Current Obituaries
Joan G. Rinehart
Oct 10, 2020
Obituary Joan G. (Cline) Rinehart, age 92, of Liberal, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at HaysMed, Hays, Kansas. Joan was born in Fairbury, NE on August 28, 1928. She was married to Kenneth W. Rinehart on August 19, 1949 in Fairbury, NE. Outside of spending time with her adult family and close friends, Joan was happiest when...
Terence Hammerschmidt
Oct 8, 2020
Obituary Terence 'Terry' John Hammerschmidt, age 67, of Hays, Kansas passed away Monday, October 5, 2020 at Hays Medical Center. He was born July 21, 1953 in Hays to Clarence and Bernita (Glassman) Hammerschmidt. Terry worked alongside his dad in the family business Clems Inc. for many years. He was also a long-time volunteer at the ARC thrift shop for...
Lucille Quinby
Oct 8, 2020
Obituary Lucille Quinby age 75, of Ellis, Kansas died Thursday, October 8, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays. She was born March 11, 1945, in Ellis, Kansas to Celestine J. and Jeanne M. (Ingram) Weaver. She was a cook at the family business, the Skelly Restaurant in Ellis. She also cooked at the Alloways Restaurant and retired in...
Thomas Joseph Kinderknecht
Oct 6, 2020
Obituary Thomas Kinderknecht, age 77, of Hays, Kansas passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. He was born May 24, 1943 in Kansas City, Kansas to Joseph and Mary (Miller) Kinderknecht. He graduated from Ellis High School in 1961. On August 8, 1964 he married Charlene Klaus. Thomas was a sanitation worker for the City...
Norman Sander, Sr.
Oct 6, 2020
Obituary Norman Sander Sr. age 84, former Victoria, Kansas resident died Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at Brookdale Assisted Living in Hays, Kansas. He was born July 7, 1936, at Victoria, Kansas to Anthony J. "Tony" and Anna (Goetz) Sander. He married Paulette (Dreiling) on November 12, 1955, in Victoria, Kansas. She preceded him in death on August 29, 2020. Norman...
Harold 'Harry' Roth
Oct 6, 2020
Obituary Harold (Harry) Francis Roth, of Overland Park, KS peacefully passed away surrounded by family, from complications of pancreatic cancer Tuesday October 6th, 2020 at the age of 71. In addition to an honorable husband, father, grandfather, brother, friend, and role model, Harry was a leading home builder in the Kansas City metropolitan area. He developed his construction skills and...
Richard E. Henderson
Oct 5, 2020
Obituary Richard E. Henderson age 79, died Monday, October 5, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born October 2, 1941, in Norton, Kansas to Wallace Alfred and Helen Margaret (Kent) Henderson. He married Waunita (Thiele) on August 12, 1967, at Norton, Kansas. He was a Math/Science/Latin high school teacher for 15 years. He taught in Victoria, Klamath...
Lucille Kuhn
Oct 4, 2020
Obituary Lucille M. Kuhn age 87, of Victoria, Kansas died Sunday, October 4, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born December 30, 1932, in Plainville, Kansas to Adam R. and Mary F. (McMullen) Stahl. She married Alfred L. "Al" Kuhn on June 16, 1955, at Plainville, Kansas. He preceded her in death on February 22, 2018. She...
Virginia Mae Howe
Oct 4, 2020
Obituary Virginia Mae (Birbeck) Howe (Ginny) of Hays, Kansas, retired special education teacher, passed away October 4, 2020, at Good Samaritan Society Hays. She was 83. Ginny was born November 8, 1936 on a farm outside of Stanberry, Missouri to Ray and Mary Ellen (Evans) Birbeck. She married Virgil Keith Howe on June 3, 1956 in King City. She started...
Lawrence Schmeidler
Oct 4, 2020
Obituary Lawrence Schmeidler age 87, of Catharine, Kansas died Sunday, October 4, 2020, at Good Samaritan Society of Hays. He was born January 15, 1933, on the farm north of Catharine, Kansas to Anton and Anna (Sander) Schmeidler. He married Dolores (Romme) on October 12, 1954, in Victoria, Kansas. He was a farmer, and grew up north of Catharine near...
