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Edward "Whitey" Dinges
Jun 22, 2011
Edward "Whitey" Dinges, age 79, of Ellis, passed away June 22, 2011 at Trego Lemke memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. He was born August 17, 1931 in Schoenchen, Kansas to Albert and Mary (Gross) Dinges. He married Lillian Schmidt and was married 28 years. Whitey retired from Pepsi-Cola in Hays where he worked in the maintenance department. He was a member...
Steve Schmeidler
Jun 19, 2011
Stephen "Steve" K. Schmeidler, age 51, of Hays, passed away Sunday, June 19th in rural Trego County. He was born October 14, 1959 in Hays to Kenneth and Elizabeth "Betty" (Polifka) Schmeidler. He graduated from TMP-Marian High School in 1977 and from Fort Hays State University with a degree in Business Communications. He married Bev Bowles on April 25, 1987...
Vica Kinderknecht
Jun 14, 2011
Vica Kinderknecht, age 100, of Ellis, passed away Tuesday, June 14th at the Good Samaritan Society Ellis. She was born on June 7, 1911 in Ellis County, Kansas to Carl and Minnie (Gaschler) Landauer. She graduated in 1931 from Ellis High School. She married Philip Kinderknecht on June 24, 1935 in Ellis at St. Mary's Catholic Church.She was a homemaker...
Jose "Joe" Villarreal Jr.
Jun 14, 2011
Jose "Joe" Villarreal Jr., age 47, of Ellis, passed away Tuesday, June 14th in Rush County, Kansas. He was born on December 19, 1963 in Sonora, TX. to Jose and Romanita (Rodriguez) Villarreal Sr. He graduated in 1983 from Central High School in San Angelo, TX.Joe was a floor hand for Stewart Well Service of Hays. During his school years...
David Florian
Jun 14, 2011
David Scott Florian, age 36, of Hays, passed away Tuesday, June 14th the result of a vehicle accident in Rush County. He was born on August 9, 1974 in Russell, Kansas to Jerry and Virginia (Stucky) Florian. He graduated in 1993 from Wilson High School. He married Karie Winkler on December 12, 1998 In Russell, KS. at the St. John...
Rick Hernandez
Jun 14, 2011
Ricky "Rick" Hernandez, age 35, of Ellis passed away Tuesday, June 14th in Rush County, Kansas. He was born on August 30, 1975 in WaKeeney, Kansas to Phillip Hernandez and Carol Stelter. He graduated from Ellis High School in 1995. On June 2, 2001 he married Amber Keller in Ellis, Kansas at St. Mary's Catholic Church.Rick was working as a...
Delbert Kelly
Jun 9, 2011
Delbert W. Kelly, age 86, of Ellis, Passed away Thursday, June 9th at Hays Medical Center. He was born June 10, 1924 in Onaga, Kansas to Marvin and Lillian (Rockwell) Kelly. He attended schools in Onaga, Manhattan and South Dakota State College while serving in the US Air Force. He married Alma May on May 29, 1948 at Christ Lutheran...
Susan Elliott
Jun 6, 2011
Susan M. Elliott, age 87, of Hays, formerly of Hutchinson, passed away Monday, June 6th at St. John's Health Care Center in Hays. She was born on May 2, 1924 in Hoisington to George and Margaret (McGowan) Elliott. She worked in Hutchinson at various bookkeeping jobs working for the Reno County Health Department last. She is survived by a sister,...
Adelaide Camarata
May 29, 2011
Adelaide Camarata, 75, of Overland Park, KS passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease on May 29, 2011.Addie was born October 4, 1935 in Hays, KS, to Paul Waldschmidt and Alvina Engel, the youngest of seven children. She was raised in Ellis, KS, and attended St. Mary's Catholic School and Ellis Grade School, and...
Robert Lee "Bob" Befort
May 27, 2011
Robert Lee "Bob" Befort, 79, of Ellis, Kansas, went to his heavenly home on Friday, May 27, 2011. He was born January 18, 1932, in Munjor to Isadore and Rose (Urban) Befort. He attended Catholic school in Hays and was a 1950 graduate of St. Joseph's Military Academy. He received an honorable discharge from the National Guard.He married Ernestine J...
