010 at Colorado University Hospital in Aurora, CO. She was born March 27, 1941 in Hays to Edward and Rose (Groff) Rupp. She was a devoted homemaker and mother to five children. She enjoyed many hobbies such as gardening, sewing and bowling.She is survived by a son, Eugene Froelich of...
Jenny Aust
Feb 14, 2010
Johanna "Jennie" Aust, age 100, of Ellis, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2010 at the Ellis Good Samaritan Center. She was born on August 23, 1909 in Ellis County, Kansas to William C. And Johanna (Kroeger) Hagen. She married Jacob Aust on August 23, 1928 at Christ Lutheran Church in Ellis. He preceded her in death on January 11,...
James Murray Downing
Feb 8, 2010
James Murray Downing, age 92, of Ellis, passed away Monday, February 8th in Phoenix. He was born on July 4, 1917 in Kansas City, Missouri to James Michael and Frances Thornton (Buckner) Downing. He married Mary Alice Steelsmith on December 30, 1950 in Topeka, KansasMurray was involved in the banking industry for over 60 years. During that time he had...
Marcel Pfeifer
Feb 6, 2010
Marcel Joseph Pfeifer, age 89, of Hays, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2010 at the Trego Manor in WaKeeney. He was born on June 16, 1920 in Ellis County, Kansas to Alexander and Theresa (Sack) Pfeifer on the family farm. He married Erma Mae Mills in December of 1946 in Seguin, Kansas.He was a farmer-stockman in Sheridan County. He was...
Audi Rae Hill
Feb 5, 2010
AUDI RAE (HEMPHILL) HILLFriday, February 05, 2010, marked this chapter's end for the book of Audi.Audi Rae (Hemphill) Hill was born at the Kit Carson County Hospital on August 24, 1983, in Burlington, Colorado. Little did her family know at the time the impact she would have on their lives and others' lives as well. She was raised in Cheyenne...
Albert Hilgenberg
Jan 26, 2010
Albert Adam Hilgenberg, age 86, of Ellis, passed away Tuesday, January 26th at the Ellis Good Samaritan Center. He was born on December 19, 1923 to Adam and Laura (Stoppel) Hilgenberg on the family farm in Russell County, Kansas. He married Blanche Luerman on July 16, 1944 at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Dubuque, Kansas.Albert was a US Navy veteran attaining...
David Harris
Jan 23, 2010
David Wayne Harris, age 50, of Hays, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at his home. He was born on April 9, 1959 in Hoxie, Kansas to Clyde Hugh and Clarabell (Deibert) Harris. He graduated from Hoxie High School in 1976. David was associated with LINK of Hays and had worked in the restaurant business as a cook. He...
Alice Theresa Windholz
Jan 20, 2010
Alice Theresa Windholz, 91, passed from this life on Wednesday January 20, 2010 at Hays Medical Center. She stepped out of the physical body one last time in the darkness of the early morning and immediately passed with ease and grace across the borders of this earthly life into the brightness of God's healing love. While her family here tearfully...
Harold Engel
Jan 13, 2010
Brock's North Hill Chapel FAX 785-625-2622Obituary NoticeHarold Engel, age 74 of Colorado Springs formerly of Hays, died Wednesday, January 13th at Pike Peak Care Center in Colorado Springs. He was born on September 14, 1935 in Hays to Carl and Mary (Dreher) Engel.Harold graduated from St. Joseph Military Academy in 1953. He attended Fort Hays State University and Washburn University....
John W. Dinkel
Jan 9, 2010
John W. Dinkel, age 62, of Ellis, Passed away Friday, January 8th at his home. He was born October 24, 1947 in Hays, Kansas to Anthony and Alvina (Stecklein) Dinkel. He married Goldie Windholz on December 16, 1967 in Ellis, Kansas.John was a Brick Mason for Klaus Masonry in Hays. He was a US Army Veteran, a member of St....
Harold L. Bittel
Jan 7, 2010
Harold L. Bittel, age 71 of Albuquerque, formerly of Hays passed away January 7, 2010 in Albuquerque. He was born March 31, 1938 in Speed, KS to Joe and Mary (Knoll) Bittel and he grew up in Densmore, Kansas. He married Donna Rogers on January 3, 1959 in Densmore.Harold was in the banking profession for more than 40 years. Harold...
Edna Karlin
Jan 6, 2010
Brock's North Hill Chapel FAX 785-625-2622Obituary NoticeEdna F. Karlin, age 84, of Hays, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 6th at the Hays Good Samaritan Center. She was born on April 14, 1925 in rural Ellis County, Kansas to Frank Jr. and Elizabeth (Windholz) Schmeidler. Edna graduated from Girls Catholic High in 1944. She married Alfred "Fritz" Karlin on May 31, 1948...
Leta Fern Gross
Jan 2, 2010
Leta Fern Gross, age 92 of Hays, Passed away Saturday, January 2, 2010 at St. John's Health care Center of Hays. She was born on July 9, 1917 in Norton, Kansas to Fred and Nina (Campbell) McCabe. She married Virgil A. Gross on June 4, 1946 in Hays. He preceded her in death on June 3, 2004.Fern was a Certified...
Anna Fries
Dec 31, 2009
Anna Marie (Hoffman) Fries, age 92, of Ellis, passed away Thursday, December 31st at the Ellis Good Samaritan Center. She was born on January 26, 1917 in Rooks County to John and Emma (Ast) Hoffman. Anna was a school teacher prior to marrying Richard F. Fries. The married on May 30, 1938.Anna was a homemaker and also worked at the...
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