Current Obituaries
Leroy Gottschalk
Dec 12, 2022
Obituary Leroy G. Gottschalk, age 86, of Hays, Kansas passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022 at Ascension Living Via Christi Village of Hays. He was born December 26, 1935, in Hays the son of George and Edith (Linenberger) Gottschalk. On July 16, 1955, he was united in marriage to Rita Hoffman in Hays and they celebrated 67 years of marriage....
Mike 'Scov' Schauvliege
Dec 11, 2022
Obituary Mike "Scov" Schauvliege, age 74, formerly of Rural Walker, Kansas passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022, at Via Christi Village in Hays. Mike was born December 1, 1948, in Dodge City, Kansas to Donald Louis Schauvliege and Mildred "Mickey" (Bowie) Schauvliege Rupp. Mike attended schools in Jetmore, Kansas and Hays, Kansas, graduating from Hays High School in 1966 and...
Douglas Aruthur Joy
Dec 10, 2022
Obituary Douglas Arthur Joy age 75 passed away Saturday, December 10, 2022, at the Ellsworth County Medical Center, Ellsworth, Kansas. He was born March 23, 1947, in Hays, Kansas to Arthur C. and Ruth Edna (Angel) Joy. He worked at Cross Manufacturing in Hays for a number of years, then went to work in the janitorial department at Fort Hays...
Thomas J. 'Tom' Pitner
Dec 5, 2022
Obituary Thomas J. "Tom" Pitner, born on August 22, 1933, near Atwood, Kansas, a husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, son, farm boy, friend, banker, S.J.M.A. Cadet, seeker of truth and understanding, FHSU booster, community pillar, and fellow sufferer, passed away in his sleep on December 5, 2022, in his 90th year, supported by his wife Carol and their extended...
Bernice Marie Herrman
Dec 3, 2022
Obituary Bernice Marie (Basgall) Herrman - age 87 joined the Lord, Saturday, December 3, 2022, at home with family by her side. Bernice was born October 16, 1935, in Hays, Kansas. She was the daughter of Clarence and Regina (Degenhardt) Basgall. She was the oldest of six siblings, and she attended Marian Girls Catholic High School in Hays. On October...
Harold Marion Jordan
Dec 2, 2022
Obituary Harold Marion Jordan, age 89, of Hays, Kansas died Friday, December 2, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi, Hays. He was born February 22, 1933, at Hutchinson, Kansas, to Chester Marion and Jessie (Ruff) Jordan. He married Shirley (Haney) Jordan on October 18, 1952, at Clayton, New Mexico. She preceded him in death January 25, 2012. He grew up in...
Alfrieda Dinges
Nov 29, 2022
Obituary Alfrieda Dinges, age 90, of Schoenchen, Kansas passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at Via Christi Village in Hays. She was born June 30, 1932 in Liebenthal, Kansas to Bernard and Mary (Depperschmidt) Herrman. She married Gilbert "Bucks" Dinges in Liebenthal, in 1950. They had celebrated 64 years of marriage at the time of Bucks passing on July 7,...
Troy J Dreiling
Nov 25, 2022
Obituary Troy Joseph Dreiling age 55 of Victoria, Kansas passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born on July 6, 1967, at Hays, Kansas to Julius J. and Darlene Marie (Brungardt) Dreiling. Troy was a paint and body technician working at Lewis Paint and Collision and before that he worked at Paul...
Kris Thyfault
Nov 23, 2022
Obituary Kristopher "Kris" Thyfault, age 45, of Hays, Kansas passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at HaysMed. Kris was born September 4, 1977 in Russell, Kansas to Terrance Thyfault and Linda (Wolf) Thyfault. Kris graduated from Russell High School in 1996 where he participated in Football, Track and Band. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, bowling, playing cards with family, and attending...
Luella Herrman
Nov 23, 2022
Obituary Luella Theresa Herrman, age 89, of Hays, Kansas passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at HaysMed. Luella was born July 20, 1933 in Hays to Fidelis and Thecla (Ruder) Dinges. She graduated from Schoenchen High School. On October 15, 1951 she married Maynard Herrman in Hays. He preceded her in death on June 3, 2015. Luella was a homemaker...
