Patrick Lynn Harvey, loving son and father, was born July 13, 1988 in Hays, KS. He departed this earthly life June 20, 2018 at Hays, KS.

Patrick was full of life and loved to joke and make people smile and laugh. The one true love of his life was his daughter, Dakota. He was a manager at Casey’s and loved his job there. He also enjoyed working with animals and had several pets that he loved. Family and friends were important to him.

He graduated with the Quinter High School class of 2007.

Those left to mourn his passing are his daughter, Dakota, of the home; mother, Christie Walker (Mario), Topeka, KS; father, Delbert Harvey, Quinter, KS; brothers, Mike (Nikki), Olathe, KS; Jonathan (Kayla), Quinter, KS; Bobby (Janneka), Quinter, KS; Wade (India), Grainfield, KS; Jimmy, Quinter, KS; sisters, Rose Ross (Anthony), Riley, KS; Tanesha Harvey, Quinter, KS; grandparents, Edwin and LeAnn Simon, Studley, KS; Barbara and Kent Bryant, Topeka, KS; biological parents, Pat King and Mary King, Hays, KS; special friend, Jordan Carter, Russell, KS; and a host of aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.

Patrick was preceded in death by his grandmother, Lois Simon, and his twin nieces.

An Educational Fund has been set up for Dakota at Emprise Bank, Hays, KS.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at 10:30 at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Studley, KS. Arrangements in care of Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601.

Condolences may be left by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or by email at [email protected]

Marilyn Joan Morissey passed away Friday, June 22, 2018, at her home in Dighton, KS at the age of 88. She was born in Larned, KS on October 28, 1929 to Frank and Ruth (Smith) Slayton. She married Darrell Lee Morrissey on July 24, 1949 in Ulysses, KS. They were blessed with four children: Jeff, Patrick, Michael, and Pamela.

Marilyn graduated from Stafford High School. She then went on to Fort Hays State University obtaining her teaching certificate. She taught school in a one room schoolhouse south of Stockton and later obtained her bachelor’s degree. She also played drums in the marching band at FHSU. Marilyn was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church where she was a Eucharistic Minister, member of the Altar Society, and song leader. She belonged to the ladies golf group at Cedar Links Golf Club and the Northwest Kansas Stroke Support Group in Hays. Marilyn enjoyed keeping up with technology. She spent a lot of time working on her computer. She also enjoyed playing the accordion and piano, traveling, and riding her motorcycle which she was proud of being able to do on her own.

Marilyn is survived by her sons Jeff Morrissey and wife Lori of Manhattan, KS, Patrick Morrissey of Edmond, OK, and Michael Morrissey and wife Sheila of Pace, FL; daughter Pamela Davis of LaCrosse, KS; sister-in-law Teddy Slayton of Wichita, KS; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents Frank and Ruth Slayton; husband Darrell; infant daughter; and brother Gerald Slayton.

Marilyn was greatly loved and will be greatly missed by all who knew her. We take comfort knowing that like a caterpillar who continually labors, her life and work on earth is finished, but by the grace of God, her spirit now flies forever with her Lord like a butterfly.

A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at 10:30 A.M. at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Stockton, KS. Visitation will be Monday, 3:00-8:00 P.M. at the funeral home with a vigil service at 6:00 P.M. Memorials are suggested to St. Thomas Altar Society or Northwest Kansas Stroke Support Group-Hays and can be sent in care of Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, 723 N 1st, Stockton, KS 67669.

Joel Dean Fitzgerald, age 88, died on June 23, 2018 at Cedar Village Care Center, Ness City. He was born on October 18, 1929 in Dodge City to Bryan and Jennie Holman Fitzgerald. He was born 11 days before the stock market crash of the Great Depression.

He was a 1947 graduate of Ness City High School, a graduate of the University of Kansas and the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science. He was a United States Air Force veteran having served in Korea at the 58th TAC Hospital. He returned to Ness City in 1956 and began working as the administrator, X-ray tech and lab tech at the Ness County Hospital for four years. In 1961 he began working with his father at Fitzgerald Funeral Home and Fitzgerald Furniture. He was recognized for 50 years of funeral service by the Kansas Funeral Directors Association in 2012. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and Rotary Club both of Ness City. He was an Eagle Scout and was active in the Ness City Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts for many years.

