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Year: 2016

Neva Evelyn Marshall

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thumbnailNeva Evelyn Marshall passed away Sunday, October 23, 2016 at Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, Kansas at the age of 104. She was born on September 9, 1912 on the family farm south of Webster, Kansas to the late Lee and Lizzie (Veverka) Bray. She attended schools in Webster and Stockton graduating from Stockton High School with the Class of 1931. She later attended Fort Hays State College where she received her teaching degree in elementary education.

After graduation from high school, Neva was united in marriage to Warren Dunning. They had two sons, Warren Lee and Roger. In 1940 she married Ferrel Marshall. Together they had one daughter, Gloria Jean.
Neva was a dedicated teacher. She taught grades 1-8 in three Rooks County schools as well as Kindergarten in Stockton. She and husband Ferrel owned and operated a family dairy. She worked in the Stockton grocery and appliance stores and also as a bookkeeper for Ostmeyer Implement Company. She continued working as a Senior Companion , in order to help others, until the age of 95.

Neva is survived by her son Roger Dunning and wife Lorrie of Atchison; grandchildren Bruce Dunning, David Dunning, Dale Dunning, Klark Dunning, Tom Dunning, Angie (Havlas) Kollman, and Scott Havlas; great-grandchildren Stephanie Dunning, Alex Dunning, Nathan Kollman, Katie Kollman, Kyle Kollman, and Nick Kollman; and numerous dear and loving nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents Lee and Lizzie Bray, husbands Warren Dunning and Ferrel Marshall, son Warren Dunning, and daughter Gloria Jean.

Neva was loved by family, friends, and the wonderful caregivers at Solomon Valley Manor. Her loving and caring spirit will live on in the hearts and minds of all who knew her.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00am on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at Stockton City Cemetery in Stockton, KS. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00am on Thursday at Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home in Stockton, prior to the service.

Wanda Pfannenstiel

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Wanda Pfannenstiel, age 65, of WaKeeney passed away Monday, October 24, 2016 at her home.

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, the family requests memorial be made to Christ the King Building Fund or the WaKeeney Public Library. Donations to either fund may be sent to Schmitt Funeral Home, 336 North 12th, WaKeeney, KS 67672.

A full obituary is pending.

Ralph ‘Sonny’ Schmidt II

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Ralph Schmidt was born In Colby Kansas on January 4, 1943. He passed away peacefully on October 16, 2016, at his home in Colby at the age of 73.

Ralph attended primary school in Colby, Kansas. Then as the first graduating class of CCC where he helped to name the Trojans as the mascot. Later at Kansas State University where his lifelong love of the Wildcat sports began.
He returned to Colby and married Cheryl Rogge in 1969, to this union two children were born Derick in 1974 and a daughter Ayshla in 1975.

Ralph was a hard worker and had many jobs in Colby area Including City of Colby, Gifford Hill Irrigation, PCA Of NW Kansas, and many other Jobs.

He had many interest including antiques, fishing, hunting, firearms, bowling, cards, cooking, dogs, family and having coffee friends. He was a avid fan of the Wildcats, Kansas City Chiefs and Dodgers Baseball.

He is survived by his sister Nadine Apley, and children Derick Schmidt and Ayshla Haller. Three grandchildren Ireland, Rylie and Cooper. And many nieces and nephews.

Ralph was preceded in death by his parents Ralph and Lois Schmidt of Colby.

Bobby ‘Bob’ Gene Cook

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screen-shot-2016-10-25-at-11-15-27-amBobby “Bob” Gene Cook, 88, of Russell, Kansas, died at his home on Sunday, October 23, 2016, in Russell, Kansas.

Bobby was born on December 05, 1927, in Monett, Missouri, the son of Samuel Roe and Stella Belle (Weaver) Cook. He attended grade school in Monett, Missouri and graduated high school in Wichita, Kansas. After high school, Bob joined the United States Navy during World War II. Bob moved to Russell, Kansas, in 1946. He met, fell in love and was united in marriage on November 21, 1951, in Russell, Kansas at the old United Methodist Church. From this union Bob and Norma Jean were blessed with a son Tom. Bob was self employed, as a bulk agent for Fina Oil. He was a longtime member of Otterbein United Methodist Church in Russell. He was also a member of the Shrine, Masonic Lodge, Elk and Russell V.F.W. Post #6240. He enjoyed fishing and hunting and spending time with his family and close friends.

