Current Obituaries
Dixie Horton
Jan 19, 2019
Obituary Dixie Lee (Patterson) Horton, age 82, of Hays, Kansas passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. She was born February 5, 1936 in Anthony, Kansas to Almer Allen and Ida Effie (Franklin) Patterson. She earned a bachelors degree in Elementary Education from Fort Hays State University. On September 9, 1956, she married Fenton "Jerry"...
Clarence Fisher
Jan 16, 2019
Obituary Clarence Fisher, age 87, of Wichita, Kansas former Hays resident passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019. He was born July 21, 1931 in Antonino, Kansas to Clements and Pauline (Stubert) Fisher. He married Mary Ann (Kisner) on April 26, 1958. She preceded him in death on May 8, 1984. He then married Shirley (Dreher) on October 25, 1991. Clarence...
Marilyn S. Wasinger
Jan 15, 2019
Obituary Marilyn S. Wasinger, age 84, of Hays, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Via Christi Village-Hays. She was born on February 21, 1934 in Hays to Arthur and Emma (McCrary) Fury. She graduated from Palco High School and married Robert Rostocil in 1952. To this union, two daughters were born. Marilyn married Virgil Wasinger on February 14,...
Shirley Sarver
Jan 14, 2019
Obituary Shirley M. Sarver, age 83, of Plainville, Kansas, died Monday, January 14, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays. She was born on August 28, 1935, to Paul and Stella (Purder) Doty. She married Elmer Lee Sarver in 1952, at Natoma, Kansas. He preceded her in death on June 1, 2013. She was a homemaker and lived most...
Martha Armbrister
Jan 10, 2019
Obituary Martha Marie (Keller) Armbrister died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019 at age 95 at Good Samaritan Society in Ellis, Kansas. Martha was born June 8, 1923 in rural Trego County, Kansas to Frank and Carrie (Wendling) Keller. She was the fourth of seven children. She attended schools in Ellis and graduated in 1942. She was a life-long member of St....
Arliss Ann Koogle
Jan 8, 2019
Obituary Arliss Ann Koogle, age 93, of Hays and formerly Great Bend, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at HaysMed. She was born on July 8, 1925 in Newton, KS to Ernest and Cora Belts. Arliss graduated from Newton High School. She was united in marriage on January 24, 1945 in Great Bend to George Koogle, Sr. Together, they...
Richard 'Rick' Sack
Jan 5, 2019
Obituary Richard Alphonse 'Rick' Sack , passed away on January-5-2019 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the VA hospital. He was born on November-11-1951 in Hays, Kansas. Rick was an honored Army veteran serving 2 tours in the Vietnam war. Rick enjoyed his profession as a welder. He was a sportsman, as he loved to hunt for pheasant, duck, geese, and...
Mary Ann Schmeidler
Jan 4, 2019
Obituary Mary Ann (Pfannenstiel) Schmeidler, age 88, of Hays, Kansas passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 at her home. She was born March 25, 1930 in Hays to Joe M. and Sophie (Rupp) Pfannenstiel. She attended Girls Catholic High and on March 1, 1954 she married Gilbert J. Schmeidler at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Hays. He preceded her in...
Elvin Leroy Patee
Jan 3, 2019
Obituary Elvin Leroy Patee, age 75 of Ellis, Kansas passed away Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas. He was born October 31, 1943 in rural Kiowa County, Kansas to Emery & Margaret (Evans) Patee. On July 30, 1966 he married Patricia Kutina at the Ellis United Methodist Church. She preceded him in death...
Jeanette A. Leiker
Dec 31, 2018
Obituary Jeanette A. (Braun) Leiker, age 77, former Victoria, Kansas resident, died Monday, December 31, 2018, at Lubbock, Texas. She was born July 5, 1941, in Hays, Kansas to Clarence P. and Pauline (Hammerschmidt) Braun. She married Anthony J. "Tony" Leiker on September 7, 1963, at Victoria, Kansas. She was a registered nurse for over 40 years and retired in...
