Current Obituaries
Lucy Frances Stephens
Jul 4, 2022
Obituary Lucy Frances Stephens age 72 of Hays, Kansas died Monday, July 4, 2022, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born March 2, 1950, in Tribune, Kansas to Arthur Max and Beatrice Euangline (Gale) Stephens. She grew up and attended school in Syracuse. She lived in Larned and in 1997 Lucy began receiving supports from DSNWK in Colby,...
Leona Fross
Jul 2, 2022
Obituary Leona Marie Fross, age 92, of Hays, Kansas, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Brookdale Senior Living - Kirwin in Salina, Kansas. Leona was born December 18, 1929 in Hays to Isadore and Rose (Urban) Befort. She was a graduate of Girls Catholic High and on November 9, 1950 she married George D. Fross in Hays. He preceded...
Twila Mae Wilson
Jul 1, 2022
Obituary Twila Mae Armbrister, age 53, died Friday, July 1, 2022. She was born September 30, 1968 at Fort Hood, Texas to Alvin and Margaret (Faulkner). She attended the grade school and high school in Ellis, Kansas, graduating in the Class of 1987. Then, she furthered her education at Colby Community College with an associates in Secretarial Science. Later in...
Betty A Diederich
Jun 29, 2022
Obituary Betty Diederich, of Hays, Kansas died Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at HaysMed - Hays. She was born November 19, 1939, in Hays, Kansas to William J and Amelia (Merker) Wasinger. She met and married Dale R. Diederich on November 29, 1958, and from this union came a daughter, Donna and a son, David. Bettys family was her first love,...
Fritz K Kramer
Jun 29, 2022
Obituary Fritz K. Kramer, 93, Ellis, died June 29, 2022 at Hays, KS. He was born February 7, 1929 in Berlinchen, Germany to Otto and Pauline (Domke) Kramer. He attended basic schools and music school in Tnning, Germany. Fritz migrated in 1951 to the USA, staying at Nekoma, Kansas. He then attended Fort Hays State University for two years and...
Michael Lee Mckinney
Jun 28, 2022
Obituary Michael Lee McKinney, age 69, of Hays, Kansas died in his home on June 28, 2022. He was born May 29, 1953, in Ellis, Kansas to Chester Lee and Bonnie Jean (Mickelson) McKinney. He married Deborah (Gutierrez) Rico on August 13, 1979, in Meade, Kansas. Michael grew up in Meade. In 1971 he graduated from Meade High School and...
Rita Hartman
Jun 26, 2022
Obituary Rita Jan Hartman, of Hays, Kansas died Sunday, June 26, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi - St Francis Hospital Wichita. She was born October 11, 1955, in Oakley, Kansas to James Harley and Mildred Elaine (Eiring) Briard. Rita married Cliff Jamison in 1974 at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Studly Kansas; they had 3 children Cherie, Kris, and Jackie....
Mary Proctor
Jun 25, 2022
Obituary Mary "Suzie" Kathleen Proctor, formerly of Hays, Kansas, passed on June 25, 2022 at Wilson Care and Rehab, Wilson, Kansas. She was born January 17, 1949 to Daniel Pfeifer and Teresa (Casey) Pfeifer. She attended Marian High School and Shenango Valley School of Business. She was married to Richard "Butch" Proctor, and to that union four children were born....
Leroy J. Steckline
Jun 24, 2022
Obituary LeRoy J "Roy" Steckline, age 91, of Ogallah, Kansas passed away Friday, June 24, 2022 at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas. Roy graduated from Ellis High School. On April 25, 1955 he married Jacqueline (Ferland) in Damar, Kansas. Roy was a hardworking man who farmed until 1997 and worked as a substitute mail carrier as well as...
Eunice Agnes Hamel
Jun 24, 2022
Obituary Eunice Agnes Hamel, age 87, former Hays, Kansas resident died Thursday, June 23, 2022 at her home in Russell, Kansas. She was born May 29, 1935, in Damar, Kansas to Armond Ernest and Ruby Amanda (Thibault) Newell. She married Robert Wilford Hamel on September 13, 1953, at Damar. He preceded her in death on January 29, 1978. She worked...
