Benjamin Joseph Rausch

Benjamin Joseph ”Ben” Rausch, age 32, of Douglass, Rausch Medical Clinic, Office Manager, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Visitation 5-8 PM Sunday, with Recitation of the Rosary at 6 PM, both at Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, 507 S. Maple, Douglass. Funeral Mass 10 AM Monday, St. James Catholic Church, 1010 Belmont Ave., Augusta. Ben is preceded in death by his grandparents, George & Barbara Rausch and Ed Landwehr; and his much loved fiancé. Survivors include his parents, Ronnie & Connie Rausch, Douglass; brothers, Dr. Mike Rausch (Suzanne), El Dorado, and Steve Rausch, Augusta; sister, Becky Moburg (Jason), North Kansas City, MO; grandmother, Ruth Landwehr, Winfield; lifelong friend and cousin, Derrick Landwehr-Brown; many aunts and uncles; several much loved nieces and nephews. Memorials have been established with Kansas Humane Society and St. James Catholic Church. View tributes at smithfamilymortuaries.com.