Current Obituaries
Rose Mary Karlin
Nov 9, 2020
Obituary Rose Mary "Rosie" (Comeau) Karlin, age 91, of Hays, died Monday, November 9, 2020 at her home in Hays. She was born February 11, 1929, in Hays, KS to Alphonse and Ida (Cardinal) Comeau. Rose Mary married Arthur Charles Karlin in St. Josephs church on September 7, 1948. They were blessed with three children: Susan, Robert, and Thomas. Her...
Larry Steckline
Nov 5, 2020
Obituary Lawrence Dean "Larry" Steckline age 63, of Hays, Kansas died Thursday, November 5, 2020, at Hays Medical Center Hays, Kansas. He was born October 12, 1957, in Hays, Kansas to Clarence A. and Norma Jean (Dreiling) Steckline. He married Donna (Pfannenstiel) on October 12, 1996, at Hays, Kansas. She preceded him in death on February 16, 2008. He was...
Edmund Befort
Nov 4, 2020
Obituary Edmund Befort, age 100, of Hays, Kansas passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. He was born February 15, 1920 in Ellis County, Kansas to George and Elizabeth (Leiker) Befort. On July 2, 1945 he married Albina Pfeifer. She preceded him in death on April 21, 2018. Edmund was a dedicated lifelong farmer and...
Cecilia Edwards
Nov 4, 2020
Obituary Cecilia Edwards of Ellis died Wednesday, November 4, at Hays Medical Center. She was born April 14, 1949, in Hays to Ralph and Barbara (Augustine) Burns. She married Homer Edwards on June 15, 1974 at St. Marys Church in Ellis. Cecilia attended St. Marys Grade School and Washington Grade School. Cecilia loved spending time with her husband and their...
Norma Jean Bollig
Nov 3, 2020
Obituary Norma Jean Bollig, 90, Hays, Kansas died Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at the Presbyterian Nursing Home of Clay Center, Kansas Previously she had been living with her family in Clay Center. She was born March 14, 1930, in Hays, to Jerome and Margaret (Brown) Riedel, of Walker, Kan., She married Elmer J. "Cap" Bollig of Hays December 23, 1950....
Jarett Wynn
Nov 2, 2020
Obituary Jarett Frazier Wynn, age 21, of Hays, KS formerly of Colwich, KS died on November 2, 2020, in Hays. Jarett was born on August 27, 1999 in Wichita, KS to Larry Dale and Trina K (Schmidt) Wynn. He attended and graduated from Andale High School. Jarett also attended WATC, graduating with his degree in Police Science, together with Friends...
Elmer J. Younger
Oct 31, 2020
Obituary Elmer Joseph Younger, age 96, of Hays, Kansas passed away, Saturday, October 31, 2020 in Hays. He was born March 11, 1924 in rural Ellis County, Kansas to Alois and Matilda (Hertel) Younger. On February 6, 1951 he married Lucille (Augustine). She preceded him in death on March 16, 1983. Elmer was a lifelong Farmer. He also was a...
Verline Sander
Oct 29, 2020
Obituary Verline M. Sander age 66, of Boonville, Missouri a former Victoria, Kansas resident died Thursday, October 29, 2020, at Lakeview Care Center in Boonville, Missouri. She was born on May 11, 1954, in Hays, Kansas to Saturin Anton "Tony" and Pauline (Herman) Sander. She attended the Anderson School of Hope in Victoria, Kansas for many years until it closed....
Nancy Wright
Oct 26, 2020
Obituary Nancy "Bunny" Wright, age 77, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Monday, October 26, 2020 at Hays Medical Center. She was born November 19, 1942 in Holton, Kansas to Glenn D. and Vivian A. (Hallauer) Mapes. She graduated from Natoma High School in 1960. She completed floral classes in the early 60s. Nancy was a florist throughout her life. Her...
Barbara Wolf
Oct 23, 2020
Obituary Barbara Wolf, age 68, of Ellis, Ks passed away on Friday October 23, 2020 at home in Ellis. She was born November 6,1951 to Shorty and Edna Kuhn. She grew up in Ellis, Ks and graduated from Ellis High School in 1969 then attended Fort Hays State University. She married Brian Wolf August 5, 1970 in Ellis, Ks. Barbara...
Tiffany Renee Kyer
Oct 22, 2020
Obituary Tiffany Renee (Basgall) Kyer, age 46, of Little Rock, AR, formerly of Schoenchen, KS passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020. She was born November 24, 1973 in Hays, KS to Pam (Dinges) Basgall and Theodore Basgall. She graduated from Hays High in 1992. Tiffany was a loving mother to her children who meant the world to her. She...
Felisa Clair
Oct 22, 2020
Obituary Felisa R. Clair, 83, of Hays, Kansas went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, October 22, 2020. Felisa was born April 21, 1937, in Isabela, Negros Occidental, Philippines to Dominador and Julieta (Sakamoto) Ruperto Sr. To celebrate her life, the family will hold a private memorial on their farm at a later date....
Virgil Wasinger
Oct 20, 2020
Obituary Virgil Nickolas Wasinger, age 88, of Hays, Kansas passed away October 20, 2020 at Hays Medical Center. He was born November 19, 1931 on the farm north of Hays to Nick J. and Mary (Wittman) Wasinger. On February 11, 1988 he married Marilyn S. (Fury) in Hays. She preceded him in death January 15, 2019. Virgil was an electrician...
Betty Wheeler
Oct 19, 2020
Obituary Betty Jane Wheeler, age 94. formerly of Ellis, Kansas passed away Monday, October 19, 2020 at the Catholic Care Center in Bel Aire, Kansas. She was born August 9, 1926 in Ellis to Daniel and Wilma (Hamburg) Schumacher. On November 5, 1946 she married C.O. "Chuck" Wheeler in Ellis. He preceded her in death October 31, 2006. Betty was...
Larry Werth
Oct 18, 2020
Obituary Larry Joseph Werth age 75, of LaCrosse, Kansas died Sunday, October 18, 2020, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born June 15, 1945, in Hays, Kansas to Alfred J. and Martina L. (Schaffer) Werth. He married Henrietta (Oswald) on April 25, 1992 in LaCrosse, Kansas. He was a farmer and a salesman at Steinles Menswear Store...
Roy Hustead
Oct 17, 2020
Obituary Roy Alan Hustead age 73, of Hays, Kansas died Saturday, October 17, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born March 1, 1947, in Breckenridge, Texas to Roy F. and Doris (McKinney) Hustead. He married Carol J. (Koerner) Myers on May 24, 1975, at Hays, Kansas. He was a production foreman with Phillips Petroleum for 30 years...
Jerry Laprade
Oct 12, 2020
Obituary Gerald P. "Jerry" Laprade age 83, of Hays, Kansas died Monday, October 12, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born September 9, 1937, in Easthampton, Massachusetts to George and Amanda (LaPointe) Laprade. He married Doraleen (Kuhn) on August 8, 1962 at Victoria, Kansas. He was a French and American History teacher at St. Francis Seminary in...
Loran J. Jayne
Oct 12, 2020
Obituary Loran J. Jayne, 74, of Ellis, KS, passed away October 12, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society of Ellis. Loran was born on April 11, 1946, to George and Katherine (Croute) Jayne. While growing up, his family lived in many different places, with Florida being his favorite. On May 28, 1966, he married Gloria Schoenberger in Ellis, KS. Loran...
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...



