Jake E. Radke
Mar 3, 2016
Jake E. Radke, 66, died March 3, 2016, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. Born Sept. 26, 1949, in Great Bend, he was the son of Rollie and Dorothy (Sellens) Radke. On Dec. 28, 1973, he married Shari Lynn Ochs in Hoisington. She died on July 13, 2003. A long time resident of Great Bend, living in Cushing, Okla. from...
Betty Mae Axman
Feb 29, 2016
Betty Mae Axman, 89, died February 29, 2016, at Clara Barton Hospital, in Hoisington, Kansas. She was born December 3, 1926, in Timken, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Agnes (Rudolph) Smolik. Betty graduated from Great Bend High School in 1945.
A longtime resident of the Olmitz area, she...
Sarah Jane Groh
Feb 29, 2016
Sarah Groh , formerly Roberson, 77, died Monday, February 29, 2016, at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center, Russellville, Arkansas. She was born February 11, 1939, in Larned, Kansas, to Lester Merle and Treva Maxine Shady Clark. She loved gardening and nature, especially flowers. Later in life she became a Girl Scout leader. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law,...
Lance E. Stevens
Feb 26, 2016
Lance E. Stevens, 41, died Feb. 26, 2016, at his home in Great Bend. Born May 10, 1974 at Dodge City, he was the son of Roy and Frances (Ede) Stevens.
Mr Stevens was a cook at Stone Ridge Country Club and a Wal-mart Associate. He was a Great Bend resident since 1996 coming from Dighton.
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Elfrieda Addie Woydziak
Feb 25, 2016
Elfrieda Addie Cecilia Lang Woydziak passed away Feb. 25, 2016, in Boulder, Colo. She was born April 11, 1917, south of Beaver, Kan., daughter of Robert and Anna (Reif) Lang. She was a Barton County Resident all her life until July of 2014 when she moved to Boulder. On Oct. 11, 1938, she married Edwin Woydziak at St. Joseph's...
Sara Adaline Deines
Feb 25, 2016
Sara Adaline Deines, 97, died February 25, 2016, at River Bend Assisted Living in Great Bend, Kansas.
She was born June 25, 1918, in Stuart, Nebraska, the daughter of Jason R. and Sadie A. (Patch) Arter. Sara lived in Rock County, Nebraska, as a...
Isidro Rodriguez
Feb 23, 2016
Isidro Rodriguez, 90, died Feb. 23, 2016 at his home in Great Bend. He was born Jan. 15, 1926 at Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Angel Rodriguez and Concepcion Pina. He married Irma Renteria July 6, 1964 at Chihuahua, Mexico. Mr. Rodriguez was a Great Bend resident for 20 years.
Survivors include his wife, Irma, of...
Walter Curtis "Curt" Niederee
Feb 22, 2016
Dr. Walter Curtis "Curt" Niederee, 85, of Weston, Mo., passed away Monday, February 22, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital, in Kansas City, Mo. Curt was born November 23, 1930 in Larned, to Walter Louis and Lois Jane (Lyon) Niederee. He was a 1948 graduate of Larned High School; began undergraduate studies at Kansas University; and...
Sandra Walters
Feb 19, 2016
Sandra Lee Walters, 66, died Feb. 19, 2016, at Garden Valley Retirement Village, Garden City. She was born June 15, 1949, at Great Bend, the daughter of Gerald and Viola Marie (Brotherson) Larson. She worked for the Center for Counseling and Rosewood Services. She was a lifetime Great Bend resident.
She was a help coordinator for Central...
Bill Ranker
Feb 16, 2016
Bill Ranker, 85, died Feb. 16, 2016, at his residence in Great Bend. Born April 16, 1930, in Ellsworth, he was the son of Robert Von and Susan (Kalb) Ranker. On Nov. 23, 1951, he married Della Haase in Ellsworth. A resident of Great Bend since 1956, coming from McCook, Neb., he was employed for the TV station in Great...
