Obituaries – Page 491 – Hays Post Archive

Allen T. Musbach

Posted on March 7, 2016

Allen T. Musbach went home to be with the Lord, and those who went before him on Sunday, March 6, 2016. He was born in Ness City on Feb. 1, 1920 to Harvey and Kathryn (Nonnast) Musbach.

He graduated from Ness City High School with the Class of 1938.

In his early years, Allen worked as a typesetter for the Ness County News. He served in the US Army during WW2 from 1942-1945. Allen saw combat in New Guinea, New Georgia, Russel Islands, and New Zealand where he supervised a 12 men M-1 Rifle squad. During his service in the South Pacific, Allen was injured, for which he received a purple heart. Allen also was involved with the “War Bond Drives” after he returned to the states.

He returned to Ness City after his service and had a chance meeting at a church revival with the love of his life, Mina Hartzler. They were married on Jan. 19, 1951.

In March of 1961, Allen was ordained as a minister in the Assembly of God Church. They ministered at Sterling, Greensburg, and Morland, KS, but he especially cherished his time as he pastored at the Morland church.

He and Mina had an interest in youth, and became child evangelists, which allowed them to travel all over the US for camps and services for many years. In this ministry, he was well known for his magic tricks and great storytelling abilities as Mina would draw out the Bible story they were sharing.

After retiring, they lived in Bakersfield, CA to help care for Mina’s brother, Harvey, until his death.

Upon their return to Ness City, Allen became an active member of the Frank Stull Post #152 of Ness City. He was well known for his heartfelt prayers and messages he offered as the Post Chaplain. He assisted with many military funerals.

He graciously shared his talent of offering sincere and meaningful prayers, and was known to be a ‘caregiver’ to many. He spent many hours visiting with his sisters and their families. Allen loved music and was self-taught in playing many instruments, including the piano and ‘saw’. He loved to share his keen sense of Ness City history, even up to his last days.

Preceding him in death last Christmas day was his wife of 65 years, Mina Musbach; his parents, Harvey & Kathryn Musbach; sister, Irene Stenzel and brother-in-laws Earl Burditt and Frank Miller.

He is survived by his sisters Vi Burditt and Arlene Miller; and a brother-in-law Ralph Stenzel, all of Ness City. Also surviving Allen is his nieces and nephews: Loren Stenzel, Ness City; Kent Miller, Beloit; Kirk Miller, LaCrosse; Annette Frey, Broken Arrow, OK; Jan Tittel and Shari Schwietzer of Olathe; Keith Burditt, Ness City; Kenny Burditt, Wichita; Russell Burditt, Kansas City; and Carol Straub of Oklahoma City, OK, along with their families. They felt so blessed to have Allen as their uncle, and enjoyed him entertaining them with stories, tricks, and especially his handstands.

Viewing will be at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City, Tuesday, March 8, 9 A.M. – 9 P.M. and Wednesday until the service.
Funeral service will be Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 10:30 A.M. at the funeral home.

Burial will be at Ness City Cemetery with military rites.

Memorial contributions may be given to the Assembly of God Church, Ness City or the Ness County Veterans Memorial in care of the funeral home.

Joyce Arlene (Blickenstaff) Corwin

Posted on March 7, 2016

Joyce Arlene (Blickenstaff) Corwin went to be with her Lord peacefully on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at the LTC in Quinter, KS. She was 88 years of age. She was born on January 29, 1928 to Carl and Pauline (Smith) Blickenstaff in Quinter, Kansas.

Joyce attended all of her school years in the Quinter school system and graduated from Quinter High School in 1946.

Joyce was united in marriage to Merlin (Bub) Corwin in 1946 at Columbus, Kansas. They lived in both Emporia, Kansas and Hays, Kansas while Bub was in college. Bub and Joyce moved to Quinter, Kansas in 1949 where they lived the rest of their lives. Bub passed away in 1999.

