Obituaries

Nov 7, 2016

Shane P. Kern, 49, died Nov. 7, 2016, at Great Bend. He was born Sept. 29, 1967, at Great Bend, the son of Don and Donna (Dino) Kern. He was a maintenance worker.

Survivors include his father, Don Kern of Great Bend, two sons: Sloane Kern and his wife Tiffani of Dodge City, and Corbin Kern of...

Nov 6, 2016

Maxine Mae Haddon, 80, died Nov. 6, 2016, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. She was born March 18, 1936, at Great Bend, the daughter of Alfred and Mary (Scarborough) Batchman. She married Loren Don Haddon June 13, 1954, at Great Bend. A lifetime Barton County resident, Mrs. Haddon was a homemaker. Mrs. Haddon was a member of Immanuel United...

Nov 6, 2016

Martin Arthur Morgenstern, 102, died November 6, 2016, at his home in Great Bend, surrounded by many people who loved him. He was born September 6, 1914, on the family farm near Galatia, Russell County, Kansas. Martin was the son of Samuel and Lena (Radke) Morgenstern. Martin graduated from Russell High School.

Nov 4, 2016

Martha Bender, 98, died Nov. 4, 2016, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend. She was born Aug. 16, 1918, at Susank, the daughter of Jacob and Anna Marie (Daubert) Maier. She married Louie Bender Nov. 14, 1937, at Russell.  He died November 15, 1969. A Great Bend resident since 1943, coming from Russell, Mrs. Bender was...

Nov 3, 2016

June L. McGreevy, 95, died Nov. 3, 2016, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. She was born July 17, 1921, at Lorraine, the daughter of William and Edna (Narey) Murray. She married William Stanley McGreevy Sept. 3, 1946, at Great Bend, Kansas.  He died September 26, 1974. A Great Bend resident since 1941, coming from Holyrood, Mrs. McGreevy...

Nov 3, 2016

Dorothy May Schmitt, 77, died Nov. 3, 2016, at her home in Great Bend. She was born June 29, 1939, at LaCrosse, the daughter of Dan and Katherine (Herdt) Wagner. She married Vernon Schmitt and they later divorced. A Great Bend resident most of her life, coming from Otis, Mrs. Schmitt was a retired secretary for Sunflower Diversified Services....

Nov 2, 2016

Joyce M. Heinz-Strecker, 64, died Nov. 2, 2016 at her home in Great Bend. Born March 23, 1952 at Dodge City, she was the daughter of Robert E. and Esther (Rohlman) Heinz. She married Dennis Strecker, Jr. May 6, 1989 at Garden City. A Great Bend resident since 1989, coming from Garden City, Mrs. Strecker worked in customer service...

Oct 30, 2016

Carl Anthony Jilg, 94, died Oct. 30, 2016, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. Born June 13, 1922 at Olmitz, he was the son of Joseph and Christina (Schenk) Jilg. He married Teresa Marie Bahr Aug. 20, 1946 at Olmitz. A lifetime Albert resident, he was employed by the Albert Coop for 43 years. Mr. Jilg was a...

Oct 27, 2016

Larry Dean Michaelis died October 27, 2016, at Heritage Plaza Nursing Home, Texarkana, TX. He was born December 23, 1944 at Russell, KS, to Leo and Alma (Waymaster) Michaelis .

Mr. Michaelis was a Texarkana, Arkansas, resident since 1971, coming from Russell, KS. He was...

Oct 26, 2016

Paul Eugene Menzer, 62, died Oct. 26, 2016, at Rush County Memorial Hospital.

He was born Feb. 16, 1954, at Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Edwin "Mitch" and Helen Dorothy (Cockrell) Menzer.

Paul was a 1973 graduate of Otis-Bison High School. He was...

Oct 25, 2016

Esther Rosena (Rankin) Pechanec, 99, of Colorado Springs, CO, passed away October 25, 2016, in Colorado Springs. She was born Jan 15, 1917, in Pawnee Rock, KS. On December 26, 1945, she married William John Pechanec. He passed away March 2, 1956.

Surviving are two daughters, Carolyn A. Polis,...

Oct 25, 2016

John Ray Breit, 53, died Oct. 25, 2016, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. He was born Nov. 21, 1962, the son of Edwin "Ed" and Sophie (Richmeier) Breit. John married Merri L. Goodrich Sept. 19, 1992 at Hoisington.

A self-employed truck driver, John had been...

Oct 20, 2016

Glynnese Jones, 92, died Oct. 20, 2016 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. She was born June 14, 1924 at Hoisington, the daughter of Harry Alfred and Nettie Elveta (Jones) Lee. She married Cecil Edward Jones March 28, 1943 at San Diego, Calif.  He died March 18, 1998. A lifetime Barton County resident, Mrs. Jones was a secretary...

Oct 17, 2016

Thomas "Mike" Murphy, 70, formerly of Great Bend, died Oct. 17, 2016. He was born Jan. 1, 1946, at Great Bend, the son of Ralph and Selenah (Clements) Murphy. He married Mary A. Torrez on Oct. 28, 1968, at Fairbury, Neb. A proud veteran of the United States Army, he honorably served two tours in the Vietnam Conflict, and...

Oct 16, 2016

Robert K. Hoch, 69, died October 16, 2016, at Great Bend Regional Hospital. He was born Nov. 29, 1946, in Hoisington, Kansas, the son of O.C. "Poss" and Esther (Keenan) Hoch. Robert graduated from Hoisington High School in 1964. He was a Vietnam veteran serving with the United States Navy.

Oct 14, 2016

Amanda Marie Zecha-Ford, 32, died Oct. 14, 2016, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. Born Oct. 18, 1983 at Wichita, she was the daughter of Ronald Gene and Donna (Rine) Zecha.

A lifetime Barton County resident, Amanda was a member of N.A., and enjoyed hunting and was a passionate caregiver, working for S.K.I.L. She...

Oct 12, 2016

Rita Jo (Link) Bownes, 57, died Oct. 12, 2016, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. She was born April 13, 1959, at Great Bend, the daughter of Kenneth J. and Shirley J. (Wallace) Link. She married Lynn Bownes August 11, 1978, at Ellinwood. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mrs. Bownes owned Beer 30 Drinking Hole.

Oct 12, 2016

David F. Folkerts, CPA, 78, died Oct. 12, 2016, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. He was born Aug. 18, 1938 at Larned, the son of Harm Herman and Mabel Pearl (Simmons) Folkerts. He was a 1956 graduate of Great Bend High School and received a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Kansas. He married Cecile...

Oct 8, 2016

Robert L. "Bob" Henning, 87, went to be with the Lord Oct. 8, 2016 at his home in Barton County. Born Jan. 6, 1929 at Barton County the son of Fred William and Grace Aletha (DeVolld) Henning. Bob married Merlyn Byers June 6, 1954 at Great Bend.  He served during Korean War in the U.S....

Oct 5, 2016

B. Marie Marcum, 93, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Oct. 5, 2016, at Brookdale Senior Living, Great Bend. She was born April 23, 1923, at Lucas, the daughter of Orville and Martha (Hendrick) Parks. When she was three, her family moved to a farm near Sylvan Grove. She graduated from Sylvan Grove High School in 1941....