Donald Raymond Mclaughlin
Aug 5, 2015
Donald Raymond McLaughlin, 65, died August 5, 2015 at his home in Great Bend. He was born June 18, 1950 at Great Bend, the son of Joseph Raymond and Grace Kathleen (McCarthy) McLaughlin. He was a retired photographer for Wal-mart. He enjoyed golfing and spending time with his daughter, nieces and nephews. Survivors include one daughter, Kallie McLaughlin of Junction...
Melville Farmer
Aug 5, 2015
Melville Farmer, 77, died August 5, 2015, at his home in Claflin. He was born October 25, 1937, in Newton County, Arkansas, the son of Harley Porter and Susie (Brewer) Farmer. A longtime Claflin resident, Melville had worked as a tool pusher and driller, working for Big Springs Drilling. On May 11, 1956, he married Aletha Mae Ragsdale in Hoisington....
Evelyn Kultgen
Aug 5, 2015
Evelyn K. Kultgen, 94, died Aug. 5, 2015, at Brookdale Senior Living, Great Bend, her home for the past ten years. Born March 30, 1921 at Kinsley, she was the daughter of and one of six children born to Conrad and Anna (Herrmann) Brehm. Evelyn married John L. Kultgen Dec. 27, 1944 at Kinsley. He preceded her in death on...
Hedi Schulz
Aug 5, 2015
Hedi Schulz died, Aug. 5, 2015, at The Place (ALF) in Vero Beach, Fla. Born on Sept. 11, 1919, in Berlin, Germany, she was the last remaining child of Michael and Maria Wittl. She married Joe Schulz in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany in 1946. When Joe was honorably discharged from the Armed Services, they settled in Kansas, making Great Bend...
Emelia Germaine Wetig
Aug 3, 2015
Emelia Germaine Wetig, 91, died August 3, 2015, at her son's home in Great Bend. Born May 1, 1924 at Raimes, France, she was the daughter of Emile and Henriette (Vairon) Lesne. She married Elmer Daniel Wetig November 16, 1946 at Great Bend. He died August 15, 1956. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Wetig was a Great Bend resident since...
William E. "Bill" Frenzl
Aug 1, 2015
William E. "Bill" Frenzl, 83, died August 1, 2015, at Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington. Born February 9, 1932, in Odin, he was the son of Hugo and Matilda (Hoeffner) Frenzl. On November 10, 1954, he married Mary Ann Hickel at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Ellinwood. She died on October 20, 2005. A lifetime resident of Barton...
Trevis Ray Smith
Jul 31, 2015
Trevis Ray Smith, 29, died July 31, 2015 near Olmitz, Kansas. He was born January 31, 1986 at Great Bend. The son of Rick Lee and Rayetta L. (Navarro) Smith. He married Ashley Keenan July 14, 2012 at Norton. A Larned resident, he worked in the oil field most of his life and currently working for WW Drilling and truly...
Cherie Ann (Bishop) Phillipi
Jul 29, 2015
Cherie Ann (Bishop) Phillipi, 46, died July 29, 2015, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita. Born May 4, 1969, in Great Bend, she was the daughter of Paul Ray and Karen Sue (Schremmer) Bishop. She was a lifetime resident of Great Bend. Ms. Phillipi was a member of the Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose...
Eudale Brack
Jul 25, 2015
Eudale Brack, 88, died July 25, 2015, at Locust Grove Village, LaCrosse, Kansas. He was born September 1, 1926, in Alva, Oklahoma, the son of Herman A. and Alma A. (Brack) Brack. Eudale was a Navy Veteran Seaman 1st Class serving during World War II. On September 12, 1945, he married Magdalene T. Tuzicka at Trinity Lutheran Church, Otis, Kansas,...
John "Steve" Nemnich
Jul 22, 2015
John "Steve" Nemnich, 81, died July 22, 2015, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. He was born October 24, 1933, at Ottawa County, Kansas, the son of Earl E. and Beulah (Fisher) Nemnich. He married Gladys Louise Sutton August 14, 1955, at Hartford, Kansas. She died August 29, 2009. He was an owner-operator truck driver for forty-five years. He was a...