On October 20, 1961 he married Ann McCracken in Ness City. She survives. Other survivors include son, Joel Fitzgerald II and his wife Judy of Ness City; daughter, Heather Seratte and her husband Scott of Lawrence; sister, Mary Jonette McKee of Norman, Oklahoma; and six grandchildren: Jacob, Ethan and Evann Seratte and Elijah, Isaiah and Silas Fitzgerald.

Funeral service will be on Thursday, June 28, 2018, 10:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, Ness City followed by burial in the Ness City Cemetery.

Friends may call at Fitzgerald Funeral Home on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. with the family present from 6-8 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be given to the First Baptist Church and Ness County Health Care Foundation.

Dr. Larry R. Good, 77, Hays, passed away suddenly on June 23, 2018 at HaysMed.

He was born December 6, 1940 in Hutchinson, Kansas the son of Chester Good, Vera (Fast) Good Grubbs, and Glen Grubbs.  He was a 1958 graduate of Hugoton High School, a 1963 graduate of Fort Hays State University with degrees in biology and chemistry, and a 1967 graduate of the UMKC School of Dentistry.  While a student at FHSU, he served as President of the Student Body.  On June 23, 1967 he married Suzanne Doris Soard in Kansas City, Missouri, and they celebrated forty-four years of marriage before she preceded him in death on July 8, 2011.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving as a dental officer at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Camp Pendleton, San Diego, CA, and a tour of duty as a dental officer detached to An Thoi, Vietnam with the Swift Boats.

Dr. Good was a member of the First United Methodist Church and was an usher for 46 years.  Other memberships include the Optimist Club, Rotary Club, life member of the Hays VFW and American Legion, American Dental Association, Kansas Dental Association, and Golden Belt Dental Society.  He was a USD 489 school board member from 1984 until 1992, where he served as board President.  He was an avid supporter of baseball and the Hays Baseball Association and he practiced dentistry in the U.S. Navy and the city of Hays for 51 years.  Larry loved going to Wyoming and Montana to enjoy fly fishing, and he was life member of Trout Unlimited and Federation of Fly Fishers.

Survivors include a son; Jeffrey Good of Overland Park, KS, two daughters; Gretchen Good McIlnay and husband Brad of Leawood, KS, and Heather Good Holmes and husband Steven of Parkville, MO, eight grandchildren; Charlotte, Ted, Maeve, and Peter McIlnay, Agatha and Farrah Holmes, and step-granddaughters; Genevieve and Ava Holmes.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife Suzanne.

A Celebration of Larry’s life will be at 10:00 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at the First United Methodist Church, 305 W. 7^th Street, Hays, with Reverend Mike Rose officiating.  Burial with military honors by the Hays VFW Honor Guard will follow in the Mt. Allen Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 8:00 on Tuesday at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine Street, and from 9:00 am until service time on Wednesday at the church.  Memorials are suggested to the First United Methodist Church or to the FHSU Foundation, in care of the funeral home.  Condolences and memories of Larry may be shared with the family at www.haysmemorial.com

September 25, 1944 – June 20, 2018

Donald Rohn died following a long illness at his home in Colby, Kansas on June 20.

He was born at the hospital in Hays, Kansas, in 1944 to Anna (Reitmayer) Rohn and Alvin Rohn. His family, including his older brother Kenneth, moved to Halford, Kansas when he was still a young child. They had a family business for many years in Halford, with a garage, store, and restaurant.

He graduated from the Halford School as one of the last Kansans to do so from a one-room schoolhouse. He then graduated from Colby High School in 1962. He worked for Hi-Plains Co-op for several years, and then began his career as a beer salesman with V&M Distributing (later A&A Coors). His career made him friends with coworkers and owners and employees of bars, restaurants, convenience stores, grocery stores, and liquor stores all over northwest Kansas. He retired after a 40+ years of service there. He lived most of his life in Colby, Kansas. While he lived in Silver Lake Kansas from 1980 to 1982 he worked for Wehner’s True Value Hardware in Rossville Kansas.
He married Laurene Crabtree in 1965. They later divorced, and she preceded him in death in 2009. They had two daughters, Sherry and Teresa.

