Current Obituaries
Dale Thomas
Oct 1, 2019
Obituary Dale L. Thomas, 81, Alamo, Texas formerly of Hays, Kansas, and Woodland Park, Colorado, died peacefully in his home on Tuesday, October 1, 2019. He was born June 1, 1938 in Solomon, Kansas to Russell James and Hilma Louise (Wann) Thomas. Dale graduated from Kipp High School in Kipp, Kansas in 1956. After high school, he joined the United...
Alphonse Weber
Sep 28, 2019
Obituary Alphonse V. Weber, age 84, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Hays Medical Center. He was born December 29, 1934 in Ellis, Kansas to John and Patricia (Kozlowski) Weber. He married Victoria Romey on June 23, 1962 in Ellis. Al had worked for Wiesner Grocery store in Ellis then began work in the oilfields as...
Melvin Bruggeman
Sep 27, 2019
Obituary Melvin E. Bruggeman, age 80, of Hays, Kansas passed away Friday, September 27, 2019 at Via Christi Village, Hays. He was born August 19, 1939 in Norton, Kansas to Anton and Clara (Glennimeier) Bruggeman. On February 1, 1964 he married Karen (Jochems) in Dodge City, Kansas. Mel was the CFO at Hadley Hospital and then worked at the Hays...
Deborah Ann Debes
Sep 24, 2019
Obituary Deborah Ann (Detmer) Debes-age 63, from Hays, Kansas died Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born May 14, 1956, in Great Bend, Kansas to Andrew L. and Marjorie M. (Ziegler) Detmer. She married Kenneth R. Debes on October 6, 1979, in Great Bend, Kansas. She was an accounting specialist at Brungart-Hower-Ward-Elliott & Pfeifer,...
Jorge Vazquez
Sep 24, 2019
Obituary Jorge Vazquez, age 66, Hays, Kansas passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at Hays, Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays. Inurnment will follow in the church cemetery with Military Honors courtesy of the Hays VFW Honor Guard. Memorial visitation will be on Tuesday 9 AM until...
Howard Rajewski
Sep 23, 2019
Obituary Howard L. Rajewski age 91, from Vincent, Kansas, died Monday, September 23, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born March 13, 1928, on the family farm at Vincent, Kansas, to Leo and Anna Helen (Huser) Rajewski. He married Aquina (Leiker) on August 25, 1948, at Victoria, Kansas. He was a farmer, a dairyman for over 50...
Alice Schneider
Sep 22, 2019
Obituary Alice Irene Schneider, 96, of Hays, Kansas left this earthly realm on the afternoon of Sept. 21st, 2019 at her home at Brookdale Senior Living. Alice was born to James F. and Virginia (Koerner) Giebler on Sept. 13th, 1923 in a two-room stone house north-west of Severin, the 6th of 12 children. She married Clarence Schneider, Sr. in 1982....
Brenda Urban
Sep 22, 2019
Obituary Brenda K. Urban, age 74, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019 peacefully at Hays Medical Center surrounded by her loved ones. May she now rest after suffering so long. She was born on May 3, 1945 in Hays, Kansas, the eldest daughter of Earl and Eleanor (Stramel) Saunders. Brenda grew up in Hays and graduated from...
Stella Vonfeldt
Sep 19, 2019
Obituary Stella Marie Vonfeldt, age 90, of Aurora, Colorado passed away September 19, 2019 in Aurora. She was born January 1, 1929 in Antonino, Kansas to Joseph J. and Anna (Speier) Dechant. On May 20, 1947 she married Andrew Vonfeldt in Hays, Kansas. He preceded her in death on February 10, 1989. Stella was a Homemaker and had worked in...
Lila Klein
Sep 15, 2019
Obituary Lila Mae (Sander) Klein age 85, from Wichita, Kansas died Sunday, September 15, 2019, at Via Christi Village Care Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born February 11, 1934, in Pfeifer, Kansas to John P. and Eva (Braun) Sander. She married Elmer J. Klein on April 18, 1953, at Victoria, Kansas. Lila was a homemaker and was a member...
