Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Basgall, age 84, of Victoria, Kansas, died Thursday, May 17, 2018, at Via Christi Village Care Center Hays, Kansas. She was born December 12, 1933, at Salina, Kansas, to Edgar F. and Lydia (Staab) Brungardt. She married Aloysius “Al” F. Basgall on May 10, 1955, at Victoria, Kansas. He preceded her in death on March 6, 2005.

She was a homemaker and worked at St. John’s Rest Home in Victoria as an activities assistant for a number of years and was a volunteer for over 25 years. She was a 1951 graduate of Victoria High School. She was a member of The Basilica of St. Fidelis, St. Fidelis Daughters of Isabella, St. Fidelis Christian Mothers, V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary Post No.1751 and was a volunteer for the St. Fidelis Funeral Committee. She enjoyed cooking, baking, vegetable / flower gardening and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Survivors include three sons, Alan Basgall and wife, Anne, Hays, KS; John Basgall and wife, Lynda, Greenville, SC; Robert Basgall, Wichita, KS; two daughters, Ann Weber and husband, Jerry, Hays, KS; Jane Conell and husband, Dan, Omaha, NE; one sister, Rosie Schulte, Hays, KS; one sister-in-law, Betty Brungardt, Hays, KS; ten grandchildren; five great grandchildren and one great grandchild on the way.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two brothers, Francis “F.C.” Brungardt and wife, Twila and Edward Brungardt; two brothers-in-law, Melvin Gross and Denis Schulte; one sister, Almeda Hoffman and husband, Albert.

Services will be at 3:00 P.M. Monday, May 21, 2018, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis, Victoria, Kansas. Burial in St. Fidelis Cemetery, Victoria, Kansas.

A vigil service will be at 6:30 P.M. Sunday, followed by a V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary memorial service / rosary with the Daughters of Isabella and Christian Mothers at 7:00 P.M. Sunday, all at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, 412 Main Street, Victoria, Kansas 67671.

Visitation is from 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. Sunday and from 1:00 to 2:45 P.M. Monday, at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, Victoria, Kansas.

The family suggest memorials to Via Christi Village or Hospice of Hays Medical Center.

Condolences can be left by guestbook at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or can be sent via e-mail to [email protected]

Ignatius J. “Ig” Schumacher, age 84, of Hays, Kansas, died Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at Via Christi Village Care Center in Hays, Kansas.

He was born July 19, 1933, in Munjor, Kansas, to Jacob and Margaret (Korbe) Schumacher.

He was a middle school teacher for over 30 years and taught a few years at St. Mary’s Catholic Grade School in Ellis. He then he spent the majority of his teaching career at the Victoria Grade School and retired in 1991. He was a seventh-grade basketball coach at Victoria for several years, in addition to coaching for the Senior Babe Ruth League and the Hays Recreation Commission. He worked the summer months in construction for Ralph Hunter Construction, Standard Construction, then Allied Inc for over 40 years.

Ig attended Munjor Grade School and was a 1952 graduate of Hays High School. He received his bachelor’s Degree from Fort Hays State College. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church and St. Joseph Knights of Columbus 3rd Degree. He enjoyed fishing, baseball and other sports, but his pride and joy were his grandkids.

Survivors include two sons, Marc Schumacher and his companion, Shawna Gannaway, Lawrence, KS; Brad Schumacher and wife, Sarah, Hays, KS; two daughters, Chris Markus and husband, Tim, Hays, KS; Michele Pfannenstiel and husband, Dan, Hays, KS; six grandchildren, Taylor Pfannenstiel and fiancé, Jonetta Reinert, Kylee Pfannenstiel, Hope Schumacher, Morgan Markus, Noah Schumacher, Isaac Schumacher, Marc’s companion children, Payton Gannaway and Megan Gannaway.

He was preceded in death by his parents; eight brothers, Felix, Julius, Adolph, Richard, Edwin, Hilarius, Nicholus and Paulinus Schumacher; four sisters, Agnes Leikam, Marcella Kuhn, Felicitus “Sally” Wood and Scholastica “Charlotte” Jensen.

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. Monday, May 21, 2018, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis, Victoria, Kansas. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Hays, Kansas with military honors by the Hays V.F.W. Post No. 9076.
A Knights of Columbus rosary will be at 6:30 P.M. Sunday, followed by a vigil service at 7:00 P.M. Sunday, both at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601.

Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Sunday, at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays and from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Monday, at the Basilica of St. Fidelis, Victoria, Kansas. The family suggests memorials to the Hays Recreation Commission or Via Christi Village Care Center.

Condolences can be left by guestbook at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or can be sent via e-mail to [email protected]

Edwin J. “Eddie” Brungardt of Walker, Kanss, age 85, died Monday, May 14, 2018, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born October 11,1932, in Hays, Kansas, to Joseph P. and Agnes P (Dinkel) Brungardt.  He married Theresa A. (Dreiling) on September 10, 1956, in Victoria, Kansas.  She preceded him in death on January 15, 2015.

He was a dairy farmer for 20 years and worked 26 years for Ellis County Road and Bridge Department.  He retired in 2000.  He was a 1950 graduate of Victoria High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Army.  He was a carry out at the Dillion’s Vine Street store for 12 years.  He was member of the AA Oak Street House in Hays for over 30 years, a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Walker, Kansas and served on the St. Ann’s Church Committee, a lifetime member of the Victoria Veterans of Foreign Wars Post # 1751 and the Victoria 3rd Degree Knights of Columbus.  Eddie was kind hearted, a generous man, had a great sense of humor and making people laugh.  He enjoyed playing and watching baseball, basketball and football.  He was a St. Louis Cardinal’s fan and a big K-State football fan.  He lived almost his entire life on the family farm and loved his God, his wife, four kids and his grandchildren, gardening, listening to Polkas and Southern Gospel music.

Survivors include  two sons, Cletus J. Brungardt and wife, Jeri, Wichita, KS; Edwin G. “Ed” Brungardt Jr. and wife, Sheila, Crowley, TX; two daughters, Sue M. Groth and husband, Jim, Dodge City, KS; Jeanne  R. Brungardt, Victoria, KS; seven grandchildren; two great grandchildren and two on the way; two brothers, Linus Brungardt, Winfield, KS; Valerian Brungardt, Scottsdale, AZ; two sisters, Henrietta Brungardt, St. Louis, MO; Eleanor Lang, Manhattan, KS; one sister-in-law, Rita Brungardt, Wichita, KS.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; one daughter, Coleen Brungardt; four brothers, Gregory, Dominic, Herman and Joseph Brungardt; one sister, Amelia Hammerschmidt and one infant sister, Henrietta Brungardt.

Services will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 19, 2018, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Walker, Kansas.  Military honors will be conducted at the church by the Victoria V.F.W. Post No. 1751.  A private family inurnment will be in St. Ann’s Cemetery at a later date.

A vigil service will be at 7:00 P.M. Friday, followed by a Knights of Columbus and V.F.W. rosary at 7:30 P.M. Friday, all at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, 412 Main Street, Victoria, Kansas.

Visitation will be from 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. Friday, at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, Victoria, Kansas and from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. Saturday, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Walker, Kansas.

The family suggest memorials to St. Ann’s Catholic Church or the AA Oak Street House of Hays.

Condolences can be left by guestbook at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or can be sent via e-mail to [email protected]

Vera Lynn Kruse passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018, at Hays Medical Center at the age of 72. She was born in Plainville, Kansas on April 11, 1946 to John T. and Ruth (Hoff) Thummel. Vera attended school in Plainville and graduated from Plainville Rural High School in 1964. On July 3, 1965 she married Domenico “Mimi” Kruse in Plainville, Kansas. They were blessed with four children: Mary, Patricia, Anthony, and Michael.

Vera was a hard worker, helping her husband with his accounting business after she retired from many years with Southwestern Bell Telephone. She was full of love, amazingly strong faith, and laughter; never missing the opportunity to joke around. She enjoyed reading, watching movies and theatre, and playing cards. But the time she cherished the most was the time spent with her family and watching her grandchildren grow.

Vera is survived by her sons Anthony Kruse and wife Monica of Wichita and Michael Kruse of Lenexa; daughter Mary Rhodes and husband Dennis of Gardner; brothers Mark Thummel and wife Melinda of Plainville and Ralph Thummel and wife Wanda of Hays; sisters Elizabeth Striggow of Hill City, Rose Hardman and husband Duance of Hill City, Sister Mary Jo Thummel of Oakley, Theresa Kriley of Stockton, and May Munk of Hays; eight grandchildren, Drew Rhodes, Daniel Rhodes, Joshua Rhodes, Sarah Rhodes, Gabrielle Rhodes, Nathan Kruse, Braden Kruse, and Madelyn Kruse; and two great-grandchildren, Brilynn Rhodes and Jacob Wright.

