Betty Lou Corcoran
Apr 15, 2017
Betty Lou (Detter- Fink) Corcoran, 92, died April 15, 2017 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. She was born January 13, 1925 in El Dorado, Kansas, the daughter of Lillie P. Varble and Walter Detter and the late Michael D. Fink. She was united in marriage to Robert "Bob" Corcoran on April 23, 1948 at...
Kenneth J. Link
Apr 9, 2017
Kenneth J. Link, 88, died April 9, 2017, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. He was born July 4, 1928, at Chase, the son of Louis and Bertha (Gregory) Link. He married Shirley Jean Wallace March 27, 1951, at Holy Name Catholic Church, Bushton. A Great Bend resident since 1960 coming from Chase, Mr. Link was employed by Skelly Oil...
Carol E. Hallett
Apr 5, 2017
Carol Elaine Hallett, 80, died April 5, 2017, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. Born Dec. 27, 1936, at Otis, she was the daughter of Manuel and Marie (Koch) Ochs. She married Eugene Ernest Hallett Sept. 22, 1956, at LaCrosse. He died Feb. 16, 2017. She was a clerk at Fuller Brush Company and was an aide at Lincoln Elementary...
Wayne E. Swigart
Apr 3, 2017
Wayne E. Swigart, 84, died April 3, 2017, Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend. Born April 20, 1932 at Blue Rapids, the son of Nolan and Eunice (Craine) Swigart. He married Wilma Martha Erna "Jean" Schroeder Sept. 21, 1957, at Great Bend. She died June 29, 2009. A Great Bend resident since 1956, coming from...
Marvin Henry Rajewski
Apr 1, 2017
Marvin Henry Rajewski, 83, died April 1, 2017, at Brookdale Senior Living, Great Bend. He was born May 13, 1933, at Victoria, the son of Frank and Mary (Wittman) Rajewski. Marvin married Betty Lou Kronewitter Feb. 4, 1956, at Schoenchen. She died Jan. 21, 2012. Mr. Rajewski was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1959 coming from Hays. He...
Cheryl Cecilia Smith
Mar 31, 2017
Cheryl Cecilia Smith, 73, died March 31, 2017, at Brookdale Senior Living, Hutchinson. Born Dec. 17, 1943, at Denver, Colo., she was the daughter of Celina (Desmarteau) and Donald Jurgensen and James Merlin Smith. She was employed by Black Angus Steak Ranch for more than 20 years. She was known as the tiny lady who drove her...
Edna Ellen Ruble
Mar 29, 2017
Edna Ellen Ruble, 93, died March 29, 2017, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. She was born April 18, 1923, at Great Bend, the daughter of August Henry and Geraldine Frances (Chaney) Meyer. She married Sidney Ray Ruble Nov. 12, 1942, at Great Bend. He died April 20, 1969. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mrs. Ruble was a...
Dorothy Ann Reif
Mar 24, 2017
Dorothy Ann Reif, 87, died March 24, 2017, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. She was born October 25, 1929, on the farm near Odin, Kansas, the daughter of Hugo and Matilda (Hoeffner) Frenzl.
She married Albert Reif on April 16, 1952, in Odin, Kansas....
Edwin Dwayne Deckert
Mar 21, 2017
Edwin Dwayne Deckert, 90, died March 21, 2017, at Great Bend. He was born Jan. 5, 1927, at Great Bend, the son of Edward and Ricky (Unruh) Deckert. He attended the Pawnee Rock schools. On Aug. 24, 1949, he was united in marriage to Janis Dierking of Stafford. They made their home on the family farm northwest of Pawnee...
Betty Jean Olivier
Mar 20, 2017
Betty Jean Olivier, 92, died March 20, 2017, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Dec. 9, 1924, at Harper, the daughter of Everett F. and Vada (Seaman) Campbell. She married Robert Olivier Nov. 18, 1944 at Danville. A Great Bend resident since 1956, coming from Harper, Mrs. Olivier was a telephone operator and a clerk...