After their divorce, he lived with Kathy Gavin for many years. Although they separated, he remained close to her daughters Kelly, Rebecca, and Nikki and their familes.

Don is survived by his daughters Sherry Rohn (Patrick Hughey) and their children Miranda Rohn and Heather & Collin Hughey; Teresa Rohn-Penn (Dion) and their children Magdalena Rohn, Colby & DJ Rohn-Penn, Sharya, and Joshua; Kelly Ohrman (Johnny) and their children Shelby Baney (Nicholas), Morgan Shillington (Mitchel), and Baily Ohrman; Rebecca Edwards (Marty) and their children Nicholas and Anthony Koel; and Nikki Brown (Keith). He is also survived by his sister-in-law Joyce Rohn and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, and his ex-wife.

There will be a visitation at Kersenbrock Funeral Chapel on Sunday, June 24 from 3 to 6 pm. Services will be at Kersenbrock Funeral Chapel on Monday, June 25 at 10:00 am, followed by procession to Sacred Heart Cemetery. Funeral lunch will be served at Sacred Heart Church.

Memorial donations may be made to: Catholic Church K of C Building Fund.

Shirley Kaye Carter Weeks, age 64 of Brownell, was called home to be with the Lord on June 19, 2018 in Ness City, Kansas. She passed away from complications of a vehicle accident while helping her husband and son on the farm. She was born on January 14, 1954 to Charles and Estelene (Curtis) Carter in Ransom, Kansas.

She graduated from Ransom High School in 1972, Fort Hays State University with a B.S. in Elementary Education in 1976, and an M.S. in Gifted Education in 1987.

She married Larry Weeks on August 15, 1973 in Brownell, Kansas. To this union three children were born Jay Michael, Erin Lynn, and Eric John.

Shirley worked as an elementary education teacher for 24 years teaching in the Ransom, WaKeeney and Jetmore school districts.

She enjoyed more than anything spending time with her grandchildren at her house and their events. She loved spending time with her cats and maintaining the plants in her yard. She was a woman of great faith and a member of the Ransom United Methodist Church. She also loved gathering with her teacher friends of the Old Teacher Society. She was an avid KU basketball and Kansas City Royals fan.

She was preceded in death by an infant son, Jay Michael; both parents, Charles and Estelene (Curtis) Carter; her father and mother-in-law, Clyde and Dorothy (Schwartzkopf) Weeks; and a brother-in-law, Robert Weeks.

She is survived by her husband, Larry of Brownell, Kansas, daughter, Erin (Chad) Manning, Norton, Kansas; son, Eric (Jamie) Weeks of Brownell; grandsons, Dakota, Dracen and Dalton Weeks of Brownell, Kansas and granddaughters Carly, Avery and Campbell Manning of Norton; brothers, Herb (Judith) Carter of Fountain, CO, Charles (Ethel Mae) Carter of Guymon, OK, Gary Carter of Quinter, Kansas; sister, Kelle (Dave) Tillitson of WaKeeney, Kansas; and sister-in-law, Reita Weeks of Brownell, Kansas.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 23, 2018 at the Ransom United Methodist Church and visitation will be from 7-9 p.m., Friday, June 22 with family present at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City.

Memorial contributions suggested to the Ransom United Methodist Church or the Brownell Community Funeral Dinner Fund.

Memories and words of support may be left for the family at www.fitzgeraldfuneral.com

Donald “Donnie” Rohn, 74, died Wed., June 20, 2018, at his home in Colby, Kansas. Rohn was born Sept. 25, 1944, in Hays, Kansas. He was a retired route salesman for V&M Distributing and AA Coors Company in Colby.

