Gerald D. “Jerry” Kaiser, 81, Hays, died Monday, June 20, 2016 at the Hays Medical Center.

He was born September 24, 1934 in Park, Kansas the son of Tony and Frances (Melroy) Kaiser. He graduated from Quinter High School and then entered the U.S. Army from 1953 until 1955. After his discharge from the Army he entered the U.S. Navy from 1956 until 1958.

On August 10, 1959, he married Luetta M. Wolf in Grinnell, Kansas. He was a lineman for Stouffer Flying Service for many years, he worked for the State of Kansas Highway Department, and was a store manager for Kaiser Liquor. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus Third Degree Council #1325, the Bishop Cunningham Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, was a founding member of the Knights of Columbus Clown Club, was past Grand Knight of Council #1325, and was one of the founders and Scout Master of Boy Scout Troop #111.

He enjoyed coaching baseball and softball, was an avid fisherman, enjoyed camping, woodworking, and his role as “Patches the Clown”, and prayed the rosary often.

Survivors include his wife, of the home in Hays, four sons; Tom Kaiser and wife Tracy of Hays, Randy Kaiser and wife Danna of Hays, Leonard Kaiser and wife Brenda of Great Bend, and Brian Kaiser of Hays, one daughter; Charlet Thompson and husband Bruce of Springfield, MO, a sister; Marlene Wolf and husband Melvin of Grinnell, KS, eleven grandchildren; Brent Kaiser and wife Annie of Hays, Scott, Trey, and Tate Kaiser of Hays, Jordyn Sanders and husband Jake of Hays, Kallyn Givan and husband Daniel of Katy, TX, Dallas and Reagan Kaiser of Hays, and Morgan and Molly Kaiser of Great Bend, and Trevor Thompson and wife Kaci of Lavaca, Arkansas, ten great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers; Bob and Raymond Kaiser, and a sister; Rita Herrman.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Friday, June 24, 2016 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church, 215 W. 13th, Hays. Burial with military honors by the Hays VFW Honor Guard will follow in the St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm until 8:00 on Thursday and from 9:00 am until 9:45 on Friday, all at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine Street. The Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will stand honor guard from 5:30 until 6:30 pm, a parish vigil service will begin at 6:30 pm, followed by a combined Third and Fourth degree rosary at 7:00 pm, all on Thursday at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested to TMP-Marian High School or to the St. Joseph Church building fund, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.

Victoria, Kansas — Jeanette Jeanne Brown, age 80, died Monday, June 20, 2016, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.

She was born November 24, 1935, in Hays, Kansas to Joseph J. and Monica (Klaus) Pelzel.  She married LeRoy J. Brown on November 23, 1953, in Hays, Kansas.  He died May 15, 1999.

She was a homemaker, worked at Travenol Laboratories and was head housekeeper for Motel  6 and the Ramada Inn.  She was graduate of Girls Catholic High School, attended Brown-Mackie Business College and has been a resident of Victoria since 1968.  She was a member of The Basilica of St. Fidelis and V.F.W. Auxiliary Post No. 1751 both of Victoria, Kansas. Jeanette enjoyed canning, making noodles, crafts, knitting, her cats, her grandchildren and family.

Survivors include two sons, Bradley Brown and wife, Mellissa, Great Bend, KS; Kevin J. Brown, Hays, KS; five daughters, Pam Wellbrock and husband, Neil, Victoria, KS; Dee Dee Schmidt and husband, Dan, Hays, KS; Robin Schmidt, Albany, OR; Shelly Johnson and husband, John, South Pittsburg, TN; Leslie A. Goodspeed and Andrew, Hays, KS; one brother, Don Pelzel and wife, Clare, Plattsburg, MO; 20 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren and her special friend, Wilmer Rome, Hays, KS.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one son, Terrance LeRoy Brown; one twin grandson, Jared Wellbrock; one son-in-law, John Doerfler; two brothers, Lester, Pelzel, Robert Pelzel and one sister, Volda Rohr.

Services are 10:00 A.M. Saturday, June 25, 2016, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis, Victoria, Kansas.
Inurnment will be later that afternoon at St. Fidelis Cemetery, Victoria, Kansas.

A vigil service will be at 7:00 P.M. Friday, followed by a V.F.W. Auxiliary service and rosary all at
Cline’s Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601.

Visitation is from 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. Friday, at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays and from 8:30 to 10:00 A.M. Saturday, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis, Victoria, Kansas.

Memorials To The Basilica of St. Fidelis. Condolences can be sent via email to [email protected].

Gerald “Jerry” Ivan Denison, 69, Minneapolis, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2016 at the Ottawa County Health Center. He was born June 6, 1947 in Salina to Harold and Florence (Walle) Denison.

