Current Obituaries
Ralph Paul Gottschalk
Aug 1, 2019
Obituary Ralph Paul Gottschalk, age 82, of Hays, Kansas passed away Thursday, August 1, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. He was born February 14, 1937 on a small farm near Schoenchen, Kansas to George and Edith (Linenberger) Gottschalk. Growing up on the farm with his brothers Leroy, Wayne, Robert and Roger life was simple and filled with hard...
Pearl Mary Leiker
Jul 31, 2019
Obituary Pearl Mary Leiker, age 88, of Munjor, Kansas passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Hays Medical Center in Hays. She was born June 5, 1931 in Liebenthal, Kansas to Andrew Joseph and Josephine (Depperschmidt) Herrman. On May 22, 1950 she married Edward P. Leiker in Liebenthal. He preceded her in death on August 22, 2013. She was a...
Nancy Wyatt
Jul 30, 2019
Obituary Nancy Jane Wyatt age 77, of Emporia, Kansas died Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays. She has lived in Hays since 2015. A memorial service and inurnment will be held at Emporia, Kansas at a later date. Services are entrusted to Clines-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601. Condolences can...
Doris D Pfannenstiel
Jul 30, 2019
Obituary Doris Meder Pfannenstiel, age 94, died July 30, 2019. She was born April 22, 1925 in Pfeifer, KS. Doris was a graduate of Holy Cross Grade School in Pfeifer, KS and Sacred Heart High School in Salina, KS. She was a career woman with TWA. She married Edward M. Pfannenstiel April 20, 1963. She made her home in Hays,...
Cynthia Sheley
Jul 25, 2019
Obituary Cynthia Sheley, age 62, of Ellis passed away Thursday, July 25, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. She was born February 16, 1957 in Hays, Kansas to Victor and Irene (Burgardt) Klaus. She is survived by three daughters, Jennifer (Matt) Burton of Lago Vista, TX, Trisha Robinson of Fairbury, NE and Tamara (James) Harper of Norton; a daughter-in-law,...
James Lee Kuhn
Jul 23, 2019
Obituary James Lee "Jim" Kuhn age 73, former Victoria, Kansas resident, died Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at Ascension Hospital St. Francis Wichita, Kansas. He was born October 2, 1945, in Hays, Kansas to Emil A. and Luella M. (Walters) Kuhn. He was self-employed as a contract house painter for many years. He grew up in Victoria, and attended Victoria High...
Alma 'Molly' Brin
Jul 20, 2019
Obituary Alma Marlene 'Molly' Brin, age 80, of Hays, Kansas passed away Saturday, July 20, 2019 at Via Christi Village, Hays. She was born April 30, 1939 in Dresden, Kansas to Julius and Mae (Weaver) Diederich. On April 22, 1961 she married Carrol Brin at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Hays. Molly was a RN at the Graham County Hospital,...
Randy Kitzman
Jul 16, 2019
Obituary Randy Lee Kitzman, age 58, of Ellis, Kansas passed away July 16, 2019 at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City. He was born February 20, 1961 in Denver, Colorado to Marvin and Verta (Kornele) Kitzman. On August 16, 1980 he married his high school sweetheart, Patricia Ann Reilly in Lakewood, Colorado. Randy had worked at Fort Hays State...
Rose Ann Rupp
Jul 15, 2019
Obituary Rose Ann Rupp, age 87, of Hays, passed away Monday July 15, 2019 at Via Christi Village Hays. She was born September 3, 1931 in Schoenchen, KS to Carl and Lucy (Herl) Zimmerman. She married Francis A. Rupp on August 16, 1948 in Hays. He preceded her in death on December 23, 2001. She was a homemaker, farm wife,...
Linus I Berens
Jul 15, 2019
Obituary Linus I. Berens age 84, of Victoria, Kansas died Monday, July 15, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born September 9, 1934, in Oakley, Kansas to Ignatius H. and Sophia (Kuhn) Berens. He was a District Food Supervisor for Path-Mark Supermarkets for 28 years. He started out as a baker, and worked his way up as...