Sheryl Dean Gray
Jul 21, 2015
Sheryl Dean Gray, 68, died July 21, 2015 at her home surrounded by loved ones in Great Bend. She was born June 24, 1947 at Great Bend, the daughter of Jean E. and Bonnie V. (Jones) Gray. She was a scale house operator for Venture Corporation. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Great Bend. She enjoyed genealogy,...
Irwin Frank Alefs
Jul 21, 2015
Irwin Frank Alefs, 90, died July 21, 2015, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Born January 11, 1925, in Great Bend, he was the son of Daniel and Minnie Rose (Lippoldt) Alefs. On October 28, 1945, he married Dorothy Marie Boatright in Great Bend. She died on July 12, 2012. He owned and operated Alefs and Sons Equipment, the John...
Christopher Alan Oeser
Jul 19, 2015
Christopher Alan Oeser, 48, loving husband, son, father, and papa, died July 19, 2015, at his home in Claflin. He was born May 23, 1967, in Overland Park, Kansas, the son of Alan K. and Sheila M. (Heinz) Oeser. Chris graduated from Claflin High School in 1985. He was a lifetime resident of Claflin and a farmer and rancher. Chris...
James W. "Jim" Oliver
Jul 17, 2015
James W. "Jim" Oliver, 90, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away July 17, 2015 at Brookdale Senior Living, Great Bend. He was born July 29, 1924 at Madison, Kan., the youngest of three children to Willis and Amy (Holland) Oliver. He married Madalene Delma Mosier January 14, 1951 at Great Bend. She passed away July 20, 2007. A Great...
Rhoda Sue Devorss
Jul 16, 2015
Rhoda Sue DeVorss, 75, died July 16, 2015, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita. Born April 4, 1940, at Rocky Ford, Colo., she was the daughter of Everett and Josie Ewers. On May 10, 1957, she married Robert Lee DeVorss in Raton, N.M. He died on Oct. 14, 1999. A resident of Great Bend, coming from Yoder, Colo. in...
Bonita M. Demel
Jul 15, 2015
Bonita M. Demel, 54, died July 15, 2015, at Ellinwood District Hospital. She was born December 8, 1960, the daughter of Stephen F. and Dolores A. (Jenisch) Demel. Bonita graduated from Claflin High School in 1979. Originally from rural Odin she moved to Farmington, Missouri, in 1998, and worked as a Claims Representative for the Social Security office in the...
Betty Lou Rand
Jul 15, 2015
Betty Lou Rand, 85, died July 15, 2015, at OU Medical Center Presbyterian Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born January 8, 1930 at Lamar, Colorado, the daughter of Hiram Franklin and Nola Esther (Gideon) Rutter. She married Doyle Rand April 17, 1949 at Coats, Kansas. She and her husband, Doyle, owned and operated Rands Properties. Mrs. Rand enjoyed reading...
Evelyn Simmons
Jul 14, 2015
Evelyn Simmons, 95, died July 14, 2015, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 18, 1920, in Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Minnie (Ahrens) Hofmeister. On June 16, 1957, Evelyn married Lawrence L. Simmons in Hoisington. He died December 10, 2008. A longtime resident of the Claflin area, she was a homemaker. Evelyn was...
Anna M. Hitschmann
Jul 14, 2015
Anna M. Hitschmann, 95, died July 14, 2015, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born December 31, 1919, on the farm near Odin, Kansas, the daughter of Peter J. and Louisa (Korkisch) Meyeres. A lifetime resident of Odin, she was a homemaker, who loved gardening and playing cards. Anna was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church...
Marian Beakey Call
Jul 9, 2015
Marian Beakey Call passed away Thursday, July 9, 2015, at The Cedars in McPherson. She was born July 12, 1921, in Great Bend, the daughter of Arthur and Isabella (Schwager) Beakey. She was the oldest of six children. Marian lived in Great Bend for all but two years when her family moved to Chicago during her youth. She resided at...