Jerry was a graduate of Bennington High School and Brown Mackie College. He served in the United States Army from 1966 – 1972 . On April 3, 1971 he was united in marriage with Mary Ann Keller in Ellis. Jerry worked for SRS for many years. After his retirement he went to work at Hometown Hardware in downtown Minneapolis for twelve years; retiring on May 1, 2016. He was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church where he served as an elder and Clerk of the Session. Jerry was also a member of the V.F.W. Post 3201, former board member for Love, INC, former Minneapolis Mayor and, city councilman. For many years Jerry would go to Ellis and help the Keller’s with harvest.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife Mary Ann on April 18, 2008.

Survivors include his sons Waylan Denison and Justin Denison and wife Ashlee; half-brother Darrell Yost and wife Patty; brother-in-law Ernie Keller and wife Tonya; and granddaughters Kylee, Jordan, Macee, and Skylar Denison.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M., Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis. Burial with military honors will be in Highland Cemetery, Minneapolis. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday at Wilson Family Funeral Home, Minneapolis. Jerry’s request was instead of flowers he’d like memorials to be given to the First Presbyterian Church or Love, INC and may be left in care of Wilson Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 166, Minneapolis, KS 67467.

Clem Reitmayer, age 90, of Quinter, Kansas passed away Sunday, June 19, 2016 at his home. He was born October 23, 1925, in rural Ellis, Kansas to John and Clara (Schuster) Reitmayer.

He was a graduate of Trego Community High School. Clem was a proud veteran of the United States Navy, having served during World War II in the Night Torpedo Squardon 55. On June 15, 1948, Clem was united in marriage to Katherine Margaret Malsom, in St. Michael Catholic Church, Collyer, Kansas. They enjoyed 68 years of marriage together. Clem spent most of his working life as owner and operator of Gove County Implement, selling John Deere tractors, implements, and farm equipment to many area farmers. He was a lifetime member of the WaKeeney VFW. Clem also belonged to the Sacred Heart Knights of Columbus. He enjoyed doing crosswords puzzles and playing cribbage. He was an avid KSU Football fan, and always enjoyed a good game of golf. Clem will be dearly missed by many.

Survivors include his wife, Kathy; two sons, Gerald (Annette) Reitmayer of Derby, Kansas, and Lawrence (Tamie) Reitmayer of Camdenton, Missouri; six grandchildren, Brian Reitmayer, Jason (Mandy) Reitmayer, Patrick (Sherry) Reitmayer, Shawn Reitmayer, Jodie Reitmayer, and Ryan Reitmayer; and seven great-grandchildren, Zane, Max, Leo, Maddy, Grayson, Ian, and Jenna Reitmayer; and a sister, Minnie Kerksiek of Colorado. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers; Joe, Carl, and William; sisters, Regina Augustine, Mary Achenbrenner, Betty Mehler, and Anna Rohn.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Park. Burial, with military honors, will be at 2:00 p.m. at Kansas Veterans Cemetery, WaKeeney.

Visitation will be Tuesday evening, from 6 to 8 with a parish vigil to follow at 8, at the funeral home in Quinter.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Hospice Services, Inc., or the WaKeeney VFW. Checks made to the organization may be sent to Schmitt Funeral Home, 901 South Main, Quinter, KS 67752.

Bessie Catherine (Reece) Boone was born to Elder John Michael Reece and Edith Turner Reece on October 4, 1914 near Fairview, Missouri where she lived with her family until June 1916. Her mother passed away when Bessie was quite young and her father then married Edith Brubaker who helped raise the Reece children. Bessie’s brothers included the late Richard Turner Reece (wife Edith) of Virginia and the late Melvin Henry Reece (wives Neva and Erlene) of Sawyer, Kansas. Sisters included Fannie Mae McGuire (husband the late Richard McGuire), of Redding, California, and the deceased Martha Gish (husband the late Arnold Gish) of Modesto, California.

As a young lady, Bessie married James Daniel Boone on June 14, 1933. They were blessed with five children including a stillborn daughter Patricia Louise, Roland James, Catherine Arlene, Linda Lee and Ross Leonard Boone.

Most of their vocational career was spent on the farm. Their thirty three year farming career started in Pratt, Ellis, and Rooks counties in Kansas and ended in Gove County Kansas near Quinter where they settled in the early 1940’s.

Bessie was a homemaker helping her James raise a family and advance his farming endeavors until 1964 when she began working in the office at Ideal Industries. She enjoyed her work there until she retired in 1977.

She and James traveled extensively, both foreign and domestic. They especially enjoyed visiting family and friends as well as spending their winters in South Texas in the McAllen/Mission area where they visited some 17 winter seasons.

James and Bessie always lived their entire lives with Christian principles. On October 13, 1965 they made a public confession of their faith and were baptized into the Old German Baptist Brethren Church whose values they embraced until their death.

Bessie was greatly saddened with the death of her husband James in 2007 after 73 years of marriage. She also mourned the passing of her stillborn daughter Patricia in 1934, a son-in-law Karl Denlinger in 1966, an infant grandson James David Filbrun in 1969, an infant great grandson Nicholas James Schmidt in 1991, and finally her beloved daughter Linda Lee Filbrun in October 2011. She has been looking forward to a glorious reunion with them in the Presence of the Lord, and that reunion has now become a reality.

