Wendale E. Mcallaster, M. D., F. A. C. S.
Oct 18, 2015
Wendale E. McAllaster, M. D., F. A. C. S., 90, died October 18, 2015, at Great Bend Regional Hospital. He was born October 23, 1924, at Greeley County, the son of Rollin Marquis and Edna Pearl (Stahley) McAllaster. He married Donna Lee Rhodes January 28, 1950, at Gosper County, Nebraska. A retired surgeon, Dr. McAllaster was a Great Bend resident...
Sister Rosalia Govert, Op
Oct 17, 2015
Sister Rosalia Govert, 100, died Saturday, October 17, 2015, in the Dominican Sisters' convent infirmary, Great Bend. Born September 28, 1915 in Willowdale, Kansas, as Pauline Mary Govert, Sister Rosalia was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rosena Greiving Govert. She entered the Dominican Sisters' Community July 13, 1930, and pronounced her first vows August 17, 1933. She celebrated...
Charles Wesley Calp
Oct 13, 2015
Charles Wesley "Charley" Calp, 67, died October 13, 2015, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born May 25, 1948, in Baltimore, MD, the son of Austin and Lillian (Tuzicka) Calp. Charley graduated from Hoisington High School. He worked in the Oil Fields, in seismography work when he was first out of school. He then worked for Shirer Well Services...
Jared Paul Langston
Oct 13, 2015
Jared Paul, age 35, returned to his heavenly home October 13, 2015, passing away in Weld County, CO. He was born October 29, 1979, at Great Bend, KS, to Roger and Joyce (Bauvso) Langston. Jared married Allison Baird on April 20, 2002, at Woods Cross UT. He was a self-employed pilot, attending school at KSU at Salina, studying to become...
William Vsetecka
Oct 10, 2015
William "Wild Bill" Vsetecka, age 89, of Great Bend, passed away, October 10, 2015, at Ellinwood District Hospital, Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born April 9, 1926 at Timken, Kansas, to Emil and Amilia Vsetecka. William married Dolores J. Vsetecka Aug. 29, 1951, at Great Bend, KS. She died Aug. 8, 1998. A long time Great Bend resident, William was a...
Dorothy E. Kerschen
Oct 9, 2015
Dorothy E. Kerschen, 91, of Great Bend, passed away October 9, 2015, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born February 6, 1924, at Willowdale, Kansas, to Rudolph and Tillie (Pillar) Harbert. Dorothy married Wilferd J. Kerschen on November 24, 1947, at Kingman, Kansas. He died July 9, 1977. A Great Bend, resident since 1950 coming from...
Betty Jane Gruber
Oct 7, 2015
Betty Jane Welch Gruber, was born on the 27th of January, 1926, to Elmer and Inez Jane Welch. She married her best friend, Arthur Gruber in Hoisington, Kansas, on the 22nd of November, 1944. The traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Art (in the US Navy) was in a water tender school. After the school they traveled by troop train (the...
Mark Anthony Depperschmidt
Oct 2, 2015
Mark Anthony Depperschmidt, 57, died October 2, 2015, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. Born October 14, 1957, at La Crosse, he was the son of Charles and Mary (Cordova) Depperschmidt. Mark married Debbie Dykstra on November 26, 1997 at Great Bend, KS. She died July 1, 2013. A professional over-the-road truck driver, Mark had been a Great Bend resident since...
June Evelyn Buczinski Billinger
Oct 1, 2015
June Evelyn Buczinski Billinger, 91, died October 1, 2015, at Woodhaven Care Center in Ellinwood. Born June 25, 1924, in Wichita, she was the daughter of James E. and Ethel (McDonough) Smith. On July 11, 1945, she married Lawrence Buczinski in Tulsa, Okla. He died April 26, 1997. She then married Charles J. Billinger October 23, 1999, at Great Bend....
Anna M. Cole
Sep 29, 2015
Anna M. Cole, 88, died September 29, 2015 at Country Place Senior Living, Hoisington, Kansas. She was born September 24, 1927 at Willowdale, Kansas, the daughter of Ignatz and Magdalena (Wagner) Goetz. She married Calvin Keith Roberts January 27, 1948 at Cunningham, Kansas. Divorcing in 1969, Calvin then passed away January 2, 2007. She then married Jack K. Cole February...
