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Donnie Gene Buttrell

Donnie Gene Buttrell

May 12, 2022

Obituary Donnie Gene Buttrell, age 73, of Ellis, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at Hays Medical Center. He was born November 21, 1948 in Snyder, Texas to Clyde and Rosaline (Dozer) Buttrell. Donnie had worked as a truck driver and enjoyed drag racing. He was a US Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. Donnie is survived by his...

Dennis Lee Schmidt

Dennis Lee Schmidt

May 11, 2022

Obituary Dennis Lee Schmidt 78, of Hays, Kansas died Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at his home. He was born November 27, 1943, in Hays, Kansas to Lawrence Andrew and Rosalyn (Ward) Schmidt. He married Lucy (Robinson) on June 18, 1966 at Hays, Kansas. Dennis started his career as a manager of the Hays Plainsmen Supply Store in Hays for a...

George Korobka

George Korobka

May 10, 2022

Obituary George Paul Korobka, age 74, of Hays, Kansas passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2022, the result of an automobile accident in rural Phillips County, Kansas. He was born January 1, 1948, in Regensburg, Germany to Tony and Anna (Metschetnaja) Korobka. George was a graduate of Newton High School. On December 24, 1979, he married Virginia (Ferguson) in Las Vegas,...

Robert Harrell Jr.

Robert Harrell Jr.

May 10, 2022

Obituary Robert David "Bobby" Harrell Jr., age 43, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2022, the result of an automobile accident in McPherson County. Bobby was born March 13, 1979, in Hays, Kansas to Shelly Stegman and Robert Harrell Sr. On March 20, 2021, he married the love of his life, Tessa Kester in Kansas City. Bobby...

Freda Sutton

Freda Sutton

May 9, 2022

Obituary Freda Bell Sutton, age 95, of Sylvan Grove, Kansas was born on June 21st, 1926 in Liberal Kansas to James M. Lewis and Jesse E. (Cone) Lewis. She was number 8 in line of 10 children and by the time she was born her parents were letting the older siblings name the younger ones, one of her older brothers...

Janet G Howard

Janet G Howard

May 8, 2022

Obituary Janet G. Howard, age 86, formerly of Ottawa, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022, at the Wheat State Manor Care Center in Whitewater, Kansas. She was born January 1, 1936, in Stillwater, Oklahoma to Roy and Alma (Haskett) Edwards. Janet was married to Patrick Howard for over 30 years when they separated. Janet grew up in Stillwater and...

Dean Edward Bigge

Dean Edward Bigge

May 8, 2022

Obituary Dean Edward Bigge, Hays, passed away May 8th, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Society in Hays, Kansas. Dean was born July 18, 1935, the son of Benjamin George and Sophia Elizabeth (Griffith) Bigge. Dean grew up on the family farm in Stockton KS and was a graduate of Stockton high school. He graduated the Automotive Vocational Technical College in...

Larry Winterscheidt

Larry Winterscheidt

May 8, 2022

Obituary Larry Lee Winterscheidt, age 80, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Sunday, May 8, 2022 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born September 6, 1941 in Hiawatha, Kansas to Lyle and Madelyn (McGinty) Winterscheidt. He married Amelia (Millie) Boos in Ellis at St. Marys Church on August 6, 1962. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the United...

Thomas Lewand Jr

Thomas Lewand Jr

May 6, 2022

Obituary Thomas Alfred Lewand Jr. age 82, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Friday, May 6, 2022 at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas. He was born May 10, 1939 in Denver, Colorado to Thomas Alfred and Margaret (Youngster) Lewand. He graduated from Bethany college and earned a Masters from Fort Hays State University. Thomas was a long-time music teacher...

Stephen 'Steve' Kisner Jr.

Stephen 'Steve' Kisner Jr.

May 6, 2022

Obituary Stephen "Steve" Kisner Jr. age 94, a former Pfeifer, Kansas resident died Friday, May 6, 2022, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born August 19, 1927, on the farm at Pfeifer, Kansas to Stephen Kisner Sr. and Anna Marie (Dome). He married Jane (Kronewitter) on August 1, 1949, at Pfeifer. He was a farmer, and a cattleman...