Rohn is survived by his daughters Sherry Rohn, Lawrence, Kansas; Teresa Rohn-Penn, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Kelly Ohrman, Colby, Kansas; Rebecca Edwards, Kingman, Arizona; and Nikki Brown, Littleton, Colorado, as well as 13 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services with officiant Fr. Richard Daise will be held Monday, June 25, 2018, 10 a.m., at Kersenbrock Funeral Chapel, 745 South Country Club Drive, Colby. Visitation will be Sunday, June 24, from 3 to 6 p.m. at Kersenbrock Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Colby.

Memorials may be made to the Catholic Church K of C Building Fund in care of Kersenbrock Funeral Chapel.

Richard Dwain Schmalzried, age 80, of Quinter, went to be with his Lord on June 18, 2018 with family by his side.

He was born March 29, 1938, in Dighton, KS to parents Dayton and Selma (Uppendahl) Schmalzried. On July 21, 1962, he married his high school sweetheart, Rozan Heath. After getting married, they lived in Dighton, KS and moved to Quinter in 1971. To this union, 5 children were born and he felt his family was the best crop he ever raised.

Richard graduated Dighton High School in 1956 and attended Fort Hays State University for several years. He graduated from the Colorado School of Banking in 1972.

Richard wore many hats throughout his life, working as a loan officer for First National Bank in Dighton and Quinter, manager of Flex-King Manufacturing, farmer, entrepreneur with the Town and Country Shop and later the Pizza Station in Quinter, real estate salesman, and postman. But he spent most of his life as a school bus driver and he loved interacting with the school children.

Richard was a strong believer in Christ. He served as the youngest elder at First Christian Church while in Dighton and joined the Quinter Church of the Brethren in Quinter and served as a deacon, church moderator, choir member, Sunday School teacher, and member of the district board. He also was a member of Gideons International.

Within the community, Richard volunteered with the Quinter Ambulance Service for many years and served as President of the Chamber of Commerce in both Quinter and Dighton. He also acted as Interim County Commissioner and was involved with Prairie Community Theater. Richard often opened up his house or offered jobs to people who were struggling. He loved old cars and could identify almost every make and model, even from a distance.

Richard is survived by his wife of 55 years and 11 months, Rozan Schmalzried; 3 sons, Rick (Liz) Schmalzried of Lafayette, IN; Rory (Dawn) Schmalzried of Castle Rock, CO; Rhett (Patty) Schmalzried-Lugo of Olathe, KS; 2 daughters Rache (Marlan) Wente of Quinter and RaLynn (Joe) Schmalzried Schmidt of Topeka, KS; Grandchildren Heath (Amanda) Schmalzried, Tyler (Amber) Schmalzried, Jennifer (Larry) Bolan, Jack Schmalzried, Samuel Schmalzried, Shayla (David) Stuenkel, Nicholas Wente, Hope (Norris) Payne, Thomas Schmalzried, Alana Schmalzried-Lugo, Derek Schmalzried-Lugo, Lillie Wente, Carina Schmalzried-Lugo, Brody Schmalzried-Lugo, Timothy Wente, and Eliza Schmidt and 4 great-grandchildren, a twin brother Ronald (Virginia) Schmalzried of Topeka, KS and a sister, Mary Wagner of Lincoln, NE. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Francis and Edward Schmalzried.

Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 23, 2018 at the Quinter Church of the Brethren and a 3:00 graveside service and burial in the Dighton Memorial Cemetery. The family has opted to host visitation from 2-8:30 p.m. Friday at the family home at 2590 County Road 74, Quinter, because one of the last things Richard told them is that “When the nurses come, I want to catch a ride home.”

Memorials are suggested to Gove County Medical Center Vein Finder Fund and may be sent to Schmitt Funeral Home, 901 South Main, in Quinter.

Dolores Nadine (Wills) Fischli was born September 30, 1927 on the Wills farm one mile north of Logan, Kansas.

As an only child, she loved animals and made many of them her pets. When she started school, she cried because she wanted to stay home with her pets. Riding horses was her favorite pastime. In high school, writing and public speaking were her favorite subjects. Dolores became a member of Eastern Star of Logan, at an early age and remained a member the rest of her life.

