Current Obituaries
David M. Herl
May 8, 2015
David M. Herl, age 64 of Independence, MO passed away Friday, May 8, 2015 at Promise Hospital and Skilled Nursing center in Overland Park, KS. He was born October 13, 1950 in Hays, KS to Melvin Joseph and Esther Marie (Sauer) Herl. He graduated from Hays High in 1968 and attended Washburn University. David spent his adult life in the...
Mary Grizzle
May 7, 2015
Mary Jo (Klaus) Grizzle, age 46, of Hays, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015 at her home. She was born November 4, 1968 in Hays, Kansas to Joseph L. and Janet (Urban) Klaus. She attended Hays schools and graduated from TMP- Marian in 1987. She married Richard Grizzle in Hays, Kansas on March 11, 2000. Mary worked for Enersys of...

Crystal Ohlert
Apr 30, 2015
Crystal Ohlert, age 19, of Norton, KS passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015 at her home. Arrangements are pending with Brock's-KeithleyFuneral Chapel 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601. Service Information Services are to be announced
E. Jean Herrman
Apr 30, 2015
E. Jean Herrman (November 2, 1929 - April 27, 2015), 85, peacefully passed away in her sleep on April 27, 2015 at St. Thomas More Hospital while recovering from a fall from the previous day. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska on November 2, 1929 to Anthony and Cecelia Fleissner and received her elementary and secondary education there. As a...
Gregory J. Sperry
Apr 28, 2015
Gregory J. Sperry, age 43, of WaKeeney, KS passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. He was born September 16, 1971 in Kearney, Nebraska to Frank Sperry and Kathleen Driscoll. He is survived by his mother, Kathleen Keeney and husband Rev. LeRoy Keeney of Hays, KS; his father, Frank Sperry of Glencoe, KY; a...
Forrest L. 'Frosty' Paul
Apr 26, 2015
Forrest L. "Frosty" Paul, age 82, of Hays, KS passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. He was born January 25, 1933 in Hutchinson, KS to Orville Heasty and Leota (Lemon). After the death of his father he was raised by Fred Paul. He graduated from Bloom High School in 1953 and earned his Bachelor...
Mickey Armbrister
Apr 21, 2015
Mickey Ruth (Foster) Armbrister, age 68, of Ellis, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at her home. She was born June 5th, 1946 in Winfield KS at William Newton Memorial Hospital, the youngest daughter of Robert Lee and LaVerna Opal (Greathouse) Foster. Mickey was raised on the family farm northwest of Sedan, KS and received her education at Belknap and...
Karla Sue Evel
Apr 14, 2015
Karla Sue Evel, age 53, of LaCrosse formerly of Hays, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at her home. She was born May 28, 1961 in Ft. Collins, CO. She married Keith Evel May 5, 2007 in Hays. Karla was employed at Kansas Pathology Consultants in Hays. She enjoyed cooking, baking sewing spending time with family and especially with her...
Marilyn Deutscher
Apr 11, 2015
Marilyn Louise Deutscher, age 81, of Ellis, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015, at her home. She was born June 26, 1933, in Ellis, KS, to Daniel and Wilma (Hamburg) Schumacher. She graduated from Ellis High School in 1951. She married Emil A. Deutscher on October 24, 1954, at Christ Lutheran Church in Ellis. Marilyn worked at Ellis State Bank...
Mary A. Weber
Apr 4, 2015
Mary A. Weber, age 86, of Ellis, KS passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society of Ellis. She was born June 5, 1928 in Munjor, KS to John and Agnes A. (Kuhn) Befort. She married Joseph F. Weber on August 24, 1958 in Ellis, KS. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Marys Catholic...
Edward F. 'Eddie' Schumacher
Mar 27, 2015
Edward F. "Eddie" Schumacher, age 84, of Hays, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015 at his home. He was born November 6, 1930 in Munjor, KS to Isidor and Cecilia (Dinges) Schumacher. He graduated from Schoenchen High School in 1949. On April 23, 1951 he married Cora Munsch in Schoenchen, KS. Eddie was a longtime area contractor owning and operating...
