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Maxine Diederich

Maxine Diederich

Jul 18, 2018

Obituary Maxine Lena Diederich, age 79, of Hays, Kansas passed away July 18, 2018 in Hays. She was born November 27, 1938 in Damar, KS to Victor and Cecilia (Benoit) Simoneau. On June 24, 1961 she married Carl Francis Diederich in Damar, Kansas. He preceded her in death June 5, 1999. Maxine was a registered Nurse for over 30 years....

Allan Julius Busch Jr.

Allan Julius Busch Jr.

Jul 11, 2018

Obituary Allan Julius Busch Jr., age 75, of Hays, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at Via Christi Village Care Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born November 24,1942, in Quincy, Illinois, to Allan Julius and Etta Mae (Harwood) Busch Sr. He married Connie Lea (Hutchinson) on July 4, 1974, at WaKeeney, Kansas. He was a Professor of History at...

Verlin F. Dreiling

Verlin F. Dreiling

Jul 8, 2018

Obituary Verlin F. Dreiling age 90, former Hays, Kansas resident, died Sunday, July 8, 2018, at his daughters home in Wichita, Kansas. He was born January 1, 1928, in Victoria, Kansas, to Frank J.A. and Basilia (Billinger) Dreiling. He married Henrietta "Janie" (Brown) on July 12, 1948, at Hays, Kansas. She preceded him in death on July 29, 2010. He...

Paul Jacob Flax, Sr.

Paul Jacob Flax, Sr.

Jul 8, 2018

Obituary Paul Jacob Flax, Sr., age 84, of Hays, KS, passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at HaysMed. He was born on February 22, 1934 in Ransom, KS to Frank I. and Catherine Flax. His mother, Catherine died in 1942 and Frank married Clara Weber. Paul attended Ellis High School and graduated in 1951. After high school, Paul enlisted...

Mel J. Pfannenstiel

Mel J. Pfannenstiel

Jul 4, 2018

Obituary Melvin "Mel" James Pfannenstiel, age 76, of Hays, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, July 4th, 2018 at HaysMed. He was born February 27, 1942 in Munjor, Kansas to Theodore "Ted" J. and Pauline (Wittman) Pfannenstiel. He was a graduate of Hays High School and Fort Hays State University. Mel was a car salesman for Happys Auto in Hays. He...

Bobby Minium

Bobby Minium

Jul 4, 2018

Obituary Clinton Robert (Bobby) Minium, born June 19th, 1981, passed away Wednesday, July 4th, 2018, while in the loving care of Kristin, Rylie, and Bryson Fairbank. Bobby was proceeded in death by his father, Clinton Minium, and his loving grandparents Bob and Dixie McIlrath and Opal and Harry Minium. Bobby is survived by his mother, Dixie McIlrath Minium, and by...

George Crawford Iii

George Crawford Iii

Jun 29, 2018

Obituary George Nelson Crawford III, age 46 of Ellis, passed away Friday, June 29, 2018 in Ellis. He was born March 11, 1972 in WaKeeney, Kansas to George and Joyce (Sekavec) Crawford Jr. He graduated from Ellis High School in 1990. On November 11, 2011 he married Alyssa (Nelson) at St. Marys Catholic Church in Ellis. George proudly served his...

Josephine Hale

Josephine Hale

Jun 28, 2018

Obituary Josephine Hale, age 86, formerly of Topeka, KS, passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society-Hays. Josephine was born on June 11, 1932 in Covington, TN at her grandparents home to Elbert Lee Roper, Jr. and Mary Frances (Hunt) Roper. She moved to Oklahoma City at age 8. She attended Lincoln Grade School for a...

Ramona Kippes

Ramona Kippes

Jun 26, 2018

Obituary Ramona Theresa (Ohmes) Kippes, age 74, of Victoria, Kansas passed away on June 26, 2018, at her home. A selfless and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend to many, she lived her life putting the needs of others before her own. She was a compassionate, giving person who was an avid reader and who enjoyed spending time with...

Pamela J. Harter

Pamela J. Harter

Jun 22, 2018

Obituary Pamela J. (Nelson) Harter, of Hays, Kansas, age 60, died Friday, June 22, 2018, at her home in Hays. She was born April 5, 1958, in Salina Kansas, to Maynard E. and Barbara (Hamilton) Nelson. She was a Sales Associate for Target and also worked for Dollar General. She grew up in Salina and was a 1976 graduate of...

