Current Obituaries
Gerald A. 'Jerry' Crawford
Oct 28, 2016
Stockton, Kansas - Gerald A. 'Jerry' Crawford, age 52, died Friday, October 28, 2016, at the Rooks County Health Center, Plainville, Kansas. He was born February 6, 1964, Hays, Kansas to Ted and Cecelia (Kruetzer) Crawford. He married Karen (Ferland) on October 10, 1990, at Victoria, Kansas. He worked in the oil fields as a pumper and a roustabout. He...
Marvin S. Younger
Oct 27, 2016
Marvin S. Younger, age 89, of Ellis, passed away Thursday, October 27, 2016 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas. He was born April 4, 1927 in rural Ellis County, Kansas to Alois and Matilda (Hertel) Younger. He married Bernita Anna Korbe on October 24, 1951 in Munjor, Kansas. She preceded him in death February 11, 2014. Marvin...
Neil Biery
Oct 26, 2016
Neil Edward Biery, age 66, of Hays, passed away peacefully at his home on October 26, 2016 after a long illness. He was born April 16, 1950 in Phillipsburg, Kansas to Ernest and Ruth (Dillon) Biery. He served in the US Army in Germany and Vietnam. On November 24, 1973 he married Kay Bittel in Stockton, Kansas, They have one...
Gladys Marie Brungardt
Oct 23, 2016
Gladys Marie Brungardt, age 81, of Hays, died Sunday, October 23, 2016, at Hays Medical Center Hays, Kansas. She was born August 20, 1935, in Hays, Kansas to Gerald and Agnes (Wolf) Leiker. She married Vitus Brungardt on August 25, 1977, at Hutchinson, Kansas. He died April 28, 2014. She was a waitress for over 25 years working at The...

Kaiden James Edwards
Oct 22, 2016
Hays, Kansas- Kaiden James Edwards, infant son of Austin James Edwards and Jillie Lynn Ganoung died October 22, 2016, at Wesley Medical Center Wichita, Kansas. Survivors include his parents, Austin Edwards and Jillie Ganoung, of the home; grandparents, Randy and Denise (Dreiling) Ganoung, Plainville, KS; Scott and Kristy Edwards, St. John, KS; Joe and Darla (Evers) Saindon, Great Bend, KS;...
Claudia Cook
Oct 20, 2016
Claudia Rae Cook of Great Bend, Kansas passed away peacefully in her sleep October 22, 2016. She was 72 years old and in good health at the time of her passing. Claudia Rae was the youngest daughter of Hazel (Standley) and Everett Cook. Born March 22, 1944 in Goodland, KS, she spent much of her early life growing up in...
Michael Jon Hynes
Oct 19, 2016
Michael Jon Hynes, age 62, of Hays, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at his home. He was born August 16, 1954 in Hoxie, Kansas to Billie Bob and Harriet (St John) Hynes. He married Izene Zimmerman on January 15, 1982 in Hays, Kansas. He had worked as a driller and a heavy equipment operator. He enjoyed riding dirt bikes,...
Gerald 'Jerry' Wagner
Oct 19, 2016
Gerald L. 'Jerry' Wagner, age 67, of Hays, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Hays Medical Center. He was born January 2, 1949 in Hays, Kansas to Marvin J. and RoseMary (Molleker) Wagner. He graduated from St. Josephs Military Academy in 1967 and attended Fort Hays State University and Kansas State University. He married Vickie (Wagner) in Burlington, Colorado...

Maxine Roudebush
Oct 17, 2016
Maxine Joyce Roudebush, age 70, of Hays passed away Monday, October 17, 2016 in Hays. She was born October 13, 1946 in Warren, Pennsylvania to Gairld and Mary (Bischoff) French. She married Thomas Roudebush January 11, 1973 in Westminster, California. Maxine was a homemaker and had worked as a Nurses Aide as well. She is survived by her husband, Thomas...
Lawrence 'Larry' Unrein
Oct 17, 2016
Lawrence J. 'Larry' Unrein, age 81, of Hays, passed away, Monday 17, 2016 at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, Kansas. He was born December 17, 1934 on the family farm in Rush County, Kansas to Peter and Agatha (Leikam) Unrein. He married Frances Claire Rohr in 1956. He was a combination Journeyman and Service Tech for Midwest Energy retiring after...