Janis Friedeman Sayler
Sep 25, 2015
Janis Friedeman Sayler, 84, entered heaven on September 25, 2015. She was born July 13, 1931, in Great Bend, where she spent most of her life raising her family. She was the secretary at Washington Elementary School until retirement. Janis was a devoted wife and mother, enthusiastic Christian, prayer warrior and founding member of Foundry Methodist Church. Survivors include her...
Russell C. Combs
Sep 22, 2015
Russell C. Combs, 57, died September 22, 2015, at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Born December 4, 1957, in Hutchinson, he was the son of Clarence "Chief" and Florence "Jean" (Berry) Combs. A resident of Great Bend, he owned and operated C&S Concessions, C&S Fireworks, C&S Tires, C&S Repo, Triple A Lockout and C&S Hotshot. Mr. Combs was a member of...
Billie Jean Fletcher
Sep 21, 2015
Billie Jean Fletcher, 90, died September 21, 2015 at Salina Regional Medical Center, Salina. Born September 14, 1925 at Buffalo, Mo., she was the daughter of Harry and Mabel (Chase) Tway. Billie Jean married Lloyd M. Fletcher July 31, 1944 at Hays. He died November 29, 1986. She was a photographer for Selden I. Peugh Photography in Hoisington, and later...
Rebecca J. Maier
Sep 19, 2015
HOISINGTON Rebecca J. "Becky" Maier, 70, died Sept. 19, 2015, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. Born June 6, 1945 at Great Bend, she was the daughter of H. Ray and Lenora (Ochs) Humphrey Rebecca married Harlan Maier June 4, 1975 at Hoisington. Working in production at Fuller Brush Industries, Mrs. Maier was a lifetime Hoisington resident, living a short while...
Arther Wayne Hunt
Sep 17, 2015
Arther Wayne Hunt, 83, died September 17, 2015, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita. Born October 12, 1931, in Silver City, Okla., he was the son of Elmer and Essie D. (Browning) Hunt. On December 24, 1951, he married Shirley Rae Jones in Lyons. She died on March 31, 2013, after more than 61 years of...
Cecilia M. Schremmer
Sep 16, 2015
Cecilia M. Schremmer, 91, of Great Bend, died September 16, 2015, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born October 26, 1923 at Odin, the daughter of Frank Joseph and Frances T. (Kessler) Ille. She married Wilfred Andrew Schremmer October 26, 1948 at Odin. He died December 7, 2009. A Great Bend resident since 1995, coming from Odin,...
Chance Lane Richards, Jr.
Sep 15, 2015
Chance Lane Richards, Jr., 9, died September 15, 2015 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born January 12, 2006 at Great Bend, the son of Chance Lane, Sr. and Lily Lee (Terry) Richards. Chance enjoyed fishing and swimming. He had a special interest in snakes, lizards, spiders, dinosaurs, fossils and sea shells, dreaming to be a paleontologist one day....
Karen Kay Manning
Sep 14, 2015
Karen Kay Manning, 63, died September 14, 2015, at Marjorie Home, Wichita. Born May 27, 1952 at Great Bend, she was the daughter of Ambrose and Mary (Reif) Oberle. She married Steven Duane Manning February 6, 1976 at Great Bend, Kansas. He died September 5, 2014. She was employed by CPI. Mrs. Manning was a lifetime Great Bend area resident....
Leo Leroy Herrman
Sep 13, 2015
Leo LeRoy Herrman Sr., 72, died September 13, 2015, at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Born May 16, 1943, in Great Bend, he was the son of Wendelin and Dorothy (Herl) Herrman. On December 18, 1987, he married Ramey Smith in Great Bend. A lifetime resident of Great Bend, he was a policeman for the Great Bend Police Department and then...
Luis G. Mata-Ortiz
Sep 10, 2015
Luis G. Mata-Ortiz, 28, died September 10, 2015, at Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington. Born February 2, 1987, in Durango, Durango, Mexico, he was the son of Sergio and Susana (Ortiz) Mata. On March 26, 2010, he married Elizabeth Arias in Great Bend. A resident of Great Bend since 2007, he was a welder for Doonan Specialized Trailer. Mr. Mata-Ortiz...
