Mason Alexander Taylor Mason Alexander Taylor, infant son of Brandon and Kayla (Glines) Taylor was silently born on June 22, 2021 at Hays Medical Center, too precious for this world at 33 weeks, weighing 5 pounds 3.3 ounces and 17.5 inches long.  He was greeted in heaven by his grandfather Jimmy Glines, and great-grandparents: Esther Colburn, Larry and Goldie Becker, Jerry Glines, and Roy Robbins.  He is mourned on earth by his parents and big sister Charlotte Taylor of...

Marvin O. Dreiling Marvin O. Dreiling, 95, Hays, died Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at HaysMed. He was born August 6, 1925 on the family farm northwest of Victoria, the third of twelve children to Alphonse and Sophia (Sander) Dreiling.  In 1944, he graduated from Victoria High School.  He was in the U.S. Army from 1950-1952.  On February 27, 1954 he was united in marriage to Dorothy M. Dreiling at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays.  They were married 67 years.  Marvin...

Lily Georgene Johnson Lily Georgene Johnson, born March 27, 1921, passed away on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Via Christi Village in Hays.  She was the daughter of George and Adeline B. Johnson, well-known farmers southwest of Hays. Lily attended Washington Grade School, and graduated from Hays High School and Kansas State University, with a degree in Home Economics, now known as Human Ecology. After teaching high school Home Economics, Band, and Biology at Norcatur in Decatur County,...

Kenneth LeRoy “Kenny” McCormick Kenneth LeRoy “Kenny” McCormick, 76, Hays, died Saturday, June 5, 2021 at HaysMed. He was born August 5, 1944 in Wichita, Kansas, the third son of John P. and Armella (Leiker) McCormick.  He graduated from Great Bend High School.  On November 28, 1964 he was united in marriage to his high school girlfriend, Gloria Ann Scheck.  She preceded him in death on November 15, 2015 after 51 years of marriage.  Kenny managed...

George A. Lang George A. Lang, 96, Hays, passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at Hays Medical Center. He was born on September 2, 1924 in Victoria, the son of Anthony J. and Katherine (Wiesner) Lang.  On April 6, 1948, he married Lenora M. Kuhn in Victoria.   She preceded him in death on August 19, 2013 after 65 years of marriage.  George was a graduate of Victoria Rural High School who served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during WWII, taking him to Austria, Germany, and...

Edmund J. “Ed” Peters, Jr. Edmund J. “Ed” Peters, Jr., 87, Hays, died Thursday, June 3, 2021 at the Hays Good Samaritan Society. He was born August 7, 1933 in Brownell, Kansas the son of Edmund J. and Eleanoria (Rupp) Peters.  In 1951 he graduated from Kinsley High School and attended Fort Hays State University for two years.  He was a U.S. Army veteran serving with the 8th Infantry Division in Germany.  He was a supervisor on the shipping dock for...

Lutie Ann Riedel Lutie Ann Riedel, age 90, went to be with her Savior on December 16, 2020 in Marietta, Georgia.  Raised in Gove, Lutie married Lewis G. Riedel in 1951, lived in Hays, and had four children: Barbara Jean (stillborn), Betty Ruth (Ruth, deceased), Charles, and Janet (Jan).  Lutie attended Fort Hays and earned degrees in Art, English Literature, and Nursing. She was well-known for her skill and generosity of tatting, crocheting, baking and fudge deliveries,...

Dorothy Marie Sauer Dorothy Marie Sauer, 99, Hays, died Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at Via Christi Village in Hays. She was born May 8, 1922 in Vincent, Kansas one of eleven children to Henry and Mary (Schrage) Haselhorst.  She started her education in Vincent and completed it in Schoenchen.  While growing up, she assisted with the farm work using horse drawn machinery and helping herd cattle.  She rode horseback three and a half miles to attend religion classes five times a...

Randall Wayne “Randy” Jordan, Sr. Randall Wayne “Randy” Jordan, Sr., 75, Hays, died Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at Ascension St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born March 14, 1945 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Larry and Rose (Gilmore) Jordan.  He was a graduate of Beason High School in Beason, Illinois in the class of 1964.  On September 4, 1964 he was united in marriage to Sue Clifton in Denver, Colorado, and they celebrated 56 years of...

David Robert “Dave” Halbleib David Robert “Dave” Halbleib, 69, Hays, died Sunday, May 30, 2021 at HaysMed. He was born December 2, 1951 in Hays, the son of Robert and Eleanor (Leiker) Halbleib.  In 1969, he graduated from McCracken High School and in 1971, he earned an Associate Degree in electronics from Northwest Kansas Technical College.  He was united in marriage on September 2, 1972 to Judy Linden in McCook, Nebraska and they celebrated 48 years of...