Current Obituaries
Freida Hagen
Mar 30, 2013
Freida (Sauer) Hagen, age 90, of Ellis passed away Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Trego County Long Term Care Facility in WaKeeney. She was born March 11, 1923 in Ellis to William and Mary (Zackman) Sauer. After graduating from Ellis High School she married Ernest Hagen on October 19, 1944 in Ellis. He preceded her in death on March 12,...
Billy "Bill" Wilson
Mar 20, 2013
Billy "Bill" Raymond Wilson, age 75 of Hays, Passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at his home. He was born February 13, 1938 in Larned, Kansas to Frank Raymond and Doris Arlene (Cole) Wilson. He graduated from Pawnee Rock High School in 1956. Attended Hutchinson Community College on a track scholarship and graduated from Fort Hays State University with a...
Lee Simpson
Mar 18, 2013
Lee Grubb Simpson, age 76 of Hays, Kansas and formerly of Austin Texas passed away at home from renal disease complications on March 18, 2013. Lee was born July 12, 1936 in Ellsworth County Kansas to Roy and Evelyn (Mog) Grubb. She graduated from Hays High School in 1954 where she enjoyed an active student life as a friend to...
Marvin "Shorty" Wagner
Mar 15, 2013
Marvin J."Shorty" Wagner, 89, Hays died Friday, March 15, 2013. He was living with his son, Jerry at the time of his death. He was born, October 23, 1923 in Victoria on the farm to Anton G. Wagner and Catherine (Hammerschmidt) Wagner. He married RoseMary Molleker on March 30, 1948 in Hyacinth. She preceded him in death on April 30,1988....
Victor Klein
Mar 15, 2013
Victor Klein, age 86, of Hays, passed away Friday, March 15, 2013 at Via Christi Village, Hays. He was born July 15, 1926 in Pfeifer, Kansas to Adam J. and Magdalena (Breit) Klein. He was married to Cleopha Degenhardt. He worked at the Hays City Flour Mill for 16 years and then became a wholesale liquor salesman. He is survived...
Oliver J. Lee
Mar 10, 2013
Oliver Junior Lee, age 73, of McCracken, Kansas passed away Saturday, march 9, 2013 at the Rush County Memorial Hospital in LaCrosse. He was born June 29, 1939 in Cross City, Florida to Oliver James and Rubbie (Futch) Lee. He married Alice E. Bremer on June 7, 1961 in Rawlins, WY. He was a Heavy Equipment Operator during his working...
Mary Alice Kundred
Mar 9, 2013
Mary Alice Kundred, age 87, of Hays, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Hays Medical Center. She was born July 17, 1925 in Catharine, KS. to Jacob and Angela (Karlin) Staab. She was a graduate of Hays High. She married John E. Kundred in 1943. She was a homemaker and a cook at Wilson Elementary School for 14 years....
Kirstin Renae Nelson
Feb 25, 2013
Kirstin Renae Nelson, age 28, of Ellis, passed away Monday, February 25, 2013 in Ellis County, Kansas the result of an automobile accident. She was born March 27, 1984 in Hays, Kansas to Greg Unrein and Juanita (Landwehr). She married Eric Nelson October 22, 2011. She was currently a housekeeper at the Days Inn of Ellis. She was a former...
Leonard Wegele
Feb 21, 2013
Leonard S. Wegele, age 91, of Ellis, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Society in Ellis. He was born October 31, 1921 in Russell County, Kansas to Solomon and Lydia (Bitter) Wegele. He married Alvina Wiedeman in Milberger, Kansas on October 13, 1946. She preceded him in death on September 28, 1999. He was a farmer...
Catherine Leiker
Feb 19, 2013
Catherine Francis Leiker, age 82 of Hays, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays. She was born April 9, 1926 in Hays, Kansas to Peter M. and Josephine (Wasinger) Kuhn. She married A.P. Leiker May 9, 1944 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays. He preceded her in death September 29, 1997. She was...
