Heather Dawn Allen
Jun 7, 2015
Heather Dawn Allen, 41, died June 7, 2015, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. Born October 14, 1973, in Great Bend, she was the daughter of Michael Dale and Sharon (Bruno) Vanaman. On October 10, 1999, she married Shawn Allen in Great Bend. A resident of Junction City since 2006, coming from Great Bend, she was...
Dennis D. Batt
Jun 5, 2015
Dennis "Dingbat" D. Batt, of Hoisington, KS, passed away Friday, June 5, 2015, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. Dennis was born in Defiance, Ohio, on May 12, 1945, and was the son of the late Al and Helen (Justinger) Batt. Dennis was a Navy veteran and served on the USS Union during Vietnam. On May 21, 1967, he...
Lavern Eugene Elsasser
May 31, 2015
Lavern Eugene Elsasser, 83, died May 31, 2015, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Born October 14, 1931, in Milberger, he was the son of Leo and Esther (Ochs) Elsasser. On April 18, 1954, he married Nila Jean Diel in Otis. He was senior application engineer for Diesel Equipment Company in Great Bend beginning in 1955, and transferred with the...
Carol S. Warrick
May 30, 2015
Carol S. Warrick, 100, died Saturday, May 30, 2015, at Pawnee County Community Hospital, Larned, Kansas. He was born December 25, 1914, in Blair, Nebraska, the son of Neum and Blanche D. (Peck) Warrick. Carol was a WWII veteran serving in the Aleutian Islands with the United States Army as a Sergeant and Squad Leader. A longtime resident of Hoisington,...
Daniel Ray Vsetecka
May 27, 2015
Daniel Ray Vsetecka, 50, died May 27, 2015, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Born November 29, 1964, in Colorado Springs, Colo., he was the son of Emil Frank and Wand Jean (Berry) Vsetecka. A longtime resident of Larned, he was a self-employed mechanic. Mr. Vsetecka was a member of The Father's House in Larned. Survivors include one son, Daniel...
John L. "Jack" Godin
May 25, 2015
John L. "Jack" Godin, 76, died May 25, at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita. Born March 24, 1939, in Tupper Lake, N.Y., he was the son of Frank and Marion (Prespare) Godin. On Oct. 31, 1981, he married Mildred Gable in Great Bend. A resident of Pawnee Rock for six years, coming from Great Bend, he...
Delores Rae Keegan
May 23, 2015
Delores Rae Keegan, 83, died May 23, 2015, at Sterling House of Great Bend. She was born Aug. 23, 1931, at Little River, the daughter of Ray and Elsie (Eaton) Folck. Mrs. Keegan was a Great Bend resident and taught public school for 39 years, the last 30 years in Great Bend at Morrison and Jefferson Elementary Schools. She was...
Ruth Marie Cannon
May 23, 2015
Ruth Marie Cannon, 79, died May 23, 2015, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born May 16, 1936, at Dodge City, the daughter of Hillary and Ruth Borne. She married Manford G. "Bud" Cannon Oct. 29, 1949, at Boone, Arkansas. He died Dec. 7, 1982. A long-time Great Bend resident, she was an accounts payable clerk for Great Bend...
Louis Wintholz
May 22, 2015
Louis Wintholz, 83, passed from this world to join his beloved wife Phyllis, in heaven on May 22, 2015, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kan. He was born January 30, 1932 in Collyer, Kan., the son of Reinholdt "Ray" and Mary (Windholz) Wintholz. He attended school in Collyer and graduated from the Hays Cadets Academy in 1950. He...
Gerald W. "Jerry" Beran
May 21, 2015
Odin, Kansas Gerald W. "Jerry" Beran, 88, died May 21, 2015, at Almost Home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born September 9, 1926, on the farm in Odin, Kansas, the son of Anton A. and Hattie Rose (Prosser) Beran. Jerry graduated from Odin High School in 1944 and later enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. After returning from the...