She is preceded in death by her parents John and Ruth Thummel, husband Mimi Kruse, daughter Patricia Kruse, brother Jon Thummel, sister Grace Thummel, and brothers-in-law Robert Kriley and James Munk.

Our Lord Jesus told us, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will move mountains.” Greater than a mustard seed, Vera’s faith was a constant source of strength for herself, and all of her friends and family, as she daily prayed for the mountains each one of us faced. Our own lives will forever bear witness to her faith, as even now she intercedes on our behalf, to help us move the mountains we do not yet see.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 10:30 A.M. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Plainville, Kansas with burial to follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday 1:00-4:00 P.M. at the funeral home and 6:00-8:00 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church with a Vigil service at 7:00 P.M.

Memorials are suggested to Sacred Heart Catholic Church or the National Domestic Violence Hotline and may be sent in care of Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, 320 SW 2nd, Plainville, KS 67663.

Glenda Jean Bauer, age 94, died on May 11, 2018 at the Lane County Hospital Assisted Living Facility. She was born on April 6, 1924 in Beaver, Kansas the daughter of John and Hallie Stosopf Charles.

She was a Nurses Aide at Grisell Memorial Hospital, Ransom. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and the Go-Getters Senior Center, both of Ransom and a member of the Rebekah Lodge.

On December 25, 1951 she married Fred “Hermie” Bauer. He preceded her in death on August 7, 2005. She was also preceded in death by her parents; two daughters, Lexie Rose Dines and Barbara Sue Sunley; a brother, Keith Charles; and four sisters, Dorothy Hosman, Ruby Snodgrass, Jessie Haug, and Darlene Benton.

Glenda is survived by her son, Fred Philip Bauer, Agra; her daughter, Gloria Jean Sims, Hays; eight grandchildren, 4 step-grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren.

Funeral Service will be at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, 10:30 A.M. with burial in the Arnold Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday from 9:00 A.M. until 9:00 P.M. with the family present from 7-9 P.M.

Memorial Contributions may be given to Go-Getters Senior Center, Ransom.

Reita Maxine (Gibson) Glassman, died May 14, 2018. She was born December 19, 1929 in Paradise, Kansas to Hylas and Hazel (Finkenbinder) Gibson.

She married Florian Joseph Glassman on June 26, 1949 in Russell, Kansas, enjoying 48 years of marriage before the death of her spouse on February 22, 1997.

Reita graduated from Russell High School in 1947. After marriage, she and her husband settled in Salina, Kansas for 20 years, where they raised a family of six children. They eventually moved back to the area of their roots, Hays, Kansas in 1970, where Reita began working for Dr. J.E. Akers as a receptionist and eyeglass technician for 18 years, retiring in 1998.

She was also actively involved with the local election board, was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, the VFW Auxiliary, and the United States Bowling Congress. She loved bowling and participated in a regular league, local, state, and national tournaments until the age of 86. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting, knitting, and was an accomplished seamstress, often donating her work to area charities for sale to raise money for their projects. She was an extraordinary supporter of Kansas University basketball, watched every game faithfully, and accumulated a large collection of KU memorabilia. Her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren were the center of her life and always made her time spent with them special.

Reita was preceded in death by her husband, Florian (Bunch) Glassman, parents, Hylas and Hazel Gibson, one brother, Howard Gibson, and one sister and brother-in-law, Zelda and Vernon Mai.

