Current Obituaries
Peter Gonzales
Dec 21, 2021
Obituary Peter Anthony "Big Pete" Gonzales, age 28, of Hays, Kansas passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021, in Hays. He was born April 16, 1993, in LaCrosse, Kansas to Arthur Larry Gonzales SR. and Delia Frausto Gonzales Garcia. Peter enjoyed watching football and never missed a game. Peter was a huge fan of the KANSAS CITY CHIEFS. He enjoyed watching...
Derrick Kelley
Dec 17, 2021
Obituary Derrick Scott Kelley, age 36, of Natoma, Kansas passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021 in rural Ellis County the result of injuries suffered in the wildfires that erupted in Ellis County on Wednesday. Derrick was a jokester with a contagious smile and laughter. He loved hard. He was a very hard worker. He worked for A-1 Scaffolding, was a...
Cindy Krill
Dec 13, 2021
Obituary Cindy Krill, age 67, of hays, Kansas passed away Monday, December 13, 2021 in Hays. Arrangements are pending with Brock's-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601. Services
George S Koogle, Sr.
Dec 11, 2021
Obituary George S. Koogle, Sr., age 98 formerly of Great Bend, KS died Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Downs Care and Rehab - Downs, Kansas. George was born July 18, 1923 in Lyons, KS, served in the United States Marine Corps during WWII and was united in marriage on January 24, 1945 to Arliss Ann (Belts) Koogle - together they...
Mary Mermis
Dec 10, 2021
Obituary Mary (Rupp) Mermis - age 79 of Hays, Kansas died Friday, December 10, 2021, at the Good Society of Ellis Care Center, Ellis, Kansas. She was born October 11, 1942, in Hays, Kansas to Richard A. and Isabelle Clara (Geist) Rupp. She married Francis B. "Frank" Mermis on October 3, 1959, in Ellis, Kansas. She was an OR staff...
Wm. Tyler Mccutcheon
Dec 8, 2021
Obituary William Tyler Osborne McCutcheon, 37, of Hays, KS, died Dec. 8, 2021, at his home. He was born in Paducah, Kentucky. Mr. McCutcheon graduated from Henry County High School in Paris, Tennessee, in 2002, and immediately entered the U.S. Marine Corps. He served until 2006, and his stations included Spain, several African nations, and combat duty in the Iraq...
Laverne Schumacher
Dec 7, 2021
Obituary Laverne W. Schumacher, age 83, of Hays, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. He was born February 28, 1938, to Wendelin and Anna (Schmidt) Schumacher in Pfeifer, Kansas. Laverne grew up and attended grade school in Pfeifer, then later graduated from Saint Joseph Military Academy in 1956. Laverne married Janie B. Urban on...
Annette 'Nettie' Seib
Dec 7, 2021
Obituary Annette Seib, who was born into the Depression in Hays, Kansas, and went on to become the matriarch of a large and happy family, died Tuesday night. She was 88. Annette was married for almost 69 years to Richard Seib. Together they raised seven children who were the center of their lives, and watched with pride as their family...
Norman Younger
Dec 6, 2021
Obituary Norman W. Younger, age 87, of Hays, Kansas, passed away Monday, December 6, 2021 at Hays Medical Center. He was born October 14, 1934 to Peter M. Younger and Catherine, "Katie" (Pfannenstiel) in Ellis County, Kansas. Norman graduated from Hays High School. He married Norma Jean (Klaus) September 5, 1959 at St. Josephs Church in Hays. She preceded him...
Kenneth D. 'Kenny' Kippes
Dec 4, 2021
Obituary Kenneth D. "Kenny" Kippes age 71, died Saturday, December 4, 2021, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born August 31, 1950, in Russell to George and Doris (Nowak) Kippes. He married Margaret (Hammerschmidt) on October 14, 1972, in Hays. He owned and operated Kens Heating & Air most of his life and the remaining 12 years worked...
