Obituaries

Avis (Schindler) Look

Avis (Schindler) Look of Hays, KS, formerly of Stockton, KS, passed away on October 20, 2022, in Hays, KS at the age of 88. She was born on July 9, 1934, to Raymond and Vera (Arrington) Schindler in Greenfield Rooks County, KS. She was married to Lester E. Look on May 17, 1952, in Belleville, KS. They were blessed with two daughters: Patricia and Diane.

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Francis “Frank” Jacobs

Francis “Frank” Jacobs, 78, of Topeka, Kansas died Thursday, October 20, 2022 at Heritage Gardens Nursing home after battling dementia. Frank was born on October 5, 1944 in Hays, Kansas. He was the son of Edward and Katherine Jacobs. He earned two Masters degrees from the University of Kansas. He married Alice Jacobs in 1978 but she passed in June of 2018. Frank had two brothers Edward Jacobs and Tom Jacobs and one sister, Ephigenia Jacobs. He is survived by his two children Kevyn Jacobs and Dale Jacobs. He has 2 grandchildren, 6 step grandchildren and 17 great step grandchildren.

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Clarence “Buteh” Dreiling

A Memorial Mass for Clarence “Butch” Dreiling will be held on Friday, November 4, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at the All Saints Catholic Church in Holdrege, Nebraska, with Father Jay Buhman as Celebrant. Inurnment will follow at the Prairie Home Cemetery at Holdrege with Military Honors provided Vi

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Robert Eugene Groff

Robert Eugene Groff, 65, died October 15, 2022, at Russell Regional Hospital, Russell, Kansas. He was born November 9, 1956, in Hays, Kansas, the son of Albert and Dolores (Dawson) Groff.

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Molly Anne Brenner

MEADE - Molly Anne Brenner, age 24, passed away Friday afternoon, October 14, 2022, at the University of Colorado Health Aurora Campus, Aurora, Colorado. She was born March 29, 1998, at Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Mitch and Cindy (Cordes) Brenner.

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Troy Harrison Dechant

Troy Harrison Dechant died October 9 at his home in Shawnee, Kansas. Troy, 53, was born in Hays and was the ninth of 10 children of Harry and Berniece (Munsch) Dechant, who preceded him in death. He graduated from Hays High School in 1988. He remained in Hays before moving to Cleveland, Ohio, then Shawnee, where he lived for many years.

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Patricia Anne Pierce

Patricia Anne Pierce, daughter of Henry F and Edith L (Campbell) Pierce was born on April 2, 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri. Her death occurred September 19, 2022 at Meadowbrook Rehabilitation Hospital, Gardner, Kansas at the age of 76.

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