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Clair Joseph Rogers

Clair Joseph Rogers

Sep 28, 2025

Clair Joseph Rogers, age 76, of Liebenthal, Kansas passed away Sunday, September 28, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays. He was born October 26, 1948 in Hays, Kansas to Clair Joseph and Norma Lea (Scott) Rogers. On December 19, 1970 he married Alberta June Groff in Plainville, Kansas.

Clair had worked as a vending truck driver before starting a...

Zane Thomas Wickham

Zane Thomas Wickham

Sep 28, 2025

Zane Thomas Wickham, age 34 of Hays, Kansas died September 28, 2025, in Hays. He was born March 17, 1991, in Pratt, Kansas to Robert J. and Linda (Baalman) Wickham.

Zane grew up in Hays and was a 2009 graduate of Hays High School where he excelled in many sports, including wrestling, baseball, and football. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting...

Anna Alvena West

Anna Alvena West

Sep 28, 2025

Anna Alvena (Brown) West, went to Heaven on September 28, 2025, to spend eternity with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Anna had resided at Via Christi Village, Hays, KS for the last 8 years. Anna was born on 07/10,1931 in Natoma KS. Anna’s mother passed away after the birth of Anna. Anna was primarily raised by Minnie and William...

Lawrence Dean Fetterolf

Lawrence Dean Fetterolf

Sep 25, 2025

Lawrence Dean "Butch" Fetterolf, age 74, of Plainville, Kansas passed away Thursday, September 25, 2025 at Hays Medical Center.

Arrangements are pending with Keithley Funeral Homes and Crematory-Brock's Chapel 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601.

Jon F. Kisner

Jon F. Kisner

Sep 25, 2025

Jon F. Kisner, age 83 of Hays, Kansas passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2025. He was born on September 27, 1941, in Abilene, Kansas to Fred “Fritz” and Angela (Dreiling) Kisner.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, October 18, 2025, at The Basilica of Saint Fidelis, Victoria, Kansas. Inurnment with Military Honor Guard Rites will...

Andrew Joseph Kuhn

Andrew Joseph Kuhn

Sep 25, 2025

Andrew J. “Andy” Kuhn Jr., age 73, of Aurora, Colorado, passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado.

Andy was born on September 19, 1952, in Hays, Kansas, to Andrew and Clara Irene (Hammerschmidt) Kuhn. On August 11, 1973, he married Wanda Dinkel of Victoria, Kansas, and together they shared 52 wonderful years.

He...

Jerome Spiess

Jerome Spiess

Sep 24, 2025

Jerome “Jerry” Francis Spiess, a man with at least nine lives and a laugh you could never forget, passed away on September 24, 2025, at age 72. He lived simply, fully, and always on his own terms—even when life had other plans.

Born May 21, 1953, in Hays, Kansas, to John and Eleanor Spiess, Jerry was a lifelong Kansan and longtime...

William Wierman

William Wierman

Sep 24, 2025

William Theobald Wierman, age 85 of Hays, Kansas died Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at Via Christi Village - Hays. He was born October 20, 1939 in McCracken, KS to William H. and Alvina G. (Bieker) Wierman. He graduated from St. Joseph’s Military Academy in 1958. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. During the course of his enlistment, he...

Thomas D. Potter

Thomas D. Potter

Sep 19, 2025

Thomas D. Potter, age 76, of WaKeeney, Kansas passed away on Friday, September 19, 2025, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born October 23, 1948, in Lexington, Nebraska. 

Services are pending at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601.

Rudolph Augustine Jr.

Rudolph Augustine Jr.

Sep 19, 2025

Rudolph “Rudy” Augustine Jr., age 86 of Hill City, Kansas passed away Friday, September 19, 2025 in Hill City. He was born April 1, 1939 in Ellis County, Kansas to Rudolph Sr. and Regina (Reitmayer) Augustine. He graduated from Ellis High School in 1958.

Rudy was a retired heavy Equipment Operator starting for Trego County and then moving on to and...