Julian R. Huser
Oct 15, 2016
Julian R. Huser, 81, Vincent, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, at Hays Medical Center. He was born Oct. 25, 1934, in Vincent to Henry M. and Catherine (Dechant) Huser. He was a graduate of Victoria High School. He married Norma Gabel on Aug. 25, 1956, in Munjor. He was a farmer, carpenter and retired from S&W Supply. He served in...
Cletis G. Hammerschmidt
Oct 10, 2016
Cletis G.(Gilbert) Hammerschmidt, age 96, of Hays, passed away Monday, October 10, 2016 at Via Christi Village, Hays. She was born March 25, 1920 in Achilles, Kansas to Floyd and Harriet (Raber) Gilbert. She graduated from Decatur County Community High School in 1938 and from Fort Hays State University in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science degree. She married Ben...
Erwin 'Shorty' Kroeger
Oct 8, 2016
Erwin A. 'Shorty' Kroeger, age 91, of Ellis passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. He was born February 6, 1925 in Trego County, Kansas to Ernest and Wilhelmina 'Minnie' (Irion) Kroeger. He graduated in 1944 from Ellis High School. On September 22, 1949 he married Shirley Ann Massier at Christ Lutheran Church in Ellis....
Virginia 'Virgie' Windholz
Oct 7, 2016
Virginia "Virgie" (Koerner) Windholz, age 89, died Friday, October 7, 2016, at Via Christi Village Assisted Living Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born November 25, 1926, in Hays, Kansas and was raised by her grandparents Fred and Katherine (Schmidt) Koerner. She married Alvin J. Windholz on April 17, 1943, in Victoria, Kansas. He died May 1, 1993. She was a...
Carole June Kinderknecht
Oct 5, 2016
Carole June Kinderknecht, age 83, of Ellis, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas. She was born September 24, 1932 in Hays, Kansas to Guy Lucian and Mildred June (Meserve) Waldo. She graduated from Ellis High School in 1950 and attended Fort Hays State University. She married William Anthony Kinderknecht on October 10,...
Lawrence 'Lon' Proffitt
Sep 28, 2016
Lawrence A. 'Lon' Proffitt, of Hays, age 74, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at the Las Colinas Medical Center in Irving, Texas. He was born June 15, 1942, in St. Louis, Missouri to Joseph Martin and Marjorie (Finlay) Chiri- Proffitt. He married Shirley Ann (Bollig) on October 13, 1962 at Liebenthal, Kansas. He was an auto-diesel mechanic, fabricator and...
David Anderson
Sep 22, 2016
David Lyn Anderson, age 62, of Ellis, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Hays Medical Center. He was born June 6, 1954 in Baxter Springs, Kansas. He married Penny Louise Cain on February 11, 1996 in WaKeeney, Kansas. David was a Service Tech at Golden Belt Co-Op in Ellis for the past ten years. He enjoyed riding his 1200...
Emery S. Robertson
Sep 20, 2016
Emery S. Robertson, Jr. age 92, a retired United States Army Colonel passed away on September 20, 2016 in Las Vegas, NV. Memorial services will be 11 AM, Friday, June 2, 2017 at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Catharine, Kansas. Inurnment will follow services in the church cemetery with military honors courtesy of the Ft. Riley Honor Guard. Arrangements in...
James J. Kronewitter
Sep 19, 2016
James J. Kronewitter, age 78, of Hays, passed away Monday, September 19, 2016 at Hays Medical Center. He was born August 5, 1938 in LaCrosse, Kansas to Joseph and Julia (Gottschalk) Kronewitter. He graduated from Schoenchen High School in 1956 and he attended Fort Hays State University. He married Patricia Louise Brungardt on November 19, 1960 in St. Josephs Catholic...
Elaine A. Bittel
Sep 15, 2016
Elaine Ann Bittel, age 68, of Ellis, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2016 at Hays Medical Center. She was born January 5, 1948 in Hays, Kansas to Edgar and Rosemary (Buser) Bittel. She graduated from Ellis High School in 1966. Elaine had worked as an inventory clerk at a bookstore. She also volunteered at the Good Samaritan Society in Ellis...