Patrick Lynn Harvey

Patrick Lynn Harvey

Jun 20, 2018

Obituary Patrick Lynn Harvey, loving son and father, was born July 13, 1988 in Hays, KS. He departed this earthly life June 20, 2018 at Hays, KS. Patrick was full of life and loved to joke and make people smile and laugh. The one true love of his life was his daughter, Dakota. He was a manager at Casey's and...

Rita 'Ritie' Bell

Rita 'Ritie' Bell

Jun 19, 2018

Obituary Rita "Ritie" M. Bell, age 84, of Hays, KS, passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at the Hays Medical Center. Ritie was born on February 5, 1934 in Catharine, KS to Alphonse and Albina (Schukman) Wolf. She was an Environmental Specialist with Fort Hays State University for almost 30 years. Ritie was a senior companion that volunteered and...

Hubert Brungardt

Hubert Brungardt

Jun 16, 2018

Obituary Hubert Brungardt, age 83, of Hays, Kansas passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Via Christi Village, Hays. He was born February 12, 1935 in Gorham, Kansas to Edward J. and Catherine (Bellinder) Brungardt. On May 19, 1997 he married Shirley (Jacobs) Stalder in Hays. Hubert was a retired truck driver working for Groendyke and Farmland Industries for 24...

James 'Jim' Dean Sanders

James 'Jim' Dean Sanders

Jun 15, 2018

Obituary James "Jim" Dean Sanders, age 74, passed away June 15, 2018 at Hays Medical Center. He was born the son of Elmer and Freda Marie (Leikam) Sanders on August 17, 1943 in Hays, KS. Jim enjoyed fishing, playing pool and pinball. He was an excellent leatherman and created beautiful pieces of art with leather. He is survived by his...

Eugene 'Gene' Jacobs

Eugene 'Gene' Jacobs

Jun 9, 2018

Obituary Eugene "Gene" Jacobs, age 96, of Hays, KS, passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society-Hays. Gene was born on July 1, 1921 in Pfeifer, KS to John and Pauline (Roth) Jacobs. He married Lillian Klaus on February 23, 1952 in Pfeifer, KS. She preceded him in death on September 3, 2014. Gene graduated from Schoenchen...

Eldon A. 'Woody' Schmidtberger

Eldon A. 'Woody' Schmidtberger

Jun 2, 2018

Obituary Eldon A. "Woody" Schmidtberger age 85, of Victoria, Kansas died Saturday, June 2, 2018, at his home. He was born December 30, 1932, in Victoria, Kansas to Frank and Elizabeth (Weigel) Schmidtberger. He married Alberta Marie (Kurz) York-Goscha on June 19, 1976, in Victoria, Kansas. He was a truck driver hauling grain and cattle. He hauled for High Plains...

Leslie E. 'Les' Gross

Leslie E. 'Les' Gross

May 31, 2018

Obituary Leslie E. "Les" Gross age 71, of Munjor, Kansas, died Thursday, May 31, 2018, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born February 2, 1947, in Hays to Joseph J. "Joe" and Rose (Pfannenstiel) Gross. He married Linda Faye (Weigel) on November 16, 1968, in Hays. He worked in the oil fields all of his life, starting with...

Sharon L. Anderson

Sharon L. Anderson

May 30, 2018

Obituary Sharon L. Anderson, age 66, passed away May 30, 2018 at the Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell, Kansas. She was born March 1, 1952 in West Palm Beach, Florida to Ernie and Betty (Tardy) Delburn. She married Stephen Anderson on January 31, 1985. He preceded her in death. Sharon was a RN for several central Kansas facilities and home...

Rosemary 'Rose' Schumacher

Rosemary 'Rose' Schumacher

May 29, 2018

Obituary Rosemary "Rose" Schumacher, 86, of Wichita, KS, passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at her sons home in Hays. Rose was born on July 14, 1931 to Joseph and Anna (Haffner) Staab in Topeka, KS. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Schumacher; son, Robert; daughter, Linda; and three grandchildren, Nathan, Ryan and Keagan. Rose...

Russell O'Donnell

Russell O'Donnell

May 28, 2018

Obituary Russell M. ODonnell age 78, of Largo, Florida, died Monday, May 28, 2018. He was born March 26, 1940, in Chicago, IL to Thomas W. and Lillian M. (Shersh) ODonnell. He married Patricia Ann (Denning) on October 15, 1966 at Gorham, Kansas. She preceded him in death on April 30, 1995. He was an engineer in telecommunications field and...

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