Kenneth L. Augustine
Dec 3, 2021
Obituary Kenneth Lee Augustine, 66, Ellis, died Friday, December 3, 2021, at the Hays Medical Center. He was born July 11, 1955, to William and Rose (Lang) Augustine. He graduated high school from Bennett High School, in Bennett, Colorado. He attended Kansas State University and received an accounting degree. He worked for many companies in Manhattan, KS, St. Louis, MO,...
Gayle Hecky-Kurup
Dec 2, 2021
Obituary Gayle Lynn Hecky-Kurup, age 70, of Hays, Kansas died Thursday, December 2, 2021, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born December 5, 1950, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to Thomas Amon and Alice Frances (Ropeter) Mallory. She married Sylvester Hecky then later married Robert Kurup, and they both preceded her in death. She was sales representative and computer technician...
Patty Herrman
Nov 25, 2021
Obituary Patty Louise Herrman, age 63, of Hays, Kansas passed away Thursday, November 25, 2021, at Hays Medical Center. She was born May 2, 1958, in Hill City, Kansas to Virgil and Mary (Metheny) Deringer. She attended school in Goodland, Kansas and earned a bachelors degree from Fort Hays State University. On July 9, 1988, she married Leland Herrman in...
Genevieve Brown
Nov 25, 2021
Obituary Genevieve Margaret (Smith) Brown, age 98, of Hays, Kansas passed away Thursday, November 25, 2021, at Via Christi Village, Hays. She was born September 10, 1923, in Mitchell County, Kansas to Joseph and Elizabeth (Feil) Smith. Genevieve graduated from Tipton High School in 1940. On September 2, 1946, she married Melvin "Bob" Robert Brown in Beloit, Kansas. He preceded...
Norman Parker
Nov 25, 2021
Obituary Norman Parker, age 82, of Hays, Kansas passed away November 25, 2021 at the Kansas Soldiers Home in Ft. Dodge, Kansas Norman was born April 15, 1939 to Ephraim Lawrence Parker and Eunice Margaret (Perdue) Parker, he attended St Joseph's Military school. In his senior year he joined the Air Force where he earned his high school diploma. Following...
Kenneth 'Kenny' Wade Raudis
Nov 23, 2021
Obituary Kenny (Kenneth) Wade Raudis was born on November 2, 1972, in Meriden, Connecticut to Charles Mahoney and Anna Marie Oquendo. Kenny and his family moved to Florida when he was a child. Florida, the Everglades, and the South are what Kenny always called home. He moved to Kansas in 2005, where he met Lisa Hammerschmidt and the two were...
Lenora Grover
Nov 23, 2021
Obituary Lenora Louise (Quade) Grover, age 70, of Hays, KS, entered the Kingdom of Heaven, on November 23, 2021. She passed away at the Hays Medical Center following a brief illness. Lenora was born on November 24, 1950, in Beloit, KS, to Fred H. and Edna P. (Nusbaum) Quade. She moved to Great Bend, KS as a small child and...
Perry J. Kippes
Nov 22, 2021
Obituary Perry J. Kippes, age 97, of Vincent, Kansas died Monday, November 22, 2021, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born November 3, 1924, in Vincent, Kansas, to Peter C. and Pauline "Lena" (Schwartz) Kippes. He was a farmer and spent his lifetime in the Vincent and Victoria Kansas area. He was a member of St. Boniface Catholic...
Rod Ruder
Nov 20, 2021
Obituary AUSTIN, Texas Rodney Nicholas Ruder, 70, of Austin, passed away Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at the Heart Hospital of Austin. Rod was born March 26, 1951, in Hays, Kan., the son of Anthony and Armella (Denning) Ruder. He married Donna Morris on June 16, 1973. He was a 30-year manager of Kuhns Diamond Jewelers in Hays and most recently...
Robert 'Bob' Schlyer
Nov 18, 2021
Obituary Robert "Bob" Schlyer, age 95 of Hays, Kansas passed away Thursday, November 18, 2021 in Hays. He was born December 5, 1925 in Hays, Kansas to Albert and Clara (Denning) Schlyer. At the age of 18 Bob joined the US Navy where he served during WWII in the Pacific Theatre including the battle of Iwo Jima. When Bob returned...