Linda Lee Hyatt

Linda Lee Hyatt

Sep 15, 2025

Linda Lee Hyatt passed away at her home in Rush Center, Kansas on September 15, 2025. She was born July 13, 1943, in Bath County, Virginia, one of four children born to John Andrew and Evelyn Venetta Beck. She enjoyed and loved growing up and working on the large family farm raising chickens, turkeys, beef cattle, and participating in the...

John Kolacny

John Kolacny

Sep 8, 2025

John Michael Kolacny, age 78 of Ellis, Kansas died Monday, September 8, 2025, at HaysMed - Hays.

John was born on March 12, 1947, in Kansas City, Missouri. His parents were Charles Sherman and Roberta (Hauetter) Kolacny. In 1968 he married Elizabeth “Liz” Rowland in Lawrence, Kansas.

He was an accomplished gardener, always paying strict attention to his rose bushes knowing they...

Joyce Eileen (Riedel) Richardson

Joyce Eileen (Riedel) Richardson

Sep 6, 2025

Joyce Eileen (Riedel) Richardson, age 75, passed away unexpectedly on September 6, 2025 in Arvada, CO. Joyce grew up in Ellis, KS, and is the second eldest of ten children born to Edward and Bertha (Flax) Riedel. Joyce attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and was a 1968 graduate from Ellis High School. Joyce enjoyed tending to her yard and her...

Gary Schlyer

Gary Schlyer

Sep 6, 2025

Gary Lee Schlyer age 79, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2025.

He was born April 17, 1946, in Hays, Kansas, to William ‘Bill” and Mary VonFeldt Schlyer.

Gary grew up in Hays, and attended Saint Joseph Military Academy, and was a 1964 graduate of Hays High School.

He owned and operated Gary’s Body Shop in Hays and Lucas from...

Lori Ross

Lori Ross

Aug 29, 2025

Lori Diane Ross, age 59, of Hays, Kansas, passed away on Friday, August 29, 2025, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.

She was born on July 18, 1966, in Farmington, New Mexico, to Gary Raymond and Verlea Isabel (Robson) Ross.

She was a laboratory technician at Edwards County Medical Center, Hays Pathology Lab, then Quest Lab, for over 30 years, and moved...

Rachel June Wilkerson

Rachel June Wilkerson

Aug 28, 2025

Rachel Wilkerson, age 81, of Zurich, Kansas, passed away on August 28, 2025. She was born May 23, 1944, to Herb and Pauline Pendry in Key Rock, West Virginia. She married James Wilkerson on September 9, 1967, in Dover, Delaware.

Rachel loved to spend time working in her garden and canning all the veggies and fruits that she grew. She loved...

Pauline Younker

Pauline Younker

Aug 28, 2025

Pauline Younker, age 100, of Munjor, Kansas, passed away August 28, 2025, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.

Pauline was born on the family farm in Park, Kansas, August 23, 1925, to Ben Zimmerman and Mary (Wildeman) Zimmerman. She married Frank Younker on February 10, 1948, in Park, Kansas.

She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Francis of...

Billie Mickelson Shippy

Billie Mickelson Shippy

Aug 26, 2025

Billie Mickelson Shippy, age 65, of Ellis, Kansas, passed away with her family by her side on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at HaysMed after a courageous 15-year battle with multiple cancer diagnoses.

She was born on June 2, 1960, in Hays, Kansas, to Everett and Donna (Ellis) Mickelson. Billie grew up in Ellis and graduated from Ellis High School in 1978...

Leora Compton

Leora Compton

Aug 26, 2025

Leora ‘Lefty” Compton, age 92, of Hays, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at the Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home in Hays. She was born August 6, 1933, on the family farm northwest of Atwood, Kansas, to Theodor C. and Anna M. (Focke) Domsch.

Leora was baptized into the Lutheran faith on August 14, 1933, in Blakeman and confirmed...

Cheryl Lynn Powell

Cheryl Lynn Powell

Aug 17, 2025

Cheryl Lynn Wolf Powell passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 17, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 12, 1949, in Colby, Kansas, to Dale Allen Wolf and Thelma Larie Wolf. She grew up in Colby and was a proud Eagles cheerleader.

On June 23, 1968, in Colby, Kansas, Cheryl married the love of...

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