Joseph E. Hlavaty
Jan 19, 2015
Joseph E. Hlavaty, 77, died Jan. 19, 2015, at Locust Grove Village, La Crosse. He was born Nov. 8, 1937, the son of Erwin J. and Clara Elizabeth (Riedel) Hlavaty. He married Justina Maneth Oct. 6, 1958, at La Crosse. A lifetime Olmitz resident, he was a dairy farmer and stockman and also the postmaster for Olmitz for 25 years....
Solomon "Sam" Maier
Jan 18, 2015
Solomon "Sam" Maier, 103, died January 18, 2015 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born June 3, 1911, in rural Barton County, he was the son of Henry Jacob and Anna Marie (Daubert) Maier. On September 24, 1947, he married Betty Jo Mangum in Lubbock, Texas. She died on December 7, 2000. A resident of Great Bend since 1964,...
Rose Marie Bryant
Jan 17, 2015
Rose Marie Bryant, 73, died January 17, 2015, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born January 7, 1942, in Chase, she was the daughter of George and Georgia (Moore) Bird. She was a graduate of Lincoln High School in Lincoln. On January 27, 1961, she married Carl Lee Bryant in Lincoln. A longtime resident of Hoisington, she was employed...
William Francis "Bill" Maneth
Jan 16, 2015
William Francis "Bill" Maneth, 81, died Jan. 16, 2015, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born March 13, 1933, at Great Bend, the son of William Leo and Mary Teresa (Mauler) Maneth. He married Kay Ellen Dorfshaffer Aug. 24, 1957, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Great Bend. A lifetime Great Bend resident, he worked for...
Robert Frank James
Jan 15, 2015
Robert Frank James, 83, died Jan. 15, 2015 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. He was born Sept. 4, 1931 at Syracuse, the son of Albert M. and Rowena P. (Lockridge) James. Robert married Wanda J. Strimple June 27, 1953 at Wichita. She died March 10, 2007. He was a 1953 graduate of Southwestern College, and was a veteran...
Kenneth Ray Guthrie
Jan 12, 2015
Kenneth Ray Guthrie, 83, went home to be with the Lord on January 12, 2015 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Born October 26, 1931, in Jennings, Okla. he was the son of James H. and Lillie Mae (Casey) Guthrie. On December 27, 1955, he married Verda DeYoung in Palco. A resident of Great Bend since 1962, coming from Hill City...
Helen M. Steincamp
Jan 10, 2015
Helen Marie Steincamp, 84, died January 10, 2015, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. Born October 12, 1930, at Redwing, she was the daughter of Joseph R. and Anna Marie (Proksch) Dietz. She was a 1948 graduate of Hoisington High School. She married Charles William Steincamp February 7, 1959, at Ness City. He died February 5, 1999....
Duane Alvin Potter
Jan 10, 2015
Duane Alvin Potter, 94, died January 10, 2015, at Hackensack, Minn. He was born November 9, 1920, in Hugo, Colo., the son of Joseph Clinton and Elsa Patricia (Richardson) Potter. He grew up on a dairy farm and graduated from Hugo High School. He married Rosemary Weber on November 18, 1943. After 69 years of marriage, she preceded him in...
Neta Johnson
Jan 9, 2015
Neta Richards Johnson, 100, died January 9, 2015, at Country Place Senior Living. She was born January 31, 1914, in Churdan, Iowa, the daughter of Zala F. and Mabel (Culver) Richards. She married James Benjamin Johnson on September 19, 1943. He died February 6, 1991. She is survived by two daughters; Judy Lenore Johnson, married to Gunter Hofmann of Lincoln,...
Marge M. Watkins
Jan 8, 2015
Marge M. Watkins, 93, went to be with the Lord on January 8, 2015, at Almost Home, Inc. in Great Bend. Born August 30, 1921, in Dodge City, Kansas, she was the daughter of Fred and Anna May (Lewis) Cummins. On October 3, 1938, she married Henry F. Watkins in Dodge City. He died on February 25, 1991. She and...