Harriet Louise Demaree
May 27, 2011
Harriet Louise (Smith) Demaree, of Goodland, passed away Friday, May 27th at the Hays Good Samaritan Center. She was born on November 30, 1931 in Goodland to Samuel and Yvonne (Woolard) Smith. She attended school in Goodland for several years then returned to school and graduated in 1963. She then attended Northwest Technical College and earned a degree in accounting....
Francis "Augie" Augustine
May 20, 2011
Francis James "Augie" Augustine, age 68 of Nickerson, formerly of Ellis, passed away Friday May 20th at the Mennonite Manor Retirement Village in South Hutchinson, KS. He was born on May 29, 1942 in Ellis, Kansas to Isidore and Dorothy (Leiker) Augustine. He attended Ellis High School and graduated from Derby High School in Arvada, Co. in 1961. He married...
Denny Schoenthaler
May 20, 2011
Dennis D. "Denny" Schoenthaler, age 70 of Ellis, passed away Friday, May 20, 2011 at his home. He was born on June 9, 1940 in rural Ellis County, Kansas to Gerhardt and Helen (Deutscher) Schoenthaler. He graduated from Ellis High School in 1958 and attended Fort Hays State University and Kansas State University studying Nuclear Physics. He married Virginia "Ginger"...
George Erbert
May 20, 2011
George Erbert, age 78, of Ellis, passed away Friday, May 20th at the Ellis Good Samaritan Center. He was born July 21, 1932 in Ellis County, Kansas to Bernard and Anna (Dreiling) Erbert. He married Evelyn "Punkie" Helget on November 9, 1957. She preceded him in death in 2002.He was a plant operator for Mid-West Energy. He was a member...
Mary Ann Resley Walters
May 20, 2011
Mary Ann Resley Walters, age 84, of Hays, passed away Friday, May 20, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Wilson, KS. She was born on August 28, 1926 in Gorham, Kansas to Rudy and Inella (Schwartz) Windholz. She married Kenneth A. Resley Sr. in 1940 he preceded her in death in 1997. She married Francis "Red" Walters in 1999...
Dustan Wilson
May 14, 2011
Dustan Brian Wilson, age 28, of Hays, passed away Saturday, May 14th at his home. He was born on September 26, 1982 in Hays, Kansas to Monty Lynn Mitchek and Polly Wilson. He had worked as a welder and enjoyed skateboarding, music, designing clothes and mostly being a father to his children.He is survived by his mother, Polly of Hays;...
Donald Augustine
May 10, 2011
Donald Lee "Duke" Augustine, age 72 of Ellis, passed away Tuesday, May 10th at the Hays Medical Center in Hays. He was born on September 5, 1938 to Joseph and Sophie (Weber) Augustine. Donald worked as a janitor for St. Mary's School and Fort Hays State University. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and a 4th Degree...
James Robert Borthwick
May 7, 2011
James (Jim) Robert Borthwick, age 62, of Hays, died Saturday, May 7, 2011 at his home. He was born on December 15, 1948 in Ransom to Robert E. and Jeane (Norton) Borthwick.He was a handyman and a drywall contractor. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors include his father, Robert of Dodge City, two brothers, Alan (Regina) of...
Karen Fern Deutscher
May 6, 2011
Karen Fern (Lofstead) Deutscher, 71, passed away May 6, 2011 in Phoenix, AZ with her children by her side. She was born in Ogallah, KS to Fern (Sandstoe) & Nelson Lofstead on May 18, 1939. She grew up in Ellis, KS, graduating from Ellis High School in 1957. Karen attended Fort Hays Kansas State College, and graduated with a Bachelor's...
Annette Ruder
May 6, 2011
Annette Ruder, 75, of Houston formerly of Hays died Friday, May 6, 2011 in Houston, TX. She was born January 13, 1936 in Zurich, KS. to Arthur and Julia (Coupal) Berland. She married Ronald Hall. He died in November, 1959. She married Melvin Ruder on February 13, 1961 in Hays. She and her husband Mel were former owners and operators...
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