Curtis L. Whaley
May 29, 2016
Curtis L. Whaley, 48, died May 29, 2016, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita. Born Jan. 31, 1968, in Garden City, he was the son of Curtis A. and Mary (Cody) Whaley. On July 4, 1997, he married Annie Reynolds in Great Bend. A resident of Great Bend for 19 years, coming from Larned, he was a driver...
Richard G. Bortz
May 28, 2016
Richard G. Bortz, 82, died May 28, 2016, at River Bend Assisted Living, Great Bend. He was born March 10, 1934, in Great Bend, the son of Oscar and Flora (Buehler) Bortz. Richard graduated from Claflin High School and then attended Kansas State University.
Richard was a veteran serving...
Harold D. Schneidewind
May 27, 2016
Harold D. Schneidewind, 78, died May 27, 2016, Great Bend Regional Hospital. He was born March 18, 1938, at Bazine, the son of Henry and Leah (Wittig) Schneidewind. He married Eva "Delores" Blehm April 21, 1957, at Bazine. He worked for the Great Bend Fire Department for 17 years and for Brentwood Ltd. for 11 years.
Mr....
Janice V. Bieberle
May 27, 2016
Janice V. (Litzenberger) Bieberle, 74, died May 27, 2016, in Hutchinson. She was born January 2, 1942, in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Conrad and Grace (Doebbeling) Litzenberger.
Janice graduated from Claflin High School in 1959.
A...
Lawrence "L. D." Davis
May 27, 2016
Great Bend, Kan. -- Lawrence "L. D." Davis, 84, beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, went home to be with his Heavenly Father at Great Bend Regional Hospital on May 27, 2016. Born Sept. 6, 1931 at Oswego, he was the son of Lawrence James and Cora (Helton) Davis. He graduated from Hudson High School in 1949. Mr....
Matthew Dale Mortimer
May 19, 2016
Matthew Dale Mortimer, 59, died May 19, 2016 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita. He was born Sept. 25, 1956 at Orange County, Calif, the son of Bill and Theresa (Stoecklein) Mortimer. He married Kathy Lane May 4, 1983 at Great Bend. He was a self-employed musician and truck driver.
Mr. Mortimer was a United States...
Douglas O. Hein
May 14, 2016
Douglas O. "Doug" Hein, 34, died May 14, 2016, at Great Bend Regional Hospital. He was born April 4, 1982, in Great Bend, the son of Don and Sheila (Spatz) Hein.
Doug started his school life at Berean Christian School in Great Bend, changing to USD...
Marcella "Sally" Vink
May 12, 2016
Marcella Ann "Sally" Vink, 94, died May 12, 2016 at River Bend Assisted Living in Great Bend, She was born July 21, 1921 at Odin, the daughter of Emil R. and Mary Theresa (Kinzel) Zecha.
She married Melvin F. Vink June 1, 1943 at St....
Irene C. Bitter
May 12, 2016
Irene C. Bitter, 88, of Hoisington, Kansas, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016, at Cherry Village in Great Bend. She was born December 9, 1927 at Barton County, KS, the daughter of Fred and Amelia (Bitter) Deutsch. She was a lifelong resident of Northern Barton County and Hoisington until moving to Cherry Village Nursing Home in 2014.
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Francis Joseph "Fritz" Lang
May 12, 2016
Francis Joseph "Fritz" Lang, 76, died May 12, 2016 at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina. He was born April 22, 1940 at Great Bend, the son of Frank and Gertrude (Eckert) Lang. He married Sharon Weber July 20, 1963. They later divorced. He then married Agnes R. Stos November 20, 1981 at Hoisington. He was an engineer for the Union...
Ruth Joann Dailey
May 10, 2016
Ruth J. Dailey, 80, passed away May 10, 2016, at Brookdale Assisted Living, Great Bend, Kansas. Ruth was born October 9, 1935, to Kenneth and Martha (Wittig) Rice in Hoisington.
