Current Obituaries
Michael A. Cure
Jan 15, 2016
Michael Anthony Cure, age 37, of Hays, passed away Friday, January 15, 2016 at the Kansas University Medical Center. He was born June 9, 1978 in Jetmore, Kansas to Anthony and Bonnie (Lee) Cure. He graduated from Hanston High School in 1997 and then attended Dodge City Community College and Fort Hays State University. He married Jaclyn Marie Leiker May...
Gregory E. Saindon
Jan 12, 2016
Gregory Edmund Saindon, age 64, of Ellis passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2016 in Ellis. He was born October 19, 1951 in Hays, Kansas to Delmar E. and Mary Elizabeth (Graves) Saindon. He married Ann Marie Schoendaller in LaCrosse, Kansas on May 22, 1971. Greg graduated from Palco High School in 1969, Fort Hays State University in 1976 and Washburn...
Mitch Homburg
Jan 5, 2016
Mitchell L. 'Mitch' Homburg, age 61, of Fort Worth, TX formerly of Ellis, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at Downtown Health and Rehab Center in Fort Worth. He was born January 14, 1954 in Hays, Kansas to Harold A. and Uberta L. 'Bert' (Warta) Homburg. He graduated from Ellis High School in 1972 and attended Central Missouri State University...
Brian D Brungardt
Dec 31, 2015
Brian Douglas Brungardt, age 48, of Bison, Kansas passed away Thursday, December 31, 2015 in Bison. He was born October 3, 1967 in Hays, KS to Kenneth and Bernice (Korbe) Brungardt. He graduated from Colby High School in 1986. He had worked for Nex-Tech as a Telecommunications Switch Manager. He was a US Navy veteran with the rank of ET-2....

Dennis Rodgers
Dec 20, 2015
Dennis Allen Rodgers, age 41, of Hays passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015 at the Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell. He was born March 10, 1974 in Orange County, Florida to Dan and Mary Lou (Meier) Rodgers. He graduated from Hays High and had worked in construction building homes and concrete work. He is survived by a son, Shawn Meyer...
Laura Stroup
Dec 18, 2015
Laura Morgan Stroup, age 27, of Lawrence, KS formerly of Hays, KS passed away Friday, December 18, 2015 in Lawrence. She was born September 16, 1988 in Hays to Anthony D. Stroup and Marilyn M. (Edwards) Engel. She was a 2007 graduate of Hays High School where she was active in volleyball and softball and was a National DECA winner....
Marietta Koerner
Dec 18, 2015
Marietta Koerner, age 79, of Hays passed away Friday, December 18, 2015 at Via Christi Village in Hays. She was born October 12, 1936 in Hays, Kansas to George and Barbara (Gassman) Younger. She attended school in Hays and graduated from Hays High in 1955. She married Alfred "Fritz" Koerner Jr. on November 18, 1957 at St. Josephs Catholic Church...

