Current Obituaries
Joseph Patrick Feldt
May 26, 2020
Obituary Joseph Patrick Feldt, age 55, of Hays, KS, passed away at his home in Hays on May 26, 2020. He was born on January 25, 1965, in Colby, Kansas, to Arthur and Julia (Mumm) Feldt. He was a 1983 graduate of Wheatland High School, Grainfield, KS and a 1984 graduate of Northwest Kansas Vocational Technical School, Goodland, KS. He...
Kelly Eugene Traxel
May 21, 2020
Obituary Kelly Eugene Traxel, age 57, of Hays, Kansas passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at his home. He was born April 30, 1963 in Kansas City, Kansas to David Traxel and Rose Lea (West) Traxel. Kelly was an OTR Truck Driver for Butler Trucking and JB Hunt. He was an auto enthusiast, and a people person. He was...
Linda Ruder
May 18, 2020
Obituary Linda Diane (Brown) Ruder, age 67, of Hays, Kansas passed away Monday, May 18, 2020 at Hays Medical Center. She was born August 7, 1952 in Russell, Kansas to Kenneth and Viola (Baum) Brown. She married Stephen P. Ruder on December 27, 1969 at the Plainville Catholic Church, recently celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Linda worked as a medical...
Florine M Sanders
May 13, 2020
Obituary Florine M. Sanders, age 94, of Hays, Kansas passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Via Christi Village in Hays. She was born March 14, 1926 in Ellis, Kansas to John and Agnes (Spies) Younker. She married Alvin J. Sanders July 20, 1946. Florine was a homemaker and former gift shop manager of St. Anthony Hospital in Hays. She...
Phyllis Schuster
May 10, 2020
Obituary Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Saturday, August 1, 2020 at Brocks-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, Kansas 67601. Memorial visitation will be Saturday 9 AM until service time. Inurnment with Military Honors will follow in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Ellis. Phyllis Jean Schuster, age 95, of Hays, KS passed away May 10, 2020 at Wheatland Nursing...
Carlyn Murphy
May 10, 2020
Obituary Carlyn Murphy, age 87, formerly of Hays, died Sunday, May 10, at Midland Care in Topeka. She was born August 29, 1932 in Abilene Kansas to Walter D. and Pauline (Jeffcoat) Burcham. She graduated from Abilene High School and attended Emporia State University. She married Harlan F. Murphy on January 3, 1953 in Abilene. The family moved to Hays...
Barbara Elise Willcut
May 9, 2020
Obituary Barbara Elise Willcut age 84, of Hays, Kansas died Saturday, May 9, 2020 at her home. She was born June 14,1935 in Verona, New Jersey to Ralph and Evelyn Elise (Reilly) Fulle. She married Vernon Willcut in 1976 and he preceded her in death. She was an assembly worker at Hewlett Packard in Colorado Springs for over 20 years...
James H Shore
May 7, 2020
Obituary James H. "Jim" Shore age 74, of Walker, Kansas died Monday, May 4, 2020, at his home. He was born March 10, 1946, at Wichita, Kansas. His parents were Opher and Vivian (Huckle) Shore. He married Marge (Halbleib) on April 10, 1975 at Salina, Kansas. He was a Field Supervisor in Construction for many years and retired in 2008....
Francis S Cook
May 5, 2020
Obituary Francis Samuel Cook, Jr age 75, of Hays, Kansas passed away May 5, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society, Hays, KS. He was born April 17, 1945 in Hays, KS to Frank S. Cook and Lucille E (Poliflka) Cook. He married Selma J. Giebler at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays on June 12, 1965. Francis attended grade school in...
Kathryn 'Kay' Vonlintel
May 1, 2020
Obituary Kathryn "Kay" (Gross) VonLintel age 76, of Victoria, Kansas died Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at her home. She was born September 9, 1943, in Hays, Kansas to Joseph and Rose (Pfannenstiel) Gross. She married Allen "Dennis" VonLintel on October 20, 1962, at Munjor, Kansas. She was a homemaker, farmers wife, worked at A Brides World and Werth Plumbing both...
