Marilyn Jane Malbrough
Nov 11, 2015
Marilyn Jane Malbrough, 64, died Nov. 11, 2015, at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center in Topeka. She was born Oct. 8, 1951, at Great Bend, the daughter of Thomas James and Ruth Clara (Hawkins) Hardy. Marilyn married Lawrence Malbrough Nov. 24, 1979 in Great Bend, He died Oct. 22, 2009. Marilyn was a lifelong Great Bend resident, who lived her last...
Denis J. Lutz
Nov 10, 2015
Denis J. Lutz, 78, died November 10, 2015 at Hays Medical Center, Hays. He was born July 22, 1937 at Spearville, the son of Adolph John and Lucy M. (Conrardy) Lutz. He attended St. John Catholic School, Spearville and St. Andrew Catholic School, Wright, graduating in 1951. He attended St. Gregory High School, Shawnee, Okla., from 1951 to 1955 and...
Sue Shoen
Nov 10, 2015
Sue Shoen, 77, of Ellinwood passed into eternal life, with her six children by her side, on Nov. 10, 2015. Sue was born on Nov. 19, 1937 in American Fork, Utah, the daughter of Robert and Wilma Crookston. She moved to El Cajon, Calif. in 1949. She graduated from El Cajon High School in 1956. After raising her six children...
Arlene Helen Miles
Nov 6, 2015
Arlene Helen Miles, 100, died Nov. 6, 2015, at Life Care Center in Farmington, N.M. Born Jan. 13, 1915, in Breese, Ill., she was the daughter of Carl and Stella Gerfen. Arlene graduated from high school in Carlyle, Ill., and from a business college in St. Louis, Mo. On Apr. 26, 1943, she married Hugh S. Miles. The couple...
Viola R. Daubert
Nov 5, 2015
Viola Ruth Daubert, 94, died November 5, 2015 at Locust Grove Village in La Crosse. She was born June 25, 1921 at the farm home southeast of Bazine, the daughter of Jacob and Eva (Brunz) Bruntz. She married Clarence Raymond Daubert May 16, 1942 at Otis. He died January 19, 1990. A long-time Otis resident, Mrs. Daubert was a homemaker....
Travis Keith Roth, M.D.
Nov 5, 2015
Travis Keith Roth, M.D., of Atlanta, Ga., age 45, passed away November 5, 2015, as the result of an automobile accident in Atlanta. He was born November 12, 1969, in Great Bend, to John Henry and Connie Louise (Hazen) Roth. Growing up in Ellinwood, Kan., he attended St. Joseph Catholic Grade School, and was a 1988 graduate of Ellinwood High...
Charles Willis Likes
Nov 2, 2015
Charles Willis Likes, 71, died November 2, 2015, at his home in Heizer. Born August 12, 1944, in Great Bend, he was the son of George and Frances (Stagner) Likes. He was a retired lineman. Mr. Likes was a veteran of the United States Navy. Survivors include two sons, Dan Likes of Claflin, and John Likes of Hutchinson; two sisters,...
Brantley Delaine Raybern
Nov 2, 2015
Brantley Delaine Raybern, infant son of Jeffrey Raybern and Patricia Levingston, was stillborn Monday, November 2, at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Survivors include his parents; three brothers; four sisters; grandparents, Brad and Michelle VonFeldt, Robert and Sue Levingston, and Don Raybern, all of Great Bend; several great grandparents; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. A private family graveside will be...
Maurice J. Haberman
Nov 2, 2015
Maurice J. "Morris" Haberman, 67, died November 2, 2015, at Kansas Medical Center, Andover, KS. He was born March 9, 1948, the son of Alex J. and Augusta J. (Koriel) Haberman. Maurice graduated from Great Bend High School in 1966 and then in 1970 received his Bachelors in Industrial Arts from Fort Hays State College. On April 28, 1979, he...
Mildred Booker
Nov 2, 2015
Mildred Johnson Booker, 92, passed away November 2, 2015, at Bullhead City, Ariz. She was born April 23, 1923, at Great Bend, the daughter of Gilbert and Lena (Bortz) Johnson. She began working at the age of 16, keeping books for Mering and Son, and continued for nine years. She graduated from Great Bend High School in 1940. She married...