Margaret Mohney
Feb 11, 2013
Margaret A. Mohney, age 90, of Ellis, passed away February 11, 2013 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. She was born on May 9, 1922 in Ellis, Kansas to Adam and Minnie (Homburg) Massier. She graduated from Ellis High School in 1940 and attended business college in Topeka. She married Norman Mohney on October 1, 1943 in McAllen,...
Louise Koerner
Feb 10, 2013
Louise Koerner, age 89, of Hays, died Sunday, February 10, 2013 at Via Christi Village, Hays. She was born April 10, 1923 in Catharine, KS to Jacob and Angela (Karlin) Staab. She married Ralph Koerner on Feb. 23, 1943 in Catharine, KS. He preceded her in death on July 23, 2012. She was a homemaker and a member of Immaculate...

Kurt W Kisner
Feb 2, 2013
Kurt W. Kisner, age 39, of Hays, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2013 at hays Medical Center. He was born December 8, 1973 in Hays, Kansas to Isadore "Izzy" and Matilda "Tillie" (Werth) Kisner. He graduated from hays high School. He was currently working for the Ellis County Sheriffs Department as a detention officer. Prior to the sheriffs office he...
Carol Werth
Jan 27, 2013
Carol J. Werth of WaKeeney, Kansas passed away Sunday, January 27th at Salina Regional Heath Center. She was born December 23rd, 1942 in Liebenthal, KS to Cornelius and Ursula (Legleiter) Dechant. She married Fred H. Werth on November 16th, 1959 in Liebenthal, Ks. He preceded her in death December 18, 1974. She was a caregiver for her own Mother for...
Barbara Kinderknecht
Jan 26, 2013
Barbara Kinderknecht, age 74, of Ellis, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Trego County-Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. She was born August 21, 1938 in Ellis, Kansas to Andrew and Thresia (Augustine) Scheck. She married Ralph M. Kinderknecht on November 7, 1955 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Ellis. She was a homemaker and a Tupperware consultant. She was...
Maxwell Luedtke
Jan 25, 2013
Maxwell Luedtke, age 85, of Hays, passed away Friday, January 25, 2013 at Via Christi Village, Hays. He was born March 2, 1927 in Weehawken, New Jersey to Maximilan and Lina (Brecht) Luedtke. He married Jackie Stebbins on January 4, 1969 in Shandaken, New York. Max was an auto parts salesman for Detroit Supply Co. in New York, co-owner and...
Agnes M Waldschmidt
Jan 24, 2013
Agnes M. Waldschmidt, age 89 of Ellis, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Trego County Hospital in WaKeeney. She was born on July 21, 1923 in rural Ellis County, Kansas to Zacheus and Monica (Rupp) Fisher. She attended school in Ellis County. She married Rudolph Waldschmidt on October 5, 1943 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Ellis. He preceded...
Irene Keller-Zerfas
Jan 23, 2013
Irene Maxine Keller-Zerfas, age 84 of Hays, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. She was born June 29, 1928 in Ellis, Kansas to Frank A. and Carrie (Wentling) Keller. She married Albert Keller on November 7, 1946. He preceded her in death December 15, 1978. She married Bernard Zerfas on May 6, 1987. He...
Augie Herman
Jan 18, 2013
August Joseph "Augie" Herman Jr., age 76, passed away Friday, January 18, 2013 at his home. He was born October 21, 1936 on the family farm south of Ellis, Kansas to August and Mary (Kisner) Herman Sr. He graduated from Ellis High School in 1954. He married Sandra Ashbaugh on May 12, 1956 in Ellis at St. Marys Catholic Church....
Caroline Schmidt
Jan 17, 2013
Caroline Rita (Dreiling) Schmidt, age 84, of Hays, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Hays Medical Center. She was born August 7,1928 in Victoria to Balthasar and Elizabeth (Graf) Dreiling. She married George J. Schmidt Sr. on August 15, 1949 in Victoria. He preceded her in death on May 11, 1981. She worked at St. Anthony Hospital, Travenol Laboratory,...