Armella Wiesner Waldschmidt
Mar 25, 2015
Armella Wiesner Waldschmidt, age 84, formerly of Ellis, Wakeeney and Russell passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at the Presbyterian Manor in Salina, Kansas. She was born August 6, 1930 in Hays to Daniel and Katherine (Lang) Braun. She attended school until the 8th grade at Girls Catholic High in Hays. She married Francis A. Wiesner on April 20, 1949....
Catherine R. Bailey
Mar 22, 2015
Catherine (Katie) Bailey passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015 at her home in Ellis, Ks. Catherine Rose Bailey was born May 28, 1922 to Clarence A and Caroline Anna Marie (Schepman) Christopher. She grew up on the family farm in Trego Co. Kansas, attending school in Ellis, graduating from Ellis High School in 1940. Her working career began as a...
Chyrisse Leiker
Mar 19, 2015
Chyrisse (Misner) Leiker, age 33, of Hays, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Hays. She was born May 22, 1981 in Lakewood, Colorado to Steve and Jacqueline (Gibbs) Misner. She grew up and attended school in Ness City graduating in 1999. She has lived in Hays for the last several years. She was a loving and devoted stay at...
Cheryl Lynette Helget
Mar 14, 2015
Cheryl Lynette Helget, of Ellis, died at home Saturday, March 14, 2015. She was 54 years old. She was born June 30, 1960, in Chicago, Ill., to Alan Theodore and Virginia Beth (Burk) Duell. She graduated in 1978 from Ellis High School and received a Bachelors degree in Computer Science in 1982 from Fort Hays State University. She married John...
Rosaline F. Hamel
Mar 3, 2015
Rosaline Frances Hamel, 74, Hays, KS went home to Heaven on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. She died peacefully at home surrounded by family after a courageous battle from a stroke and cancer. She was born Aug. 10, 1940 in Munjor, KS to Victor and Irene (Burgardt) Klaus. She married Albert A. Hamel Jr on Aug. 25, 1956 in Hays, KS....
Virginia Kinderknecht
Feb 22, 2015
Virginia M. Kinderknecht, age 75, of Hays passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015 at the Hutchuinson Regional Medical Center. She was born May 4, 1939 in Liebenthal, Kansas to Anton and Genevieve (Schaeffer) Legleiter. She married Don Kinderknecht on May 2, 1959. He preceded her in death on June 29, 1992. She was a homemaker and a member of Immaculate...
Constance Wagoner
Feb 21, 2015
Constance M. (Connie) Wagoner, age 74 of Ellis, Ks. passed away on Feb. 20, 2015 at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. She was born on Jan. 30, 1941 in Ness City, Ks. to Fred and Emma (Fercking) Coker. She married Otto E. Wagoner on April 28, 1962. Constance is a graduate for Ness City High School in 1959. She...

Joseph Beer Jr
Feb 20, 2015
Joseph beer Jr., age 64, of Ellis passed away Friday, February 20, 2015 at his home. He was born February 14, 1950 in WaKeeney, Kansas to Joseph and Rose (Waldschmidt) Beer Sr. He received a Masters in Counseling and had worked as a School Counselor. He is survived by a sister, Rebecca McDonald and husband Willard II of WaKeeney; a...
Richard A. Bollig
Feb 20, 2015
Richard A. "Rick" Bollig, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, businessman and friend, age 62, of Hays, passed away Friday, February 20, 2015. He was born on September 21, 1952 in Hays, Kansas to Robert J. "Cap" and Mildred Louise "Millie" (Dreiling) Bollig. He married Jacqueline "Jackie" (Niernberger) Bollig on February 1, 1975 at St. Josephs Catholic Church. He graduated...