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Ruthona Wasinger

Ruthona Wasinger

Sep 12, 2014

Ruthona K. Wasinger, age 65, of Hays passed away Friday, September 12, 2014 at Hays Medical center. She was born January 30, 1949 in Lincoln, Kansas to Philip and Leadvrye Houston. She graduated from Lincoln High School and Fort Hays State University with a Bachelor's degree in psychology. She married David Wasinger June 8, 2001 in Hays, Kansas. She was...

Celestine "Whitie" Giebler

Celestine "Whitie" Giebler

Sep 11, 2014

Celestine J. "Whitie" Giebler, age 81, of Ellis passed away Thursday, September 11, 2014 at Hays Medical Center. He was born July 3, 1933 on the family farm south of Ellis, Kansas to Karl and Frances (Dechant) Giebler. Whitie worked as a handyman for many years and also drove a truck working for a mine in Leadville, Colorado and he...

Merle Patrick Jacobs

Merle Patrick Jacobs

Sep 10, 2014

Merle Patrick Jacobs passed away peacefully September 10, 2014 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kan. He was born March 16, 1955 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Hays. He was 59 years old. Merle graduated from Victoria High School in 1973 and attended Fort Hays State University. In addition to working on the family farm he worked at the...

Alvin "Al" Pfannenstiel

Alvin "Al" Pfannenstiel

Sep 7, 2014

Alvin "Al" F. Pfannenstiel, age 90, of Leawood, Kansas, formerly of Great Bend and Hays, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2014 at Sweet Life of Brookdale in Overland Park. He was born October 20, 1923 in Munjor, Kansas to Joe B. and Pauline (Befort) Pfannenstiel. Al graduated from Hays High School in 1942. He married Mildred Staab, October 19, 1949...

Lillian Jacobs

Lillian Jacobs

Sep 3, 2014

Lillian Jacobs, age 83 of Hays, passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at her home. She was born August 26, 1931 on the family farm in rural Ellis County, Kansas to Isidore and Anna (Meier) Klaus. She attended Girl's Catholic High School. She married Gene Jacobs February 23, 1952 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Pfeifer. Lillian was a farmwife...

Helen Miller

Helen Miller

Aug 28, 2014

Helen Ann Miller, age 101, of Ellis, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. She was born May 5, 1913 on the family farm located north of Ellis to William and Louisa (Zerfas) Dietrich. She married Harry Miller on September 21, 1937 in Ellis. He preceded her in death January 2, 1996. Helen was a...

Alvin "Brad" Romey

Alvin "Brad" Romey

Aug 27, 2014

Alvin "Brad" Romey 52, Hays, died Wednesday, August 27, 2014, at his home. He was born August 4, 1962, in Hays to Lucas J. Romey and Ida (Montgomery) Redmond. He grew up in Hays and attended Hays High School. Alvin worked in the Oilfield as a Roustabout for Berexo Inc. He enjoyed, watching Kansas City Chief's Football, playing cards, fishing...

Flora Mae Swim

Flora Mae Swim

Aug 16, 2014

Flora Mae "Mates" (Koerner) Swim, age 87, of West Des Moines, Iowa, passed away on August 16, 2014, to be with her savior and Lord, where the streets are paved with gold and all are healthy and made new again, at Mercy Hospice - Johnston, Johnston, Iowa. She was born November 23, 1926, in Hays, KS to John A. and...

Walter Klaus

Walter Klaus

Jul 30, 2014

Walter A. Klaus, age 88, of Hays, passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at Via Christi Village, Hays. He was born August 18, 1925 in Munjor, Kansas to Alex and Adeline (Leiker) Klaus. He attended St. Joseph Military Academy. He married Bernice Ruder on April 21, 1947 in Hays at St. Joseph's Church. She preceded him in death on November...

Lawrence Valchine Jr.

Lawrence Valchine Jr.

Jul 26, 2014

Lawrence Anthony Valchine Jr., age 60, of Hays, passed way Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Hays Medical Center. He was born February 11, 1954 in Detroit, MI to Lawrence A. and Rosemary (Maceri) Valchine. He was a member of St. Nicholas of Myra Church, ARC of the Central Plains. He enjoyed collecting baseball cards, bowling, basketball and being with people....

