Wilma Lucille "Lu" Benzel
Jan 3, 2016
Wilma Lucille "Lu" Benzel, 79, died Jan. 3, 2016. She was born Aug. 2, 1936, in Florence, Kansas, the daughter of Howard and Hazel Smith. Lu graduated from Augusta High School in 1954, and from Denver Colorado Women's College in 1956. During 22 years of marriage to Lawrence Benzel, two children were born. Lu lived...
Donald H. Matthews
Dec 31, 2015
Donald H. Matthews, 87, of Great Bend, KS, passed away December 31, 2015, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, KS. He was born December 28, 1928, at Medicine Lodge, KS, to Harry and Clara (Chambers) Matthews.
Don married Mary Louise Powell January 22, 1957, at Great Bend. She...
Uyvon "Vonnie" Emma Jackson
Dec 29, 2015
Uyvon "Vonnie" Emma Jackson, 92, went to heaven Dec. 29, 2015, passing away at Woodhaven Care Center in Ellinwood, surrounded by her loving family and Woodhaven care providers. Born March 27, 1923, in Hastings, Neb., she was the daughter of Fred and Hazel (Peak) Fosbinder. On Aug. 12, 1942, she married Oris Arthur Jackson in North Platte, Neb. He died...
Irene Marie Holopirek
Dec 29, 2015
Irene Marie Holopirek, 91, died Dec. 29, 2015, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. She was born Feb. 24, 1924, at Great Bend, the daughter of Narzis Joseph and Mary Laura (Horyna) Gleissner. She married Alvin G. "Al" Holopirek Aug. 24, 1947, at Pike's Peak, Colorado. He died March 22, 2005.
She was a member of...
Jessica Wagner
Dec 28, 2015
Jessica "Billy" Cruz Wagner, 25, died Dec. 28, 2015 at University Of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colo, after a 12 day battle of heart surgery complications. She was born Jan. 4, 1990 at Colby, the daughter of David Arthur Pantoya and Kristy Ann (Havel) Wagner. An Otis resident, Jessica owned and operated a cleaning business, "Cleaning Cruz". Jessica was a genuine...
Sharon Lee Klusener
Dec 28, 2015
Sharon Lee Klusener, 72, died Dec. 28, 2015, at her son's home in Hutchinson. Born Aug. 4, 1943 at Hays, she was the daughter of Herman and Alice (Teeters) Davis.
She married Melvin Dean Klusener June 30, 1963 at Hays. He died Dec. 16, 2015. She was office manager for 37 years for Tom Harris State Farm...
John A. Kubitscheck
Dec 26, 2015
Jon A. Kubitscheck, 57, passed away Dec. 26, 2015. He was born Oct. 11, 1958, the son of Joseph and Viola Mae (Weigel) Kubitscheck. Mr. Kubitscheck was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since the mid '90s, coming from Minturn, CO. Jon was a mechanic by trade and worked in the construction industry. He...
Keith Williams
Dec 25, 2015
Keith Williams, 53, died Dec. 25, 2015, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita. Born Nov. 1, 1962 at Alexandria, La., he was the son of Dave and Bertha Mae (Hickman) Williams, Jr.
He married Connie Shewbart Jan. 20, 2006 at Great Bend, Kansas. A Great Bend resident since 2005, coming from Alexandria, La., Mr. Williams was a...
Jack J. Ferrell
Dec 24, 2015
Jack J. Ferrell, 65, died December 24, 2015 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. He was born May 22, 1950 at Great Bend, the son of Aubrey J. "A. J." and Ruth Ferrell. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Ferrell was a retired truck driver for Linde Transport. Mr. Ferrell was a member of Safari Club International and the...
Josephine "Jo" Volosin
Dec 23, 2015
Josephine "Jo" Volosin, 84, died Dec. 23, 2015, at Founders Crest, Wichita, Kan. Born Dec. 24, 1930 at Denver, Colo., she was the daughter of Michael and Caroline (Boytz) Horvat. She married John Howard Volosin Aug. 18, 1951 at Denver, Colo. He died June 26, 1978. She was owner of Aspen Drilling Company. Mrs. Volosin was a Great Bend...