She attended college in Denver, Colorado then transferred to Washburn College in Topeka, Kansas. Later, she transferred to the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas.

Dolores and Richard were married December 28, 1951 in Arkansas while Richard was in the Army. Upon his discharge, they farmed for one year. Since both were close to obtaining a college degree, they went to Fort Hays State University. After graduation, they went on to obtain their Masters’ Degrees.

Dolores chose theatre as she had taken specialty-theatre courses at K.U., such as Set Design and Stage Lighting and Directing. After obtaining their Masters’ Degrees, Dolores and Richard taught school in Burrton, Kansas for two years and Wichita, Kansas for three years, during which time Dolores attended a six week theatre workshop at Emporia State University where she, along with 29 other teachers put on five productions in a six-week time period.

In 1960, Dolores and Richard moved to California and in 1969, built their home in the Santa Monica Mountains. Dolores taught in two schools—Westchester High School and, her favorite, El Camino Real in Woodland Hills. Each school in the L.A. Unified School System had about 3,300 students. In addition to the theatre classes she taught each semester, she would direct one full length production and two full length Shakespearean productions. Her desire had been to direct a musical. Her wish came true as she and the music department developed a successful Theatre Arts Workshop.

Her last 10 years at El Camino Real were spent directing a full-length drama in the fall and spring in addition to a spring and summer musical. All musicals had at least 100 students and an accompanying orchestra of 30 to 40 students. Dolores enjoyed the accolades that came with theatre for a number of years. Her main memory was when Meredith Wilson came backstage. He will not only be remembered for his famous creation, The Music Man; also his great contribution to the musical theatre world. Dolores was humbled by his attention when he came to see her after the performance. Dolores taught 29 years and retired in 1984.

In April of 2010, Dolores and Richard built a new home and moved back to Logan, Kansas. They believed it was a good move and enjoyed their later years there together.

Having no family, Dolores and Richard started their Endowment program in 1997. Their Estate is pledged to Fort Hays State University of Hays, Kansas.

Dolores leaves to mourn her passing, her husband of 67 1/2 years, Richard J. Fischli, Jr.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 21, 2018, in the Logan United Methodist Church, Logan, with Pastors Ted Stapleton & Troy Buss officiating. Interment will follow in the Pleasant View Cemetery, Logan.

Mrs. Fischli will lie in state from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, in the Logan Funeral Home, Logan.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Logan Manor Nursing Home.

Logan Funeral Home, 102 E. Church Street, Logan, KS is in charge of arrangements

James Sherwood Mortinger, 90, owner of JM Plumbing, Liberal, KS. Jim was born in St. Clair, Michigan on February 8, 1928. He died Saturday, June 16, 2018.

He served in the US Army during World War II as a surgical tech. During his service, he was awarded Championship level as a sharp shooter. He returned to Michigan after the service and in 1965 was transferred to Liberal, KS with Panhandle Eastern Pipeline.

After retiring from Panhandle, he turned his part-time plumbing job into JM Plumbing, which he operated full-time. He retired at the age of 84. He was especially known for his red and white work truck that was seen from sun up to sun down helping out with all sorts of plumbing needs.

Jim served as a Boy Scout Leader for many years where he mentored numerous scouts to achieve the Eagle merit badge. His favorite thing to do after work was to pitch horseshoes. Pitching at the state and national levels became something Jim enjoyed doing and this was a hobby he shared with more than one of his sons.

Preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Marie Mortinger.

Survived by his daughters, Yvonne (Tom) Ford of Galveston, TX, Vicky (Rick) Hiebsch of Andover, KS; sons, Randy (Kathy) Stark of Mulvane, KS, Jimmy (Laurie) Mortinger of Hays, KS, John (Betty) Mortinger of Port Huron, MI, Robin (Susan) Mortinger of Casco, MI, Joe (Karen) Mortinger of Rose Hill, KS; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.

There will be a private graveside service. Memorials to: Alzheimer’s Association, 1820 E. Douglas Ave., Wichita, KS 67214. Downing & Lahey Mortuary – East Chapel.