Cora Lee Pfannenstiel
May 1, 2020
Obituary Cora Lee (Schmidt) Pfannenstiel age 82 of Hays, Kansas died Friday, May 1, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays. She was born June 22, 1937, on the farm north of Catharine, Kansas to Alexius F. and Sibylla (Schmeidler) Schmidt. She married Melvin Pfannenstiel on January 2, 1960, at Severian, Kansas. She was a nurse for 43 years...
Randy Lee Goodale
Apr 30, 2020
Obituary Randy Lee Goodale, 63, longtime resident of Hays, Kansas died Thursday, April 30, 2020 at his home in Schoenchen, Kansas from a long complicated medical history. He was born August 26, 1956, in St. Francis, Kan., the fourth and youngest child to Max Alvin and Esther Delphine (Raile) Goodale. His family farmed around the St. Francis area. Randy competing...
Jean Roth
Apr 27, 2020
Obituary Jean Roth age 89 died Monday, April 27, 2020, at her home in Victoria, Kansas. She was born March 1, 1931, in Sandy Lake, Manitoba, Canada to Prokop and Sophie (Shewchuk) Millenchuk. Jean married Bernard Everett Roth on November 15, 1958, at Holy Cross Greek Catholic Church in Sandy Lake, Manitoba. He preceded her in death on December 25,...
Helen L Truan
Apr 26, 2020
Obituary Helen L. Truan age 90, of Gorham, Kansas died Sunday, April 26, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born June 5, 1929, in Great Bend, Kansas to Hobart "Hobe" and Alvina (Folster) Haggard. She married Floyd F. Truan on July 19, 1952, in Dodge City, Kansas. She was a school teacher in Ellis and Russell Counties,...
Larry D. Nichols
Apr 25, 2020
Obituary It is with great sadness that the family of Larry Dean Nichols of Alton, KS announces his passing on Saturday, April 25, 2020, at the age of 78 years. Larry was born in the family home near Alton, KS. He grew up on the family farm northwest of Alton, KS, attended Liberty Bell grade school, and graduated from Alton...
Alice M Staab
Apr 21, 2020
Obituary Alice M. (Windholz) Staab age 90, of Hays, Kansas died Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born March 2, 1930 to Raymond and Adelaide (Wasinger) Windholz in Victoria, Kansas where she lived her entire childhood and attended school along with her 10 brothers and sisters. She married Robert J. Staab on September 11,...
Gary Goodchuck
Apr 21, 2020
Obituary Gary Edward Goodchuck, age 84, died April 21, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born December 11, 1935 in Denver, CO to Archie Edward and Ada Mae (Summers) Goodchuck. He was a 1954 graduate of Kearney High School, and a 1961 graduate of Nebraska State Teachers College, now UNK, in Kearney, NE. Gary served...
Leeroy B Schuckman
Apr 18, 2020
Obituary LeeRoy Berthold Schuckman, age 83, of Hays, Kansas died Saturday, April 18, 2020, in Hays. He was born June 13, 1936 in LaCrosse, Kansas to Ludwig and Esther Schaffer Schuckman. He earned his bachelors and masters degrees from Fort Hays State University and his specialist degree from Kansas University. He was an educator for 39 years. He taught and...
Allura J. Hamm
Apr 17, 2020
Obituary Allura J. Hamm (Steeley), 84, of Hays, passed away April 17, 2020 at Via Christi in Hays from a battle with cancer. She was born December 9, 1935 in Anderson County, Kansas as the daughter of Otis and Virgi (Settleymyer) Steeley. Virgi passed away shortly after giving birth to Allura and her twin brother. Allura's brother followed in death...
Hanora Homburg
Apr 16, 2020
Obituary Celebration of life service will be 2 PM Saturday June 20, 2020 at St. John Lutheran Church located north of Ellis. Hanora Gertrude Homburg, age 87, of Ellis, Kansas passed away at her daughters home in Ellis on April 16, 2020. She was born on October 27, 1932 in Ellis, Kansas the daughter of Clarence and Gertrude (Lynd) Shubert....