Richard Byerly
Feb 16, 2016
Richard Edmund Byerly, 57, died Feb. 16, 2016 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. He was born Jan. 29, 1959 at Plainville, the son of Herbert and Lenora (Budig) Byerly. Richard married Sherri Houchin Dec. 28, 1984 at Great Bend. A Great Bend resident and machinist, Richard worked for Kansas Machine Works. He was a musician, collector of sorts, and was...
Edna L. Gutowski
Feb 14, 2016
Edna L. Gutowski, 95, died February 14, 2016, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, KS. She was born June 4, 1920, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Walter and Esther (Hamm) Barnes.
A longtime resident of Hoisington, Edna was a homemaker and a cook for Maude's...
Fern Axman
Feb 14, 2016
Fern Ochs Axman, 94, died February 14, 2016, at Great Bend Regional Hospital. She was born October 23, 1921, in LaCrosse, Kansas, the daughter of Chester Henry and Ollie V. (Butler) Crotinger. She graduated from Bison High School.
Fern was a homemaker and a...
Marlin Marvin Disque
Feb 13, 2016
Marlin Marvin Disque, 86, died Feb. 13, 2016, at River Bend Assisted Living, Great Bend. He was born June 18, 1929, at Claflin, the son of Adam and Margaret C. (Radenberg) Disque. He married Theresa Courange and they later divorced. He then married JoAnn Dunn and they later divorced. He was a plumber and was a long-time Hoisington resident....
Ida "Irene" Peak
Feb 13, 2016
Ida "Irene" Peak, 86, died Feb. 13, 2016, at Hays Medical Center. Born Feb. 2, 1930, in Neosho County, she was the daughter of Orace W. and Ruth A. (Mathes) Peercy. On Sept. 1, 1947, she married Glenn D. Peak Jr., in Parsons. He died on May 23, 1997. A resident of Great Bend since 1966, coming from Chanute,...
Gertrude Ann Bonham
Feb 13, 2016
Gertrude Ann Bonham, 89, died Feb. 13, 2016, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born Oct. 25, 1926, at Swarthmore, Pa., the daughter of George Joseph and Ida W. (Waterson) Sullivan. She married Henry Franklin Irving Aug. 23, 1956, at Berwyn, Pa. They later divorced. She then married Tom Bonham Aug. 9, 1991, at Great Bend. He died...
Naida Jeanne Fordyce
Feb 12, 2016
Naida Jeanne Fordyce, 84, died February 12, 2016, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. She was born November 20, 1931, in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Richard Fred and Lulu Marie (Shambaugh) Householter.
She graduated from East High School, Denver, Colorado. Naida worked as a secretary for Bill Daniels...
Greg Schulte
Feb 10, 2016
Greg Schulte, 55, died February 10, 2016, at his home in Claflin.
He was born June 14, 1960, in Pratt, Kansas, the son of August & Barbara (Parr) Schulte.
Greg graduated from Russell High School. He worked in the Meat Department at Bailey's...
Ann Marie Mantz
Feb 9, 2016
Ann Marie Mantz, 79, died Feb. 9, 2016 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born Dec. 8, 1936, at Hoisington, the daughter of Bernard and Anna Victoria (Budig) Riedel. She married Carl Mantz Jan. 19, 1954 at Olmitz. He died Feb. 21, 1990. She worked in the laundry at Central Kansas Medical Center and retired from the Dominican...
Floreine Margaret Blankenship
Feb 8, 2016
Floreine Margaret Blankenship, 97, died Feb. 8, 2016, at Carriage Square Nursing Home in St. Joseph, Mo. Born Sept. 13, 1918, in Boyd, she was the daughter of Herman Paul and Corda Pearl (Wilmoth) Schwartz. On Jan. 30, 1937, she married Paul Wayne Blankenship in Lyons. He died on Feb. 3, 1977. A lifetime resident of Barton County, she...