Joyce was a member of the Quinter United Methodist Church where she celebrated her faith. Joyce loved her Lord and Savior and had great joy in sharing Him any way she was given an opportunity to do so. For many years, Joyce taught children’s Sunday school, attended adult Sunday school classes, taught vacation Bible school, directed the Christmas program, and was active in the United Methodist Women. She especially cherished sharing the gift of the cross and the message that “He Arose.” Another joy of Joyce’s was helping to organize and participate in the Prayer and Praise group at Gove County Long Term Care Center (LTC) for over 20 years.

Time spent in several social clubs in Quinter, the Stitch and Chatter Club, Gyne Fealti, and the Widows Night Out Club, provided special friendships through the years. As a volunteer member of the Hospital Auxiliary, Joyce helped run the gift shop and multiple other jobs around the hospital. She also served as a member of the Hospital Endowment Committee for many years.

Joyce assisted her husband, Bub, in managing and operating the Q-Inn Restaurant for a number of years. She then worked at Ray’s Pharmacy for several years. In 1977, Bub and Joyce moved to the Blickenstaff farm and eventually took over the operation from Carl and Pauline In 1999, Bub passed away, however, Joyce continued to live on the farm until 2015. At that time, she moved to the LTC in Quinter where she extended her kind-hearted ways and positive attitude to the other residents and staff. They all became an important part of her new stage in life. Joyce enjoyed gardening, especially caring for the 100-year-old asparagus patch. She also maintained her rhubarb patch, which provided enough for her to make her well-known homemade rhubarb ice cream. She also planted and cared for numerous flowerbeds, especially enjoying the lilies. She loved being outside as much as possible as the caretaker of the farmstead, including plants, trees, cats, and other animals.

Joyce and Bub were blessed with five children: James and wife Carolyn, Buhler, KS; Virginia and husband David Hefner, Hays, KS; Donald, Quinter, KS; Richard and wife Mary, Quinter, KS; and Robert and wife Jayme, Quinter, KS.

Eight grandchildren blessed Joyce and Bub’s life with laughter, love, and incredible memories. Many of those special times were when grandchildren spent time at the farm during the summer. Grandchildren include: Kristen and husband Jeff Wright; Jennifer and husband Justin Wood; Samantha and husband Faron Kraft; Jay and wife Becca Corwin; Sadie Corwin; Cody, Marissa, and Colton Corwin.

There were 11 great grandchildren, including: Tyler, Kayla, Natalie, and Lydia Wright; Miles, Olivia, and Crosby Wood; Teron, Triston, and Tera Kraft; and Mabyn Corwin.

Joyce left a positive impression on all that she met. She was a loving wife, cherished mother, fun-loving grandmother, and kind-hearted great grandmother. In addition, close relationships with cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends were very important to her.

And, as we all know Joyce, she would have wanted her life, her relationships, and her memorial to provide another opportunity to reach anyone who had not accepted Jesus as his or her savior. That is an immense part of her legacy for all of us. As she often said, “God so loved” and “Praise the Lord”.

A memorial service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 12, 2016 at the United Methodist Church, Quinter. An intimate private family burial will take place prior to services.

Visitation will be Friday, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home in Quinter.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions may be given to the Quinter United Methodist Church and the Gove County Medical Center Auxiliary. Contributions may be left at the service or sent to Schmitt Funeral Home, 901 South Main, Quinter, KS 67752.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.schmittfuneral.com.

LETTER: Community again came together in light of tragedy

Posted on March 7, 2016

On Tuesday, March 1, 2016, tragedy struck our community when a trench occupied by three workers collapsed in the 700 block of Main Street. One person was rescued but two others could not be saved. A prolonged recovery effort was required to safely remove the victims from the trench. As we have seen time and again, the community came together to successfully respond to this tragedy with compassion and effectiveness.

The City of Hays 911 Communication Department did an outstanding job is alerting the public safety responders and providing support communications. The City of Hays Police Department would like to thank the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Highway Patrol who quickly responded in support. As always we appreciate the selfless service of Dr. Lyle Noordhoek, our coroner, for his thorough and efficient work. The City of Hays Fire Department would like to thank our partners in the Ellis County Rural Fire Department Company 5 for coming to our aide for this nine hour operation.

The staff of the City of Hays Public Works, Parks and Utilities departments responded with special equipment and additional staff prepared to help with both the rescue and recovery effort. Thank you for this unselfish support.