Meanwhile, her earthly family continues to grow. Bessie is survived by 3 children, 13 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren and 7 great-great grand children along with their spouses, friends and loved ones. Her children include sons Roland (wife Opal), and Ross (wife Sharon) and her daughter Arlene (husband Alvan Eller). Linda’s husband Robert Filbrun and his wife Lori remain a part of the family. The 14 grand children include Marla Knaus (husband Mike), Dan Boone (wife Linda), and Don Boone (wife Sharon), Debbie Eller Smith, and Douglas Eller (wife Cathy), Shelly Crosier (husband Delk), Pam Jamison (husband Randall), Rick Filbrun (wife Angie), Paul Boone (wife Melissa), Corinna Schmidt (husband Steve), Tamara Dahl (husband Eric), Brendon Boone (wife Natalie), and Kim Mast. Her family resides in 11 states across our great nation.

On October 4, 2014, we celebrated her 100th birthday right here in Quinter. She loved having 71 of her 76 descendents in attendance from all over the nation. Their visit and the visitation of all the local friends and relatives provided her with memories and conversation for months. How blessed we are for those relationships.

Bessie was a humble lady whose desire included being a Proverbs 31 type wife, and listening to the accolades of her friends, it seems she did fairly well at that. However, her ultimate desire was to hear the blessed Savior greet her with His phrase from Mathew: “well done good and faithful servant”.

The family would like to thank the many friends and loved ones who have been so supportive of Bessie through her 101 years, especially through the latter years of her life. So many people have shown kindness by visiting her and offering kind words and gestures. The cousins, children and grandchildren have blessed her with their presence, but her friends, and the brethren and sisters of her church family have brought unspeakable joy by dropping by and spending a moment with her, breaking out in a season of song, and sharing the presence of their children who Bessie enjoyed rewarding with a little pack of Smarties. The staff of the Gove County Medical Center has gone the extra mile over the years working to make their facility a home for her. The Doctors, nurses and staff have been most kind. We pray these acts of kindness are repaid many times over to all of these kind people..

Thank you ever so much as this 101 year old life comes to a close and transitions to a new being as Bessie comes into the presence of her creator.

Sincerely and Humbly Submitted by the Family

Memorial contributions are suggested to Gove County Long Term Care. Donations made to the organization may be sent to the funeral home.

Patricia Jean McKinley, 84, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2016, at Rolling Hills Health and Rehab.

Pat was born October 1, 1931, in Hays, KS, to Joseph and Mathilda (Niernberger) Wasinger. She graduated from Girls Catholic High School in 1949. Pat married Jay Schlyer on October 27, 1949 in Hays, KS. She enjoyed working for the Hays Daily News. Pat moved to Topeka in 1972 and worked for Kansas Association for Mental Health. She married Carl McKinley on May 20, 1977. Pat was an avid bridge player. She was a member of the Women’s Club of Topeka and the Red Hat Society.

She is survived by her four children, Christiane Hayden, Brad Schlyer, Amy Schlyer, and Benjy Schlyer; daughter-in-law, Pat Schlyer; two grandchildren, Tana (Brad) Griffith and Tierney (DeAndre) Gillis; three great-grandchildren; and four siblings.

Patricia was preceded in death by her husband, Carl McKinley; son, Dan Schlyer; and five siblings.

A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at the Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel, 1321 SW 10th Ave., Topeka. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service. Inurnment will take place at a later date at Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka.

Memorial contributions may be made to TARC, 2701 SW Randolph, Topeka, KS 66611, and Sheltered Living, Inc., 3401 SW Harrison St, Topeka, KS 66611.

Bonnie K. Cutrano, 64, died June 18, 2016, at her home in Hutchinson. Born Nov. 23, 1952, in Hays, she was the daughter of Elmer Joseph and Bertille “Berdy” (Meier) Herrman. A resident of Hutchinson since 2006, coming from Great Bend, she was a homemaker.

Survivors include her mother, Bertille “Berdy” Herrman of Great Bend; one son, Jimmy Boese and his wife Marissa of Castle Rock, Colo.; three daughters, Bette Hartshorn and her husband Will of Hutchinson, Angel Gonzalez and her husband Hugo of Hoisington, and Kay Owens of Great Bend; one brother, Neal J. Herrman and his wife Faye of Great Bend; two sisters, Sandy Beyer of San Marcos, Calif., and Rebecca J. Bell of Great Bend; 16 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her father; one brother, Gene J. Herrman; and one great-grandson, Trevor.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Great Bend with celebrant Father Ted Stoecklein. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m., on Wednesday at Bryant Funeral Home.

Memorials are suggested to the Bonnie Cutrano Funeral Expense Fund, in care of the funeral home.

Clemence J. Reitmayer, 90 peacefully passed away Sunday, June 19, 2016 at his home in Quinter, KS.

Schmitt Funeral Home of Quinter is handling arrangements, please check back for full obituary and service details.