Longtime Goodland, Kansas, resident and former Sharon Springs, Kansas, resident L. Allen Grund, 79, passed away on January 17, 2018.

Allen was born on July 25, 1938 in Goodland, Kansas to Leslie and Juanita (Mather) Grund. He was one of seven children. Allen grew up in Sharon Springs and graduated from high school in 1956. He worked as a fertilizer manager in various stores throughout the area.

He had several hobbies, two of which were woodworking and gardening. He also enjoyed spending time with family and friends and always enjoyed breakfast and coffee at the Butterfly Café in Goodland. Allen was a member of the Wesleyan Church in Sharon Springs.

Preceding him in death were his parents, one son David Grund, two sisters, Leta Grund and Elaine Chisum; and one brother Layal Grund.

He is survived by his three children Daniel Grund and his wife Kim of Dodge City, Kansas, Darrell Grund and his wife Michele of Sydney, Nebraska, and Dennis Grund of Emporia, Kansas; five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. He is also survived by three sisters, Jane Kreigh of Salina, Kansas, Navene Rains and her husband Erv of McPherson, Kansas and Lenora Dyer and her husband Dave of Little Rock, Arkansas, and one brother Evan Gund and his wife Delores of Pratt, Kansas; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends.

Funeral services for Allen were held on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 10:30 AM MT at the Wesleyan Church in Sharon Springs with Reverend Paul McNall officiating. Burial followed in the Sharon Springs Cemetery, Sharon Springs, Kansas.

Memorials may be designated to the Wallace County Fairgrounds and may be left at the services or mailed to Koons-Russell Funeral Home, 211 N. Main Ave., Goodland, KS 67735.

Online condolences may be left at www.koonsrussellfuneralhome.com.

Funeral services were entrusted to Koons-Russell Funeral Home in Goodland, Kansas.

Dr. Raymond E. “Ray” Youmans, 93, of Hutchinson, formerly of Hays, died Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born August 30, 1924, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Raymond Orlando and Irene (Brian) Youmans.

Ray graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1941, received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and his Doctorate of Education from the University of Denver. Ray was a Professor of Education at Fort Hays State University from 1958-1992. Ray loved to learn as he also attended the University of Kansas and San Diego State Law School. He also enjoyed being involved throughout his community and abroad. Some of Ray’s civic duties included serving on the USD # 489 Hays School Board for six years, President of College of West Africa, through the United Methodist Missions Council, Boy Scouts, the NEA, and extensive involvement in AARP. Ray was a member of First United Methodist Church, Hays, where he served as a lay leader, Sunday school teacher, and lay preacher, and he attended First Church of the Nazarene, Hutchinson.

On December 16, 1951, he married Marian Alice Schoenfeld in Kansas City, Kansas. They shared 66 years of marriage. Ray is survived by: wife, Marian of Hutchinson, children, Barbara Youmans of Hutchinson, William Raymond Youmans (Joan Flax) of Centennial, Colorado; granddaughter, Kylie Anne Youmans of Centennial, Colorado; siblings, Ron Youmans (Mildred), Robert Youmans, Roberta Sanderson, Roger Youmans; and beloved cat, KoKo. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Russell.

Cremation has taken place. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, January 20, 2018, at Elliott Chapel, Hutchinson, with Pastor Bones Nay officiating. Friends may sign the book from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Elliott Mortuary.

Memorials may be made to the Humane Society-High Plains (located in Hays), First United Methodist Church, Hays, or Hospice House, Hutchinson, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.

Betty C. Keenan left this world to be with the lord on Wednesday, January 18, 2018 surrounded by family in her home.

Mrs. Keenan was born on August 4, 1931 in Henryetta, Oklahoma, to Virginia and Hugh Walters. She attended Great Bend High School in Great Bend, Kansas, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985 from Fort Hays State University. Mrs. Keenan was retired from the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program in Great Bend. She will be remembered for her musical and artistic talent that she loved to share with others as well as her love and service for her lord and savior.

Left to cherish Mrs. Keenan’s memory is her daughter, Suzanne Kelley and husband John of Lake Charles; son, Steven Clark and wife Anne of Ft. Lupton, CO; grandchildren, Steve Kelley and wife Sandra, Jennifer White and husband Lee, Jessica Kelley, and Mindy and Keith; as well as her great grand children, Kaylyn Young and husband Kristopher, Destini Kelley, Kieran Kelley, Britton White, Harrison White, and Jaxon Morvant.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband of 42 years, Raford Clark; husband of 20 years, Tom Keenan; and her sister, Margaret Redmon; and brothers, Hugh, Jr., Cleat, Warren, and Donald Walters.

Mrs. Keenan’s funeral service will be held at First United Methodist Church in Lake Charles on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 11:00 AM. Reverend Weldon Bares will officiate. Visitation will begin Saturday morning at 10:00 AM at the church. Interment will take place at a later date in Great Bend, KS.