Elsie Beiser
Nov 18, 2022
Obituary Elsie Beiser, age 98, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Friday, November 18, 2022, at Hays Medical Center. She was born August 25, 1924, North of Ellis, Kansas in rural Ellis County to Henry and Jennie (Zachman) Keller. Elsie was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church north of Ellis. Her confirmation was the last class taught in German....
Josepha M Dome
Nov 17, 2022
Obituary Josepha M. (Klein) Dome age 94, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at Via Christi Village Care Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born December 7, 1927, in Pfeifer, Kansas to Adam and Magdalena (Breit) Klein. She married Leonard C. Dome on April 22, 1947, at Pfeifer, Kansas. He preceded her in death December 15, 1969. Josepha was a...
Cassie Marie Thiede
Nov 16, 2022
Obituary Cassie Marie (Miller) Thiede age 57 of Hays, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. She was born on September 25, 1965, in Stanton, Virginia. She married John Frederick William Thiede IV on April 8, 1989, in Burlington, Colorado. He preceded her in death on July 27, 2021. She was a Home Care Giver, a homemaker, and was...
Clarissa Ann Augustine
Nov 14, 2022
Obituary Clarissa Ann (Leiker) Augustine age 81, of Hays, Kansas passed away at her home on Monday, November 14, 2022. She was born May 3, 1941, in Hays, Kansas to Edmund F. and Pearl (Kippes) Leiker. Ann married Wayne J. Augustine on March 31, 1962 in Hays. He preceded her in death on March 26, 2014. She was a hair...
Adrain 'Dee' Desaire
Nov 7, 2022
Obituary Adrain Max 'Dee' Desaire, 85, passed away Monday, November 7th, 2022, at the Robert J. Dole Medical Center. He was born October 30th, 1937, to George and Amy (Garringer) Desaire in Damar, Kansas. Loving husband, father, grandfather & friend. He served in the US Army and Air Force, was a retired truck driver, had worked in the oil fields...
Ron Rome
Nov 7, 2022
Obituary Ronald Rome, age 66, passed away November 7, 2022, at his home in Hays, Kansas following a courageous battle against cancer. Ron was born May 18, 1956, to Pete and Patricia (Gardner) Rome in Garden City, Kansas. He was a graduate of TMP-Marian and was the owner of Steel Fabrications, Inc., in Hays. Ron married Carol Rohr, in 1976,...
Martha Leonhardt
Nov 7, 2022
Obituary Martha Marie Leonhardt passed away in Sacramento, California on November 7, 2022. She was 98 years old. She was born in Hays, Kansas on February 8, 1924. She was one of ten children born to Peter and Rosa Spies. Martha grew up and attended school in Hays and had many happy memories from that time, especially summer days reading...
Robert Eugene Goetz
Nov 4, 2022
Obituary Robert Eugene Goetz age 95, of Sylmar, California died November 14, 2022, at Pacifica Hospital of the Valley, in Sun Valley, California. He was born September 26, 1927, in Topeka, Kansas to Eugene and Philomene (Wasinger) Goetz. Robert worked as an Electronics Engineer for the Aerospace, and a veteran of the U.S. Army. Graveside services will be at 11:00...
Deborah A. Geist
Nov 3, 2022
Obituary Deborah A. Geist age 67 of Hays, Kansas died Thursday, November 3, 2022, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born April 20, 1955, in Fort Sill, Oklahoma to Wayne Thomas and Arlene (Braun) Zimmerman. She married Joseph G. Geist Jr. and they later separated. Deborah was a CNA at the Hadley Hospital in Hays, worked at Waynes...
Sr. Donna Gottschalk , Csa
Nov 2, 2022
Obituary Sister Donna Gottschalk, CSA, formerly Sister Philip, died peacefully November 2, 2022, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Donna Marie was born in LaCrosse, Kansas, on May 6, 1940. She was the first daughter after eight sons born to Philip Gottschalk and Lidwina Werth Gottschalk. Following Donna, three more boys and two girls made the family of...