John Nicholas Kaus was born May 20, 1940, on the Kaus farm by Selden, KS to Nick Kaus and Mary (Kamphaus) Kaus. He passed away July 21, 2022, at his home in Seguin at the age of eighty-two. He graduated from the eighth grade while he was farming for his dad. He joined the Army on February 15, 1961 and served as a Specialist E4 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri for 2 years.
When he returned home, he met and married Marilyn
Joyce Ramsey on May 16, 1964, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
Colby, KS. The couple began their married life together on the Kaus farm
where John continued farming and raising sheep, which he loved. To this
union were born five children: John, Margaret, Juanita, Marvin, and
Nicholas.
John never met a stranger and treated everyone like a neighbor.
Whether he was shearing sheep or attending a kid’s ballgame, he would
strike up a conversation and make one walk away feeling like they had
made a new friend. John sheared sheep in Kansas and Nebraska. The
highlight of his life was helping to shear 4-H lambs for the county
fairs across Kansas. John had a passion for his family. Some of the
family’s best memories are fishing at Sheridan County Lake and Norton
Lake and attending county fairs as John loved to see the livestock and
ride the rides. John was a member of the Knights of Columbus, American
Legion, the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Selden and the Saint Martin
of Tours Catholic Church of Seguin KS. He served on the Parish Council
and Finance Council and was an Usher. In his early years, John regularly
served as an Alter Boy. John was an avid supporter of the American Red
Cross Blood drive with eighty-two units of blood donated.
John was preceded in death by his parents, Mary and Nick; Sisters
Melvina Carssow and Elanor Schiltz; and daughter- in- law JoLinn Kaus.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn of the home; children, John Kaus
of Manhattan, KS, Margaret (Eric) Corby of Salina, KS, Juanita (Kenny)
Erickson of Neodesha, KS, Marvin (Kerri) Kaus of Seguin, KS and Nick
Kaus of Selden, KS; sisters, Eileen Neff of North Platte, NE, Joan
Schwarz of Colby, KS and Kathleen Zerr of Colby, KS; seven Grandchildren
and five Great-Grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial is planned for Wednesday, July 27, 2022,
at St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Seguin, Kansas at 10:00 A.M.
Following the service burial will be in the Selden Cemetery, Selden,
Kansas. A lunch will follow in the Selden Parish Hall. Visitation will
be held Tuesday, July 26, 2022, from 1:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. with
family greeting friends from 5:30 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. with Vigil
Service and Rosary starting at 7:00 P.M. at Mickey-Leopold Funeral Home
in Hoxie, Kansas.
Family suggests memorials to Sheridan County Benefit
Walk or St. Martin Catholic Church and may be sent in care of
Mickey-Leopold Funeral Home, PO Box 987, Hoxie, Kansas 67740. Words of
kindness and comfort for the family may be left at
www.mickeyleopoldfuneral.com