Father Myron G. Flax
Oct 4, 2020
Obituary Fr. Myron G. Flax, O.F.M.Cap., of Via Christi Village Care Center in Hays, Kans., a veteran of 39 years as a Catholic missionary in the South Pacific, and eldest member of the Capuchin Province of Mid-America, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, just four days after his 92nd birthday. Fifth of the nine children of Godfrey and Catherine (Weber) Flax,...
Wilda M. Smith
Oct 3, 2020
Obituary Wilda Maxine Smith, 96, died October 3, 2020 at Hays Medical Center. She was born May 17, 1924 to Corwin and Mable (Roberts) Smith on a farm in Gove County, Kansas, one of ten children. During WWII, though she had just graduated from high school and had no teacher training, she was pressed into teaching, including one year in...
Lonnie F. Morgan
Oct 3, 2020
Obituary Lonnie F. Morgan, age 73, of Hays, KS passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at HaysMed Hays. He was born July 31, 1947 in Lacrosse, KS to Friend E. and Velma (Scheuerman) Morgan. He grew up in Alexander, KS and graduated from Alexander High School in 1965 then attended Hutch Junior College on a basketball scholarship. Lonnies hobbies...
Rosetta Aschenbrenner
Oct 3, 2020
Obituary Rosetta Aschenbrenner, 75, of Ellis passed Saturday, October 3, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born July 27, 1945, to Clarence and Lillian Schmidt in Hays. Rosetta attended Ellis High School. On November 25, 1961, Rosetta married Robert Aschenbrenner at St. Marys Church in Ellis. Retiring from Enersys in July 2019 after many years of employment, Rosetta took...
Jacy Braun
Oct 2, 2020
Obituary Jacy Joseph Braun age 22, of Victoria, Kansas died Friday, October 2, 2020, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born April 27, 1998, in Russell, Kansas to Terry Joseph and Krista Dawn (Rathbun) Braun. He was engaged to Jessica Mallory. He was a mechanic at Dreiling Field Service and had worked at Lang Diesel. He grew up...
Fidelis Engel Jr.
Oct 2, 2020
Obituary Fidelis Engel Jr. 'Pinky', age 85 of Hays passed away Friday October 2, 2020 at Locust Grove Village in LaCrosse, Kansas. He was born September 16, 1935 in Munjor, Kansas to Fidelis Sr and Adeline (Befort) Engel. Fidelis was a lifetime farmer in the Munjor, Kansas area who dedicated his life to the land. His favorite past-time was reading,...
Don R. Younger
Oct 1, 2020
Obituary Don R. Younger, age 71, of Ellis, Kansas passed away October 1, 2020 at Hays Medical Center. Don was born April 9, 1949 in Hays, Kansas to Michael and Seraphine (Bieker) Younger. He graduated in 1967 from Ellis High School. On July 8, 1967 he married Rita (Boos) at St. Marys Catholic Church in Ellis. They were married for...
Caterina 'Rina' Miller
Oct 1, 2020
Obituary Caterina "Rina" Amoruso Miller, age 98, of Hays, Kansas passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020 in Hays. She was born in Naples, Italy on January 21, 1922 to John Giovanni and Carolina Amoruso. Rina spent many hard years growing up and surviving during WWII. Rina married Jess Clarence Miller on July 11, 1945 in Naples, Italy. Rina was an...
Blanche Vonlintel
Sep 30, 2020
Obituary Blanche VonLintel, age 99, of Hays, Kansas passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. She was born July 10, 1921 in Ellis County, Kansas to Andrew and Adeline (Rupp) Rupp. She was married to Ben VonLintel who preceded her in death in 1985. Blanche was a long time Hair Stylist owning her first salon...
Joseph F Zollinger
Sep 28, 2020
Obituary Joseph F. "Joe" Zollinger age 77, of Hays, Kansas died Monday, September 28, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born January 5, 1943, in Laverne, Oklahoma to Claude and Mildred (Mitchell) Zollinger. He married Euleta (Grice) on May 18, 1962, at Arnett, Oklahoma. Joe taught high school Speech/Drama/Debate for 18 years at Stanton County High School...