LELAND J. “LEE” NEWELL

Leland J. “Lee” Newell, 60, died Monday, September 19, 2011 at the HaysMedicalCenter.
He was born July 27, 1951 in Stockton, Kansas the son of Lawrence and Rita (Brin) Newell. On May 5, 1979 he married Kristi Kisslinger in Victoria, Kansas. Lee worked for Union Pacific and Kyle Railroad for 40 years and was a member of the St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Hays.
Survivors include his wife, Kristi of the home in Hays, son Nicholas Newell of Hays, and daughters Samantha and Sara Newell of Hays, brothers Harold Newell and his wife Joyce of Damar, KS and Dale Newell of Wichita, sisters, Albertine Garcia of Hill City, KS, Kathleen Brown and husband Lyle of Hill City, Lois Sumner and husband Pat of Colby, KS, and Carmen Sims and husband Don of Sedan, KS. He was preceded in death by a daughter Stephanie Newell, a sister Louise Newell, father-in-law Paul Kisslinger, and a brother-in-law Lou Garcia.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 23, 2011 at the St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church. Burial will be in the St. JosephCemetery. Friends may call on Thursday from 5:00 until 8:00 pm and from 9:00 am until 9:30 on Friday all at the St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church, 2901 E. 13th. A parish vigil service will be at 7:00 pm on Thursday at the church. Memorials are suggested to St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church, the Humane Society of the High Plains, to Rachel’s Vineyard, or to the Mary Elizabeth Maternity Home, in care of the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com
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JAMES A. “JIM” DUFFY

James A. Duffy, 61, Hays, died Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at the HaysMedicalCenter.
He was born November 21, 1949 in Tampa, Florida the son of Harold A. and Lois L. (Schafer) Duffy. He was married to Patty Higby from 1971 until 1985 and then married Nancy Jo Holaday on July 26, 1986 in Manhattan, Kansas. He graduated from FrankfortHigh School and from Manhattan Vo-Tech with a degree in auto mechanics. He then worked as an auto mechanic in Manhattan until 1988 when he moved to Hays to work for DSNWK. He was a member of the St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church, Hays.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Jo of the home in Hays, daughters, Ange Jones and her husband Kurt of Wichita, Kansas, Jennifer Piazza and her husband Greg of Dallas, TX, Kelsey Duffy of Manhattan, Kansas, and McKenna Duffy of Hays, grandson, Kyle Duffy Jones and granddaughter Kaylin Leigh Jones, sisters, Deanna Balaun and her husband Ralph of Marysville, Kansas, Carol Bennett and her husband Eldon of Vermillion, Kanas, and Linda Gresham and her husband Steve of Auburn, Alabama. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 23, 2011 at the St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church. Friends may call from 5:00 until 8:00 on Thursday and from 1:00 until 1:30 on Friday all at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine. A parish vigil service will be at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested in Jim’s memory to DSNWK or to TMP-MarianHigh School, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com