Current Obituaries
Angeline Denning
May 21, 2019
Obituary Angeline Anna (Mader) Denning- age 77, former Victoria, Kansas resident died Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at Salina, Kansas. She was born December 4, 1941, in Park, Kansas to Martin and Mary Catherine (Basgall) Mader. Angeline was a homemaker and was a member of The Basilica of St. Fidelis. She was raised and attended school in Park, Kansas. She lived...
Duane 'Mini' Fisher
May 20, 2019
Obituary Duane 'Mini' Fisher, age 55, of Hays, Kansas passed away Monday, May 20, 2019 in Hays. He was born January 14, 1964 in Hays to Edwin and Freda (Werth) Fisher. He graduated from Ellis High School in 1982. On October 22, 2011 he married Karla Braun in Hays. Mini owned and operated Toby Jugs in Hays for the past...
Robert E. Hammersmith
May 17, 2019
Obituary Robert E. Hammersmith age 89, of Gorham, Kansas died Friday, May 17, 2019, at Wesley Medical Center Wichita, Kansas. He was born at Gorham, Kansas to Celestine and Clara Helen (Bieker) Hammersmith. Robert was a finish carpenter for over 40 years and spent his lifetime in the Gorham area. He was a veteran of the US Army and served...
Charlotte Becker
May 15, 2019
Obituary Charlotte Faye (Blattner) Becker, 104, Hays, died Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at Good Samaritan Society, Hays. She was born Jan. 20, 1915, in Rozel to Charles and Elizabeth (Haun) Blattner. She was a 1933 graduate of Rozel High School. She married Walter W. Becker in 1934. He preceded her in death in 2012. She was a homemaker. During the...
Lorri Rae Scheibler
May 15, 2019
Obituary Lorri Rae Kiser Scheibler, 59, of Hays, KS, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019. She was born to Myrna "Ike" (Brown) and Grant "Ed" Kiser, Feb. 13, 1960 in Concordia, KS. Lorri graduated from Minneapolis High School in 1978 and majored in Early Childhood Education at Fort Hays State University. Lorri was an excellent teacher and had a passion...
Eugene Rohr
May 9, 2019
Obituary Eugene Rohr - age 90, of Munjor, Kansas died Thursday, May 9, 2019, at Via Christi Village Care Center Hays, Kansas. He was born June 9, 1928, at Munjor, Kansas to Matt and Clara (Ruder) Rohr. He married Margie J.(Walker) on September 25, 1954, at Wichita, Kansas. She preceded him in death on January 20, 2017. He had a...
Esther Schmidt
May 7, 2019
Obituary Esther Schmidt, age 70, of Hays, Kansas passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019 in Hays. She was born September 10, 1948 in Hays, Kansas to Lester and Esther (Degenhardt) Burgardt. On June 8, 1968 she married Timothy Schmidt at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays. Esther was the store manager at Hallmark for several years. She was a member...
Joan Dechant
May 6, 2019
Obituary Joan Dechant, age 67 of Hays, Kansas passed away Monday, May 6, 2019 at her home in Hays. She was born February 14, 1952 in Bison, Kansas to Joseph J. and Caroline (Hammerschmidt) Kisner. On May 4, 1974 she married Lawrence Dechant in Pfeifer, Kansas. Joan worked at the Hays Pathology Lab and did medical transcription for Hays Medical...
Richard Seib
May 4, 2019
Obituary Richard Seibhusband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, Korean War veteran, civic volunteer, lifelong Catholic--died peacefully Saturday, May 4. He was 87. Seib was born Sept. 6, 1931, on his familys farm just outside Hays, Kansas, and spent all but the final year of his life as a resident of the Hays area. He spent a year and a half serving in...
Gerald Crotinger
May 1, 2019
Obituary Gerald "Jerry" Crotinger, age 80, of Hays, Kansas passed away Wednesday May 1, 2019 in Hays. He was born January 14, 1939 in McCracken, Kansas to Alfred and Lucille (Allen) Crotinger. He graduated from McCracken High School in 1957 and had a bachelors degree in Art from Fort Hays State University. Jerry was a farmer and remodeling contractor. He...