Patricia Diane (Kilian) Walker, 84, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at Main Street Manor in Russell with her family by her side.

Patricia was born December 6, 1933 in Russell, the daughter of Sam and Alma (Mai) Kilian. She grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School.

Patricia was united in marriage to Robert J. Walker in March, 1953 in Hays, Kansas. This union was blessed with four children; Denise, David, Liz and Roy. They made their home in Russell until 1976 when they moved to West Wego, Louisiana while Robert worked for an offshore drilling company. They returned to Russell in 1979. Robert has preceded Patricia in death.

Patricia worked for the United Telephone Company in Russell as an operator before and after they lived in Louisiana. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church. She also was active in the Russell V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary and Santa’s Helpers. She enjoyed working with Santa’s Helpers and taking care of animals, but her main love was taking care and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Surviving family include her daughter, Denise Guth (Thomas) of Russell, Kansas; two sons, David Walker (Terri) and Roy Walker (Jacky) all of Russell, Kansas; three brothers, Don Kilian, Bill Kilian and Dennis Kilian all of Russell, Kansas; thirteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Robert, daughter Liz Barrett and sister Betty Dumler.

Celebration of Patricia’s Life will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, January 20, 2018 at the St. John Lutheran Church with Pastor Roger Dennis officiating. Burial will follow at the St. John Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9 AM to 8 PM, Friday, January 19, 2018 at Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell with the family present to greet friends from 6 PM to 7 PM. A Memorial has been established with Santa’s Helpers. Contributions and condolences may be sent to Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary, who is in charge of these arrangements.

Victoria, Kansas – Eleanor M. Schippers, age 92, died Monday, January 15, 2018, at Via Christi Village Care Center, Hays, Kansas.

She was born December 15,1925, on the farm south of Victoria, Kansas to Frank H. and Anna B. (Reichert) Schippers.

She worked at Kansas Producers Gas for over 30 years and worked at the Victoria Coop Elevator for 20 years with her father. She was a member of The Basilica of St. Fidelis, Daughters of Isabella, Christian Mothers Altar Society, Life Member of V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary all of Victoria. She served on the St. Fidelis Parish Council, The Die Herzoger Genealogy Committee, and was an Eucharistic Minister.

Eleanor was Past Regent, Past State Regent and served on many committees for the Daughters of Isabella and the Dioceses of Salina. She was a member of the E S A Sorority, Ellis County Historical Society, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Local Sunflower Chapter of Germans from Russia, Oktoberfest of Germans, National Orphan Train Complex and served on the committee for the Ellis County Oktoberfest for over 25 years. She was a 1944 graduate of Victoria High School and attended Marymount College in Salina, Kansas.
Survivors include one sister-in-law, Rosalyn Schippers, Hays, KS; two nephews, Gerald Schippers and wife, Darlene, Hays, KS; Anthony “Tony” Schippers and wife, Vickie, Hays, KS; one niece, Theresa Brown, Hutchinson, KS; one niece-in-law, Karla Davignon and husband, Lynn, Ellis, KS; 11 great nephews and nieces, Susan Meyers (Brad), Sarah Hagen, Simon Schippers and Teri Fowler, Becky Hickert (Tim), Jeni Parks (Dustin), Nathan Schippers, (Amber), Logan Brown (Lyndsey), Chelsea Brown, Hannah Werth (Kyle), Colby Schippers (Lacey) Ryan Schippers; 20 great great nephews and nieces.

She was preceded in death by her two brothers, Francis Schippers and Gilbert Schippers; one nephew, Mike Schippers and one niece, Mary Schippers.

Services are at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 20, 2018, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis, Victoria, Kansas. Burial in St. Fidelis Cemetery, Victoria, Kansas.

A vigil service is at 6:30 P.M. Friday, followed by a Daughters of Isabell / Christian Mothers and V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary Memorial Service at 7:00 P.M. Friday, all at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, 412 Main Street, Victoria, Kansas 67671.

Visitation is from 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. Friday and from 10:00 to 10:45 A.M. Saturday, all at Cline’s Mortuary, Victoria, Kansas. Memorials to The Basilica of St. Fidelis.

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

Wichita, Kansas – Donald James Wasinger, age 59, died Monday, January 15, 2018, in Wichita, Kansas.

He was born March 10, 1958, in Hays, Kansas to Franklin D. and Lorraine E. (Walters) Wasinger. He married Teresa (Anderson) on March 29, 1994, in Hays, Kansas.

He was working for Terminix for the last 15 years in Wichita. Donald grew up in Hays and attended Thomas More Prep High School and Hays High School. He was a member of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church at Schulte, Kansas, the Knights of Columbus Clonmel-Schulte Council #3114 and has lived in Wichita for 24 years.