Edward Allen Ruble
Mar 19, 2017
Edward Allen Ruble, 97, died March 19, 2017, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born May 12, 1919, in Hoisington, Kansas, the son of William Monroe and Blanche Grace (Clift) Ruble.
Edward graduated from Hoisington High School in 1938. He then worked...
Vivian E. Grossardt
Mar 16, 2017
Vivian E. Grossardt, 94, died March 16, 2017 at The Good Samaritan Society Home, Ellsworth. She was born March 27, 1922 in Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Paul and Rose (Müller) Radenberg.She was a life long Claflin resident. She was united in marriage to Harold Grossardt on October 20, 1945 in Claflin. He passed away August 10, 2000. She...
Frank E. Roesler
Mar 12, 2017
Frank E. Roesler, 92, died March 12, 2017, at Sandstone Heights, Little River, Kansas. He was born August 30, 1924, on the family farm east of Claflin, the son of Emanuel R. and Elsie B. (Norrie) Roesler.
Frank graduated from Claflin High School in 1943. He...
Wilma Jean Schuster
Mar 11, 2017
Wilma Jean Schuster, 86, died March 11, 2017 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. She was born June 20, 1930, at St. John, the daughter of John William and Reno (Kanzleiter) Hathaway. She married Billy Eugene Schuster June 20, 1948, at Great Bend. She has been a resident of Great Bend since 1948 coming from St. John. She...
Joann Macurdy
Mar 8, 2017
JoAnn Macurdy, 84, died March 8, 2017, at Great Bend Regional Hospital. She was born June 6, 1932, at Ellinwood, the daughter of Charles and Lillian (Bacon) Courtright. She was a graduate of Ellinwood High School and Wichita State University with a degree in accounting and secretarial services. She married James Lynn Macurdy Sept. 29, 1951, at Ellinwood. He...
Gerardo Acosta Delgadillo
Mar 7, 2017
Gerardo Acosta Delgadillo, 50, died March 7, 2017, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. He was born June 23, 1966, at Aguanueva, Mexico, the son of Jose F. and Rosalia (Acosta) Delgadillo. He married Maria T. Martinez October 20, 1984 at San Juan. A Great Bend resident since 1986, coming from Mexico, Mr. Delgadillo was a...
Elmer F. Huslig
Mar 5, 2017
Elmer F. Huslig, 81, passed away March 5, 2017, in Wichita. He was born Aug. 21, 1935, at Fowler, the son of Leo and Mary (Boor) Huslig. Elmer lived in Great Bend until he moved to Wichita in 2002. He worked for Great Bend Candy and Tobacco as well as Great Bend Music as a sales associate. His passion...
Robert A. "Bob" Parrish
Mar 2, 2017
Robert A. "Bob" Parrish, 89, died March 2, 2017, at his home in Great Bend. He was born March 3, 1927, at Oklahoma City, Okla., the son of George Elbert and Leta Faye (Dodson) Parrish. He married Mary Belle "Polly" Pollock Sept. 1, 1949, at Kansas City, Mo. She died April 21, 2005. A lifetime resident of Great Bend, he...
Betty Lou Ferrell
Mar 1, 2017
Betty Lou Ferrell, 91, died March 1, 2017, at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City. She was born Sept. 22, 1925, at Garden City, the daughter of Ernest Eugene and Olive (Douglas) Webb. She married Ronell Bombardier Oct. 10, 1943. He died Aug. 29, 1971. She married LaVerne Townend Sept. 13, 1974. He died June 25, 1977. She...
Carley M. Day
Feb 28, 2017
Carley M. Day, 82, died Feb. 28, 2017, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. She was born April 4, 1934, at Prague, Okla., the daughter of Charles E. and Helen (Coleman) Smith. She married Edwin Harold Day June 20, 1952, at Prague, Okla. He died Aug. 9, 2010. A Great Bend resident since 1954, coming from...