Leon E Rigby

Leon E Rigby

Jul 21, 2014

Leon Edward Rigby, 69, formerly of Hays, died at his home in Topeka, KS Monday, July 21. He was born March 18, 1945 to Kenneth "Pat" and Paula (Walter) Rigby and was raised in the Hays area. He was a US Army Veteran serving in Vietnam. Leon spent the majority of his working career in lumber and building materials and...

Butch Schartz

Butch Schartz

Jul 18, 2014

Gerald Eugene "Butch" Schartz, age 60, of Ellis, passed away Friday, July 18, 2014 in Ellis. He was born March 23, 1954 in Hays, Kansas to Gerald N. and Shirley (Ross) Schartz. He graduated from hays High School in 1972 and received a Bachelors in Sociology from Fort Hays State University. He married Lois Holste in Hays, Kansas on November...

Carol D. Collins

Carol D. Collins

Jul 15, 2014

Carol Dee Collins, 69, Overland Park, Ks, concluded her life peacefully, July 15, 2014, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Carol was born August 1, 1944, and was raised in Plainville, Ks by her loving parents Kenneth and Mary Ann (Windholz) Resley-Walters. She attended elementary and high school in Plainville graduating in 1962, then a year of college at Ft....

John Thorns Jr.

John Thorns Jr.

Jul 15, 2014

John C. Thorns, Jr., age 88, of Hays, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at Hays Medical Center. He was born April 14, 1926 in Denver, Colorado to John C. and Margaret B. (Hallauer) Thorns. He married Catherine Gallagher on August 9, 1952. She preceded him in death in December of 1958. John was a retired professor of art at...

Norma Jean Meier

Norma Jean Meier

Jul 10, 2014

Norma Jean Meier, age 77, of Hays passed away Thursday, July 10, 2014 at Hays Medical Center. She was born August 13, 1936 in Hays, Kansas to Fred and Katherine (Fisher) Brungardt. She married Ernest Meier on September 9, 1957 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays. She was a homemaker taking pride in her household duties, enjoyed spending time...

Alberta Knieling

Alberta Knieling

Jul 9, 2014

Alberta Knieling, 86, Ellis, died on July 9, 2014, at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, surrounded by her family. She was born on August 7, 1927 in rural Trego County to Christ and Anna (Armbrister) Armbruster. She was united in marriage to George F. Knieling on September 24, 1946 at Christ Lutheran Church in Ellis. They were married for...

Gilbert "Bucks" Dinges

Gilbert "Bucks" Dinges

Jul 7, 2014

Gilbert "Bucks" Dinges, 87, Schoenchen, died Monday, July 7, 2014, at Via-Christi in Hays. He was born December 2, 1926, in Schoenchen, Kansas to Peter and Katie (Engle) Dinges. He married Alfrieda Herrman in Liebenthal, Kansas, in l950. They were married for 64 years. Gilbert was a farmer all his life. He was a member of the regular Army 1948...

Martin Schumm

Martin Schumm

Jun 24, 2014

Martin Schumm, age 105 of Ellis, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Trego Lemke Long Term Care in WaKeeney. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Keithley Funeral Chapel 400 E. 17th Ellis, KS 67637. Visitation will be Friday 5 PM - 7 PM at the funeral home. A complete obituary is pending. Service Information...

Pauline Weigel

Pauline Weigel

Jun 23, 2014

Pauline M. (Rupp) Weigel, age 77, of Hays, passed away Monday, June 23, 2014 at her home. She was born December 9, 1936 in Liebenthal, Kansas to Joseph and Sophia (Pfannenstiel) Rupp. She graduated from Girls Catholic High School in 1954. She married Mark R. Weigel on February 14, 1955 at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Hays. She was a...

Juliette Schreiner

Juliette Schreiner

Jun 12, 2014

Juliette Ann Schreiner, age 90, of Hays formerly of Ogallah, passed away Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Via Christi Assisted Living in Hays. She was born August 18, 1923 in Damar, Kansas to Euclide and Marie (Benoit) Ferland. She graduated from Damar High School in 1941. On October 20, 1941 she married Richard Schreiner at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in...

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