Ed Titsworth
Dec 22, 2015
Edgar "Ed" Titsworth, 89, of Great Bend, passed away December 22, 2015, at Great Bend Regional Hospital. He was born December 31, 1925 at Sayer, Okla. , to William L. and Artie (Hilley) Titsworth.
He married Naomi Emaline Thomas August 2, 1947 at Carson City, Nev. She died March...
Robert E. Ray
Dec 20, 2015
Robert E. Ray, 88, died December 20, 2015, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born June 17, 1927, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Ralph E. and Thelma (Frakes) Ray.
When Robert was 17, he enlisted in the Navy and served in WWII, as a Fireman First Class. After returning from the...
Melvin Dean "Mel" Klusener
Dec 16, 2015
Melvin Dean "Mel" Klusener, 80, died Dec. 16, 2015 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. He was born Dec. 9, 1935, the son of William H. and Alice (Bachman) Klusener. He married Sharon Davis June 30, 1963 at Hays. He worked for Marlette Homes and Southard Corporation.
Mr. Klusener was a Great Bend resident....
Lucille M. Nelson
Dec 16, 2015
Lucille M. Nelson, 98, died Dec. 16, 2015 at River Bend Assisted Living, Great Bend. She was born June 20, 1917 at Rice County, Kansas, the daughter of Edward and Oliva (Schulte) Koehler. She married Thorne M. Schaffter in September 1935. She married Loren M. "Swede" Nelson Feb. 29, 1964 at Great Bend, Kansas. He died August 4, 1991....
Betty J. Sloan
Dec 13, 2015
Betty J. Sloan, 90, died Dec. 13, 2015, at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Born Nov. 3, 1925 at Herington, she was the daughter of Emil P. and Laura (Amerine) Nicolet. She married Delbert A. Sloan April 4, 1953 at Great Bend. He died Sept. 9, 2010. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mrs. Sloan was Assistant Vice President for Security State...
Kay Hallenbeck
Dec 10, 2015
Kay Hallenbeck, 75, died Dec. 10, 2015, at her home in Great Bend. Born Aug. 12, 1940, in Great Bend she was the daughter of Leon A. and Elsie M. (Schartz) Roth. On Aug. 5, 1972, she married Roger A. Hallenbeck in Great Bend. A lifetime resident of Barton County, she was a Registered Nurse for Central Kansas Medical Center,...
Mary Kummer-Maneth
Dec 10, 2015
Mary Helen Kummer-Maneth, 77, died Dec. 10, 2015 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. She was born Jan. 20, 1938 at Cunningham, the daughter of Joseph B. and Lucy H. (Ebenkamp) Rohling. She was a 1956 graduate of Cunningham High School and a 1959 graduate of the Dominican School of Nursing. She married Thomas Walter Kummer August 6, 1960 at Cunningham....
Brecklyn Marie Paden
Dec 8, 2015
Brecklyn Marie Paden, 21 days, died December 8, 2015, at Wesley Medical center in Wichita. Born November 17, 2015, in Wichita, she was the daughter of Mason Eugene Paden and Hayley Dawn Ross. Survivors include her father, Mason Eugene Paden of Great Bend; mother, Hayley Dawn Ross of Great Bend; two brothers, Isom Eugene Paden and Easton Michael Lee Stevenson,...
Sylvia E. Calvert
Dec 7, 2015
Sylvia E. Calvert, 69, died Dec. 7,2015, at home in Great Bend. Born July 5, 1946 at Wild Cherry, Ark., she was the daughter of O. O. "Bill" and Versie (Chism) Staggs. Sylvia married Donald Lee Calvert May 7, 1965, at Larned. He died Feb. 25, 2005. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Calvert was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since...
Peter John Mccallum
Dec 7, 2015
Peter John McCallum, 55, was born Nov. 14, 1960, in Rock Springs, Wyo., to Norman McCallum and Marjorie (Hudspith) McCallum Harrington. He died in Topeka, Kansas on Dec. 7, 2015. Peter moved with his family to Great Bend, Kansas where he attended school from Kindergarten through high school. He graduated from Great Bend High School in 1978 and from Barton...