Surviving family include his son Tom of the home, sister in-law Kay Lowenstein of Manhattan, Kansas; and two nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Norma Jean on September 17, 2016, 4 brothers and 2 sisters.

A celebration of Bob’s life will be at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, October 28, 2016, at the Otterbein United Methodist Church in Russell, Kansas, with Pastor Michael Eurit officiating. Burial will follow at the Russell City Cemetery in Russell, Kansas, with military honors being performed by the Russell V.F.W. Post #6240. Visitation will be from 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at the mortuary with family to greet guests from 6 P.M. to 7 P.M. Thursday evening.

Memorials may be given to the Rough Riders or Otterbein United Methodist Church and sent in care of the mortuary. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell, Kansas, is in charge of the funeral service arrangements.

Alley cleanup enters second day

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alley-cleanup-oct-24By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

The annual alley cleanup in Hays began Monday, Oct. 24.

Crews are making one trip through town picking up unwanted items not normally collected.

Discards from curbside refuse customers will be picked up first. Portions of all four zones were cleared Monday.

Tree limbs and brush were collected Monday in Zones 1 and 2 in east Hays.

Kansas zoo put on lockdown after report of orangutan escape

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Tao, the newest addition to the Sumatran orangutan group at the zoo, is 11 years old and came to Kansas from the Dortmund Zoo in Germany- photo Sedgwick Co. Zoo
Tao, the newest addition to the Sumatran orangutan group at the zoo, is 11 years old and came to Kansas from the Dortmund Zoo in Germany- photo Sedgwick Co. Zoo

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Sedgwick County Zoo was placed on lockdown after an orangutan briefly escaped its enclosure.

Zoo officials said Tuesday that all the orangutans are now secured indoors.

KWCH-TV reports the orangutan was a new female to the exhibit named Tao.

She apparently found a way out of the enclosure and then returned a few minutes later on her own.

The zoo has three females and one male in its Wichita exhibit.

The exhibit is closed as officials work to repair the flaw that allowed Tao to escape.

🎥 Coe: ‘RFL and reaping the benefits of cancer research’

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Dr. Tracy Coe, Medical Oncologist/Hematologist, Dreiling/Schmidt Cancer Center, HaysMed
Dr. Tracy Coe, Medical Oncologist/Hematologist at Dreiling/Schmidt Cancer Center, HaysMed

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Dr. Tracy Coe likes to compare cancer research to the childhood game of hopscotch.

Saturday afternoon the medical oncologist/hematologist at HaysMed Dreiling/Schmidt Cancer Center used a big blue piece of chalk to draw an imaginary hopscotch outline on the floor of the basketball arena at Fort Hays State University Gross Memorial Coliseum, site of the 2016 Ellis County Relay For Life.

“In hopscotch you’re always moving forward; you’re never moving back. Sometimes we move forward by one box and sometimes we move forward two boxes.” Coe illustrated as she talked, jumping forward towards to the crowed, with her microphone in hand.

“Cancer research is exactly like that right now. We have never looked back. We are moving forward, and the speed of our movement forward is astounding these days.”

Coe briefly outlined the major drug protocols that have been in use since the 1960s.

“Some extraordinary things happened in the 1960s, including tamoxifen for breast cancer–technically our very first targeted treatment–and it’s still in use today.

“Fast forward a little bit on our hopscotch,” Coe said as she jumped closer to the audience, “and in the 1970s, a brilliant researcher discovers several chemotherapies put together cure most testicular cancers.

“In the ’80s, more chemotherapy drugs are being discovered and we have more breast cancer hormones coming down the pike, so we don’t have to take women’s ovaries out for breast cancer any more.

“Move into the 1990s, and in 1992 we have the introduction of our first nausea medicine that literally shuts off the vomit center of the brain. It was a huge breakthrough to take care of patients’ nausea when they were receiving chemotherapy medicines. In 1996 we have our first intravenous-targeted treatment for lymphomas. It’s very much like a rifle targeted at a certain thing you are shooting at. These are specifically and deliberately designed in our research labs.

“In the early 2000s we have anti-body therapy–not targeted at the receptor of the cell but targeted at the DNA.  Cancer puts up a fence that our antibodies can’t get through. We also have the ability in the last decade of getting past that fence.

“We’re not using poisons any more. These are targeted treatments that work in astounding ways.

