Elton E. Steinert
Feb 27, 2017
Elton E. Steinert, 68, died February 27, 2017, at Almost Home, Great Bend. He was born March 10, 1948 in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Paul and Nima (Ochs) Steinert. Elton graduated from Hoisington High School in 1966, and then attended Ft. Hays State College, Hays. He was a Vietnam Veteran serving with...
Lillie Jean Livingston
Feb 26, 2017
Lillie Jean Livingston, 87, died Feb. 26, 2017, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. She was born April 11, 1929, at Hays, the daughter of James Ingalls and Bertha Susan (Ringeisen) Harbaugh. She married Delbert Brown Livingston Feb. 8, 1975, at Great Bend. He died Aug. 31, 1988. A Great Bend resident since 1937, coming from Russell, Mrs....
Evelyn V. Hammerschmidt
Feb 25, 2017
Evelyn V. Hammmerschmidt, 71, died February 25, 2017, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Janaury 3, 1946, in Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Adolph and Mary (Demel) Gerritzen. Evelyn graduated from Hoisington High School in 1964.
A lifetime Hoisington resident, Evelyn worked for Fuller Brush for 39...
Mary Louise Degenhardt
Feb 25, 2017
Mary Louise Ney Degenhardt, 60, died February 25, 2017, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. She was born October 6, 1956, in Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Francis and Margaret (Koeller) Ney. She graduated from Hoisington High School in 1974.
On September 8, 1979, she married Richard...
Ronald John Staudinger
Feb 25, 2017
Ronald John "Ron" Staudinger, 81, died February 25, 2017, at Great Bend Regional Hospital. He was born August 21, 1935, in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Adolph J. and Emma Josephine (Schauf) Staudinger. Ron graduated from Odin High School in 1953 and then graduated from St. Benedict's College, Atchison, Kansas. He served in the...
Georgann Stanley
Feb 24, 2017
Georgann Stanley, 63, died February 24, 2017, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. She was born August 29, 1953, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of George Howard and Wonda Love (Bond) Herd. Georgann graduated from Southeast High School, Wichita, Kansas.
On July 18, 1981, she married Richard...
Alice South
Feb 23, 2017
Alice South, 89, died Feb. 23, 2017, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. She was born July 14, 1927, at Olmitz, the daughter of John and Theresa (Suchy) Krestin. A Great Bend resident since 1946, coming from Olmitz, Mrs. South worked at Fuller Brush Company.
She was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St....
Louise Gunn
Feb 22, 2017
Louise Brown Gunn, 93, died Feb. 22, 2017, at River Bend Assisted Living, Great Bend. She was born May 17, 1923, at Great Bend, the daughter of Joe and Ethel (Parker) Brown. She was a 1942 graduate of Great Bend High School. On Jan. 9, 1942, she married Glenn Gunn at Great Bend. He died April 23, 1982. A...
Edis Mae Schauvliege
Feb 22, 2017
Edis Mae (Tustin) Switzer Schauvliege, 94, died Feb. 22, 2017, at Cherry Village, Great Bend. She was born June 15, 1922, at Gove County, the daughter of Lloyd Jacob and Mary Elizabeth (Simpson) Tustin. She married Neil Switzer April 24, 1947 at Hays. He died Oct. 26, 1967. She then married Cliff Schauvliege in January 1972 in New Mexico. ...
Rita Margaret Stoss
Feb 20, 2017
Rita Margaret Stoss, 87, died Feb. 20, 2017, at Cherry Village, Great Bend. She was born Nov. 9, 1929, at Bushton, the daughter of William and Barbara (Kirmer) Oberle. She married Lester L. Stoss Aug. 25, 1954, at Bushton. He died Dec. 19, 1984. A lifetime area resident, Mrs. Stoss was a farm wife.
Mrs. Stoss was...
Alvera Bitter
Feb 20, 2017
Alvera Bitter died peacefully in Locust Grove Senior Center on February 20, 2017 in La Crosse, KS at the age of 104.