Monica Renee Miller
Sep 14, 2019
Obituary Monica Miller 1979 2019 Well known former Fayette resident Monica Renee Miller died near Hays, Kansas on Saturday, September 14 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was forty years of age. The daughter of Carrol "Gene" and Lorna T. Miller, Monica was born in Columbia on March 16, 1979. Growing up in Fayette, she...
John H Chamberlain
Sep 13, 2019
Obituary John H. Chamberlain, age 79, of Hays, KS passed away September 13, 2019 in Hays. He was born on July 11, 1940. Memorial services will be 10:00 AM Thursday, October 10, 2019 at the First United Methodist Church 305 W. 7th Hays, KS 67601. Services entrusted to Brock's-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601. Condolences may...
Pat Fisher
Sep 9, 2019
Obituary Patricia "Pat" Fisher, age 61, of Hays, Kansas passed away Monday, September 9, 2019 at Hays Medical Center. She was born December 27, 1957 in Hays, Kansas to A.P. and Catherine (Kuhn) Leiker. Pat graduated from Hays High School in 1975. She married Darrell "Munch" Fisher on September 14, 1985 in St. Marys Catholic Church in Ellis, Kansas. Pat...
James John Leiker
Sep 8, 2019
Obituary James John Leiker, age 84, of Hays, Kansas died Sunday, September 8, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born October 20, 1934, in Hays, Kansas to John Francis and Philomena (Rupp) Leiker. He married Sherry Ann (Ellis) on September 24, 1960, in Hays, Kansas. He was an Agronomy Technician at the Kansas State University Agricultural Research...
Lee Mcdougal
Sep 5, 2019
Obituary Lee (Joy) McDougal age 72, former Hays resident passed away on September 5, 2019, in Alpine, California. She was born to Walter and Eleanor (Gottschalk) Joy on January 25, 1947, in Hays, Kansas. She married David McDougal on December 2, 1967 at Hays, Kansas. He preceded her in death on July 12, 2012. She attended Buckeye School as a...
Dorothy Staab
Aug 29, 2019
Obituary Dorothy Staab, 97, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, and aunt went to her heavenly home August 29, 2019. Dorothy was born on the spring day of May 4, 1922, on the family farm east of Catharine, Kansas. She was the fifth child of eleven children born to Kilian and Anna Giebler. Life was hard but love was plentiful....
Joseph Stegman
Aug 29, 2019
Obituary Joseph Stegman, Jr., 85, Hays, KS passed away August 29, 2019 at Park West Plaza Legend Senior Living, Wichita, KS. Joseph was born July 8, 1934, on the family farm 7 miles NE of Ness City, KS to Joseph and Regina Jacobs Stegman. He graduated from Ness City High School in 1952. He was a graduate of Fort Hays...
Laurinda Miller
Aug 22, 2019
Obituary Laurinda (Pfannestiel) Miller, age 89, of Hays, Kansas passed away Thursday, August 22, 2019 at Via Christi Village, Hays. She was born January 28, 1930 in Munjor, Kansas to Clem and Rose (Befort) Pfannestiel. On January 31, 1951 she married Linus Jacob Miller at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays. He preceded her in death December 19, 2012. Laurinda...
Corina Leann Knoll
Aug 18, 2019
Obituary Corina Leann Knoll, age 48, of Collyer, Kansas died Sunday, August 18, 2019 in Collyer. She was born January 29, 1971 in Hays, Kansas to Deanna Tatman and Bruce Moses. She grew up in Ellis, Kansas and later moved to Hoxie, Kansas. In 1981 she was adopted by Gary Knoll. Corina had an enormous love of animals and car...
Reza Marefat
Aug 18, 2019
Obituary Reza "Ray" Marefat, age 80, of Hays, Kansas passed away on Sunday August 18, 2019 in Hays. Ray was born on August 30, 1938 in Saveh, Iran. Ray came to the United States in 1960 for work and school. He attended Highland Community College in Coffeyville and Pittsburg, KS. He graduated with a BS in Math from FHSU in...