Others who provided important support include the Ellis County Emergency Manager and the Emergency Managers from Trego, Rooks and Russell counties. The Trego County portable light tower was essential as the work continued after sundown. Fr. Fred Gatschet and Fr Jarett Konrade provided invaluable service. Heartland Building Center responded quickly to our call for additional lumber to help shore-up the trench. The local chapter of the American Red Cross and the Ellis County Emergency Responders Rehab Unit provided encouragement and food and beverages donated by the Dillon’s store and the Arby’s and MacDonald’s restaurants.

Our special appreciation goes out to the staff at the Hays division of APAC. They provided expert assistance and advice and the use of their steel trench box that saved many hours of work during the recovery efforts.

We know that others quietly assisted in various ways unknown to us or that we inadvertently missed in drafting this letter. We thank them for these efforts.

We would especially like to thank the members of the City of Hays Police and Fire departments, the Ellis County EMS paramedics and the members of the Ellis, Rural and Victoria fire departments who help staff the Technical Rescue Team. Their training, professionalism and teamwork in doing the rescue and recovery work was outstanding.

Finally, we appreciate the patience and cooperation of the families who waited while the recovery operation progressed. Our condolences go out to the Jacobs and Pfannenstiel families in their loss.

Don Scheibler
Police Chief

Gary Brown
Fire Chief

Ernest Hoffman

Posted on March 7, 2016

Victoria, Kansas – Ernest Hoffman, age 86, died Friday, March 4, 2016, at The Pines Nursing Home Holton, Kansas.

He was born July 26, 1929, on the farm south west of Victoria, Kansas to Conrad and Christina (Geist) Hoffman. He married Dolores J. (Leiker) on August 24, 1957, in Munjor, Kansas. She died March 2, 2006.

He was a farmer, a home builder-carpenter in the Victoria and Hays area for 45 years. He was a member of The Basilica of St. Fidelis, Knights of Columbus and V.F.W. Post No. 1751 all of Victoria.

He was a veteran of the U S Army and served during the Korea Conflict. He enjoyed his gardening on the farm and spending time with his grandchildren and their sporting activities.

Survivors include three sons, Tom Hoffman and wife, Deb, Hays, KS; Jeff Hoffman and wife, Myrna, Hays, KS; Dave Hoffman and wife, Brenda, Victoria, KS; one daughter, Kara Hoffman, Holton, KS; one brother, Leroy Hoffman, Denver, CO; two sisters, Henrietta Windholz, Hays, KS; Verna Befort and husband, Vernon, Mechanicsburg, Penn; one sister-in-law, Juanita Hoffman, Denver, CO; ten grandchildren, Whitney Woods (Adam), Kaylee Hoffman, Erin Brungardt (James), Nolan Hoffman (Jessica), Peyton Hoffman, Wendy Pfeifer (Troy),Clayton Hoffman, Brenton Hoffman (Andrea), Landon Bagby (Kallie), Lauren Bagby; six great grandchildren, Zaddik Woods, Kendall and Trey Brungardt, Jack and Kane Pfeifer and Rhett Conrad Hoffman.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, four brothers, Ervin, Elmer, Hubert, Edwin L Hoffman and one younger brother, Edwin Hoffman, four sisters, Clara Goetz, Mary Hammerschmidt, Leona Manor and Angeline Huckleberry.

Services are 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis Victoria, Kansas.
Burial at St. Fidelis Cemetery Victoria, Kansas and military honors by Victoria V.F.W. Post No. 1751.

A vigil service will be at 6:30 P.M. Monday, followed by a Victoria V.F.W. and Knights of Columbus rosary at 7:00 P.M. Monday, both at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601.
Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 P.M. Monday, at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays and from 8:30 to 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis.

Memorial to The Basilica of St. Fidelis.

Condolences can be sent via email to [email protected].

Fred Glen Nimz

Posted on March 6, 2016

Fred Glen Nimz, 95, of Russell, Kansas, died on Thursday, March 03, 2016, at the Via Christi Village in Hays, Kansas.

