Tommy Max Schulz
Apr 8, 2015
Tommy Max Schulz, 81, died April 8, 2015 at Arkansas Veterans Home at Fayetteville in Fayetteville, Ark. Born February 16, 1934, in Chapman, he was the son of Walter Joseph and Marcella (Keegan) Schulz. On December 23, 1958, he married Donna Fay Richards in Kanopolis. She died on August 26, 1985. He earned his bachelor and master degrees fro Fort...
Pam Jackson
Apr 7, 2015
Pam Jackson, 62, died April 7, 2015 at her home in Great Bend. She was born March 20, 1953 at Prague, Okla., the daughter of Edwin Harold and Carley M. (Smith) Day. She was a 1971 graduate of Great Bend High School. She married Randy Short in October 1971. They later divorced. She then married Edd Jackson Aug. 28, 1982...
Hilda Chakir
Apr 7, 2015
Hilda Chakir, 98, died April 7, 2015, at River Bend Assisted Living in Great Bend. Born April 8, 1916, in rural Barton County, she was the daughter of Gustav "Gus" and Matilda "Liese" Kasselman. On August 19, 1939, she married Theodore Richard "Dick" Griffith in Great Bend. He died on April 25, 1977. She then married Norman William Chakir on...
Mary Jane Wells
Apr 4, 2015
Mary Jane Wells, 89, died April 4, 2015, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born December 16, 1925, in Fort Scott she was the daughter of James L. and Lillie Mae (Chambers) Parker and was later adopted by Ruth Chidester Noggle. She attended school in St. John and later in Russell, from where she graduated in 1943. On June...
William L. "Bill" Titsworth
Mar 30, 2015
William L. "Bill" Titsworth, 65, died March 30, 2015, at Hays Medical Center. Born June 28, 1949, in Tracy, California, he was the son of Edgar Paul and Naomi (Thomas) Titsworth. On October 29, 1994, he married Lori Riedlinger in Dodge City. A Great Bend resident since 1991, he was employed at Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility from 1991 to...
Maurice "Bryce" Clark
Mar 30, 2015
Maurice Bryce Clark, 77, died March 30, 2015, at Cherry Village Residential Care, Great Bend. He was born May 20, 1937, in Penokee, Kansas, the son of John George and Margaret Elizabeth Clark. Bryce graduated from Hill City High School in 1955 and later served with in the Army from 1960 to 1962. A Hoisington resident since 1962, he worked...
Kirk Dean Auston
Mar 29, 2015
Kirk Dean Auston, 56, passed away March 29, 2015. Born August 2, 1958, in Denver, Colo., he was the son of Charles and Shyrlee Auston. He was a 1976 graduate of Great Bend High School. While there, he was heavily involved in debate, winning many state titles and attending the National Debate Tournament. He attended the University of Kansas earning...
Joyce M. Bray
Mar 28, 2015
Joyce M. Bray, 68, died March 28, 2015, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. Born November 13, 1946 at Garden City, she was the daughter of William James and Ruth (Schulz) Bray She was a 1964 graduate of Great Bend High School and a 1967 graduate of Asbury School of Nursing, Salina. She was a critical care...
Brandon Joseph Funk
Mar 28, 2015
Brandon Joseph Funk, 16, died March 28, 2015, at his home in Great Bend. He was born June 2, 1998, at Hoisington, the son of Clark LaVern and Cynthia Marie (Schmitt) Funk. He was a junior at Great Bend High School. He was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church, Great Bend. He enjoyed playing video games, playing outside, playing...
Billy Joe Leatherman
Mar 26, 2015
Billy Joe Leatherman, 75, died March 26, 2015, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born August11, 1939, in Stafford, he was the son of Merle M. and Marie (Koelsch) Leatherman. On January 10, 1960, he married Iona Lebsack in Otis. A resident of Great Bend since 1960, coming from St. John, he was an oilfield chemical salesman. Survivors include...
Sister Connie Haug, O. P.