Gloria Leon
Jan 7, 2015
Gloria Leon, 65, died January 7, 2015 at her home in Great Bend. Born October 25, 1949, in Great Bend she was the daughter of Sextos and Irene (Weiss) Leon. A lifetime resident of Great Bend she was a dishwasher at the Highland Manor. She enjoyed music and dances. Survivors include long-time companion, Howard Barry of Great Bend; one daughter,...
Ralph L. Stalcup
Jan 7, 2015
Ralph L. Stalcup, 86, died January 7, 2015, at Locust Grove, La Crosse. He was born June 5, 1928, at Great Bend, to Arthur A. and Amy (Gates) Stalcup. He married Mary Katheryn "Pollie" Clevenger May 9, 1953, at Hutchinson. She died February 28, 2009. A Great Bend resident since 1976, coming from the Seward area, he was a farmer...
Darlene Ann Biggs
Jan 5, 2015
Darlene Ann Biggs, 79, died January 5, 2015, at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Born October 12, 1935, in Groton, South Dakota, she was the daughter of Clarence and Bessie (Eikanas) Craig. On March 26, 1956, she married Daniel Noah "Danny" Biggs in Kingman. He died on July 14, 2008. She attended Northern State Teachers College in Aberdeen, South Dakota and...
Joan Charles
Jan 5, 2015
Joan Charles, 84, died Jan. 5, 2015, at her home in Great Bend. She was born Dec. 2, 1930, at Oswego, the daughter of Clyde and Evelyn (Claxton) Morain. She was a butcher at Don's Food Mart, Great Bend. Ms. Charles was a long-time Great Bend resident, also residing in McKinney, Texas, and Hutchinson. She was a member of Eastwood...
James A. Lofland
Jan 3, 2015
James A. Lofland,62, died January 3, 2015, at Great Bend Regional Hospital. He was born April 27, 1952, at Great Bend, the son of James R. and Joyce L. (Mohr) Lofland. He married Karen Sander February 23, 1974, at Great Bend. A lifetime resident of Great Bend, Jim was a welder for McDonald Tank and Equipment Inc. for more than...
Mari Jo Ray
Jan 3, 2015
Mari Jo Ray, 77, died Jan. 3, 2015, at Almost Home, Great Bend. She was born Sept. 20, 1937, in Great Bend, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Schneweis) Peschka. Mari Jo attended Hoisington High School. She worked as a telephone operator, and was also a police dispatcher, city cashier, city clerk and city manager. On Sept. 9, 1954, she...
Marvin J. Hipp
Jan 3, 2015
Marvin J. Hipp, 61, died January 3, 2015, at Lake Point Assisted Living, Wichita. He was born September 1, 1953, at Great Bend, the son of Joseph Lawrence and Thelma Eileen (Fenn) Hipp. He worked for Gibson, Titus and Stafford and then was the parts counter manager for Straub International, for more than thirty years combined. He was a longtime...
Emerson J. Davis
Jan 2, 2015
Emerson J. Davis, 80, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015, at the Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita, Kan. He was born March 2, 1934 on the homestead in rural Galatia, Kansas, the son of David and Lena (Hester) Davis. He attended school at Hoisington and served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He married Elizabeth "Betty" Newkirk on...
John Edward Stoss
Jan 1, 2015
John Edward Stoss, 50, died January 1, 2015, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born August 28, 1964, the son of Edward John and Darlene (Doonan) Stoss. John graduated from Hoisington High School in 1983. A lifetime Hoisington resident, John was a farmer and had previously ran the maintainer for South Homestead Township. He...
Anthony C. "Tony" Huslig
Dec 31, 2014
Anthony C. "Tony" Huslig, 47, died December 31, 2014, at his home in Great Bend. Born September 18, 1967, in Pratt, he was the son of Bernard Louis "Hus" and Donna Joan "Jo" (Rose) Huslig. He married Kelly Adams in Great Bend. They later divorced. Raised in Great Bend and living in Kansas City until moving back to Great Bend...