Nam Pham
Jul 14, 2019
Obituary Nam Pham, 39, of Hays, KS passed away on July 14, 2019. He was born in Wichita, KS to Tino Pham and Lily (Phan) Pham. Private family services were held under the direction of Brock's Keithley Funeral Home and Crematory. Services
Dean Ellner
Jul 14, 2019
Obituary Merle Dean Ellner (better known as Dean) - age 89, of Hays, Kansas, died Sunday, July 14, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born November 7, 1929, on a farm near Lebanon, Kansas, to Lewis Merle Ellner and Frances Mable(Finch) Ellner. On December 18, 1955, Dean and Jennie Lee (Klingenberger) were married at the First Baptist...
Betty Froelich
Jul 14, 2019
Obituary Gorham, Kansas Betty L. Froelich, age 84, died Sunday, July 14, 2019, at The Shepherds Center in Cimarron, Kansas. She was born July 26, 1934, in Gorham, Kansas to Celestine and Clara (Bieker) Hammersmith. Betty was a cook for over 60 years, starting at the age of 14 at the Coffee Shop in the Gorham Motel, and then cooked...
Daniel Hutchison
Jul 8, 2019
Obituary Daniel Hutchison, 73, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, died July 8, 2019, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. Mr. Hutchison was born September 20, 1945, in Enid, Oklahoma, to Marvin and Eugenia Hutchison. He graduated from Silver City High School and continued his education at the University of New Mexico, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in business. He...
Esther Marie Schmidt
Jul 5, 2019
Obituary Esther Marie (Molleker) Schmidt, age 90, of Hays died Friday, July 5, 2019, at her daughters home in Hays. She was born January 2, 1929, at Hyacinth, Kansas to Jacob and Catherine (Brungardt) Molleker. She married Alfred "Al" Schmidt on June 3, 1958, in Hyacinth, Kansas. He preceded her in death on March 8, 2008. She was a homemaker...
Michael Alan Robben
Jul 4, 2019
Obituary Michael Alan Robben, age 60, of Ellis, Kansas (formerly of Oakley, KS) passed away Thursday July 4, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home - Ellis. He was born February 18, 1959 in Oakley, KS to Francis and LaVerna (Lintel) Robben. He attended Oakley High School and later attended Industrial Technical Trade School in Goodland, majoring in Diesel Mechanics....
Dick Taggart
Jul 1, 2019
Obituary R. H. Dick Taggart, age 95, formerly of Hays, Kansas passed away Monday, July 1, 2019 at the Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell, KS. Dick was born on a farm near Olpe, Kansas to Logan Coyd and Dessie Almira (Oakley) Taggart on April 7, 1924. The family moved to Wichita, KS in 1935 where he attended public schools. He...
Wendell and Joyce (Beggs) Winn
Jun 29, 2019
Wendell and Joyce Beggs Winn, married for 54 years, are now reunited in heaven.
Joyce (Beggs) Winn of Bedford, Texas, passed away on June 29, 2019 after a short illness. She was born in Salina, KS on December 13, 1928 to parents John Lowell and Emma Lee (Lewis) Beggs. Joyce lived independently right until the last months of her life. She...
Virginia V Johnson
Jun 25, 2019
Obituary Virginia VanSickle Johnson, age 96, of Hays, Kansas passed away June 25, 2019 in Hays. Virginia was born in Kansas City, Kansas to H.D. VanSickle and Ruth Bolte VanSickle. They moved to Strong City, Kansas where she graduated from Strong City High School. She worked at Kools Drug Store, Cottonwood, Kansas and the Chase County Courthouse. She married Gerald...
Karla Wishnuck
Jun 25, 2019
Obituary Karla R. Wishnuck, age 50, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. She was born June 29, 1968 in WaKeeney, Kansas to Joseph F. and Lillian M. (Kinderknecht) Wishnuck. Karla attended school at ECDC, H B Reed and graduated from Hays High School. She was a loving and caring person who...