Mar 26, 2015
Sister Connie Haug (Sister Omer), 80, died March 26, 2015, in the Dominican Sisters' convent infirmary, Great Bend. Born September 28, 1934, in Seneca, Kan., as Constance Lucille Haug, Sister Connie was the daughter of the late Omer and Lucille Noll Haug. She entered the Dominican Sisters' Community in Great Bend August 28, 1952, and pronounced her first vows June...
Delia "Dee" Farminer
Mar 26, 2015
Delia "Dee" Farminer, 73, died March 26, 2015, at her home in North Newton. Born March 13, 1942, in Southampton, England she was the daughter of Thomas and Gwendoline (Hooker) Eldridge. On August 19, 1961, she married Eric Farminer in Southampton, England, He died on March 25, 1996. A resident of Great Bend since 1965, coming from Southampton, England, she...
Dorothy Mae Dawson
Mar 25, 2015
Dorothy Mae Dawson, 88, died March 25, 2015, at Almost Home Inc. in Great Bend. She was born June 25, 1926, at Great Bend, the daughter of Robert John and Mary Ethel (Davidson) Herren. She was a secretary and bookkeeper for the Great Bend Herald Press. She then was a bookkeeper and co-owner of Dorrels Jewelry from 1953 to 1960...
Carl Marcus Fox
Mar 23, 2015
Carl Marcus Fox, 89, died March 23, 2015, at Hospice House of Reno County, Hutchinson. Born Charles Orman Bear on March 5, 1926 at Cortez, Colo., he was the son of Orman and Philomena (Swan) Bear, he was later adopted by Clarence M. "Bud" Fox and his name changed to Carl Marcus Fox. He married Catherine Rupert January 1, 1949...
Frances Elizabeth "Tee" Simpson
Mar 22, 2015
Frances Elizabeth "Tee" Simpson, 98, died March 22, 2015, at Cherry Village Nursing Home. Born September 23, 1916 at St. Clair County, Missouri, she was the daughter of Fred and Mayme (Malicoat) Jackson. She married Melvin Clay Simpson March 13, 1934 at Osceola, Missouri, and at the time of his death had been married 77 years. He died July 31,...
Carlos Myles Miller
Mar 21, 2015
Carlos Myles Miller, 95, died March 21, 2015, at Stafford County Hospital. Born March 12, 1920, in Great Bend, Kansas, he was the son of Clarence and Alverta (Gaunt) Miller. On September 28, 1941, he married Mary Emily Downey. She preceded him in death on September 24, 1994. Carlos was a life-long resident of Great Bend, graduating from Great Bend...
Dwight C. Martin
Mar 21, 2015
Dwight C. Martin, 73, died March 21, 2015, at his home in Hoisington. He was born August 12, 1941, in Ransom, Kansas, the son of Clade and Sylvia (Everhart) Martin. Dwight graduated from Utica High School, Utica, Kansas. He retired from the Missouri Pacific Railroad as a train dispatcher, after working there for more than 40 years. Dwight was a...
Deborah E. Berkley
Mar 20, 2015
Deborah E. "Debbie" Berkley, 63, died March 20, 2015, at Hospice House of Reno County, Hutchinson. Born February 29, 1952 at Salina, she was the daughter of Harold Rayfield and Doris Eleanor (Corman) Berkley. Ms. Berkley was a Great Bend resident and an attorney. She was a member of Elks, Golden Plains Quilts of Valor which she started, CASA, and...
Michael "Mike" Christians
Mar 20, 2015
Michael "Mike" Christians, 60, died March 20, 2015 at Hays Medical Center. He was born January 7, 1955 at Hoisington, the son of Clarence and Keta (Marquis) Christians. He worked in food service at Larned State Hospital. Mr. Christians was a Larned resident for fifteen years, coming from Great Bend. He was a member of Faith Community Church, Great Bend....
Stanton James Bergen
Mar 18, 2015
Stanton James Bergen, 47, died March 18, 2015, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. Born July 30, 1967, in Great Bend, he was the son of George Jr. and Emma Faye "Dilly" (Salem) Bergen. A resident of St. John since 2001, coming from Great Bend, he was a salesman for Coca-Cola. Mr. Bergen was a member of the First Southern Baptist...