Thomas L Rupp
May 1, 2019
Obituary Thomas Lee Charles Rupp, age 69, of Russell, Kansas passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Hays Medical Center. He was born January 23, 1950 in Hays, Kansas to Edward and Leonilla (Schmidt) Rupp. He married Jeanie (Seib) on December 9, 1989. Thomas was currently working for the Russell County Road and Bridge Department. He had worked for APAC...
Morris Brack
Apr 27, 2019
Obituary Morris Brack, age 84, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019 at the Edwards County Hospital in Kinsley, Kansas. He was born May 18, 1934 in Ellis County, Kansas to Issac and Bertha (Schumm) Brack. He graduated from Ellis High School in 1952. On October 5, 1963 he married Margaret Keller in Ellis at St. Marys Church....
Marlaine 'Mid' Keller
Apr 27, 2019
Obituary Mildred Marlaine "Mid" (Fuller) Keller, age 98 of Ellis, Kansas passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Hays Medical Center. She was born August 4, 1920 in Ellis to Fred and Lucia (Walker) Fuller. She was a graduate of Ellis High School in 1938. On February 24, 1952 she married Henry Keller in Ellis. He preceded her in death...
Earl J. Ward
Apr 25, 2019
Obituary Earl John Ward, age 79, of Hays, Kansas passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019 at the Salina Regional Health Center. He was born October 17, 1939 in Russell, Kansas to Linden and Blanche (Heffernan) Ward. On February 14, 1987 he married Jean (Hudson) Quick. Earl was a long time Livestock Appraiser working the sales ring at the Osborne, Russell...
Theresa Marie Giebler
Apr 25, 2019
Obituary Theresa Marie (Dinkel) Giebler, age 86 of Hays, Kansas passed on April 25, 2019 at Hays Medical Center. She was born July 24, 1932 in Emmeram,KS the oldest of ten children, to Anthony and Alvina (Stecklein) Dinkel. She graduated from Girls Catholic High School in 1950. She married James E. Giebler on September 4, 1951. As a young woman...
Warren C. Kraus
Apr 24, 2019
Obituary Warren C. Kraus, age 92, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019 in Ellis. He was born February 19, 1927 in Hays, Kansas to Carl and Sadie (Ward) Kraus. On December 21, 1947 he married Rosemary Duncker in Ford, Kansas. Warren was farmer and served in the US Navy on the USS Tulagi at the end of...
Paul F. Schmidtberger
Apr 20, 2019
Obituary Paul F. Schmidtberger - age 89, of Great Bend, Kansas died Saturday, April 20, 2019, at the River Bend Assisted Living Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born July 24, 1929, at Gorham, Kansas to John Frank and Albina (Frank) Schmidtberger. He married Vera (Romme) on December 27, 1951 at Victoria, Kansas. He was an electrical lineman for Western-Aquila...
Daniel G. Eldridge
Apr 19, 2019
Obituary Daniel Gordon Eldridge, age 55, of Hays, Kansas passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 at Hays Medical Center. He was born January 7, 1964 in Inglewood, California to Robert Gordon and Judith Ann (Beach) Eldridge. Daniel enjoyed Music, Sports, beach Life especially surfing. He is survived by his parents, Judy and Larry Cox of Lancaster, California; his wife, Chris...
Weldon Johnson
Apr 18, 2019
Obituary Weldon Johnson, age 100 of Hays, Kansas died Thursday, April 18, 2019 in Hays. He was born January 24, 1919 in Konawa, Iowa to Charles H. and Nellie Irene (Long) Johnson and was raised in eastern Kansas. He and his wife, Alberteen were married in 1938. Alberteen preceded him in death in 2015. In February 1948 he moved to...
Julius J. Suppes
Apr 15, 2019
Obituary Julius J. Suppes age 92, of Otis, Kansas died Monday, April 15, 2019, at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis, Wichita, Kansas. He was born May 13, 1926, in rural Otis, Kansas to Adam and Anna Maria "Mary" (Herrman) Suppes III. He married Elsie Jane (Holzmeister) on April 11, 1959, at Pfeifer, Kansas. Julius was a farmer and worked part...