“In the past 13 months, we’ve had 11 new drugs approved by the FDA (Federal Drug Administration) that we now use in our Cancer Center. These are mind-boggling approaches to curing cancers or putting them into remission for so long that it’s a chronic illness very much like diabetes–something that we’re controlling with these medicines that eventually, is not going to take that patient’s life any more.”

Coe thanked the cancer patients for the privilege of working with and for them.

“The money that we raise here at Relay For Life is curing cancer on such an astounding level and we are reaping the benefits here at the Cancer Center,” Coe concluded to enthusiastic applause.

Deb Alvarez, RN, co-chair of Ellis County ACS Relay For Life
Deb Alvarez, RN, co-chair of Ellis County ACS Relay For Life

At the end of the six-hour event with the arena still dark following the luminary ceremony, RFL co-chair Deb Alvarez, a nurse at the Dreiling/Schmidt Cancer Center, announced donors raised $34,409.64 for cancer research overseen by the American Cancer Society (ACS).

The Insurance Planning team raised the most money–$7,357, of which employee Lonny Claycamp–a cancer survivor–raised $4,055.

 

Driver hospitalized after I-70 shooting

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emergency-lights-2-12-14SHAWNEE COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Monday night shooting on I-70 near Topeka.

Just after 11p.m., three individuals were in a vehicle traveling westbound just east of the Topeka Toll Plaza, according to Captain Joe Bott with the Kansas Turnpike Authority.

The gun of a passenger in the backseat fired and wounded the driver.

They were able to transport the driver to a hospital in Topeka.

His name and condition were not released.

After interviewing the individuals involved, it is believed the shooting was an accidental discharge of a firearm, according to Bott.

FHSU football returns to D2Football.com media poll

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Fort Hays State returned to the D2Football.com after a one-week break on Tuesday. The Tigers are ranked No. 24 in the latest edition.

The Tigers jumped into the D2Football.com Poll for the first time in program history two weeks ago on October 11 at No. 23 following a 54-41 win at Pittsburg State. But Fort Hays State fell at Washburn 30-24 and dropped out of the poll the following week. With a 35-27 win to snap an 11-game losing streak to Missouri Western last week, the Tigers are back in the poll this week at No. 24.

The Tigers are one of four MIAA teams inside the D2Football.com Top 25. Northwest Missouri State is No. 1 in the nation, just as it is in AFCA Poll. Emporia State, this week’s opponent for FHSU, is No. 6, but holds the No. 10 ranking in the AFCA Poll. Central Missouri is No. 14, but joins FHSU in the receiving votes section of the AFCA Poll.

Below is the D2Football.com Top 25 Poll for October 25, 2016.

            Team Record Last Week
1 Northwest Missouri State 8-0 1
2 Grand Valley State 8-0 2
3 North Alabama 5-1 3
4 Shepherd 7-0 4
5 Sioux Falls 8-0 6
6 Emporia State 7-1 7
7 Ashland 7-1 8
8 Texas A&M-Commerce 6-1 9
9 California 7-0 11
10 Harding 8-0 12
11 Midwestern State 6-1 5
12 Indiana (Pa.) 6-1 13
13 Minnesota Duluth 7-1 14
14 Central Missouri 6-2 15
15 Valdosta State 6-1 16
16 LIU-Post 8-0 18
17 Azusa Pacific 7-1 19
18 Ferris State 6-2 21
19 Wayne State (Mich.) 7-1 22
20 Tuskegee 6-1 10
21 UNC-Pembroke 7-1 23
22 Fairmont State 8-0 25
23 Central Washington 5-2 NR
24 Fort Hays State 6-2 NR
25 Assumption 6-1 NR

Gladys Marie Brungardt

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screen-shot-2016-10-25-at-8-37-00-amGladys Marie Brungardt, age 81, of Hays, died Sunday, October 23, 2016, at Hays Medical Center Hays, Kansas. She was born August 20, 1935, in Hays, Kansas to Gerald and Agnes (Wolf) Leiker. She married Vitus Brungardt on August 25, 1977, at Hutchinson, Kansas. He died April 28, 2014.

She was a waitress for over 25 years working at The Lamar Hotel, Woolworths, The Coney Island Drive-In, The Mall Restaurant and was a prep cook at Arby’s for 10 years. She grew up in Hays, attended Hays High School and was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. She enjoyed playing cards, puzzles, watching birds, going to the casinos and spending time with her family.