Survivors include: one daughter, Debra Lorson and husband Phil of Hope, Kansas; five sons, John and wife Rhonda of Russell, Kansas, Rick and Cheryl of Hays, Kansas, Mike and wife Sandy of Victoria, Kansas, Mark and wife Dee of Allen, Texas, and Chris of Hays, Kansas; nine grandchildren, Kerry Ditto and husband Darren of Abilene, Kansas, Kelly Coup and husband Justin of Solomon, Kansas, Chad Lorson and wife Brittney of Hope, Kansas, Scott Glassman of Hutchinson, Kansas, Ursula Gage and husband Ty of Topeka, Kansas, Urlene Glassman and fiancé Tyler Smith of Aurora, Colorado, Heidi Glassman of Kansas City, Missouri, Sara Glassman and fiancé Brady Weston of Long Island City, New York, and Nick Glassman of Hays, Kansas; thirteen great-grandchildren, Tatum and Reagan Ditto of Abilene, Kansas, Spencer, Breken, Kierstyn, and Quincy Coup of Solomon, Kansas, Brighton, Brirton, and Bristol Lorson of Hope, Kansas, Elin and Emery Glassman of Hutchinson, Kansas, Keaton and Logan Gage of Topeka, Kansas; three step-grandchildren, Allen Burch and wife Jenny of Afton, Oklahoma, June Karlin and husband Galen of Plainville, Kansas, and Chris Livengood of Salina, Kansas; eight great-grandchildren, Jacob Karlin and wife Haley of Ellis, Kansas, Andrea Karlin of Ellis, Kansas, Josh Burch of Cedar Hill, Texas, Alec Burch and wife Keeshia of Cedar Hill, Texas, Zach Burch of Cedar Hill, Texas, Sam Hintz of Claremore, Oklahoma, Aaron Hintz of Claremore, Oklahoma, and Nick Burch of Afton, Oklahoma; and one sister-in-law, Dottie Gibson of Sun City West, Arizona.

Funeral services will be 10 AM Friday, May 18, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hays. Burial will follow services in St. Joseph cemetery.

Visitation will be Thursday 4 PM – 8 PM and Friday 9 AM – 9:30 AM all at Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel and crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601.

A VfW Auxiliary memorial service and rosary will be Thursday at 6:30 PM followed by a parish vigil service at 7 PM all at the funeral chapel.

Suggested memorials should be made to Thomas More Prep-Marian High School or St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.

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

MARION, KS – Rhonda Hyman, age 61, passed away on Tuesday May 15, 2018 at St. Luke Hospital in Marion, KS.

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Edwin J. “Eddie” Brungardt of Walker, age 85, Kansas died Monday, May 14, 2018, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.

He was born October 11,1932, in Hays, Kansas, to Joseph P. and Agnes P (Dinkel) Brungardt. He married Theresa A. (Dreiling) on September 10, 1956, in Victoria, Kansas. She preceded him in death on January 15, 2015.

He was a dairy farmer for 20 years and worked 26 years for Ellis County Road and Bridge Department. He retired in 2000. He was a 1950 graduate of Victoria High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a carry out at the Dillion’s Vine Street store for 12 years. He was member of the AA Oak Street House in Hays for over 30 years, a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Walker, Kansas and served on the St. Ann’s Church Committee, a lifetime member of the Victoria Veterans of Foreign Wars Post # 1751 and the Victoria
3rd Degree Knights of Columbus. Eddie was kind hearted, a generous man, had a great sense of humor and making people laugh. He enjoyed playing and watching baseball, basketball and football. He was a St. Louis Cardinal’s fan and a big K-State football fan. He lived almost his entire life on the family farm and loved his God, his wife, four kids and his grandchildren, gardening, listening to Polkas and Southern Gospel music.

Survivors include two sons, Cletus J. Brungardt and wife, Jeri, Wichita, KS; Edwin G. “Ed” Brungardt Jr. and wife, Sheila, Crowley, TX; two daughters, Sue M. Groth and husband, Jim, Dodge City, KS; Jeanne R. Brungardt, Victoria, KS; seven grandchildren; two great grandchildren and two on the way; two brothers, Linus Brungardt, Winfield, KS; Valerian Brungardt, Scottsdale, AZ; two sisters, Henrietta Brungardt, St. Louis, MO; Eleanor Lang, Manhattan, KS; one sister-in-law, Rita Brungardt, Wichita, KS.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; one daughter, Coleen Brungardt; four brothers, Gregory, Dominic, Herman and Joseph Brungardt; one sister, Amelia Hammerschmidt and one infant sister, Henrietta Brungardt.

Services will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 19, 2018, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Walker, Kansas. Military honors will be conducted at the church by the Victoria V.F.W. Post No. 1751. A private family inurnment will be in St. Ann’s Cemetery at a later date.

A vigil service will be at 7:00 P.M. Friday, followed by a Knights of Columbus and V.F.W. rosary at 7:30 P.M. Friday, all at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, 412 Main Street, Victoria, Kansas.

Visitation will be from 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. Friday, at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, Victoria, Kansas and from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. Saturday, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Walker, Kansas.

The family suggest memorials to St. Ann’s Catholic Church or the AA Oak Street House of Hays.

Condolences can be left by guestbook at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or can be sent via e-mail to [email protected]