Georgia Jane Moore Georgia Jane Moore, 98, Hays, died Thursday, March 21, 2024 at Trego-Lemke Memorial Hospital Long Term Care. She was born October 25, 1925 on a Rawlins County farm in far northwest Kansas.  Her parents, George and Edith (Kleint) Wolfram, were first generation Americans.  All four of her grandparents were born in Europe and immigrated to the United States from Austria and Germany.  Georgia was the middle child of three sisters and named after her father,...

Janet Frances Fisher Janet Frances Fisher, 69, Larned, died Sunday April 14, 2024 at Diversacare of Larned. She was born September 22, 1954 in Colby, the fifth of eleven children to George J. and Frances M. (Moellering) Schwarz.  In 1973, she graduated from Grinnell High School.  Janet was united in marriage to Ronnie Dean Rowlison on June 16, 1973.  He preceded her in death on September 10, 1977.  On June 3, 1994 she was united in marriage to Thomas A....

Roger Dale Watson Roger Dale Watson, 70, Hays, died Sunday, April 14, 2024 at HaysMed. He was born March 8, 1954 in Eads, Colorado, the son of Fred and Elaine (Ingram) Watson.  He was a graduate of Beloit High School, attended Fort Hays State University, and was a self-employed home and business painter.  He married Jill Buckland, and they divorced and then later, he married Sharon Jackson, and they divorced.  Roger was a talented drummer with the band Kim and Dixie and...

John Paul Jones John Paul Jones, 37, Victoria, died on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born July 25, 1986 in Hays, the son of Tim and Jackie (Schmidt) Jones.  John was a 2004 graduate of Victoria High School and on September 29, 2012 was united in marriage to Aubrey Dreiling in Victoria.  He worked for T&J Construction and Weld-Tech, and would take on various other jobs doing concrete sandblasting and shingling.  He loved playing...

  Helen K. Leiker Helen K. Leiker, 97, longtime Antonino resident, died on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at Ellis Good Samaritan Society. She was born April 2, 1927 in Victoria, the daughter of John A. and Mary (Rome) Dinkel.  On October 15, 1946 she was united in marriage to Christian J. Leiker in Victoria, and they celebrated 55 years of marriage before he preceded her in death on January 21, 2002.  Helen was a hardworking farmwife and homemaker.  She enjoyed gardening with...

  She was a mother so very rare, content in her home and always there. On earth she toiled, in Heaven she rests, God bless you Mother, you were one of the best. Helen Frances (Braun) Werth Helen Frances (Braun) Werth, 90, Hays, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2024, at Hays Medical Center with her family by her side. She was born on the family farm west of Victoria on June 25, 1933, to Frank J. and Helen (Brungardt) Braun. As a young child, she moved to the Braun Dairy Farm...

Donald L. “Duke” Kuhn Donald L. “Duke” Kuhn, 75, of Hays, passed away March 23, 2024 at Via Christi Village. Don was born on October 27, 1948 to Gilbert and Mary (Erbert) Kuhn of Victoria, Kansas.  The family moved to Hays in 1960.  Don graduated from Hays High School, class of 1966, and went on to attend Fort Hays Kansas State College.  From mid-1968 through March 1970, he attended Brown-Mackie Business School in Salina, Kansas.  On June 1,...

Mildred Walters Imagine the aroma of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, and you’ll have entered Mildred’s earthly kitchen.  After 98 years of cooking, baking, milking, crafting, singing at St. Severin Church as a wedding soloist, scolding her children, and smiling through even the most difficult times, Mildred gracefully passed away on Monday, March 11, 2024. Born on December 18, 1925, to Ludwig and Johanna (Dreher) Pfannenstiel in Hays, Kansas at St. Anthony Hospital,...

Gerhard W. “Gary” Albrecht Gerhard W. “Gary” Albrecht, 91, Hays, died Thursday, March 7, 2024 at HaysMed. He was born September 27, 1932 on the family farm south of Natoma, the son of Edward B. and Meta (Paulsen) Albrecht.  Gary attended grade school in Paradise and graduated from Paradise Rural High School in 1950.  He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and was a flight engineer, serving from 1951-1976 during the Korean and Vietnam Wars.  Gary earned an...

Verlin Francis “Frank” Miller Verlin Francis “Frank” Miller, 83, Victoria, died Thursday, February 22, 2024 at HaysMed. He was born July 3, 1940 on the family farm north of Victoria, the son of Joe A. and Laura (Dinkel) Miller.  Frank attended grade school in Catharine and graduated from Hays High School in 1958.  On September 1, 1967, he was united in marriage to Deanna Rozean in Russell, and they celebrated 56 years of marriage.  Frank belonged to...