Current Obituaries
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Marjie Lecuyer
Jun 8, 2014
Marjie Pauline (Shepherd) Lecuyer, age 80, of Hays, Kansas passed away Sunday, June 8, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. She was born May 6, 1934 in Phippsburg, Colorado to Frank Gault Shepherd and Anna (Kowach) Shepherd. She married H. Edward Lecuyer on July 20, 1957 at the Congregational Church in Craig, Colorado. Edward preceded her in death October 14, 2012. Marjie...
Jacob Molleker Jr
Jun 7, 2014
Jacob Molleker Jr., 86, died Saturday June 7, 2014 at the Hays Medical Center. He was born June 27, 1927 to Jacob Molleker Sr and Catherine (Brungardt) in Hyacinth, KS. He married LaVerna Korbe on April 19, 1949 in Munjor, KS. Jake was a long time farmer in the Hyacinth area and then later worked at Travenol. He was a...
Wilmer "Wimp" Dreiling
May 31, 2014
Wilmer "Wimp" Dreiling, age 86, of Ellis passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014 at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. He was born June 1, 1927 in Severin, Kansas to Edmond and Elizabeth (Rupp) Dreiling. He married Donna (Ellis) Mickelson on May 8, 2004 in Ellis. He was a Tool Pusher for several oilfield companies retiring from Abercrombie Oil Company....
Irene Legleiter
May 31, 2014
Irene J. Legleiter, age 94, of Hays passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014 at Via Christi Village, Hays. She was born May 19, 1920 in Munjor, Kansas to Matt and Clara (Ruder) Rohr. She married Bernard Legleiter on June 2, 1941 in Liebenthal, Kansas. He preceded her in death in October of 1989. Irene was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking,...
Mary E. Kreutzer
May 30, 2014
Mary E. (Weigel) Kreutzer, age 87, of Ellis passed away Friday, May 30, 2014 at Redbud Village in Plainville. She was born February 2, 1927 in Ellis, Kansas to John and Elizabeth (Storm) Weigel. She married Louis F. Kreutzer August 10, 1948. He preceded her in death on April 17, 2004 She was a homemaker and worked at Jade Cleaners,...
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