Survivors include his wife, of the home; five sons, Jeremy Wasinger and wife, Mari, Pueblo, CO; Jeffrey Wasinger and wife, Sheila, Canon City, CO; James Roy, Morland, KS; Rick Roy, Salina, KS; Cody Roy and wife, Jennifer, Hoxie, KS; two brothers, Gerald “Jerry” Wasinger and wife, Agnes, Hays, KS; David F. Wasinger and wife, Theresa, Hays, KS; one sister, Christine Palmer and husband, Ray, Hays, Kansas; six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his grandparents, Martin and Mary Wasinger, Alois and Dorothy “Dora” Walter.

Memorial services are at 10:30 A.M. Monday, January 22, 2018, at St. Peter The Apostle Catholic Church, 11000 S W Blvd. Schulte, Kansas with a rosary to be said at 9:00 A.M. Monday at the Church.

Memorials are to St. Peter The Apostle Catholic Church, Schulte, Kansas.

Oliver Krannawitter passed away at the Salina Medical Center at the age of 69. He was born in Hoxie, Kansas to the late Al and Isabelle (Berens) Krannawitter on November 12, 1948. Oliver was born into a large loving family and sixth of ten children. Oliver attended the Hoxie Grade and High School and graduated with the class of 1966. He went on to attend college and earned a Master’s Degree from Fort Hays State University. Oliver was a farmer and taught school first in the Grinnell School District and then in the Hoxie School District from1986 until he retired from education in 2003. He never retired from farming.

He married Mary Ellen (Wachendorfer) Bruggeman on November 30, 1991 in Hoxie, Kansas. As Oliver recently said, “Mary, we’ve had twenty-six good years and a good life”. They traveled and enjoyed taking their family to Las Vegas and many other places over the years.

Oliver was a member of the Hoxie Elks, St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus. Oliver was a big old softy who shared his love of life with everyone he knew. He was also a rough old farmer with calloused hands and the heart of a college wrestler. He had a way of making everyone feel special. As a teacher, he was a champion of the underdog, someone who made you believe in yourself and was an inspirational and great mentor. Oliver greeted people like they mattered, hugged them, then went home to post on Facebook about how much he had enjoyed running into them. His shop, walls covered with pictures of family and friends, was a place of laughter and a listening ear. He had a gift for helping you sort through life and move forward through the tough times. His family and his grandchildren were the sparkle in his eye. A rare man, his light will continue to shine through all the lives he touched.

Oliver is survived by his wife, Mary Ellen; his daughter, Eva Gavin and husband Brian of Overland Park, Kansas; step-daughters, Jessica Alles and husband Brandon of Olathe, Kansas, and Cindy Pfeifer and husband Keith of Hays, Kansas; step-son, Bryan Bruggeman and wife Michelle of Shawnee, Kansas, sisters, Joann Mosier and husband Larry of Sargent, Nebraska, Donna Mae Giersch and husband Marvin of Durango, Colorado, Eloise Sramek and husband Jim of Banner Elk, North Carolina, Ruth Meier and husband Gary of Hoxie, Kansas, Dorthea Mauck and husband Rex of Longwood, Florida, and Mary Lou Krannawitter of Dallas, Texas; brothers, Arthur “Art” Krannawitter and wife Cheri of San Francisco, California, Kenneth “Ken” Krannawitter and wife Paulette of Russell, Kansas, and Richard Krannawitter and wife Shelia of Colby, Kansas, and thirteen grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Al and Isabelle Krannnawitter.

A Funeral Service is planned for Friday, January 19, 2018, at the St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church of Hoxie with burial to follow in the St Frances Cabrini Cemetery. A visitation will be held Thursday, January 18, 2018 from 10:30 A.M. until 7:00 P.M. with family receiving friends from 5:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers the family request memorial to the Hoxie Grade School Playground Fund.

A quote described Oliver’s philosophy of life. He thought life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a well preserved and beautiful body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly saying “Wow! What a Ride!”

Hays, Kansas – Michael L. Jones, age 67, died Sunday, January 14, 2018, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.

He was born August 2,1950, at Lamar, Colorado to Walter and Twila (Barrel) Jones. He married Kathren La Jean (Cavzos) on December 18, 1972 in Norton, Kansas.

He was an elevator manager for Garvey Grain at Norton for 12 years. He was a 1969 graduate of Norton High School and moved to Hays in 1992. He received a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts and Photography. He enjoyed his photography, his family and grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife, Kathy, of the home; Patrick Jones and his fiancé , Nastaran Solano MD, Dallas, TX; Timothy Jones, Hutchinson, KS; Tamara Krueger and husband, Michael, Trenton, IL; two brothers, Kelly Jones and wife, Lana, Norton, KS; Darin Jones and wife, Debora, Topeka, KS; two sisters, Rosanna Stoffregen, Walton, KS; Sheila Kathke, Columbia, MO; seven grandchildren, Sofia Jones, Carson Jones, Jacob Jones, Christian Jones, Lashawn Jones, Trinity Krueger, Leyna Krueger.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Services are entrusted to Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601. Condolences can be left by guestbook at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or can be sent via e-mail to [email protected]