Lorene Carol Breon
Nov 1, 2015
Lorene Carol Breon, 99, died November 1, 2015, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born January 10, 1916, in Morris County, she was the daughter of Whilmer and Anna (Swenson) Erikson. On August 30, 1958, she married Lial K. Breon. He died on November 18, 2000. A resident of Great Bend since 2002, coming from Council Grove, she was...
Mary Rose Gerstenkorn
Nov 1, 2015
Mary Rose Gerstenkorn, 99, died November 1, 2015 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend. Born June 21, 1916, at Bison, she was the daughter of Joseph F. and Rose Mary (Krotz) Oborny. She married Hubert Leo Gerstenkorn July 29, 1941 at Timken, Kansas. He died July 7, 1996.She was a homemaker. She was a member of Prince...
Dianne Cope
Oct 29, 2015
Dianne Cope, 72, died October 29, 2015, at her home in Great Bend. Born December 15, 1942, in Lambert, Miss., she was the daughter of Tommie A. and Frances (Brown) Goodnight. On May 28, 1961, she married Marvin Donald Cope in Great Bend. She was the office manager at Heartland Dermatology and was a seamstress. Mrs. Cope was a member...
Wilma Marie Larson
Oct 27, 2015
Wilma Marie Larson, 79, died October 27, 2015, at Locust Grove Village, LaCrosse, Kansas. She was born November 26, 1935, in Arvada, Colorado, the daughter of Roy and Myrtle (Darbro) Tunnel. Wilma graduated from Chanute High School in 1953. On January 2, 1955, she married Harold Larson in Chanute, Kansas. Wilma and Harold then moved to Hoisington where they resided...
Clarence J. Burns
Oct 27, 2015
Clarence J. Burns, 93, died Oct. 27, 2015, surrounded by his family at Almost Home, Inc., Great Bend. He was born Sept. 30, 1922, the third child of Frank and Nora (Heitman) Burns, on a farm south of Fowler, Kan. As the last member, the Burns family is reunited and restored. He was a 1941 graduate of Fowler High School...
Mary Rose Craddock
Oct 27, 2015
Mary Rose Craddock, 68, died October 27, 2015, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center in Hutchinson. She was born May 9, 1947, at Great Bend, to Jober and Zelma Carson. She married Dale Craddock in March of 1995. A Great Bend resident, she was a homemaker. She was a hard worker, enjoyed gardening, and had a big heart. Survivors include her...
Tom Mcglinn
Oct 24, 2015
Tom McGlinn, 78, died October 24, 2015, at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. Born October 16, 1937, in Lyons, he was the son of Leo and Frances (Kiley) McGlinn. On September 15, 1962, he married JoAnn Bieberle at Holy Name Catholic Church in Bushton. A resident of Great Bend since 1959, coming from Chase he was co-owner and operator of...
Jean Marie Smith
Oct 21, 2015
Jean Marie Smith, 88, died October 21, 2015, at her home near Hoisington. She was born May 15, 1927, in the Eureka Township, Barton County, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur Alyea and Laura Marie (Spitzmiler) Johnson. Jean graduated from Great Bend High School in 1944. On June 5, 1944, she married LeRoy Smith at the Hoisington United Methodist Church. Jean...
Henry John Staudinger
Oct 21, 2015
Henry John Staudinger, 72, of Toms Brook, Va, died October 21, 2015, at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va. Born March 30, 1943, in Great Bend, he was the son of Henry and Anna (Zeman) Staudinger. He attended Sacred Heart High School in Salina for two years and graduated from Claflin High School in 1961 as class valedictorian. In 1965,...
Dr. William Doyle Smith
Oct 20, 2015
Dr. William Doyle Smith, 75, died October 20, 2015, at his home in Great Bend. Born September 23, 1940, in Sapulpa, Okla., he was the son of Frankie Anderson and Bertha (Holt) Smith. On March 22, 1970, he married Carol Wenzel in North Little Rock, Ark. Dr. Smith was a Great Bend resident and the pastor of the First Southern...