Sister Marie Klein
May 21, 2015
Sister Marie Klein, 102, died May 21, 2015, in the Dominican Sisters' Convent Infirmary, Great Bend. Born April 25, 1913, in Fowler, as Mary Ann Agatha Klein, Sister Marie was the daughter of Anthony and Mary Helen (Hoffman) Klein. She entered the Dominican Sisters' Community July 14, 1928, and pronounced her first vows August 17, 1931. She celebrated 80 years...
Maria Victoria Garcia Pardo
May 18, 2015
Maria Victoria Garcia Pardo died May 18, 2015, at her home in Great Bend. Vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday; Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday, both at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at Bryant Funeral Home, Great Bend.
Julia Ann Barnes
May 16, 2015
Julia Ann Barnes, 54, died May 16, 2015, at her home in Great Bend. Born July 4, 1960, in Great Bend, she was the daughter of James R. Jr., and Joyce L. (Mohr) Lofland. On November 14, 1981, she married Jeff Barnes in Great Bend. A lifetime resident of Great Bend, she was employed in retirement plan management at CPI...
Judith M. Moore
May 14, 2015
Judith M. Moore, 73, died May 14, 2015 at her home in Great Bend. She was born May 26, 1941 at Great Bend, the daughter of Chester Wright and Leola Margaret (Marmie) Burgett. She married Charles Edward Moore November 26, 1960 at Great Bend. He died May 30, 2006. She owned and operated Chasmo's Greyhounds. Mrs. Moore was a lifetime...
Wilma Manley
May 14, 2015
Wilma Lois Manley, 84, died May 14, 2015, at her home in Hoisington. Born Feb. 4, 1931, in Coffeyville, she was the daughter of Albert and Lorraine Duncan. Wilma married Delbert Mason Manley in Coffeyville. He died in 1987. A long time resident of Hoisington, she was a C.N.A. at Heritage Nursing Home in Hoisington. Survivors include one son, Terry...
Janlyn Miner Morrison
May 13, 2015
Janlyn Miner Morrison died May 13, 2015. Born December 18, 1939, in Dodge City, she was the daughter of Arline (Collins) and Robert Dudley Miner, "Jan" was the great-granddaughter of two pioneering western Kansas farm families. The family moved to Great Bend in 1946, where Jan attended public schools and then Kansas University her freshman year. Jan married John Arthur...
Joyce Boos
May 10, 2015
Joyce L. Boos, 74, died May 10, 2015, at Bixby Southtown Nursing Home, Bixby, Okla. Born Oct. 19, 1940 at Winfield, KS, she was the daughter of John James Hutto and Opal (Spittler) White. Joyce married Thomas Lee Boos Nov. 27, 1965 at Great Bend. She was a bookkeeper for First American Title. Mrs. Boos was a Great Bend resident...
Phyllis Eileen Blythe
May 10, 2015
Phyllis Eileen Blythe, 86, died May 10, 2015, at Great Bend Regional Hospital. She was born June 16, 1928, at Williamsburg, the daughter of Clyde E. and Ruth (Decker) Todd. She married Donald N. Blythe Aug. 6, 1948, at Williamsburg. Phyllis was a member of 4-H and the Civil Air Patrol during high school. She attended Kansas State Teachers College...
Luella Arlene Fercking
May 10, 2015
Luella "Lu" Fercking, 78, went to be with her Lord on May 10, 2015, at Hays Medical Center. She was born January 3, 1937, in Comanche County, Kansas, at her Aunt Faye's farm house. She was the daughter of John and Lillie Cline. She graduated from Ness City High School in 1954. She married Robert "Ray" Fercking on June 3,...
Alma R. Snodgrass
May 8, 2015
Alma R. Snodgrass, 93, died May 8, 2015, at her home in Great Bend. She was born August 5, 1921, at Wetmore, the daughter of William Riley and Louise Kathryn (Searing) Wright. She married Kenneth Lowell Armstrong June 15, 1939, at Wamego. He died January 27, 1967. She then married Claude William Snodgrass January 29, 1973, at Scott City. He...