David Wood
Dec 17, 2015
Brocks-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine ~ Hays, KS 67601 785-625-3215 Obituary Notice David Michael Wood, age 68, of Hays passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Hays Medical Center. He was born May 26, 2015 in Alhambra, California to Leo Ray and Jacqueline Margaret (Watkins) Wood. He was an Ordained Evangelist and received an honorary Doctorates of Divinity...
Shirley Ann Meier
Dec 14, 2015
Shirley Ann Meier, age 80, of Hays passed away Monday, December 14, 2015 at Hays Medical Center. She was born March 1, 1935 in Crete, Nebraska to Clarence and Leona (Jacobs) Stejskal. She married James E. 'Jim' Meier Niovember 26, 1960 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Hays. He preceded her in death on October 25, 2008. Shirley worked for...
Alberteen Johnson
Dec 11, 2015
Alberteen Johnson, age 94, of Hays, passed away Friday, December 11, 2015 the Good Samaritan Society, Ellis. Alberteen was born near Eldon, Missouri April 16,1921to William and Bernice Gorrell. She grew up on a farm and attended elementary school in Rose, Kansas. She graduated from Yates Center High School in 1938. she was united in marriage to Weldon Johnson. In...
Dennis Buchholz
Dec 11, 2015
Dennis Buchholz, age 66, of Ellis, passed away Friday, December 11, 2015 in Ellis after a long battle with cancer. He was born September 29, 1949 in Hays, Kansas to August "Gus" and Emma (Schneider) Buchholz. He graduated from Salina Vo-Tech as a Auto Cad Draftsman. He married Colette Rohr in WaKeeney, Kansas on August 24, 1968. He was an...
Sheri Wiesner
Dec 2, 2015
Sheryl ("Sheri") ElVon (Feldkamp) Wiesner passed away December 2, 2015. She was born December 24, 1945 in Hays, Kansas, she was the second daughter of Elvon and Ruby (Reed) Feldkamp of rural Plainville. She attended elementary school with her sister Karen at the Turkville country school in northern Ellis County before transferring to Plainville to attend the elementary and high...
Dorothy P. Burkart
Nov 22, 2015
Dorothy P. (Dinges) Burkart, age 92, of Hays passed away November 22, 2015 at Locust Grove Village in LaCrosse, Kansas. She was born August 28, 1923 in Hays, Kansas to Nick L. and Julia (Smith) Dinges. Dorothy served in the Navy and was a WWII veteran. She was a lifetime resident of Hays and she enjoyed traveling, and loved Big...
Christine M. Billinger
Nov 15, 2015
Christine Marie Billinger, age 93, of Hays passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Hays Medical Center. She was born November, 2, 1922 in Hyacinth, Kansas to Alex and Barbara (Sander) Rupp. She married Alvin A. "Al" Billinger on April 5, 1943 in Hays. He preceded her in death on April 1, 2002. She was a homemaker and had worked...

Thomas 'Tom' Runge
Nov 14, 2015
Thomas "Tom" William Runge, age 63, of Hays, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Hays Medical Center. He was born August 6, 1952 in Hebron, Nebraska to William "Bill" and Gwen (Thompson) Runge. He attended school in Arkansas City, Kansas and Concordia, Kansas graduating from Concordia High School in 1970. He graduated from Fort Hays State University in 1981...
Patricia J. Staab
Nov 13, 2015
Patricia J. "Pat" Staab, 80, died Friday, November 13, 2015, at Via Christi Village, Hays. She was born December 5, 1934 in Catharine, Kansas to Felix and Florine (Werth) Giebler. She graduated from Girls Catholic High in 1953. She was a bookkeeper at S&W Supply from 1952 to 1954. She started "Pats Noodles" in 1978 which is a family venture...
Cheryl Finnesy
Nov 12, 2015
Cheryl Jean Finnesy, age 68, of Liberty, MO passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the Liberty Hospital in Liberty, MO. She was born September 4, 1947 in Logan, KS to Walter Henry and Georgine (Bittel) Schurz. She graduated from Logan High School in 1965. She married Rick Finnesy on August 27, 1981 in Las Vegas. She was a secretary...

Marjorie L. Disney
Nov 11, 2015
Marjorie L. Disney, age 90, of Hays passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Via Christi Village, Hays. She was born May 14, 1925 in Revere, MA. to Herbert and Louise (Vesper) Bradshaw. She worked as a Registered Nurse. She is survived by a daughter, Ruth Walters and husband Greg of Hays; a son, Mark Wheeler and wife Ginger of...
Elizabeth R. Amrein
Nov 4, 2015
Elizabeth R. Amrein, age 85, of Ellis, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Center, Ellis. She was born September 23, 1930 in rural Ellis to Philip and Frances (Gnad) Schuster. She married George A. Amrein on June 5, 1950 in Ellis. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed playing pinochle, cooking, gardening and her grandchildren. She was...
Brad Stegman
Nov 3, 2015
Bradford L."Brad" Stegman, age 60, of Larned, formerly of Hays passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at his home. He was born January 24, 1955 in Hays, Kansas to Felix and Elsie (Jacobs) Stegman. He received his Automotive Mechanics degree from Goodland Vo-Tech in 1972. Brad married Patti Dooley on Jan 5, 1974. Their marriage was blessed with their sons,...