Patricia A. Starbuck, age 78, died Friday, April 29, 2016, at Hays Medical Center Hays, Kansas.

She was born March 10, 1938, in Hays to Kenneth Sturgeon and Amelia Leiker.

She was a medical laboratory technician for 16 years and worked at Travenol Labs. for 17 years.  She attended Wichita Business College, Fort Hays State University and received a Associate Degree in Applied Science from Barton County Community College.

She played saxophone and clarinet with The Eddie Frank Orchestra and The Vicky Star Quintet for 26 years.  She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays, and the American Society of Clinical Pathology.  She was a charter member of the American Federation of Professional Musicians’ Club.

Survivors include cousins and a host of friends.  She was preceded in death by her mother and stepfather, George Starbuck.

A memorial service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 5, 2016, at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd St.   A private inurnment will be held at St. Joseph Cemetery, Hays.

A gathering of friends will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays.

Memorials to Hays Medical Center Special Nursing or the Humane Society of the High Plains.

Condolences can be sent via e-mail to [email protected]

Norton resident, Mark C. Whitney, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg at the age of 65.

He was born July 30, 1950 in Omaha, NE. He was welcomed into the home of Joan and Eddie Whitney at the age of three.

He is survived by his wife Torre of St. Francis, KS; father Eddie Whitney of Norton, KS; stepchildren, Teresa Douthit of Junction City, KS, Chad Douthit of Basehor, KS, and Megan Douthit-Downey of St. Francis, KS; and 5 grandchildren.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 9, 2016, in the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Norton, KS. Burial will follow in the St. Francis Cemetery, St. Francis, KS at 3:00 p.m.

A Scriptural Wake and Rosary will be conducted Sunday evening at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church at 7:00 p.m. The family will then receive friends until 8:30 p.m. at the church.

Mark will lie in state at the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, from 12 noon until 9:00 p.m. Saturday and at the Catholic Church in Norton from 5 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Sunday.

Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church or the Norton Knights of Columbus.

Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, 1115 2nd Street, Phillipsburg, KS, 67661, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences at www.olliffboeve.com.

Marvin J. “Shorty” Kreutzer, 80, Hays, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at his home.

He was born June 27, 1935 in Liebenthal, Kansas the son of Paul and Rose (Unrein) Kreutzer. He graduated from Hays High School and proudly served in the U.S. Army.

On July 23, 1960 he married Patricia Ann Karlin in Severin, Kansas. They celebrated 55 years of marriage.

He was a meat cutter at P&B Packers and LaCrosse Meat Processing. He was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. He enjoyed fishing, refurbishing fishing poles, gardening, fixing bicycles and tinkering in his work shop. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife, of the home in Hays, two sons; Rick Kreutzer and companion Carmen Gerber of Hays and John Kreutzer and wife Mary of Ellis, two daughters; Cindy Dinkel and husband Mark of Hays, and Karen Klaus and husband Pete of Victoria, a brother Wilfred Kreutzer of Hays, thirteen grandchildren; Brandy Crawford and husband Bradley of Junction City, Elizabeth Jones and husband Logan of Bismark, ND, Adam and Rachel Kreutzer of Hays, Megan Schroeder and husband Josh of Hays, Michael Dinkel of Hays, Matt and Josh Kreutzer of Ellis, Nancy Dinges of Hays, Mackenzie Riedel of Russell, Pete Klaus and wife Merranda of Grand Island, NE, Amber Teel and husband Matt of Salina, Jennifer Klaus of Salina, twelve great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Dennis Kreutzer and wife Kay, three sisters; Georgine Wahlmeier and husband Robert, Elsie Jacobs and husband Simon, and Viola “Olie” Weigel and husband LaVerne, a sister in law Patricia Kreutzer, and a great grandson Zander Dinges.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 1805 Vine Street, Hays. Inurnment will be at 1:00 pm in the St. Severin Cemetery in Severin.

Visitation will be from 5:00 until 8:00 pm on Friday at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine Street, and from 9:30 am until service time on Saturday at the church. A parish vigil service will be at 7:00 pm on Friday at the funeral home. 

Memorials are suggested to The ARC of Central Plains Thrift Shop, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.

Jacinta Mary “Cindy” Schneider, age 61, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. Cindy was born December 1, 1954 at Colby, Kansas, the daughter of Waldo Emerson & Margaret (Bussen) Hoss. She had earned her Masters Degree in Education and for the past three years taught Business and Math in the Greeley County, Kansas school system. She was a resident of Rye, Colorado. Cindy was of the Catholic Faith.