Fred was born on December 02, 1920, in Trego County, Kansas, the son of William and Celia (Rufenacht) Nimz. He grew up in Trego County, attended local schools and graduated from Trego Community High School in the class of 1938. After high school, he served his country and joined the United States Army Air Corps and fought during World War II in Europe. After the war, he enrolled at Ft. Hays State University and graduated with a Masters Degree in Zoology. He met, fell in love and was united in marriage to Barbara Whisler on February 21, 1960, in Abilene, Kansas. He worked as a school teacher and taught at Healy High School in Healy, Kansas for 18 years. He retired on August 31, 1988. He was a member of Otterbein United Methodist Church in Russell. He enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, stamp collecting, gardening, reading, cooking, canning and making jelly,

Surviving family include his wife, of 56 years, Barbara of the home, son Timothy Nimz and wife Kathy of Littleton, Colorado, daughter Linda Bealby and husband Brad of Woodland Park, Colorado and son David Nimz and wife Nancy of Lewisville, Texas; brother Marvin Nimz and wife Frances of WaKeeney, Kansas; sister Marjorie Cotton of Hoisington, Kansas; grandkids: Ashley, Drew, Hannah, Mark, Brandon and Brittany and 13 great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers Leroy Nimz and Willie Nimz , and 2 sisters Emma Moody and Celia Nimz.

A celebration of Fred’s life will be held at 11 A.M. on Tuesday, March 08, 2016, at the Otterbein United Methodist Church in Russell, Kansas, with Pastor Earl Haggard officiating. Burial will follow at the Russell City Cemetery in Russell. Military rites will be performed by the Russell V.F.W. Post #6240. Visitation will be from 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. on Monday, March 07, 2016, at the mortuary with family greeting guests from 6 P.M. to 7 P.M. Monday evening. Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer’s Association and Otterbein UMC and sent in care of the mortuary. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell is in charge of the funeral service arrangements.

Donald D. ‘Don’ Deines

Posted on March 6, 2016

Donald D. “Don” Deines, 76, Hays, died Friday, March 4, 2016 at the Hays Medical Center.

He was born October 24, 1939 in Trego Center, Kansas the son of Herbert L. and Elma (Freidenberger) Deines. He was a 1957 graduate of Trego Community High School and attended electronics school in Denver. He was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army with the basic and advanced armored infantry and was stationed in Germany.

On August 4, 1963 he married Vera McCoy in Trego Center, and he was blessed with 52 years of marriage to the love of his life. He was a carpet layer for many years with Gordon’s Carpet and Sears and spent 32 years with the Hays Police Department, retiring as a Captain. He was member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hays, was a church lector, and was very active in the church.

He was an outdoorsman, and loved gardening, yardwork, hunting, and fishing. He made pheasant feather crafts, and enjoyed cooking, bowling, horseshoes, and softball. He loved spending time with his grandchildren, friends, and family and cherished family occasions to get together.

Survivors include his wife, Vera, of the home in Hays, son Todd L. Deines and wife Roxanne of Shawnee, Kansas, daughter Tammy R. Dreiling and husband John of Hays, and Timothy D. Deines and wife Tabatha of Hays, four brothers; James “Jim” Deines and wife Linda of Hill City, Merlin “Mert” Deines and wife Barbara of WaKeeney, JayDean Ochs of Caldwell, Kansas, and Neil Ochs and wife Pat of Villa Rica, GA, a sister; Lanetta Kellogg and husband Everett of Hastings, NE, seven grandchildren; Curtis Gasper and wife Shelly, Jordan Wilson, Katelyn Deines, Rochelle Ralston and husband Cameron Haddad, Riane Ralston, Rosalie Ralston, and Makayla Deines, five great grandchildren; Skylar and Carter Ryan, Cash and Isadora Haddad, and Arlo Ralston, and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother LeRoy Deines, a sister Vickie Mai, and a grandson Craig Gasper.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Monday, March 7, 2016 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 2703 Fort Street, Hays. Inurnment with military honors by the Hays VFW Honor Guard and Hays American Legion Riders will be in Kansas Veterans Cemetery, WaKeeney, Kansas. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm until 8:00 on Sunday at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine, and from 9:00 am until service time on Monday at the church.