On November 23, 1960, she married Orvel Wayne Dailey, in Miami, Oklahoma. He preceded...
Paul Ray Bishop
May 9, 2016
Paul Ray Bishop, 72, died Monday, May 9, at home in Great Bend. Born Jan. 15, 1944 at Ingram, Ark., he was the son of Cloys William and Nova Neaomi(Hayes) Bishop.
Paul married Karen Sue Schremmer Aug. 24, 1968 at Great Bend. He was a salesman for Doonan GMC.
Mr. Bishop was a Great Bend,...
Theodora Lauren "Teddi" Bogenhagen
May 9, 2016
Theodora Lauren "Teddi" Bogenhagen, 66, died May 9, 2016 at Kansas Medical Center, Andover. Born November 3, 1949 at Cheyenne Wells, Colo., she was the daughter of Theodore and Ellen Ruby (Warrington) Sponsel. She married William Bogenhagen Aug. 17, 1968 at Cheyenne Wells, Colo. They later divorced. She worked as a medical receptionist and was a self-employed caregiver.
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Hazel I. Curtis
May 8, 2016
Hazel I. Curtis, 86, died May 8, 2016, at Cherry Village Nursing Home in Great Bend. Born Feb. 2, 1930, in Emporia, she was the daughter of Andy I. and Ethel F. (Torrence) Fowler. On Dec. 24, 1948, she married Robert Leon Curtis in Emporia. He died on Sept. 27, 2006. A resident of Great Bend since 1951, coming...
Herman Leo Debes
May 8, 2016
Herman Leo Debes, 71, died May 8, 2016, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita. Born March 29, 1945, at Great Bend he was the son of William N. "Bill" and Frances Marie (Keeley) Debes. He was a 1963 graduate of Great Bend High School.
Mr. Debes was a United States Air Force veteran of the Vietnam...
Florence Louise Shaffer
May 7, 2016
Florence Louise Shaffer, 84, died May 7, 2016 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born December 6, 1931 at Great Bend, the daughter of John J. and Sophia B. (Gleissner) Bahr.She married Benjamin J. Shaffer November 26, 1952 at Olmitz, Kansas. A Great Bend resident since 1995, she had previously resided in Hays from 1953 to 1969, Great Bend...
Bernie Lucille Linenberger
May 6, 2016
Bernie Lucille Linenberger, 90, died May 6, 2016, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation. Born June 19, 1925, in Olmitz, she was the daughter of Erwin and Mary (Schugart) Schneider. On May 12, 1948, she married Paul Joseph Linenberger in Olmitz. He died on May 21, 2013. A Great Bend resident since 1943, coming from Olmitz, she was a...
Opal May Reichel
May 6, 2016
Opal May Reichel, 80 died May 6, 2016 at her home in Great Bend. She was born February 6, 1936 at Ness City, the daughter of Herman Wayne and Diana (Musselman) Mellies. She married Arnold Neal Reichel November 17, 1954 at Bushton. She was a homemaker and worked as an operator for AT&T, as a dispatcher for the Rush County...
Thomas Raymond Romme, Jr.
May 5, 2016
Thomas Raymond Romme Jr., 46, died May 5, 2016, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. Born Feb. 19, 1970, in Great Bend he was the son of the late Thomas R. Romme and Lynne (Sauer) Romme Wooster and step-son of Paul Wooster. He was a salesperson and department manager for Del's Electronics in Salina, for...
Della M. "Gina" Timmons
May 4, 2016
Della M. "Gina" Timmons, 65, died May 4, 2016, at Homestead Health Center in Wichita. Born Sept. 21, 1950, in Canon City, Colo., she was the daughter of John and Della (Forsgreen) Medina. A resident of Great Bend since 2002, coming from Topeka, she was employed at Larned State Hospital in housekeeping. She enjoyed playing bingo, going to casinos...