On September 4, 1972 she married Robert Schneider at Wallace, Kansas.

Cindy’s surviving family includes-

Her Husband-

Robert Schneider- Rye, Colorado

Seven Children-

Roberta & Jeff Sandoval- Huntsville, Alabama

Rebecca & Danny Jaeger- Pueblo, Colorado

Michelle & Jesus Alvarez- Pueblo, Colorado

Alvina & Marshall Smith- Abilene, Texas

Isabel H. Schneider- Alamosa, Colorado

Melisia Tovar-Schneider- Rye, Colorado

Tiffany & Orlando Calixto- Monahans, Texas

Five siblings-

Lisa & Brian Golden- Colorado Springs, Colorado

Carmen & J.P. Valdez- Albuquerque, New Mexico

Wyatt Hoss- Wallace, Kansas

Dalton & Jen Hoss- Sharon Springs, Kansas

Maralee Stephens & Kevin Washington- Falcon, Colorado

Fourteen Grandchildren

Her parents and a brother, Joe, precede her in death.

Funeral Services will be held at a later date in Rye, Colorado

Memorials may be given to the Cindy Schneider Memorial Fund in care of Price & Sons Funeral Home, PO 301, Tribune, Kansas 67879.

Sheryl Lyn “Sheri” Gerstberger, age 65, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2016 in Florissant, Colorado. Sheri was born March 7, 1951 in Oberlin, Kansas, the daughter of John & Vivian (Vickers) Wade, she was a farm and ranch wife and had been a Leoti, Kansas resident since 1990. She completed several years of college, majoring in Art education and Veterinary Technology.

Sheri loved to paint with watercolors, loved animals of all varieties and she was an excellent cook. She especially loved the outdoors. The family lived in British Columbia and in the Yukon in Canada, where all three children were born. They started their first dairy in the Yukon with milk cows and chickens.

On June 30, 1974, she married Bill Gerstberger, Jr. in Hoxie, Kansas.

Sheri’s surviving family includes-

Her Husband-

Bill Gerstberger, Jr.- Leoti, Kansas

Three Children-

Jarrod William & Amy Gerstberger- Amarillo, Texas

Jennifer Dawn & Jeremy Durham- Goddard, Kansas

Joshua Wade Gerstberger- Thornton, Colorado

Her Mother-

Vivian Wade- Colby, Kansas

Four Siblings-

Marilyn & Ed Hoover- Sandia Park, New Mexico

Sally & Steve Kistler- Colby, Kansas

LeAnn Wade- Florissant, Colorado

MaryAlice Wade- Ellis, Kansas

Four Grandchildren-

Shawnee & Fiona Gerstberger- Amarillo, Texas

Savannah & Leighton Durham- Goddard, Kansas

Her father preceded her in death.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 am Thursday, May 5, 2016 at the United Methodist Church in Leoti, Kansas with the Reverends Brad Kirk and Blake Burkett officiating.

Burial will be in Leoti Cemetery in Leoti, Kansas.

Friends may call from noon until 8:00 pm Wednesday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Leoti, Kansas.

Memorials may be given to the Sheri Gerstberger Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home.

John Patrick “Murph” Murphy, 70, died May 1, 2016 at home in Great Bend. Born Aug. 13, 1945 at Syracuse, N.Y., he was the son of Leo and Dorothy Murphy.

John married Carol Herrman Danielson August 7, 2005 at Colorado Springs, Colo. Mr. Murphy was a Great Bend resident, and proudly served his country, from 1964-1974, in the U.S. Marine Corp, 3rd Marine Division, during the Vietnam era, earning three purple hearts through the course of three tours of duty.

Survivors include his wife, Carol Herrman Danielson, of the home; a son, Michael Danielson of Great Bend; a sister, Carolyn M. Murphy of Rochester, N.Y.; a brother, Leo Murphy, Jr. of El Cajon, Calif.; a grandchild, Morgan Riva Danielson, of El Cajon, Calif.; brothers in law Cyrill Herrman, Les Herrman and wife Brenda, Fred Rohr, Roy Herrman and wife Hilda, Leon Herrman and wife Debbie; Sisters in law Bertille Herrman, Doris Winslow, Linda Mayberry and husband Jim; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by sisters-in-law: Edna Rohr, Bernie Herrman, and brothers- in law, Elmer Herrman, David Winslow, Orville “Frank” Herrman, Donnie Herrman, Reinhold Herrman, Jr.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, May 5 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Great Bend with Father Don Bedore officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m., Wednesday, May 4 at Bryant Funeral Home, with family present from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the John P. Murphy Expense Fund, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.