Memorials are suggested to Trinity Lutheran Church, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.

Stephen Fenton

Posted on March 6, 2016

Stephen Fenton, age 64, of Ellis passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born August 5, 1951 in Denver, Colorado to Lloyd and Marymargaret (Dodge) Fenton.

He worked as a seamstress making tarps. He was a US Army veteran serving during the Vietnam era. He enjoyed gardening, pottery, gaming and he earned a black belt in Karate.

He is survived by two sisters, Linda garton of Denver and Theresa Tweedy of Lawton, OK; a granddaughter, Carly Anderson of Sara Sota, FL; as well as his best friend and caretaker, Terry Fisher of Plainville, KS.

He was preceded in death by his parents and daughter, Stephanie Anderson.

Military services will be 10:15 AM Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Ft. Logan National Cemetery, Staging area C, 4400 W. Kenyon Ave. Denver, CO.

Condolences may be left by guestbook at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or emailed to [email protected]

Arrangements in care of Keithley Funeral Chapel 400 E 17th Ellis, KS.

Marvin L. Ratts

Posted on March 6, 2016March 6, 2016

Marvin L. Ratts, 91, of Russell, Kansas, died on Saturday, March 05, 2016, at Main Street Manor in Russell, Kansas.

Services are pending at this time, please check back later for a full obituary as well as funeral service dates and times.

Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell is in charge of the funeral service arrangements.

Ernest Hoffman

Posted on March 6, 2016

Victoria, Kansas – Ernest Hoffman, age 86, died Friday, March 4, 2016, at The Pines Nursing Home Holton, Kansas.

Services are 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis Victoria, Kansas.

Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 P.M. Monday, at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays and from 8:30 to 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis.

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

William Carroll Cheney

Posted on March 6, 2016

William Carroll Cheney, 69 , passed away on March 2, 2016 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born on December 7, 1946 in Ransom, Kansas.

He was a farmer and stockman. He married Sherron (Musselman) on February 18th, 1968 in Ness City, Kansas.

Survivors include wife, Sherron Cheney; sons, C.W. Cheney and Cynthia Seiwert and son, Clay Cheney; brother, Robert Cheney; sister, Carrie Lee Fritts; parents, Carroll and Rosalie Cheney and 4 grandchildren, Isabella, Janessa, Sadie, and Avery.

Cremation has taken place and there will be no services.

Memorial contributions may be given to the William Cheney Memorial Fund in care of Fitzgerald Funeral Home.

Geraldine Graves

Posted on March 6, 2016

Geraldine Graves, age 95, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2016 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on May 16, 1920 in Lane County, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas J. & Edna M. Stone Shull. She was a resident of Scott City, Kansas from 1939 to 1958 when she moved to Lane County, Kansas with her husband and then back to Scott City, Kansas in 1975 till present. She was a homemaker and farm wife.

She was a member of the First Christian Church in Scott City, Kansas.

In February of 1940 she married Blaine Sheley. He passed away in 1996. In June of 1958 she married Johnny Graves. He passed away on March 22, 2001 in Scott City, Kansas.

Survivors include her One Son – Howard & Phyllis Sheley of Hastings, Nebraska, One Granddaughter – Jill & Mark Terrell of Chesapeake,Virginia, Two Great Grandsons – Drake Terrell of Chesapeake,Virginia, Zane Terrell of Chesapeake,Virginia, Two Great Granddaughters – Aryonna Terrell of Chesapeake,Virginia, Willow Terrell of Chesapeake,Virginia and Numerous Nieces & Nephews.

She was preceded in death by her Parents, Two Husbands, Two Brothers and Two Sisters.

Funeral Services will be held at the Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 8, 2016 with Steve Payne presiding.

Memorials In Lieu of flowers may be given to Park Lane Nursing Home % Price & Sons Funeral Home.

Interment will be in the Scott County Cemetery in Scott City, Kansas.

Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday @ Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas.

Aaron Thomas ‘A.P.’ Pfannenstiel

Posted on March 3, 2016March 3, 2016

Aaron Thomas “A.P.” Pfannenstiel, 44, Hays, died Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in Hays.

