Current Obituaries
Fred Everett Slaughter
Oct 23, 2018
Obituary Fred Everett Slaughter, age 87, of Ellis, KS, passed away, Tuesday, October 23, 2018 surrounded by his family on the family farm near Ellis. He was born on January 2, 1931 in Ellis, KS to Fred and Flossie (Beach) Slaughter. On September 10, 1957, Fred married Audrey E. Slaughter in Alma, NE. Together, they shared 40 years of marriage...
Catherine M. Kutina
Oct 22, 2018
Obituary Catherine M. Kutina, age 68, of Hays, KS and formerly of McPherson, KS, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2018 at HaysMed. She was born on April 29, 1950 in Hays, KS to Otto and Philomine (Pfannenstiel) Berens. Catherine attended and graduated from Marian High School in 1968. Catherine loved quilting, baking, cooking and spending time with her family....
Leonard Augustine Sr.
Oct 15, 2018
Obituary Leonard Joseph Augustine Sr., age 88, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Monday, October 15, 2018 at Hays Medical Center with his twelve children by his side. He was born November 5, 1929 in Ellis to Joseph and Sophia (Weber) Augustine. He married Otillia "Tillie" Flax on August 21, 1950 at St. Marys Church in Ellis. She preceded him in...
J. Douglas 'Doug' Fellers
Oct 14, 2018
Obituary J. Douglas "Doug" Fellers, age 79, of Hays, died Sunday, October 14, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays. He was born November 11, 1938 in Hays, Kansas to Edmond E. and Florence (Tichenor) Fellers. He married Pam (Henderson) Allen on April 21, 1984 in Hays. Doug was a partner in the family owned Higher View Dairy where...
Charlotte Jacobs
Oct 12, 2018
Obituary Charlotte Jacobs, age 91 of Hays, Kansas Passed away Friday, October 12, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. She was born April 2, 1927 in Victoria, Kansas to Mark and Sophia (Nowak) Weigel. She married Fred T. Jacobs in St. Josephs Catholic Church in Hays on November 12, 1945. He preceded her in death on February 4, 2009...
Linda Carver
Sep 29, 2018
Obituary Linda Carver age 71, of Hays, Kansas died Saturday, September 29, 2018, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born February 10, 1947, in Wichita, Kansas to William W. and Jesse D. (Farmsworth) Koon. She married William H. Carver on October 29, 1973, in Iron Mountain, Michigan. He died August 26, 1991. She grew up in Wisconsin then...
Clara Rohleder
Sep 29, 2018
Obituary Clara Rohleder age 91, of Victoria, Kansas died Saturday, September 29, 2018, at her nephews home in Wichita, Kansas. She was born November 22, 1926, in Victoria, Kansas to Peter P. and Pauline (Dreiling) Rohleder. She was Registered Nurse for over 35 years. She worked in hospitals in Kansas, California and spent 26 years in Denver, Colorado. She retired...
Annette Leikam
Sep 29, 2018
Obituary Annette P. Leikam, age 91, of Hays, Kansas passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. She was born March 8, 1927 in St. Peter, Kansas to Andrew and Margaret (Brungardt) Knoll. On December 30, 1952 she married Robert Leikam at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Hays. He preceded her in death...
Gilbert H. Deutscher
Sep 28, 2018
Obituary Gilbert H. 'Gib' Deutscher, age 90, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Friday, September 28, 2018 at his home in Ellis. He was born May 13, 1928 to John and Clara (Huber) Deutscher on the family farm north of Ellis. He graduated from Ellis high School in 1946. On October 15, 1950 he married Karen King at Christ Lutheran Church...
Donna Kuhn
Sep 27, 2018
Obituary Donna M. Kuhn, age 83 of Hays, KS formerly of Ellis, KS passed away, Thursday, September 27, 2018 at the Hays Medical Center. She was born on October 9, 1934 in Wauneta, NE to Jay and Olive (Mickelson) Hays. On June 14, 1960, Donna married Ervin F. Kuhn. Together, they shared 48 years of marriage until Ervins passing on...