Survivors include three sons, LuVern Lang Jr. and wife, Pam, Tribune, KS; Norman Lang and wife, Rose Marie, LaCrosse, KS; Mark Lang and wife Lori, Hays, KS; one daughter, Mary Engel and companion, Brian Jacques, Hays, KS; one step-son, Keith Brungardt and wife, Beverly, Vincent, KS; one step-daughter, Cindy Huser and husband, Bryan, Hays, KS; one daughter-in-law, Terri Brungardt, Hutchinson, KS; one brother, Norman Leiker and wife, Rita, Hays, KS; one sister, Barbara Clarke, Hays, KS; 10 grandchildren: Jenny Spear (Mike), Joshua Kehn (Lisa), Trevor Engel (Susie Obholz), Keaton Lang (Lexi),Chris Lang, Mindy Lang, Jessica Normandin (Kyle), Faith Desbien, Quincy Robben, Kelsey Morrow (Lance); 11 great grandchildren; 8 step-grandchildren and 14 step-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Patrick Lang; one son-in-law, Clifford V. “Cliff” Engel; her first husband, LuVern Lang; one step-son, Larry Brungardt.

Services are at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 18 and Vine, Hays, Kansas. Burial in St. Joseph Cemetery Hays, Kansas.

The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 11:00 A.M. Thursday, at the church. Memorial to the Brungardt Family in care of Mary Engel to be designated at a later time. Condolences can be left at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or via e-mail at [email protected].

Hays Public Library schedules Halloween activities

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The Hays Public Library will have several Halloween-themed activities in the coming days.

Halloween Make-Up Tutorial – Library employee and make-up artist, Courtney Haffner, will be leading a make-up tutorial on Thurs., Oct. 27th at 6 PM in the Schmidt Gallery.  Courtney will demonstrate how to do several different make-up looks for Halloween. There will also be face painting for kids and teens. Make-up supplies are limited, so please email Courtney at [email protected] if you’d like to attend. You’re also welcome to bring your own make-up.

Spooky Open Mic – The library will be hosting a coffee-house style open mic on Sat., Oct. 29th at 2 PM, complete with refreshments and local performers. All ages are welcome to attend and participate! Originals or covers of poems, songs and stories are encouraged!

Trick-or-Treat Story Walk – Halloween is a busy night for families, but don’t forget to stop by the Hays Public Library! On Mon., Oct. 31st from 3-7 PM the library will be hosting a trick-or-treat story walk for children ages birth to 5th grade. Children are encouraged to wear their costumes. There will be activity stations throughout the walk with prizes. After you complete the walk, the whole family can head to the Schmidt Gallery for free chili and cinnamon rolls while supplies last.

For more information about these and other programs and events, call (785) 625-9014 or visit www.hayspublib.org.

Donna M. Bradley

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donna-bradley-001Donna M. Bradley, 90, Hays, died Sunday, October 23, 2016 at the Hays Good Samaritan Society.

She was born June 24, 1926 in Osborne, Kansas the daughter of Donald E. and Thelma L. (Smith) Putnam. She attended Gaylord and Portis schools and graduated from Osborne High School in 1944. She then received her teaching certificate from Fort Hays State University.

On May 20, 1946 she married Frank D. Bradley in Osborne, Kansas.  Donna was employed as a rural school teacher at Portis, Kansas, was a secretary at the University of Kansas and also at Kansas State University, and was a church secretary in Estes Park, Colorado. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Hays, was a Sunday School Teacher, a church Deacon, and an Elder in the Lawrence and Oskaloosa churches.  She was very active in the Senior Companion Program.

Survivors include her husband Frank, of Hays, a son; Bruce Bradley and wife Yvonne of Aurora, NE, a brother; Arden Putnam of Downs, Kansas, and five grandchildren; Jennifer Kysar and husband Dan, Wade Albers, Sean Bradley, Rodney Bradley, and Christian Bradley, and a son-in-law Robert Albers of Albuquerque, NM.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter; Lynne Albers, a sister; Eugenia Perkins, and a brother; Galen Putnam.

A celebration of Donna’s life will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, October 28, 2016 at the First Presbyterian Church in Hays with Pastor Celeste Lasich officiating.  Private family burial will be at a later date in the Fort Hays Memorial Gardens Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 10:00 am until service time on Friday at the church. 

Memorials are suggested in Donna’s memory to the church, in care of the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine Street, Hays, Kansas  67601.  Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.

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