He was born November 10, 1971 in Hays, Kansas the son of Stephen K. and Jeanette (Wagner) Pfannenstiel.

On November 12, 2011 he married Stacey Dreiling in Hays. He was the owner and operator of J Corp Construction Company in Hays. He was a 1990 graduate of Hays High School and a member of the Munjor Knights of Columbus 3rd Degree Council #11492. He enjoyed fishing, hunting for fossils, baseball with his kids, making BBQ Ribs, and he cherished time with family and friends.

Survivors include his wife, of the home in Hays, his mother Jeanette Pfannenstiel of Munjor, his in-laws Norman and JoAnn Dreiling of Victoria, three sons; Clayton, Garrett, and Kale Pfannenstiel, all of Hays, three daughters; Ashtynn Pfannenstiel, Lexi Pfannenstiel and Jordan Burgess, and Hannah Pfannenstiel, all of Hays, two brothers; Eric “Whitey” Pfannenstiel and wife Cherie of Hays and Tyler “Moose” Pfannenstiel of Hays, three sisters; Amy Pfannenstiel of Munjor, Tina Waddell and husband Joshua of Hays, and Sara Pfannenstiel of Hays, brothers and sisters in law; Geralynn Kerbaugh and husband Ken of Tonganoxie, John Dreiling and wife Carol of Hays, Joe Dreiling and wife Brenda of Victoria, Jim Dreiling of Victoria, and Kristy Windholz and husband Chris of Victoria, two granddaughters; Aveyah Danner and Cambri Burgess, and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father on July 18, 2007.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church, 2901 E. 13th. Burial will be in the St. Francis Cemetery, Munjor. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday and from 9:00 to service time on Saturday, all at the church. A parish vigil will be at 6:30 followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary at 7:00, both on Friday at the church.

Memorials are suggested to the children’s education fund, to the church, or to the American Red Cross, in care of the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine Street. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.

James L. ‘Jake’ Jacobs

Posted on March 3, 2016

James L. “Jake” Jacobs, 66, Hays, died Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in Hays.

He was born November 10, 1949 in Hays the son of Clement and Irene (Klein) Jacobs. In 1967 he graduated from Hays High School. He was in the U.S. Army Reserves and on May 9, 1970 he married Rose Anne Koerner in Hays. He was a construction supervisor for J Corp Construction Company in Hays. He was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Hays and the Knights of Columbus 3rd degree Council #11492 in Munjor. Jake was a very hard worker, enjoyed gardening and helping others, he loved spending time with his kids and grandkids, taking them fishing and going to all their games. He was a history buff, enjoyed long drives in the country, he had a very deep love for his family, and above all he was blessed to spend 46 years with the love of his life.

Survivors include his wife, of the home in Hays, a son; Matthew J. Jacobs and Laurenda Werth of Hays, three daughters; Kimberly Reed and husband Michael of Desloge, MO, Amy Mayo and Joe Sanders of Hays, and Amanda Drennon and husband Brian of Hays, two brothers; Kenneth Jacobs and wife Karen and Leon Jacobs and Beth Allen, all of Hays, three sisters; Debra Urban and husband Randy of Bison, Becky Kuhn and husband Glenn and Brenda Kitchen and husband Marshall, all of Hays, and eight grandchildren; Trenton Mayo, Megan Mayo, Macie Mayo, Emily Reed, Madison Reed, Chase Drennon, Ashton Drennon, and Camden Drennon, brothers and sisters in law; Julius and wife Mary Jane Koerner of Munjor, Ida Gottschalk of Galesville, WI, Nora Koelsch and husband Jim of Clearwater, Kevin Koerner and wife Geri of Hays, Karen Bieker of Hays and Colleen Camarata and husband Joseph of Overland Park.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a niece Jessica Jacobs.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 1805 Vine Street. Burial with military honors by the Hays VFW Honor Guard will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 9:00 pm on Friday and from 1:00 pm until 1:45 on Saturday, all at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine Street. A parish vigil service will be at 7:30 pm followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary at 8:00, both on Friday at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Building Fund, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.