Kathryn B. Nelson Miller
Sep 26, 2018
Obituary Kathryn B. (Wolf) Nelson Miller, age 87, of Hays, Kansas passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. She was born February 10, 1931 in Gaylord, Kansas to Conrad and Emma (Donbarger) Wolf. On March 7, 1969 she married William C. Miller in Sterling, Colorado. Kathryn had worked as an insurance clerk and office administrator...
Robert J. 'A.' Schmidtberger
Sep 26, 2018
Obituary Robert J. "A." Schmidtberger, age 87, of Victoria, Kansas, died Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born October 7, 1930, on the farm South of Victoria, Kansas to Alphonse and Clara (Graf) Schmidtberger. He married Patricia "Pat" (Miller) on November 29, 1950, in Hays, Kansas. He was a mechanic for over 50 years....
Susie L. Ruder
Sep 21, 2018
Obituary Susie L. Ruder, age 83, of Hays, KS, passed away on Friday, September 21, 2018 at the Hays Medical Center. She was born on April 7, 1935 in Hays to Herbert and Martina (Leiker) Weigel. On June 29, 1953, Susie married Norman J. Ruder at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays. Together, they shared 65 years of marriage. Susie...
Thea Boeckner
Sep 19, 2018
Obituary Thea Ladell Boeckner - of Hays, Kansas, age 63, died Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born January 11, 1955, in Hays, Kansas, to Dean and Marjorie (Loreg) Boeckner. She worked for DSNWK for a number of years and was manager of New Age Services. She was a 1973 graduate of Geneseo High...
Mary Hart-Detrixhe
Sep 12, 2018
Obituary Mary Hart-Detrixhe, age 57, of Hays, Kansas passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 in Hays. She was born March 27, 1961 in Salina, Kansas to Harold E. and Margaret M. (Brungardt) Hart. She graduated from Victoria High School in 1979 and from Fort Hays State University with a B.S. in English. She married her husband, Stan, on...
Dr. Troy W. Kerby
Sep 11, 2018
Obituary Dr. Troy Wayne Kerby, age 51, of Hays, Kansas passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2018 in Hays. He was born January 28, 1967 in El Paso, Texas to Glenn Kerby and Carol Fryar. Dr. Kerby was a US Navy veteran and was working at HaysMed as a radiologist. He enjoyed traveling, golf and flying. He is survived by his...
Parker Goldsberry
Sep 9, 2018
Obituary Parker Devon Dennis Schmidt Goldsberry, age 24, of Hays, Kansas passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018 in Hays. He was born April 4, 1994 in Hutchinson, Kansas to David Goldsberry and Melinda Demoret. Parker graduated from TMP-Marian High School in 2013. While at TMP he participated in cross country and wrestling and was a Service Award recipient. He was...
Ricky Larry Gonzales
Sep 5, 2018
Obituary Ricky Larry Gonzales age 32, of Holton, Kansas died Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at St. Joseph, Missouri. He was born September 27, 1985, in Hays, Kansas the son of Julian H. and Vicky (Werth) Gonzales. He was a delivery driver for the Mission Critical Home Health Supplies of Topeka. He was an E-6 Staff Sergeant in the Kansas National...
Darrell L. Boggs
Sep 5, 2018
Obituary Darrell L. Boggs age 82 of Hays, Kansas, died Wednesday, September 5, 2015, at his daughters home in Hays, Kansas. He was born April 28, 1936, in Preston, Kansas to Arthur Joseph and Gladys May (Wonder) Boggs. He married Patricia (Schulte) in 1963. He was a junior high/high school, science and math teacher. He grew up in Preston, Kansas...
Lester 'Booger' Witthuhn
Sep 5, 2018
Obituary Lester A. Booger" Witthuhn - age 92, of Hays, Kansas died Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at Hays Medical Center. He was born February 24, 1926, in Bazine, Kansas, to Richard William and Amanda (Michel) Witthuhn. He married Betty (Houser) at Bazine in 1945. She preceded him in death on March 8, 1979. He married Elaine Elizabeth (Wnek)-Wilson at Oklahoma...