Jeffrey Hague
Dec 30, 2018
Obituary Jeffrey Keith Hague, age 34 of Bennington, Kansas formerly of Newtown, Missouri, died Sunday, December 30, 2018 in Oakley, Kansas the result of a railroad accident. He was born January 27, 1984 in Kirksville, Missouri to Dale Keith and Kelly Kay (Wollenzien) Hague. He graduated from Newtown-Harris High School in 2002 where he was the Salutatorian. He then received...
Mary Jane Davidson
Dec 28, 2018
Obituary Mary Jane (Knoll) Davidson age 72, of Hays, Kansas died Friday, December 28, 2018, at her home in Hays, Kansas. She was born September 14, 1946, in Hays, Kansas to George J. and Mary (Giebler) Knoll. She married Donald D. Davidson on October 5, 1968 at Hays, Kansas. She was a bookkeeper at the Hays Home Depot for twelve...
James Henson
Dec 23, 2018
Obituary James Eugene Henson, age 52, of Hays, Kansas passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018 in Hays. He was born April 13, 1966 in Rogers, Arkansas to Billy Ray and Refinna (Hoskins) Keyes Henson. He had worked as a mechanic and enjoyed 3D modeling, comic books and crocheting. He is survived by his mother, Refinna Keyes of Plainville, Kansas a...
Don Billinger
Dec 18, 2018
Obituary Donald E. Billinger, 68, Trinidad, Colorado, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born June 1, 1950, to Edmund J. and Marie (Bode) Billinger and raised in Victoria. He married Kathy (Newland) on July 17, 1971. He was a boy scout and was able to travel the U.S. with his troop,...
Tom Schumacher
Dec 18, 2018
Obituary Thomas L. "Tooty" Schumacher, age 67, of Hays, Kansas passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018 in Hays. He was born October 7, 1951 in Hays, Kansas to Marvin "Shorty" and Mildred (Dreher) Schumacher. He graduated from St. Josephs Military Academy in 1969. On June 9, 1973 he married Debra Inman at St. Marys Catholic Church in Hays. Tom owned...
Charles E. 'Chuck' Vsetecka
Dec 14, 2018
Obituary Charles E. "Chuck" Vsetecka, age 96, of Victoria, KS, passed away on Friday, December 14, 2018 at Via Christi Village-Hays. He was born on July 10, 1922 in Sargent, NE to Frank and Rose (Seda) Vsetecka. On August 27, 1946 he was united in marriage to Estelle M. Schmidtberger. To this union they had three children. Estelle passed away...
Rosemary 'Rosie' Schulte
Dec 14, 2018
Obituary Rosemary "Rosie" Schulte, age 91, of Victoria, Kansas died Friday, December 14, 2018, at Homestead Assisted Living in Hays, Kansas. She was born August 23, 1927, in Victoria to Edgar F. and Lydia (Staab) Brungardt. She married Melvin J. "Meff" Gross on January 29, 1950, at West Covina, California. He preceded her in death on September 1, 1957. She...
Ronald J. Herrman
Dec 11, 2018
Obituary Ronald J. Herrman, age 65, of WaKeeney, Kansas passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018 in WaKeeney. Memorial services will be at a later date Kansas Veterans' Cemetery at WaKeeney, Kansas A complete obituary and service details are pending and will be announced by Brock's-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine hays, KS 67601 Services Arrangements Are Pending Kansas Veterans'...
Glenda R. Hammerschmidt
Dec 6, 2018
Obituary Glenda R. Hammerschmidt, age 71, from Victoria, Kansas died Thursday, December 6, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Society-Ellis. She was born June 17, 1947, at Russell, Kansas to Dale and Della (Sander) Post. She married Verlin E. Hammerschmidt on August 21, 1965 at Russell, Kansas. She was registered nurse for over 30 years and also an x-ray technician for...
Viola Robben
Dec 3, 2018
Obituary Viola Robben, age 92, from Walker, Kansas died Monday, December 3, 2018, at Brookdale Assisted Living Hays. She was born May 26, 1926, on a farm South of Ogallah, Kansas to Michael and Anna (Sander) Hammerschmidt. She married Wilfred Robben on January 28, 1947, at Victoria, Kansas. He preceded her in death on August 23, 2002. She was a...