Ronald 'Ron' Shubert

Ronald 'Ron' Shubert

May 5, 2022

Obituary Ronald 'Ron' George Shubert , age 78, passed away on May 5, 2022 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK. He was blessed to have his loving wife and 4 children at his side at the time of his passing. Ron was born on March 8, 1944 in Hays, Kansas. He attended Zurich Grade School and then Plainville High...

Stanley Ray Wilson

Stanley Ray Wilson

Apr 28, 2022

Obituary Stanley Ray Wilson, 43, of Victoria, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Hays, Kansas. He was born November 20, 1978 in Ft. Worth, Texas to Claude Stanley Wilson and Paula Louise (Smith). Stanley had worked as a heavy equipment operator, an over the road truck driver which was his favorite job and as an elevator...

Warren J. Wittman

Warren J. Wittman

Apr 20, 2022

Obituary Warren Wittman- age 76, from Victoria, Kansas died Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at the Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born November 9, 1945, on the family farm at Vincent, Kansas to Wendelin and Mathilda "Tillie" (Pfannenstiel) Wittman. He married Arlene (Huser) on May 1, 1964, at Vincent. Warren was a farmer and a butcher, starting his career...

Darlene Holzmeister

Darlene Holzmeister

Apr 16, 2022

Obituary Darlene Ann Brungardt Holzmeister was born September 29, 1931, at St. Joseph Hospital in Hays, Kansas. She passed from this life on Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Hays Medical Center. Darlene was the youngest of nine children born to John and Magdalena (Mermis) Brungardt, who lived in rural Russell County, Kansas. She was the only one of the children...

Henry Thomas Shirk

Henry Thomas Shirk

Apr 16, 2022

Obituary Henry Thomas Shirk, age 51, of Hays, Kansas passed away Thursday, April 14, 2022 at Hays Medical Center. He was born May 2, 1970 in WaKeeney, Kansas to Thomas Henry and Connie (Augustine) Shirk. Henry graduated from Hays High School. In his late teens Henry enlisted in the military where he was diagnosed with the early symptoms of Myotonic...

Norma Jean Berens

Norma Jean Berens

Apr 14, 2022

Obituary Norma Jean (Kuhn) Berens age 85 of Victoria, Kansas died Thursday, April 14, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays. She was born September 12, 1936 in Emmeram, Kansas to Leo J. and Catherine (Billinger) Kuhn. She married Vernon L. Berens on December 27, 1961 at Victoria. He preceded her in death on July 21, 2010. She was...

Wayne Johnston

Wayne Johnston

Apr 13, 2022

Obituary Wayne Everette Johnston, age 70, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022 in Ellis. He was born July 17, 1951 in Goodland, Kansas to Howard and Betty (Winters) Johnston. On October 14, 1972 he married Marilyn Louise Boschowitzki at St. John Lutheran Church. Wayne was a long-time roofing contractor with the family business, Johnston Roofing starting in...

Joseph 'Joe' Charles Beatty

Joseph 'Joe' Charles Beatty

Apr 9, 2022

Obituary Joseph "Joe" Charles Beatty, age 76, of Victoria, Kansas passed away April 9, 2022. Joe was born November 19, 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri to Atwell Charles Beatty and Helen Jessie Jewell. Joe enjoyed, puzzles, watches, radios, listening to music, smoking cigarettes, and eating candy bars. He also enjoyed watching television, fishing, and his friends. Joe really liked receiving...

Rose Ann Bieker

Rose Ann Bieker

Apr 8, 2022

Obituary Rose Ann Bieker, age 79, of Schoenchen, Kansas passed away Friday, April 8, 2022, at Hays Medical Center. She was born March 5, 1943, in Schoenchen to Isadore and Loretta (Werth) Dinges. On May 28, 1966, she married Kenneth Bieker in Schoenchen. He preceded her in death June 26, 2017.

  Rose Ann had worked for her parents at Dinges...

Lee Allan J. Leiker

Lee Allan J. Leiker

Apr 7, 2022

Obituary Lee Allan J. Leiker age 83, of Hays, Kansas died Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. Services are pending at Clines-Keithley Mortuary of Hays. He was born October 28, 1938, in Hays, Kansas to Isadore and Rose (Dorzweiler) Leiker. He married Dolores (Jacobs) on August 13, 1960, in Hays. She preceded him in death on...

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