Alvera is survived by her son Dr. Gary G. Bitter (Jane) of Scottsdale, AZ. Grandchildren: Brenda Bitter of Victoria, KS, Brian Bitter (Melissa) of Hoisington, KS, Bruce...
Margaret Julia Smith
Feb 18, 2017
Margaret Julia (Miller) Smith, 99, died Feb. 18, 2017, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born Feb. 26, 1917, at Claflin, the daughter of Louis and Anna (Carey) Miller. She attended Immaculate Conception Catholic School in Claflin and graduated from Claflin High School. She married Warren T. Smith Aug. 17, 1936, at Claflin. He died Dec. 29,...
Alfred M. Reichuber
Feb 17, 2017
Alfred M. Reichuber, 96, died Feb. 17, 2017, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. He was born Feb. 27, 1920, at Odin, the son of Sebastian and Wilhelmina (Huslig) Reichuber. He married Leona Antonia Stoss May 15, 1946, at Olmitz. She died March 13, 2015. A lifetime area resident, Mr. Reichuber was a carpenter. He was a United...
Gerald Dean Dixon
Feb 16, 2017
Gerald Dean Dixon, 85, died Feb. 16, 2017, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. He was born Dec. 20, 1931, at Pawnee Rock, the son of Fredrick Earl and Gladys (Ermel) Dixon. He married Helene Ann Elizabeth Freeman Sept. 30, 1963, at Miami, Okla. She died March 11, 2016. A long time Great Bend resident, Mr. Dixon was...
Eugene Ernest Hallett
Feb 16, 2017
Eugene Ernest Hallett, 84, died Feb. 16, 2017, at his home in Great Bend. He was born Jan. 6, 1933, at Rush Center, the son of Ernest Glen and Zelma Mae (Moore) Hallett. He married Carol E. Ochs Sept. 22, 1956, at LaCrosse, Kansas. He was a maintenance worker at the Mullergren Plant for 35 years and a lifelong...
Berniece Kay "Berni" Funk
Feb 15, 2017
Berniece Kay "Berni" Funk, 63, died Feb. 15, 2017, at her home, rural Otis. She was born Oct. 6, 1953, at Ness City, the daughter of Frank and Albertina (Flax) Fehrenbach. She married Randall Lee "Randy" Funk June 7, 1987, on the family farm. He died September 2004. A long time Otis area resident, she owned and operated Berni's...
Margaret Irene Shobe
Feb 15, 2017
Margaret Irene Shobe, 73, died Feb. 15, 2017, at her home in Great Bend. She was born Dec. 3, 1943 at Great Bend, the daughter of Chester L. and Dorothy M. (Hunter) Shobe. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Miss Shobe was a client of Rosewood Services.
Miss Shobe was a member of First United Methodist Church
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Donna Jean Schrepel
Feb 14, 2017
Donna Jean Schrepel, 66, died Feb. 14, 2017, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born June 6, 1950 at Manitowoc, Wisc., the daughter of Norman and Gertrude (Riesterer) Trinka. She married Alvin Frederick Schrepel, Jr., May 31, 1969, at San Diego, Calif. A Great Bend resident since 1974, coming from San Diego, Calif., Mrs. Schrepel was Jefferson...
Thomas Joseph Bahr
Feb 14, 2017
Thomas Joseph Bahr, 64, died Feb. 14, 2017, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. He was born May 12, 1952, at Great Bend, the son of Raymond John and Catherine H. (Schneweis) Bahr. He met the love of his life, Vivian Zamarripa, in 1981 and decided she was the one to spend the rest of his...
Katherine Elda "Kate" Campbell
Feb 14, 2017
Katherine Elda "Kate" Campbell, 92, died Feb. 14, 2017, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. She was born June 26, 1924, at Great Bend, the daughter of Arthur Alvin and Mary Ellen (Keenan) Campbell. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Miss Campbell was a teller and bookkeeper for American State Bank and Wichita State Bank, and was a secretary...