Glen Armbruster
Jun 20, 2022
Obituary Glen Armbruster, age 82, of Hays, Kansas, died Monday, June 20, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society Hays. He was born on February 12, 1940, in Trego County to John and Mary (Gassner) Armbruster. In 1961 he met and married Helen "Babe" Groff in Ellis. Glen, a farmer by trade, also worked in the oil patch as a roughneck...
Peter Harley Pilatus
Jun 19, 2022
Pete Harley Pilatus of Hays, KS (Formerly of Denver, Colorado) passed away June 19th, 2022 on Father’s Day while in the comfort of his home from health complications at the age of 72.
He leaves behind his only daughter, Gina Renee Van Decar and son-in-law, Erik Van Decar; his two precious grandsons Brandon Olivo (Greeley, CO) and Sebastyen Olivo (Greeley, CO);...
Charlene Flax
Jun 19, 2022
Obituary Charlene Flax, age 78, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022 at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas. Charlene was born April 23, 1944 in Hays, Kansas to Martin and Felicitas (Leiker) Klaus. She attended Marian High School in Hays and on October 9, 1965 she married Richard Flax at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Hays....
Curtis Jay Schmidt
Jun 16, 2022
Obituary Curtis Jay Schmidt, age 45, of Hays, Kansas passed away Thursday, June 16, 2022 in Hays. He was born March 15, 1977 in Hays to Timothy and Esther (Burgardt) Schmidt. Curtis graduated from TMP-Marian High School in 1995 and obtained a MS from Fort Hays State University. On October 4, 2003 he married Amanda VanCampen in Victoria. Curtis was...
Stanley Schremmer
Jun 13, 2022
Obituary Stanley M Schremmer, age 73, passed away suddenly but peacefully at his home on Monday June 13, 2022. Born July 12, 1948, to John and Marie (Hlavaty) Schremmer. He married Nancy (Ochs) on November 18, 1972, in Hoisington, Kansas. Stan was raised on a farm in rural Barton County, KS. After graduating from Hoisington high school Stan joined the...
Kenneth Giebler
Jun 13, 2022
Obituary Kenneth J Giebler, age 83, of Hays, Kansas passed away on June 13, 2022 in Hays. Ken was born in Catharine, Kansas on December 15, 1938 to Robert M. Giebler Marcella (Leiker) Giebler. He was a graduate of Hays High School class of 1956. He enlisted into the U.S. Navy in May of 1956 immediately after graduation and proudly...
Joseph Yanda
Jun 12, 2022
Obituary Joseph Yanda, of Ellis, Kansas died Sunday, June 12, 2022 at his home in Ellis. He was born in Quinter, Kansas on October 14, 1950 to Theodore Sebastian and Lugarda 'Lou' (Ziegler) Yanda. On August 5, 1978, he married Jean K. Morris in Oakley, Kansas - She preceded his in death just 7 months ago, on November 7, 2021....
Josephine Urban
Jun 11, 2022
Obituary Josephine Cecelia Urban, Age 96, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. She was born August 7, 1925, in Hays, Kansas to Joseph and Cunnigunda (Korbe) Augustine. She married Alfred Urban in Hays. He preceded her in death August 18, 1981. Josephine was a homemaker as well as a long-time babysitter...
Maynard Lowell Evans
Jun 8, 2022
Obituary Maynard Lowell Evans age 101 of Hays died Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at Via Christi Village Care Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born February 4, 1921, in Chatfield, Minnesota to Ivan Rowe and Vera (Breeze) Evans. He married Cyrilla C. (Schmidt) on July 20, 1946, in San Diego, California. She preceded him in death on December 9, 2015. Maynard...
Mary Louise Pfannenstiel
Jun 3, 2022
Obituary Mary Lou Pfannenstiel, age 72, of Hays, Kansas passed away Friday, June 3, 2022 in Wichita, Kansas. She was born September 10, 1949 in Hays to Alois and Mary Helen (Jacob) Schumacher. Mary Lou had worked as a cook for over 30 years primarily at Dans Caf and Everybodys Restaurant in Hays. She was a member of St. Francis...